Kendall's Key Questions for Week 10: Start/Sit Dilemmas, Trade Offers, and More

Kendall's Key Questions for Week 10

Chris: Baltimore - Seahawks or Vikings D? Thanks!

I promise I am not being a homer, but for this week I would go with the Seahawks' defense! To start, Seattle is welcoming Fernando Mendoza to the league with his first official start for Las Vegas. There was never going to be a perfect time to start Mendoza (especially with this schedule), but facing the Seahawks followed by the Broncos is probably the start of many nightmares for quarterbacks across the NFL.

Along with a rookie quarterback making his debut, the Raiders have surrendered the fifth-most fantasy points per game to defenses over the last three weeks. Another interesting wrinkle in this matchup is that Sunday will be the first time the Seahawks face their former offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak, who was hired as the Raiders’ head coach right after the Super Bowl.

We'll see if Kirk Cousins' guidance over the past few months can help Mendoza in his first start, but I'm willing to bet the Seahawks can step up in this spot.

John: Missouri - Jumping on the Jordan Love talk, should I start Love or Jared Goff?

I have Jared Goff ranked as my QB6 and Jordan Love ranked as my QB11 this week, so I would go with Goff. It's tough to bench Love after what we have seen recently, but a date with the Vikings' defense is on the horizon, and you have a better quarterback option to turn to for Week 10.

It's been a down couple of weeks for Goff—he has only scored only 14.34 points over the past two weeks combined. But this weekend is where he should turn things around against the Patriots. The Lions have the 4th-best team total, and the Patriots' pass defense has given up the 2nd-highest passing boost over the last five games.

I will say, though, to anyone reading this who is a Love manager scared of starting him because of the matchup, please don't go too far in benching him. What I mean by that is he is Fantasy Life's consensus QB13—is this a tough matchup? Yes. Do you have a potentially better option? The likelihood is probably not. So don't overreact and start a Jacoby Brissett or Michael Penix ahead of him, because while he is facing a top-tier defense, this Vikings team is also facing a stellar quarterback.

Damien: Detroit - I need 2 out of these RBs and TEs… Concepcion, Coker, Hollins, Henry

I'd roll out KC Concepcion and Jalen Coker for Week 10! Mack Hollins would look a lot better if we knew if A.J. Brown was playing, and Hunter Henry has a solid matchup, but the two wide receivers are ranked higher for me.

Coker has been a bit disappointing, especially after how he started the season, but the Panthers' offensive line is banged up, and Bryce Young has not been as clutch these last few weeks (although against Denver last weekend he was pretty nice). Over Coker's last four games, he has averaged 8.5 points per game with a 19% target share. Thankfully, the Panthers have the 5th-best WR matchup against the Saints.

Cisco: Houston - Trade question… I have James Cook, Jonathan Taylor, Zay Flowers, Rashee Rice, Matthew Golden and Luther Burden.

I send: Jonathan Taylor and Khalil Shakir

I receive: CeeDee Lamb and Blake Corum

Getting CeeDee Lamb in the year 2026? I’d say absolutely do this. Not only is it an upgrade at the wide receiver position, but you also get Blake Corum, who the Rams will need to lean on heavily (along with Kyren Williams) while they’re without Puka Nacua and Davante Adams.

Jonathan Taylor can still be valuable in fantasy, but I do worry that he could be shut down for the stretch with the Colts setting their sights on 2027 and beyond. This is a great move to make.