Getty Gallery: 5/6
Start: WR Sterling Shepard at Falcons
Sit: WR Corey Davis vs. Chargers
The Giants offense looked abysmal last week against the Eagles but have an opportunity to turn things around against a depleted Falcons secondary. The last time Shepard faced a weak secondary, he had 10 receptions for 77 yards and a touchdown against the Saints in Week 4.
Despite many calling for a quarterback change, Giants head coach Pat Shurmur reiterated the team's faith in Eli Manning. The Giants may have gotten off to a slow start, but Manning remains confident that things can turn around.
"Confidence is always the same," Manning told Giants.com. "I know I can play better. I didn’t play well last night. I got to make better decisions, and get back to just doing my job, not trying to do anything more, not trying to force things. Just find completions and move the ball, and try to score more points."
The Falcons defense did look a bit better in Week 6 but still allowed 395 passing yards even in their improved state. Tampa Bay had five receivers with more than 50 receiving yards. There is going to be plenty of room for Shepard to have himself a day against the Falcons, even if Odell Beckham goes off in Atlanta.
Even though Shepard's production has been a bit inconsistent, the targets have been there most weeks. Shepard has received seven or more targets in five of his six games. Look for him to have a bounce-back week against the Falcons.
Corey Davis' Inconsistency Makes Him a Sit
We though Davis had turned the corner after his Week 4 breakout performance against the Eagles where he had nine receptions for 161 yards. Davis followed it up with a total of five receptions in the last two games. Last week, he had one reception for 24 yards against the Ravens.
Some of Davis' lack of production can be explained by the Titans offensive line getting torched. The Ravens were able to sack Marcus Mariota 11 times which played a big part in Davis' lack of touches. Titans coach Mike Vrabel spoke about the Titans lack of offensive production after being shutout against the Ravens.
"It starts with the play call, it starts with the preparation, it starts with the route, it starts then with the protection," Vrabel said per Titansonline.com. "Everything has to work and coordinate together. If they’re pressuring us, we’ve got to be able to give the quarterback enough time to be able to get to a receiver who’s got to be maybe adjusting his route a little bit because of the pressure, but they clearly made a decision that they were going to pressure and they did that."
Until we see Davis put up two straight weeks of production, the Titans wide receiver should remain on your bench. Week 7 is not a particularly great matchup against the Chargers defense. The Titans are unlikely to have much fantasy production until their offensive line shows improvement.