NFL Fantasy Football Matchup Cheat Sheet: Philadelphia Eagles
In NFL daily fantasy leagues, matchups are important. Pay attention to favorable matchups rather than the overall quality of individual players. It is better to select an above-average offensive player facing poor to average defense than an elite talent facing above-average to elite defense.
Each position is ranked according to one of these four ratings: Elite, Above-average, Average, and Poor.
Offense
QB Nick Foles: Above-average
RB Lesean McCoy: Elite
WR1 Riley Cooper: Above-average
WR2 Jordan Matthews: Average
Slot WR Jeremy Maclin: Average
TE Brent Celek, Zach Ertz: Average
O-line: LT Jason Peters, LG Evan Mathis, C Jason Kelce, RG Todd Harremans, RT Lane Johnson: Elite
Lesean McCoy is the absolute best running back for fantasy as long as his league-best offensive line stays healthy. McCoy has as much talent as Adrian Peterson, Marshawn Lynch, or Jamaal Charles, and he has a much better supporting cast blocking for him than those 3 elite RBs.
Foles’ loss is Cooper’s gain. With D-Jax now out of the picture, look for Riley Cooper to reignite the chemistry he found with Foles during the 2013 season. In 2014, Cooper and rookie Jordan Matthews project to be the top 2 outside targets for Foles.
Defense
CB1 Bradley Fletcher: Average
CB2 Cary Williams: Poor
Nickel CB Brandon Boykin: Above-average
Safeties: SS Nate Allen, FS Malcolm Jenkins: Poor
Linebackers: OLB Trent Cole, ILB Mychal Kendricks, ILB DeMaco Ryans, OLB Marcus Smith: Average
D-line: DE Fletcher Cox, NT Bennie Logan, DE Cedric Thorton: Above-average
This front 7 is good enough that you should avoid RBs matched up Philly. This secondary, however, is full of holes. The Eagles have one good piece with slot cornerback Brandon Boykin, but both outside corners and both safeties are weak. Don’t take slot WRs against Philly because of Boykin, but QBs and outside WRs have a great matchup.
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