Week 17 Thoughts

Week 17 is a weird week

Quarterback-
At the quarterback position, I'm just paying up for Patrick Mahomes and not even thinking about anyone else. The Chiefs still have full reason to play this game and we typically see teams rest that do not have a bye week. I think that Mahomes should close to if not the entire game on the field and the only reason he would not be out there is if the Chiefs got a big lead which would be his doing.

Other players in consideration (In order of favorite):
Aaron Rodgers
Lamar Jackson
Ben Roethlisberger
Tom Brady

Running Back
This is where we get the value this week, as the reality is that there are not many spots where running backs will see the full amount of touches.

Royce Freeman-
With Phillip Lindsay out this week, Freeman gets the benefit of having played on Monday Night and the sites not raising his price making him almost a must-start this week. The matchup isn't great, but he should see 15+ touches at least.

Saquon Barkley-
The Giants have nothing to play for, but it also appears that they are not going to be resting anyone this week either, so Barkley should be one of the few top-end running backs who will see his full allotment of carries going up against a Dallas defense that looks like they're going to be resting everyone as the Giants are 6 point favorites.

Other Considerations-
Chris Carson
Jamaal Williams
James Conner
Peyton Barber
C.J Anderson
Dwayne Washington

Wide Receiver-
The wide receiver is entirely news dependent this week.

Davante Adams looks like he'll go and he's in a tremendous spot if a positive report comes out in the morning that he is going to play a significant amount of the game. The Packers are still trying to win, and this is a spot with Equinemeous St. Brown looking doubtful, this is a great spot for Adams.

On the other side of the coin, Antonio Brown looks like he might miss, and if he does, JuJu Smith-Schuster immediately becomes the top play of the day. Even based on what we know, JuJu needs to be strongly considered in your lineup.

Other Wide Receivers
Tyreek Hill
Robby Anderson
Sterling Shepard
Jordy Nelson
DeAndre Hopkins

Tight End-
I'm playing Travis Kelce in every lineup. Oakland has been one of the worst teams in the NFL against tight ends in a must-win game for Kansas City. There is plenty of value available to spend down elsewhere.