Thank heavens I got my lineup in last night so I could use David Johnson. It's sad to see his talent so criminally wasted. At least when he was on IR a year ago I couldn't make the mistake of starting him. I never root for guys to be fired, but Johnson needs a new coordinator. Yes, a ground-breaking idea.
In this competition, each week's high score (standard scoring) will win a $25 Fantasy Index gift certificate, and the season champ will win an enviable prize package, which may be delivered to your door if you happen to live near me.
How to play: Sign into your Fantasy Index account and click the blue "Your stuff" button in the top right corner. Then look for the link to Fantasy Index Blackout on the right side of the page. Pretty simple.
Here's my Week 7 lineup.
Quarterback: Andy Dalton and Jared Goff. I like Dalton going against Kansas City. I see garbage-time production. Goff matches up with a pretty bad San Francisco pass defense. I love Eli Manning's matchup with Atlanta, but he's burned me in this competition once already; never again.
Running back: David Johnson and Joe Mixon. I won't bother making a case for Johnson because it's too late, obviously. Seemed like a good idea at the time, what with the Broncos allowing 500 rushing yards the last two games. Mixon should be a busy all-purpose back in a high-scoring battle with Kansas City.
Wide receiver: Julio Jones, A.J. Green and Adam Thielen. Thielen is gunning for the record of 100-yard games to start a season, hard to imagine Minnesota won't help him get it. With Green, maybe I'm going a little too Bengal-heavy, so I'll think about that one. Julio has to get in the end zone at some point, right? It's crazy.
Tight end: Eric Ebron and Zach Ertz. I like the Colts to get their second win at home against Buffalo, and Ebron is essentially their only healthy, capable receiver. Ertz is Ertz and facing a Panthers defense that hasn't been great against tight ends.
Kicker: Justin Tucker and Greg Zuerlein. I'm going to keep starting Tucker until he has a good game for me. Zuerlein is back and no reason to think he won't be better than ever against a soft San Francisco defense.
Defense/Special Teams: Indianapolis and Jacksonville. I guess I'd rather the Colts were facing Nathan Peterman, but you can't have everything. I'll take a matchup with creaky Derek Anderson. Jaguars should fare well against a Houston offense incapable of protecting its franchise quarterback.
Good luck to the rest of you.