The NFL season is finally here, and there’s nothing more exciting than heading to the football game of the year on Thursday night. The good news is that most of your drafted players are healthy and will be able to play without restrictions in Week 1. The bad news is that won’t last long.

Sit/Start is relatively easy in Week 1. We have our leaderboards and can lean heavily on the Start Your Studs strategy. While this week’s Start/Sit breakdowns include some simple pointers, they also point out some great options to keep an eye on or add right before play begins to get ahead of the first wave of waivers, which can be costly for those of you using FAAB or waiver priority. As always, you can check out my list of weekly leaderboards to supplement these sit/start recommendations.

A few quick notes before you get started:

1. Remember that seats/starts and rankings are not set in stone. They are tools to guide you, not rules to blindly follow. Use them to make your own decisions and adjust your team’s lineup to best fit your needs. Good matchups are great, but playing it too cute can cost you the week. Ask yourself, “Will I feel more pain if I bench player X and he gets knocked out, or if I don’t let player Y play?”
2. Have fun, talk trash and win your duels. If you don’t manage that, there’s always next week.

Let’s dive in.