Who Should I Start? Baker Mayfield or Kyler Murray

Friday, October 24, 4:56 PM

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield (knee, oblique) is ready to go for the Week 8 matchup against the New Orleans Saints. Mayfield is a little banged up right now, but that's not going to stop him from suiting up. The 28-year-old wasn't able to offer much to fantasy managers last week. Mayfield threw for 228 passing yards with one touchdown and one interception in the loss to the Detroit Lions. As always, Mayfield will be playing shorthanded with Chris Godwin (leg), Mike Evans (collarbone), and Bucky Irving (foot, shoulder) all sidelined. However, the Bucs will still have Emeka Egbuka, so Mayfield should be able to offer QB1 value against the below average Saints defense.

Tuesday, November 4, 6:24 PM

Quarterback Kyler Murray (foot) and the Arizona Cardinals have consulted with multiple doctors on his mid-foot sprain and have been told that the timetables for recovery have been "anywhere from 4-8 weeks," sources told Adam Schefter of ESPN. There is "an increased chance of a setback until it's properly healed," so Murray now "has more time to heal." Murray has been out since injuring his foot in the Week 5 loss to the Tennessee Titans, giving way to veteran Jacoby Brissett, who has actually been better for the Cardinals' offense in his three starts to this point. Murray may be active for the Week 10 game against the division-rival Seattle Seahawks this Sunday, but if he is, he'll be backing up Brissett. Head coach Jonathan Gannon said after Monday night's win over the Cowboys that Murray will be the team's starter at QB when he's healthy, but it's unclear exactly when that will be. Murray's hazy injury timeline basically gives the Cardinals more time to hold off on giving Murray the starting job back.