The DraftKings Huddle: Week 9 Plays and Lineups
Wow, Week 9 already huh? This season is flying by and I don’t recall one in recent memory where we’ve experienced so many injuries. Things were looking good this past week as we were sitting with a healthy 137 points with Tony Romo and Dez Bryant to go. Well as you now already know, Romo suffered a back injury and the rest is history. Let’s shake it off and prepare for yet another exciting week of NFL.
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Positional Cheat Sheet
Quarterbacks:
1.) Russell Wilson/Seahawks/$7,800
2.) Colin Kaepernick/49ers/$7,000
3.) Andy Dalton/Bengals/$6,300
Running Backs:
1.) Marshawn Lynch/Seahawks/$6,100
2.) Ronnie Hillman/Broncos/$5,600
3.) Shane Vereen/Patriots/$4,600
Wide Receivers:
1.) Antonio Brown/Steelers/$9,100
2.) Emmanuel Sanders/Broncos/$8,000
3.) Jeremy Maclin/Eagles/$7,600
4.) A.J. Green/Bengals/$6,300
5.) Andre Johnson/Texans/$5,500
6.) Andrew Hawkins/Browns/$4,900
Tight Ends:
1.) Julius Thomas/Broncos/$5,600
2.) Antonio Gates/Chargers/$5,300
3.) Larry Donnell/Giants/$4,600
Defense:
1.) Bengals/$3,300
2.) Chiefs/$3,300
3.) 49ers/$3,200
Sample Lineups:
The first thing you’ll notice when building lineup on DraftKings this week is their pricing. Overall, I think they did a great job making salaries much sharper than we’ve seen through the last eight weeks. This lineup comes with risk but I like the Bengals matchup this week if A.J. Green can get back on the field. Hawkins is becoming a PPR stud and is coming off back to back 20+ fantasy point weeks. Vereen hurt a lot of people last week but with the weather forecast for Sunday in New England, I think the Pats will need to get him involved if they want to win. Side note is Vereen’s price tag.
Tate has killed me in back to back weeks now but I’m giving him one more chance. Top wide receivers are very pricey this week so in order to fit a couple in, I went with two value running backs. Tate has another great matchup while Taliaferro will see added touches with Pierce ruled out and Forsett battling injuries of his own. Brown is priced an insane $9,100. Having said this, his ownership should be lower than normal and we all know he’s near a lock for 5 receptions and a touchdown for his floor. I like Sanders this week as he could be the X-factor for the Broncos this Sunday.
The first thing that jumps out with this line up is stacking two tight ends. A couple of years ago this would be a big no no but things have changed. Both Gronk and Thomas get plenty of red zone targets and given the weather forecast for Sunday afternoon in New England, I can see the quaterbacks using their tight ends early and often. The weather factor along with his price drop are the reasons I like Edelman this week as well. McCoy is finally starting to come around and with 20+ carries in three straight weeks, I’m jumping on the train when he has his breakthrough performance of 2014.
