Ranks 11 Sleepers Sanchez comes out of his slumber
The life of a fan can't be an easy one. Because most of the fans I know also support the New York Mets, and well, things aren't as great as being one of those who cheers for the Yankees and . And really, one of the most underrated sports stories of the last decade is that the were not only in the , but moments away from a win. I mean, the being in the is akin to a normal NFL franchise winning back-to-back s. Well, maybe not you, Detroit. But most franchises. The esteemed Dan Hanzus is the only person who I know personally who has pulled off the /Yankees combo. A rather rare species of sports fan up there with the life-long Cleveland fan who still pulls for the . (I do know one person like that, but I have never, in my life, ever met somebody from Baltimore who supports the . I commend Baltimore sports fans for that. I mean, we still have folks in Los Angeles who cheer on the St. Louis Football Club, which just doesn't make much sense to me. But I digre s.) My point being things could get pretty bad for fans in the coming
Caris LeVert Jersey weeks when starts to dominate for the . And trust me, this is going to happen The courtship of Sanchez really stood out to me this summer (and Hanzus and Chris We sling, too). coach has roots that date back to the Pac 10 when Sanchez played for USC. So Kelly obviously saw something in Sanchez he liked (Kelly wasn't at Oregon at the time when Sanchez would have been recruited, but still he had to be familiar). So if Kelly saw something he liked in Sanchez, this was something that instantly jumped on my radar. The preseason cemented this as Sanchez went out and out-performed . Had this been an open competition between the two, there is no doubt the nod would have went to Sanchez. But there was no way to bench a quarterback who threw just two interceptions the previous year, so Foles got the start. Duh. But I kind of liked Sanchez as a guy who would
DeAndre Jordan Jersey come out and win games for the . Sanchez did that against the on Sunday. He played pretty well, and I know some will knock him because of the picks, but one of those clearly wasn't his fault. This week he has the . Plus he will have a full week of preparation, too. Sanchez was thrown into the mix against the and looked great. Go look at his to s to , which was spot on. So I like Sanchez a lot this week. And not in a wishy-washy, "he's got a great matchup" way, either. I have a lot of faith in Sanchez this week. I have a weird suspicion Kelly wasn't too bummed when he had to turn to Sanchez. He seems like the quarterback he would have wanted on the field all along. Remember, Kelly inherited Foles and the other guy last year. Sanchez was somebody he sought. Sure, the market was kind of thin. But the didn't make a move for a quarterback in the NFL draft. And before you want to just claim it's the system that makes the quarterback, may I present to you . All right, it's time for the rest of the sleepers. , RB, There was a kid on Twitter who wanted me fired this year because I suggested West would be a better option than Tate. He disappeared when Tate was injured, only to reappear when Tate returned and ran pretty well. No doubt about it, dude's in the wind right now. West looks like he's going to get his chance against the on Thursday night. It will be dicey. Road team on a Thursday night. My hope is the will lean heavily on the run game. Honestly, if this wasn't a week when six teams are on a bye, I might have other ideas. But I'm going to go
Bruce Brown Jr. Jersey with my man West here. Because I'm that type of person. , QB, If you don't have the stomach to go with Sanchez (get over it, already), Tanny is somebody to certainly keep an eye on. The matchup isn't great against the . But shoot, didn't just smoke two bad matchups? You need to have some trust when a quarterback has played well. , RB, I don't entirely trust the play-calling for the Bucs, but Rainey has clearly been the better runner this season. Can we just get everybody to agree the thing should be over? We all good? The matchup against the should be pretty good. And yes, Chuck Sims lurks in the distance. But gue s what? Sims hasn't played this year and I'm not sure he's going to just tear the roof off the building, either. , WR, I know it seems weird to say, hey, remember the guy who was really good last week? Start him again this week. I just have to make sure you were paying attention. I mean, not a lot of people watched the Bucs. So save the (expletive) tweets about it. This is a full-service shop here. The key was the number of targets he received. , WR, Remember him before the bye week? sure seemed to like him. Wait, Zach is still starting right? But
Taurean Prince Jersey Hunter had the most targets. He wasn't graded out really high. But you know what? Sometimes you have to roll with the opportunity. , TE, You need a tight end. He's targeted a ton. The are a decent enough matchup. I like the to rebound this week. Daniels is a big part of this offense, so he's a pretty good option for those of us who used . Seriously, the bye week has come at the right time. D/ST I know a lot of folks might drop them this week, so you can swoop in. The still have a good defense even though things got sideways on Sunday night. The are a pretty nice option this week. I mean, it's a nice option to start the D/ST, not the . That was clear, right? , QB, I just looked over my League of Record. Looks like I'm going to need to burn some priority on a running back, which means I could be burned on the backside (literally and figuratively) for a quarterback. If I had to roll with Flacco who will be at home against the , well, it wouldn't be the worst po sible news. D/ST They are playing the . Seriously, that's it right there. What, I don't have anything else to add! It's the (expletive) . Oh snap, this is the week throws five picks and the score like 48 points, isn't it? DANGER ZONE!, QB, The Jags have played much better at home and ... what? This is technically a home game for the Jags, even though it's in London. (And save your dump relocation jokes. The Jags are staying in Jacksonville, so you will just have to deal with that.) Bortles doesn't have a great matchup, but the were dinged up on defense this week.
Landry Shamet Jersey And the losing to the Jags is going to happen. Allen, WR, That's right, if Allen doesn't do it this week ... yeah. I'm reaching here. I know either or is going to have a day this week against the . Dallas has way too many injuries and the will have somebody move the ball. I'm going with , here. He's still targeted a ton. Plus, he's had a bunch of great grades in a row, even if it doesn't always result in touchdowns. This is the Danger Zone. For the record, you can submit your fantasy questions to , or me on Twitter. But realize, NFL Live has 270K followers, and Fabiano has 165K. Me? Just four. See, the odds are better I will answer your question, so hit me up both or . And if you follow him on Sundays, he'll quote "The Wolf" from "Pulp Fiction" and then it's game on! Although, it's tough to catch me on Facebook. Twitter is your go-to." Plus seriously people, I'm not taking your tweets after Midnight. I'm into the #HashtagWars via .