Yahoo Sports NFL on MarShawn Lloyd
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The risk is even more real against the Vikings' unique, No. one blitz-heavy (51%) defense that crowds the line of scrimmage with pre-snap threats. It's the type of matchup that could make Brooks' reliability more relied upon. He's a boom-bust FLEX play who can't afford Johnson mixing in on early downs.
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Lloyd faces Vikings' blitz-heavy defense that keeps RBs in to block; boom-bust FLEX play.
The risk is even more real against the Vikings' unique, No. one blitz-heavy (51%) defense that crowds the line of scrimmage with pre-snap threats. It's the type of matchup that could make Brooks' reliability more relied upon. Last year, the Vikings' defense allowed the fewest receiving yards and receiving TDs to RB rooms when adjusting for schedule because RBs are kept in to block. They did allow the most carries per game to RB rooms when adjusting for schedule, though some of that was due to game script given their awful QB play. Green Bay is 17th in projected points (22.5), and Lloyd's total yardage projection sits at 58.5 by the betting markets. He's a boom-bust FLEX play who can't afford Johnson mixing in on early downs.
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