The two teams in last in the AFC South face off Sunday. For one -- the Jacksonville Jaguars -- being in last place at 0-2 isn't any big shock. For the Indianapolis Colts, though, an 0-2 start wasn't in the plans a year after winning the division.
Fantasy football start/sit advice, Week 3: Colts vs. Jaguars
Both teams are 0-2, though only one was supposed to be.
Rick Stewart
Sunday, the teams play at 1 p.m. ET in Jacksonville, and there will be some fantasy relevance in the game as well:
Colts
Start in every league: Andrew Luck, Reggie Wayne, Adam Vinatieri
Start if you're desperate: Ahmad Bradshaw, T.Y. Hilton, Dwayne Allen
Bench: Trent Richardson, Hakeem Nicks, Coby Fleener, Defense/special teams
After low passing yardage and a late pick, Luck got some criticism for his Week 2 performance. But, he still had 18 fantasy points. Against a bad Jacksonville defense, he’s good to go. ... Despite a veritable no-show in Week 2, Wayne still profiles as a fine flex play at worst. ... The Colts should get into scoring range for Vinatieri’s leg often enough.
It seems fairly clear at this point that Bradshaw is a better running back than Richardson, at least for Indianapolis. They're splitting time enough that Bradshaw is only a flex play, but he's not a bad one. ... Hilton seems to have more than a little Vincent Jackson in him, with his good and bad games. He's due for a good one soon. ... Allen's big Week 1 was followed by a Week 2 goose-egg. He has upside, but he's hard to trust.
Sure, if you lost your starting running backs, Richardson isn’t the worst possible fill-in, but it’s certainly hard to imagine willingly running him out there. ... Nicks scored in Week 1, but was a complete non-factor Monday. ... Fleener is something like the Colts’ seventh option. He’s a stay-away. ... Even against a bad Jacksonville team, the Colts’ defense is so bad.
Jaguars
Start in every league: ...
Start if you’re desperate: ...
Bench: Chad Henne, Toby Gerhart, Cecil Shorts III, Marqise Lee, Allen Hurns, Allen Robinson, Clay Harbor, Josh Scobee, Defense/special teams
There really aren’t any fantasy-useful Jaguars right now. Henne obviously isn’t one. ... Gerhart has been crazy-awful so far this season. He’s a non-starter until he shows he can do something. ... Shorts is looking healthier, and Lee, Hurns and Robinson are all reasonable, but it’s hard to imagine a way you could trust any of them. ... With Marcedes Lewis on Injured Reserve, I had to look up who the Jaguars’ tight end even is now. So no, don’t use Harbor. ... Scobee still doesn’t get enough kicking opportunities. ... The Jaguars’ defense isn’t very good, either.
