The Starts

Jameis Winston – Coming off of a stellar game last week, Winston goes on the road to take on a Colts team that has not been great defensively this season, they did get 3 interceptions off of Matt Ryan, but I doubt we’ll see that kind of production from them 2 weeks in a row, not with Doug Martin running the ball to set up the play action passes. Winston is a rookie going on the road, but he’s already won games in New Orleans and Atlanta, plus, he seems to be coming into his own this season. I like Winston’s chances to do well in this game

Javorius Allen – The Ravens lost Joe Flacco and Justin Forsett for the season last week, and they will be facing off against the Browns on Monday night. The Browns are downright terrible against the run, even if they’ve tried to improve that this season, they’re still at the bottom of the league in run defense, giving up 138.8 rushing yards per game.

Larry Fitzgerald – Going against the 49ers this week, Fitzgerald is a must start, as the 49ers have been playing terribly, and with Carson Palmer under center, this is a good week for Fitzy. The Cardinals have been on fire lately, and I don’t expect that to change any time soon, oh, and Fitzy had 134 yards and 2 touchdowns against the 49ers in week 2

The Sits

Ryan Tannehill – Going up against the Jets this week seems like a dicey proposition for the Dolphins signal caller, as the Jets have a quality defense that’s been good at shutting down quarterbacks (mostly). Tannehill also has not saved his best for the games against his division rival, throwing only 6 touchdowns and 8 interceptions against them… in 7 career games.

Frank Gore – Frank Gore has finally started to look old, he might actually be human after all! This is unfortunate for both him and the Colts, as they brought him in to balance their offense, but, as he always does, Ahmad Bradshaw has come in to save the Colts run game, and their season, getting a lot of touches last week, including 2 touchdowns against the Atlanta Falcons, meaning Gore could be in more of a timeshare than he’s used to, and a surprisingly stingy Bucs run defense doesn’t help things.

Charles Clay – The Chiefs defense has been on fire of late, keying their 4 game win streak, and that includes only giving up around 2 points per game to tight ends in that time, I don’t expect that to change this week, as the Bills offense may rely more on the run game in an attempt to slow down Tamba Hali and Justin Houston from the pass rush.

 

The Risks

Andy Dalton – Dalton played a great game last week against the Cardinals, who have a ferocious and opportunistic defense ready to pounce on any quarterback, this week he goes against the Rams,         who have been tough  on quarterbacks lately. That defense has been tough for anyone to break through, but Dalton and the Bengals could be a team that presents too many matchup problems, making Dalton a tough decision this week, he seems like a boom or bust candidate.

Latavius Murray – Murray has had an up and down season, and it’s been mostly down lately, as the Raiders running back has struggled with consistency, and struggling in general in the last 3 games, and going against the Titans run defense, which has been tough this season against opposing runners, this doesn’t look like a game to start Murray, but it would seem that he is due for a big game, after starting this season with such promise.

Stefon Diggs – Diggs looked great early on this season, but going against the Falcons, and their surprisingly good defense against wide receivers, currently 4^th in the NFL against wide receivers, this is not a good week to start Diggs.