NFL Fantasy Football Matchup Cheat Sheet: Tennessee Titans
In NFL daily fantasy leagues, matchups are important. Pay attention to favorable matchups rather than the overall quality of individual players. It is better to select an above-average offensive player facing poor to average defense than an elite talent facing above-average to elite defense.
Each position is ranked according to one of these four ratings: Elite, Above-average, Average, and Poor
Offense
QB Jake Locker: Average
RB Bishop Sankey, Shonn Greene: Average
WR1 Nate Washington: Average
WR2 Justin Hunter: Average
Slot WR Kendall Wright: Above-average
TE Delanie Walker: Average
O-line: LT Michael Roos, LG Andy Levitre, C Brian Schwenke, RG Chance Warmack, RT Michael Oher, Taylor Lewan: Average
There is nothing exciting about this offense. Bishop Sankey is intriguing, but don’t count on a rookie to produce big numbers (Eddie Lacy is an exception, not the rule), especially considering Sankey is running behind a line that is much stronger on the left side (Michael Roos and Andy Levitre are both excellent) than the right (though you would hope 2013 first round pick RG Chance Warmack will be able to perform at a higher level in 2014 than his average play in 2013).
Kendall Wright is the lone player worth considering from Tennessee. He showed in 2013 that he doesn’t need stellar play from his quarterback to put up notable fantasy numbers. He could very well be just as or even more productive in 2014.
Defense
CB1 Jason McCourty: Above-average
CB2 Blidi Wreh-Wilson: Average
Nickel CB Coty Sensabaugh: Average
Safeties: SS Bernard Poland, FS Michael Griffin: Average
Linebackers: OLB Derrick Morgan, ILB Zach Brown, ILB Wesley Woodyard, OLB Akeem Ayers: Average
D-line: DE Jurrell Casey, NT Sammie Lee Hill, DE Ropati Pitoitua: Average
In Tennessee, the defense mirrors the offense in that there are no serious weak spots but also no true game-changers. Don’t take WR1s against the Titans due to an unfavorable matchup with Jason McCourty, but just about every other offensive position is safe to take. The front 7 is especially average apart from Jurrell Casey, who is criminally underrated and one of the best 3 – 4 ends in the entire league.
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