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Let’s take a look at a few polarizing players and what fantasy football expert Derek Brown advises. And you can find all of DBro’s fantasy football outlook in this week’s fantasy football primer.
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Fantasy Football Start em, Sit em Lineup Advice: Week 13
With Jake Ferguson out this week (concussion), Schoonmaker will be the primary receiving tight end for Dallas again this week. Schoonmaker has finished as the TE9 in fantasy in each of the last two weeks. Since Week 11, he has had a 50% route share, a 14.8% target share, 2.31 YPRR (55 receiving yards per game), and an 18.6% first-read share. He hasn’t seen a red zone target in either game. This isn’t a good matchup for Schoonmaker. New York has allowed the second-fewest fantasy points per game and the third-fewest receiving yards per game to tight ends.
Last week, before Tracy fumbled at the beginning of the third quarter, Tracy’s role was solidified as the early down hammer. He played 67% of the rushing play snaps but only 22% of the passing down snaps, as Singletary handled the bulk of passing downs (67%). In the second half, the backfield dissolved into a three-headed committee. The Giants’ backfield could be watered down into a situation like Denver’s in the upcoming weeks, where they deploy the “hot hand,” which makes essentially no one playable from the backfield. Right now, I don’t necessarily think that’s the case, but I wouldn’t be shocked if the team approaches it like that this week. Tracy has proven to be a talented rusher. Among 54 qualifying backs, Tracy ranks eighth in explosive run rate, 17th in missed tackles forced per attempt, and 11th in yards after contact per attempt. Since Week 7, Dallas has allowed the second-highest explosive run rate, the fourth-most rushing yards per game, and the second-highest yards before contact per attempt. It’s questionable whether Tracy will be able to take advantage of it, though. He could be saddled with a volume-limiting committee approach this week or be game-scripted out if Devin Singletary takes over as the Giants’ are getting throttled.
Last week, Dallas actually stayed competitive, and we saw Dowdle play 61% of the snaps with 22 touches and 98 total yards. Since Week 9, he has found his stride. Among 40 qualifying backs, he has ranked 16th in explosive run rate and 15th in yards after contact per attempt. Dowdle should steamroll the Giants this week. Since Week 7, they have allowed the highest explosive run rate, the most rushing yards per game, and the highest yards after contact per attempt.
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