Week 13 Start ‘Em, Sit ‘Em: Making Tough TE Decisions Easy

December 4, 2011   ·   Richard Langford   ·   Jump to comments

Don't expect a lot of production out of these tight ends for the week. Pack them safely away on the bench and save them for another week.
 
Houston Texans TE Owen Daniels
Start 'Em, Sit 'Em: Sit

Opponent: Falcons
Daniels has a couple of things working against him in this contest. The Falcons are very good at guarding tight ends, and he has T.J. Yates trying to get him the ball.
A tight end can often be a young QB's best friend. However, on the Texans a large part of that role is going to Arian Foster.
Last week, Foster had nine targets to Daniels' seven. Seven targets is still a good amount for a game, however, that number is likely to drop this week.
Football Outsiders ranks Atlanta third in guarding opposing tight ends.
The Texans will run the ball as much as possible against Atlanta, and when they do have to pass they will try and give Yates easy reads against the weaknesses of the Falcons defense, and that is not passes to the t...

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