We had a bit of a mixed bag last week among the three stacks to consider. The Redskins (Alex Smith, Adrian Peterson, Jamison Crowder) turned out to be an unmitigated disaster as the ‘Skins were able to put up just nine points against the Colts’ shitty defense. The Panthers (Cam Newton, Christian McCaffrey, Devin Funchess) proved to be productive as did the Lions (Matthew Stafford, Golden Tate, Kneey Golladay). On to week three….
Philadelphia Eagles
Carson Wentz, Corey Clement, Nelson Agholor
The Eagles will welcome back Carson Wentz after rehabbing a brutal knee injury that he sustained last season. He and the Eagles face a Colts defense which looked good against the Redskins last week but generally are not very good. Wentz faces a soft matchup in his first game back and Nelson Agholor who has seen 22 targets through two weeks with Nick Foles under center figures to play a prominent role against a piss poor Colts secondary. Corey Clement should be the workhorse in the backfield for the Eagles who are favored in this matchup. Jay Ajayi and Darren Sproles have both been ruled out leaving Clement, who will be a popular option, the likely recipient of the majority of touches out of the backfield. Assuming that the Colts are trailing in this game, the clear-cut option to roll this Eagles stack back with is T.Y. Hilton.
Los Angeles Rams
Jared Goff, Todd Gurley, Cooper Kupp
This Rams offense might not be the greatest show on turf, but for my money, they are certainly close as it pertains to fantasy. The options are limited for them in terms of where the ball is going to go. Jared Goff has taken a big step forward as the Rams’ leader under center and has the best running back in football right behind him. Todd Gurley is a throwback. He’s a workhorse in the backfield; something we don’t see too much these days. The University of Georgia product has touched the ball 23 and 22 times respectively over the last two weeks and is coming off of an efficient 108 on 20 carry game against the Raiders. Cooper Kupp is as steady as they come for slot receivers and value receiver at that. Kupp has played all but two snaps thus far through two weeks and has 11 catches on 15 targets with a touchdown over that span. He’s just $4,900 on DK where there’s a chance I won’t have a lineup without him this week. Mike Williams would be the guy that I would run this Rams stack back within tournaments. Ideally, the Rams defense will aim to shut down Keenan Allen leaving more opportunity for Williams, a high draft pick and value option on both sites, to capitalize.
New Orleans Saints
Drew Brees, Alvin Kamara, Michael Thomas
PSA: This will be expensive, especially with AK and MT. Brees is too cheap, especially on DK where he might as well be free for 
God’s sake. We all saw what Cam and CMC did to the Falcons last week. CMC caught 14 passes for over 100 yards. It’s clear that the Falcons defense is behind the eight ball without Deion Jones and Keeanu Neal there to limit the damage as it pertains to receptions to opposing running backs. To be honest, I have no fucking clue how they could possibly keep Kamara in check this week. He’s the best pass-catching back in the league right now (it’s not really close) and his volume is there. Michael Thomas has 30 targets and 28 catches through two games with three touchdowns under his belt. MT was able to accumulate 14 receptions and 183 yards last season in two games against the Falcons. I think Atlanta hangs around in this game and for that reason, Tevin Coleman is someone that interests me with Devonta Freeman out and will save some salary.
GOOD LUCK!!
