Some things in fantasy football are easy. We know we should start Ja’Marr Chase and Saquon Barkley. We know we should bench the backup running back who is only on our roster in case of injury. A lot of the decisions are made for us. However, there are a lot of things that are not so simple. All of the “in between” situations are what can make the difference between a few wins and losses, and therefore it can be the difference between a successful season or a failed season. Every Friday, we are here to help!!
I’ll take questions each week in our #fantasy-football channel in our Discord from people looking for Start/Sit advice and give my thoughts. This article on Fridays will feature a few of those questions and responses, so join our Discord to be a part of the conversation or ask questions of your own!!
Question 1:: Full PPR. Need 3 out of these 5: Malik Nabers, Brian Thomas Jr., Jayden Reed, Cedric Tillman, or DeAndre Hopkins? (mpr3eagle2)
Answer:: This feels like a situation where you are overthinking things and we need to be able to separate the different types of fantasy football, while also being able to use thoughts from one format to help make decisions in another. For me, the answer to this is clearly Nabers, Thomas, and Reed as your three starters. Tillman is coming off a nice game and is cheap in DFS this week while facing a team that may force the Browns to throw a lot (while also getting a QB upgrade). Hopkins is getting a massive QB upgrade from the Titans to Mahomes. It’s easy to want to play those guys. But in regular fantasy football, there is no salary cap savings to benefit you or ownership angles to consider. In a vacuum, the expectations and projections for the first three in this question are significantly better than Tillman and Hopkins for this week. Trust the talent.
Question 2:: Pick one if Zay Flowers is in, two if he’s out: DeAndre Hopkins, Chase Brown, Trey Palmer, Xavier Worthy, or DeMario Douglas? (0.5 PPR) (skilledwg)
