2022 Fantasy Football - MUST Start or Sit Week 1 QBs - Every Match Up!!!

what is going on headliner nation jake  fantasy headliners hopefully everyone's doing well out there today where we're  talking about quarterback start since it's here for week one and you don't want to  get overly cute in week one you start your studs but like in every other start sit video  we're gonna hear about all these guys playing this weekend i got some time stamps down  below hit the like button for some time stamps in season before we get into each match-up i have  to make sure i tell

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away with some extra money hopefully here by the end of the  year looking forward to doing that but now is the time we dive into each matchup we're gonna kick it  off with a good one on thursday night football the buffalo bills and los angeles rams and it really  shouldn't be a surprise that both of these guys are starts here this week right it really really  shouldn't be especially for josh allen when we look at his overall numbers here scored a  21 out of 25 possible points in production the

guy scores fantasy points averaging 25 fantasy  points per game over the last two years the number one quarterback overall just last year buffalo  they like to throw the ball they average about 36 pass attempts per game and this could be a  potential shootout where we see a lot of back and forth scoring not an easy matchup for him going up  against la who we know they have some play makers on that side of the defense just last year this  defense only allowed 16.8 fantasy points per game to oppos

ing quarterbacks now on the buffalo  bills side of things when it comes to injuries here i'm only going to really talk about one on  the defensive side of things that's the loss of tredavius white could that loss in the secondary  lead to more scoring on the la side which keeps josh allen in the bills with their foot firmly  on the pedal trying to score more points love that but the x factor here is really the rushing  upside josh allen averages right around seven rush attempts per game we know

he has the short game we  know he's got the deep ball especially with gabe davis here this year loving josh allen he scores  21 at 25 and is a start for matthew stafford it's a little closer right last year he finished his  quarterback 5 overall 11th in points per game though has had two touchdowns in 13 of the 17  games he played during the regular season just last year but he's not out there just throwing  the ball a butt ton he only had four games in 2021 in which he eclipsed 40 pass attempts

in a game  averaging right around 33.9 for the year which comes in middle of the pack 16th overall buffalo  the number one defense last year against those opposing quarterbacks allowing only 12.8 fantasy  points per game but once again notre davious white the injury concerns here we're watching the elbow  issue for matthew stafford everybody and their mother is right he should be good to go week one  we can see by the volume numbers that he's not being overworked each and every week and i kind

of  expect to see something similar van jefferson he's still recovering from an off season surgery as  well it's the season kickoff it's a home opener in l.a it's prime time tv even though he only scored  16 out of 25 points matthew stafford's still gonna be a start but now it'll take us to sunday  football the new orleans saints atlanta falcons have we just talked about two quarterbacks  we're gonna start we got two here that we're probably not right first one being jameis  winston but he's clo

se he's on the verge he's definitely somebody we're going to be  paying attention to when it comes to production winston was actually 14th last year on fantasy  points per game averaging 17.2 points per game in 2021 but now a new head coach coming off of  a torn acl different pieces in this offense what is the offense really going to look like because  the volume really wasn't there for jameis winston he was overly efficient just last year in fact  he only averaged 28 pass attempts per game 31st

in the nfl four of the six starts that he had  he attempted less than 24 pass attempts they're just not a high volume passing offense at least  they weren't last year how is that going to look in 2022 as far as the matchup it's a good one the  falcons defense not great last year allowed over 18 fantasy points per game seventh most in the nfl  we mentioned that he's coming off of a torn acl how about the michael thomas hamstring issue  how limited is he going to be this week the lack of offensiv

e line depth is something  else to pay attention to the starting group pretty solid if anybody were to go down got a  little bit of issues there on the offensive line so just something else to pay attention to but the  x factor there's just too many unknowns right it's week one am i sitting here right now saying that  jameis winston is an absolute horrible quarterback that you're never going to start no i'm not saying  that but in week one i'm hoping you have better options till we really see wh

at this offense looks  like going forward his opponent marcus mariota and this guy hasn't been a starter since 2018 a very  low volume quarterback overall this offense last year averaged 32.9 pass attempts per game that's  outside the top 15 as is and that's with matt ryan not marcus mariota now they get a match up going  up against the new orleans saints who allowed 17.9 fantasy points per game middle of the pack 16th  best in the nfl but they also added marcus may and tyron matthew to the seco

ndary that's gonna play  a part in this matchup no major injury concerns to really report but the x factor it's similar to new  orleans we don't know what this offense is really going to look like week one how are they going  to integrate cordaro patterson this year in a different type of role how involved is kyle pitts  how much do we see him lining up on the outside how many targets go the way of drake london  who the hell is going to be running the ball in the backfield will marcus mariota hi

mself  be scrambling still kind of what we saw years ago so many questions so little answers  not worth the risk here in week one he's going to be a sit for me as well this will take us  over to carolina the cleveland browns carolina panthers first up jacoby brissette you are not  contemplating starting jacoby brissett in week one do i need to go through all these things okay i  will fine production he hasn't been a full-time starter since 2019 and has never averaged  over 200 passing yards per

game he's a low volume quarterback a dink and dunk guy down the  field going up against carolina they allowed the fourth fewest points to opposing quarterbacks  last year at only 16.5 fantasy points per game not a whole lot of injuries to really worry about  but this is going to be a heavy heavy run game in a bad matchup for quarterbacks we're not even  thinking about jacoby brissette for baker mayfield honestly he was a lot closer than i thought he  would be production-wise new offense more wea

pons but we don't really know what the scheme is  going to look like how are they going to utilize christian mccaffrey is dj moore really that  dude that's going to get peppered with targets are we going to dink and dunk are we going to be  vertical down the field with terrace marshall or robbie anderson or whoever else you want to throw  out there on that offense we just don't know for sure but the volume is going to have to be there  last year carolina threw the ball 32.7 times per game 17th b

ut they had much worse quarterbacks  last year don't forget about sam darnold or the busted up cam newton last year that just couldn't  move the ball down the field and now it's a pretty difficult matchup going up against his former team  cleveland is only 16.8 fantasy points per game seventh best in the nfl in 2021 no major injuries  right now which is good this is a revenge game no and i have a feeling that baker mayfield is going  to go out there and throw for four touchdowns or four intercep

tions trying to force  things to happen against his former team a little bit too volatile but don't be surprised  especially in two quarterback leagues if by the time we hit week four five or six baker mayfield  may be an option as your quarterback too just something to pay attention to here in  carolina now we move over to the bears of the 49ers first up trey lance a lot of people  excited to see trey lands as a full-time starter when it comes to production what is he gonna look  like as a full

-time starter we've only had a very small sample size and he still has jimmy g looking  over his shoulder at him when it comes to volume not a real high passing volume offense as is  with jimmy g last year they only threw the ball 28 times per game 30th in the nfl and now  a match-up going up against the chicago bears who are actually probably a lot better on defense  in 2021 than they are in 2022. they've lost to keem hicks they've lost khalil mack not a bad  matchup anymore going up against th

e chicago bears injury concerns debo not a hundred percent elijah  mitchell not a hundred percent but both should play and i'm not really worried about them not  being out there the x factor though is the big arm and the rushing upside does this offense become  more vertical with brandon eyuk and george kittle with trey lance under center i have a feeling  it's going to but we haven't seen it happen just yet it's a great matchup he scored 17 out of  25 points and is going to be a start for justi

n fields i love justin fields from a fan perspective  i want this guy to just go out and ball out but i have my concerns when it comes to production he's  never really had any chance very limited weapons for him to throw to each and every week he's on  the field volume wise chicago only throws the ball 31.8 times per game that's 23rd in the nfl  now a new head coach coming in so maybe that can kind of increase a little bit if they open up a  playbook to a justin fields the matchup not ideal san

francisco that was middle of the pack against  opposing quarterbacks allowing right around 17 and a half fantasy points per game but the biggest  concern here is the lack of pass catching weapons and the ones that he does have kind of banged  up right now not going to have taj sharp byron pringle banged up villas jones is not a hundred  percent either this kid has the juice he has the x factor he has the rushing upside he's really one  or two big plays away from having a solid fantasy football d

ay for your team it's just not something  that you can really overly rely on and you don't want to sit there crossing your fingers in week  one in hopes that these one or two big plays really happen i'm gonna sit back and watch justin  fields he was a borderline start scoring 14 out of 25. one more point would have thrown him into the  start column so we really need to pay attention close to one justin fields over to cincinnati  now for the steelers and bengals and we're looking at mitchell trub

isky right now for the  pittsburgh steelers when it comes to production this is going to be a much better situation than  what he had a few years ago in chicago but he was never really a big touchdown huge volume type of  guy that's just not the way that he was his last full season as a starter he had seven games in  which he threw zero passing touchdowns that's not what we want here in fantasy football now when it  comes to volume you have to expect that they want to continue to throw the ball

in pittsburgh  right you got deontay johnson george pickens chase claypool the mooth naji out of the backfield  all these guys great pass catching weapons you're not just going to turn around and run it all the  time but the cincinnati defense is no pushover they allowed just under 17 fantasy points per game  just last season it's really going to take a look here at the injuries though when we're looking  at deontay johnson now deante johnson obviously the quote-unquote wide receiver won here fo

r the  pittsburgh steelers dealing with a shoulder injury is he going to be limited can he play does he play  but not the entire game luckily the emergence of george pickens isn't going to hurt the injury  section here too much because mitchie biscuit's still going to have options to throw the ball to  as far as an x factor listen miss trubisky is not bad but this is going to be the first time we  see a different quarterback undercenter leading this offense in pittsburgh without it being big  be

n since 2003 in fact it's really hard to know what it's going to look like i can really see  mitchell trubisky being a quote unquote game manager right he goes out each and every week 200  yards passing or so maybe a touchdown here there you know some reliance on the running game the  occasional scramble maybe not the huge ceiling but he's good enough to help them win ball games but  for fantasy this week he's going to be a sit for joe burrow he is not going to be a sit we saw him  average over

20 fantasy points per game in 2021 he didn't have to force the passing game either  cincinnati only averaged 32.7 past attempts per game 17th in the nfl he was not being asked to go  out there and throw 45 50 times a game now this matchup almost got a little bit easier when tj  watt was injured the last week of the preseason but seems like he's going to be good to go the  pittsburgh defense allows right around 17 fantasy points per game just last year ninth fewest in the  nfl so an overall prett

y solid squad no injuries really here to worry about and the x factor this  is an inner divisional game week one at home and joe burl beat pittsburgh both times he played them  last year in the regular season so you got to come out and expect him to have that confidence in  that swagger and that's when he really plays his best joe burrow gonna be a start so now we'll  go up to detroit for the lions and the eagles and jalen hurts here up first of course you're gonna  start jalen hurts for that po

tential upside the production last year averaged over 21 fantasy  points per game thank you to the rushing upside for those numbers though because philadelphia did  not throw the ball very much they averaged 29 pass attempts per game they could throw a little bit  more this year right they've added aj brown into the mix but are we gonna expect a huge monumental  type jump in volume probably not but this is going to be a good matchup going up against the  detroit lions last year they allowed over

18 fantasy points per game to opposing quarterbacks  no major injuries to worry about but the x factor still going to be that rushing upside does he run  less this year if he does that's greatly going to affect his overall ceiling because we're going to  become so much more dependent on the passing game in which he struggled to be consistent at at times  for as of right now though 20 out of 25 points finds himself as a start jared goff no we are not  starting jared goff here in week one product

ion wise for as much as the lions trailed in games  last year i expected higher passing numbers from jared goff but yet still only averaged 14 fantasy  points per game through the ball right around 35 times per matchup which was 12 most in the nfl  but this philadelphia defense is no pushover last year they allowed right around 18 fantasy  points per game against opposing quarterbacks but i actually expect that number to be slightly  improved here in philadelphia like what they have going on the

defensive side of the football no  major injury concerns but it's the lions and on paper they have some options on offense to put up  some points but in a difficult matchup we're not risking it with jared goff here in week one down  to houston for the texans and the colts and matt ryan here up first is going to find himself in the  start column in week one with a new team has it really been matt ryan that's fallen off here as of  late or was it the old atlanta offense that really limited his ov

erall numbers he only averaged  13.8 fantasy points per game just last season but i expect that to improve here in indianapolis  last year the colts threw the ball 31 times per game that's the bottom half of the nfl this is  a great matchup though going up against houston who was one of the worst defenses last year  against opposing quarterbacks allowing over 19 fantasy points per game however that defense  also could be slightly improved by adding stingley here in the draft i expect that to hel

p  the secondary here a little bit no major injuries in indianapolis but this guy is going to be in  a heavy run offense the x factor can't be too high here i kind of expect to see in this offense  what we saw from phillip rivers just two years ago solid you know able to win ball games but not  any record-breaking type numbers that you want to throw into your lineup every single week a solid  starter and he barely squeaks by with a 16 out of 25 points and finds himself in the start column  for d

avis mills not this week davis now despite seeing a lot of people last year be surprised  with what they saw from davis mills the guy only averaged 12 fantasy points per game threw the  ball around 32 times per game which was 21st in the league kind of expected those numbers to be a  little bit higher with as much as they were having to throw from being behind indianapolis they had  right around 18 fantasy points per game but they really improved on defense this offseason adding  the likes of st

efan gilmore yannick and gawkway so they are a much more solid unit here in 22  as well no major injuries but the x factors are brandon cooks and nico collins enough if  people love damien pierce the way that they do damian pierce is going to have to touch the ball  20 to 25 times if that's the case the ceiling won't be there for one davis mills they're they're  not gonna have enough scoring opportunities i believe to really make him fantasy viable just yet  he's still going to be a sit for me h

ere this week down in miami we going now for the dolphins and  the patriots and the first guy up here mack jones mac jones did not play bad in 2021 he just wasn't  really asked to do a whole lot averaged 14 fantasy points per game but could we see that grow a  little bit here in his second year in this offense maybe they kind of open up the playbook a little  bit more for one mack jones because last year just didn't get much of an opportunity like i said  29.8 past attempts per game 28th in the

nfl miami they allowed right around 17 fantasy points  per game so not a bad matchup for mack jones no major injuries to worry about right now but i  still really expect this to be a run heavy team really focused on damien harris and ramond ray  stevenson once again mac jones is not bad but the ceiling just doesn't seem to be there just yet for  him to be fantasy startable 13 points out of 25 going to be a sit for one tuatanga vailoa he's  going to be a start for me this week he scored 18 out of

25 fantasy points and it's really hard to  look at the numbers from 2021 and not expect them to increase here in 2022 two averaged just under  15 fantasy points per game but then they added a tyree kill a chase edmonds a cedric wilson they  still have jalen waddle and mike gaseki and miami already threw the ball a lot last year 34.9  past attempts per game was 10th most in the nfl adding this new offense this new coaching staff  these new weapons that number could drastically increase once agai

n here in 2022 now new england  they always play the dolphins pretty tough the patriots were the second best team in the nfl last  season against opposing quarterbacks allowing only 13.5 fantasy points per game but you have to think  that it's going to be hard for new england to stop all of the weapons on the miami dolphins offense  no major injuries here but the x factor tua doesn't need to be patrick mahomes he really needs  to find his speedsters in space and let them rack up yak yardage yaky

ard is going to be the x factor  here this week for me because a few of these short passes could go the distance which is only going  to inflate the numbers of one tua he's going to be a start now we go over new york for the jets  and the ravens and i don't only like lamar this week i like him for the season but he's going to  get an overall 25 out of 25 points for me here this week last year averaged over 21 fantasy  points per game in a down year threw the ball over 35 times per game the jets

allowed the third most  fantasy points to opposing quarterbacks just last season at 19.4 fantasy points per game even though  i do expect that defense to be slightly improved no major injuries here that really the only one  we're watching is jk dobbins shouldn't overly affect lamar jackson with the exception of this  if jk doesn't play it could lead to more rushing opportunities and lamar taking the ball into  his own hands maybe a few more times which could lead to a higher x factor number this

week for  lamar jackson that's why i got him right now as an overall 25 out of 25 smash start for joe flacco  not a smash start now this could be zach wilson at the time of this recording we don't know for sure  yet but honestly either way number's not going to be overly different here in this first week joe  flacco hasn't been a full-time starter since 2017. over the last three years he started 13 games over  that span 15 touchdowns to eight interceptions there's just no ceiling there for joe

flacco kind  of expect them to be trailing and having to throw the ball which does help but the ravens struggled  against quarterbacks in 2021. a lot of that had to do with injuries to the secondary they're back  they're healthy and they're going to be better here this year like i said we don't know for sure  about zach wilson this very well could be him but i'm not overly excited about this matchup even if  it is zack wilson himself there's just no ceiling this week we need to see how this offe

nse looks  maybe after week one maybe in a better situation a better matchup too many unknowns i really expect  them to be heavily reliant on not only bruce hall but michael carter here this week as well limiting  the ceiling as a quarterback so flacco or wilson both sits which will take us over to washington  for the washington commandos jacksonville jaguars trevor lawrence this kid could really  turn the corner here this year he had a lot going against him just last season his first ever  nfl

season but 15 out of the 17 games he played last year he had either zero or one passing  touchdown that's just not gonna cut it here in fantasy football sure the volume is going to be  there because they're always going to be trailing last year they averaged over 35 past attempts per  game but we could really see that number start to come down just a little bit with some more focus  on the running game in jacksonville this isn't an overall bad matchup the washington commandos last  year one of t

he worst teams in the nfl against opposing quarterbacks giving up almost 23 fantasy  points per game the injury concerns aren't really there we're kind of waiting to see what's going  on with james robinson but he should be good to go with all signs pointing with him being ready  to play coming off of torn achilles which is still crazy to me but the x factor just not there yet we  gotta see it before we can trust it and we haven't seen it yet this kid does have some slight rushing  upside at tim

es but are christian kirk and marvin jones enough on the outside to really give him  that ceiling to raise more fantasy points every single week we need to wait and find out with  that so trevor lawrence going to be a sit for the washington side of things it's carson winston he  was pretty close as well to being a start for me when it comes to production though wentz is still  pretty underrated in my opinion average right around 15.6 fantasy points per game last year in  indianapolis now washing

ton they threw the ball right around 32 and a half times per game in  2021 which was 20th most in the nfl i expect that number as well to increase carson wentz  is not really some you know short checked down quarterback he wants to go deeper down the field  and that helps with him having terry mclaren and jahan dotson now jacksonville surprisingly wasn't  horrendous against opposing quarterbacks last year allowing 17 to have fantasy points per game really  middle of the pack in the nfl no major

injury concerns here as of right now but with terry  and dotson on the outside that's the x factor we know that carson wentz does not want to  check down underneath he wants to push the ball down the field kind of a gunslinger mentality  really no rushing upside here and there's kind of a lack of a ceiling until we can see how this  offense is going to operate i'm not going to worry about carson wins here in week one now we  go to tennessee for the titans and giants and for daniel jones he is no

t going to be starting  for your fantasy football team here this week the rushing upside definitely helps him but it's  just not consistent enough to ever trust this guy kind of like the rest of his play right overly  inconsistent every single week now volume wise the giants last year threw the ball 35 times per game  but i could actually see that number come down this year with a new coaching staff and a healthy  saquon barkley that's something to pay attention to going up against tennessee ano

ther middle  of the pack defense allowing right around 18 fantasy points per game no major injuries to worry  about when it comes to x factor there is nothing as of right now dude is inconsistent nothing but  peaks and valleys and that's not what we want here in week one for the titans and ryan tannehill  he's going to be a start for me here this week and here's why when it comes to production ryan  tannehill is severely underrated he's not a sexy play in fantasy football but having derek henry 

in this offense is going to be the key last year ryan tannehill averaged just about 17 fantasy  points per game which is not bad now i expect the number of past attempts to increase this year  also right they have the additions of bobby trees and treylin berks and austin hooper last year they  only threw the ball right around 31 times per game 25th in the nfl a few more pass attempts per  game to some of these big play guys could lead to higher numbers for one ryan tannehill it is a  tough matc

hup for me though going up against the giants who are pretty good against opposing  quarterbacks in 2021 averaging right around 16 and a half fantasy points per game allowed  now no major injuries and the x factor is this it's the rushing upside of ryan tannehill that he  gets no credit for this guy has had seven rushing touchdowns in back-to-back years in tennessee he's  mobile he has outside weapons and he has derrick henry back i'm actually gonna go over to prize  picks right now and i'm gonn

a smash the over of 208.5 passing yards for this game for ryan  tannehill i believe derek henry opens up this passing offense and we see him eclipse that  number here this week but for ryan tannehill 17 out of 25 points gonna be a start which will take  us over to arizona the kansas city chiefs arizona cardinals my manscape match-up of the week don't  forget as soon as this video is over head over to manscape.com get yourself something nice for  the bathroom kit fellas not just ball trimmers the

y got body wash they got chapstick they got  deodorant they got boxer briefs they got whatever it is you need use referral code headliners at  checkout get 20 off and free shipping and this is gonna be a fun matchup here between patrick  mahomes and kyler murray two guys who are going to be obvious starts for me here this week when it  comes to patrick mahomes in production the guy had a down year quote-unquote last year still averaged  over 22 fantasy points per game he throws the ball over 40

times per week arizona's defense last year  was pretty solid against quarterbacks but honestly i expect that defense to kind of take a step back  in that category here this year it's still a solid unit but patrick mahomes shouldn't have too much  issues moving the ball down the field through the air this week no major injury concerns and the  x factor is this it's patrick mahomes and he has multiple weapons in the passing game and doesn't  have to just force feed tyree kill or travis kelsey some

body's going to have a big game here  there's going to be lots of back and forth lots of passing on the side of the kansas city chiefs  because what is their run game right who's going to be running the ball all the running backs they  have are pass catching guys so we know patrick mahomes going to be dropping it all over the field  he's a definite start for kyler murray same type of thing right he's averaged more than mahomes  just last year i don't think a lot of people realized that he had an

overall pretty solid  season a lot of that came from his rushing upside though they only averaged 32.6 past attempts per  game which was 19th in the nfl and i don't know if that volume is really going to increase early in  the season without deandre hopkins now the match up with the chiefs offense you have to expect them  to score right and if they're scoring that means that arizona is going to have to continue to keep  their foot on the pedal and trying to move the ball down the field as quick

ly as they can to keep  putting points on the board kansas city last year they allowed over 20 fantasy points per game  to opposing quarterbacks and that number could be dangerously close to that again here this  year injuries we're watching zack ertz we're watching ron delmore two guys that kyler murray  desperately needs remember there's no deandre hopkins so he needs more than just hollywood brown  out there to throw the ball to the x factor though has to be his rushing upside each and every

week  plus the connection he has with hollywood brown can they make a couple big plays happen every  single week for the first six weeks of the season that really boosts the overall ceiling of kyla  murray i believe they try to establish that early this season in week one and that's why the x  factor is right here kyler murray's for sure start over to la for the chargers and the raiders  another fun game here to watch between derek carr and justin herbert now both these guys going to  be starts

for me this week as well derek carr though he's still underrated i i feel like people  still don't give him the credit that he is due last year he averaged just under 16 fantasy points  per game but really had no one to throw the ball to except for hunter renfro don't forget that  darren waller he was banged up last season it was third in renfrow almost every single game now  a healthy waller and they've added devante adams in a matchup here going up against the los angeles  chargers you know th

ey're going to have to throw the ball against this powerhouse offense in la  the chargers last year allowed right around 18 fantasy points per game to opposing quarterbacks  but that defense got way better this offseason with the likes of khalil mack and and jc jackson  in the secondary this unit is going to be a little bit scary but we know they're going to have  to throw the ball against them still no major injury concerns here in las vegas but the x factor  the new coaching staff here it's jo

sh mcdaniels how much does he want to open up this offense and  push the ball deeper down the field are we going to dink and dunk it with you know some of our past  catching running backs are we really going to try to get vertical here i believe they get vertical  with devante adams and darren waller eats across the middle along with hunter renfro the x factor  is still going to be there for derek carr to put up another 4 000 yard season and have plenty of  good weeks gonna be a start here this

week for justin herbert obviously you're starting justin  herbert here in week one otherwise you don't draft him where you drafted him in fantasy football the  guy last year averaged over 23 fantasy points per game second highest in the nfl threw the ball over  35 times per week going up against a middle of the pack defense in las vegas even though he did  add chandler jones and rocky assin here in the off season like those additions to this defense  no major injuries to worry about right now fo

r justin herbert but the x factor for me is josh  palmer this dude is a legit wide receiver and would have a much bigger role on a different team  if he wasn't buried behind keenan allen and mike williams we know those two are going to get theirs  but how does las vegas account for josh palmer i don't know if they can and that could really  lead to that boosted upside this week for one justin herbert now we head up to minnesota for the  packers and the vikings a matchup of aaron rodgers and kirk

cousins now obviously two guys that  you probably want to start here this week once again aaron rodgers when it comes to production is  sure he he's going to put up top 10 numbers every single year he has for a long time but he's done  that with devonte adams we have to expect that ceiling that we've seen here as of late to drop  down slightly here this year he just doesn't have the offensive firepower on the outside that  he needs to put up huge numbers last year he threw the ball almost 35 ti

mes per game i expect  that number to come down this year as well with more emphasis on the running game with aaron  jones and aj dillon now last year minnesota was pretty bad against opposing quarterbacks  they allowed the sixth most fantasy points to all opposing quarterbacks last year in the off  season they added the likes of zadaria smith and jordan hicks drafted andrew booth so i expect that  defense to be improved this year as well no major injury concerns at this time we are watching big

  bob tanyan to see what his availability could be that would be another weapon for aaron rodgers the  x factor though is the pass catching weapons are they enough because they are super young green  bay to put up big numbers they're super young and they're sammy watkins week one sammy watkins  do we see a week one sammy watkins show i i don't know i don't know if i want to trust and  throw in my lineup anywhere but it's still aaron rodgers he makes everyone around him better from  a pass catchi

ng perspective he's going to remain a start for kirk cousins still underrated average  just over 19 fantasy points per game in 2021 and now he gets an overall offensive upgrade with the  new coaching staff they already threw the ball quite a bit in minnesota averaging right around 36  pass attempts per game not the easiest of matchups for him going up against green bay last year  they allowed 17 fantasy points per game have a strong secondary in green bay no major injuries  to worry about now in

minnesota but the x factor can we get justin jefferson completely unlocked  in a quote-unquote cooper cup type role i think we do and if we see that we see huge numbers  once again from kirk cousins he's going to be a start for me here in week one now we go down  to big d dallas cowboys tampa bay buccaneers and before i forget make sure you head over to prize  picks and smash the over on tom brady it's set at a half a yard you know he's gonna get it it's  a free square don't miss out on that op

portunity but when it comes to production we know tom  brady's gonna put up numbers averaged over 23 fantasy points per game just last year we know  he's going to throw the ball a lot averaged over 40 past attempts last year number one in the nfl  not a cakewalk going up against the dallas cowboys though they allowed the 10th fewest fantasy points  to opposing quarterbacks just last season where i'm worried here offensive line depth right if  we have any more injuries to this offensive line we'r

e going to be in trouble they're on like  their third center right now that's not good chris godwin's still not 100 back uh yet  either so something else to pay attention to but when it comes to x factor it's the goat it's  national tv it's in dallas it's a big audience and we can't doubt tom brady in a situation like this  he's going to be a start for me here obviously this week for dak prescott same thing going to be  a start as well last year finished ninth among all quarterbacks and fantasy

points per game averaging  almost 21 fantasy points per contest but can he do it with fewer weapons here this year he's still  gonna have to throw the ball a lot it's super hard to run on tampa bay slightly easier to throw  on them and last year dallas threw the ball 38 times per game so you know they're gonna have to  continue that here this week the tampa bay defense has playmakers on all three levels though so this  is no easy task especially with fewer weapons on offense than maybe what dak

prescott is used to  over the last couple of years he can't spread it out as much because there's not a whole lot of  places to spread it when it comes to injuries it's the loss of left tackle tyron smith that i feel  affects dak prescott the most as of right now he was their best offense of lyman to lose your  starting left tackle prior to the season not ideal but the x factor is going to be two people  tony pollard and jalen tolbert we're really going to need a couple of these lesser-known guy

s to  put up some big numbers to help dak prescott we know tampa bay is going to try to take away  cd lamb and zeke for jalen tolbert for a tony pollard can one of those guys bust off a big  play and really help boost the floor of dak prescott i think they do this week and that's  why dak is going to be a start which takes us to monday night football the denver broncos  seattle seahawks and russell wilson's return to seattle this one's going to be fun russell  wilson for sure gonna be a start fo

r me here this week when it comes to production i have to  believe that denver is going to let russ cook down the field no more boring seattle offense  when at times he's just gotta turn around and hand the ball off over and over and over i  expect a more vertical offense in denver and i expect it to start here in week one last year  denver struggled with quarterback production right they didn't have a whole lot there to  really work with but now with russell wilson and the likes of a cortland s

utton jerry judy kj  hamler albert are you okay plenty of weapons for russell wilson to have another huge day great  matchup as well seattle's defense is no longer really feared in the nfl they allowed over 18  fantasy points per game to opposing quarterbacks just last year and i kind of believe like that  defense got a little bit worse this offseason they lost bobby wagner that can't be a good thing  when it comes to injuries not a whole lot but the x factor is going to be the deep ball russell

  wilson is one of the best deep ball passers in the nfl and now he's gonna get an opportunity  to do that more often to the likes of jerry judy and cortland sutton i'm so looking forward  to that i'm looking for him to put on a show in prime time football against his former team  i'm starting russell wilson for geno smith no like please don't even tell me you were  considering him as a quarterback too it's geno smith he hasn't done much ever this is a  super tough matchup for him going up again

st the denver broncos defense sure he's got dk  metcalf and tyler lockett and rashad penny but i am not overly excited and no way are  we starting geno smith here in week one all right there you go my starts and sits  for week one the quarterback position looking forward to setting a bunch of lineups this week  and a lot of people walking away with a w here in week one of fantasy football don't forget  we have rankings coming out on thursday we'll have wide receiver and tight end  starts hits co

ming out tomorrow on wednesday we have you covered with everything you need  this week when it comes to fantasy football and we will for the remainder of the year so  hit that like button hit that subscribe button and we look forward to hanging out with you and  absolutely dominuting here in 2022 but for now hopefully you guys have a great rest of your  day a great week and we'll talk to you later