Dolphins at Patriots: 5 best fantasy options
By Matt Kerns
Ranking the five best fantasy football options for the Week 2 game between the Miami Dolphins and New England Patriots.
With Miami’s low scoring affair against a tenacious Seattle defense, they’ll need to muster something up offensively if they wish to upset the Patriots on Sunday. Even without stars like tight end Rob Gronkowski and Tom Brady, the Patriots were able to upset Arizona in typical Belichick fashion.
With Miami coming to town, the Patriots must be licking their chops as they haven’t lost to Miami at home since 2008. Ryan Tannehill and the rest of the Dolphins offense looked quite restrained in the loss to Seattle. It was Adam Gase’s first game as a head coach, so that could be some of the reason but the Dolphins must open things up against the Patriots otherwise, things will get ugly in a hurry.
But for now, let’s get into the best fantasy options for the Dolphins at Patriots.
Jimmy Garoppolo
The second round pick out of Eastern Illinois is making noise and making himself at home in the Patriots offense. There’s a lot of good stories in the NFL and this certainly is one of them. Jimmy G should make a statement Sunday in his second start in the league. He threw for 264 yards, a touchdown, and completed 72 percent of his passes last week at Arizona. Expect an even bigger game in Week 2 at home versus the Phins.
The Pats offense will take advantage of the middle of the field, utilizing two tight end sets, especially if Gronk is playing. The Dolphins strength is their pass rush on defense, but that can be negated by quick throws over the middle to tight ends. The Dolphins strong safety Reshad Jones is comfortable in the box, leaving free safety Isa Abdul-Quddus on the back end alone.
With multiple weapons to choose from, Garoppolo has the luxury to pick and choose who to throw to. Offensive coordinator, Josh McDaniels does a phenomenal job with the offense week in and week out, putting players in the best position to thrive. Whether or not the Dolphins have the will power to slow this Pats offense down will soon be discovered. But it appears that too many holes remain on their defense to keep up.