Who To Start? WR Jerricho Cotchery Or WR Eddie Royal

by faketeams on Sep 19, 2008 2:37 PM EDT in Football

Rookie WR Eddie Royal has ridden the Denver Broncos passing game into fantasy prominence. With 14 catches, 2 TDs and a 2-pt conversion in two weeks, he looks like a legitmate Flex option in PPR formats. This week he is facing a poor New Orleans' Saints pass defense a week after his teammate Brandon Marshall exploded for 18 receptions. There is a chance the Saints roll extra coverage towards marshall and leave Royal as the beneficiary.

WR Jerricho Cotchery looked like one fo the top breakout WRs of 2008 after his team acquired Brett Favre. Cotchery had 80+ receptions in consecutive seasons without a passer who threw the deep ball. Favre's presence produced projections of 1,300 yards and 8-10 TDs. After 3 receptions in Week One and just a single caught ball last week, some of the glamor has faded. However, he faces a so-far awful San Diego pass defense on Monday Night

Poll

Do you start WR Jerricho Cotchery or WR Eddie Royal?

Cotchery. He is the proven WR coming off a down game. In the national spotlight, he and Favre are going to put on a show.

34 votes

Eddie Royal. He has proven to be a good WR in the Broncos system and his match-up favors a good week.

42 votes

76 votes | Poll has closed

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Start Royal

He is playing with the best QB in the league. They both have very favorable matchups, but since I have Royal on 2 of my teams and Cotchery on none, I’m going with the Bronco.

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by JasonM on Sep 19, 2008 5:08 PM EDT reply actions