Is Joe Burrow worth starting in Week 2? | Yahoo Fantasy Forecast
Yahoo fantasy analysts Matt Harmon and Andy Behrens discuss the outlook for the Bengals quarterback in a key matchup against the Chiefs. Hear the full conversation on the “Yahoo Fantasy Forecast” podcast - and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you listen.
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Just watching Joe Burrow in week one, seeing a, seeing a lot of clips of him from camp.
I don't, I have no reason to think that there's an arm problem here.
Like, I think the ball's coming out just fine.
I, I didn't see a lot of that.
I agree.
He was flexing his wrist, he just had wrist surgery.
I don't know.
It, it all seemed fine.
I think what Joe Burrow has right now, I think he's got a problem with the supporting cast more than he has a problem with like his own health.
That is a real concern.
I just think it's important from a fantasy perspective.
This is a game where theoretically you want to start Joe Burrow, right?
Because the high scoring game theoretically against a team that, um, you know, they used to call this stadium.
Dan Burrow had a couple of years ago, remember that?
But Andy Joe Burrow, is he a QB one in fantasy football in week two?
And if he's not, who are some guys that you might play ahead of him?
Yeah, that's the thing he's like, he's like right at that line and there's a good chance that if you drafted Joe Burrow, you, you know, you didn't draft another quarterback and I don't think you need to go out and find one that said, am I interested in Jaden Daniels over, over Joe Burrow?
Of course, I am like he, you know, huge rushing threat who ran the ball 16 times in week one.
I'd probably not go Baker Mayfield, but I'd think about it.
You know, I don't think I'd be able to pull that trigger if Baker were available for the most part, I think you're, you're kind of stuck in this Joe Burrow situation.
You're hoping for volume and game script in this one, but we're not gonna, we're not gonna get the, the best possible version of Joe Burrow again.
Until, until Higgins is back in the mix.