It was hardly a Thursday night matchup many football fans wanted to see, but for fantasy owners who had some of the Jacksonville Jaguars‘ offensive playmakers against the Tennessee Titans, it’s a game they had to pay attention to.
Quarterback Blake Bortles along with running backs T.J. Yeldon and Denard Robinson were taking on a Titans defense that has allowed its fair share of fantasy points this season.
Let’s take a look at how Jacksonville’s trio fared on Thursday.
Blake Bortles
Against a Titans team that has allowed the ninth most fantasy points to quarterbacks, Bortles was having a subpar night on Thursday, throwing for just 193 yards without a touchdown through three quarters.
A lost fumble didn’t helping his fantasy numbers either, as he had just five points on the night.
The slow performance is unlike Bortles, who has recorded 15 or more points in seven of his previous nine games this season.
Some of it has to do with an offensive line that saw him under plenty of pressure on Thursday as he did not look too comfortable in the pocket.
But Bortles has been a pretty consistent quarterback all season. If you are starting him, continue doing so, as he should throw the ball plenty of times in this Jaguars offense.
T.J. Yeldon
A foot injury should have been enough to keep Yeldon out of your starting lineup this week. If it wasn’t, you’re looking at about a six-point output through the game’s first three quarters.
What had to be infuriating for owners who were looking for points from him on Thursday was his absence in the red zone, as ESPN’s Michael DiRocco pointed out:
Yeldon has only had three weeks where he’s had double-digit outputs, but his ability to catch the ball out of the backfield along with his raw ability as a runner makes it difficult to keep him out of your lineup.
Keep Yeldon around as a third running back, but monitor the foot. If he has a good week of practice leading into Week 12 with no setbacks, give him another shot next week.
Denard Robinson
With Yeldon listed as questionable until a few hours before game time on Thursday night, fantasy owners who were looking to find points deep within the free-agency market could have seen Robinson as a reasonable pickup.
But having Yeldon playing all but doomed anyone’s chances of getting a big output from him. However, Jacksonville was giving Robinson carries and inside the 10-yard line too.
But he wasn’t able to produce anything, as Sports Illustrated’s Chris Burke observed:
If he is unable to produce in the few opportunities he gets, then there’s no reason to keep him on your roster, especially if Yeldon is healthy. But as I mentioned before, monitor Yeldon over the next few weeks, and if he is unable to play, pick Robinson up, as he should get most of the carries in Jacksonville’s backfield.
Stats courtesy of ESPN.com.
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