Monday Maybes - Week 7

Giants @ Falcons

New York

Eli Manning (Proj. 19)
Eli hasn’t been good this year but neither has the Atlanta defence. This matchup should give Eli a chance to put up points in a typical Falcons shootout game.

Saquon Barkley (Proj. 28)
Barkley seems to prove that some players have talents that can transcend the poor play around him. It’s either that or he is making the offensive line better but I think he’s just making the most of every good opportunity he is getting.

Odell Beckham Jr (Proj. 25)
OBJ has been very indifferent this season but after a few misses, he should be a hit here.

Sterling Shepard (Proj. 14)
If you have the ability to add a player yet or are deciding between Shepard and Sanu/Ridley I’d probably still fancy the TD upside of Ridley but Shepard probably has the safest floor and an appealing ceiling.

Evan Engram (Proj. 15)
Engram returns after a few weeks out injured and o can see him getting straight to it, wasting no time. With no clear WR3 (especially if Russell Shepard is injured), Engram is likely to see a lot of work.

DST (Proj. 0)
I can’t say I have high hopes for either defence in this game. There may well be turnovers and sacks to keep the score respectable, but the points against could be ugly.


Atlanta

Matt Ryan (Proj. 26)
If it wasn’t for Pat Mahomes we’d be talking about Matt Ryan a lot more. He’s QB2 which is helped by the shootout games he’s having to get into due to the losses on defence. This matchup is set up to be another one of those games.

Ito Smith (Proj. 14)
With Freeman on IR, there’s a chance for the future to shine. With Tevin Coleman due to leave at the end of this season, Smith was planned to be his replacement. However, he’s got his chance early and if you look at his last 3 games, he is already making the most of it.

Tevin Coleman (Proj. 14)
Coleman has been underwhelming after the loss of Freeman but this game seems a little more suited to his game. Letting Smith take the Freeman role and thus letting Coleman return to his old role could be a golden strategy in the long run.

Julio Jones (Proj. 24)
He may have an allergy to the Endzone but you can’t argue with his catch stats. He’s a very good possession receiver and in PPR he has enough receptions to make up for the lack of TD upside. He’s still a weekly play and that one week he gets a TD will be huge. This week could be that week.

Mohamed Sanu (Proj. 8)
Sanu has nursed an injury most of this week and while he’s been cleared I think Julio and Ridley may steal the show this week.

Calvin Ridley (Proj. 14)
The less concerning of the two injured players and the higher upside when it comes to scoring. The Giants give up enough TDs to make Ridley look very appealing.

Austin Hooper (Proj. 10)
Hooper could get nothing or could go off. I’ve gone for the happy medium as he has to hit that sometimes.



Since @Jimandtheking we’re the only group to put in a guess for the quiz posted in Solving the Puzzle they win by default. Answers are irrelevant so will just try to get more interest next time:

I’m going to reduce it to one question a week to make the twitter interactivity easier but hopefully, people are getting the idea and are more inclined to read the “Solving the Puzzle” article.

Waiver Fire will be coming up tomorrow with the Hype Train Station following on Wednesday so look out for those.