Yards Per Gretch: Week 12
Ben Gretch, Editor in Chief of Fantasy Insiders, takes an ultra-high resolution look at the upcoming NFL week. If you haven’t yet been introduced to Ben’s level of thinking, get ready for great takes loaded with analytical insight.
Week 12
Family and fun and all that jazz is great on Thanksgiving, but when you full fade LeGarrette Blount because he’s a plodder whose only upside is multiple touchdowns, and then he scores twice in the morning game… I’m not sure where I’m going with this other than I drank a lot yesterday and I’m excited for the weekend slate.
It’s the second straight week we’re without the high-powered offenses of the Rams and Chiefs, as they both went on bye after their ridiculously entertaining Monday night tilt last week. With the Saints and Ezekiel Elliott playing yesterday, plus the Packers and Vikings on Sunday night and DeAndre Hopkins on Monday, the slate has limited star power at the top. Should be a fun week with a lot of lineup configurations in play. Let’s get to the picks.
Exploitable Situations
Leonard Fournette @BUF
I’m still not sure Leonard Fournette is particularly good, but his recent workloads and DK price this week create a situation where that doesn’t really matter. Over the two games since he returned from injury, he’s touched the ball 29 and 30 times, with 6 touches inside the 10, 3 of which have gone for scores. He’s rushed for 2.2 and 3.4 yards per carry in those games and still totaled 50 DK points, and when guys are productive without efficiency, I always read that as there being untapped upside to their workload if they can improve on the per-touch basis.
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