Welcome to The Undroppables weekly “Flex” play article, bringing you the flex suggestions for your league. As stated in previous articles, this article is written to help with difficult start options. If you boast a very strong team full of star caliber players, do not overthink it and switch out your guys. Lock in your studs and go with the safe points. For those not as lucky, we got you covered.
Our consensus panel now boasts a record of 13-6-2 (2 coming from postponed games) as we head into week 7. To send your questions for future weeks, you can tag me @KayneRob on Twitter.
Let’s get to it!
Flex Plays of the Week
Shallow League Flex Plays (10 or fewer teams)
Clyde Edwards-Helaire @ Denver Broncos
Bell will not have had enough time to adjust to the offense in order to get involved on a regular basis. The Broncos defense has been hurt on the ground on multiple occasions. Do not let the Bell official addition scare you at all from starting CEH this week.
Jamison Crowder vs Buffalo Bills
I said it in Week 1, I will say it again. Start Crowder until proven otherwise. He has lit up the Bills in every single game he has played against them. No matter who starts at QB, Crowder is still seeing 10+ targets in each game. Pay attention to his “Questionable” status, but I believe he plays and should be in your lineup.
Standard League Flex Plays (12 teams)
Antonio Gibson vs Dallas Cowboys
This is a week that I believe Gibson’s pass game strength comes in handy. With three straight weeks of 5 targets I think Gibson could be in line for a really nice game in week 7. Dallas has been getting scorched left and right by both good teams and bad. I feel fairly confident he brings in at least 10 fantasy points.
Robby Anderson @ New Orleans Saints
The Saints still haven’t kept a QB under fantasy points yet this season. Those outings typically benefit the WRs on those teams as well. We have seen time and again Teddy finding Robby Anderson on big plays. I am expecting a bounce back from both players this week vs the Saints. I like Robby a bit more than Moore with DJM seeing more Latimore coverage.
Deeper League Flex Plays (14 or more teams)
Gabriel Davis @ New York Jets
With Brown still missing practices, I am ready to fire up Davis once again. He has been a decent play as a flex in deeper leagues most weeks. If Brown is out then I am more confident in Davis’s outcome. He makes the right moves on the field in all play types so his snap % continues to be nice.
Darnell Mooney @ Los Angles Rams
With Ramsey covering Robinson all night, I turn to the WR2 for the Chicago team to have a big night. Although his numbers don’t blow you away his connection with Foles on the field is definitely progressing. If you are in a pinch in week 7 with injuries and byes, I don’t hate this play in deeper leagues.
Boom or Bust Flex Plays
Marvin Jones @ Atlanta Falcons
If there were any game that Marvin Jones were to finally have his boom week it would be vs the Falcons. If you can’t play him this week then you might as well trade him for absolutely whatever you can get. Marvin Jones is a more confident boom/bust flex for me this week.
Henry Ruggs vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Teams have not been very successful on the ground vs the Buccaneers. In order to compete in this game, the Raiders will likely need some success through the air. Ruggs has the big play TD potential which makes him a prime candidate for this category. The risk lies with his lack of consistency in opportunity week to week.
Christian Kirk vs Seattle Seahawks
Seattle’s secondary has yet to be gashed by an NFL offense. The opportunity should be prime for Kirk, similar to what we saw with Dallas. That being said his targets have continued to be poor at best. He could have a big game but holds the low floor risk, making him boom or bust.
The Undroppables Survey Says
Best for last, we go back to Twitter asking for your hardest flex questions. Below are some of those questions we received with a panel of four members of The Undroppables bringing you our consensus votes for Week 7:
Singletary or D. Henderson
— DFL_Commenter (@commenter_dfl) October 22, 2020
The Undroppables Consensus: Darrell Henderson (4 votes)
Reason: Although the matchup may look worse, Henderson is seeing the more valuable touches and is likely to have the higher ceiling. -@KayneRob
The Undroppables Consensus: Terry McLaurin (4 votes)
Reason: Would usually go RB volume gere but McLaurin has the super plus match up. Hes also popping in Brads model. -@PauliesSleepers
The Undroppables Consensus: James Robinson (4 votes)
Reason: Robinson has been sensational this year. Gio is a solid start as well but there is a chance the whole Bengals offense struggles against the CLE pass rush, which limits TD upside. –@FantasyandSport
The Undroppables Consensus: Tj Hockenson (3 votes) (1 vote Gallup)
Reason: The Atlanta defense has been abysmal against TEs. Bottom 5 against the TE position. -@KL_Fantasy
In Summary
To be featured and get your flex questions answered each week feel free to tag or DM @KayneRob throughout the week. For last minute game day decisions, check out “Under the Wire” on the Fantasy Football Chat Discord.
