Who Should I Start? Romeo Doubs or DeMario Douglas

Monday, September 15, 11:29 AM

Despite a lack of gaudy numbers in the box score, Green Bay Packers wide receiver Romeo Doubs continues to lead the team's wideouts in participation and production. Quarterback Jordan Love's MO is spreading the ball around, but Doubs leads his fellow WRs in yards (96) and targets (nine). Moreover, he holds the edge in snaps, beating out his next closest teammate by over 20 (Matthew Golden). With Jayden Reed's (clavicle) collarbone fracture set to hold him out for a few months, Doubs' path to an elevated number of looks becomes clearer. Green Bay is calling a run an even 50% of the time, so the 25-year-old's target floor is lower than most teams' No. 1 wideouts. Nonetheless, Love still has a gunslinger mentality and is one of the league's more renowned signal-callers.

Saturday, September 13, 11:11 AM

New England Patriots wide receiver DeMario Douglas is not a reliable option in most fantasy football leagues against the Miami Dolphins this week. While Douglas did command seven targets and score a touchdown in Week 1, he caught just two passes and finished the game with negative yardage. The receiver has never been a major touchdown contributor, so we should pay more attention to his reception and yardage totals, neither of which were promising. The 16 percent target share is solid, but Douglas is still behind Kayshon Boutte, Stefon Diggs, and Hunter Henry in the pecking order. Even with a favorable matchup on tap, Douglas can't be trusted. Managers should leave him on the bench in Week 2.