8 Players You Can't Start In Week 1

Matthew Stafford

Perhaps an unpopular pick - Matthew Stafford currently ranks #8 on most position ranks for the week - we think there's more than enough reason to fade Stafford this week against the Giants.

The Giants have a strong secondary with Prince Amukamara and Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, and while Calvin Johnson is basically uncoverable, they've yet to find a legitimate #2 WR option to pair with him. It's our thought that the Lions might actually attempt to run the ball, limiting Stafford's upside and relegating him to a surprising bench play.

Instead, Jay Cutler is a great start against the short, overmatched Bills secondary, and Colin Kaepernick, for as hor-awful as he looked in the preseason, is a good bet to jump all over the depleted Cowboys D.