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Fantasy Football: 5 bold predictions for Week 9

By Dustin Baker

EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY - OCTOBER 01: Noah Fant #87 of the Denver Broncos is tackled by Avery Williamson #54 of the New York Jets during the third quarter at MetLife Stadium on October 01, 2020 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY - OCTOBER 01: Noah Fant #87 of the Denver Broncos is tackled by Avery Williamson #54 of the New York Jets during the third quarter at MetLife Stadium on October 01, 2020 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) /
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INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA – OCTOBER 25: James Robinson #30 of the Jacksonville Jaguars looks on before the game against the Los Angeles Chargers at SoFi Stadium on October 25, 2020, in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images)
INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA – OCTOBER 25: James Robinson #30 of the Jacksonville Jaguars looks on before the game against the Los Angeles Chargers at SoFi Stadium on October 25, 2020, in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images) /

3. Notorious for allowing PPR points to RBs, Houston lets James Robinson feast

Initially, this one may seem a little iffy as the Jaguars are in a tailspin as a football team. Jacksonville somehow toppled the Colts out of the gate in Week 1 but have since tanked the thing. Doug Marrone’s team has lost six straight games and now his folklore-ish quarterback has been indefinitely lost to injury. The team will turn to journeyman Mike Glennon or the relative unknown Jake Luton.

A Glennon/Luton ultimatum does not scream offensive firepower. That means that Jacksonville is doomed, right? Maybe. Does that indicate Robinson will be an afterthought? Absolutely not.

The Jaguars will trust a sure thing in Robinson as it hopes to generate breadcrumbs of offense vs. the Texans. And, a reminder — Houston is not a very good football team. Sure, they won a football game after their head coach was finally canned, but it has not translated to wholesale prosperity thereafter.

Additionally, the Texans are dreadful against the run. Romeo Crennel’s bunch allows the second-most PPR points to running backs through eight weeks of 2020. Only the Green Bay Packers have allowed more.

Robinson will be called upon to provide some semblance of offense for the Jaguars. His opposition is the perfect target for that gameplan to succeed.

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