Fantasy Football Start ’em Sit ’em Week 8
As we approach the halfway point of the fantasy football season, the best advice I can give to you is to stay balanced. No matter how good or bad your team is doing, try not to allow yourself to get too high or too low.
If you have only two wins on the season, your chances of reaching the playoffs are low but it not impossible. You might just have one of those teams that are unlucky which can happen, or you might just be on the cusp of a 4 game win streak.
If you are one of the top 3 teams in the league there is a good chance that you have benefited from a combination of good luck and the opponents that you have faced have been cupcakes or have dealt with an untimely injury misfortune. Whatever the case may be, just know that there is still a lot of football to be played and you cannot afford to take your eye off the ball.
Khalil Herbert – Bears RB
Herbert is fresh off not one but two electric starts for the Bears in relief of injured workhorse David Montgomery. With Damien Williams fresh off the reserve list, Herbert still received the lion’s share of touches, getting 18 rushing attempts and topping 100 yards while adding 5 receptions for another 33 yards.
The only thing he was missing on the day was a TD, which would have capped an otherwise superb day on the ground. In Week 8 he gets a plus matchup against a 49ers defense that hasn’t lived up to expectations, giving up a 100 yard game to the Colts’ Jonathan Taylor. Start Herbert and squeeze the last bit of fantasy relevance from him before Montgomery likely comes back in Week 9.
Khalil Herbert Week 8 Projections: 21 rushing attempts, 95 rushing yards,2 rushing TDs, 6 targets, 4 receptions, 27 receiving yards
QBs to Start
Daniel Jones
Kirk Cousins
Ryan Tannehill
Carson Wentz
Jameis Winston
RBs to Start
Kenneth Gainwell
Cordarrelle Patterson
Elijah Mitchell
Darrel Williams
Chuba Hubbard
Zach Moss
Chase Edmonds
Javonte Williams
Devin Singletary
Tony Pollard
Alex Collins
AJ Dillon
Semaje Perine
Myles Gaskin
James Conner
Brandon Bolden
JD McKissic
D’Ernest Johnson
WRs to Start
Adam Theilen
Amari Cooper
Michael Pittman
Tee Higgins
Robert Woods
DeVonta Smith
Kadarius Toney
Chase Claypool
Julio Jones
Marquez Vales-Scantling
Sterling Shepard
Emmanuel Sanders
Jaylen waddle
Brandin Cooks
Marvin Jones
Christian Kirk
AJ Green
Amon-Ra St. Brown
TEs to Start
Hunter Henry
CJ Uzomah
Robert Tonyan
Mo Alie-Cox
Rob Gronkowski
Week 8 Sit ’em
Tyler Lockett – Seahawks WR
As long as Gino Smith is under center for the Seahawks, Lockett’s ceiling is severely limited. In Week 7 Lockett was targeted an abysmal 3 times, turning that into 12 yards on 2 receptions. That is simply not going to get it done if you are starting him as your WR2.
Things do get easier in Week 8 with a soft matchup at home against the Jaguars, but owners should look elsewhere for fantasy production by banishing Lockett to the bench and throwing away the key.
Tyler Lockett Week 8 Projections: 4 targets, 3 receptions, 23 receiving yards, 0 TD’s
QBs to Sit
Matt Ryan
Ben Roethlisberger
Trevor Lawrence
Teddy Bridgewater
Tua Tagovailoa
RBs to Sit
Mike Davis
Antonio Gibson
Michael Carter
Sony Michel
Rashaad Penny
Damien Williams
Jamaal Williams
Trey Sermon
Nyheim Hines
Boston Scott
Jordan Howard
Rhamondre Stevenson
Ronald Jones
Ty Johnson
Salvon Ahmed
Demetric Felton
Mark Ingram
David Johnson
WRs to Sit
Allen Robinson
Odell Beckham
Randall Cobb
Antonio Brown
Jakobi Meyers
Corey Davis
Elijah Moore
Marquez Callaway
Darius Slayton
Jamison Crowder
Laviska Shenault
Rondale Moore
TY Hilton
Devante Parker
Darnell Mooney
Jarvis Landry
Jalen Reagor
Tre’Quan Smith
TEs to Sit
Evan Engram
Dan Arnold
Tyler Conklin
David Njoku
Pat Friermuth
If you have any questions about your lineup for this week, you can find me on our Facebook group, Fantasy Couch Fam. My name is Mike Mital on there, by the way.
Make sure to watch the Week 8 waiver wire video in case there are any players on waivers or free agency that you might have missed.
Also check out our podcast, Fantasy Couch Podcast (available on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, etc.
