FWP with a nice playoff schedule?Doesn't he get the PATS and the JAGS?
I'll grant that New England is tough, but Jacksonville is only middle of the pack this year (108 yards per game + 6 TDs) - the real key here is the week 16 matchup on the turf at St Louis. Only Oakland and Miami have given up more TDs on the ground, and their opponents (Jacksonville and New England) don't have the clear stud feature back like Pittsburgh does - Parker could easily be the #1 fantasy RB in the week most leagues have their super bowl.
Poor use of a misleading stat here. Jacksonville is certainly NOT middle of the pack. Here is their opponents leading rusher's yardage per week:Week 8: E. Graham - 62 yds.Week 7: Addai - 85 yds.Week 6: A. Green - 44 yds.Week 5: L. Johnson - 12 yds.Week 3: T. Henry - 35 yds.Week 2: W. Dunn - 50 yds.Week 1: Chris Henry and L. White crushed them for 241 yds. Since week 1, Addai for 85 yds. is the most an opponent's leading ball carrier could muster. Granted, E. Graham, A. Green and Dunn aren't great comparisons but the L. Johnson and T. Henry stats are pretty impressive. Totally agree with you that week 16 is saucy for FWP though.
It cuts both ways -Jacksonville had a nice run after Tennessee embarrassed them, but they weren't nearly as dominant the last two weeks. Keith also ran for 56 again them in week 7. Graham averaged almost 4.5 on his 14 carries, and Bennett busted a TD from 19 last week, but the Bucs fell behind big early and had to pass their way out of it. They had success moving the JAX line on 1st and 10, but the game script did not let them get in a groove running the ball. Henry and Johnson were also playing from more than a TD down for a lot of their games, hence only 11 and 9 carries. I dont think Jacksonville can bury Pittsburgh quite as easily. Bottom line, Jacksonville is not a great matchup, but Im not worried about them either.