Week 1 Fantasy Starts and Sits

Hi, FANTASY STARTS AND SITS IS BACK! Last year before the Sunday games every week I would write a post about players who should start and shouldn't start on your fantasy team for the week due to their match-ups or something else. Here are my starts and sits:

STARTS

Christine Michael, RB, Seahawks: People are ready to see Thomas Rawls play again after his season got ended early last season when he got injured. Those people will have to wait. Rawls is still easing into playing again and this week, coach Pete Carroll listed backup RB Christine Michael as the starter. Michael has had a monster pre-season and he is super fast and has shown that he can play GREAT! Against the Dolphins easy defense, Michael should come off your leagues waiver wire onto your starting lineup. He is a great RB-2/FLEX!

DeAngelo Williams, RB, Steelers: Anyone who has DeAngelo Williams should be very excited. Williams was amazing last year when he stepped in for the injured Le'Veon Bell. Now Bell has a 3 game suspension to start off the year and DeAngelo is back at starter. Against an easy Redskins defense, Williams should be able to expose them for many points. Having him and Christine Michael would be great for your team in week 1. Don't just start Williams this week, start him the next 2 weeks. Williams is an RB1/RB2/FLEX.

Tyrod Taylor, QB, Bills: Taylor had a very good season last year. He threw for 20 TD's and only threw 6 interceptions. He also rushed for 4 TD's. Taylor is so good. He is great at throwing the ball and with no. 1 WR Sammy Watkins back in the game, he should be amazing. Against an easy Ravens defense he should be able to steal a lot of points in that game. Not to mention Tyrod also is one of the only good starting rushing QB's, he can run in for touchdowns himself getting himself a lot of points.

Martellus Bennett, TE, Patriots: With Rob Gronkowski out for week 1, Bennett will be the starting tight end and he should haul in a lot of passes. Bennett has a lot of talent and was a great starting tight end on the Bears and now on the Patriots he will even get a lot of targets. Watch out for him, pick him up as your starting tight end for week 1.

OTHER STARTS: DeMarco Murray RB Titans, Blake Bortles QB Jaguars, Eddie Lacy RB Packers, Sammy Watkins WR Bills, Tyler Lockett WR Seahawks.

SITS

Jimmy Garapollo, QB, Patriots: Sure, it may be fun to test out a QB who is young and starting in a talented offense when Brady is gone, but don't test your luck. First of all, Garapollo is against the Cardinals defense, one of the leagues best defenses, second, Patriots best pass catcher Rob Gronkowski is not playing this week. Third, this is Garapollo's first game as a starter which is hard for him. I wouldn't start any of the Patriots offensive players except for maybe RB LeGarrette Blount who could be good.

Arian Foster, RB, Dolphins: Everyone is probably really excited to see Fosters debut as a starter in Miami, but I wouldn't put him in yet. The Dolphins are in Seattle against one of the leagues BEST defenses. Foster will be limited to not many carries and it isn't great for him. Don't start him unless you don't want points.

Jimmy Graham, TE, Seahawks: Since Graham is finally coming back after an injury that he got mid-way through last season, everyone is super excited to finally be able to plug him into their lineups. Graham is good, but don't start him. He is going to play but Coach Pete Carroll never said how much play time he would get, he won't get much is my guess cause he is working on coming back. Plus since he is coming back, he may not be as good as he was as he turned on last year. Give him a few weeks before you put Graham in.

Kirk Cousins, QB, Redskins: Cousins is overrated. Everyone says he is so good and sometimes he is, but this isn't going to be his week. He is playing against the Steelers good defense and his receivers aren't great. DeSean Jackson is sometimes good, Josh Doctson is a rookie, Jamison Crowder can't play great. Cousins does have amazing tight end Jordan Reed but he will be covered up by some good corners. Don't start Cousins this week, he could be a fluke.

OTHER SITS: Matt Forte' RB Jets, Jarvis Landry WR Dolphins, Keenan Allen WR Chargers, Phillip Rivers QB Chargers, Ryan Tannehill QB Dolphins, Carlos Hyde 49ers RB, Thomas Rawls RB Seahawks. THANKS FOR READING!!!