Fantasy Football: 5 bold predictions for Week 3
By Nick Villano
2. Rondale Moore Does It Again
The Arizona Cardinals are riding an absolute heater by Kyler Murray to a 2-0 record. They won’t have to do much to make it 3-0 as they face the Jacksonville Jaguars this week. The Jags are allowing 22 points per game to the quarterback, and they’ve faced Tyrod Taylor and Teddy Bridgewater. Those are both non-options in fantasy. Now they are facing one of the best fantasy options in the league.
The worry here is the Cardinals go out to a big lead and they basically just turtle for the second half. However, with Trevor Lawrence struggling as he has so far, the great field position the Cardinals will continually get will be worth buying these players.
It makes sense to have some worries regarding DeAndre Hopkins. If the Cardinals score early, head coach Kliff Kingsbury will sit him to keep him healthy. He won’t do the same with Rondale Moore. The rookie needs reps, even if it’s against the decrepit Jaguars’ defense.
Moore is coming off one of the best rookie performances of the season. Now, everyone and their mother will be running to the waiver wire to pick him up. His explosiveness is something the Cardinals have needed next to Hopkins, and they will show it off again this week.