As always, we're facing a lot of confusion heading into Sunday. As of early this morning, Deon Jackson and/or Phillip Lindsay will be the Colts' top Week 6 fantasy RB. Likely Jackson, but honestly, who knows. If he gets off to a slow stat and Lindsay reels off a couple seven-yard gains, things could get messy. Given these two options, I'd still go Jackson without hesitation. But Jackson vs. someone like Travis Etienne? Yeah, I'd probably play it safer with Etienne.
Speaking of the Jags, will Zay Jones play? If he doesn't, Jamal Agnew could be a surprising No. 2 receiver target for Trevor Lawrence.
Still no finality with Chris Olave. If he sits, Marquez Callaway probably would be the de facto #1 WR, making him a mini-boom-bust option for desperate managers, while Adam Trautman and/or Juwan Johnson would become terrific desperation fliers.
By the time some of you are reading this, we'll already have answers to these and other lingering questions. But this is a big reason why late-Saturday-night / pre-dawn-Sunday-morning assessments on questionable players isn't ideal. I'll be around all morning to weigh in on any questions you've got, including after final actives/inactives become known.
And you can also find me on Twitter @bjrudell. This is where I share interesting stats that don't always make it to this page. For example, Kenny Pickett seems like a must-bench this week at home against a tough Bucs defense. But as I Tweeted a couple days ago, in his first start last weekend--in Buffalo of all places--six of his 11 drives went inside the Bills' 30-yard line. There's so much breakout potential today, even in what appears to be a brutal matchup.
Scoring isn't always an accurate predictor of future production. It's why I'm down on the seemingly higher-upside Cooper Rush today. Later this morning I'll tweet about Dallas's horrendous offensive time-of-possession and first-down stats, and why Rush and the entire Cowboys offense are likely to stall and lose by far more than their 6.5-point underdog spread.
So as always, looking forward to giving my two cents on any sit/start dilemmas you're dealing with. And follow me on Twitter if you want a little extra intel that I can't often seamlessly wedge into this blog.
And most importantly, good luck today.
Speaking of the Jags, will Zay Jones play? If he doesn't, Jamal Agnew could be a surprising No. 2 receiver target for Trevor Lawrence.
Still no finality with Chris Olave. If he sits, Marquez Callaway probably would be the de facto #1 WR, making him a mini-boom-bust option for desperate managers, while Adam Trautman and/or Juwan Johnson would become terrific desperation fliers.
By the time some of you are reading this, we'll already have answers to these and other lingering questions. But this is a big reason why late-Saturday-night / pre-dawn-Sunday-morning assessments on questionable players isn't ideal. I'll be around all morning to weigh in on any questions you've got, including after final actives/inactives become known.
And you can also find me on Twitter @bjrudell. This is where I share interesting stats that don't always make it to this page. For example, Kenny Pickett seems like a must-bench this week at home against a tough Bucs defense. But as I Tweeted a couple days ago, in his first start last weekend--in Buffalo of all places--six of his 11 drives went inside the Bills' 30-yard line. There's so much breakout potential today, even in what appears to be a brutal matchup.
Scoring isn't always an accurate predictor of future production. It's why I'm down on the seemingly higher-upside Cooper Rush today. Later this morning I'll tweet about Dallas's horrendous offensive time-of-possession and first-down stats, and why Rush and the entire Cowboys offense are likely to stall and lose by far more than their 6.5-point underdog spread.
So as always, looking forward to giving my two cents on any sit/start dilemmas you're dealing with. And follow me on Twitter if you want a little extra intel that I can't often seamlessly wedge into this blog.
And most importantly, good luck today.