J. Gage (1 Viewer)

[Payne]

Going against the Lions tomorrow.

I see him being ranked in the top 10, but I can't help but think Tenn is going to run Johnson / White all day much like the Panthers did two weeks ago.

 

[Brutis]

Going against the Lions tomorrow.I see him being ranked in the top 10, but I can't help but think Tenn is going to run Johnson / White all day much like the Panthers did two weeks ago.

I have collins in a couple of leagues and Im sitting him for Ben Roth and Orton. Im thinking the same thing.

 

[Devilsden2001]

I can see them trying to run Johnson and White but teams have begun putting 8 in the box to stop their running game. It is tactic that has worked over the past several weeks and last week they showed that if you can shut down the run and pressure Collins you can beat the Titans. I like Gage as a solid #3 this week, I an hoping for 80 yards and a TD from him this week.

 

[zamboni]

I don't think that Gage and "must start" really belong in the same sentence. Sure they're playing the Lions, but as we all know, matchups on paper often turn out differently. As noted, the Titans may be pounding the ball all day, and what's to say that Scaife or Jones don't wind up with the table scraps in the passing game.

 

[Addai's Adidas]

Gentleman, START YOUR TITANS!!!!

 

[•TheRealMcCoy]

I don't think that Gage and "must start" really belong in the same sentence. Sure they're playing the Lions, but as we all know, matchups on paper often turn out differently. As noted, the Titans may be pounding the ball all day, and what's to say that Scaife or Jones don't wind up with the table scraps in the passing game.

I couldn't agree more with you on this one! I needed about 19pts from Wayne(in a PPR league) last week and he got me FIVE WHOLE PTS against the WORSE pass D in the league(SD)! Sometimes, matchups just dont matter???!! I wouls say as a WR3 yes! But if you have better options than Gage, I would stick to them!

 

[talbott]

Bump, as I'd like to hear some more opinions on this. I have some tough decisions to make at WR this week, and Gage is definitely on my radar as an option.

 

[Bob Henry]

Gage has a great matchup, statistically and personnel-wise. I just don't think the opportunity is aligned with the matchup angle. He's more of a guy to roll the dice on than a must start (and that applies to any week regardless of the matchup).

Teams have stacked 7-8-9 guys in the box to stop the Titans run, but even if the Lions put all 11 guys in the box, I don't think it would matter. Gage may need to make a big play in the first half to be a real factor in your lineup. That could come on a play-action, broken play or something like that. I definitely could see the Lions selling out to stop the run, forcing Collins to throw early, but ultimately this game has 28-0 written all over it.. by the 2nd quarter, not the 2nd half.

White and Johnson are "must starts". Collins, Gage, Scaife and Brandon Jones are gambles.. if the Lions actually do something to prevent this from being a blow out, then the passing numbers may be solid. The problem is that Culpepper may generate as many points for the Titans as he does the Lions, so I think this one gets ugly. We may see a big play, like a 50+ yard TD from C-Pep to Calvin, but I also expect C-Pep to turn over the ball 2, 3 or 4 times resulting in a TD or more for the Titans defense. If Drew Henson gets into this game this game could become unwatchable.

I just want to give my thanks to the Lions, for being perfect this season so far..