One of my favorite movies to watch is Miracle, starring Kurt Russell. I mean, what can you NOT like about it? Underdog win? Check. A team rising above turmoil within the locker room? Check. USA beating Commies? Check plus. Most importantly, I knew Jack O’Callahan and the rest of team USA were going to win from the moment I stuck the disk in the DVD player (a throwback to 2010). Imagine watching that entire movie, and then having Russia win gold. Or even having Herb Brooks lose to Finland. Had those endings been the results, all that patriotism, even the dramatized Jimmy Carter speech, would’ve been lost. Thankfully, I knew the result from the start.

Somethings just have set outcomes from the start. In football, think about a Browns QB. You can go back, and back, and back. One quality you cannot find with Browns quarterbacks? Talent, and the ability to win. This is coming from an RG3 fan too! Man, I would do absolutely anything in order to have that guy succeed. He cares about football and is passionate, unlike some starting NFL QBs. Cough, cough, Jay Cutler. But sadly, once he signed with Cleveland I knew his fate was sealed.

The point is, some things will always be set in stone. Just like not dropping someone due to one bad week is set in stone for Fantasy Football. Example one: 7th/8th round pick Allen Robinson had 2.7 points in his debut last year. He ended the season as WR4. Don’t be that guy who killed his fantasy season before it started.

Cut’em or Keep’em Week 1

Tyler Lockett, (SEA) 90.7% owned 

Seattle struggled on Sunday, and Lockett was just part of the issue. Russell Wilson took 3 sacks, and the team scored just twelve points against the mediocre Dolphins. Most worrisome for Lockett owners, the second year WR had only 1.7 points in standard scoring leagues. According to ESPN, Lockett also had the 4th most points of FLEX players on the Seahawks. But, not to worry! Lockett’s production will return very soon. Wilson targeted Lockett eight times on Sunday, over twice the amount of targets per game he had in 2015. Though he didn’t reel in everything, dropping him would be flat out stupid. Verdict: Keep 

 

Justin Forsett/Terrance West, (BAL) 63.0/42.9% owned 

One of my moral victories in week one was not owning either Baltimore back. Neither of them were startable, or even close to being startable. Forsett averaged a serviceable 4.1 YPC, while West averaged a pedestrian 2.7. Look, you don’t want to own either of these guys, but you also don’t want to drop either of them. If one happens to take the job from the other, who knows how they could play. In the two weeks before he took Tevin Coleman’s job, Freeman ran for just 1.9 YPC. Don’t drop a possible starting RB, period. Verdict: Keep

Gary Barnidge, (CLE) 95.2% owned

My hatred on Gary Barnidge as a fantasy option has not been hidden. I had him as my TE10 behind the likes of Zach Ertz, and Antonio Brown. My predictions came true on Sunday when he ended the day with a loss, zero targets, zero receptions, and zero yards. With that said, he is still a top 12 TE, and he his situation should actually be improved with RG3 missing the next 8 weeks.  Verdict: Keep 

Bilal Powell, (NYJ) 63.1% owned

Bilal Powell is a handcuff, no doubt about it. Without an injury to incumbent starter Matt Forte, Powell is basically is worthless. Granted, with Forte’s injury history  missed time seems imminent. Powell had just four carries on Sunday but took advantage of them by posting over 10 YPC. This choice is easy, keep.  Verdict: Keep

Devin Funchess, (CAR) 70.0% owned

Out of all the players on this list, Funchess is the only one I own. This is getting person to say the least. Funchess caught just one pass for nine yards on Sunday. This lack of production has become a theme for Funchess, as he scored under three points 11 times last year. That statistic is scary, but not frightening enough to make me drop him. First off, Funchess’ workload will increase next week. Carolina coach Ron Rivera said after the game that he thought Kelvin Benjamin played too many snaps against the Broncos. Less snaps and targets for Benjamin=more snaps and targets for Funchess. Second, Carolina faced the Denver. The same team that held opposing receiving corps to 7.8 points less than the league average last year. It was a tough week, but also a tough situation for Funchess last week. Verdict:  Keep

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