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

By Mike Dietrich Posted On September 10, 2015

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.

Here are my Fan Duel picks, I will give 2 higher and 3 lower salaries I like at each position.

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Quarterbacks

Aaron Rodgers $9,700- The Bears are just awful, if you are going to pay, pay here.
Ryan Tannehill $8,000- See above, another easy secondary to play against.
Carson Palmer $7,700- The Saints are easy pickings
Sam Bradford $7,500- This may be the most picked QB this week.

Running Backs

Jeremy Hill $8,600- The Raiders looked better in preseason but I have to see it in real games.
Lamar Miller $7,300- There are not many options behind him right now.
Jonathon Stewart $7,100- He will be the bell cow.
Doug Martin $6,900- I think he gets a real shot and makes the most of it
Chris Ivory $6,400- The Browns are decent but expect at least 15-18 touches to not have Fitz throw it all over.
Duke Johnson $5,800- He has been cleared for contact and will be a nice cheap filler.

Wide Receivers

Julio Jones $9,000- I expect an huge day that’s worth the price.
DeAndre Hopkins $7,800 – I see double digit targets and a touchdown.
Vincent Jackson $7,200- He had similar stats to Evans and with him questionable he should soak up the targets.
Allen Robinson $6,100- He should get all the targets with no Julius Thomas.
John Brown $6,000- He spent the off season with his QB, I expect a very bog season.
Davante Adams $5,500- This is too easy but if head to head just take it and run.
Nelson Agholor $5,500- Playing a bad defense, this will be his cheapest week.

Tight Ends

Martellus Bennett $6,200- He is Jay Cutler’s best option in a game they will have to pass.
Delanie Walker $5,400- I think he becomes Mariota’s best friend.

Thank you for reading and have a great week, feel free to ask any questions here or on Twitter.

Mike