Flowers has quickly ascended to the WR1 in the new look Baltimore
offense, as he leads the team in targets, receptions, and yardage
after two weeks. The coaching staff is scheming plays for him,
moving him around the formation, and getting the ball in his hands
as many ways possible. With OBJ hobbled, and a burnable Indy secondary
on the horizon, Flowers has approached must start status in all
formats.
It’s been a bit of a slow start for Brown but I sense an eruption
coming. After showing some frustration last week against Minnesota,
this is a clear “squeaky wheel” situation. Tampa has given up 100-yard
games to Justin Jefferson (who hasn’t!) and D.J. Moore to start
the year. Look for Brown and the Eagles passing game to get cooking
on Monday night.
London reemerged last week with a 6-67-1 line after notching
a golden goose egg in Week 1. He secured a healthy 6 of 7 targets,
and should be able to build off that against a Detroit secondary
that needs to be shuffled around thanks to the loss of C.J Gardner-Jonhson.
Grab a Headset
Arizona Receivers vs DAL
Sans a fluky 68-yard touchdown by Garrett Wilson last week, Dallas
has absolutely blanked opposing passing games. Joshua Dobbs hasn’t
embarrassed himself as a starter, but the Cowboys are playing some
of the most suffocating defense we’ve seen in a while and it’s impossible
to trust any of the Cardinal pass catchers.
Another defense that’s a fluky long touchdown from being unblemished
is the Cleveland Browns. Cleveland has smothered both the Bengals
and the Steelers, and Hopkins is still nursing a bum ankle. After
13 targets in the opener, he only saw five last week. Use him as
a low-end WR3 if you have to, but all signs point to this as a matchup
to avoid.
Sean McVay has worked miracles this season, as they’ve
weathered the loss of Cooper Kupp to be one of the more productive
offenses in the NFL. Stafford has the most completions of 10+
yards in the NFL (31), but his 6.9 yards-per-attempt is 20th in
the NFL. Despite Puka Nakua dominating targets, Atwell has been
able to snag 13 receptions so far this year. On the road at a
desperate Cincy team on Monday night is a very tough spot, and
despite how brutal the Cinicy offense has been, the defense has
been as good as ever. I like Higbee to be the 2nd most productive
Ram receiver this week leaving Atwell and Jefferson to produce
on leftovers.
