Steelers vs. Dolphins Fantasy outlook
By Remy Retro
The Steelers take to the road after two quality home wins against the Chiefs and Jets.
After two big wins at home the fantasy outlook in Miami should be more of the same from the Steelers on both sides of the ball. The Steelers offense is ranked 5th overall while the Dolphins defense is ranked 29th.
We had the Steelers defense as a must start here last week and they came up a bit short with only 7 fantasy points. Our MIGHTS did turn out well with Jesse James finding the end zone and Sammie Coates having a monster game with just under 26 points. Ben Roethlisberger is the number two Quarterback in fantasy so far this season and along with Antonio Brown and Le’Veon Bell is a MUST start each and every week.
The Steelers are still giving up a lot of passing yards but with Ryan Tannehill having two very bad back to back weeks leading up to this game it is sort of difficult to find players on Miami who will be effective for you.
MUSTS: Sammie Coates, Jesse James*UPDATE – Coares is out good substitute is Eli Rogers*
The injury to Coates’ hand is enough to keep him out of the game but Eli Rogers returns from injury and should again be a considerable part of the passing game.
Outside of the big three Coates and James were both very impactful last week, and there is no reason for that not to continue. Coates is a real talent and has had some drops but he is young and was playing through a hand injury last week at Heinz field. He is a solid WR3 against a relatively poor Dolphins defense.
James is doing a fine job of filling in for Heath Miller and proves to be a threat in the red zone each and every week.
MIGHTS: Steelers DST, Jarvis Landry
For this Pittsburgh team to have a successful year the defense needs to gain ground. They need to disrupt the pocket and take the Quarterback off of his game and the Dolphins defense provides that opportunity.
On the Miami side, Landry is their possession receiver and can definitely make defenders miss. I believe he could get underneath coverage and has the potential to make some big plays.
MISSES: Dolphins DST, Any Dolphins Runningback
The Dolphins defense is near the bottom of the league and the odds are they cannot really withstand what Todd Haley will dial up this weekend.
The Steelers run defense has been solid through five weeks. Arian Foster seems to be battling injuries on a regular basis and I would not recommend starting him or Jay Ajayi this week.
Next: Steelers: AFC North Standings Week 5
The Steelers need to get a win in Miami to meet the Patriots with an equal or better record in week 7.