Fantasy Football advice: Week nine start ’em sit ’em

Brendon Padula

Staff Writer

 

Is your fantasy football season not going the way you hoped? Can’t make decisions on whom to play? Well it’s about time you turned your team around and started winning some games.

Introducing Assumption College’s “Start’em Sit’ems” for week 9 of the NFL season. Much like the NFL suggestions, obvious and elite players such as “The GOAT” Tom Brady, or Todd Gurley won’t be included in these lists.

 

STARTS OF THE WEEK: Mitchell Trubisky vs Buffalo

Trubisky is finally the quarterback that the Bears invested in two years ago. With 1,500 passing yards, 13 touchdowns, and a passer rating of 97.1, 10th best in the NFL, Trubisky is looking like an elite QB in this league. Watching him throughout the season, he finally seems comfortable and more importantly, confident out on the field. Not only does he, himself look impressive, but the front office has done a great job of surrounding Trubisky with the weapons on offense to keep the ball moving forward, a coaching genius staff led by offensive minded head coach Matt Nagy to guide him in the right direction, and a powerful and dangerous defense to turn the ball back into the young QB’s hands. This is backed up also by his 27 points per week average this season.

Not only is Trubisky’s season looking very positive, he is also playing in the biggest mismatch of this week, the Buffalo Bills. The entirety of the Bills season can be summed up in one word, chaos. While their defense itself is ranked 21st in the NFL according to USA Today, it is simply no match for the well rounded offensive personnel of the Bears. Also, because the Bills’ offense is so atrocious, facing off against a playoff worthy defense is a recipe for disaster. This is because if the Bears defense manages to keep the Bills’ offense off the field, then they get the ball back to Mitchell Trubisky quicker and for more time.

 

QB:

Starts: Dak Prescott, Phillip Rivers, Cam Newton, Mitchell Trubisky, Kirk Cousins, Alex Smith, Matt Ryan

Sleepers: Deshaun Watson, Russell Wilson, Joe Flacco, Ben Roethlisberger

Sits: Marcus Mariota, Case Keenum, Jameis Winston, Sam Darnold, Matt Stafford, Derek Carr, Baker Mayfield

 

RB:

Starts: James White, Alvin Kamara, Christian McCaffrey, Tarik Cohen

Sleepers: Isaiah Crowell, Doug Martin, Adrian Peterson, Nick Chubb

Sits: Tevin Coleman, Alex Collins, James Conner, LeGarrette Blount

 

WR:
Starts: Robert Woods, Davante Adams, Keenan Allen, JuJu Smith-Schuster

Sits: Emmanuel Sanders, Mike Evans, Calvin Ridley, Doug Baldwin, Golden Tate

Sleepers: Amari Cooper, Geronimo Allison, Josh Gordon, Michael Crabtree, Stefon Diggs

 

TE:

Start: Jared Cook, Trey Burton, George Kittle

Sit: David Njoku, Jesse James

Sleeper: Jimmy Graham, Jordan Reed, Greg Olsen

 

D/ST:

Start: Houston Texans, Carolina Panthers, Chicago Bears,Baltimore Ravens, Minnesota Vikings

Sit: New England Patriots, LA Rams, Seattle Seahawks, Pittsburgh Steelers, Washington Redskins

Sleeper: New Orleans Saints, LA Chargers, Miami Dolphins