The Fantasy Football Week 8 schedule is here and some start or sit options and sleeper picks include Denard Robinson, Giovani Bernard, Travaris Cadet, Tre Mason, Bryce Brown, Anthony Dixon, Jerick McKinnon, Sammy Watkins, Jonathan Stewart, Davante Adams, Bernard Pierce, Jeremy Hill, Stepfan Taylor, Jonas Gray and Andre Holmes are all options, as they have the chance to put up solid points for owners.
The fantasy weekend has some great matchups and with players dealing with injuries, Denard Robinson and Tre Mason are two young names to look at. Both of these exciting players had strong games last week and they could be in line to do it again on Sunday. Robinson had over 100 yards for the Jaguars and he has been much better than either Strom Johnson or Toby Gerhart and that could give him the chance to get some starts moving forward for the Jags. Mason has a crowed backfield to deal with, but he is emerging past Zac Stacy and Benny Cunningham and he could be an option to start on Sunday. Bernard was banged up a bit this weekend, but Rotoworld reports that he will be starting with no issues on Sunday.
The Bills are dealing with the loss of CJ Spiller for the season and Fred Jackson for a number of weeks and that makes both Anthony Dixon and Bryce Brown strong pickups. Brown could be the better long term option, as he has more experience, but for this week, Dixon looks like he will be the starter over Brown. Doug Marrone said both players would get time in the offense and that could mean a coin flip for fantasy owners.
Jerick McKinnon and Matt Asiata have stepped in nicely for Adrian Peterson and right now McKinnon is the pick for fantasy owners. For this week McKinnon is the starter and he has been playing well and he has put up some 100 yard games and the Vikings like what he brings to the offense. Asiata and McKinnon have been working back and forth for Mike Zimmer and they should continue splitting touches the rest of the season for AP.
The Patriots have some options as well with Jonas Gray and Shane Vereen along with James White, as Stevan Ridley is now done for the season. The coaching staff likes Gray and right now he is a better option than Brandon Bolden, as Bill Belichick said he could get more touches over Bolden in the offense this week. Vereen is a strong PPR option and Bolden is a solid pickup in case someone goes down for deep league owners.
Travaris Cadet is a great pickup and start option for this week, as Mark Ingram is returning from an injury and Pierre Thomas is out with an injury, meaning he could get some increased touches. Last week Cadet had six catches on nine targets and for PPR owners, he could be a great option as a spot start for the Saints. Cadet comes in after putting up some very good numbers the past three weeks, as he has 15 catches for nearly 130 yards and while he may not be an RB1, he is worth a look as a backup or RB3 pick.
