As I sat down and cranked out these Week 1 lineup rankings I shed a tear. I openly wept for the demise of my offseason rankings, where I dug deep, churned and stressed over.
I cried for the multitudes of mock drafts that are meaningless now.
I was sullen over the fact that – I don’t have any drafts to do.
Then … I remembered … how awesome playing Daily Fantasy Football is.
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DFSEdge also provides an awesome tool that ranks players by Week 1 projections, and lists their salaries for each DFS site. You can sort by dollars-per-projected points to see which players are the best bargains at each position, on each site!
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Finally, the Season is Upon Us!
Jamaal Charles tore his ACL in 2012, but but bounced back with a vengeance in 2013. Photo Credit: LI Phil
Once I got done crying, I realized how awesome today is – and this week. We’re all undefeated, tied for the first spot in our leagues. Let’s get right to our Week 1 rankings and see if we can’t keep you undefeated for Week 2.
One interesting thing I like to do before working on my rankings, is just to take a peek at what Vegas thinks.
There’s no doubt that the Falcons/Saints matchup in New Orleans is expected to be a shootout. Vegas has the over-under line set at 54 points, which is the highest on the week.
But it’s also interesting to note that three other games are expected to eclipse the 50-point mark: Packers/49ers (50.5), Eagles/Redskins (51) and Patriots/Bills (53). Heck, there are even three more games at the 49-point mark: Ravens/Broncos (49.5), Raiders/Colts (49) and Giants/Cowboys (49).
The lowest-scoring (expected) games are the Cardinals/Rams (40.5) and Chiefs/Jaguars (40.5).
And you’ll see that our rankings are relatively right in line with all of these lines, expect for the fact I like Jamaal Charles to have a huge opening week against the Jaguars, who allowed the third-most rushing yards per game last season, as well as over one rushing TD per game.
Week 1 Lineup Rankings
Good luck, this week – and this season! Hopefully, these Week 1 lineup rankings set you on the right course! Feel free to comment below with some players you expect to break out in Week 1!
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