Week 5 RB Start 'Em, Sit 'Em
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00:00 Moving over to the running back position, who should we be starting this weekend?
00:05 And this one's kind of low-hanging fruit, but that's alright.
00:07 David Montgomery.
00:08 Three touchdowns against the Packers last week.
00:10 He is the best fantasy running back in Detroit.
00:12 I've been saying it since week two.
00:14 Jameer Gibbs, forget about it.
00:15 He's a flex starter at best.
00:17 This is a really good matchup against Carolina.
00:19 They've allowed seven touchdowns and the fourth most fantasy points to running backs this
00:22 season.
00:23 And I'm also starting Brees Hall.
00:25 I've got my fingers crossed and my toes crossed because he's been horrible for most of the
00:29 year, but it's, I guess, the Jets' offense.
00:31 But this is a great matchup.
00:32 I mean, Denver's defense has allowed four running backs to score more than 20 points
00:37 four.
00:38 And that includes Devon Achane, whose name I can never get right.
00:42 It's A-Chan, by the way.
00:44 51.3 points against the Broncos' defense.
00:48 I'm starting Brees Hall and I actually feel pretty good about it.
00:51 Yeah, the Broncos' defense is so bad that I actually picked up Zach Wilson for Super
00:56 Flex League.
00:57 So, yeah, I'm with you.
00:59 Four players versus the Broncos.
01:01 I think that's a must.
01:02 All right, who are we sitting at the running back position?
01:05 I've given up on Najee Harris as a regular starter.
01:09 The last two weeks he's had good matchups.
01:10 Yeah, the Raiders did nothing.
01:12 He did nothing against Houston either last week.
01:14 I can't trust it.
01:16 I just can't.
01:17 When you look at the numbers, I mean, the Ravens' defense is tough on backs.
01:21 They've allowed just one touchdown and fewer than 18 points per game to the position this
01:24 year.
01:25 And with four teams off, maybe you have to play them, but Najee's been terrible.
01:29 And then Damian Pearce.
01:30 He's had a couple of good games in a row.
01:32 It's been better, but Houston's offense has been much more explosive through the air than
01:37 it's been on the ground, to the surprise of just about everybody out there.
01:40 When you look at the numbers, too, only the Cowboys have allowed fewer fantasy points
01:44 to running backs than Atlanta through the first four weeks.
01:47 So it's not a great matchup.
01:49 Pearce is a risk-reward flex.