New York Jets vs Washington Redskins

 

Jets 34 Washington 17. The Jets vs Redskins was a fun game with a lot of quality fantasy value. Neither team is competitive though so while we saw great games from Darnold and Kelvin Harmon, there is no reason to think their success was not matchup oriented. The defense is great against the run but soft against the pass. Those numbers were represented in the box score. While Washington is escaping much of the worst team in the league conversations thanks to the winless Bangles. 

 

New York Jets

 

Quarterback

 

• Sam Darnold: 19/30, 293 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT, 2 sacks | 2 carries, -3 yards

 

Darnold has his best game as a professional. This one his opportunity to get back on track to a positive developmental season. It’s safe to say he took full advantage of the opportunity. Considering the expectations of Darnold as a prospect he was able to show flashes of that promise throughout the games. Timing, accuracy, and power on difficult plays. This outing should allow Fantasy owners to feel confident in playing Darnold as a steamer in the quality matchups he has coming down the line. 

 

Running Backs

 

• Le’Veon Bell: 18 carries, 59 yards, 1 TD | 2 targets, 2 receptions, 33 yards
• Bilal Powell: 7 carries, 42 yards

 

Bell looked the most like himself this week. He has been the constant voice in the Jets locker room after being paid this off season. It was in this matchup that we say his patience as a runner and skill as a pass catcher on full display. He was still nowhere near the games we know and love from Bell but considering he is healthy and the jets schedule moving forward it’s safe to say Lev is a low end RB1 high end RB2 who you might see play his best football in the rest of November and December as the jets offense jells and gains more confidence.

Bilal Powell entered the game to spell Bell. He had his best game of the season but considering it was the Redskins there is not much to take away.m Unless Bell were to miss a game, Powell is not a viable fantasy option.

 

Wide Receivers/Tight End

 

• Demaryius Thomas: 4 targets, 4 receptions, 44 yards
• Jamison Crowder: 8 targets, 5 receptions, 76 yards, 1 TD
• Robby Anderson: 3 targets, 1 reception, 6 yards
• Ryan Griffin: 5  target, 5 reception, 109 yards 1 TD

 

Pass catcher wise, Ryan Griffen has emerged as a mid-range TE2. After consistent red-zone usage he was able to add a long catch to his outing which gave him the majority of his breakout day. But if you take away that long play, he is still a touchdown magnet getting consistent targets weekly. It’s easy to see Griffen maintaining usability in this Jets offense that saw people stashing Chris Herndon off the rumors that he’d be involved. We are seeing what a TE can do in this system. Jamison Crowder has officially passed Robbie Anderson as the team’s number one. But Anderson is a factor and on any given day could easily score two TDs thanks to his size and skill set. It’s impossible to trust Anderson though even as he may be one of the few good WRs in your waiver wire at this point. On the other hand, as Mark Ingram put it when speaking about Lamar Jackson post-game, “Big Trust.” Big trust for Jamison Crowder going forward as a weekly top 25 option in PPR leagues.

 

Washington Redskins

 

Quarterback

 

• Dwayne Haskins 19/35 PA 214 Yards 2 TDs 1 INT | 4 rushing attempts, 5 yards. 

 

Haskins had another not so good but not so bad outing. At no point in this game did Washington look like it was trying to win. So there was always going to be somewhat of cleaning after the first few drives after the Jets asserted themselves early. It is hard to tell if Haskins has career upside similar to the Darnolds or the Bakers or if he is somewhere else because of how bad Washington is. If there is anything really positive, it is that the Redskins have surrounded him with his college WRs to hopefully create a comfort zone and increase overall development by having history with these players. That was on display this week as Harmon joined McClorin for his first start. 

 

Running Backs

 

• Adrian Peterson: 9 Rushes 25 Yards| 2 targets, 2 catches, 6 yards
• Darius Guice: 7 Rushes 24 Yards| 2 targets, 1 catch, 45 yards, 1 TD

 

This was a bad matchup for the Redskins run game and as expected they only managed 50 yards. Guice saved your bacon with a 45 yards TD catch if you were crazy enough to play him. He is also clearly the better of the running backs between him and Peterson. His value will increase with his ability to catch passes. Not that we are expecting many targets. There just happens to be the slice of PPR upside. Adrian Peterson’s value tanked as now there is just another good player to take his touches, which was his main source of value. 

 

Wide Receivers

 

• Terry Mclaurin: 3 Catches 69 Yards  4 Targets 
• Kelvin Harmon: 5 Catches 53 Yards 6 Targets 

 

Nobody else on the roster got more than 3 targets but in all reality these are now the two to own going forward. Paul Richardson has little long term upside for Washington so he shouldn’t demand as much playing time going forward. Which is actually a big positive for those looking for late season WR help as Harmon is mostly available. We have already seen the upside Mclaurin has, now we can see what the future of a former Jay Gruden lead offense might of looked like. Who really knows if they will hold serious fantasy value going forward. If you are the person who values opportunity over skill or QB play than Harmon has given you a player to consider. If he is going to start every week going forward he and Mclaurin may end up giving Haskins the tools he needs to take positive steps. Consider adding Harmon this week for the rest of the season if you need the WR help. 

-John Romanelli 

 

Featured image by Justin Paradis (@freshmeatcomm on Twitter)