Again, the Hype Train will be my only post this week. Life has had to come first but I didn’t want to leave the blog deck totally blank. So time for another trip to the station. Here’s the bird for this week.
Standing Room only - Jared Goff (LAR)
I said at the beginning of the season that Jared Goff is easily a top 12 QB this year and he’s been consistently playing at a high level all year. Even with Todd Gurley doing a lot of the work, The Rams are so offensively powerful that Goff is putting up numbers on a weekly basis. He’s had 27 TDs to 6 INTs this season and barring something drastic he’s going to be one of the top 5 QBs off the board next year.
Reservations Recommended - TY Hilton (IND)
The Colts are looking more and more like a contender each week. Andrew Luck is on a crazy run of consecutive games with 3+ passing TDs and one big beneficiary of this is Hilton. He’s still the #1 receiver on the team and when he’s free of injury he is an elite weapon to have on your team. He had 2TDs this weekend and it would now appear he’s on his way to being a WR1 again.
Ready to depart - Keke Coutee (HOU)
With Will Fuller out and Coutee now back from injury he is set to be the #2 to Hopkins #1 which Deshawn Watson badly needs in order to be effective. Coutee has developed well in his rookie season and looks able to pick up the slack Fuller has left behind. Sure, the Texans traded for Demaryius Thomas, but as we're seeing with Golden Tate, the transitions aren't seamless and Coutee has the scheme familiarity. Despite an injury concern, Coutee's usage in week 11 gives a strong indication of how that offense is going to go.
Delayed - Sammy Watkins (KC)
He may be in the high power Chiefs offense but Sammy Watkins hasn’t been particularly consistent this year and despite playing this weekend he barely featured in a game which saw 105 points scored. Injuries are still an issue for Watkins but he has shown glimpses this season and if he can get a clean bill of health down the stretch I can see him having a few decent games. He's only had 3 games all season where he's played and scored less than 10 points so it's maybe harsh saying he's been delayed, but in case anyone was considering jumping off, my advice is don't!
Cancelled - Devin Funchess (CAR)
Usually, I pick players who are droppable and although it’s hard to drop him at this stage, Funchess isn’t far off. DJ Moore is becoming more and more of a feature and arguably has more talent. Greg Olsen is still fit and seeing plenty of action, especially in the redzone then you how Cam and CMC moving the ball a lot on the ground. It all has made Funchess rather irrelevant after having had a few weeks of looking like a must play. He's not scored double-digit fantasy points since week 7 and seeing 4 or fewer catches per game.
The Sleeper Train - Lamar Jackson (BAL)
With Flacco out for a few weeks, Jackson is going to get a chance to take that job and run with it. That can nearly be taken literally as he had more rushing yards than most RBs this week and for fantasy, that’s rather handy. If he can do enough to stake a permanent place ahead of Flacco he has the ability to be like Cam Newton but without quite the same level of quality in the supporting cast.
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