Contrarian Plays: Week 2

In our weekly feature, "The Fade", we analyzed ownership percentages from a Thursday night GPP to get a sense of groupthink. We'll use those same numbers in "The Contrarian" but take the opposite approach in the name of roster uniqueness. Below is an excerpt from Week 2:

Player	Salary	Game	Own %	Player	Salary	Game	Own %
Carlos Hyde	$7000	SF@PIT	33.4	Chris Johnson	$5700	ARI@CHI	3
Christopher Ivory	$6900	NYJ@IND	18.9	Tevin Coleman	$6500	ATL@NYG	1.8
Ameer Abdullah	$6400	DET@MIN	13.2	Benny Cunningham	$5800	STL@WAS	1.8
Matt Forte	$8900	ARI@CHI	12.2	Alfred Morris	$7300	STL@WAS	1.6
Mark Ingram	$8000	TB@NO	9.3	LeSean McCoy	$8100	NE@BUF	1.4
Justin Forsett	$7800	BAL@OAK	9.2	Doug Martin	$6700	TB@NO	1.4
Bishop Sankey	$6500	TEN@CLE	9.1	LeGarrette Blount	$6400	NE@BUF	1.2
Marshawn Lynch	$8500	SEA@GB	9	Rashad Jennings	$6400	ATL@NYG	1.1
Jeremy Hill	$8400	SD@CIN	7.9	Dion Lewis	$5200	NE@BUF	0.9
Darren Sproles	$5600	DAL@PHI	7.1	Frank Gore	$7000	NYJ@IND	0.8
Lamar Miller	$7300	MIA@JAC	6.5	Latavius Murray	$6800	BAL@OAK	0.7
DeMarco Murray	$8300	DAL@PHI	5.9	David Johnson	$6600	ARI@CHI	0.7
Eddie Lacy	$8100	SEA@GB	4.3	Tre Mason	$7200	STL@WAS	0.4
DeAngelo Williams	$7400	SF@PIT	3.6	T.J. Yeldon	$6500	MIA@JAC	0.4
Adrian Peterson	$9000	DET@MIN	3.1	Ryan Mathews	$5700	DAL@PHI	0.3
Joseph Randle	$6700	DAL@PHI	3	Terrance West	$5300	TEN@CLE	0.1

We hear there’s a nice Airbnb for rent in Philadelphia on Narrative Street. It’s fully furnished with No. 1 running back upside and revenge-game potential. Yes, DeMarco Murray has more to play for this week than normal. Yes, he had the third lowest yardage total of his career last week. He also is riding the longest touchdown streak for any running back in the league. The last time he failed to find the end zone was against the Jaguars back on November 9^th. That’s eight consecutive games (h/t Mark Eckel). We expected his ownership to be higher than what the Thursday numbers are telling us, but regardless, he is in for a huge game on Sunday. And not just because he’s playing against the team that refused to pay him. He is a perfect fit for Kelly’s system and will be a lock for several catches and yards, and if even when those numbers are low, he’s a constant multi-touchdown threat. You could do a lot worse for $8,300.

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