Matthews and Hill (or CJ?K). Cooper is going against the #1 pass rush/#1 secondary in the NFL, Derek Carr isn't going to have any time to throw deep for most of the game and I wouldn't be surprised if he has turnovers like every QB before him. Oakland's Pass blocking is ranked very high due to quality of opponents - yet they ranked -3.0 vs the Bengals and Denver's pass rush is exponentially better. Orange Crush 2.0 just too nasty. 43.5 pt over under, no thanks. Philly/NO is 48 and NO has the worst secondary in the league, not to mention Bradford had some impressive plays last week (like the TD thrown on the run to Celek after shrugging off Kerrigan). Matthews is the better bet.
Hill is better suited to the physicality of Seattle and
should get more carries than Gio. However, I have seen Hue in the past use Gio against formidable run D's (like last year's Ravens) in dumpoffs to thwart the pass rush. But on the flipside of that, the Bengals have more aerial weapons than last year which should keep Seattle out of the box. Hill and his team's talent make him a must start every week, especially at home and with a top 6 run blocking oline who only had trouble with talented B.more in week 3. While you can make the case that Seattle's run D is just as good or better than B.more, that was a division rivalry game at B.More which is one of the toughest places to win on the road and against the best run stuffer in the league in NT Brandon Williams. Cincy then went up against the 2nd best run stuffer in KC's DT Jaye Howard the next week where C Bodine didn't quite get beaten as much and ran all over him. SEA's Jordan Hill isn't as talented as either, and Seattle's strengths lie in their DE + OLB Bennett and Irvin to stuff the run. This means Hill will probably continue to run up the gut behind big #77 Whitworth and Zeitler, they just need Bodine to not completely fold like a cheap lawn chair like against Brandon Williams.
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The bottom line is it will be tough sledding for yards but it is doable since 3/5 starters on that line are standouts - holes will be opened eventually.
Carlos Hyde is on a dumpster-fire of a team with a QB who is apologizing for his past week's performance. No way.
CJ?K is blazing hot right now so I wouldn't blame you at all for starting him over Hill, both are on potent offenses. Just keep in mind that DET's run D is as good as NYG's (ranked very similarly), although AZ put up a sneaky good performance run blocking in their loss to the Rams. They forced otherworldly talent Aaron Donald into a negative run blocking grade. This tells me they shouldn't have trouble with DET, but any given Sunday. CJ?K will have easier sledding than Hill but Detroit's weakness is pass coverage so I expect the Cards to attack more through the air, whereas Cincy may not be able to do that vs Legion of Boom and have to go to the ground.
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