The Seattle pass defense is historically bad allowing 59.8 FPts/G,
and fantasy owners will obviously want to start Robert Woods and
Cooper Kupp, but add Josh Reynolds to that list. Reynolds has
seen plenty of opportunities over the past three weeks (22 targets)
and he’s scored in two of the three games and that was against
much stronger pass defenses (San Francisco and Chicago).
Allen Robinson is a fantasy mainstay, but the Vikings’ pass defense
has allowed more than one wideout double-digit production. They
have allowed 15 double-digit fantasy totals in eight games and
both Miller and Darnell Mooney have a chance to be that second
guy in Week 10. I prefer Miller’s 64% catch percentage over Mooney’s
57%.
At the beginning of the season Cooks was supposed to be the No.1
guy and the replacement for DeAndre Hopkins, but Will Fuller has
taken over the top role. Still, against a Browns defense ranked
28th, both guys should thrive. Ignoring the game against the Raiders
in a tropical storm, Tyler Boyd, Tee Higgins and A.J. Green all
cracked the 15-point mark against Cleveland. Weather could be
an issue so check later in the week and pray your weatherperson
gets it right.
I’m expecting Kenny Golladay to miss another game, yet I saw
nothing from Jones last weekend to tell me he can take advantage
of the gigantic opportunity. Despite a missing Golladay, Jones
managed just four targets. His disaster of a day was saved by
a 15-yard touchdown catch, but much more than 43 yards was expected
from fantasy owners. It’s unlikely that Jones will see much deep
work against a fierce Washington pass rush. He’s yet to crack
80 yards in any game, so he’ll be too touchdown-dependent for
me to start in Week 10.
Horses for courses. Thielen doesn’t like this course. Since
2016 he’s averaged 3.85 completions and 38 yards per game
against the Bears. And over those last seven games he’s
yet to catch a touchdown pass. The Vikings No.1 wideout hasn’t
done much since the team’s off week, combining for five
receptions and 65 yards in a pair of dull efforts. The Bears have
yielded just three touchdown passes to wideouts all season. Avoid
this matchup.
Chark exploded last weekend for 7-146-1, but that was a favorable
matchup with a porous Texans’ pass defense (ranked 26th).
Additionally, wideout Laviska Shenault left the game due to injury.
Shenault practiced Wednesday which would cut into Chark’s
target share. I said avoid the Jags’ quarterback and so too
his receivers. The Packers have yielded the seventh-fewest receptions
(95), fourth-fewest yards (1,174) and 10th fewest touchdown passes
(8). Those numbers would look even better had they not allowed 184
yards and a score, much of it during garbage time, to Richie James
of the 49ers.
