Injuries, quarterback issues setting up for a wild Week 6 in fantasy football
If you thought the NFL season was erratic and unpredictable for fantasy football before, just wait until the Week 6 games begin Sunday.Worrying about Bijan Robinson’s carries or Tyreek Hill’s targets will be nothing in comparison to the aftershocks we expect to see from the quarterback upheaval we are about to witness.Superflex leagues are going to force some uneasy decisions, but so will making wide receiver lineup decisions in every format.For starters, there will be three new quarterbacks making their starting debuts this week.
The Raiders are benching Gardner Minshew in favor of Aidan O’Connell.The Patriots have decided the upside of developing rookie Drake Maye outweighs anything Jacoby Brissett does on the field, and the Saints are forced to turn to rookie Spencer Rattler in the wake of Derek Carr’s oblique injury.
Expectations for all three aren’t particularly high, so how we handle our relevant starts/sits will be important.No one, outside of deep, 16-team leagues, was starting any of the Patriots wide receivers.Maybe tight end Hunter Henry was being considered, but keep an eye on rookie Ja’Lynn Polk as his relationship with Maye develops. Your Raiders pass-catchers don’t really change in value, so if you’ve been using Brock Bowers and Jakobi Meyers, continue.
As for your Saints, specifically Chris Olave and Rashid Shaheed, you may want to back off for the week and see what develops.Rattler hasn’t taken many snaps with either and could turn to someone like Mason Tipton, to whom he’s been throwing since the preseason.But the QB issues don’t end there.
The Colts are still waiting to see if Anthony Richardson is able to play or if Joe Flacco will be needed again.Michael Pittman Jr.
is out and Josh Downs may be as well, so putting your trust into Adonai Mitchell and Alec Pierce is a risky proposition.Make it a game-time decision and only if you have to use them.Can we trust in the Chargers receivers against Denver with Justin Herbert...