Fresh off a bye week and a trade for Amari Cooper, things were starting to look toward improvement for the Cowboys.
Then Monday night against the Titans happened, the same ol’ shit.
I don’t know what the Cowboys need to do moving forward with their on-field personnel, but Jason Garrett has to go. The coach refuses to make adjustments, refuses to take chances and doesn’t dial up plays for Dak to be successful more consistently. Yes, i am also starting to waiver on whether Dak is actually a good quarterback, too, but I want to see how he does moving forward with Amari Cooper getting more comfortable with the offense.
There’s a stat out there about the Cowboys and handing the ball to Zeke around 25 times per game or more. Their record is ridiculous, and somehow, he continues to get dropped from the offense at weird, inopportune times.
There’s no flair to this offense and without Sean Lee, the defense flounders because they don’t know how to adjust properly without him.
I wanted the Cowboys to lose every game the rest of the way, but with the first-round pick gone, they might as well try to win the wide open NFC East and Garrett can keep his stupid job for another season.
Now on to Week 10…
QUARTERBACKS
Philip Rivers – Los Angeles Chargers – $6,000
Analysis: The Raiders are in tank mode, so it’s Chargers onslaught time. Oakland is 7th in fantasy points allowed to quarterbacks and Rivers and the Chargers are averaging 27.5 points per game and are favored by nearly 10 points in a game with a 50-point total.
Tom Brady – New England Patriots – $6,000
Analysis: The Pats are getting the Titans on a shorter week than normal and I am not trusting this Titans defense as anything more than average. Let’s see how they do against an efficient offense that can put up lots of points. Gronk likely isn’t going to play, but Sony Michel is returning. Brady still has James White, Julian Edelman, and Josh Gordon operating the remaining parts of the field. Brady isn’t afraid to throw it to anyone on his team, and $6K sticks out for a price for the GOAT.
Andy Dalton – Cincinnati Bengals – $5,800
Analysis: Without A.J. Green, I am not sure that Dalton is someone I will go to in cash. The Saints are the worst team in the league in fantasy points allowed to quarterbacks. Dalton is under $6 this week and are facing a team coming off a big win over the Rams. With that said, this could be a letdown spot for the Saints, and even if the Saints are the Saints we’ve seen, then Dalton and the Bengals would be likely playing from behind and having to throw a ton.
Russell Wilson – Seattle Seahawks – $5,700
Analysis: It’s November and that means it’s Russell Wilson time for fantasy football. He is in the second meeting against the Rams, which typically means scores are lower. But this is the Rams’ offense we are talking about here and this game scored more than 60 points last time out. Russell has thrown 11 TDs in his past four games and he’s flashed some rushing ability. With Chris Carson likely to miss this week, it will be the Mike Davis, Russell Wilson and David Moore show.
Andrew Luck – Indianapolis Colts – $5,500
Analysis: I guess I hadn’t been following Andrew Luck as well as I should. Here’s his touchdown passes for the last 5 games – 4, 3, 4, 4, 3. That’s a total of 21 TDs in that span. Now he gets Jacksonville pricing, which is really inaccurate this year because the Jags aren’t this dominant force they have been, and it’s likely they are without A.J. Bouye once again.
Baker Mayfield – Cleveland Browns – $5,400
Analysis: This is a great bounce back spot for the Browns as they host the Atlanta Falcons. This offense already looked better with new OC Freddie Kitchens at the helm. Mayfield has lots of talent around him and he’s more than capable of getting the ball to his receivers. He can run when he needs as well. The Falcons are 3rd overall in fantasy points allowed to QBs. This game has a 50.5 total with the Falcons favored by less than 5. The Falcons are giving up 28 points per game and an average of 304.3 passing yards per game.
Josh Rosen – Arizona Cardinals – $4,800
Analysis: Another new OC making outlooks improved for their current team and situation. Arizona OC Byron Leftwich was making sure Rosen was targeting his core skills players often and with swiftness. While teams underperform against the Chiefs in Arrowhead, this is more of a volume, opportunity based play with upside in a game featuring a 50-point total against a team that has allowed an average of 302 yards passing per game.
