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Bye Weeks: N/A
Look for A.J Green to make for his goose
egg in Week 16 with a big performance against the Steelers.
Grab a Helmet
A.J.
Green @ PIT: My condolences if you had Green in your
league championship or semi-final last week. A first quarter arm
injury knocked him out of the game, and could be a concern going
into Week 17. But in a game the Bengals need to win the division,
expect Green to suit up and instantly become a WR1. Green feasted
on the Pittsburgh secondary in Week 14 with 11 catches for 224 yards
and a score. Keep an eye on his status late in the week, but as
long as he suits up, Green should be in your line-up.
Mike
Wallace v. NYJ: Despite some warranted criticism, entering
Week 17 “60 Minutes” sits at No.16 overall in wide receiver scoring.
With three scores in his last two games, Wallace has tied his career
high with 10 touchdown receptions, and gets an extremely beatable
Jet’s secondary in this season’s final game. A typical Wallace line
of 5-60-1 should be the absolute floor this week, making him a strong
WR2 play.
Kelvin
Benjamin @ ATL: Although his touchdown pace has cooled
in the last month (only 1 TD in his last four games) Benjamin remains
a focal point of the Panthers passing game. Always a threat in the
redzone, Benjamin has a great chance to duplicate his 7-109-1 line
against the same Atlanta defense in Week 11. Kelvin should be able
to reach some lofty rookie milestones as he could end the regular
season with 80 catches, 1,000 yards and 10 touchdowns. Bank on WR2
numbers in this do-or-die Week 17 game.
Grab Some Pine
Josh
Gordon v. BAL: Completing the Cleveland unholy trinity
of recommended sits is Josh Gordon. Not surprisingly, Gordon has
struggled in his return from a long early season suspension. After
a monster debut against Atlanta, Gordon has disappeared from fantasy
relevance, and hasn’t lived up to any of his perceived value.
Many owners who stashed Gordon with the hopes of a playoff payoff
have been massively disappointed. With a disaster quarterback
situation, and an unclear role, Gordon simply isn’t worth the
gamble if you have anything on the line this week.
Jordan
Reed @ NYG: Let’s be honest, the tight end position
has been a mess this season. Aside from Gronk, most weeks the
position has been a coin flip. Reed has contributed to the confusion
by being nothing more than an afterthought in the game plan. Injuries
have cost him a few games, but even when healthy, he’s failed
to find the end zone, and has only two games above 6 fantasy points.
He’s gone 8-43-0 in his last three games, and appears to be at
best third in the pecking order on a struggling pass offense.
He might be worth a gamble just because of the uncertainty at
the position, and his theoretical upside, but if given the chance,
I’m looking elsewhere.
Kenny
Britt/Tavon
Austin/Stedman
Bailey @ SEA: A few weeks ago I had the Cardinals trio
of receivers in this spot and it worked out great! So why mess
with a winning formula? I would dread starting any skill position
player against the Seattle defense with the way they’ve
been playing in recent weeks. They’ll be hungry to make
a statement at home as they look to lock up the No.1 seed in the
NFC. The Rams seemed to run out of gas last week against the Giants,
and needed half a dozen gimmick plays to beat the Seahawks earlier
in the season. Sit any and all Rams receivers and be glad you
did.
Quarterbacks 
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