General Malaise
Footballguy
It appears the Hawks strength of schedule against the run might be the #1 most difficult. Does that factor in at all?
Yes Walker gets to play ARZ twice and he feasted last year. But he also gets to play the 49ers twice.
Weeks 12-17 are brutal, so is their road schedule. The away game against ARZ is week 18 which doesn't count in most leagues.
I'm less concerned about Charbonnet and more about the back half of the schedule. Same goes for Geno.
Seattle opens with:
Rams - 13th against the run in 2022 and arguably one of the worst teams coming into 2023.
Lions - 29th against the run in 2022 and not expected to be an upper echelon defense in 2023.
Panthers - 18th against the run and a perpetual loser since Cam's MVP season
Giants - 27th against the run and not poised to be much better in 2023.
In week 5, they get Cincy, their first game against a good NFL defense. Next week, it's Arizona, which is as close to a bye in 2023 as a team will get.
Fast starts in fantasy are important and Walker III is going to be a big part of early season success.