Bench Tom Brady, Kyle Pitts?

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Cooper Kupp is inevitable.

That’s the one factor that I’m sure of via two weeks of the 2022 NFL season.

All proper, so it isn’t the best factor, however Week 2 used to be a reminder of the perils of studying an excessive amount of into Week 1. Things alternate in a rush, and the vibes — excellent or unhealthy — can shift dramatically within the span of a couple of days.

Players who flashed in Week 1 got here backtrack to earth, whilst those that stumbled out of the gates in Week 1 reminded us that they’re nonetheless, in reality, excellent at soccer (Mike Williams at all times has been, at all times will probably be).

This is the curler coaster that we name the primary month — possibly just a little extra — of the NFL season. We get so excited to in spite of everything have news to procedure after Week 1 that we make the solely comprehensible mistake of assuming that Week 1 is the start of traits, fairly than doubtlessly per week stuffed with exceptions.

The pattern measurement has now doubled after two complete NFL regular-season weeks, which no doubt is helping us really feel a bit of extra assured in some issues. But I may just undergo 1,000,000 reminders of early-season sturdy performances that have been price their weight in mud; I’m sufficiently old to keep in mind when Sam Darnold used to be tied for the lead in dashing touchdowns just about 1 / 4 of the best way via closing season.

So the ones people right here at Field Pass HQ are right here to remind you that we, too, stay in information-gathering mode this season, a procedure that may proceed for the remainder 16 weeks of the steady season however no doubt really feel a lot more delicate and dependable as our reference issues develop.

Our objective is to contextualize as a lot of the guidelines that we have already got and assist you to make the most efficient lineup choices you’ll.

Let’s get to it!

You cannot bench legends, proper?

Tom Brady is the best participant in NFL historical past. Aaron Rodgers is — within the estimation of a few revered soccer minds — probably the most proficient quarterback the sport has ever observed.

Their groups sq. off on Sunday, and in a 10-team myth league, I shouldn’t have both of them in my lineup.