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XFL DFS Week 5 core plays

 Last week was brutal. I was really close to having a great lineup. Had Landry Jones not had 4 turnovers or not been injured on the last drive I likely would have come out ahead. I went 2 WR in flex and that was probably a mistake.  The great thing about DFS is there is always next week. So here we go. Quarterback - Taylor Cornelius - Tampa Bay   Cornelius has been consistently good over the last 2 weeks. At least for fantasy purposes. He offers a fairly high floor due to his rushing upside. He has rushed for 30+ the last two weeks with a rushing TD in both games as well.  LA looks like a tough defense on paper. But they got manhandled by Houston and Dallas had a good day against them as well. So I'm not that worried. If there is one thing they don't do well it's defend the run.  Getting a QB at $8500 with a safe floor is a no brainer here. Running Back - James Butler - Houston   Houston doesn't run the rock much. But when they do...

The Astros aren't being Intentionally Beaned.

 As fun as it would be if Astros players were being beaned on purpose, it just isn't true. So far this spring 10 players have been hit by a pitch more than once. None of those ten players wear an Astros jersey. In fact 85 players have been hit by a pitch so far. 7 of those were Astros. As of this morning there were 4 teams who had more HBP than the Astros and 3 more tied with them.  The only 2 Astros batters involved in the 2017 scandal to be plunked are Jose Altuve and Alex Bregman. They were both hit with off speed pitches. I can assure you if a pitcher were trying to enact some sort of justice it would be done with the fastest 4 seam they could muster.  The reality of the situation is that it's spring training. Not only are we seeing a lot of young pitchers with control issue, they are rusty. We are talking the first week of competition here. It shouldn't be a surprise pitches are getting away from some of these guys.  There is a lot of talk that it will ram...