I love that Garnder Minshew is winning games and having fun. I wonder, if he was boring and vanilla with no facial hair, would the media care as much? Is winning what’s important or winning with style? Or losing with style? I just can’t decide. The one thing we all can agree on as we get ready for fantasy football Week 5, is that fantasy football can be infuriating.
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So, here’s 10 Things I Hate About Fantasy Football Week 5 in the NFL!
- Stefon Diggs Has A Game: Now, against the Bears!? That’s when you drop a big game? Things look good for a streak of Stefon Diggs against the Giants this upcoming week, but how dare Diggs drop a useful fantasy game against arguably the best defense in the NFL? The nerve!
- Jarvis Landry Actually Shows Up: Speaking of frustrating guys on benches, how about Jarvis Landry doing more in one game against the Ravens than he did the first 3 weeks of the NFL season combined? Chances are you didn’t see the fruits of this labor, and to add insult to injury, he’s in concussion protocol and could be out this week. And back to the bench he goes.
- The Texans Offensive Line: 6 more sacks and a home loss. This is getting ridiculous. Can we get a fullback or two RB in to help block or something!? The Falcons D is awful, so hopefully, Watson can fight through it, but this is getting to be a mainstay on this list.
- Jay Gruden Lost His Mind: Had he just kept Case Keenum in, the Redskins could have been competitive against the G-Men. He panicked and then doubled down on a bad decision by throwing the unprepared rookie out there, knowing he couldn’t start him next week against the Patriots. Dwayne Haskins wasn’t ready and it killed Paul Richardson’s good matchup.
- The Rams and Their 11 Rushes: The Rams defense gave up huge plays last year. They were in shootouts with the Vikings, Chiefs, and Saints twice last year. The Bucs putting 50+ on them isn’t a shock. BUT the 11 total rushing attempts from this offense was appalling. You cannot win football games that way.
- The Ravens Defense Is Living On Past Reputation: The Ravens D is not that good. The Browns were just the latest team to expose them. This is going to be a running theme, so make sure you watch those matchups for Baltimore and fire away at them for the rest of the season.
- Melvin Gordon Is Back? Sorta?: What the hell was that!? Gordon is back, but not playing, then he’s playing but limited, then he’s emergency use only. Infuriating! This better change in week 5 or owners will set furniture on fire.
- Another QB Bites the Dust: Mitchell Trubisky is now the 11th starting QB heading into 2019 that will not be playing in week 5. In case you’re keeping score at home, that’s almost 1/3 of the league. That means offensive pieces everywhere keep getting downgraded, as does the level of competition on a weekly basis.
- The Steelers College Style Offense: Look, it’s great they got a W, but this college-style offense they’ve downgraded to is going to kill JuJu Smith-Schuster ROS. Mike Tomlin doesn’t care about your fantasy team. He’s officially coaching for his job.
- Marcus Mariota Is a Tease: One week he looks like a starter. Then, he goes in the tank. Then, he bounces back. The Titans offense can give you whiplash and it’s likely to be this way all year. That makes those FAAB dollars you spend on A.J. Brown this week warranted and yet frustrating at the same time.
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