Fantasy football managers overthink just about everything. They often need a calm, measured voice of reason to remind them of what makes sense. Take a deep breath. It is fantasy football. Make practical decisions on lineups, trades and foods for the tailgating party and things will work out. Try to enjoy the ride. You would not believe the things fantasy managers overthink. Well, you are (presumably) a fantasy manager. OK, so perhaps you would.
Don't give up on CeeDee Lamb or Tyreek Hill
Fantasy managers tend to overreact when their early draft picks -- or their very first one -- underperform, especially when the future looks statistically bleak. Then those fantasy managers say things such as "I should just bench this guy for the rest of the season." Nothing good can come from that. Look, the draft was long ago. You have Lamb or Hill. You can't get a WR1 in trade for them. They probably aren't top-10 WRs from here on, but that doesn't mean you decide in mid-November that you will sit them indefinitely. They have value. It always, always, depends on the entirety of your options for that given week. Much will change by Week 15.
With Lamb, there is no more Dak Prescott, and backup QB Cooper Rush isn't remotely of the same caliber. A young, strong Eagles secondary held Lamb to 21 receiving yards on his 10 targets. The targets are the key. Lamb should continue to get plenty of them. That is the positive. Also, when Rush quarterbacked the Cowboys during his five starts in 2022 -- Weeks 2 through 6 -- Lamb had a little to modest drop in production. He caught 31 of 49 targets in that stretch, at 76 receiving yards per game, with two touchdowns. Rush doesn't have to be good to keep Lamb a relevant WR2 choice, and there's nothing wrong with a relevant WR2 option.
Hill, finally reunited with his starting quarterback, is dealing with a torn ligament in his left wrist that will naturally affect production. The Dolphins have adjusted their offensive approach so that QB Tua Tagovailoa releases the football quicker to avoid the pass rush, and he is completing 77% of his passes. This is good, but not so compatible with Hill's strength of getting open downfield. Hill has 18 targets in the three games with Tagovailoa back, three of his 13 receptions going for more than 20 yards along with a short 1-yard TD, but this isn't the same Hill who topped 1,700 receiving yards the past two seasons. This is, again, a relevant WR2 option now. Hey, it could be worse.