The good news is Mostert received a full complement of touches
last week, finding the endzone once. Despite looking healthy,
the Niners couldn’t get much cooking on the ground against
an elite Rams defense. It’s a good thing Aaron Donald doesn’t
play for the Bills, so Mostert should find the sledding easier
against Buffalo. The 49ers best bet in this game is to grind the
Bills to dust on the ground, keeping the ball away from their
explosive offense. In two of their three losses they’ve
given up a 100-yard rusher, and the Niners hope to add to that.
The West Coast Dynamo (bad nickname, but he needs one!) was supposed
to be on a limited touch count after missing several weeks with
an ugly hamstring injury. If 25 touches for 100+ yards is limited,
then sign me up! If you have been able to weather the storm of
the 2020 season and you have Ekeler in a PPR league, get ready
to make the playoffs. New England has struggled to contain twitchy
backs like Ekeler at times and have been just decent on defense
for most of the year. I’m banking on Ekeler NOT drawing
the attention of Belichick’s defense and being a strong
option in all formats.
I know it's a running joke that Montgomery is the least impressive
fantasy running back in the top 20. His 20.3 standard league points
last week was only .4 points off his career high. He has only
1 multi-touchdown game in his 26 game career, and plays on a pathetic
offense. But we’re optimists here at the SCR and in 2020
we look for sunshine where we can find it. Montgomery’s
9.4 yards-per-carry average last week was the best one game tally
of his career (by a MILE) and he gets a Lions defense he’s
been able to be productive against in the past. I’m usually
pumping the breaks on Montgomery, but this week, let him ride!
The signing of Bell seemed to be a match made in fantasy heaven.
He seemed destined to grab a hold of a significant share of backfield
snaps and return to his old form. But in reality, he’s turned
out to be exactly what Coach Andy Reid said he would be, a breather
back. He doesn’t seem to have a defined role other than
being a guy who hangs in for a few drives a game, giving him both
a low floor and limited ceiling. He’s not the goal line
back, or passing back, just a guy averaging about 7 touches a
game, and doing little with those chances. Between the low rushing
volume (KC is 30th in rush attempts over the last three games)
and competition for touches, Bell isn’t even currently a
confident FLEX option.
Other than a two game bump in Week 8 and 9, Moss has been unable
to wrest significant touches away from Devin Singletary. He’s not
getting any more chances now than he did early in the year, and
has become a touchdown-or-bust FLEX option at best. I think the
Bills go pass-heavy this week, as the secondary is the most attackable
part of the 49ers defense. They’ve given up the 5th fewest yards
to running backs in the NFL. With little value in PPR leagues because
of his measly 11 catches, Moss is a tough sell as the fantasy playoffs
close in.
Hunt still has a place in your weekly lineup, but it might be
time to consider where that should be. A rock solid RB1/2 play
at times this season, since the return of Nick Chubb, Hunt has
lost some footing. Sure he was still able to put up great numbers
when this duo split time during the first few weeks, but a smattering
of receiving touchdowns buoyed his numbers. As with most running
backs, receiving touchdowns are tough to count on, and with only
1 reception on 3 targets over the past two games, it seems Hunt
is relying on scraps for his points.
