Dobbs will never be confused as an elite signal caller, but heās been serviceable and wonāt sink the offense:
In Arizona, Dobbs targeted the TE position on a gaudy 32% of his passes, which bodes well for T.J. Hockensonās prospects.
I would expect similar production from Jordan Addison as to what we saw from Marquise Brown in this Cardinals offense.
Because Dobbs is capable as a rusher, there will certainly be less pass volume available compared to what we saw with Cousins, but it certainly puts him on the high-end QB2/streamer radar.
2) As a depth acquisition after Marvin Jones left the team.
As always, the answer is probably somewhere in the middle.
Regardless of how you feel about Williams, Donovan Peoples-Jones is a capable field stretcher who presents another hurdle for JMo to earn more targets.
Itās worth picking DPJ up. We want to take stabs at playmakers in what has turned into an elite offense.
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If you want to make it to the playoffs, you need to pull out all the stops. Today Ian outlines the easiest schedules for the next five weeks so you can plan accordinglyā¦
Matchups arenāt the biggest piece of the puzzle when it comes to making fantasy football decisions, but they are still a piece nonetheless. Cool? Cool.
Without further adieu: The toughest and easiest strength of schedules from Week 9 to Week 13 for QB, RB, WR, TE and even DST. (No kicker analysis. Never. Never ever. Thatās where I draw the line.)
A full schedule list for all 32 teams can be found here; weāll just break down the top five units in the ensuing paragraphs. As always: Itās a great day to be great.
š Quarterback
š Easiest schedules:
Patriots: WSH, IND, BYE, NYG, LAC
49ers: BYE, JAX, TB, SEA, PHI
Texans: TB, CIN, ARZ, JAX, DEN
Titans: PIT, TB, JAX, CAR, IND
Saints: CHI, MIN, BYE, ATL, DET
Overly betting on Mac Jones and the Patriotsā 31st-ranked scoring offense doesnāt exactly sound like a good time, but the other four offenses all conveniently offer QBs who are available in a solid chunk of leagues:
Brock Purdy (86% rostered in Yahoo leagues)
C.J. Stroud (78%)
Will Levis (6%)
Derek Carr (38%)
Purdy and Stroud ā probably in that order ā deserve to be prioritized thanks to the reality that they have been the best performers of the group all season, although Carr represents the best bet for managers strictly looking at the next two weeks.
That said: Donāt bet against Levis putting together another boom or two sooner rather than later. After all, the rookie hasnāt even gotten a chance to show off his rushing skillz yet.
šļø Wide receiver
š Easiest schedules:
49ers: BYE, JAX, TB, SEA, PHI
Patriots: WSH, IND, BYE, NYG, LAC
Cowboys: PHI, NYG, CAR, WSH, SEA
Colts: CAR, NE, BYE, TB, TEN
Titans: PIT, TB, JAX, CAR, IND
There are four main WRs involved here who are available on more than a few waiver wires and figure to take advantage of these relatively cozy stretches:
Demario Douglas (3% rostered on Yahoo): Ran a route on a team-high 84% of Mac Jonesā dropbacks in Week 8. Non-zero-percent chance that Douglas will emerge as the offenseās new go-to receiver in the absence of Kendrick Bourne (knee, IR).
Brandin Cooks (41%): Has posted 3-36-1 and 3-49-1 receiving lines in two games since the Cowboysā infamous Sunday night debacle against the Patriots. While Cooks only has (exactly) four targets in five of his six games this season, some true booms could be on the horizon if Dak Prescott continues to play like one of the better QBs in football.
Josh Downs (63%): Has ripped off 7-72-0, 5-125-1, 5-21-1 and 6-97-0 receiving lines in his last four games. Pretty, pretty, pretty good for the rookie third-rounder, who is averaging more PPR points per game (12.4) than guys like Zay Flowers (12.2) and Calvin Ridley (11.4) this season.
Treylon Burks (21%): Worked alongside Nick Westbrook-Ikhine, Kyle Philips and Chris Moore in his first game back from injury in Week 8; just realize Burks should be the clear-cut No. 2 WR before too long, which suddenly looks a bit more promising with aDOT king Will Levis slinging the rock around.
Among the four, Downs actually profiles as having the highest weekly floor thanks to his clear-cut status as the No. 2 pass-game option in this Gardner Minshew-led attack. Overall, Minshew has fed Michael Pittman (55 targets) and Downs (42) well ahead of No. 3 WR Alec Pierce (24) during his time under center this season.
Week 8 is in the books! Cooterdoodle is back to walk us through the fantasy landscape from a buy, sell, hold perspectiveā¦
šBUY
š Javonte Williams, RB - Broncos
Well, the Broncosā¦ beat the Chiefs? Yet the most exciting part about Denver, in my opinion, is the return of Javonte Williams.
Denver is heading into their Bye in Week 9, but Williams is coming off of two games with over 80 rushing yards and three receptions.
While Williams hasnāt seen a rushing TD all season, he did finally catch a TD in Week 8. And his rushing attempts are an arrow pointing straight up:
Week 4: 2 attempts
Week 6: 10 attempts
Week 7: 15 attempts
Week 8: 27 attempts
Itās very possible that fantasy managers need an RB to fill in for Denverās Bye and you can scoop up Williams at a discount during his week off.
Takeaway: Capitalize on the Bye and Buy.
š SELL
š Alexander Mattison, RB - Vikings
Itās Week 9 and we are yet again talking about selling a MIN RB. Itās not only because the Vikings backfield is split. Itās not just because of Mattisonās inconsistency and inefficiency. Itās not just because of the tough matchups looming or the Vikingsā upcoming Bye Week.
Itās D. All of the above.
And speaking of āDsā, letās look ahead at the defenses MIN and Mattison have upcoming on the horizon:
Week 9: ATL defense that ranks 2nd against RBs. (tied withā¦)
Week 10: NO defense that ranks 2nd against RBs.
Weeks 11-12: ok ok, some decent matchups against DEN and CHI.
Week 13: BYE
Youād have to hope for some seriously big games from Mattison over the next two weeks. And youād also have to hope that Cam Akers doesnāt continue to steal away touches. But it wonāt be easy to predict which RB is going to be dominant on a game-by-game basis. SELL.
Takeaway: A split AND unpredictable backfield? I want off this ride.
š Cam Akers, RB - Vikings
Read the above synopsis on Alexander Mattison and just swap their names. That should do it.
š HOLD
š¤ Rashid Shaheed, WR - Saints
Rashid Shaheed is the WR3 on an offense that has lost the faith of their fan base (most weeks). Saints fans have called for HC changes and āboosā were heard inside of the Superdome in Week 7. (I heard the booing. And it was unsettling.)
But the Saints sporadically find their rhythm and Shaheed continues to benefit by making those deep, explosive plays. You know, the ādeep, explosive playsā that we expected from Chris Olave.
If you have Shaheed, you got him on the cheap. Heās been an extremely productive FLEX play some weeks, despite him having a floor that can make your tummy bubble.
Iād put feelers out to sell, but most fantasy managers are still skeptical of this offense and its wide receiver corp in general, which puts a damper on Shaheedās trade value.
Takeaway: Boom or bust, but that ceiling is rising. Steal at ADP.
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