We're nearly at the one-third point of the season, the time when preseason expectations can start to be discounted, and what has happened in-season starts to matter more. Here are the latest batch of hot takes from around the league, and my thoughts on whether they're an overreaction:

"Chris Towers was very, very wrong about Andy Dalton"

Dalton's matchups through the first four games of the season hardly struck fear into the heart's of Fantasy owners, so it was a bit easier to shrug off his hot start. It's a lot harder to do that against the Seahawks, a team that has no trouble getting after the quarterback and shutting down receivers on the outside. Dalton tossed a pair of touchdowns and rushed for one more in his fourth game of 20-plus Fantasy points in five opportunities, and it's a lot harder for me to stick to my "Dalton isn't this good" guns.

But I'm doing it! I have softened my stance considerably -- I'm not that stubborn -- but I still need more evidence. Dalton was one of the worst quarterbacks in the NFL under pressure for most of his career; he led the league in interception rate under pressure last season, per ProFootballFocus.com. This season, he has been arguably the league's best passer under pressure, a rapid turnaround:

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Maybe this is the start of a new era for Dalton, one where he has to be considered an elite Fantasy quarterback. If he does it against Buffalo's defense this week, I will be ready to buy into him as a must-start Fantasy option. At this point, I'm still playing the matchups with the Bengals' passer.

"Antonio Brown is benchable with Mike Vick"

In 10 quarters with Vick under center for the Steelers, Brown has been targeted just 17 times; he had been targeted 33 times in 10 quarters with Ben Roethilisberger this season. Brown will always have the chance to go off for a big play or two even with Vick under center -- Markus Wheaton scored on a 72-yarder from Vick Monday, after all -- but he doesn't have the same floor with Vick. I'm not benching him with Vick under center, but he's clearly not the first-round player you expected when you drafted him. And that's a problem.

"Blake Bortles is a QB1 for Fantasy"

At a position that has been surprisingly shallow thanks to injuries, Bortles' No. 7 rank through five weeks is still a huge surprise. The second-year passer has scored at least 19 Fantasy points in each of the last four games, with multiple touchdowns in three of four, and has a pretty easy matchup on the way in Week 6 against the Texans. He might actually be a top-12 QB this week, but that's probably the end of the line for him; he's the got the Bills, a bye, and then the Jets coming up over the next three weeks.

"Antonio Gates is a top-5 TE"

Age is going to catch up to Gates eventually, right? The 35-year-old returned from his four-game suspension in Week 5 and looked like he hadn't missed a beat, hauling in nine of the 11 passes thrown his way for 92 yards and a pair of scores. Coming off a 12-touchdown season, Gates looks like he is following the Tony Gonzalez career path; he's a top-five tight end until he tells us otherwise. The only players I would definitely take over him are Rob Gronkowski and Greg Olsen. Gates is right there with Travis Kelce, Jimmy Graham and Tyler Eifert in the next tier.

"DeAndre Hopkins is a top-3 WR"

Hopkins definitely isn't one of the three best wide receivers in football when it comes to talent, though I'm not sure how far off he is at this point. For Fantasy, however, talent isn't the only part of the equation that matters; opportunity is just as important. And I don't think any receiver in football has a better opportunity than Hopkins right now, even with the somewhat disastrous quarterback situation in Houston. With Julio Jones and Odell Beckham dealing with injuries that could limit them -- or even force them out -- this week, Hopkins has a chance to be not only a top-three receiver; he could be No. 1 in a PPR league. With 74 targets in five games, Hopkins is set to shatter the NFL record for a single season, which is currently 205.

"Josh McCown is a starting Fantasy QB"

Coming off three straight games with 340-plus yards and multiple touchdowns, McCown is a must-start player, right? How can you argue against it? Well, look at his schedule. Oakland, San Diego and Baltimore have all struggled against the pass this season, so it isn't totally surprising McCown was able to thrive. The next three weeks aren't quite as promising; the schedule has the Broncos, Rams and Cardinals on the way. Against the right matchup, McCown is a fine streaming option, just like Bortles.

"Eddie Lacy is a bust"

Seeing as how he was a contender for the No. 1 pick, it's hard not to consider Lacy one of the biggest busts in football. He has just one double-digit Fantasy game to his name, all the way back in Week 1, and is coming off a terribly disappointing 27-yard performance in Week 5. The biggest issue for Lacy has been a lack of work, especially near the goal line, where Aaron Rodgers has done much of the team's damage; eight of Rodgers' 13 touchdowns have come from 10 yards and in. If Lacy had a couple of those scores, we probably wouldn't be complaining about him, so I would expect a two-touchdown game sometime soon.

"Todd Gurley is a top-5 RB"

Let's count them off: Le'veon Bell, Adrian Petterson, Matt Forte and Devonta Freeman. Those are the four who are definitely better than Gurley, I think. A healthy Marshawn Lynch would probably be on that list, and Lacy could get there too. Beyond that, Gurley is almost certainly ahead of the likes of Doug Martin, Dion Lewis, Chris Ivory, Arian Foster, and the rest of the next tier. It's only two games, but Gurley already has the role of a top-five back, and the production is everything we hoped it would be. It would be a disappointment if he doesn't finish among the eight best RB from this point on.

"Jimmy Graham isn't a top-5 TE"

What set Graham apart from the rest of the tight end crowd in the past was his ability to remain Fantasy relevant even when he couldn't break into the end zone. He did that plenty, but still posted 74.6 yards per game over a three-year peak from 2011-13. No tight end was targeted as often as Graham in that span, and that made him slump proof. In Seattle, however, he is on pace for just 89 targets this season, by far his lowest since his rookie season.

Graham was easily considered no worse than the third-best Fantasy tight end coming into the season, mostly because we assumed the Seahawks traded for him with the intention of making him a centerpiece of the offense. Through five games, he just barely leads the team in targets, but is one of four players with between 28 and 17 a piece. Graham's skill level elevates him among the masses at tight end, but he can't be elite with this kind of workload.