Do You Trust Olsen and Benjamin with Cam Back in Week 16? (1 Viewer)

SproutDaddy said:

Why wouldn't you?

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The Panthers apparently plan to start Cam Newton (back) after he handled most of this week's practice reps. He certainly won't return to a plus matchup. The Browns rank No. 2 in Football Outsiders' pass-defense DVOA and have held opposing quarterbacks to the NFL's lowest combined passer rating (71.7). Cleveland leads the league in interceptions (20). Carolina's coaching staff may also balk at designing quarterback runs for Newton under two weeks removed from his car accident. And if he shows any signs of early-game struggle, it wouldn't be a surprise to see Derek Anderson inserted. I'd view Cam as a scary-low-floor QB1 option in fantasy finals week. Another big red flag on Newton is this game's 40.5-point over-under, fourth lowest of the week. ... All season, the best means of attacking Cleveland has been on the ground. The Browns rank dead last in FO's run-defense DVOA and permit 4.41 yards per carry to running backs. I think DeAngelo Williams' (hand) return is a minor threat to Jonathan Stewart's workload. Williams was still unable to practice in full this week, and Stewart has outplayed him throughout the season. Williams' return may render Stewart more high-end flex than RB2, but he should be viewed as a solid fantasy play with upside in this matchup. ... Another reason to fade Cam in Week 16 lineup decisions is the challenging setup for his primary pass catchers. Joe Haden is nursing a shoulder injury, but I don't think he'll have much trouble slowing down Kelvin Benjamin if he's healthy enough to be cleared by doctors. The Browns permit the fifth fewest fantasy points to tight ends and could make life tough on Greg Olsen. Independently, Benjamin is an every-week WR2/3 and Olsen is a top-six TE1. But I'd avoid them in daily leagues in this projected low-scoring affair.

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Darryl Talley said:

Haden > Cam

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NCCommish said:

Yeah I mean Cam has only played with them all season and it's the first season in a long time we may have 2 1000 yard receivers. In fact they are both top 20 receivers IIRC we are the only team with 2. I guess they got all that in the 2 games DA played.

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BigSteelThrill said:

NCCommish said:

Yeah I mean Cam has only played with them all season and it's the first season in a long time we may have 2 1000 yard receivers. In fact they are both top 20 receivers IIRC we are the only team with 2. I guess they got all that in the 2 games DA played.

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Unless I misunderstood what you were posting...

Detroit. New England. Denver. And Carolina.

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billmatic said:

Looks like Haden's out, good news for KB

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cvnpoka said:

1 stinkin target for olsen. amazing. after being on pace for 90 catches and getting over 8 targets a game.

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lod01 said:

Olsen yeah. He can catch every pass throw his way. With Benjamin, figure on 10-12 targets max, 1/2 totally uncatchable and then a few of the catchable passes are dropped. Benjamin 4-60 maybe a TD if he doesn't drop it..

Plus I'm going against Olsen so he should do well.

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