Week 4 last minute Seahawks vs. Cardinals fantasy football projections So far if youve owned any Arizona Cardinals players in fantasy outside of taking a late flier on Christian Kirk youre probably ready to storm Mike McCoys door for the misusage of Larry Fitzgerald and David Johnson.But lets stick with the positives here and see if Josh Rosen can spark the Cardinals offense this week at home against the Seahawks in his first NFL start.Who are the top fantasy performers and sleepers?Lets take a look:Start of the Week: Rashaad Penny http://www.arizonacardinalsteamonline.com/josh-rosen-jersey , RB, 21 carries, 5 catches for 134 total yards and 2 TDsThe Cardinals have been inconsistent against the run and while they only surrendered 42 yards on the ground to Todd Gurley they got torched through the air.Last week they gave up 122 yards on the ground to the Chicago Bears despite Mitchell Trubisky not being as much of a passing threat.While the Seahawks offense has struggled under Brian Schottenheimer they seemed to find a rhythm last week and it wouldnt surprise me if they see a lot of checking down to Penny against AZs weak linebacker unit in the passing game.Cardinals Start: WR Christian Kirk, WR 6 catches, 113 yards, 1 TD, 30 yards punt returnWhile the addition of Josh Rosen should benefit Larry Fitzgerald maybe more than any other, Rosen has a connection with Kirk that dates all the way back to college and one that we even saw in the preseason with a touchdown pass.Expect Kirk to pick up another one of those today in his first 100 yard game as a pro as well.Seahawks Start: QB Russell Wilson 300 yards, 1 passing TD, 1 rushing TD, 1 INTIm expecting a quieter game from Russ than what hes capable of due to the poor offensive playcalling but ultimately with Doug Baldwin back Josh Rosen Jersey Limited , I think hell have a strong, strong game in Arizona if Steve Wilks works to sell out on the run to stop it, and Arizona did struggle against a mobile QB in Alex Smith, particularly in the shorter passing game earlier this season.Russell also hasnt used his legs as much but I have a feeling that changes this sunday as Chandler Jones and a healthier Markus Golden and Robert Nkemdiche get to face this Seahawks offensive line.Cardinals Sit: Jermaine Gresham, TE, 1 catch for 4 yardsGresham barely practiced in the preseason and despite a catch last week he has no rapport with Rosen whereas Ricky Seals-Jones does.I would think also that Mike McCoy will scheme up a plan to keep Rosen upright and that will include a lot of running the football (with Gresham) and either chip or extra tight end protection (also with Gresham).Seahawks Sit: Jaron Brown, WR, Seahawks 1 catch, 13 yardsCall me crazy but I dont see a revenge game in sight.I think that the Cardinals have been susceptible on the deeper end as we saw from Brandin Cooks and with how AZ plays zone, itll mean they will take advantage of getting Tyler Lockett matched up against AZs slot or 2nd corners, meaning Jaron will draw Patrick Peterson.As a teammate of his for years Arizona Cardinals Hats , Peterson should know his former teammate well and Id expect that the Seattle gameplan wont go his way this week.Sleeper: Chad Williams, WRWilliams has only been targeted when its been Rosen and not Bradford for the most part this season.If he gets a few targets and can burn some CBs on Seattle perhaps he escapes for a deep ball.Or maybe its JJ Nelson who should be here instead in that case, as he was a Seahawks killer in both 16 and 17.You can follow @blakemurphy7 or ask fantasy questions on Twitter! It did not take long for Arizona Cardinals fans to bottom out in their confidence of management, the coaching staff and the team.Coming into the season, fans were 93% confident that the team was headed in a good direction for the future, after two games, that confidence droppped, drastically, to only 3% of fans feeling like this organization was pointed in the right direction.While not much has changed, it is interesting to see the juxtaposition of a week, when the team blew their first Arizona Cardinals T-Shirt , best and only chance thus far this season at a win in their 16-14 loss to the Chicago Bears.However, coming out of that game, fans were a bit more confident in the direction of the Arizona Cardinals.Obviously going from 3% to 5% is not much in the scheme of things, but to see the insertion of Josh Rosen, coupled with a strong performance from the defense, grow the confidence is good to see.Clearly, the fans had lost interest in the Sam Bradford era and now the team has their rookie quarterback and potential quarterback of the future on the field.A win this week would boost confidence even further.
21 Feb 2019, 03:28
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