Now I know last week I said it hurt when I fell just 2.6 fantasy points shy of my 100 fantasy point goal, but this week, I think it hurts even more than that. I scored a whopping 94.22 fantasy points. Now that’s a good stat line and a great effort on my end, there's no doubt about that. The issue is, I did this, I fell 5.78 fantasy points shy of my goal, with my quarterback scoring negative points. That’s right, I started Nick Foles who posted a massive -0.98 points. I could have started nearly any other option and I would have topped 100 fantasy points. Man, does that grind my gears. This B-Team series sees us construct a hypothetical fantasy football lineup consisting of players owned in less than 40-percent of Yahoo and/or ESPN leagues. The goal of the series is to top 100 fantasy points with the made-up team. The purpose is to show that there is regularly available value on the waiver wire at almost all times.
We had some massive performances last week that helped fuel our great week. It was actually our tight end who lead the way for us as Tyler Higbee posted 23.7 fantasy points. James Washington of the Pittsburgh Steelers came through with another 21.1 fantasy points and Benny Snell Jr. added 13.7 fantasy points. Actually, our lowest scoring fantasy performance of the week was the Denver Broncos’ defense who scored eight points. Outside of Nick Foles, who again, was one of the biggest disappointments in the history of the B-Team, the team as a whole had a fantastic week. You can see how I did last week below and how I’ve performed in previous weeks at the bottom of this article.
Week 13 Results
QB: Nick Foles (Jacksonville Jaguars) - -0.98 points
RB: Darrel Williams (Kansas City Chiefs) - 8.6 points
RB: Benny Snell Jr. (Pittsburgh Steelers) - 13.7 points
WR: Chris Conley (Jacksonville Jaguars) - 9.7 points
WR: James Washington (Pittsburgh Steelers) - 21.1 points
TE: Tyler Higbee (Los Angeles Rams) - 23.7 points
Flex: Darius Slayton (New York Giants) - 10.4 points
Def: Denver Broncos - 8 points
Total: 94.22 points
Week 14 Picks
Quarterback
Ryan Fitzpatrick (Miami Dolphins) - Owned in 23% of Yahoo and 14.4% of ESPN leagues
Fitzmagic is back. The sensation that took the fantasy football community by storm to start the 2018 season is back. Over the past two games against the Cleveland Browns and Philadelphia Eagles, Fitzpatrick has posted back-to-back games of 25.06 and 27.80 fantasy points. In his most recent outing, against the Eagles, he threw for 365 yards and three touchdowns. He now gets the New York Jets, who has allowed the 16th most fantasy points to opposing quarterbacks. Look for Fitzpatrick and the Dolphins to put on another show this week.
Running Backs
Bilal Powell (New York Jets) - Owned in 11% of Yahoo and 0.6% of ESPN leagues
Le’Veon Bell has been ruled out for Sunday’s game with the Miami Dolphins due to illness. This will open up the door for Blial Powell and Ty Montgomery to split the work. I believe Powell to get the majority of the work, as he has seen more work over the season thus far over Montgomery. The Dolphins have allowed the sixth most fantasy points to opposing running backs as well.
Patrick Laird (Miami Dolphins) - Owned in 18% of Yahoo and 10.1% of ESPN leagues
Laird came out of nowhere last week to now become the starting back for the Miami Dolphins. Last week against the very tough Philadelphia Eagles’ running defense, he ran the ball 10 times and only managed five yards. A rushing touchdown did salvage his day. He added five reception and 43 yards through the air. The Jets have actually allowed the 10th fewest fantasy points to opposing running backs. I’m not expecting much but going for more of the volume here in Laird than anything.
Wide Receivers
Zach Pascal (Indianapolis Colts) - Owned in 32% of Yahoo and 29.2% of ESPN leagues
I love Zach Pascal this week and he’ll be heavily featured in my lineups in both re-draft and DFS. T.Y. Hilton remains out for the Colts but rookie Parris Campbell will return. Campbell doesn’t do much for Pascal’s value however. He still will remain the top option and receiver for Jacoby Brissett. The Colts get the Tampa Bay Buccaneers this week, who have allowed the most fantasy points to opposing wide receivers.
James Washington (Pittsburgh Steelers) - Owned in 38% of Yahoo and 32.2% of ESPN leagues
The fact that James Washington is still owned in less than 40-percent of leagues is mind blowing. I couldn’t help myself in using him for a second straight week after he posted a 21.1 fantasy point week last week, helping me get to 94.22 total fantasy points. JuJu Smith-Schuster is out again this week, keeping James Washington as the Steelers’ and Delvin Hodges’ top receiver. James Conner too remains out, which will keep the Steelers going through the air more. The Cardinals have also given up the third most fantasy points to opposing wide receivers.
Tight End
Tyler Higbee (Los Angeles Rams) - Owned in 18% of Yahoo and 8.5% of ESPN leagues
Higbee will be my second repeat from a week ago. Last week he went off against the porous Arizona Cardinals’ defense that is horrible against the tight-end and have allowed the most fantasy points to opposing tight ends. Luckily for us, he gets the Seattle Seahawks this week who have allowed the second most fantasy points to opposing tight ends. Gerald Everett will miss this week’s game with a knee injury, leaving Higbee as the three-down tight-end for the Rams once again.
Flex
Darius Slayton (New York Giants) - Owned in 25% of Yahoo and 31.1% of ESPN leagues
This is a rather risky move. Slayton and Eli Manning have little-to-no history playing together. Eli also hasn’t been on the field since early in the season, obviously, when he wasn’t playing well and the Giants made the switch to the rookie Daniel Jones. But, over the last three weeks, Slayton has seen 30 targets, that’s volume we can’t ignore. The Giants get the Eagles this week, who have allowed the fifth most fantasy points to opposing wide receivers.
Defense
Tennessee Titans - Owned in 34% of Yahoo and 32.5% of ESPN leagues
This match-up here for the Titans’ defense against the Oakland Raiders has a high ceiling written all over it. The Titans’ defense is fresh off of a dominating performance against the Indianapolis Colts where they forced three turnovers and scored a defensive touchdown enroute to a 20 fantasy point day. The Raiders were embarrassed by the Chiefs as they allowed their defense to post 22 fantasy points and only mustered nine total points.
Week 12 Results
QB: Sam Darnold (New York Jets) - 28.2 points
RB: Raheem Mostert (San Francisco 49ers) - 13.7 points
RB: Kalen Ballage (Miami Dolphins) - 3.6 points
WR: Taylor Gabriel (Chicago Bears) - 2.9 points
WR: Russell Gage (Atlanta Falcons) - 15.6 points
TE: Ryan Griffin (New York Jets) - 10.3 points
Flex: Hunter Renfrow (Oakland Raiders) - 6.1 points
Def: Seattle Seahawks - 17 points
Total: 97.4 points
Week 11 Results
QB: Kyle Allen (Carolina Panthers) - 9.4 points
RB: Raheem Mostert (San Francisco 49ers) - 4.7 points
RB: J.D. McKissic (Detroit Lions) - 8.3 points
WR: Zach Pascal (Indianapolis Colts) - 3.7 points
WR: Russell Gage (Atlanta Falcons) - 5.2 points
TE: Ross Dwelley (San Francisco 49ers) - 17.4 points
Flex: Cole Beasley (Buffalo Bills) - 7.8 points
Def: New York Jets - 9 points
Total: 65.5 points
Week 10 Results
QB: Ryan Tannehill (Tennessee Titans) - 18.94 points
RB: Trey Edmunds (Pittsburgh Steelers) - 3.5 points
RB: J.D. McKissic (Detroit Lions) - 11.5 points
WR: A.J. Brown (Tennessee Titans) - 2.7 points
WR: Josh Reynolds (Los Angeles Rams) - 7.9 points
TE: Mike Gesicki (Miami Dolphins) - 3.8 points
Flex: Chester Rogers (Indianapolis Colts) - 5.1 points
Def: New York Giants - 1 point
Total: 54.44 points
Week 9 Results
QB: Sam Darnold (New York Jets) - 13.5 points
RB: Alexander Mattison (Minnesota Vikings) - 0.6 points
RB: J.D. McKissic (Detroit Lions) - 16.2 points
WR: DeVante Parker (Miami Dolphins) - 15.7 points
WR: Zach Pascal (Indianapolis Colts) - 18.6 points
TE: Jonnu Smith (Tennessee Titans) - 4.8 points
Flex: Chris Conley (Jacksonville Jaguars) - 5.2 points
DEF: Miami Dolphins - 8 points
Total: 82.6 points
Week 8 Results
QB: Mason Rudolph (Pittsburgh Steelers) - 17.04 points
RB: J.D. McKissic (Detroit Lions) - 3.1 points
RB: Mark Walton (Miami Dolphins) - 6.4 points
WR: DeVante Parker (Miami Dolphins) - 11.9 points
WR: Keke Coutee (Houston Texans) - 0 points
TE: Jonnu Smith (Tennessee Titans) - 19.8
FLEX: Cole Beasley (Buffalo Bills) - 13.1 points
DEF: Detroit Lions - 11 points
Total: 82.34
Week 7 Results
QB: Daniel Jones (New York Giants) - 11.42 points
RB: Darrell Henderson Jr. (Los Angeles Rams) - 4.9 points
RB: Alexander Mattison (Minnesota Vikings) - 1.8 points
WR: Cole Beasley (Buffalo Bills) - 10.6 points
WR: Auden Tate (Cincinnati Bengals) - 9.5 points
TE: Darren Fells (Houston Texans) - 4.7 points
Flex: Dante Pettis (San Francisco 49ers) - 0 points
DEF: Detroit Lions - -4 points
Total: 38.92 points
Week 6 Results
QB: Case Keenum (Washington) - 15.64 points
RB: Ito Smith (Atlanta Falcons) - 0.6 points
RB: Chase Edmonds (Arizona Cardinals) - 14.7 points
WR: Geronimo Allison (Green Bay Packers) - 4.8 points
WR: Preston Williams (Miami Dolphins) - 5.1 points
TE: Darren Fells (Houston Texans) - 12.9 points
FLEX: Auden Tate (Cincinnati Bengals) - 14.1 points
DEF: Miami Dolphins - 1 point
Total: 68.86 points
Week 5 Results
QB: Andy Dalton (Cincinnati Bengals) - 18.98 points
RB: Nyheim Hines (Indianapolis Colts) - 8.5 points
RB: Brandon Bolden (New England Patriots) - 11.2 points
WR: Geronimo Allison (Green Bay Packers) - 4.8 points
WR: Auden Tate (Cincinnati Bengals) - 11.6 points
TE: Tyler Eifert (Cincinnati Bengals) - 3.4 points
FLEX: Cole Beasley (Buffalo Bills) - 5.1 points
DEF: Oakland Raiders - 8
Total: 71.58 points
Week 4 Results
QB: Case Keenum (Washington) - 0.48 points
RB: Tony Pollard (Dallas Cowboys) - 0 points
RB: Alexander Mattison (Minnesota Vikings) - 2.3 points
WR: Dontrelle Inman (Los Angeles Chargers) - 12.6 points
WR: Preston Williams (Miami Dolphins) - 8.6 points
TE: Vernon Davis (Washington) - 1.5 points
FLEX: Kenny Stills (Houston Texans) - 4. Points
DEF: Cincinnati Bengals - 2 points
Total: 31.88 Points
Week 3 Results
QB: Kyle Allen (Carolina Panthers) - 24.34 points
RB: Darwin Thompson (Kansas City Chiefs) - 0.8 points
RB: Rex Burkhead (New England Patriots) - 18.9 points
WR: Randall Cobb (Dallas Cowboys) - 4.3 points
WR: Deebo Samuel (San Francisco 49ers) - 7.4 points
TE: Will Dissly (Seattle Seahawks) - 18.2 points
Flex: Phillip Dorsett (New England Patriots) - 18.5 points
DEF: Tampa Bay Buccaneers - 8 points
Total: 100.44 points
Week 2 Results
QB: Josh Allen (Buffalo Bills) - 22.22 points
RB: Raheem Mostert (San Francisco 49ers) - 24.1 points
RB: C.J. Anderson (Detroit Lions) - 0.8 points
WR: Mecole Hardman (Kansas City Chiefs) - 16.1 points
WR: Danny Amendola (Detroit Lions) - 0 points
TE: Vernon Davis (Washington) - 5.9 points
DEF: Indianapolis Colts - 7
Total: 76.12 points
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