Hot or Not Fantasy for Week 11 in the NFL
Turns out all I needed to do was complain. Last week I was in a pretty dark place when it comes to the sports world. Florida sports betting is now legal. I had lost my first 11 out of 12 bets. My most important fantasy leagues had both gone loss, loss, loss in three consecutive weeks. The Dolphins struggled to beat the Texans after struggling to do anything the previous 7 weeks. It’s also no longer daylight savings so it was literally a dark place outside. (Also, I don’t want to get into a rant about daylight savings but how is it possible that the state of Florida has voted to get rid of it and we are still turning our clocks twice a year? No one likes it, the voters told you, just god damn change it already.)
Then something magical happened. Miami was… not shitty against a team in Baltimore that we never beat. And then… my college team Wake Forest (I’ve been a fan since I was 12, don’t call me a bandwagon or I will literally throw a temper tantrum.) beat a good NC State team on Senior Day. And then… I won 7 bets in a row. And then… my fantasy teams all got 2nd most points and victories in Week 10. And then… you got tired of reading this self-absorbed column because “no one cares about your fantasy team”. Well, let me tell you something bub. I care about your fantasy team. I am researching and writing and opinionating on players that may very well be on your fantasy team, not necessarily on my own. Do you think I write this many words a week because I enjoy it? OK well yes that is the reason I do it. But I also do it because I like helping people. I like talking with people in my leagues about the crazy things that happen in their other leagues or their weekly toilet time tinkers. So if you can’t bear to read two paragraphs about how my late October/early November was a shitty time, but that everything I touched would eventually turn to gold for a few brisk Florida days, then I just don’t know what to tell you. Actually, I do, the fantasy advice just starts in a couple of paragraphs so you can skip the rest of this part even though it isn’t about me anymore.
I normally use open-sourced information and stats for my research for this article but will occasionally find something that I will feature that is someone else’s original content. This week I found this awesome chart from Scott Rinear on Twitter. It shows the fantasy ranks against by position. But more importantly, it shows it for the last 5 weeks. Thus giving me some more recent trends on which to base my opinions off of. I’d appreciate you checking out the chart if you are trying to decide between 2 players this week of which to start.
As always, this column is not a start/sit column but will give you my opinion’s on players based on their ranks on Goingfor2.com. If you would like to yell at me for my awful takes, you can find me on Twitter @KyleTheCommish.
HOT: QUARTERBACKS
Embed from Getty ImagesKyler Murray, AZ @ SEA (Consensus Rank: QB10, My Rank: QB5)
It would make sense for AZ to sit Kyler this week and make sure he gets 100% healthy through the bye week (He is still considered a game-time decision but is apparently much closer than previous weeks.). But in such a crowded NFC, Kyler is going to need to play this week against the Seahawks. When Kyler goes, you start him. End of story. But your confidence may be wavering after his studly performances from Week 1 and 2 have seemingly disappeared. Why? Well… he hasn’t been running.
Over the last four weeks that Kyler has played, he has 38 rushing yards. The week prior to that streak of games, he had 39 rushing yards. 39 rushing yards is his most in any game this season. Blind comparison time. Tell me who these two players are (hint: one of them is Kyler).
QB A: 185 rushing yards, 5 rushing touchdowns
QB B: 147 rushing yards, 3 rushing touchdowns
You’d probably guess that B is Kyler based on the poor stats I gave you above, and you’d be right. The surprise is who QB A is. Sam Darnold. Yes, Sam has one more game of sample size in here but he also has a pair of games with 0 and -1 rushing yards. The Cardinals’ playcalling got really wonky as the 2020 Cardinals (5-2 coming off the bye) started to abandon what was successful and natural early in the season. I am not a fan of Kliff Kingsbury at all, to be fair. But cmon! How hard is it to just tell Kyler to go out there and make a play for himself? Keep it in his hands all the time. He is the best player on the field every time he steps on it.
Seattle this year has actually been very good against the QB as far as fantasy points go. That is in part to the Seahawks being a bit easier to attack on the ground and the QBs not getting the touchdowns. The matchup isn’t as bad as it looks on paper, though. They are giving up the 5th most passing yards per game. Kyler hasn’t thrown for 300 yards since Week 3 against Jacksonville. I say he gets back to it this week. As for the rushing? One can only hope (and complain about it on Twitter).
Aaron Rodgers, GB @ MIN (Consensus Rank: QB6, My Rank: QB7)
No, I did not mix up the numbers on the ranks. I’ve decided that QBs are such a weird position that I have to do them differently than the others. Telling you that I think Mac Jones or Tua is hot this week isn’t very helpful when the only startable QB that is out this week is Matt Stafford. So instead I am going to focus on QBs that I really like based on the matchup instead of the ranks, but I will still focus on ranks for the running backs and pass-catchers. Back to your originally scheduled programming.
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I realize putting a player that was “exhausted” after his latest game because of his spell with COVID is setting me up for failure. But I’ve just got a feeling that Rodgers realizes how important this game is in the division. The Vikings are 3.5 games back still so Green Bay doesn’t have much to fear. But getting this win on the road in the division would help seal up this division early. That’s the narrative, how about the numbers?
Over the last 5 weeks, the Vikings are giving up the 9th most fantasy points to the QB position and the most most to the WR position. The reason the QBs aren’t even better statistically is that Minny is shutting down the TE position, something Aaron Rodgers could care less about since he doesn’t throw to them.
Another important thing to note is Rodgers’ touchdown proficiency. Prior to him being out with COVID, Rodgers had at least 3 TDs in half of his games. Of the weeks that he didn’t hit that mark, one of those games was the dud against New Orleans in Week 1 and another was when the top 3 Green Bay pass catchers missed the Cardinals game. If you excuse those two weird games, he has less than 20 points only once (19 points in Week 3). Green Bay only has one 300 yard passing game thus far, and while I don’t think Rodgers joins Kyler and Cooper Rush as the only QBs this season to hit that number against the Vikings, I wouldn’t say Rodgers can’t do it. I have faith in him this week to deliver you 20+ fantasy points per usual.
NOT: QUARTERBACKS
Embed from Getty ImagesJustin Herbert, LAC vs PIT (Consensus Rank: QB7, My Rank: QB15)
I was gonna write about Brady on the Not list. In fact, I did. And then I deleted it all after I punched myself in the face for being an idiot. Now Herbert is an approachable QB to put on this list. Though the last time he was here he scored 31 points… god I’m not good at this.
Something is wrong with the kid and no one is talking about it for whatever reason. He has 5 games under 17 fantasy points. He has only 4 games above that number. He is still QB7 on the year because of a few monster weeks but for the most part, he has hurt you more than he has helped you. So what to do with him against the Steelers? A team that has the 5th highest pressure rate in the league and it’s not because they blitz you a ton. It’s because they are that good upfront.
I don’t know how to solve their issues in totality but throwing the ball is going to be a challenge this week. The Steelers are the #1 ranked team against the QB position over the last five weeks, #3 against WRs, and #7 against RBs. However, teams earlier in the season were beating the Steelers with big plays over the top. Henry Ruggs, Courtland Sutton beat the Steelers on deep balls this season and their teams won because of it. The Chargers deep threat (Mike Williams) has been in a bit of a funk recently but if they want to have any chance of winning, it needs to be through him.
HOT: RUNNING BACKS
Embed from Getty ImagesSaquon Barkley, NYG @ TB (Consensus Rank: RB22, My Rank: RB6)
If Saquon goes, I don’t care who he is playing. He needs to be in your starting lineup. Against the toughest rushing defense in the league (Saints), he put up 28 fantasy points. I don’t care if more than half of it came through the air. That is the kind of player Saquon can be.
Tampa plays very similarly to New Orleans against the RB. Stout against the run but they can be had when backs catch the ball. They are actually the 3rd softest defense in the league when it comes to RBs catching the ball. Additionally, over their past two games, Tampa has given up 3 touchdowns to RBs (2 Gibson, 1 Kamara). All of them were goal-to-go rushes but if the Giants get in close, Saquon is their best option anyway. All of this to say, this matchup is tough, but not impossible.
Saquon only played 3 full games before he was ripped from our hearts again with his latest injury. But in those games, he was pretty damn good. Only 8 points on 15 touches in his first full game. But over 20 points in both games in Weeks 3+4. A touchdown and over 90 scrimmage yards in each. The targets are very encouraging as well. 16 in those three games.
I don’t necessarily expect him to get 100 rushing yards, only Khalil Herbert has done that against the Bucs. But I think they know they can’t outscore Tampa. They need to keep Brady off the field with methodical drives. That should include a heavy dose of Saquon.
AJ Dillon, GB @ MIN (Consensus Rank: RB11, My Rank: RB10)
Aaron Jones is out for the week. If AJ Dillon was on waivers in your league, damn do I wish I was you.
Most people will probably look at Dillon and say that he is a big-bodied, in-between the tackles runner. Good for a touchdown and put him on the field for short-yardage. And yes, he is that. But he also has a certain trust as a receiver out of the backfield. He isn’t Aaron Jones in that aspect, but I expect Dillon will take over Jones’ role and then a little bit more until he returns from injury. Maybe 70-30 snap share instead of the 40-60 he was getting when Aaron was healthy.
Green Bay has averaged 26 rushing attempts per game this season. Aaron Jones was averaging around 14 or so of those per game. Aaron Jones was also getting around 4-5 targets per game. AJ Dillon should get 20 touches this week against Minnesota. He is also the goal-line RB. wink wink
Minnesota is middle of the pack against RBs this year, but teams playing them are averaging over 100 rushing yards per game. I don’t think either of these teams is going to blow the other one out. These divisional games against the Vikings (especially in Minnesota) have been fairly back and forth over the last five years. A grind-it-out game + a recovering from COVID Aaron Rodgers + AJ Dillon’s quads = fantasy success.
David Montgomery, CHI vs BAL (Consensus Rank: RB24, My Rank: RB13)
Man… David Montgomery is so good. He comes back from an injury two Mondays ago and he not only completely sits Khalil Herbert’s ass on the bench, but he does so in convincing style. 80 yards on 15 touches.
With another week to rest up and an easier matchup in Baltimore this week, I like his chances to return back to his late 2020 form right in time for the run to the playoffs. The Ravens are only 22nd against the RB position this season and have been averaging a touchdown a game to the position. Montgomery doesn’t get a ton of work as a pass-catcher but he can be serviceable there. But touchdowns are really where he gets his fantasy floor from.
After the bye in 2020 (Week 12), the Bears switched modes and turned into the David Montgomery show. He scored a touchdown in every game the rest of the way. He had over 100 scrimmage yards in every game. He averaged 4 catches per game and became a true 3-down back. This is the first week off of the Bears’ bye this year.
Chicago and the coaching staff love Monty. You can see that by the way they handled him coming back from injury and benching Herbert even though he had been playing well. I think this is the start of another David Montgomery show the rest of the season.
Cute Running Backs (Others Receiving Votes):
*robot voice* Myles Gaskin happens to be playing against the Jets this week. The Jets happen to give up over 2 rushing touchdowns per week, including 4 last week. Malcolm Brown is still hurt. Patrick Laird is a homie but he doesn’t get enough snaps. You should start Myles Gaskin this week.
And your snap share leader for the Titans running backs in Week 10 was… D’Onta Foreman. What a world we live in. Adrian Peterson is droppable. He is completely reliant on a touchdown and shares too many snaps to be worth using a bench spot on. Jeremy McNichols might be droppable as well. He went from the most snaps in Week 9 to the least in Week 10. Not only that but he had 8 yards on 5 touches. He is not good. That leaves Foreman who has made the most of his touches in back-to-back opportunities. 5.8 yards per carry in Week 9 and a total of 78 yards on 13 touches in Week 10. I don’t know if he will emerge from the pack but he is the best Titans RB right now. UPDATE: McNichols is OUT for this game so it will just be between Foreman and AP for touches this week. Foreman is a solid flex play.
NOT: RUNNING BACKS
Embed from Getty ImagesEzekiel Elliott, DAL @ KC (Consensus Rank: RB4, My Rank: RB11)
Zeke has posted only 3 games under 17 fantasy points this season. Only 4 games without a touchdown this season. He has been elite and it’s tough to have him on the Not list this week but here we are.
The Chiefs have been pretty darn elite over the last few weeks against the running back position too. They are top 10 in the NFL against the position overall but have been susceptible to the position through the air. Zeke has a modest target share but Pollard is normally the RB that gets the bulk of the targets. So why have the Chiefs been so dominant as of late against the position? The last running back to score a rushing/receiving TD on them was Kenneth Gainwell back in Week 4 (Derrick Henry threw a TD pass).
Since the bye, Zeke has not been doing much with the carries he has been given. He was able to find some running lanes against Denver but the game was out of hand early and they abandoned the run. Against Atlanta, his day was saved from a pair of goal-to-go rushes. The Cooper Rush game was weird so it is hard to factor that in but he only had 73 yards on 20 touches on the day. In games in which he doesn’t score touchdowns, he normally gets just enough receiving work to make his fantasy day good enough.
Doesn’t get a lot of receiving work. The Chiefs don’t allow RB touchdowns. I expect Dallas to be throwing it a ton to make sure they outscore Kansas City. These 3 factors going against Zeke this week have me down enough on him that I don’t have him in my top 10.
Antonio Gibson, WSH @ CAR (Consensus Rank: RB15, My Rank: RB27)
No. Not gonna happen. Nah. Uh-uh. Nope. Nada. Zilch.
I refuse. I refuse to write good things about Antonio Gibson. You sir broke my heart and I will not grovel over you. OK, I actually would if I thought you were worth it. I’m a groveler. BUT YOU’RE NOT WORTH IT! You sir are out to trick me and oh I know you’re going to get some people but you won’t trick me “because I listen to public radio”! (QOTD: Where’s that quote from?)
24 carries last week. Only 64 yards. That is less than 3 yards per carry. 2 one-yard touchdown runs. Last week’s game against Tampa was tragic. Brady gifted them 10 points and Washington was able to completely run the ball and waste the clock the rest of the game. It worked out wonderfully for Gibson but Carolina’s offense is not Tom Brady. It is worse than that. But Tom Brady last week was worse than Carolina’s offense now, so it balances out, right? Math?
Seriously though, Gibson has 2-3 targets per game. Which means his floor is tied to touchdowns/rushing yards. He has zero(!) games above 90 rushing yards this year. He has zero(!) games above 10 fantasy points when he does not get a touchdown (he scores in less than half of his games). And Carolina is a top 5 toughest team against the running back position in 2021. The only way you start him is if you’re praying for a chance that he falls into the endzone. I’m not taking that chance on a game that is tied for the lowest O/U on this week’s slate.
Jordan Howard, PHI vs NO (Consensus Rank: RB27, My Rank: RB36)
If you read this column from bottom to top like a weirdo then you would have already read about how the Saints are averaging only 2.8 yards per rush this season to opposing RBs. But you’re not weird. You started at the top. Right? 😉
Jordan Howard is experiencing a bit of a Renaissance with the Eagles right now. He has received at least 12 carries in all three of his games and reached the end zone 3 times as well. This past game with Denver was the only game without a TD but he did receive the ball twice out of five goal-to-go plays the Eagles had in the game. Everything is looking great… and then Miles Sanders is activated to return from the IR… and then the head coach announces that Sanders will be the lead back once he is healthy. Sadge.
It’s tough to start Howard against the Saints in general because of how dominant they have been this year. It is impossible to do so if Sanders plays in this game. Keep an eye to see if he is activated to the 53 this weekend if you have Howard.
HOT: PASS CATCHERS
CeeDee Lamb, DAL @ KC (Consensus Rank: WR5, My Rank: WR3)
Michael Gallup is back for the Dallas Cowboys. Yes, that is a good thing. When Cooper, Gallup, and Lamb are all on the field, Lamb is the slot WR. This should bring a lot more advantageous matchups, not only this week but for the rest of the season.
Lamb has not been the picture of consistency that fantasy managers had hoped for this season. Three games under 10 fantasy points, three games over 20, and three games in the middle. Keep in mind that Dak was missing for one of those games and Gallup has only played in two games up to this point. This offense has not been at 100%… until now. CeeDee is the leading target man on a team that is throwing the ball just shy of 37 times per game. Here are some notable slot WRs against KC this season:
Renfrow: 7 catches, TD
K Allen: 8 catches, TD
Landry: 5 catches, TD
Beasley: 1 catch
In terms of the offense that Dallas has and the player that CeeDee is, I’d like to think 7 catches and a TD is the floor.
The biggest reason Lamb is Hot this week is that Dallas has been super aggressive this year even when they haven’t needed to be. I don’t know if KC is back to form or if this past Monday was just a blip, but Dallas will be going for it on 4th down. They will be taking shots. They will be keeping the pedal to the floor. We all know what KC can do. So does Dak Prescott. Keep scoring, Dallas.
Tyler Lockett, SEA vs AZ (Consensus Rank: WR20, My Rank: WR13)
Last week I had Lockett on the Not list and I was right, but I got lucky. Russ actually didn’t look too bad throwing the ball deep. But perhaps more importantly, he wanted to get Tyler involved. He got 8 targets but only converted 2 of those into completions. Going back to 2019, in games in which Russ has been his QB, Tyler only has 7 total games with under a 70% catch-to-target ratio (minimum 6 targets). This game was an obvious outlier and just a weird game in general. Only two touchdowns scored between the Packers and Seahawks is not common.
This week he faces off against a Cardinals team that is expected to have Kyler Murray back. You know him. The guy I talked about earlier in this article. He is pretty good. And he scores a lot. My feeling is this game could end up becoming a shootout. Or at least a game that more than two touchdowns are scored. Vegas has this game at an O/U of 49 points, which is the 5th highest game on the slate.
So in a game that I expect to be high scoring, and Russ has already been looking Lockett’s way in his first game back, at least six targets seem like something that is doable. Going back to 2020, in games that Tyler has at least 6 targets, he has averaged a measly 22 fantasy points per game. I am once again FastPassing the Tyler Lockett Experience this weekend on my fantasy trip to Disney World.
DJ Moore, CAR vs WSH (Consensus Rank: WR18, My Rank: WR17)
Don’t do it. Don’t get sucked in by the sound of the sweet siren. This is not good news for DJ Moore. It is just Cam Newton. It is more of the same. In fact, it might even be worse because he won’t get as many red-zone targets because of his rushing ability. BUT IT IS JUST SO TEMPTING!!!
Cam Newton is expected to start this weekend against Washington. Or at least Ron Rivera, the entire NFL media, and I believe he will be starting. He only threw 4 passes this weekend that counted. None of them officially went to DJ Moore. He did target him once though. On a 33-yard pass that ended up being called for defensive pass interference. What has been missing from this Panthers’ offense? PLAYS DOWN THE FIELD! I can’t scream enough on Sundays about how this Panthers team just can’t seem to do anything right because they are playing in a 10-yard box! It is so frustrating because I’ve seen the Dolphins play the same exact way for so long! Stop handcuffing yourself! DJ Moore is fantastic down the field and in open spaces when he can run.
If Cam returning to the lineup gives Joe Brady some confidence in spreading things out then DJ Moore should (and I say should because I have given up all hope) reap the benefits and at least be a serviceable fantasy WR for you once again. Because right now he should not be in starting lineups. The only kind of league DJ Moore should be started in is a point per target league and let me know if there are any openings in that league because it sounds fun. He has scored over 10 points just once since Week 4 when he was a top 5 WR. Sadge.
When Cam played in 2018-19 with DJ, he was the 2nd highest targeted player on the team, behind CMC. However, in those first 2 games in 2019, before Cam was injured, Moore had 10 and 14 targets. That was the most on the team through those games. There is a little bit of history there which means there is an inkling of hope. If you believe in cookie-cutter stuff like that.
Also, I don’t know if you have heard but Washington is like really bad against the pass. I know they made Brady look awful this past weekend, and that Ron Rivera should know some things that will be able to slow down Cam, but this is a plus matchup for Moore regardless. He is in my starting lineup this week.
Dawson Knox, BUF @ IND (Consensus Rank: TE12, My Rank: TE7)
There was not a very warm welcome party against the Jets for Knox in his return from injury. I wouldn’t look too much into that though. Josh Allen threw only 28 passes on the day, which was his 2nd lowest total of the year. Knox hasn’t had a huge target share this season, but he still should be an effective touchdown scorer when the Bills get in close. It is not every week that they are going to have 4 rushing touchdowns. In fact, if they have that many in another game this year I will eat something disgusting. Like a carrot (I like carrots).
Knox returned to a full complement of snaps last week so they didn’t limit his workload, which tells me he is 100% ready for this awesome matchup with Indy. The Colts are in the top 5 amongst favorable matchups to the TE position, giving up almost 60 yards a game. More importantly, the Colts defense isn’t as dominant as they were last year and especially are struggling in the red zone. They are giving up touchdowns every 2/3 trips. Cue, Dawson Knox who has 5 TDs in 7 games played. I think he grabs another one here.
Cute Pass Catchers (Others Receiving Votes):
Rashod Bateman may not end up playing this weekend. But if he does, I really like his matchup and his maturation. The Bears are allowing the 8th most fantasy points to the WR position this year and I expect Baltimore’s offense to exercise their right to score a lot of points in retaliation for what happened to them last Thursday. That means Bateman is in a good spot to continue to see targets. In his four active games, he has received either 6 or 8 targets in every game. He isn’t digging into Marquise Brown’s workload, rather taking the targets that Sammy Watkins left in his wake. Bateman is a desperate flex play this week.
Joe “Cool” Flacco is back under center for the Jets this week. That spells bad news for the Jets but good news for Jamison Crowder. In last year’s game against Miami with Flacco, Crowder got 13 targets. That game was a blowout and I don’t think the Dolphins will be able to run away with the game, but I do think the Dolphins know how to pressure Flacco and keep it so he is uncomfortable for 60 minutes. That should lead to dump-offs and quick routes to the slot.
The Browns are in an interesting situation with their QBs. I won’t dive into all of that here, but Jarvis Landry is an interesting play if Keenum starts. In Keenum’s only start this year, Landry (in his first game back from injury) ended up seeing 8 targets and brought in 5 of those. We know what Landry is and is not. He won’t turn those 5 catches into 100 yards and a score. But a healthy amount of targets might be all you need out of a flex play this week.
The tight-end pool is really meh this week. The only deep-end guy I think is interesting is CJ Uzomah. What did I tell you about the Raiders and Travis Kelce last week? That Tampa-2 defense just leaves the tight end open all the time. Let me make this clear. I do not believe in CJ Uzomah. I only believe in 2 things. Santa Claus and the Raiders defense being a godsend for the TE position.
NOT: PASS CATCHERS
Embed from Getty ImagesMichael Pittman, IND vs BUF (Consensus Rank: WR11, My Rank: WR17)
The Colts are playing a very formidable Bills defense this week that is not allowing much of anything. Buffalo is top 5 in every category except for fantasy points given up through RB receptions. They are top 10 in that. That spells bad news for every Colts player not named Jonathan Taylor. To me, this says that the Colts are going to need to put the ball into Carson’s hands to keep them in the game. Unless Buffalo just magically forgets how to stop the run or score, Wentz will need to throw. That could be good news for Pittman, but when a defense as good as this knows what you want to do, it will be that much harder for you to succeed.
What do I mean by that? Well, the Colts want to run to open up the pass and more specifically the pass to Pittman. Wentz is going to see a lot of zone coverage in this game. That means the secondary is watching and reacting to Carson. Carson, being the wildman he is, may struggle because of his tendencies to hold onto the ball and throw suspect passes. That won’t work in this game.
I don’t feel like Pittman will have a complete dud. With it being zone coverage, he will find openings and will get some work. But I am not expecting the Colts offense to do much at all this week if the game goes the way I expect.
Mike Evans, TB vs NYG (Consensus Rank: WR6, My Rank: WR24)
A busted safety coverage saved Evans’ day last week against Washington. I don’t think that will be the case this week as Evans will get the James Bradberry treatment. Last year against him, Evans ended up with 55 yards and a touchdown. A not so shabby day against one of the better corners in the NFL. However, in his previous 6 matchups against him (going back to his CAR days), Evans has averaged only 11 PPR points per game with only one 20 point performance and multiple single-digit games.
The scary thing about Evans is that he has only one game in his past four above 4 targets. He was able to grab touchdowns in 2 of those games to salvage his day but with Gronk returning this week, I wonder how many times he can save his day with a score. Evans needs to see more targets or we may see some more single-digit games as we get into playoffs. This feels like a Chris Godwin/Gronk type of game to me.
Dallas Goedert, PHI vs NO (Consensus Rank: TE10, My Rank: TE14)
The good news is that Goedert looks like he is practicing and might be out of the concussion protocol before Sunday’s game against the Saints. The bad news is that he has another awful matchup this week.
Goedert had 4.8 points in the 1st quarter last week against a really good Broncos defense. He was on pace to completely shatter the Not list designation I gave him. But his injury, unfortunately, put me back in the black for my column. This week, New Orleans boasts a top 10 defense against the tight end position. However, they aren’t as dominant as Denver was. They just haven’t played any elite tight ends.
Hold your horses there. The matchup against the TE position isn’t that great but I have a genuine fear of this matchup. The Eagles have been running the ball at an insane clip since Miles Sanders’ injury and Jordan Howard was brought back in. The Saints’ defense is one of the best against the run. Top 3 this season and giving up only 2.8 yards per rush. If Philly is forced into passing situations, I wonder how well Hurts will fare. It could mean a big game for Goedert, but I am skeptical. Also, keep an eye on him clearing the concussion protocol to make sure he plays.
Where else are you gonna get intros that are all over the place like that one? The crazy thing is I wrote that in just one sitting. My mind just bouncing off walls.. playing Pong with itself. I miss Pong. I miss Ping Pong too. And volleyball. #BeachBoys
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