NFL Fantasy Football Playoffs: Start ‘Em, Sit ‘Em And FanDuel Picks

Welcome to everyone who made your playoffs, or playing Fanduel because you did  not make it.  We will take a look at players I see as overrated or underrated based on their ESPN rankings and players I will look at to construct my FanDuel lineup;

Underachievers

  • New England Patriots QB Tom Brady:  His production continues to go down and being on the road versus the Texans will not help matters.
  • Green Bay Packers QB Aaron Rodgers:  This is more about his production and keeping expectations in check against a tough Cowboys pass defense.
  • New Orleans Saints QB Drew Brees:  He is back home on the road against an ever improving Buccaneers defense.
  • St Louis Rams RB Todd Gurley:  The carries may come back a bit this week but the Lions are at the top of run defenses over the past 5 weeks in the NFL.
  • New York Jets RB Chris Ivory:  Powell continues to take snaps and Ivory is wearing down as the Jets pass offense carries the team.
  • Kansas City Chiefs RB Charcandrick West: He only had 10 touches and has lost goal line carries to Spencer Ware.
  • Atlanta Falcons WR Julio Jones:  Welcome to Josh Norman island, keep expectations in check.
  • Dallas Cowboys WR Dez Bryant:  He is boom or bust with Matt Cassel at quarterback.
  • Oakland Raiders WR Amare Cooper:  His production has slowed down and now will see the Broncos.
  • New England Patriots TE Scott Chandler:  He is banged up and the Texans have athletic Lb’s to stop the limited tight end.

Overachievers

  • Buffalo Bills QB Tyrod Taylor:  He is back and the Eagles are the opponent, dial it up.
  • Cincinnati Bengals QB Andy Dalton:  He is home where he excels and gets to fave the Steelers secondary.
  • Tampa Bay Buccaneers QB Jameis Winston:  Start all skills guys versus the Saints.
  • Jacksonville Jaguars RB T.J Yeldon: He finally received goal line carries and the Colts are as shaky as they come on defense.
  • Baltimore Ravens RB Buck Allen:  The Seahawks present a tough one but his volume and pass catching ability will give him a solid day.
  • New Engalnd Patriots RB James White:  He seems to now have the Dion Lewis role and Blount looks shot.
  • Seattle Seahawks WR Doug Baldwin:  The Ravens secondary is still awful and him and Wilson have great chemistry right now.
  • Washington Redskins WR DeSean Jackson:  He has had 3 big weeks and can now be trusted as a WR3.
  • Arizona Cardinals WR Michael Floyd:  I have no idea why he is ranked so low with his production as well as all the Vikings in injuries on defense.
  • Tampa Bay Buccaneers TE Austin Sefarian Jenkins:  Two words, Saint defense.

Here are my FanDuel picks for the week where I will give some higher and lower salaries I like at each position. As you will see, I will be focusing on the defenses to pick on:

QB

  • Detroit Lions QB Matthew Stafford $7,000
  • Buffalo Bills QB Tyrod Taylor $7,500
  • New York Giants QB Eli Manning $7,500
  • Tampa Bay Buccaneers QB Jameis Winston $7,800

RB

  • Philadelphia Eagles RB Ryan Mathews $4,700
  • New Orleans Saints RB C.J Spiller $4,800
  • Washington Redskins RB Matt Jones $5,100
  • Indianapolis Colts RB Frank Gore $6,100
  • Jacksonville Jaguars RB T.Yeldon $6,400
  • Buffalo Bills RB LeSean McCoy $7,900

WR

  • Tennessee Titans WR Dorial Green Beckam $5,100
  • Seattle Seahawks WR Tyler Lockett $5,600
  • Miami Dolphins WR DeVante Parker $5,900
  • Seattle Seahawks WR Doug Baldwin $6,800
  • Buffalo Bills WR Sammy Watkins $7,200
  • Tampa Bay Buccaneers WR Mike Evans $8,000
  • New York Giants WR Odell Beckham $9,300

TE

  • Jacksonville Jaguars TE Julius Thomas $5,900
  • Tennessee Titans TE Delanie Walker $6,1
Thank you for reading and have a great week. Feel free to ask any questions here or Twitter!
Mike Dietrich
Mike Dietrich is the fantasy football columnist for JetNation.
Mike Dietrich

Mike Dietrich is the fantasy football columnist for JetNation.

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