Getty Gallery: 5/5
Single Entry/Cash Lineup
– MVP: Zach Ertz ($14,500)
– Josh Adams ($13,500)
– Jordan Reed ($11,500)
– Josh Doctson ($10,000)
– Golden Tate ($9,500)
While I almost always prefer to get at least one quarterback into a lineup, I think this is a spot where you could justify not doing that. The cost of Carson Wentz is high and some are surely iffy on the ceiling/floor debate of Colt McCoy. But with Zach Ertz and Josh Adams, specifically, we're getting a fair amount of safety in these spots.
Ertz is going to receive his targets regardless, and the Eagles are favored at home against a defense that's reeling. He arguably has the safest floor of any player on the entire slate due to the targets and the fact that I don't see a way Wentz won't look his way once or twice in the end zone. The Redskins matchup isn't ideal, but it's worth noting who they've faced over the most recent stretch.
Among Washington's last six games, they've faced the Dallas Cowboys twice, Houston Texans, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Atlanta Falcons, and New York Giants. The Cowboys and Texans have huge question marks at tight end, while they drew Evan Engram in the midst of what was a very slow start to the year following his injury. The Redskins had some strong showings, but no player was of Ertz's caliber, or even remotely close.
Josh Adams remains as one of my favorite options on the board and I think his workload remains solid moving forward. I'm always a fan of targeting home favorites in primetime games, and Adams is the electrifying type of player who can really light it up if he gets going. This has the potential to be his best game of the season.
There'll almost certainly be kickback on the decision to use Josh Doctson here. Honestly, I didn't think there'd be any situation I'd call Doctson a "safe" play this season, but that's changed. For starters, the Eagles have been torched by wideouts to the tune of 170 receptions for 2,208 yards and 12 touchdowns this season.
But the personal matchup isn't the only sell on playing Doctson, as he's built an immediate rapport with McCoy and has seen 17 targets over the last two games. In that span, he's hauled in nine passes for 98 yards and even in the two games prior managed to haul in one touchdown in both matchups. Doctson's floor is actually high enough for him to remain in the mix across a variety of lineups.
Golden Tate's spot is similarly interesting, and while he hasn't lit it up since being acquired by the Eagles, it's an interesting spot. I've spoken about the matchup for Eagles receivers, and there's a good chance Tate gets overlooked by those who check just his FanDuel points. In the past two weeks, he's hauled in 9-of-16 targets, so it's not as though Wentz isn't looking his way.
With a plus matchup and big-play potential paired with those targets, Tate is due for a breakout. But at the very least, if we're looking at 4-5 catches and he's able to bump the yardage up to 60-70 yards, it's a safe floor.
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