START QB Tom
Brady
Jacksonville Jaguars
T-Shirts , PatriotsIf you¡¯re wondering why Tom Terrific isn¡¯t considered a
must start it¡¯sbecause he hasn¡¯t had the start to the season that everyone is
used to. Is it age? Are there skills diminishing? The answers to those
questionsare no.His weapons are not the best, but that might change with his
favorite target coming off suspension in Julian Edelman. I believe he will have
a great game as he¡¯s going up against the Colts you just gave up 375 yards and
two touchdowns to Deshaun Watson. Also, don¡¯t discount the Josh Gordon
impact.This may be the game where Brady once again becomes a must
start.Projection: 343 yards passing and 3 touchdowns QB Andrew Luck, ColtsLuck
was back to his old self, throwing four touchdowns but more importantly
averaging over 7 yards per attempt. With a running game presently sitting at
29th in the league, Luck is the Colts only hope at being competitive. If they¡¯re
going to have any chance to win this game he¡¯s going to have to produce some
good numbers which means a great fantasy day. Projection: 275 yards passing, 3
touchdowns and 1 interceptionRB Nyheim Hines, ColtsHow is it possible to
criticize the Colts running attack, and the recommend a Colts running back?
Well, consider this a recommendation for the desperate.Hines has at least shown
some fantasy value. He is the third most targeted player on the team,
registering 22 receptions for 119 yards and 2 touchdowns. If you¡¯ve been hit by
injuries and are looking for some
production
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pull Hines from the waiver wire.Projection: 15 rushing yard, 6 receptions for 70
yards RB Sony Michel, PatriotsMichel broke out last week with 25 rushes for 112
yards and one touchdown. He did this against a pretty run stout Miami defense.
The Colts are fighting the injury bug on defense and it is quite possible the
Patriots spend the 4th quarter just running out the clock.Projection:21 carries
for 101 yards and 1 touchdown RB James White, PatriotsWhite had two touchdowns
one via catching one via rushing. Expec the touchdown trend to continue this
week. With Burkhead going on IR it seems like White is really taking a bigger
role in the Pats offense. I expect another 8 targets in the passing game.
Projection: 6 receptions for 75 yards and 1 touchdown along with 30 yards
rushing on 6 attemptsWR Julian Edelman, Pats Tom Brady¡®s favorite target is back
and boy did he come back at the right time.The offense is lacking playmaking
ability, and with Gronk injuring his ankle he might at best be limited. Open the
flood gates of targets for Edelman. He will be a matchup nightmare for the
Colts.Projection:10 receptions for 116 and 1 touchdown on 12 targetsWR Chester
Rogers, Colts T. Y. Hilton is inactive with a hamstring pull. I expect Luck to
target Rogers. Last week he went for 8 catches on 11 targets for 85 yards. This
game could be very well be a catch-up mode game for the Colts so I expect Rogers
to have a sneaky fantasy day. Projection: 7 receptions for 93 and 1 touchdownTE
Eric Ebron, ColtsHe has scored in three of his first four games as a Colt, and I
expect him to score in this game that could very well be a Patriots blowout.
With Doyle inactive, Ebron will get the looks in a matchup that favors the tight
end against a Patriots defense that does not guard the position well.
Projection: 4 receptions for 42 yards and 1 touchdownPats Defense They are
ranked 8th against the pass and the Colts can¡¯t run the ball. So while Luck may
get touchdowns I expect a good amount of sacks and turnovers. Projection: 24
points allowed with 3 turnovers and 4 sacksK Stephen Gostkowski, Pats The Colts
gave up 37 points last week; so it¡¯s safe to say their defense isn¡¯t the best. I
expect many kicking opportunities for Gostkowski. Projection: 2 for 2 on field
goals and 4 extra pointsK Adam
Vinatieri
Jacksonville Jaguars
Hoodie , Colts Seriously. Great night for kickers.He is currently
averaging eight fantasy points per game this season and the Patriots happen to
give up around 7.5 fantasy points per game to opposing Kickers. Pats also are a
bend don¡¯t break type of defense; so I project many field goal attempts
Projection: 3 for 3 on field goals and 3 extra pointsSIT RB Jordan Wilkins,
Colts I am very high on Wilkins; I said on my show way before he got drafted
that he is someone to keep an eye on. He has potential but not in this game
where the Colts could abandon the run early. Excluded from the passing attack,
he is has no fantasy value. Projection: 8 attempts 61 yards WR Ryan Grant, Colts
He will play a ton as Hilton is out but he is not worth the start. He had 7
targets last week catching 5 for 64 yards. However he dropped easy slant passes
and it seams Rogers and Pascal have better roles in this offense. He will be
fighting for targets and he is a risky play even for my tastes. Projection: 4
receptions for 62 yardsWR Chris Hogan, PatsHe had one catch last week!!!This was
a guy I thought would breakout, especially with Edelman gone for the first four
games, but he hasn¡¯t.Dorset has been the guy and with Edelman returning I see
him getting squeezed out of offense. Limited targets especially when you account
for Josh Gordon. Wait and see how he is used. Projection: 4 receptions for 43
yardsWR Josh Gordon, Pats He definitely has more upside than Chris Hogan as he
can easily take a catch to the house. I¡¯m sitting him because I don¡¯t know if he
has yet to fully grasp the offense, and there is the question of his hamstring.I
want to see how he is being used as Edelman is coming back to this offense. You
might get a big play out of him and that may be worth the risk, but consider how
happy Brady is to have Edelman back.Projection: 4 receptions for 65 yardsColts
Defense Take a look at their inactive list. Did I mention Edelman? Projection:
35 points allowed, 2
sacks
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1 turnover The Jacksonville Jaguars fell to the Kansas City Chiefs on the road
30-14 on Sunday in Arrowhead in a game that could have been a lot closer than
the score ended up being. There were a myriad of issues that sunk the Jaguars,
but one of the big ones happened early in the game when it was still in reach
and only down 10-0.The Jaguars had the ball on the doorstep, third-and-two on
about the four-yard line and decided to throw a jump ball to Donte Moncrief. As
expected, since Moncrief isn¡¯t great at contested catches, fell incomplete and
the Jaguars were on fourth down. I don¡¯t think anyone would have quibbled with
kicking a field goal and taking points on the road, but the Jaguars decided to
go for it on fourth down and didn¡¯t convert. Going for it on fourth down here is
perfectly fine. I wasn¡¯t against it. If Austin Seferian-Jenkins holds on to the
ball it¡¯s at worst a first down and they get a few more tries. The real gaff
was... if you knew you were going to go for it on fourth down why in the hell
are you throwing the ball on third down?!Run the dang ball.Jaguars backup
running back TJ Yeldon was straight up gashing the Chiefs defense during the
drive. Run the ball on third-and-two if you¡¯re planning to go for it on fourth
down. It makes no sense to go back-to-back passing plays from point blank range
if that¡¯s the case. That choice and failure to execute started the snowball to
the loss.We always knew the Chiefs offense was going to score points on the
Jaguars defense, no matter how good they were. Their offensive personnel is
insane and tough for even the best defense to cover, and all things considered I
think the Jaguars defense did about as best they could. They directly
surrendered 20 points (Jags offense handed them 10) to the leagues best offense,
on the road, while the offense turned the ball over four (5) times. The failure
in the redzone when it was 10-0 started the snowball and put the Jaguars in
¡°catch up¡± mode, which they are absolutely not built to deal with. After the
defense go another
stop
Calais Campbell
Jersey , limiting the Chiefs to a field goal, Blake Bortles threw one of
the most brutal pick sixes I can remember him throwing to a big ol¡¯ Chiefs
defensive lineman on a screen pass.Instead of entering halftime down a
manageable 13-7 or 13-3, the Jaguars went in 20-0 and you knew the game was all
but over.I don¡¯t typically criticize play calling in the moment or until I at
least sit down for a second watch, because it¡¯s easy to question a play
immediately after it happens, but the call sequence inside the five yard line
early in the game was atrocious and started the downward spiral to the
loss.Bortles had a rough day overall, but asking him to drop back to pass near
70 times is always going to be a recipe for disaster but that¡¯s the situation
the Jaguars found themselves in. They had repeated chances in the redzone and
striking distance, but turned the ball over multiple times and left a lot of
points on the field.Credit to the Chiefs, they thoroughly outplayed the Jaguars,
but that loss left an especially bad taste in my mouth because I felt like a
close game was right there to be had and it just bounced off a lineman¡¯s
helmet.