After that amazing week 6 MNF game, week 7's was a clunker. It started off great with DK's big catch and run and then the entire night just became a bore fest. It looked like Kamara was out there practicing his route running.
So instead of looking at last week, let's look forward to a huge matchup this week.
MOTW
2. David Y Team (David Y) vs. 4. Fe-Brees (Jon)
David has stayed in 2nd place after proving me wrong in week 6 and beating up David K in week 7. He takes on Jon, who has a ridiculously explosive team. David will work on keeping himself in pole position for the bye and distancing himself from one of his biggest competitors for that spot. Jon takes his young, potential-filled squad to close that gap on David and get himself in the top 2.
Key Players on Bye:
David - Mark Andrews (TE1), Josh Jacobs (RB2)
Jon - Latavius Murray (RB3)
QB: David ◯ 🟢 ◯ ◯ ◯ Jon
I know what you're thinking: how is Hurts an advantage over Stafford? Well, Stafford gets to play the garbage Texans team so he really might only be throwing the ball for 2 quarters as they will not risk injury to Stafford while beating up on a lowly team. The Rams have much higher aspirations than to beat the worst team in the league. On top of that, Hurts doesn't play a tough defense either. Add the fact that Hurts adds value with his feet and you'd actually rather have Hurts than Stafford this week (watch me eat my words after Stafford throws 3 TDs to Kupp in the first quarter).
WR: David ◯ ◯ ◯ 🟢 ◯ Jon
Once again, David's receivers seem to be being disrespected here but Jon actually might have the highest TD potential WR in the league. Mike Williams is the clear and obvious target for Herbert in the end zone, Metcalf can outjump almost anybody, and Godwin plays in a monstrous offense that allows any of their receivers to be an end zone threat. Yards and catches might be similar across the 2 teams but Jon's TD chances are much higher.
RB: David ◯ ◯ ◯ 🟢 ◯ Jon
Ekeler has been unstoppable and coming off a bye week, he should have more pop than normal. But Taylor is looking like an RB1, not just this week, not just a top 12 RB, but potentially the best RB in all of fantasy (other than Najee, Kamara, and Ekeler, I can't think of any other back involved in both the pass and run with ridiculous volume). So even if you call that a wash, David has to play Mike Davis, who is really more of a CPatt handcuff at this point, against an emerging Javonte who looks way more explosive and home-run hitting than Melvin Gordon.
TE/K/DST: David ◯ ◯ 🟢 ◯ ◯ Jon
Hockensen has an edge over RSJ but it's not as big as you might think. Heinicke loves his TE and with Logan Thomas out, RSJ has feasted. Hock isn't 100% so this matchup will be extremely close. Bass is in the most explosive offense while Succop isn't far behind. In neutral situations, I'd like Bass but with rain expected in Miami and Succop kicking in a dome, I'll call this a wash. Tampa gets Jameis and as much as I'd love to see Jameis throw 5 TDs one the Franchise that abandoned him, I'm thinking he's more likely to throw 5 picks. Carolina gets an improving Falcons offense, albeit, one that is still prone to turnovers. It's a slight edge to David, basically making these entire 3 positions a wash.
Winner: Jon
I'd like David's chances a little more if he had Josh Jacobs and Mark Andrews, as I think they could potentially be enough to tilt this match in his favor. However, with the given situation, praying for Mike Davis is never a position you want to be in if you're trying to win a week.
Good luck to all!
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