Jefferson has been hot over the last three weeks, racking up 20
targets and 3 scores. With OBJ at risk of missing the week on Covid
IR, Jefferson could be the No.2 receiver for the Rams against a
beatable Seattle secondary. He’s become the defacto deep threat
with the release of DeSean Jackson and makes for a quality upside
WR3 for the opening of the fantasy playoffs.
The last time we saw Claypool he was celebrating a first down while
the time ticked down in a close loss to the Vikings. After being
pounded relentlessly on social media, the news cycle moved on, and
now the Titans loom in a must-win game for Pittsburgh. With only
1 touchdown on the season (a far cry off his rookie year pace),
I think Claypool works to make amends against a secondary that lacks
the talent to shut him down. If he can stop being his own worst
enemy, the upside is tremendous.
With the news that DeAndre Hopkins is likely to miss the remainder
of the regular season, Kirk, who was already having the best season
of his career, vaults up a spot in the Arizona pecking order. He
serves as the big play threat between an aging vet and a rookie
who catches every pass near the line of scrimmage. With the league
in disarray, Kirk has a decent floor and potentially massive ceiling.
Has a mysterious foot injury really been the reason Metcalf has
disappeared over the last month-plus? While defenses have nearly
totally eliminated the deep ball to Metcalf, teammate Tyler Lockett
is the best, most efficient deep threat in the NFL. Metcalf hasn’t
been over 100 yards since Week 3, and hasn’t scored since Week 8.
With a rested Jalen Ramsay ready to rumble, I can’t trust Metcalf
as more than a low floor WR3 right now.
Pittman has cooled a bit after a smoking hot stretch in the middle
of the season, and the matchup is brutal. The last receiver to go
over 55 yards in a game against the Pats was Keenan Allen’s 77 yards
in Week 8. I think this is going to be a physical, low scoring game
with both teams trying to assert their will in the trenches and
Carson Wentz doing something dumb.
With the passing game funneling through Davante Adams and Aaron
Jones, MVS competes with Allen Lazard for the scraps. In a regular
season game I might be willing to roll with the hyphenated one,
but in the one-and-done world of the playoffs, I need more reliable
options, even against a weak Baltimore secondary.
