Which games interest you the most?"The Tampa Bay Buccaneers
received its official 2019 schedule on Wednesday and
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Ronald Jones II Jersey , was it a doozie. Aside from the insane amount of
travel, there were some very interesting matchups to behold.Which games intrigue
you the most? Let us know in the comments below!5. The Colts come to townTampa
Bay¡¯s 2019 schedule is littered with great quarterbacks. The only break the Bucs
will receive - and it¡¯s not even a guarantee yet - is Cam Newton¡¯s shoulder.
Andrew Luck will play his first game against the Bucs since he was drafted in
2012 and it should be fun to watch.But let¡¯s just hope that the Bucs¡¯ secondary
has improved by then. 4. Tampa Bay visits the RamsIt will be fun to watch Sean
McVay square up against Bruce Arians. It will also be an excellent test for Todd
Bowles¡¯ new-look defense. The Bucs have never won in Los Angeles and are 9-28
all-time when visiting the west coast. Will this be the year where they exorcise
some demons?3. The Bucs get DangeRussTampa Bay will travel to Seattle to play in
Century Link Stadium for just the fourth time since the stadium opened in 2002.
Not only is that pretty cool, but Russell Wilson is just 1-1 against Tampa Bay
in his career. His stat line reads 36/59 (61%) for 368 yards with two touchdowns
to four interceptions. He¡¯s been sacked six times total in both contests. Even
though the team is 2-4 all-time in Seattle, it may just be Wilson¡¯s kryptonite.
2.Kwon Alexander comes homeHe already made this game interesting when he tweeted
this the other day:That¡¯s really all that needs to be said.Oh, and it¡¯ll be the
season opener, Jimmy Garoppolo¡¯s return, and Bruce Arians¡¯ debut as Tampa Bay¡¯s
head coach.Those are pretty big deals.1. Jameis Winston vs. Marcus Mariota Part
Deux (and maybe the last time?)These two began their careers against each other.
We all remember the first matchup back in 2015. Now, it could possibly be the
last game either plays for their respective team. The future is uncertain for
both as each one of them enter the season without a deal for 2020 and beyond.
The Bucs also travel to Tennessee in Week 8 after their bye. Who knows what the
season will be like at that point and this matchup could be pivotal when it
comes to the Bucs¡¯ playoff chances. It¡¯s also the fourth game in a span of five
straight road games in 2019. And it¡¯ll be cool to see Adam Humphries with his
new team. Welcome to Week 7 of the 2018 NFL regular season, folks! We¡¯re halfway
to when most of you will hopefully be competing in your league¡¯s fantasy
football playoffs, so the games are getting more and more important both on the
field and off.Here¡¯s hoping you did better than I did in fantasy football last
week. I went 2-2 in my leagues, but still have a hold on third place in my money
league, so that¡¯s good. Although, in one league I already witnessed Emmanuel
Sanders throw and catch his way to 24.32 points against me already this
week.Kudos to you if you had him and started him, and especially if you went in
with the Broncos defense!Before we get into this weekend¡¯s festivities, let¡¯s
recap how last weekend went for the players in this very column.QUARTERBACKS
(1/3): A rough start to our weekend as we missed on our starter (Jared Goff) and
our sit (Mitch Trubisky). In the process, Goff dropped to fantasy football¡¯s QB8
for the season after coming in as QB5. Jameis Winston saved the weekend though
and we came away with a QB1 out of the sleeper slot.RUNNING BACKS (2/3): James
Conner came through as the starter and turned in 29 points in Week 6. Ezekiel
Elliott did enough to make his league owners
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but you daily fantasy players who ignored our advice are wishing you hadn¡¯t
right about now. Our miss came as Marshawn Lynch failed to find success in his
overseas business trip.RECEIVERS (3/3): Austin Hooper came through with TE1
points as our starter last week, and Jimmy Graham turned our sleeper projection
into TE8 production. Not bad. Kelvin Benjamin made good on our sit projection as
well. Maybe just sit him for the rest of the year.DEFENSE/SPECIAL TEAMS (3/3):
The Houston Texans and Baltimore Ravens both turned in Top-4 D/ST performances
last weekend, and the New England Patriots unit got predictably worked by the
very young and very real Kansas City Chiefs offense.OVERALL (9/12): Not a bad
rebound from our terrible Week 5 projections. Quarterback was the sore spot
while we shot 100% on receivers and defenses this past weekend. Let¡¯s try and
replicate that late success to the earlier picks as well, shall we?WEEK 7
FANTASY FOOTBALL PROJECTIONSQUARTERBACKSGreg M. Cooper-USA TODAY SportsSTART:
Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs (vs Cincinnati Bengals)If Mahomes was going
to have a bad week this season, it likely would have been last week. Alas, the
sights and sounds of Gillette Stadium didn't derail his amazing season, so why
should a home game against the seventh friendliest fantasy football defense to
quarterbacks this year?SIT: Derek Anderson, Buffalo Bills (@ Indianapolis
Colts)Two weeks ago, Anderson was out of football. Now, he¡¯s the starting
quarterback of the worst franchise in the NFL. There¡¯s a reason they need a
quarterback was just as involved with an NFL game plan as your mailman was three
weeks ago. There won¡¯t be any Ander-Magic here.SLEEPER: Andy Dalton, Cincinnati
Bengals (@ Kansas City Chiefs)Do you play in one of those atrocious fantasy
football leagues where you have two starting quarterbacks every week? Gross.If
you do though, having Mahomes and Dalton would mean you could probably just play
quarterbacks and still be competitive. The Chiefs defense has shown no reason to
believe they¡¯ll stop anyone, so Dalton should have a good game too.RUNNING
BACKSNorthJersey.com-USA TODAY NETWORSTART: Saquon Barkley, New York Giants (@
Atlanta Falcons)Peyton Barber of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers hadn¡¯t had a relevant
fantasy football performance all year long. Then he played against the Falcons.
In Atlanta.Barber ripped off 82-yards on thirteen carries and added another
24-yards and a touchdown on four catches. Barkley will do even better.SIT: Duke
Johnson and Nick Chubb, Cleveland Browns (@Tampa Bay Buccaneers)I
know
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it sounds crazy, if you have either one of these guys you¡¯re sure he¡¯ll be the
one to benefit from the Browns trading Carlos Hyde to the Jacksonville Jaguars
right before they head in against the top defense to have a running back play
against.Here¡¯s the problem. Chubb owners and Johnson owners are equally
confident in their guy becoming the main eater here.Honestly, in my opinion,
volume is going to go to Chubb but the bigger stat line will belong to Johnson.
Sit both until you figure out what the Browns are thinking.SLEEPER: Kenyan
Drake, Miami Dolphins (vs Detroit Lions)Drake had almost as many carries as
Frank Gore did last week and actually played more snaps. Gore is older, and the
Dolphins have to split the work to keep him active during the remainder of the
season. While Drake almost - and should have - lost the game for his team last
weekend, he¡¯ll redeem himself here. This one is a bit bolder than most, as PFF
has Drake projected as their RB23 this weekend.RECEIVERSScott R. Galvin-USA
TODAY SportsSTART: Jarvis Landry, Cleveland Browns (@Tampa Bay Buccaneers)Landry
is one of the best receivers in the NFL, but comin in to Week 7 he¡¯s WR28 in
fantasy football this season.He¡¯ll climb the ranks a bit against a young and
inexperienced secondary in Tampa Bay. He¡¯ll see some of Brent Grimes, sure. But
he¡¯ll also see plenty of Carlton Davis, M.J. Stewart and Ryan Smith.SIT: Jordan
Reed, Washington Redskins (vs Dallas Cowboys)This one was hard. Honestly, I
think it¡¯s going to be a big weekend for tight ends and most of your household
names should do pretty well. But, there has to be someone on the outside looking
in, right?Reed has had some good games against the Cowboys in the
past
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but I just don¡¯t feel like Washington has enough to keep Dallas from ensuring
Reed doesn¡¯t beat them this weekend.SLEEPER: Josh Gordon, New England Patriots
(vs Chicago Bears)From a Cleveland Browns receiver at the starting block to a
former one in the sleeper. Josh Gordon was targeted nine times against Kansas
City and brought in five of those for 42-yards. Not great fantasy football
numbers, but you like those targets.He and Tom Brady should get a little more in
synch this weekend, and with Khalil Mack suffering from an ankle injury, it
should lead to something fruitful.DEFENSE/SPECIAL TEAMSKirby Lee-USA TODAY
SportsSTART: Los Angeles Rams (@ San Francisco 49ers)The 49ers offense did some
amazing things last weekend, and lost. Because they aren¡¯t good. Missing their
star quarterback isn¡¯t helping, but those issues aren¡¯t going to suddenly
disappear. Rams defense should dominate this divisional game.SIT: Atlanta
Falcons (vs New York Giants)Before you hit the ¡®duh¡¯ button and leave, hear me
out. Not only am I saying you need to sit the Falcons defense against New York -
because, obviously - but I¡¯m saying this as well: If you only have Atlanta
available because your main defense is on a bye and you don¡¯t stream well. Go
with no defense. You¡¯ll score more points with an empty D/ST slot than you will
if you put this Falcons unit in.SLEEPER: Indianapolis Colts (vs Buffalo
Bills)The Buffalo Bills are allowing the most points to opposing D/ST units in
fantasy football this year. The last time I projected a big game against them,
they stomped the Vikings and Josh Allen somehow didn¡¯t get tested for
performance enhancing substances. I joke.Buffalo is a dumpster fire because they
are in a rebuild one-year after making it to the playoffs for the first time
since I started shaving.Tyrod Taylor may be on the bench in Cleveland, but he¡¯s
having a better year than Buffalo is, and Andrew Luck is going to prove
it.