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The Shot Caller's Report - Wide Receivers
Your Guide To Fantasy Lineups: Week 6
10/13/16
QBs | RBs | WRs

Bye Weeks: Minnesota, Tampa Bay

Randall Cobb

Randall Cobb could see some additional work at running back with Starks and Lacy banged up.


Grab a Helmet

Randall Cobb v. DAL: Cobb got folded up like a lawn chair Sunday night (his description) while clinching the Pack’s 23-16 victory with a late first down, absorbing a vicious and borderline cheap shot to the back of the head by the Giants’ Landon Collins. It was his ninth and final grab of the night (good news), and launched him into triple digits for yardage (better news, especially if your league awards yardage bonuses), and left him no worse for the wear, apparently, heading into Week 6 (best news). The same can’t be said of his Packer teammates, Eddie Lacy and James Starks, who both missed practice Wednesday. Green Bay only carries one other back on its active roster, fullback Aaron Ripkowski, so you could see Mr. Cobb sliding back into his Swiss Army Man role against Dallas on Sunday. That likely means more touches, so you know what to do.

Sammie Coates @ MIA: Coates’ gigantic 139-yard, two-TD performance last weekend against the Jets probably doesn’t require any perspective, but I’m gonna give it to you anyway: His day could have been much, much bigger. Playing the Martavis Bryant role in the Steelers’ offense, the freakishly talented Auburn product commanded a whopping 11 targets, a career high, and caught 6 of them. Not too shabby for a deep threat until you consider he flat-out dropped 3 of the other 5 targets, would have scored on one of them for sure, and could have scored on at least one more. In other words, he left almost as many points on the field as he ended up earning. It’s a good thing he’s got Big Ben as a battery mate because there’s no way on Earth Tom Brady or Aaron Rodgers would have kept tossing him the pigskin. Expect more fireworks Sunday.

Jarvis Landry v. PIT: Heck, there could even be some fireworks when Miami has the ball. I’m under no illusion, gang: The Dolphins are absolutely dreadful right now. They can’t stop anybody. They can’t score. Their quarterback turns it over like it’s his job. The Steelers are gonna score at will, however, and I’m guessing that could create a situation where Ryan Tannehill is forced to throw the football 50-plus times. He can’t throw ALL of them to the Steelers’ DBs, can he? When he’s not throwing it to the wrong guys, he’s usually throwing it to this guy. That’s a good thing in PPR leagues, where the short to mid-range Landry thrives, but it sure would be nice if he found the end zone more often. Anyone else smell a garbage time touchdown or two being cooked up by the Fish? I’d start him or DeVante Parker with confidence.

Grab Some Wood

Travis Benjamin v. DEN (Thu): I watched the Oakland-San Diego game as I snoozed away the afternoon last Sunday and what stood out for me, by far, was Benjamin’s speed. I mean, he just looks different than the other players out there. Give him the ball and a sideline to sprint down and…man, you better bring a horse to catch him. I’ll be doing some asking around with league mates of mine to see if I can land him for the homestretch. I’m waiting until after Week 6, however, because the matchup with Denver isn’t a good one at all. The Broncos have only allowed a single receiver to post double-digit fantasy points so far (the other Benjamin, Kelvin) and they just held the game’s most dangerous wideout, Julio Jones, to two catches and 29 yards, albeit in a losing effort. Keep Benjamin reserved until you can unleash that speed.

Ted Ginn Jr. @ NO: Here’s another speed merchant I’d keep reserved in Week 6, though for entirely different reasons. Ginn Jr.’s exceptional 2015 campaign (44 receptions, 739 yards, and 10 TD grabs) is starting to look like an extreme outlier compared to how he’s tracking this year (underwhelming) and how he performed, essentially, every other year in his decade-long career up to that point (spotty). In fact, his struggles essentially mirror those of his team this season. How does a well-coached squad with so much talent on both sides of the ball drop four of its first five games just a season after losing only twice in 19 tries? Losing Cam Newton hasn’t helped and the Panthers may not get him back this weekend. Keep Ginn Jr. reserved until something changes, such as the big guy returning and chucking that leather downfield with confidence and some Big Cam swagger.

Robert Woods, Marquise Goodwin v. SF: I’ve already told you I’m pessimistic about Tyrod Taylor this week, but now that I dive into the stats a little bit…I’m even more pessimistic. I realize Sammy Watkins is on the shelf and all, but this is a pretty depressing bunch, isn’t it? In the Week 2 loss to the Jets, Marquise Goodwin and Greg Salas (see?) combined for 201 yards receiving and two scores, almost all of which was accumulated on two long pass plays. Buffalo receivers have only accounted for 545 yards and four TDs in five games. So basically, 40% of the receiving yards and half the touchdowns tallied by the Buffalo wideouts were accumulated on exactly two plays in a game they didn’t even win. And here I was giving props to Rex Ryan earlier. Don’t expect miracles or much of anything at all from this motley crew come Sunday.


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