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The Shot Caller's Report - Quarterbacks
Your Guide To Fantasy Lineups: Week 9
11/5/15
QBs | RBs | WRs

Bye Weeks: Arizona, Houston, Kansas City, Detroit, Seattle, Baltimore

Derek Carr

Derek Carr has been on a two-week roll with seven total touchdowns and 622 passing yards.


Grab a Helmet

Marcus Mariota @ NO: The early week prognosis looks good for Mariota’s availability this Sunday. Just in time too! A delicious matchup with the Saints looms on the horizon. Marcus gives this offense an element that Zach Mettenberger just couldn’t…accuracy! Mariota is completing an impressive 63.6 percent of his passes, and this enables his receivers to make plays after the catch. Granted he’ll probably be without top target Kendall Wright, but big plays could be had down the field with some of his young athletic receivers. Tennessee is going to have to throw to remain competitive in this game, and this plays right into Mariota’s hands. Baring a set-back, look for Mariota to sneak into the QB1 conversation this week.

Derek Carr @ PIT: After watching (and being on the wrong end of) the eviscerating of the Jets elite defense on Sunday, Carr is for real. For a young guy with a big arm, he shows a tremendous amount of touch on his passes, and the chemistry he shows with his receiver corps is impressive, seeing as he’s only been working with Cooper and Crabtree since the spring. He sports a sterling 15-3 touchdown-to-interception ratio, and generally avoids some of the mistakes young quarterbacks are prone to. This week he heads on the road to face a reeling Pittsburgh team. The Steelers, while generally playing good defense, had no answer to A.J. Green last week, and are simply not good enough to make me shy away from Carr. Roll with the kid as a QB1 this week.

Jay Cutler @ SD (MON): The Bears are a 2-5 football team, but it isn’t because of Cutler. The much maligned signal caller is averaging a healthy 19.9 fantasy points per game and is avoiding the game crippling mistakes of the past. Since Alshon Jeffrey’s return a few weeks ago, the big play threat has returned to the Chicago offense. While Cutler has been a more effective real life quarterback than fantasy one, a huge week could be on the horizon vs. San Diego. With the injury to Matt Forte, and the high scoring Chargers moving the ball effectively, Cutler could easily approach 50 attempts in this Monday night game. Don’t be afraid to run Cutler out into DFS and season-long line-ups this week.

Grab a Headset

Teddy Bridgewater v. STL: Bridgewater’s ascendance to fantasy usefulness has been a long one. Although he’s playing well in spots, the return of AP, and the philosophy of the offense has curbed most of Bridgewater’s upside. With only two multi-touchdown games on his resume this season, the production hasn’t made Bridgewater startable in anything more than two-quarterback leagues. The vicious Rams defense comes to town, and I expect both of these teams to attempt 50-plus rushes between them. Low volume, poor match-up and season long funk all make Bridgewater a poor option this week.

Blake Bortles @ NYJ: The overall QB9 brings his game to the Meadowlands this weekend. After being embarrassed on the west coast by the Raiders last week, look for the Jets to come out looking for blood in this one. Bortles has thrown at least one interception in three straight games, and I expect the Jets to come after Bortles with reckless abandon. Bortles wasn’t great against the last aggressive defense he faced (Bills - 182 yards, 44% completions). Yeldon won’t find much room to run against the Jets front and Blake will be in for a long day. He’s been a solid fantasy player this year, but if I have other options this week I’m going with them.

Aaron Rodgers @ CAR: I know, you’re not sitting him, but it may be time to think the unthinkable…Rodgers may finish the year a lot closer to the QB10 than QB1. In sixteen games last season Rodgers threw for less than 300 yards a mere seven times. In seven games this season Rodgers has thrown for less than 300 yards six times! Maybe because the bar has been set so high we’ve come to expect much more, but Rogers has only two three-plus touchdown games this year, and looked absolutely overmatched against Denver on Sunday night. He’s been downright bad against top flight defenses on the road, and that is the exact scenario he faces against Carolina. The deep passing game is gone with Jordy Nelson injured and defenses are playing extremely aggressively because of it. Expect a very limited ceiling this week, and adjust line-ups accordingly.

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