Let’s wrap up our Week 3 rankings with a look at the top kickers:
- David Akers – San Francisco 49ers – at Minnesota
- John Tucker – Baltimore Ravens – vs. New England
- Stephen Gostkowski – New England Patriots – at Baltimore
- Jason Hanson – Detroit Lions – at Tennessee
- Matt Bryant – Atlanta Falcons – at San Diego
- Nate Kaeding – San Diego Chargers – vs. Atlanta
- Sebastian Janikowski – Oakland Raiders – vs. Pittsburgh
- Alex Henery – Philadelphia Eagles – at Arizona
- Blair Walsh – Minnesota Vikings – vs. San Francisco
- Mason Crosby – Green Bay Packers – at Seattle
- Garrett Hartley – New Orleans Saints – vs. Kansas City
- Greg Zuelein – St. Louis Rams – at Chicago
- Robbie Gould – Chicago Bears – vs. St. Louis
- Matt Prater – Denver Broncos – vs. Houston
- Shayne Graham – Houston Texans – at Denver
Thoughts:
- John Tucker has been impressive over his first two games, hasn’t he? Having already connected on six field goals, including three from 40-49 yards and two from 50+, he is quickly emerging as one of the better options in the league. With a high-powered offense behind him, he should continue to get opportunities to produce.
- The Lions should start scoring more TD, which is going to help Jason Hanson pad his stats. Considering he has already connected on five field goals of at least 40 yards, he’s on his game and should be considered one of the better options in the league.
- Alex Henery has made just 2 of 3 field goals thus far this season, but he showed last season what he was capable of (24 for 27, as well as 46 extra points). Taking on an Arizona Cardinals defense that has already allowed 7 field goals on the year, this could be the week that he emerges into a viable option. Consider him as a low-end option in all formats.
- Kicking in Denver this week, both Matt Prater and Shayne Graham get a bit of a boost (though both remain low-end options this week). Whenever you are in that environment, you have the ability to connect on some big kicks.
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I have Kaeding but Hanson and Bryant are available. Long-term who is the better play for the rest of the season?
Should I drop Fred Davis in favor of Owen Daniels this week and going forward? Myers and Olsen are around, too.
Richardson, Spiller, and Calvin Johnson are definite this week for me…..Mathews, Bowe, and V. Jax are there with only two spots to fill. Who gets the nod?
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I would definitely play Mathews, unless the news deviates us from that (I’ll be updating the situation on Sunday morning as best I can).
As for the other questions, for the kicker all three are really close. I’d probably say Hanson, for now, but that could change on a week-to-week basis honestly.
As for the TE, Davis is getting a little bit worrisome at this point. That said, I have him Myers and Davis all next to each other in the rankings. I wouldn’t panic at this point, but do you have someone else to drop to carry two of them? That way you can play matchups?
Here’s my lineup, 10 team league. No backup QB right now, which I’ll obviously need in Week 6….
Cam Newton
C.J. Spiller
Ryan Mathews
Trent Richardson
Calvin Johnson
Dwayne Bowe
Fred Davis
Nate Kaeding
San Francisco 49ers
Cedric Benson
Jonathan Dwyer
Jacquizz Rodgers
Vincent Jackson
Lance Moore
Michael Crabtree
Kenny Britt
What’s the roster setup? There are probably players on your bench that you are never going to use, who do become droppable in a 10-team league.
1QB
2RB
2WR
1FLEX(RB,WR,or TE)
1TE
1K
1DEF
Non-PPR league
What kind of RB are available? Not sure you need to be sitting on Rodgers, or 4 WR on your bench for that matter. Crabtree or Moore can easily be dropped because they are never going to be used (unless you want to try and package 2 for someone else).
RB pool is bone dry…..McCluster and Lamar Miller are the only one’s even remotely worth mentioning. QBs like Bradford, Cassel, Dalton, Palmer are available. Daniels, Olsen, Myers are still around at TE. Nothing really exciting out there until there’s a significant injury or a starter loses their job…
I’d bve willing to drop one of those backend WR. Just doesn’t seem like a need and would allow u to keep Davis, who still has the most upside of the available TE.