Each week, NFL Editors Ben Fisher and Mike Hetherington discuss three hot fantasy football topics.
1) Whose slow start are you more concerned with, Aaron Rodgers’ or Russell Wilson’s?
Hetherington: Rodgers’ start is concerning since he’s playing at a similar level as last season, but he has still put up QB1 numbers. Wilson, however, ranks above only Case Keenum, Jay Cutler and Trevor Siemian in fantasy points for QBs who have started two games. Wilson has clearly been limited by his ankle injury, which has taken away his ability to scramble effectively. In addition to that, he’s no longer benefiting from a strong run game and his offensive line has been a mess. There’s plenty of reason to be concerned with Wilson right now. He’s a questionable fantasy start against the 49ers this week.
2) If LeGarrette Blount keeps his full workload, how high in the running back rankings can he finish?
Hetherington: If, and that is a major if, Blount keeps the feature back load this season, he has the potential to finish as high-end RB2. His lack of a role in the passing game likely keeps him out of RB1, but he should see plenty of scoring opportunities once Tom Brady returns. It’s awfully tough to make any guarantees though when it comes the Patriots backfield; Bill Belichick likes to keep his opponents (and fantasy owners) guessing. Who knows when the next Jonas Gray is going to come around and steal Blount’s carries for a week.
3) Can Will Fuller outpoint his teammate DeAndre Hopkins?
Hetherington: Fuller has been impressive through two weeks, but I’m not ready to put him above Hopkins. Fuller is benefiting from the coverage Hopkins receives from defences and has made the most of his looks to this point but Hopkins is an elite receiver and a better redzone target. It’s been a strong start for Fuller but he remains unproven. We’ve already seen him drop a couple of balls this season and who knows if he could hit a rookie wall down the stretch. He’s looking like a WR2 this season for me, while Hopkins will once again be a high-end WR1.