WEEK 9: TE, D/ST Picks
Here are Z-Code’s Picks for the TE and D/ST position this week:
TE
Gronk 8500/8000
Tyler Eifert 5800/5400
Benjamin Watson 5700/4000
Heath Miller 5800/2700
Gronk is on here for the same reasons as brady, edelman, and lewis. However, of them all he is probably the most consistent. Really, he’s too expensive and I’d rather load up elsewhere and pick a guy like barnidge or watson for half the price who still can score 20+ on the right day.
Eifert was a painful bust last week, but I still believe in him. He’s been in a bit of a slump and I’d look for him and dalton to bounce back this week.
Benjamin watson is 70 year old TE who I really expect to score 0 every week. BUT, he doesn’t. Brees loves his TEs and he and watson have a rapport that cannot be dismissed. Furthermore, the astounding mediocrity that is the saints receiving corps means there is plenty of room for a no-name veteran TE to get plenty of looks in a pass-heavy offense.
Heath miller is a super value pick. I think he scores more than 7 which is all we need him to get at his price. I think the raiders defense is pretty decent, Big Ben isn’t completely there yet, and leveon bell is out for the season. Deangelo williams is a serviceable RB, but he’s no leveon bell. Oakland hasn’t given up a rushing TD since week two and I don’t think williams is the caliber runner to compete with their defensive front. I like miller to be the red zone and goal line option for the steelers in this game. I think this could be a breakout week for the TE who will also get more check-down looks than he’s used to. NOTE: his price on draftkings is especially juicy whereas on Fanduel I’d rather have Eifert for the price.
DST
Broncos 5300/3000
Jets 4700/3100
In my season-long fantasy league the only player on my roster who has outscored the broncos D is carson palmer. Not only are they averaging like 15 points a game, but they put up 9 last week against the PACKERS. This week they’re playing the colts who have struggled on offense to say the least. A defense who’s averaging almost a TD a game against a QB who’s averaging almost 2 interceptions a game is a recipe for sweet juicy fantasy points. Since the disparity in price between the number 1 defense and the number 32 is so minimal compared to other positions while the broncos have scored 30 more points than the next highest defense, I like spending the extra cash here.
The jets are also a stud defense with a great matchup against the jaguars who are so terrible they’ve negotiated to play a game in England every year in hopes of expanding their fanbase to a country that doesn’t know enough about football to laugh at them. 20 years from now when british kids grow up playing football instead of soccer, the London Jaguars may be a contender. Until then, they’re basically a team of trash cans in teal uniforms. But seriously, jacksonville is bad, the jets are good, start the jets. (Just remember not to start the jets in any lineups that feature allen hurns because then you’re just playing against yourself.)
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