Road to the Championship: Matchup Decisions

     Stan has options at every position but at this point I agree with every player he has in his lineup, which seems odd because he has Cooper on the bench. Sammy Watkins against Cleveland likely has a higher floor and ceiling. Keith has a couple of lottery ticket options at flex now that Gordon is out, with Garcon likely being the right choice ahead of Brandon Marshall and TJ Yeldon.
     John has thus far survived the loss of both Julio Jones and AJ Green, which alone is super impressive. This week he has to decide between Chris Hogan at Denver, Steve Smith Sr. at Philly and Adrian Peterson's first game back. Peterson is a bit of a lottery ticket pick, Hogan has a reasonable floor but decent upset. Smith Sr, is likely the best option IF healthy, which he likely isn't. I have major concerns about the Powell/Forte situation, and am not sure whether a Crabtree with a finger injury is a better option that Farrow against the Raiders. With Riddick out I will likely be forced to play at least one of Farrow or Powell, and playing unproven players in the playoffs has the power to make you look like a fantasy genius or an over-tinkering fool.

The computer generated predictions are:

Clarke defeats John
Stan defeats Keith
   
Good luck to all remaining players. May your efforts be fruitful, and your choices wise.