Marvin Harrison Jr. helps lead the Cardinals to victory on Monday Night Football.
Marvin Harrison Jr. fantasy managers are waking up happier. Harrison finished as the WR6 on the week in PPR formats with 22.6 fantasy points.
With Jacoby Brissett at the helm, Harrison was the benefit of 10 targets. He finished with a 7-96-1 line. Fantasy gamers will be monitoring the status of starting quarterback Kyler Murray. Ironically, Brissett has been more beneficial for both Harrison and star tight end Trey McBride. For ceiling outcomes for the Cardinals offense, Brissett is the preferred play moving forward.
Author: Jeremiah Retzlaff (@coachretzlaff1)
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Jacoby Brissett is expected to Start Week 9 for the Arizona Cardinals.
This is Kyler Murray’s 3rd straight missed game. Even when he was healthy, Murray hadn’t finished inside the Top-15 of QB finishes during any of the first five contests.
The Arizona Cardinals offense has looked better with Brissett during his two starts. Murray still has 3 years remaining on his contract after 2025, if the Cardinals decide to move in a different direction.
Author: Bradley Stalder (@FFStalder)
Arizona’s Jacoby Brissett will start on “Monday Night Football” over Kyler Murray when they visit the Dallas Cowboys
According to head coach Jonathan Gannon, Jacoby Brissett will get the start over Kyler Murray on Monday night against Dallas. The reasoning is that Murray’s foot is not fully healed. Gannon said they will evaluate Murray in the next [36] hours to see if he may have a role on Monday in some capacity. Regardless, Brissett draws the start.
When asked follow-up questions, the head coach dismissed talk that Murray’s absence is at all related to the trade rumors surrounding the quarterback in advance of Tuesday’s deadline. When asked if the injury could potentially linger further into the season’s second half, Gannon was noncommittal but also said that the injured reserve (IR) is not currently an option.
For Brissett and fantasy managers, the 32-year-old has a dream matchup with a porous Cowboys pass defense. He is a streaming option for managers looking for a solid plug-and-play option in their Week 9 lineups.
Author: Samwise (@BuyAndSellYou)
Drake Maye, the 2024 3rd overall pick, is set to start this weekend in the Patriots’ matchup against the Texans.
In the words of Justin Timberlake, it’s gonna be Maye! Drake Maye officially tapped for his season debut, according to Ian Rapoport. This news comes after Jacoby Brissett’s dismal outing against weakened division rival, the Miami Dolphins, where he threw for only 160 yards, no TDs on 52.9% completion percentage.
It does remain to be seen how he will fair behind that Offensive Line, but with the added element of his legs, look for him to run, either on designed plays or scramble drills. You would have to assume this is an upgrade for the pass catchers, but mostly Ja’Lynn Polk (who was a heel away from scoring on Sunday) and Demario Douglas (the team’s leader in targets for Recieivers). It also could make Hunter Henry a decent streaming option at TE, since the position is in a sort of wasteland right now.
For now, keep expectations tempered for the Rookie, but given some time and reps, he could potentially make a decent play later in the year.
-Jason Brown | @numba1punna
Head Coach Jerod Mayo said he’s decided Jacoby Brissett gives the Patriots the best chance to win right now and will be the Patriots starter.
Mayo wouldn’t offer a timeline for when a potential changing of the guard might take place between rookie Drake Maye and Brissett. While they’ve always wanted Brissett to be the starter for the beginning of the season due to poor offensive line play that they don’t want to subject Maye to this early on in his career, Maye clearly outplayed Brissett in the preseason and made the decision harder than it had to be.
Brissett has struggled to produce any meaningful fantasy production throughout his career and has a record of 18-30 as a starter. It’s only a matter of time before he permanently cedes the starting role to Maye, who offers tremendous upside with his big arm and mobile play style. Brissett should be avoided in all formats and savvy fantasy managers shouldn’t be afraid to target Maye at his lowest cost right now before he’s inevitably named starter. For now, this news dampers the immediate outlook for all Patriots position players.
New England’s veteran QB sustained an injury after landing on his throwing shoulder following a sack.
In Sunday’s preseason finale against the Washington Commanders, New England Patriots quarterback Jacoby Brissett sustained an injury to his right shoulder after being sacked on his first and only drive of the game. Although Patriots head coach Jerod Mayo said that the team elected to sit him out for the rest of the night out of caution, Brissett — along with the majority of New England’s starters — was only expected to play a drive or two anyway. In his relief, rookie quarterback Drake Maye shined — completing 13 of 20 passing attempts for 126 yards and a touchdown.
While Brissett’s injury might not be as serious as it was initially believed to be, Drake Maye’s performance only makes the quarterback battle in New England even more enticing. The North Carolina product has largely outperformed Brissett throughout the preseason, and any sort of missed time by the ninth-year veteran could thrust Maye into a starting role sooner than expected. While Brissett’s already-low fantasy ceiling becomes even murkier with his latest injury, Maye suddenly becomes a hot commodity — even in an offense that is expected to be one of the league’s worst. Furthermore, the ceilings of New England’s skill position group — highlighted by running back Rhamondre Stevenson, wide receivers Ja’Lynn Polk, Kendrick Bourne, DeMario Douglas, and K.J. Osborn, and tight end Hunter Henry — figure to be raised if Drake Maye is named the starter in Foxboro.
