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PodcastWeek 1 Start/Sit: The Toughest Fantasy Football Lineup Decisions (Ep. 2185)
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Pittman's the easy sit for me, too. It's a horrible coverage matchup for Michael Pittman, and this definitely leans in the way of D.K. Metcalf with Atlanta's single high. Pittman against single high, which Atlanta last year ran towards the back end of the season at almost 60% of their defensive snaps. Pittman only had a 20% target per route run rate, 1.45 yards per route run.
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Pittman sits vs. Falcons; poor coverage matchup and limited passing game script

Michael Pittman is the easy sit in a Godwin/Pittman/Quentin Johnson start-sit decision. The Steelers may crush the Falcons given the quarterback situation and won't need to throw much. Additionally, Pittman faces a horrible coverage matchup against Atlanta's single-high defense, which ran single-high on 60% of snaps last year. In weeks 1-10 when Daniel Jones was healthy, Pittman against single-high had only a 20% target per route run rate and 1.45 yards per route run.

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