Here is who you should start and who you should sit for Week 5 of fantasy football.
START: Arian Foster, Hou RB
He had gotten off to a slow start the first three weeks of the season but righted the ship last week having a monster game of a 171 total yards, a receiving touchdown and his first 100-yard rushing performance of the year. He has some favorable matchups the next three weeks as he is facing teams (SF, STL, KC) that are ranked in the bottom half in rush defense.
Week five’s matchup looks good as San Francisco is giving up 109 yards on the ground and has allowed the second most rushing touchdowns (6) this season. This isn’t the same 49ers defense from last year; they will be missing DE Aldon Smith (rehab) and they might be without LB Patrick Willis, so do not be afraid to start Foster. We should see a ton of Foster and I think he will have another dominant performance ending the day with 90 rushing yards, 40 receiving yards, and a rushing touchdown.
QB – Start ’em Week 5
Colin Kaepernick
Philip Rivers
Aaron Rodgers
Cam Newton
Joe Flacco
Eli Manning
Tony Romo
Terrelle Pryor
Michael Vick
Tom Brady
RB – Start ’em Week 5
Eddie Lacy
Trent Richardson
Jamaal Charles
Danny Woodhead (PPR)
Matt Forte
Jacquizz Rodgers (PPR)
LeSean McCoy
Chris Johnson
David Wilson
Reggie Bush
WR – Start ’em Week 5
Brian Hartline
Eddie Royal
Calvin Johnson
Marques Colston
A.J Green
Hakeem Nicks
Torrey Smith
Wes Welker
Victor Cruz
DeSean Jackson
Brandon Marshall
Dez Bryant
Randall Cobb
Larry Fitzgerald
T.Y. Hilton
Chris Givens
TE – Start ’em Week 5
Greg Olsen
Tony Gonzalez
Antonio Gates
Jimmy Graham
Jared Cook
Brandon Pettigrew
Brent Celek
SIT: Jay Cutler, Chi QB
It’s going to be a long day for this quarterback. Cutler will be facing off against the New Orleans Saints who no longer boast the league’s worst defense. This year the Saints’ defense is legit boasting a top five pass defense that is third in interceptions and has 12 sacks on the season. The Saints’ D is only allowing an average of 192 passing yards and one measly passing touchdown per game.
I don’t see a productive day for Jay who will be hard pressed to find any open receiver. If you have better options play them because Cutler will probably be on his back most of the game. His numbers for the week don’t look good: expect Jay Cutler to throw for 200 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions — good luck if Cutler is your only option this week.
QB – Sit ’em Week 5
Matt Schaub
Andrew Luck
Russell Wilson
Jay Cutler
Carson Palmer
Andy Dalton
Ryan Fitzpatrick
Geno Smith
RB – Sit ’em Week 5
Rashad Jennings
Ryan Mathews
Stevan Ridley
DeMarco Murray
Knowshon Moreno
Frank Gore
Maurice Jones-Drew
Ray Rice
Joique Bell
Lamar Miller
Daryl Richardson
Bilal Powell
DeAngelo Williams
Rashard Mendenhall
WR – Sit ’em Week 5
Steve Smith
Sidney Rice
Miles Austin
DeAndre Hopkins
Kendall Wright
Reggie Wayne
Denarius Moore
Marlon Brown
Danny Amendola
Cecil Shorts
James Jones
Kenbrell Thompkins
Mike Wallace
Jeremy Kerley
TE – Sit ’em Week 5
Charles Clay
Brandon Myers
Jermichael Finley
Kellen Winslow
Vernon Davis
Owen Daniels
