Buccaneers at Falcons: 5 best fantasy options

By John Buhler | Sep 10, 2016

Aug 11, 2016; Atlanta, GA, USA; Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones (11) shown on the sidelines during the game against the Washington Redskins during the second half at the Georgia Dome. The Falcons defeated the Redskins 23-17. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports /

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Aug 26, 2016; Tampa, FL, USA; Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans (13) celebrates after he scored a touchdown against the Cleveland Browns during the first half at Raymond James Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports /

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Regardless of what fantasy experts may think entering Week 1, this might be a nice week to play Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans. Though Evans is only projected to have 13.60 points on NFL.com and just 9.8 on ESPN.com, who on the Falcons defense is going to stop him?

Atlanta has one elite defensive player in cornerback Desmond Trufant. Falcons head coach Dan Quinn likes to put Trufant on an island to cover half of the field all game. Koetter will exploit the well-coached, but talent-poor Falcons defense between the hash marks by drawing up Jameis Winston-to-Evans slants on several occasions.

Evans is a big physical receiver that loves to go up and grab it. He can stretch the field a bit, but he plays like a Tony Gonzalez tight end when he is at his best. If Winston can find Evans open in the middle of the field early and often, Evans could have one of his best fantasy games on 2016 in Week 1.

He should be able to get yards if is his route running is decent to fair, as Atlanta is incredibly thin at safety. The biggest question is if Evans can be as effective as a red zone target to Winston? Will Winston just toss it to tight end Austin Seferian-Jenkins or hand the football off to running back Doug Martin?

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