{"id":77389,"date":"2019-12-04T23:31:17","date_gmt":"2019-12-05T04:31:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/?p=77389"},"modified":"2021-05-23T17:03:57","modified_gmt":"2021-05-23T21:03:57","slug":"fantasy-football-week-14-quarterback-start-sits-ryan-tannehill-jared-goff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2019\/12\/04\/fantasy-football-week-14-quarterback-start-sits-ryan-tannehill-jared-goff\/","title":{"rendered":"Fantasy Football Week 14 Quarterback Start Sits: Ryan Tannehill, Jared Goff, More"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Week 14 of the NFL season is right around the corner, and fantasy football owners everywhere are trying to optimize their lineups. Deciding on who to start and sit isn\u2019t easy, especially when a player like <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/T\/TannRy00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ryan Tannehill<\/a><\/strong> refuses to cool down from his hot streak. Let\u2019s take a dive into all of the best start em\u2019, sit em\u2019 matchups of the week to put together the best possible lineup.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/2019\/12\/03\/fantasy-football-week-14-running-back-start-sits-james-white-phillip-lindsay\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><strong>Week 14 Running Back Start Sits<\/strong><\/em><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/2019\/12\/04\/fantasy-football-week-14-wide-receiver-start-sits-zach-pascal-marvin-jones\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><strong>Week 14 Wide Receiver Start Sits<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Ryan Tannehill, Jared Goff Highlight Fantasy Football Week 14 Quarterback Start Sits<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3>Start: Ryan Tannehill<\/h3>\n<p>Ryan Tannehill probably won\u2019t finish as the top quarterback in Week 14, but the former Miami Dolphin has been electric ever since taking over under center. Since Week 7, Tannehill is the QB6 in points per game. Tannehill had these random hot streaks with Miami, so he could regress to the mean at any point. However, Tennessee offers the best supporting cast and coaching of his career, so there is a chance this hot streak could be sustained throughout the season.<\/p>\n<p>Tannehill faces off against an Oakland Raiders defense which cannot stop anything through the air. The Raiders enter Week 14 ranked 28<sup>th<\/sup> in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballoutsiders.com\/stats\/teamdef\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Football Outsiders\u2019 pass-defense DVOA<\/a>, which means Tannehill should have no problem finding open receivers. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/H\/HenrDe00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Derrick Henry<\/a><\/strong> might steal some of his touchdowns, but Tannehill should still finish the week as a QB1.<\/p>\n<h3>Sit: Jared Goff<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/G\/GoffJa00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Jared Goff<\/strong><\/a> had a great game in Week 13, but he\u2019ll probably return to his underwhelming form in Week 14. Goff simply hasn\u2019t looked like his old self this season, and went all of November without throwing a touchdown pass. He still has the ability to beat up on bad defenses, but he\u2019ll struggle against a solid Seattle Seahawks defense. The 2019 Seahawks aren\u2019t anything like the Legion of Boom, but they\u2019re still good enough to limit Goff to an underwhelming game.<\/p>\n<h3>Start: Tom Brady<\/h3>\n<p>The New England Patriots passing offense hasn\u2019t looked right all season, but <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/B\/BradTo00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tom Brady<\/a><\/strong> isn\u2019t quite dead yet. Brady isn\u2019t as good as he used to be under pressure, but he still has all the physical tools needed to be a top quarterback in the NFL. The biggest problem with this offense has been finding reliable receivers outside of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/E\/EdelJu00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Julian Edelman<\/a><\/strong>. The Patriots should start using <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=WhitJa02,WhitJa20&amp;search=James+White&amp;utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">James White<\/a><\/strong> following their Week 13 success, and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/S\/SanuMo00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mohamed Sanu<\/a><\/strong> should be better now that he\u2019s one more week removed from his ankle injury. The Patriots face off against the Chiefs, which means this should be a high-scoring affair. Look for Brady to pick up yards and finish as a low-end QB1 while trying to keep up with <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/M\/MahoPa00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Patrick Mahomes<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3>Sit: Jacoby Brissett<\/h3>\n<p>The Tampa Bay Buccaneers cannot stop anything through the air, but you still shouldn\u2019t trust <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/B\/BrisJa00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jacoby Brissett<\/a><\/strong>. After an encouraging start to the season, the former third-round pick is starting to slow down. Brissett has thrown just two touchdowns in his past five games and only averages 171 yards per game. When factoring in <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/H\/HiltT.00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">T.Y. Hilton<\/a><\/strong>\u2019s presumed absence, it\u2019s hard to imagine Brissett finishing the week as anything more than a low-end QB2.<\/p>\n<h3>Start: Carson Wentz<\/h3>\n<p>2019 has not been nice to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/W\/WentCa00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Carson Wentz<\/a><\/strong>, but he should be a smart streaming candidate in Week 14. The former second overall pick should have both <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/J\/JeffAl00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alshon Jeffery<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/A\/AghoNe00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nelson Agholor<\/a><\/strong> back on the field, which should wonders for his production. Say what you will about that duo, but they\u2019re both considerably better than their respective backups. Wentz\u2019 numbers are considerably better when both players are in the game, and Wentz has the fortune of facing off against a New York Giants defense which cannot stop anything. Barring something unforeseen, Wentz should finish the week as a low-end QB1.<\/p>\n<h3>Sit: Philip Rivers<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/R\/RivePh00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Philip Rivers<\/a><\/strong> just doesn\u2019t have it anymore. Rivers had a nice game in Week 13, but he\u2019s largely been an underwhelming option under center for the Los Angeles Chargers. The team publicly contemplated benching him for <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/T\/TaylTy00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tyrod Taylor<\/a><\/strong>, and Rivers could finish this game on the sideline if he gets off to a rough start. The Jacksonville Jaguars defense isn\u2019t anything to write home about, but there\u2019s no way you can trust Rivers anymore.<\/p>\n<h3>Auto-Start (Better Than Ryan Tannehill)<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/R\/RodgAa00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Aaron Rodgers<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/J\/JackLa00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lamar Jackson<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/W\/WilsRu00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Russell Wilson<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/W\/WatsDe00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Deshaun Watson<\/a>, Patrick Mahomes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Main photo:<br \/>\n<a id=\"ufcJktqnTBZhvc-tBUT0oQ\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1191799176\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'ufcJktqnTBZhvc-tBUT0oQ',sig:'XNWbGAUGgluuf_41AmOiAxsuP4IHzrleQMQPpS4r74E=',w:'594px',h:'397px',items:'1191799176',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fantasy Football Week 14 Quarterback Start Sits: Ryan Tannehill should have a good week, while Jared Goff is better off on your bench.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2376,"featured_media":77390,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[59,54],"tags":[275,958,248,1483,294,61,1500,451,1056,40,1576,362,237,814,331],"class_list":["post-77389","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fantasy","category-editorials","tag-aaron-rodgers","tag-alshon-jeffery","tag-carson-wentz","tag-deshaun-watson","tag-fantasy-football","tag-football","tag-jacoby-brissett","tag-jared-goff","tag-lamar-jackson","tag-nfl","tag-patrick-mahomes","tag-philip-rivers","tag-russell-wilson","tag-ryan-tannehill","tag-tom-brady"],"modified_by":"David Latham, Managing Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77389","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2376"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=77389"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77389\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/77390"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=77389"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=77389"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=77389"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}