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The Vanicream TRUST-O-METER: JT, Gibbs & Bijan

OK, look … we don’t know what happened with some of the biggest fantasy stars last week. Jonathan Taylor, 12 carries for 45 yards. Jahmyr Gibbs was held to 25 yards. Bijan Robinson, just 46 rushing yards. We’re scratching our heads, too.  Can you trust them to bounce back to their previous greatness? That’s at least an 8 on The Vanicream TRUST-O-METER. Maybe a 9. And if this were the Vanicream UPSIDE-O-METER? Easy 10.

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About Last Night …

For every Bears-Bengals slugfest, there are even more games like the Raiders-Broncos NFC West rock fight that ended in a 10-7 Denver win. The teams combined for 408 scrimmage yards and neither QB passed for even 140 yards. Thankfully, there are a few highlights.

• Broncos throwback unis were an early highlight.

• Ashton Jeanty looking like the king we were promised. He was the high scorer on the night.

• High hopes for Brock Bowers early on.

• But it turned out to be mostly disappointment.

• Donald would approve of this Duck connection.

Editors’ Picks

Week 10 is officially underway, and we’ve got even more content to help you keep your TNF lead, come back from a TNF deficit and anything in between to help you dominate your matchup this Sunday …

Your Start/Sit Guide To Week 10

It's Week 10, not to say that start/sit decisions didn’t matter as much before, but let’s get serious. For some the next five weeks could decide whether they make the fantasy playoffs or they spend the cold offseason stewing over bad calls. We won’t have that happen for you.

Let’s get into Gene Clemons’ and John Laghezza’s starts and sits …

START: David Montgomery, RB, DET

LAGHEZZA: It’s been a while since Detroit’s once-vaunted two-headed backfield regularly projected both RBs in the top 12. Sure, Jahmyr Gibbs still lays claim to ‘must-start’, but it’s safe to say David Montgomery has fallen off significantly in fantasy production. Since the Lions’ 38-point Week 3 eruption created that reminiscent pair of top-5 RBs, Montgomery is fantasy’s RB37 and hardly startable. Until now.

Queue up Motor City’s second chair with confidence once more this week in the Nation’s Capital—Washington’s in free-fall mode on both sides of the football. While Frankie Luvu’s hip-drop suspension may have gotten overturned, the secondary is in complete disarray. Marshon Lattimore’s off to the IR (knee), one of three regular starters exiting Week 9’s tilt in Seattle (Trey Amos, Quan Martin).

Washington couldn’t afford to get any worse on defense either—only the Bengals’ laughable D ranks lower in yards/game (410.0), success rate (48.3%) and EPA/play (-0.20) this month. Doesn’t bode well against Detroit, which will likely close out the week as double-digit favorites right before mauling the tailspinning Commanders. All Lions’ RBs get fed on Sunday.

SIT: Brian Thomas Jr., WR, JAX

CLEMONS: This has nothing to do with the presence of Jakobi Meyers; it has everything to do with Brian Thomas, Trevor Lawrence, the Jaguars offense and most importantly, the Houston Texans.

The Texans have an elite pass rush, which will definitely make life harder for Lawrence in the pocket. They also boast two high-level coverage corners. There is a symmetry issue in this Jaguars passing offense. It has not been right all season. We have seen glimmers of hope for their connection, but nothing consistent. They have also shown that they are not afraid to get the ball to other receivers in the offense. Last week, Dyami Brown and Parker Washington both had more targets than Thomas; before the break, it was Travis Hunter and Washington with more targets than Thomas. This could be another week like those.

Late-Week Waiver Wire Help

There are just five weeks remaining until the fantasy playoffs start in most leagues. This is the time when good fantasy managers can really separate themselves by balancing the need to continue stacking wins while also positioning their roster for a playoff run.

Heading into Week 10, Jonathan Fuller has a new group of late-week waiver adds who are available in more than 50% of leagues. This list features a mix of guys who you can start if you are dealing with bye weeks and injuries, as well as a few deep-league stashes to pick up before they become the headliner of waiver wire articles in future weeks.

First man up? …

Devin Singletary, RB, New York Giants - 16% rostered

The Giants' backfield was a much more even split than I expected following Cam Skattebo's injury. Tyrone Tracy Jr. has the edge in the passing game, but Devin Singletary actually handled more of the rushing work in Week 9. 

Despite missing his two best playmakers, Jaxson Dart continues to find ways to move the ball, which creates opportunities for the skill position players to accumulate fantasy points. Although this offense isn't as exciting as it could have been, it doesn't look like the floor is going to fall out either.

There were no carries inside the 5-yard line for either Singletary or Tracy in Week 9, but Singletary has handled more of the short-distance work since Skattebo went down, which makes me think he will get the first crack at goal-line carries when they are available.

I don't love the idea of starting Singletary in Week 10, but if you are desperate and just looking for someone who should see more than just a couple of touches, he is your best bet.

» For more late-week players to add who may have slipped through the waiver cracks, click below! ⬇️

Around The Watercooler

The latest fantasy and NFL gossip, news, memes and more from our merry band of football nerds …

👀 Which players have the biggest Week 10 upside? Jaxson Dart, Rico Dowdle and more.

📺 Upgrade the Rams, downgrade JCM in Week 10. More Risers and Fallers.

🪓 Who should you fade to avoid the chopping block?

🔮 We have Week 10 picks and predictions.

🚑 Could James Cook sit this week?

⛏️ Do you want a sherpa to navigate the DFS underworld? Pete’s your guy.

🤔 Is Marcus Mariota THE QB streamer of the week?

🏈 We all love Coach Gene Clemons. You can support the HS football team he coaches with a hoodie here.

🤯 These starts are pretty sick, er, sicko.