Week 3 IDP start/sit guide focuses on streaming and fades for defensive players. Watt faces Seattle but must prove the age concerns wrong, while Baun remains a solid LB2 floor in tougher matchups. Sweat and DeJean emerge as budget streamers with favorable matchups, and Bishop and Browning offer cheap, high-upside options in deeper formats. Fades target Dax Hill and Spillane as game scripts lean away from pass-heavy games. Stashes Hawkins, Bosa, and Pace Jr. for upside if roles hold, with Nacua and Moses as matchup considerations for secondary pieces.

Week 3 survivor play hinges on locking in Green Bay or Tampa Bay, while steering clear of volatile Seattle and the Chiefs after an 0-2 start. Indianapolis sits at the center of the week’s debate, with implied totals and market lines guiding safe bets. Avoid overreacting to early-season slumps; prioritize teams with strong defenses and favorable matchups, and preserve future value by not burning high-variance options early.

Two 0-2 starts have Texans fans clamoring as questions mount about Nick Caley’s offense, run-game usage, and the defense’s tackling. The mailbag argues Caley likely stays in 2024, hints at a two-back shift with Woody Marks and Dare Ogunbowale, and emphasizes fixing third-down stunts and ball velocity for C.J. Stroud. With Week 3 at Jacksonville looming, Houston must sharpen fundamentals and minimize penalties to stay competitive against playoff-caliber teams.

Buccaneers' Week 2 win over Houston masks a mounting injury crisis: Calijah Kancey is done for the year with a pectoral tear, Luke Goedeke exits with a foot issue, and Cody Mauch will undergo knee surgery, ending his season. An already thin O-line gets thinner as Graham Barton shifts to left tackle and Ben Bredeson to center, with Dan Feeney signing to stabilize the interior. The Jets loom, making this a true test of the next-man-up approach and fantasy risk/reward.