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D/ST Rankings and Fantasy Football Writers... flawed logic this week
Posted on 10/10/13 at 12:08 am
Posted on 10/10/13 at 12:08 am
I have a couple trusted writers I look to for rankings when bye week subbing players and streaming D's... but this week I can't see the logic behind one ranking...
Pretty much everyone and their sister has JETS D/ST ranked in the top 10 for streaming purposes only due to their match up with the Steelers.
They look at the 16 sacks by the Jets, 11 of which came @ home, compared with Ben's proclivity for being sacked this season (15 in 4 games). What they fail to see (forest trees reference) is that 8 of those 11 sacks came against Buffalo.
Now I realize that Pittsburgh has a terrible offensive line, and they will likely hit Big Ben 4-5 times, but this seems to be the only thing they do well. They have only generated 3 TOs so far, and 1 since Week 2.
So all the experts are banking on NYJ D/ST to generate enough points to be a Top 10 D this weekend from only sack points?
Now that Ben Rapelisburger has a decent RB to take some of the pressure off the passing game, and his trusty dump valve (Heath Miller) back healthy, in conjunction with finally targeting Antonio Brown more then Sanders and Cotchery, I think the Steelers are going to put up massive yardage against the Jets this weekend. I just can't see why anyone would think they were a decent stream.
Am I missing something?
I think Detroit and Philadelphia are much better streaming options. Detroit can pick the ball off well, but have trouble getting to the QB most times. They are playing Cleveland, who gives up a ton of sacks (I see them getting 3 or 4 on Weeden). Also, since Cleveland now has a pretty awful run game, Weeden will be airing the ball out giving the secondary plenty of opportunities to pick him off.
Philly is going against Glennon, and while Dougie will probably hurt them some, they will likely benefit from some Glennon miscues (3 TOs against Ari)
Pretty much everyone and their sister has JETS D/ST ranked in the top 10 for streaming purposes only due to their match up with the Steelers.
They look at the 16 sacks by the Jets, 11 of which came @ home, compared with Ben's proclivity for being sacked this season (15 in 4 games). What they fail to see (forest trees reference) is that 8 of those 11 sacks came against Buffalo.
Now I realize that Pittsburgh has a terrible offensive line, and they will likely hit Big Ben 4-5 times, but this seems to be the only thing they do well. They have only generated 3 TOs so far, and 1 since Week 2.
So all the experts are banking on NYJ D/ST to generate enough points to be a Top 10 D this weekend from only sack points?
Now that Ben Rapelisburger has a decent RB to take some of the pressure off the passing game, and his trusty dump valve (Heath Miller) back healthy, in conjunction with finally targeting Antonio Brown more then Sanders and Cotchery, I think the Steelers are going to put up massive yardage against the Jets this weekend. I just can't see why anyone would think they were a decent stream.
Am I missing something?
I think Detroit and Philadelphia are much better streaming options. Detroit can pick the ball off well, but have trouble getting to the QB most times. They are playing Cleveland, who gives up a ton of sacks (I see them getting 3 or 4 on Weeden). Also, since Cleveland now has a pretty awful run game, Weeden will be airing the ball out giving the secondary plenty of opportunities to pick him off.
Philly is going against Glennon, and while Dougie will probably hurt them some, they will likely benefit from some Glennon miscues (3 TOs against Ari)
Posted on 10/10/13 at 12:34 am to Goose
Todd Haley is the OC for the Steelers. That combined with the O-line makes for a lack of faith in the Steelers offense. An impressive defensive line can create a ton of pressure on Ben and cause turnovers.
We'll see if they're right or not. Fingers crossed since I grabbed the Jets defense.
We'll see if they're right or not. Fingers crossed since I grabbed the Jets defense.
Posted on 10/10/13 at 12:59 am to Goose
You are the owner of your own team. I guess I could see the justification for any of them if you overthink it. Just go by your intuition.
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