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Raiders vs Broncos fantasy football advice: Expect Oakland’s (Derek) Carr to stall again After an impressive first half against the Los Angeles Rams Oakland Raiders Womens Hoodie , it looked like many of the Oakland Raiders players were a smart fantasy play. Hell, maybe Oakland could have limited Todd Gurley and Jared Goff. However, that was not the case and, like I predicted, Goff and Gurley put up monster fantasy days. On the Raiders side, Amari Cooper was shockingly non-existent and Carr was poor putting up great first-half numbers but an abysmal second half. I had one major omission in Jared Cook who had a jaw-dropping Week 1 with 180 yards receiving. In this week’s fantasy football edition, Cook will be mentioned as Oakland travels to face Von Miller and the Broncos. Must StartTE Jared Cook As everyone could have predicted, Cook is the NFL’s leading receiver after one week of football. I am not entirely sure if the game against Los Angeles was one major fluke or that Jon Gruden believes the offense didn’t feature Cook enough in 2017. Regardless, Cook put on such an impressive display it is tough to sit back and have him ride the bench unless your team has an elite tight end already like Rob Gronkowski. Denver let tight end Will Dissly get loose multiple times on Sunday en route to 105 yards and a touchdown. There is not a lot of information to go off of, but seeing the Broncos get gashed at the position and Cook’s 180 yard performance against the Rams, Cook has earned a start in Week 2. WR Amari CooperOne catch for nine yards. Cooper was horrible (if you could find him) the entire night and Derek Carr didn’t seem interested in looking his way either. I don’t think anyone truly gets what is going on with Cooper. He has the talent to average 100 yards a night but he can’t be found for games at a time. Nonetheless, Gruden knows what he is doing (at least coaching wise) to figure out a way to get Cooper the ball. The offense needs to get Cooper going or it will be a very shaky year.Honestly, the matchup against Denver isn’t even a good one since Carr has never looked comfortable against them. But Cooper will get it going. Be patient, keep starting Cooper and it will pay off. This much talent can’t lay dormant for too long. And when his bottled up talent is finally released, it will be a monster explosion. Broncos WRs: Demaryius Thomas Womens Customized Oakland Raiders Jerseys , Emmanuel Sanders Case Keenum might have a solid day against the Oakland defense, but there is no possible way anyone is starting Keenum as he just can’t crack the top 12 on any week regardless of the matchup. While Demaryius Thomas (66 yards per game, 2 TDs) and Emmanuel Sanders (46 ypg, 4 TDs) have not faired well against the Raiders, they should be nice beneficiaries of a poor Oakland pass rush on Sunday. Against Seattle, Thomas tallied 6 receptions for 63 yards and one touchdown and Sanders hauled in 10 catches for 135 yards and a score. Let’s just say I have more trust in the Seahawks defense to shut an offense down than Oakland without Khalil Mack. Proceed with CautionBroncos RBs: Phillip Lindsay, Royce FreemanI do think the Broncos are going run the football well, but they have a committee on their hands. Against Seattle, Phillip Lindsay and Royce Freeman had 15 carries each for 71 yards. Great production, but if both backs are evenly splitting carries it is not a safe bet that one of them will have a big fantasy day as it purely depends on who will get the goal-line carries and score a touchdown. The run game as a whole would be a must smart, if you could, but since no running back looks to be getting an advantage in the carry department it is tough to pick one to be a must start. BenchQB Derek CarrDerek Carr looks scared, inaccurate and just bad. He consistently made bone-head errors and let the game clock run down all while being at home on opening night. Everything Carr did wrong on Monday will only be exponentially more difficult to fix considering Denver’s hostile environment and the new Broncos’ pass rush that showcases Miller, Shane Ray and Bradley Chubb. The unit had six sacks against the Seahawks and the mobile Russell Wilson. When the pressure comes, and it will www.raiderscheapshops.com , this new Carr will get antsy and throw it away immediately or throw a poor pass that the Denver secondary will be eying to intercept. If you are looking for positives, the offensive line did play exceptionally well against the Rams and I’m sure they will too against the Broncos but Carr is currently feeling pressure that isn’t there. RB Marshawn Lynch锘縐nder Gruden, many might have thought he would take the game back to 1965 and run the football every single play. But on Monday night, Carr threw the ball 40 times (24 in first half) while the Raiders ran the football just 23 times with only 11 carries going to Marshawn Lynch. Denver won’t be expected to put up as many points like Los Angeles, so Gruden could be more inclined to run the football but Monday showed Gruden is going to live and die by Carr forcing Lynch to get limited carries.Raiders vs Chargers fantasy football advice: Look for a shootout The first win of the season for the Oakland Raiders has brought the kind performance that hadn’t been experienced yet this season. In the high-scoring win, many Raiders performed well on offense and that helped raise their fantasy value after a miserable Week 3 against Miami. My biggest lock of the week, Marshawn Lynch, followed it up with 130 yards on the ground and it could have been a lot more if not for an early whistle. Derek Carr threw for many yards (437) and was slightly careless with the football (two interceptions), but had four touchdowns. At wide receiver, Amari Cooper got back over the century-yard mark and Jordy Nelson had a touchdown along with a clutch two-point conversion. My one big miss was Jared Cook. He had two touchdowns and more yards on Sunday (110 yards) than the Browns’ gave up to the position in the first three games combined. Hopefully, the brilliant week on offense against Cleveland will create momentum and bring more fantasy glory going forward starting on Sunday against the Los Angeles Chargers. Must startQB Derek CarrCarr has been averaging over 340 yards per game and finally delivered a plethora of touchdowns passes throwing four against the Browns. The game this past Sunday could be a turning point for the team offensively since they had to win in dramatic fashion. Now, Carr gets to face a defense that gave up 298 yards passing to the 49ers who are without Jimmy Garoppolo and allows 2.5 passing touchdowns per game. QB Philip RiversSomehow Oakland has yet to give up a 300-yard passing game. This Sunday, I bet that will change. Philip Rivers historically torches the Raiders and I don’t see why this week would be any different knowing he will be able to sit in the pocket for as long as he likes. RB Marshawn LynchLynch is just a beast. When Jon Gruden asked for full-time Marshawn Lynch, he sure got him. Los Angeles is allowing 4.44 yards per carry, but teams haven’t been trying to run against the Chargers frequently for whatever reason. Teams have ran for more than 82 yards just once this season against their front. However Oakland Raiders T-Shirt , Lynch is running like he can’t be beat. And, more good news for Lynch fantasy owners, he received 20 out of the 29 carries for the Raiders. Gruden is going to be feeding the hot hand that is Lynch. TE Jared CookCook has played exceptionally well this entire season and is a mismatch against any team. 49ers TE Greg Kittle had 125 yards and one touchdown against the Bolts on Sunday. The Carr-Cook connection is slightly better than C.J. Beathard and Kittle. Start Cook. RB Melvin GordonMelvin Gordon has 475 yards from scrimmage and five touchdowns on the season. He is a must-start against any defense in the NFL, especially the Oakland defense that let Nick Chubb get loose twice in just three total plays. Proceed with CautionWR Amari CooperLos Angeles has given up eight touchdowns to the position this season providing an opportunity for Cooper to continue the momentum from last week’s performance.However, Cooper seems to be working on a bi-weekly basis. So last week’s impressive outing doesn’t mean Cooper will repeat that success. Also, facing one of the best corners in the game in Casey Hayward. WR Jordy NelsonNelson only had 48 yards receiving last week, but added in a touchdown and a game-saving two-point conversion en route to putting up two-nice weeks in a row. It seems Nelson’s rapport with Carr is consistently improving. Nelson might not wow fans with huge yardage numbers, but I see him being a threat in the redzone and on key third-downs. Remember, that was Michael Crabtree for Carr in the past. Nelson could become that with time. BenchRaiders D/ST, Chargers D/STThe Raiders offense has found its groove and there is no way Rivers won’t be lighting up the Oakland secondary with unlimited time to throw. It’s tough to imagine either of these defenses having a great fantasy outing. Not while Lynch is running through walls and Carr and Rivers are lighting up secondaries. So, bench the defenses. I wouldn’t rule out anyone else.