Who Should I Start? Marquise Brown or DeMario Douglas

Friday, September 19, 11:23 PM

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Marquise Brown was on the injury report with an ankle injury but practiced fully all week and has been removed from the report ahead of Sunday's contest. Brown was expected to serve as the Chiefs WR1 with Xavier Worthy out against the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 2. The speedster caught all five of his targets for 30 yards in Kansas City's loss last week. Brown's output was disappointing considering he earned 16 targets in Week 1 once Worthy exited the game. With Worthy officially questionable to play against the New York Giants on Sunday night, Brown could revert to his WR2 role in the offense. Despite having a less featured role, Brown could still have a good game against a Giants defense that was carved up by the Dallas Cowboys last week. Both See Ree Lamb and Jake Ferguson had nine catches and at least 78 yards against the Giants secondary in Week 2. This Week 3 matchup could be what the Chiefs need to finally wake up their offense and Brown should be heavily involved. Brown is ranked WR42 in our RotoBaller Half-PPR rankings, making him a deeper league flex option this week.

Saturday, September 20, 2:35 AM

New England Patriots wide receiver DeMario Douglas is no longer worth rostering in redraft leagues after his snap share took a massive decline last week. Douglas played just 25 percent of the offensive snaps in Week 2, commanding only one target. With drastically reduced usage, Douglas can be dropped in most fantasy leagues and should be avoided ahead of Week 3 against the Pittsburgh Steelers. This matchup is particularly concerning for Douglas, who has played 76.7 percent of his snaps in the slot this season. Pittsburgh has allowed the 10th-fewest fantasy points to slot receivers. Managers can find much better options than Douglas this week.