Fantasy Football strategy we learned from Week 11

Week 11 saw a lot of good and bad performances in both real and fantasy football. Which ones will have a bigger impact on fantasy going forward?

Week 11 is over and the time to prepare for week 12 begins. Looking back at this past week’s games, there were some good and bad things to take away from those games. Those things could make an impact on fantasy football in one way or another.

I highlight some of the major notes later on, but there were a few minor observations worth mentioning. Panthers quarterback Kyle Allen did not look good in his game against the Falcons (more on their defense later). He has three touchdowns and nine interceptions in his last four games. Cam Newton may not be leaving Carolina anytime soon.

The Buffalo Bills offense looks to be picking up steam. John Brown and Josh Allen were the top-two scorers in PPR leagues. Dawson Knox is also getting some looks, something I predicted last week. They face Denver next week, which could be a sleeper matchup for the offense.

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JD McKissic may not be the Lions running back you want. Bo Scarbrough led the team with 14 carries for 55 yards and a touchdown. McKissic had just three carries for 13 yards and three receptions for another 40 yards.

If the Lions go with a committee, Scarbrough may get a lot of the goal line carries.

Now, let’s take a look at some of the major notes and storylines coming out of week 11.

David Johnson is droppable in most leagues.

Johnson did not record a carry in week 11. When Chase Edmonds broke out, we thought that would be the end of Johnson but Edmonds got hurt. Then the Cardinals acquired Kenyan Drake and that solidified it. Drake has 41 carries, 212 yards and a touchdown since joining Arizona.

Johnson may not be 100 percent or the game flow dictated the usage but back-to-back poor performances will leave a bad taste in fantasy owners’ mouths. With the fantasy football regular season coming to an end, you may want to make a move to improve your roster.

Nick Foles Won’t Hurt the Jaguars

Foles made his first start since week 1. He had a solid game with 296 yards, two touchdowns and one interception. The main concern was how would he gel with the pass catchers after missing so much time. That didn’t seem to be a problem, well at least for DJ Chark.

Chark caught eight passes for 104 yards and two touchdowns. Chris Conley had a good game with six catches for 58 yards. Keelan Cole and Dede Westbrook combined for 15.3 fantasy points. The point is, Foles, as long as he’s healthy, will keep the value of the Jags skill players up.

Looking ahead, the Jaguars’ schedule is not all that bad. They face the Titans, Buccaneers, Chargers and Raiders over the next four weeks.

Is the Falcons Defense Legit?

Heading into their week 9 bye, the Falcons defense had five fantasy points. Total. Coming out of the bye, the defense has scored nine against the Saints. While they allowed just nine points and racked up five sacks, they didn’t create many turnovers.

In week 11, the defense scored 23 points against the Panthers. They picked off Allen four times, sacked him five times, scored a touchdown and allowed just three offensive points. Coming up, they get the always unpredictable Jameis Winston and the Bucs, Saints and Panthers again. If you need a streaming option, don’t look past Atlanta.

Tight End Roulette

Since week 1, if you didn’t have one of the top-five tight ends, you were likely playing the matchups. Ten weeks later and nothing’s changed. Looking at the top six tight ends for the week, three of them are owned in a combined 9.2 percent of ESPN leagues. Ryan Griffin (NYJ), Ross Dwelley (SF) and Cameron Brate (TB).

Griffin may get more opportunities while Chris Herndon is out. Dwelley’s fantasy star may burn out next week if George Kittle returns. Brate could be around if Winston keeps ignoring O.J. Howard.

The point is if you are in a pinch and need a replacement or backup tight end, there are options available to you on the waiver wire.

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The good thing about football is it changes from week to week. Outside of the top 10 or 15 players, the top scorers always change. I could be talking about a different set of players at the end of week 12. But this week, we saw big games from unowned tight ends and highly owned quarterbacks. Do with that what you will heading into next week.

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