Take It or Leave It: Fantasy Tips for Week 4

It’s another week of fantasy advice that probably no one is going to use. This is going to be a weekly thing whether I give good advice or not, it’s not like I’m telling you to quit your job and start your own company, I’m giving you fantasy football advice. For some of us though, that’s advice we need, so here it is.

Quarterback: Heading into their Monday night game against the Lions, the Seattle Seahawks have some momentum after their 26-0 victory over the pathetic Chicago Bears. They FINALLY got tight end Jimmy Graham involved (7 catches, 83 yards and a touchdown) which they needed to do. This week they take on a Detroit Lions defense which must like the Bears ranks at the bottom of the league in total defense, which means Russell Wilson will have plenty of opportunities to make plays whether through the air or on the ground. The flip side, Carson Palmer is the reason why the Arizona Cardinals are 3-0 and looked at as one of the early favorites in the NFC. He’s made minimal mistakes and most importantly, he’s healthy. But every quarterback has a bad game and I think this week is Palmer’s bad game. The Cardinals welcome a St. Louis Rams team that has the most sacks in the league with 12, and only allow 200 yards a game through the air. Home field always plays a role, but I see St. Louis getting after Palmer and causing him to make mistakes. Moral of the story; start Wilson, bench Palmer

Running Back: Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson is back and he’s running with a purpose, whatever that means. He leads the league in rushing through three games (291 yards) and the time off seems to have done him well. The Vikings head into Denver this week to take on a Broncos team that is 6^th in the NFL in rush defense. I still like Peterson to have a big game. The flip side, Ben Roethlisberger is out which means Le’Veon Bell is going to get a lot of touches. The Ravens want Michael Vick to throw the ball so they’re going to load the box and not allow Bell to get outside or find the holes inside. Bell will get his touches but won't hit his normal yardage mark. Moral of the story; start Peterson, bench Bell

Tight End: Aaron Rodgers is playing at a high level, again, and he’s found a new security blanket in Richard Rodgers (no relation). Now he doesn’t have Rob Gronkowski numbers and isn’t nearly the same target as Gronk, but he can catch the ball and when Aaron Rodgers is your quarterback that's really all you need to do. The Packers travel to San Francisco to take on a weak 49ers defense, a defense that gives up nearly 300 yards a game through the air so you can bet Aaron Rodgers will be looking all over the field. The flip side, we’ll stick with the Packers and 49ers, Veron Davis still plays for the 49ers but Colin Kaepernick seems to forget about that. He does have 15 targets but that’s not nearly enough for a tight end like Davis. Moral of the story; start Rodgers, bench Davis

Wide Receiver: The Raiders are 2-1; yes the OAKLAND RAIDERS are 2-1, granted it’s only three games into the season but the offense seems to be clicking and that due in large part to rookie receiver Amari Cooper. Cooper’s had back-to-back 100-yard games and I look for that to continue against a weak Bears defense. The flip side, since I don’t like Carson Palmer against the Rams then I really don’t like Larry Fitzgerald. Much like Palmer, Fitzgerald is having great revitalized season, but the Rams offensive line is going to be coming at Palmer all day and won’t allow him to find his favorite target. Moral of the story; start Cooper, bench Fitzgerald

Waiver Wire Warriors: The Atlanta Falcons have two options it seems right now, either throw the ball to Julio Jones or hand it off to Devonta Freeman. Freeman came on strong, really strong, last week against Dallas with 30 carries for 141 yards and 3 touchdowns. With LeSean McCoy being out for what seems to be the next couple of weeks Karlos Williams is going to see all the touches against the Giants.