The Johnny Manziel hype train has come to an abrupt halt.
For the time being, Cleveland Browns veteran Josh McCown will remain the starting quarterback while Manziel is once again limited to clipboard duty.
Instead of rolling the dice on Browns receivers this week, here are more desirable contrarian options:
QB Andy Dalton, Bengals (at Ravens)
The man known as the Red Rifle will look to continue his September dominance next Sunday versus the Baltimore Ravens.
The Bengals are playing great team football to start the season and appear to have playoff aspirations.
Dalton's success this year has rubbed off on receiving studs A.J. Green and Tyler Eifert. With an impressive 5:0 TD/INT ratio, fire up Dalton into GPPs and cash games against a defense that allowed 37 points to Oakland.
RB Isaiah Crowell, Browns (vs. Raiders)
After a disheartening Week 1 loss, the Browns responded by laying a beating on the Tennessee Titans.
Crowell will be a consistent DFS FLEX option the majority of the year while emerging as the most viable option in the Browns' lackluster offense.
The injury-riddled Oakland defense is a major concern despite the Raiders pulling out a miraculous win against Baltimore a week ago. They should struggle this week in the Dog Pound.
WR Kendall Wright, Titans (vs. Colts)
The Tennessee Titans offense imploded during Week 2 and Wright left DFS owners in despair.
Returning home, the Titans seek to avenge their poor outing last week and will lean on QB Marcus Mariota and Wright to execute.
The Colts were awful as a whole team versus the New York Jets on Monday night and with CB Vontae Davis not 100 per cent, Wright looks to seize the opportunity.
TE Kyle Rudolph, Vikings (vs. Chargers)
Rudolph is poised to tally double-digit fantasy numbers against a San Diego Chargers defense that gives up the ninth-most fantasy points to the position.
The 6-foot-6 TE is the No. 1 option in the Vikings' pass game, leading the team in receiving touchdowns, receptions and targets.
Rudolph should see plenty of red zone targets while the Vikings go toe-to-toe with the pass-heavy Chargers offense.
