I messed up last week and forgot to talk about my Week 9 cash game lineups.
Well, let’s just say, coupled with Week 10’s worst outing of the year, it wasn’t profitable. GPPs saved me in Week 9, but in Week 10, it was a total loss.
Josh Rosen cracked my cash game lineup and I couldn’t make myself go to Mariota. Even though I said I loved RSJ earlier in the week, I somehow got to Vernon Davis…and then Kareem Hunt was a total joke.
Basically those 3 moves botched my day. With Mariota and RSJ? Win.
My biggest flaw was having to choose between all of the top running backs. I loved all of them and made the decision to drop down to Hunt and Kamara over Gurley and Gordon (played them in all my GPPs instead).
All of my GPP lineups failed to cash, but they would’ve easily made my day in cash game contests.
It is what it is.
For the season in cash, I am at a 50% success rate at 5-5. Hopefully we can get back on track in Week 11. For cash games, I feel like things are pretty straight forward in a couple of spots, which I always like.
Enough banters, let’s talk football!
QUARTERBACKS
Drew Brees – New Orleans Saints – $6,500
Analysis: Brees at home against a pass funnel defense in the main slates’ highest projected scoring game? Yes, please. The Eagles are decimated with injuries at the cornerback position and have been getting waxed all season long to the tune of 285 passing yards and 1.33 touchdown passes per game allowed, good for 10 overall in fantasy points allowed to QBs. But the Eagles haven’t faced one of the best offenses in the game, especially not one that is throwing for 287 yards per game and scoring 36 points per game.
Carson Wentz – Philadelphia Eagles – $6,300
Analysis: The Eagles are coming off a crushing lost to division foe Dallas and has to continue its hard stretch of schedule in New Orleans this week, where the Saints have been crushing opposing backfield, but are a sieve for passing attacks, allowing 296 yards passing per game and are second in the league in fantasy points allowed to QBs. With a spread larger than a touchdown now, Wentz will have to throw, throw, throw and utilize his shiny, new weapon in Golden Tate even more in Week 11. Truthfully, it’s between Wentz and another QB for me in cash this week.
Marcus Mariota – Tennessee Titans – $5,500
Analysis: I should’ve got to Mariota last week. Now he’s priced up after two stellar affairs, but he again is in a healthy spot, indoors and appears to actually be healthy for the first time all season. The Colts are allowing 286 yards and 1.67 TDs per game to QBs this season. This may not be where I go in cash personally, but he’s worthy based on how well he’s playing, his improved health and rushing floor.
Dak Prescott – Dallas Cowboys – $5,200
Analysis: I never thought there would be a day when I would have 3 Dallas Cowboys on the Cash Game Index…You gotta be a subscriber to see who the other two are. But here we are and we have Amari Cooper to thank for this. Dak has had fantasy outputs of 29, 22, 16 and 21 the past four weeks and now he gets a juicy matchup against the Atlanta Falcons, in a dome. The Falcons are 3rd in fantasy points allowed to QBs this season, allowing 305 yards and just over 2 TD passes per game to QBs.
