Bengals WR A.J. Green: Fantasy football is great for the NFL

Bengals WR A.J. Green: Fantasy football is great for the NFL photo Bengals WR A.J. Green: Fantasy football is great for the NFL

FanDuel is running a $1,000,000 fantasy football league in week 2. Don’t overreact to what occurred in Week 1. However, it’s hard to avoid reading too much into just one game when that one game is the only real evidence we have so far to tell us which teams and players are going to be better or worse this season.



But, how much data do we really have? Maybe it won’t. But it only costs you your last bench spot. Don’t over-think your roster. Each week I’ll collect the { perfect | perfect }lineup from each of our fantasy experts to try and help guide you all to the $1 million prize.

Denver Broncos RB Ronnie Hillman, This is a lottery ticket who had the same amount of carries as their starter last week. No worries there…. The Chiefs weren’t heavy on Jeremy Maclin last week, though with a handy lead early, they didn’t need to.

The Texans have a shaky QB situation, a three-headed timeshare at RB, and no worthwhile TE. He was targeted on 44 percent of his routes, which was best in the National Football League among tight ends.

Start ’em?: It’s come to this, but after a bad Week 1 and a rough end of the 2014 season, Peyton Manning just can’t be a must-start. Thursday, the Chiefs and Broncos play, both looking to get to 2-0 and first place in the division alone. But after posting 9 receptions for 104 yards and a couple TDs, that’s no longer the case! And if I’m betting on Bradford to bounce back, might as well link him to his top receiver. He’s an RB2 with upside.

He has the speed to turn the corner on outside runs and can be a threat to accelerate away from the second level on inside runs. For the Bills, don’t be nervous about sticking with Sammy Watkins against a Pats’ secondary that was picked apart by the Steelers. Last week against the San Diego Chargers, he was used more and looked better than starting running back Joique Bell. Dalton has weapons through the air with A.J. Green and Eifert. This game also features four startable RBs.

Bishop Sankey’s big Week 1 might be a mirage, but he has what looks to be another favorable matchup against a Browns defense that was gashed by the Jets last week.

Could be ready to make his season debut, but the Saints figure to take it easy on him playing on the Superdome turf.

Abdullah is facing the same Minnesota defense this week that Carlos Hyde lit up last week, making Abdullah a great option in Week 2 as a cheap play as an RB2 or in the flex.

The Dolphins were steamrolled on the ground by the Redskins last week, so expect the Jags to give T.J. Yeldon a lot of touches. As for Gronk, I plan on picking him every week until teams prove they can stop him.

“Gillmore received four targets in Week 1, and there’s no reason to believe with the Raider issues at safety that this number won’t double and the 6’6”, 270 pound tight end won’t see some targets near the goal line. Baltimore’s defense should do just as well, even without Terrell Suggs. Latavius Murray is about the only Oakland player worth using.

 

Calvin Johnson, Odell Beckham Jr., Dez Bryant and Brandin Cooks each held under 50 receiving yards. Jordan Matthews and DeMarco Murray still have plenty of value, but Sam Bradford, Nelson Agholor and Zach Ertz are fringe options. But I still have three players set to start on Monday night, Julio Jones being one! Randall Cobb needs to get healthy, but is the #1 target for Aaron Rodgers.

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