#FantasyFootball Start ‘Em or Sit ‘Em and FanDuel Picks

This is the 1st week of football and welcome to our start or sit column.  We have done this for a few years and this year we are adding FanDuel picks at the bottom.  For normal leagues we will pick some players outside the top 10 and 15 who I think will play well. As well as some higher rated players who I see underachieving.  We are using the ESPN rankings.  Let’s get to it:

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Underachievers

• Peyton Manning-  I am in the prove it stage, plus he has a tough defense in the Ravens who have a healthy secondary.
• Andrew Luck- The Bills are a top 5 defense, you may not be able to bench him but I would temper expectations.
• Drew Brees- He has a few things going against him, on the road where he plays much worse than home as well as playing a top 10 defense in the Cardinals.
• LeSean McCoy- He has been injured and is to much of a gamble this week.
• Justin Forsett- I see the Broncos being a top 5 defense and not sure how Forsett will fit into this new scheme.
• Alfred Morris- He does not play on passing downs and expect them to fall behind which will limit his carries.
• Odell Beckham- He was been the toast of the off season but the Cowboys were pretty solid vs receivers last year.
• Alshon Jeffrey-  We have not seen him all preseason and John Fox is also a tad sketchy with injuries, I would stay away.
• Keenan Allen-  I just do not yet see him as a WR2 based on the match-up and his projected opportunities.
• Jimmy Graham-  The Rams were top 5 defending the tight end last year and I expect the same starting 2015.

OverAchievers

• Sam Bradford- Ride the train while he is upright in an awesome match-up.
• Carson Palmer- I expect the Saints to be a bottom 5 defense, easy peasy.
• Ryan Tannehill-  I expect big things all season from this QB and in what will be a theme, I will pick against most NF East teams at this position
• Jonathon Stewart- The Jaguars have a decent defense but I expect a full does of Stewart due to the lack of receiver options.
• Doug Martin- I am drinking the preseason kool aid here as I saw a different RB than past few years.
• Darren McFadden- He has been named the starter and think he scores and puts up 75 yards in his 15 touches.
• DeAndre Hopkins- The Chiefs are missing their best CB and best DT, and Brian Hoyer has shown he can feed a WR1.
• Allen Robinson-  I expect at least 12 targets against an injured Carolina secondary.
• Jarvis Landry- This is the start of his breakout year, an every week starter.
• Delanie Walker-  He is their best mid range passing option, I see Mariota leaning on him big time.

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Mike Dietrich

Mike Dietrich is the fantasy football columnist for JetNation.

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