Fantasy Week 1 Starts & Sits PART 1: BEST matchups, Players to AVOID (9/05 Fantasy Football Podcast)
Fantasy Football Today Beyond the Box Score
CBS Sports
4.9 • 721 Ratings
🗓️ 5 September 2024
⏱️ 11 minutes
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Get ahead in Week 1 with our essential Fantasy Football advice! In Part 1 of our Starts & Sits series, we spotlight key players to include in your lineup and those to avoid for a winning edge. This week, consider starting Tony Pollard, Tyjae Spears, Dak Prescott, Davante Adams, Zamir White, Raheem Mostert, De’Von Achane, James Conner, and Tee Higgins. Make sure to check out our expert recommendations to make the most of your roster and dominate your fantasy league!
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| 0:15.0 | Joe Wicks, Licensed to Kill on Channel 4. |
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| 0:20.0 | An express version of Starter Sit right now on FFT Express. |
| 0:27.7 | Adam and Jamie here, seven games. |
| 0:29.9 | We just talked about it in our full-length show, |
| 0:31.4 | but we're going to give you the quick hits. |
| 0:33.2 | Tennessee at Chicago. |
| 0:34.9 | Jamie, break it down. |
| 0:40.3 | Not a lot of must-start options here, which is surprising when you have guys like DJ Moore, D' Andre Swift, Tony Pollard, Calvin Ridley, but I think the Titans |
| 0:45.1 | defense is going to surprise a lot of people with the additions they made in their secondary, |
| 0:48.6 | notably Ligeria Sneed. And for the Bears, their defense really stepped up in the second half |
| 0:53.8 | of the season after acquiring Montes-Swett, And Jalen Johnson is going to make things difficult, I think, for Calvin Ridley. So a lot of flex plays, a lot of number three receivers, but not a lot of must-start options. And that includes Caleb Williams, who is outside of the top 15 quarterbacks for me this week. Yeah, this is one of those games where if you see guys struggle, just don't hit the panic |
| 1:12.6 | button. |
| 1:13.1 | This is not an easy matchup for Tennessee or Chicago in week one. |
| 1:17.1 | Very interested to see the backfield splits for both teams. |
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