We are just a week away from Thanksgiving, and I can already start to taste the turkey and the stuffing. There’s no better meal for me each year as the wife is quite the cook. But I know all of you are looking to cook up the winning lineup for your fantasy team. Most leagues have just three weeks left in the regular season and every win is crucial. When getting ready to annihilate your opponent this weekend be sure to take a look at who you should start and who you should be sitting.
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Fantasy Football Start/Sit Week 11
Quarterbacks
Start: Marcus Mariota, Tennessee Titans vs. Indianapolis Colts. Mariota has had multiple touchdown passes in six straight games, including seven in his last two contests. He is on a serious role, although it is aided by piss poor competition. Four weeks ago he faced the same piss poor competition that he will go against this week in the Colts. Mariota’s numbers were solid although not spectacular with 232 yards and two touchdown passes, but I expect him to do better this week on the indoor stadium in Indy. He is due for some more rushing touchdowns which I wouldn’t be surprised if he had this week. You can continue to start Mariota with confidence in these great matchups.
Sit: Carson Wentz, Philadelphia Eagles vs. Seattle Seahawks. Once being fitted for his Hall of Fame jacket in the early part of the season, Wentz has seriously cooled down, and actually hasn’t thrown a touchdown pass in the last two weeks. The Eagles are still winning so I’m sure no one is complaining, unless you own him in fantasy. He faces the Seahawks this week, and that doesn’t bode well for any big stats this week either. The ‘Hawks are coming off a week where they held Tom Brady without a touchdown pass (damage done on the ground), and I don’t think Wentz is ready for the intensity that comes with the Seattle defense. He might throw a touchdown, but I’d be shocked if he had more than one.
The word is out on how to defend Carson Wentz. Play zone, take away the deep ball and sit on the short stuff.
— Bart Hubbuch (@BartHubbuch) November 6, 2016
Running Backs
Start: James Starks, Green Bay Packers vs. Washington Redskins. It hasn’t been a pretty situation the past few weeks for the Green Bay running game, but they got Starks back last week, and at least he is a pro. Starks is no great thrill, but he’s better than Don Jackson, Knile Davis, and a wide receiver like Ty Montgomery in the backfield. Oh and not to mention they also just claimed Christine Michael off waivers, but this is really just throwing darts at wall, Starks is the guy. He gets a nice match this week against Washington who is allowing 115 yards per game on the ground and has surrendered 13 rushing touchdowns in nine games.
LeGarrette Blount should make the 49ers his bit……let’s just say he should have a really good game
Start: LeGarrette Blount, New England Patriots vs. San Francisco 49ers. Blount scored three touchdowns last week against the Seahawks, although he averaged just three yards per carry and couldn’t get in the endzone to tie the game at the end. However he goes from one of the top run defense to THE WORST in all of football in San Francisco. They give up an unfathomable 180 yards per game on the ground, and that number would have been worse if the Cardinals tried to have a consistent running game last week against them. The Patriots should be WAY ahead in the second half of this game and look for Blount to top the 100 yard marker and possibly score twice.
Sit: Rob Kelley, Washington Redskins vs. Green Bay Packers. I know what you are thinking, Ryan, the Packers were completely torched last week by Demarco Murray and the Titans for well over 100 yards and a score. However, even with that, the Packers are allowing just 85 yards per game, and I don’t see them getting gashed again by Kelley and the ‘Skins. He has been good in his two starts, but I think that Kelley is going to have a hard time moving the ball this week and will finish with under 75 yards and no scores.
Sit: Mark Ingram, New Orleans Saints vs. Carolina Panthers. People got all excited two weeks ago when Ingram gashed the 49ers, but you have to remember who he was going against. He remained in a timeshare last week with Tim Hightower, and that will surely remain this week. There’s no way that Ingram will get more than 15 carries, and going against a Carolina team that is giving up just 79 yards per game on the ground, and allowed just five rushing touchdowns all season long. There’s no way unless you can start Ingram, I would likely start Hightower if you have both, but I wouldn’t start either.
Wide Receivers
Start: Allen Robinson, Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Detroit Lions. I would have never guessed in the beginning of the year that I would have to include Robinson on this list that he wouldn’t be an automatic start every week. However, he and Blake Bortles have been one of the bigger disappointments of the year. Robinson now has three straight games with over 70 receiving yards, and touchdowns in two straight games. He goes against one of the worst pass defenses in Detroit, who are one of three teams that has given up 20 passing touchdowns this season. Whether it be early in the game or garbage time, I expect Robinson to score and get close to that 100 receiving yard mark.
You’re right @MarcasG…Allen Robinson is NOT dead. pic.twitter.com/7X8tSfQhnR
— NFL Fantasy Football (@NFLfantasy) November 16, 2016
Start: Eli Rogers, Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Cleveland Browns. I almost feel like it is cheating when I pick a player against the Browns, because I feel like everyone gets excited when they see CLE in their player’s opponents column. Rogers is thrust into the second receiver role with the rash of injuries that have hit their receiving corps, and Ben Roethlisberger can’t throw every pass to Antonio Brown. Look for Rogers to perhaps have his best game as a pro, and definitely find the endzone in this one.
Sit: Cam Meredith, Chicago Bears vs. New York Giants. With Alshon Jeffery’s suspension you kind of have to think that someone has to catch the ball in Chicago, and my favorite guy would be Meredith. However, if you have watched any of Jay Cutler over the past couple of weeks you can see what an utter trainwreck he has been, and it is difficult to have any confidence in the Bears offense. The defense in New York is starting to come together nicely, especially safety Landon Collins who has become a huge ball hawk. I like Meredith, but I can’t trust Cutler, and the Giants are playing really well right now.
Sit: Michael Floyd, Arizona Cardinals vs. Minnesota Vikings. Almost written off for the season, Floyd had a nice resurgence in Week 10 with five catches for 101 yards. Of course, you have to take into consideration that it was against the 49ers, but still, a solid effort. He did suffer a slight injury in the game, but came back in and finished the game. This week though is a much better defense in Minnesota, and I don’t see Floyd having the same impact. Between Fitzgerald, Floyd, John Brown, and David Johnson, there are too many mouths to feed to be able to trust Floyd against a good defense. Especially given the fact he wasn’t even targeted the game before, Floyd is a very risky play in Week 11.
Tight Ends
Start: Travis Kelce, Kansas City Chiefs vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers. I’ve never really been a Kelce fan as he is often hyped among the top five at the position, but rarely comes through. He drops too many passes, and at other times seems disinterested on the field. However, the Chiefs have won five in a row and get a date with a Tampa defense that is allowing more than two passing touchdowns per game. Without a big name receiver in the fold, I wouldn’t be the least bit surprised to see Alex Smith target Kelce in the endzone on Sunday.
Sit: Kyle Rudolph, Minnesota Vikings vs. Arizona Cardinals. While not spectacular, Rudolph has quietly been one of the more consistent tight ends in football. He has five or more catches in five of his last seven games, and five scores in nine games total. However, the Cardinals are the best pass defense in football and have given up just six passing touchdowns this season. With byes and injuries it might not be possible to sit him, but I would rather have a guy like Eric Ebron coming off a bye than Rudolph.
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