The Dallas Cowboys have all the big, famous names, but the Tennessee Titans enter Sunday's game with more recent success. The Titans beat up on the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 1, while the Cowboys suffered an embarrassing loss at the hands of the San Francisco 49ers.
Fantasy football start/sit advice, Week 2: Cowboys vs. Titans
One team has name value, while the other has actually offered the production so far.
Tom Pennington
The two face off at 1 p.m. ET Sunday in Tennessee, and, big names or no, there is a lot to talk about from a fantasy perspective:
Cowboys
Start in every league: DeMarco Murray, Dez Bryant, Jason Witten
Start if you're desperate: Tony Romo, Terrance Williams, Dan Bailey
Bench: Defense/special teams
While the Titans were able to shut down Jamaal Charles Sunday, that seems at least as much an indictment on the Kansas City offensive line as it is a compliment to Tennessee. Regardless, as long as he’s healthy, Murray is a must-start. ... Also an every-week must-start is Bryant, despite his poor Week 1. ... Witten’s stock is down a bit, but he’s still an easy top-10 tight end.
If Romo is as bad as he looked early in Sunday’s game, he’s barely playable. Here’s banking on him improving. ... Williams was the Dallas receiver to own in Week 1, but that’s unlikely to be a long-term solution. ... Bailey and the Dallas offense get one more week to provide some kicker scoring.
No, you still aren’t using the Cowboys defense.
Titans
Start in every league: Kendall Wright, Ryan Succop
Start if you're desperate: Jake Locker, Justin Hunter, Defense/special teams
He’s on the low end of starters, but going against a defense like Dallas’, Wright will start for most everyone. ... If the Titans score (a) like they did against Kansas City, and (b) like teams often do against Dallas, Succop will be kicking a lot.
Locker was one of the league’s top-scoring fantasy quarterbacks in Week 1, is healthy, and plays against an awful defense. He approaches must-start territory in Week 2. ... Hunter’s stock is on the rise, like Wright’s, but he’s not quite into “must” territory. ... The Titans defense looked really good Sunday, though the Dallas offense is one we all fear a bit. They could be good, but tread lightly.
There wasn’t much to enjoy out of the Tennessee running game in Week 1, with Greene the only one worth any consideration -- Sankey and McCluster are nothing but afterthoughts. ... Locker didn’t look Walker’s way very often against Kansas City.
