There’s no reason to panic after Week 1. But many of you are, especially if a star player on your roster struggled. By Tuesday afternoon, I was already asked by someone if they should drop Mike Evans. Someone also asked me if they should add Vernon Davis for O.J. Howard. Unfortunately, I don’t play in leagues with people who make moves like that, but hopefully you do. And you should take advantage of the panic.
I get it, being 0-1 stinks. You came out of your draft feeling confident about your Fantasy team, and you thought you built a championship roster. Guess what – you might have. But just because you lost in Week 1, it doesn’t mean your season is over. This is just the beginning, and a lot will happen over the next several weeks.
Now, injuries were a problem in Week 1, and we lost several star players for several games, including Tyreek Hill (collarbone), Tevin Coleman (ankle), Hunter Henry (knee) and Derrius Guice (knee). Those situations are frustrating, and hopefully you were able to make moves on the waiver wire for reinforcements.
We’ll do our best to give you suggestions on replacement options, and also guide you toward the right lineup moves for Week 2. For those of you who started 0-1, we don’t want to see this become a losing streak.
But remember, even if you lose again this week, your season is not over. You can make trades and add/drops to turn things around. Just don’t do something hasty and drop a player like Evans or Howard out of frustration. That’s a panic move and would obviously be a huge mistake.
Start ‘Em & Sit ‘Em
START ‘EM & SIT ‘EM
Start of the Week
The Steelers looked awful in Week 1 at New England and scored just three points. It was not the debut they were hoping for after a disappointing 2018 campaign.
But things will turn around this week at home against the Seahawks, especially for Roethlisberger, who only had nine Fantasy points against the Patriots on 27-of-47 passing for 276 yards, no touchdowns and one interception. We know how much he likes playing in Pittsburgh, and he should be considered a top 10 Fantasy quarterback for Week 2.
In 2018, Roethlisberger averaged 25.6 Fantasy points per game at home. He’s also averaging 28.8 Fantasy points per game in his past five home openers.
Roethlisberger also has been good coming off a loss. Going back to last year, he averaged 26.7 Fantasy points per game following an outing where the Steelers did not win.
Now, this is a different Steelers team with Antonio Brown gone, and hopefully Roethlisberger gets a healthy JuJu Smith-Schuster (toe) in this matchup with Seattle. It will also help if Donte Moncrief and Vance McDonald are more productive in Week 2 after they combined for five catches for 47 yards on 14 targets against the Patriots.
But this is a good setup to trust Roethlisberger. He’s at home, the Seahawks have the early start time at 1 p.m. ET and Seattle just allowed Andy Dalton to pass for 418 yards and two touchdowns in Week 1 at home.
I’m confident Big Ben will bounce back in a big way in Week 2. You should expect his usual greatness in his familiar surroundings in Pittsburgh’s home opener.
I’m starting Roethlisberger over: Aaron Rodgers (vs. MIN), Drew Brees (at LAR), Russell Wilson (at PIT), Baker Mayfield (at NYJ), Kyler Murray (at BAL)
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Quarterbacks
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Running Backs
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Wide Receivers
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tight end
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Bills (vs. NYG) – 12.1 projected points
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- Texans (vs. JAC)
- Panthers (vs. TB)
- Bengals (vs. SF)
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Seahawks (at PIT) – 6.9 projected points
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KICKERS
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