The fantastic football players you need in your training of the week 2

This is my weekly look at some of the best and worst fantasy situations of the week, fueled by statistics and analysis from our Pro Football Focus database. We hope you will enjoy the second week, as our PFF writers did during Week 1.

Incompatibility of the week

Ricky Seals-Jones, TE, Cardinals of Arizona

Jared Cook, everyone! The tight finals veteran amassed 9 catches on 12 targets for 180 yards on Monday, making it the best fantasy weekend ever, even if he did not find the end zone. It can mean two things (or both):

• This is a breakthrough for Cook, who has been in the league since 2009 and never finished a year as the tightest end of the top 10 fantasy or averaging 10.0 points per game.

• Rams' formidable dreaded line-up and second-line linebackers make it a funnel for opposing attacks to target their tight ends.

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If my wording did not make that obvious, I choose it. The Cardinals get the Rams in Week 2, which means the Seals-Jones round is the only way for a team to attack the Rams. He had 28 targets on 68 routes last year (41.2%); He was the only player with targets on more than 40% of his routes (min six targets) and Julio Jones and he (30.5%) were the only WR / TE options to more than 30. He had six targets in the first week. , showing that the team will keep him involved, and against the Rams, bet he will set a new career goal.

Good situations

Alex Smith, QB, Washington

The temptation to see a team against the Colts is to choose their best receiver and go crazy. After all, A.J. Green had six catches for a total of 92 yards in the first week, while John Ross had his first career welcome for his first career touchdown. The problem, however, is that we do not really know who Washington is. Jamison Crowder should be, but he had only two targets in Week 1. Paul Richardson could be, and he led the receivers of the team with five targets in Week 1 and the profiles as a threat deep, but its average depth was only 3.6 meters. Josh Doctson? It is probably safe to be let down. With them, Jordan Reed, Vernon Davis and Chris Thompson, the target share in Washington will be so divided that recommending one of them against Indianapolis on Sunday is too difficult. So damn it, go with the guy who throws the ball.

James White, RB, New England Patriots

Starting in 2017 and counting the playoffs, White has had four or more goals in seven straight games, and 14 of her last 18 games since the beginning of last year. He tied Rob Gronkowski for the week 1 record with eight. You know who did not play for the team? Any of the recipients of New England. Phillip Dorsett had seven, Chris Hogan had four and Cordarrelle Patterson and Riley McCarron were eliminated. The Patriots are not going to do much through their wide receivers before Julian Edelman returns, and this before considering their match against Jacksonville. White and Gronkowski are the best weapons on the team right now.

Allen Robinson, WR, Chicago Bears

Robinson did not turn on the statistics sheet during the first week, with only four catches for 61 yards. But he returned to the field for the first time since the first games of 2017, which was good in itself, and his seven targets beat the Bears attack. The problem for Robinson and the fantasy owners was that the Bears were becoming too conservative at the beginning of the game; Robinson's seven targets have arrived either before the Bears rise 20-0, or after their delay, 24-23. He was essentially absent from the second half of the team. Fantasy players could see his opponent of Week 2 (Seattle) and be intimidated in the past, but after Denver's top three receivers, combined for 243 yards and two touchdowns in the first week, it's no longer Seattle .

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Jonnu Smith, TE, Tennessee Titans

People who came out of Week 1 are happy with their tight start: the owners of Rob Gronkowski and the owners of Jordan Reed. Perhaps the owners of George Kittle, although he did not start everywhere. That is just about everything. Indeed, no one has used Will Dissly, Jared Cook or Eric Ebron. Zach Ertz scored 10 goals but only 48 yards were disappointing. Kyle Rudolph scored, but only had two targets. Greg Olsen and Delanie Walker are injured, while Evan Engram, Jimmy Graham and Travis Kelce combined for five receptions. Chances are you're looking for a tight weekend, and Smith is my favorite among the options available. The Titans will have a lot of targets to absorb and they will have Blaine Gabbert or a Marcus Mariota quarterback. One or the other of these scenarios lends itself to goals for Smith and Dion Lewis.

Bad situations

Aaron Rodgers, QB, Green Bay Packers

If the Packers have a successful full season, we'll see clips from that second half on Sunday night for years. We will probably anyway. But there is no story of adrenaline-ridden players because of injuries, but only time to turn around and make the player even worse in the following games. All indications are that Rodgers will probably play, but there is no chance he's 100%, and in the face of an impressive Minnesota pass defense he is absolutely the best DFS player.

Carlos Hyde, RB, Cleveland Browns

The conditions in Sunday's match mean you'd be excused for giving all the Browns and Steelers a mulligan of Week 1, but I'm nervous about Hyde. He averaged just 2.8 yards per run over 22 attempts on Sunday, while Nick Chubb (on just three scans) averaged 7.0. The precipitation rate of Hyde PFF was 63.4; Chubb was 79.0. The best conditions of the second week should allow Duke Johnson, David Njoku and / or Josh Gordon to have more work, while the attack on the Saints would be very powerful during the first week. run to follow.

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Marvin Jones, WR, Detroit Lions

Kenny Golladay missed six games in 2017. In those matches, Jones was targeted for 22.2% of his tours. In games, Golladay was active, Jones's target dropped to 13.9, while Golladay was 16.7. This continued Monday, with Golladay targeting 21.2% of his routes and Jones sitting at 14.6. Golladay and Jones perform pretty much the same function, and as long as Golladay's second year is healthy, I stay away from Jones in almost every league.

Travis Kelce, TE, Kansas City Chiefs