Start or Sit These Players on Monday Night to Win Week 7 Fantasy

I will be with you every step of the way with recommendations on who to start and who to sit for every Monday Night Football matchup. With out further ado, let’s make the moves required to wrap up your Week 7 victory.

Quarterback

Start or Sit These Players on Monday Night to Win Week 7 Fantasy

Jameis Winston – New Orleans Saints

Jameis Winston and his New Orleans Saints teammates roll into Seattle on Monday night fresh off their Week 6 bye. Winston entered the bye as QB16 averaging 18.66 fantasy points per game. This version of Jameis Winston is not the same as the version we saw finish as QB3 in 2019.

Back in 2019 as a member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Winston attempted 626 passes, (39/game), this season thru 5 games, Winston is averaging 23 attempts a week and has hit 30 once. Winston known for his interceptions has got that part of his game under control under Sean Payton’s tutelage. The last we saw him start a full season, he tossed 33 touchdown passes and 30 interceptions. This season he is on pace to toss 41 touchdowns compared to 10 interceptions.

Facing Seattle in Week 7, the Saints QB is facing the 19th best fantasy defense against the QB position. The Seahawks are middle of the road against the QB allowing 20.1 points per game. They are a different club at home however. In the two games they have hosted this season they have given up 14.58 points to Ryan Tannehill and 17.50 to Matthew Stafford. I see this as a low scoring game the Seahawks find a way to win. I will be sitting Jameis in all 1QB formats in Week 7.

Geno Smith – Seattle Seahawks

During the Seahawks’ Week 5 loss to the Los Angeles Rams, franchise QB Russell Wilson suffered a finger injury that has landed him on IR. The injury could keep him out for upwards of 6-8 weeks. As a result of the injury, backup QB Geno Smith was thrust into the starting role. Yes, that Geno Smith.

Smith was impressive in relief of Wilson, 10/17 for 131 yards, with a touchdown and an interception. Smith put up 10.54 points in less than a half of football. In Week 5 Geno Smith reminded us all that he is still a QB in this league.

In Week 6 his first start in 1413 days, Geno Smith reminded us all why he’s a backup. Geno struggled to generate anything against the Steelers and settled for 10.26 points and a QB25 finish. The Saints are the leagues 2nd best fantasy defense against the QB allowing 15.6 points per game. Sit Geno Smith in all 1QB formants, and only start him in Superflex and 2 QB leagues if there are no other options.

Running Back

Start or Sit These Players on Monday Night to Win Week 7 Fantasy

Alvin Kamara – New Orleans Saints

Entering the bye week, Alvin Kamara sat as RB9 with an average of 17.4 PPR points a game. He has been anything but consistent this season. It has been good game followed by bad each week for Kamara including a season low 8 points in Week 2 and a season high 29.20 in Week 5.

Kamara has yet to rush for 1000 yards in any of his 4 pro seasons while making a fantasy living catching passes. In his 4 season’s, Kamara has averaged 5.4 receptions per game. Through 5 weeks in 2021, Kamara is bringing in an average of 3 a game. The back that has never caught less than 81 passes in a season is on pace to catch 51 this season with an extra game played.

The good news is Seattle isn’t a good defense against running backs.