The shifting health of his receivers, combined with dreadful
O-line play has led to a year 2 regression for Stroud. But the
renewed health of Nico Collins, and the matchup, make Stroud a
solid start in the waning weeks of the fantasy regular season.
The Jags defense has allowed the most QB fantasy points this year,
yielding a league leading 23 touchdowns. Stroud shredded them
for 345 yards and two scores in their last matchup.
Look for Herbert and the Charger passing game to shoulder more of
the offensive load with J.K. Dobbins down with a knee injury. The
numbers aren’t eye popping, but the former Oregon Duck is looking
more and more comfortable in this offensive scheme. The Falcon defense
is nothing special, and seems to be regressing after getting torched
by rookie Bo Nix in Week 11.
The salt and pepper bearded vet is on a bit of a hot streak.
Owner of a 12-3 touchdown to interception ratio over the last
five games, Stafford and the Rams get a game against an overmatched
Saints defense team coming off a bye. With an implied point total
of 26, there should be plenty of opportunities for Stafford and
the passing game to rack up fantasy points in this one.
It’s no secret this Dolphin offense doesn’t function
well in the cold, especially their QB, who’s play matches
the temperature when the mercury dips below 40. He’s 0-8
in games played in those conditions, and while that simply might
be anecdotal, I’m not too giddy to tempt fate in Lambeau
on Thursday night.
Love, on the other sideline Thursday night, has simply not looked
right over the last month. After tossing 15 touchdowns in his
first five games, he’s totaled only three in his last five.
Even in a drubbing last week against the Niners his decision making
was questionable at best. With the Tunda nearly frozen, Jacobs
running wild, and a surprisingly staunch Dolphin secondary, I’m
fading Love this week.
Outside of two monster, four-touchdown games in Weeks 5 and 8,
Cousins has basically been unstartable. The offense has looked
terrible for two straight weeks, and unless miracles happened
during the bye, rebounding against a strong Charger defense isn’t
a recipe for success.
