NFL Fantasy Football Week 3 Preview: Jacksonville Jaguars at New England Patriots, LeGarrette Blount, Tom Brady, Rob Gronkowski, TJ Yeldon, Blake Bortles, Julian Edelman

Sep 23, 2015 03:55 PM EDT
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Patriots quarterback Tom Brady congratulates tight end Rob Gronkowski after Gronkowski made a touchdown in the second quarter as the New England Patriots began the defense of their Super Bowl championship at a Thursday night NFL season opening football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Gillette Stadium on Sept. 10, 2015. "

Jacksonville Jaguars

TJ Yeldon (Running Back): Yeldon has separated himself as the Jaguars lead back however this week he goes up against a tough New England defensive line that should provide a challenge to run against. If any Jaguars player is going to score points against the Patriots its Yeldon or the man below him on this list.

Allen Robinson (Wide Receiver): Robinson should find plenty of holes in this Patriots secondary. He had a monster game last week and should continue the production against the Patriots. One concerning aspect of this matchup is that Bill Belichick has been "planning" for a hungry, young Jaguars team. The Jaguars are the one team the Patriots do not have to plan for to make it a fair contest, this may allude to them focusing all of their attention on the deep threat, Mr. Robinson. He should be a boom or bust WR3 this week.

New England Patriots

Tom Brady (Quarterback): Brady just had one of the better games of his career. Now he faces a Jaguars team that has more questions than answers. The main concern for Brady owners is if this game gets out of hand is there a chance Jimmy Garoppolo could come in and give Brady some rest. Brady is a high tier QB1 this week.

Rob Gronkowski (Tight End): Gronk should have no problem finding the end zone, he has already done it multiple times this season and we are only in week 3. Gronk should continue to dominate against the Jaguars secondary he is a TE1 always.

Dion Lewis/LeGarrette Blount (Running Back): This is where things get interesting, there is a 50/50 chance that Dion Lewis is the starter after his performance so far this season however we all know how fickle Belichick is with running backs. Blount could conceivably get the start however he is old, has a low YPC (yards per carry) ratio and failed his conditioning test in the offseason. Lewis theoretically has done everything he needs to do to be the Patriots starting running back.

Julian Edelman (Wide Receiver): Edelman should be able to pick apart this weak Jacksonville secondary. He went off in week 2 and should have another solid outing as Brady's number 1 wide receiver. 

 

 

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