Welcome to the start ’em sit ’em Week 6 list! The bold and fearless Sid was dead-on when it came to Russell Wilson and Reggie Bush in last week’s start-sit list. This week, we have Mike Mital filling in… Let’s see how he does.
Week 6 Start ‘em
Golden Tate, Det WR
Tate has quietly put up a solid season playing second fiddle to Calvin Johnson in the Lions’ offense which has recently been hit with a rash of injuries. With Megatron unlikely to play this Sunday against the Minnesota Vikings due to a severe ankle sprain, Tate has a chance to shine coming off a season-best game where he caught 7 passes for 134 yards and a touchdown against the Bills in Week 5.
With their backfield in disarray and their top receiving threat questionable, count on Tate to get plenty of targets from quarterback Matthew Stafford against a Vikings defense that has given up the 9th most fantasy points to wide receivers this season (standard scoring).
The fact that the game will take place on Minnesota’s fast turf field will only help Tate’s ability to burn the Vikings’ cornerbacks and put up some big numbers come Sunday.
QBs to Start
Russell Wilson
Matt Ryan
Eli Manning
Andrew Luck
Philip Rivers
Kirk Cousins
Jay Cutler
Nick Foles
Ben Roethlisberger
Joe Flacco
Matthew Stafford
RBs to Start
LeSean McCoy
Eddie Lacy
Arian Foster
Andre Ellington
Giovani Bernard
Chris Ivory
Ahmad Bradshaw
Frank Gore
Darren Sproles
Fred Jackson
Steven Jackson
Justin Forsett
Andre Williams
Branden Oliver
WRs to Start
Keenan Allen
DeSean Jackson
Roddy White
Brian Quick
Kendall Wright
Percy Harvin
Victor Cruz
Michael Floyd
Mohamed Sanu
Reggie Wayne
DeAndre Hopkins
Wes Welker
Steve Smith Sr.
Pierre Garcon
T.Y. Hilton
TEs to Start
Greg Olsen
Antonio Gates
Owen Daniels
Delanie Walker
Larry Donnell
Heath Miller
Jason Witten
Eric Ebron
Week 6 Sit ‘em
Dez Bryant, Dal WR
I know it might sound crazy, but I am telling you to sit Dez Bryant this week. The Cowboys will be on the road this week against a Seahawks defense that is looking to make a statement after barely beating Washington on the road on Monday night. I expect Dez to see a physically-imposing Sherman shadowing him or be double teamed from the opening kickoff.
If you remember in Week 1, Bryant had a terrible game against a San Francisco defense that only allowed him 4 receptions for 55 yards with no touchdowns. I expect Seattle to watch the tape on that game and employ a similar strategy where they will let anyone but Bryant beat them in the passing game.
QBs to Sit
Tony Romo
Colin Kaepernick
Cam Newton
Austin Davis
Geno Smith
Mike Glennon
Tom Brady
Ryan Fitzpatrick
Kyle Orton
Logan Thomas
RBs to Sit
Zac Stacy
Alfred Morris
Reggie Bush
CJ Spiller
Ben Tate
Doug Martin
Joique Bell
Ronnie Hill
Stevan Ridley
Shane Vereen
Trent Richardson
Chris Johnson
Bernard Pierce
Toby Gerhart
Antone Smith
Bishop Sankey
Darren McFadden
WRs to Sit
Andre Johnson
Terrence Williams
Torrey Smith
Kelvin Benjamin
Larry Fitzgerald
Eric Decker
Sammy Watkins
Julian Edelman
Markus Wheaton
Devin Hester
Michael Crabtree
Andrew Hawkins
Mike Evans
Brian Hartline
TEs to Sit
Martellus Bennett
Zach Ertz
Vernon Davis
Jordan Cameron
Dwayne Allen
Jared Cook
Andrew Quarless
