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Tj (29)As usual, just wanted to give everyone a heads up to the fact that there is a game tonight, which could potentially mean your roster gets locked (or players get put on waivers) after game-time tonight. In terms of the players in the game that you should care about, you’ll probably want Thomas Jones and Fred Jackson in your line-ups, but besides them there is no one else all that appealing, since Darrelle Revis will most likely be shutting down T.O.
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Thursday Night Football: NYJ @ BUF
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Hits & Misses - Week 13: Win or Go Home
Brandon
Here are our “Hits” and “Misses” for week thirteen, listing players you want to make sure are in your lineup, as well as those you might consider shelving for the week (or at least lowering your expectations!) With the playoffs right around the corner, you most likely need a win badly this week to clinch that first round BYE (or to even get a playoff spot!) Hopefully our list this week can help you get over the hump and into your league’s tournament, where you will surely bring home the bacon because you frequent such an awesome and knowledgeable fantasy football website! Alright, enough tooting of our own horn, let’s get to the hits and misses for this week and GOOD LUCK!
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fightingamish
quick question…this week…i need to pick two WR..my choices are Hester, Massaquoi, Patrick Crayton, Berrian, Devry Henderson, or Lee Evans…I’m leaning towards Hester and Evans..i neeeeed a win this week to make the playoffs
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Brandon
You’re in the same boat as me in terms of needing to win to make the playoffs, but luckily I’m not relying on a wide receiver corps like that (no offense, hah.) Did you end up starting Evans? Hopefully not. If you did, I’d gamble on Devin Hester and hope he pulls out a big game against the Rams. If you didn’t play Evans, then put Henderson in there as well.
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Squish
I’ve learned one thing about Henderson. He specifically only has big games (3 or more receptions) against teams that have great coverage. Because the coverage is great, Brees is forced to throw the ball his way. I bet he has a huge game against Carolina but little or nothing in the coming weeks with an average performance at Atlanta.
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e-roc
Now I’m all flustered and confused… Mighty Mouse (w/Matt Moore!!) or Donnie Avery (v. bad Bears DEF: 24th PA)… Starting Wayne & Avant….
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Brandon
Donnie Avery is probably the safer pick at this point, but I would say that Steve Smith has more upside. Depends on how you’re feeling about your match-up this week
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Squish
Yeah, I gotta go with Avery. Smith will likely see little action since they’ll be able to run at will. Avery has turned into a legitimate WR2 in recent weeks and looks to continue as he gets most of the red zone targets in STL.
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e-roc
I’m going to hate myself more for not starting Smith with Matt Moore in at QB…
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Brandon
Hah, unfortunately I have to root for Steve Smith here, as I have him in my line-up in one of my biggest leagues. Let’s just hope both of them have huge games!
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Heather
Like your analysis, but Revis isn’t a rookie. This is his 3rd season.
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Squish
Well he’s the age of most rookies if that means anything.
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Brandon
Hah, thanks for the update. Yeah I realized this after publishing the post and forgot to update it. Not sure why I thought he was a rookie, but either way, he’s been dominant.
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Kamaps
So I have a problem…too many skilled players. Please help me pick out my starters? I have 2 WR spots, 1 RB spot, and a RB/WR spot. The players I have are:
RB Maurice Jones-Drew, Jac RB
RB Rock Cartwright, WasWR Miles Austin, Dal
WR Mike Sims-Walker, Jac
WR Jason Avant, Phi
WR Chad Ochocinco, CinI have MJD and Cartwright filling up the RB and RB/WR spots, with Austin and Sims-Walker in my WR spots, but all of them are expected big #s and I don’t know who to play. I’m nervous about Cartwright against New Orleans and I’m nervous about Sims-Walker also, but Ochocinco hasn’t been producing, so I’m confused. Please help.
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Shane
Stick with MJD but in the flex i would take Avant over Cartwright. Did you see him last week? He got stuffed at the line 3 times, 8 rushes for 3 of less yard, and none longer than 7. I like Austin and Ochocinco this week. I like Austin because the NYG D has been bad and its a division game. I like Chad because he has been talking about how his team doesn’t throw enough and they are playing Detroit who boasts an atrocious Pass D. Expect Palmer to throw all day.
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craig
I’d go with Ochociinco and Miles Austin as your two starting receivers, MJD as your starting back, and Jason Avant at the flex spot especially if Desean Jackson doesn’t play after taking that big hit last week. For a whole list of week 13 must starts as well as everything else fantasy football related go to http://www.thefantasyfootballguru.com
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Squish
Gotta agree about the two WRs recommended by the other guys. MJD is a must start as well. As usual though I still like RBs better at the flex spot. Cartwright should have a monster day against an NO defense giving up the 7th most points in the league to opposing RBs. Considering he’s the only guy left on the squad at RB and that he’s had two solid games against rush defenses as the starter, I would consider him a low end RB2 in most leagues this week.
I do agree that Avant is a very solid start if DJ is out but I’d take Cartwright otherwise and personally would take him either way.
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TJ
Quick one: Looks like Julius Jones is (supposedly) healthy and will start Sunday, possibly hurting Forsett’s numbers. I can play J Charles instead – hard to predict which Denver RunD will show up, but Charles might also have decent receiving numbers. Which one, you think, assuming Jones is “healthy”?
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Squish
I like Charles better for upside. He has been hot recently. You can expect 100 rushing yards at least but he may not get in the endzone since Denver’s red zone run defense is 9th in the league. I like to think they’ll utilize him as scat back this week too so expect some receiving numbers. Plus, there’s always that chance that he’ll take a return to the house!
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Brandon
Agree with Squish here, go with Charles.
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Shane
Forsett “Strained” his quad during practice today.
Jones is a safe bet now because Forsett isn’t 100%-
Ken
i wouldn’t call JJ a safe bet. He hasn’t done much as a starter. And Forsett said he sat out as a precaution in practice. Its still possible that Forsett splits carries with Jones on sunday.
As a Forsett owner this all pisses me off. At this point Id rather not have to rely on either back.
I’d def play J Charles if I had him as an option. Him and Forsett are very similar backs and both have the possibility to make points as a receiver if the run game isn’t there…or even if it is lol. They’re great for PPR leagues
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TJ
Thanks guys – now do you think Steven Jackson will play tomorrow? Cold Chicago may not help his back, unlike last week. I may need to use Forsett after all if SJax is inactive…..
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Brandon
Steven Jackson is expected to play and should put up solid points against a mediocre-at-best Bears defense. Keep him in your line-up.
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Joe
Need QB Help! Trying to trade for Favre. Who should I trade? My players include:
QB Cutler
RB D. Will
J Stew
P.Thomas
R.Mendenhall
WR: R. Moss
TJ Housh
B. edwards
M. Manningham
J. Avant
TE: Celek
K: Bironas
D: DAL
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Squish
Try to package Housh/Edwards and Pierre Thomas for Favre and a low end WR. What does the other player have that you could target in the area of WRs?
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Ken
Any thoughts for a flex spot between these guys?
Chris Brown
Jason Snelling
Devin Hester
Steve Breaston
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Squish
I like Chambers this week out of that group. Snelling is my next choice since I have a hunch he’ll get a majority of the carries this week with Atlanta. Hester, Breaston and Brown just aren’t viable options at this point.
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Brandon
I have to disagree with Squish here and actually like Chris Brown today. Looks like Steve Slaton is out and Brown should get the bulk of the carries against the Jaguars.
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Matt
If Steven Jackson can’t go, I need one of the following for my RB2:
1. C. Brown @ JAC
2. J. Forsett vs. SF
3. J. Norwood vs. PHII also need a WR3:
1. M. Colston @ WAS
2. J. Avant @ ATL
3. D. Hester vs. STLAlso, between these two for a defense:
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Brandon
I actually like Chris Brown at running back with Steve Slaton out this week. At wide receiver, Avant is a great play with DeSean Jackson out as well and finally, for your defense, I like the Saints this week. I think they’ll force Jason Campbell to make some bad throws and could end up with some solid points off interceptions.
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Matt
Thanks for the advice!
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Ask the Geeks - Week 13: Ochocinco's a Go?
Brandon
With the first game of week 13 rapidly approaching, here is the first batch of questions. Hopefully our help can clinch a spot in your league’s playoffs…or a first round BYE if that’s an option! Either way, good luck and remember to get in any more of your questions here or leave them as comments on any of our posts and we’ll try to respond as quickly as we can.
Rob asks…
what is the deal with him? has he lost his connection with palmer? i am thinking about leaving him benched regardless of the defense he faces. what do you think of desean jackson’s injury and do you think avant is worth picking up in ppr league?
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DJ
I have Kurt Warner, Matt Leinert and just picked up Alex Smith. Thoughts for this weekend. It looks like I need this win to make playoffs.
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e-roc
My vote is actually for Alex Smith…. Call me crazy but the SF-SEA game could turn into a shootout… SEA has the 25th ranked pass defense… The only reason I’m not starting him is because my other QB is McNabb (ATL – 27th)
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Squish
I agree, Smith finally has some chemistry with the WRs and he has a great matchup.
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Harold
Avant over Driver this week?
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e-roc
I’m just a Commenter, so this is IMO – Driver is a beast and has great rapport with Rodgers. While the Ravens are excellent at stopping the run and creating QB pressure, I think you have to stick with Driver.
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Matt
Seconded!
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Fred
Hey Guys, I need two recievers from; Fitzgerald, Ochocinco, Jennings, Garcon and Avery, and two running backs from Deangelo Williams, Addai, Maroney and Cadillac Williams. What do you think? its a PPR league
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Matt
Fitz is a must-start no matter what. Ocho said on Monday: “We would like to throw the ball 50 times.” I believe him. Detroit is dead last against the pass. Get him in there.
DeAngelo Williams had one of his best games against the Bucs and should have another nice one this week. I fear the Titans now so I’d bench Addai in favor of Maroney, who’s been a touchdown machine lately.
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e-roc
Re: lil Steve Smith – While I think he’s a decent start, I don’t think he’ll produce more than 6 catches & 60 yards this time around. This is a very different Giants team from Week 2… The Defense isn’t going to create 3 & outs / turnovers to give Eli & Co. the opportunities they had in Week 2…
That being said, I snagged Avant, Avery & Meachem in hopes of striking gold for the last quarter of the season…
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matt
having a real tough time this week as I am one of those guys who is one win away from landing the wildcard spot.. that said I need to flex start one player from Ryan Grant, Kevin Walter, TJ Housh or Chris Jennings..
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Matt
I don’t love any of your options but would have to go with Grant even though I don’t expect big things from him against the Ravens.
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Kulprit
Need to pick 1:
McCoy (vs ATL)
Moreno (vs KC)
Grant (vs BAL)I think I currently rank them in that order. My other starter is Ray Rice.
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e-roc
1 vote for Moreno…
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Squish
2 for Moreno. Too good a matchup to ignore!
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Brandon
another vote for Moreno here!
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Helplease
Hey guys going head to head for a Wild Card spot in the playoffs this week. Feeling good got a shot but the person I’m playing has an absolutely stacked team. With that said I need a huge outing from my team. Below is my line up for the week. This is a PPR league.
QB Donovan McNabb
Eli Manning
Alex Smith
RB Maurice Jones-Drew
Jason Snelling
Kevin Smith
WR Chris Chambers
Santonio Holmes
Mike Sims-Walker
Michael Crabtree
Jeremy Maclin
TE Zach Miller
Fred Davis
K David Akers
Def/ST Arizona Cardinals
Philadelphia EaglesQB Donovan McNabb
RB Maurice Jones-Drew
Kevin SmithWR Santonio Holmes
Mike Sims-Walker
Jeremy MaclinTE Fred Davis
K David Akers
DE Philadelphia Eagles
Basically I need a big game from Philly @ Atlanta. I was just curious as to who you guys would start and I was thinking of dropping a player like Chambers and picking up Avant and completely going all out on that game. I know it could back fire but what do you think ?
Thanks for all the help and gl to all fighting for that playoff spot !
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Helplease
Top is team bottom is my line up *
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Helplease
Any one ?
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Squish
I’m okay with the lineup other than the WRs. I think Chambers, Maclin and MSW are your best bets. Holmes hasn’t done squat this year. My sources agree that Maclin, not Avant will be the main beneficiary of the DJ injury. MSW is obviously a must play. Chambers and Crabtree to most are on equal ground but for anyone who has watched them play, it’s clear that Chambers is a much bigger part of his offense than Crabtree. I love Chambers this week since he’s hot and is filling in for Bowe as “KC’s only offensive weapon”.
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Brandon
I agree with Squish here, the only change to make is Chambers instead of Holmes. Otherwise, you look pretty good (although Kevin Smith is never a sure thing!)
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Helplease
Thanks guys gl
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Jone
Howdy FFG, Would you drop Justin Forsett for Jamaal Charles? Justin Forsett might split carrie with J.J
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ken
At this point I’d say yea. They’re very similar backs and both have been on fire in the past two weeks. But as you said, one J.J. is back at best Forsett is going to be splitting. Charles is the feature back.
Forsett does have a slightly more favorable schedule, but essentially they both have two great matchups and 3 so-so or bad matchups.
Unfortunately for me I gotta stick with Forsett cuz Charles is already taken in my league. I originally had him on my roster but dropped after going 1 – 5 and needing every available roster spot. Boy am I regretting it now. They couldn’t have canned LJ earlier? lol
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e-roc
Jone, if you’re looking for a second opinion, I would stick it out with Forsett, depending on what your other options are.
Forsett has proved to be an explosive runner with greater upside than Charles… JJ is also going to have to prove his worth since Forsett has done so well… and who knows, JJ’s injury-prone body might be back on the bench 10 mins after kick-off vs. SF.
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Rob
Hey guys, in a jam…Turner is out again for me and so my options are Julius Jones or Chester Taylor. Thoughts?
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Brandon
Wow, those are your only options? Julius Jones is the better play, with a banged up Justin Forsett ensuring that he’ll get more carries than Chester Taylor.
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Kamaps
So I have a problem…too many skilled players. Please help me pick out my starters? I have 2 WR spots, 1 RB spot, and a RB/WR spot. The players I have are:
RB Maurice Jones-Drew, Jac RB
RB Rock Cartwright, WasWR Miles Austin, Dal
WR Mike Sims-Walker, Jac
WR Jason Avant, Phi
WR Chad Ochocinco, CinI have MJD and Cartwright filling up the RB and RB/WR spots, with Austin and Sims-Walker in my WR spots, but all of them are expected big #s and I don’t know who to play. I’m nervous about Cartwright against New Orleans and I’m nervous about Sims-Walker also, but Ochocinco hasn’t been producing, so I’m confused. Please help.
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Brandon
I like MJD in the RB spot, with Ochocinco, Sims-Walker and Avant in the wide receiver and flex spots. I know Austin was big last week, but the other guys just have better match-ups this week. Good luck!
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Bribo
Two quick questions:
1) Cutler has pissed on my season repeatedly. Should I trust him against StL, or go with Alex Smith vs. SEA?
2) Why do all the “experts” seem hot on Rice but not on Harvin, hot on Avant but not on Maclin? Do they know something I don’t?
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Kamaps
Totally go with Alex Smith, SEA is one of the worst pass D’s. Ofcourse, Cutler has that impressive WR core to throw to, such as Devin Hester, D. Hester, Hester, and….oh, Devin Hester.
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matt
what about olsen?? the kid is seeing around 10 targets a game and is a beast of a tight end… hes gonna have a huge game this week
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Brandon
I’m not sure I consider myself necessarily an “expert”, but we do list Jeremy Maclin as one of our “hits” this week for what it’s worth. I think other guys are just talking about Avant because now he becomes a starter with DeSean Jackson out. Maclin was already starting, so his status doesn’t improve all that much.
On Cutler, he’s been very aggravating and could be worth benching if you’re looking for a safer play with Smith. I like Cutler’s upside this week though and in one of my league’s I’m taking the chance on him with hopes that he can finally put it together.
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Adam
I need 3 flex from this list:
Jason Avant
Justin Forsett
Pierre Garcon
Nate Burleson
Tim Hightower
Kevin SmithI’m thinking the first three (Avant, Garcon, Forsett). What do you guys think?
Thanks!
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Brandon
Forsett is beat up right now…go with Avant, Garcon and Burleson, all of whom have high upside.
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Jamal Lewis done for the year?
Brandon
For those of you struggling at the running back position (or those of you who have Jamal Lewis on your roster,) you might consider picking up Chris Jennings, who could very well be the new starting running back for the Cleveland Browns. Apparently Jamal Lewis suffered a concussion in last weeks game and could be calling it quits for the season (and therefor his career, since he mentioned he would retire after this season.) While Jerome Harrison was backing up Lewis early in the season, it’s been Jennings that has spelled Lewis recently and should be the first in line to get additional carries. This weekend the Browns play a San Diego team that while better recently, hasn’t been the greatest the league has to offer in terms of stopping the run, so Chris Jennings could be a possible RB2 or flex candidate.
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lax
Would you start Ricky Williams or Ray Rice this week?
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Brandon
Wow, you can’t start them both? I’d go with Ricky Williams though, since he’s the Dolphins best weapon around the goalline. For the Ravens, against a tough Packers defense, you don’t know if they’ll stick in Willis McGahee to poach a touchdown.
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e-roc
Would you drop Kevin Smith for Chris Jennings? Gawd, that’s like trading a migraine for a hangover.
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Brandon
I would stick with Smith. Jennings is untested and could end up being just as ineffective as Lewis was.
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Shane
Alright i have 5 receivers and need to start two.
MSW
Donald Driver
Burleson
Crabtree
Steve Smith (Panthers)I know who i want to go with, i’m just looking for a second opinion and some reassurences.
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Brandon
I like your top two guys there, Sims-Walker and Driver. Steve Smith is too risky at this point and Burleson/Crabtree don’t have as much potential this week.
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Geoff
RB2- Would you start Jerious Norwood, Chris Brown or Chris Jennings?
Thanks
Matt
Weeks 9-12 are in the books on the Rookie Report Card.
Week 13 Defenses to Consider
Brandon
Here’s a quick list of teams that are playing some of the lesser offenses in the league this week and who could be available in your league in case you were looking for a plug-in (with the percent owned in parenthesis):
- Pittsburgh (99%) vs Oakland
- New Orleans (98%) @ Washington
- Cincinnati (95%) vs Detroit
- San Diego (92%) @ Cleveland
- Denver (75%) @ Kansas City
- New York Jets (65%) @ Buffalo
- San Francisco (57%) @ Seattle
- Chicago (56%) vs St. Louis
- Buffalo (34%) vs New York Jets
- Carolina (28%) vs Tampa Bay
- Houston (11%) @ Jacksonville
- St. Louis (1%) @ Chicago
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Shirley
The Rams D/ST against the Bears? Seriously? Or is it just because you expect Cutler to throw a few picks?
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Brandon
Hah, yeah I should have put a disclaimer on that one. It’s only to be used if ABSOLUTELY necessary. I do expect Cutler to throw a few picks though, so that should get you 2-4 points from that.
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beepdude
Which would you start in a wr/rb spot, Hightower against Min or T.O. against NYJ, in a non-PPR league, T.O. has stunk for most of the season but he seems like he is heating up
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Shirley
I would go with T.O. simply because MIN’s defense is so much better than NYJ’s. I don’t see the Cardinals doing much against the Vikings.
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beepdude
Thanks, I also have Hakeem Nicks vs DAL, would you consider him to be the better play over T.O.?
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Matt
I don’t think you can sit T.O. right now. He’s been far more effective now that he’s got a coach who’s doing everything he can to get him the ball.
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David
Respectfully, if the Jets secondary can reign in Randy Moss, they can do the same to T.O. The Giants are going to have to throw the ball this weekend in Dallas, I’d start Nicks.
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David
Wow, that should have been rein in, not reign in. Yikes. It might be time to go home for the night!
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Brandon
Hard to go with Hakeem Nicks over Terrell Owens, even if Darrelle Revis is on the job. Nicks has gotten about 5 points the past four games and doesn’t have the potential that T.O. has at this point. Just keep your fingers crossed!
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ken
Any preferences between Cincy and Denver? Both have sweet matchups. Cincy’s been a little dissapointing lately in terms of point production against weak teams.
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Brandon
Even though they haven’t quite lived up to the potential, I still like Cincy this weekend, at home, against the Lions. The Bengals are good against the run and should force Detroit to air the ball out, leading to a few interceptions I have to imagine.
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Ken
yea i was leaning towards them too. but they dissapointed me in points the past two weeks. Just needed the little push. hah. Thanks!
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The Wire - Week 13: The Hunt for the Playoffs
Brandon
Here are our waiver wire candidates for week thirteen. As usual, you’ll find players who are either [Startable], a [Stopgap] to get you past a BYE or injury, [Worth a look] and spot on your bench, or [One-week-wonder]s who don’t warrant a roster spot, so you make your roster moves accordingly. You’ll also see the percent owned in parenthesis. With the playoffs rapidly approaching (only one week of the regular season left in my two main leagues,) many teams out there are probably in a “must win” situation this week. Hopefully some of the players below can get you a much needed victory and give you a chance at that championship trophy (or pride, cash, whatever else you get for winning a fantasy football league.) Anyways, let’s get to the waiver wire picks for this week, starting with a few wide receivers that could help your cause… (More …)
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TJ
Wondering what you guys think about:
- swapping Rock Cartwright for Fred Jackson (other RBs are Sjax, Wells, Forsett, Charles). I like Jackson, Rock has OAK in wk 14, but…not impressive Sunday, and unless Jackson is hurt vs TEN, probably wouldn’t start him then anyway….
- Swapping one of my receivers (SmithNYG or Ochocinco?) for Chambers (also have Welker, Austin, SimsWalker). Now questioning whether to even start Ocho vs DET, he’s really stunk lately.
- Which D/ST(s) are best to hold for rest of season, playoffs start wk14, can hold 2 if necessary: CIN, BAL, GB, DEN, BUF, ARI, ATL, SEA- we start 2 RB/WR, no flex, non ppr. Thanks, guys, your advice is always stellar.
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Shane
Keep Cincinatti and Green Bay on Defense.
For this week stay in the NFC West and start Sjax and Forsett. They have both been solid lately. At WR start Austin and SimsWalker.
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TJ
Thanks Shane, I didn’t have much faith in Rock, nice to hear it from someone else.
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Brandon
I’d grab Fred Jackson for sure, as it looks like he could get the bulk of the carries for Buffalo down the stretch. Cartwright plays for a Redskins offense that is just too terrible to rely on.
For your receivers, I’d stick with Ochocinco and Smith and start Ochocinco this week. He just complained about the offense not passing enough and I figure that will be worth at least a few extra looks.
Finally, for defense I agree with Shane, go with Cincinnati and Green Bay.
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TJ
I guess you guys don’t think much of Welkers this week…… Now do you really think Cincy’s going to actually try to pass the ball vs Detroit Lately they seem to be saving Palmer’s arm for the postseason. MSW, Austin, and Ocho all look good this week, I can start 2…
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Brandon
Oops, I was confused there. I thought you meant you were going to drop Ochocinco or Smith for Chambers. If you can only start two of those receivers, I’d go with Steve Smith and Mike Sims-Walker.
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Rom3o
Who do you think to start this week? Laverrneous Coles,Jason Avant, or Marrio Manningham? I already got Welker and Burleson starting
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Brandon
Go with Jason Avant, who should have a big day with DeSean Jackson possibly sidelined. If Jackson plays though, go with Manningham.
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Dennis
Need help have two weeks left to clinch playoffs and this week is my toughest match up. I need 3 WR, 2 RB, and 2 FLEX. Here are my players; Sims-Walker, Roddy White, Smith (NYG), Smith (Car), Crabtree, TO, Chambers, Hightower, Pierre Thomas, Norwood, and Larry Johnson.
Please help me out. With TO finally putting up good numbers and Chambers becoming KC’s number 1, I’m not sure who to start.
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Dennis
I also have Antonio Bryant.
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Brandon
At running back, go with Pierre Thomas and Jerious Norwood. For your receivers and flex, go with Mike Sims-Walker, Steve Smith (NYG), Roddy White, Michael Crabtree and take the gamble on Steve Smith (CAR). I know he was shut down last week, but he gets a match-up with Tampa Bay and even if Delhomme is out, backup Matt Moore has experience throwing to Smith and should look his way often.
Duncan
I need to start two: Steve Smith (NYG), Chris Chambers, and/or Jason Avant.
It’s tough because while Avant has been putting up reasonable numbers and has great sleeper potential with DJax out it’s hard to start him over Smith or Chambers. On the other hand, Dallas’s pass defense has stepped up over the last few weeks (not to mention Eli’s struggles) and I’m still not sold on Chambers especially against a decent defense in Denver coming off a strong game and a few extra days of rest.
Any thoughts?
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Brandon
Last time the G-Men played Dallas, Smith had a huge game, so I’d leave him in there and hope he can do the same. For your other receiver, I like Jason Avant this week as it appears DeSean Jackson will sit this one out.
e-roc
I’m sharing in Duncan’s dilemma…
To all: would you pick up D.Bowe or Meachem in exchange for S.Smith (NYG) or Cotchery?
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Brandon
Meachem is higher risk, but has a potential for higher reward over Cotchery. However, I’d stick with what you have just because Jerricho is still a number one receiver in the Jets offense. Also, what are the odds that Meachem, the teams third receiver, keeps catching touchdowns every game?! Stick with what you got.
Ashley
Hi, I would really appreciate some help….
Steelers or Saints Defense?
I need three: Benson, Slaton, Norwood, Pierre Thomas, Chris Brown
I need two: Calvin Johnson, Marques Colston, Pierre Garcon, Hakeem Nicks
Also I have Kurt Warner….if he cant play who makes for a better pickup Chris Redman, Vince Young or David Garrad?
Thanks for the help!
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Brandon
Go with the Saints for your defense. They’ve been good and have a great match-up with a terrible Redskins offense. At running back, go with Thomas, Benson, and Norwood. For your receivers, start Calvin Johnson (as long as he’s playing, which it appears he should be at this point) and Marques Colston. Finally, for your quarterback, if Warner is a no-go, your best bet is probably Garrard against the Texans. Good luck!
Sal
Need to start 3: SmithNYG, Sims-Walker, Burleson, Garcon, Avant and Crabtree.
Thanks for the help!
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Brandon
I’d go with Sims-Walker, Smith and Avant
Dennis
Cartwright or Norwood?
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Brandon
Norwood.
Mark
Not sure who to start. I need to start 1QB, 2 WRs, 2RBs, 1 TE and a flex. Please help. Here is my roster
Cutler
Garrard
Sims-Walker
Andre Johnson
Larry Fitzgerald
Sid Rice
Ray Rice
Rashard Mendenhall
Joseph Addai
Jamaal Charles
Visanthe Shiancoe
Antonio Gates
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Brandon
Cutler (I know it’s tough, but bear with him for at least this one week!), Andre Johnson, Larry Fitzgerald, Sidney Rice (flex), Ray Rice, Rashard Mendenhall, and Antonio Gates.
Great team (besides Cutler,) by the way.
Natalie
Hey Brandon!
Running Short on RB’s this week due to Bernard Scott’s turf toe and Cedric Benson now playing. Should I drop him or does he still warrant a roster spot? My other RB’s are Ricky Williams and Brandon Jacobs, but I really think I need to bench Jacobs because he hasn’t done anything worth starting him so far. With Dallas as a matchup this week it isn’t worth the risk in my opinion. As far as RB’s available to pick up in my league, I have a choice between Felix Jones, Chris Brown, or Sammy Morris. I could drop Scott and pick up any of these RB’s for this week. What do you think? I need to start two RB’s Sunday and Ricky Williams will obviously be one of them.
BTW- Thanks for the advice on picking up Avant, Meachem, and Henderson last week as well as starting Donald Driver! Started Henderson and Driver which was good, but wish I would have started Meachum too! Breaston didn’t get crap and I forgot to check if Warner was out- oops! This week I think I will start Avant, Driver, and Meachum. Do you agree?
I won in my league last week too and beat the guy in 1st place! YEAH! Thanks!!!!
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Brandon
Hey Natalie, congrats on the victory! It’s probably safe to ditch Bernard Scott at this point. In terms of who to start at running back, he’s a bit of a risk, but I like Felix Jones. The Giants run defense isn’t that great and Jones has played very well the past few games when given the chances.
As for your receivers, it’s hard to guess between Henderson and Meachem, but go with what you have there (Avant, Driver, and Meachem) and you should do alright.
Patrick
I have a big week this week and team is in shambles. I have to chose a WR and a WR/RB flex option. Players to choose from are cadilac williams, rock cartwrite, pierre garcon, and donnie avery. Not sure on which two should play here. Any help is appreciated
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Brandon
I’d go with your two wide receivers, Garcon and Avery, who have much higher potential than the other two, who will be lucky to run for 80 yards or so.
The Titans are Terrifying
Matt
Let’s just make it official: It’s time to throw out everything bad we ever said about the Titans this year. Earlier in the season, we frequently urged you to start your players against their defense and start your DSTs against their offense. No more. The Titans are the scariest team in football right now.
Vince Young’s previously fragile psyche was slowly nursed back to health by four straight solid performances in weeks 7-11, and yesterday’s 387-yard, 0-turnover performance and 99-Yard Drive Heard ‘Round the World prove he’s in a good place now. And he’s not even the best player on the team: Chris Johnson is easily the most dynamic playmaker in the league. (Anyone care to argue with that statement? I don’t even know how you can make a case for anyone else right now.)
Meanwhile, the defense no longer resembles the banged-up, ineffective unit that started the season: Over the past five weeks, the Tennessee D has been the second-best in fantasy football (using FFToday’s base scoring), and are tied for third in sacks, third in interceptions, 12th in rushing yards allowed, and 16th in passing yards allowed. They’ve only got one really attractive matchup left on the schedule (at home vs. St. Louis in week 14), but they’re still worth picking up if you need DST depth (though it’s obviously not a great idea to start them this week at Indy).
All that said, I won’t be putting in a waiver claim for Vince Young any time soon. That isn’t a knock on him – I’m as impressed as anyone else with what he’s accomplished over the past five weeks – but I think true fantasy relevance is still a couple of years away for Young. He hasn’t had a multi-touchdown game yet this year, has never thrown for more than two TDs in his entire NFL career, and has three games with fewer than 175 yards this season (including a 116-yard performance in week 11). True, he’s capable of making things happen with his legs, but he has only one game this season with more than 30 yards rushing. I’d consider him a borderline QB2 in the week 14 St. Louis game, and that’s about it for this season, unless you’re in a keeper league.
Brandon
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Bonehead Plays of the Week
Brandon
I just felt like sharing a couple of my less-than-spectacular roster moves this week and give a forum to anyone else who felt like complaining…
In one of Matt and my “League of Champions”, where I have Steve Smith (CAR) as a receiver (so I was already at a disadvantage,) I had the awesome foresight to pick up Titans running back Chris Brown as a plug-in for the week. However, at the last minute I panicked and decided to leave in Jason Snelling instead. Snelling proceeded to score me an excellent -1.2 points! Adding insult to injury, I also had Felix Jones on my bench, but apparently thought the third-string Snelling was the smart play…awesome.
Similarly, in the Blogger League I picked up Bills running back Fred Jackson, but in the end decided to leave him and his two touchdowns on the bench (started Bernard Scott and Chad Ochocinco instead.) I also started Matt Ryan (0.6 points before his injury) in place of the concussed Ben Roethlisberger. Luckily this one didn’t matter much, as our opponent, [cough] Bruno Boys [cough], started Kurt Warner and Mike Wallace, amongst others.
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Matt
This is why we’re the experts.
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Edwin
I actually sat Snelling and started Forsett although I started Wells instead of R. Bush of Maroney, let’s see if it pays off.
I was also going to start Roy Williams but benched him and started Driver, good choices
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Brandon
Thanks for rubbing it in! Haha. I’m playing against Donald Driver in one of my leagues and am not happy about his performance (especially since he stole stats from Greg Jennings, who I hyped a lot this week.)
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Team of the Week - Week 12: New Orleans Loses Tonight!
Brandon
Here is the fantasy football “Team of the Week” for week twelve, listing the players that scored the most points (using standard scoring) over the course of Sunday’s games. With the game of the week yet to take place (New England @ New Orleans) this list may be a bit premature, but here is your team of the week nonetheless…
Pos. |
Player |
Stats |
| QB | Brett Favre (MIN) | 392 passing yards, 3 TD |
| RB | Chris Johnson (TEN) | 154 rushing yards, 32 receiving yards, 1 TD |
| RB | Justin Forsett (SEA) | 130 rushing yards, 2 TD |
| WR | Miles Austin (DAL) | 145 receiving yards, 1 TD |
| WR | Donald Driver (GB) | 142 receiving yards, 1 TD |
| WR | Percy Harvin (MIN) | 101 receiving yards, 45 rushing yards, 1 TD |
| TE | Antonio Gates (SD) | 118 receiving yards, 2 TD |
| K | Matt Prater (DEN) | Kicks – 20-29 (2), 30-39 (1), 40-49 (1), 50+ (0), PAT (2) |
| DEF | New York Jets | 6 points allowed, 3 sack, 4 interceptions, 1 TD |
Go Patriots!
Matt
Just accidentally discovered that I get NFL Network for free through Dec. 25 thanks to a Dish Network “free preview.” Did I miss a memo? No complaints, of course – especially since my Bills are on this coming Thursday and they finally found a way to win a game in convincing fashion for the first time this season.
Just thought I’d give a heads-up to any other Dish customers who, like me, had no idea they were running this promo. It’s channel 154.
Brandon
Cedric Benson is inactive, so get Bernard Scott in your line-up!
Justin Forsett makes a great start for the Seahawks with Julius Jones sitting out today as well.
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Squish
Looks like Larry Johnson is poised to become the second second-rate RB to come alive in Cinci.
I can’t believe Houston blew that lead!
My rapidraft team had a great start to the week with the Packers defense (thank you mid-season defense hoarding!) . Then Schaub and Clark kept me on the board with big performances at their positions. Normally I’d be in great shape but with Benson out (my flex), I made the decision to play Shiancoe which looks to hurt me. Of course it’s not like I had a choice as my two replacements were Cadillac, Buckhalter, LJ, Coles, or Henderson. I’m crossing my fingers for s Shiancoe TD catch today. Looks like the week will come down to how well Chris Johnson finishes the day as he is the only ace up my sleeve. He needs to outscore what Forsett did earlier today for me to really gain any ground.
Sorry I wasn’t around to answer many questions this week but with Thanksgiving I didn’t have much access to a computer. I’ll be sure to get back on the horse next week!
Ask the Geeks - Week 12: Thanksgiving Hangover Edition
Brandon
Hopefully everyone’s Turkey Day hang-over is gone and all of the Thursday games left your team in prime spots to clinch the playoffs (or a BYE) this week! Here is the last batch of Ask the Geeks for week 12. If you have any last minute questions, feel free to leave them as a comment on one of our posts and hopefully Matt or I (or any of our readers) can get back to you with some advice before game-time. Good luck and may the fantasy football gods be with you!
e-roc asks…
If I win this weekend, I secure a playoff spot and possibly a Bye, so this is pretty huge…
Please pick 2 RB: MJD (@ SF), T.Jones (v. CAR), McCoy (v. WAS).
Please pick 2 WR: SSmithNYG (@ Den), SSmithCAR (@ NYJ), TJHoush (@ StL), Cotchery (v. CAR)
Lastly, D.Bowe is a FA in our league… Would you swap any of my WRs for him? KC finishes Wks 15-17 with CLE, @CIN and @DEN. Thanks!
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C-Dawg
Ok, so they are saying Michael Turner is a go. Problem is I don’t believe them. I have Snelling as well. I work today so my decision has to come by 0930…can’t watch all the sunday morning stuff. Who do I start, Turner or Snelling? Help!
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Brandon
Hopefully you went with Turner.
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Mal
2 RBS
Turner
Forte
Wells1 QB (replacement for Big Ben)
Jason Campbell
Cassel
Delhomme
Sanchez
Henne
EdwardsSTRUGGLING FOR A QB!!!
Thanks in advance
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Brandon
Turner and Forte. Matt Cassel at quarterback.
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Helplease
Hey PPR League need to pick 3 WRs out of the following…. Chris Chambers, Mike-Sims Walker, Michael Crabtree, Jeremy Maclin, and Santonio Holmes. I need this win, with it almost guaranteed a spot in the playoffs.
Thanks
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Brandon
Crabtree, Chambers and Sims-Walker.
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Tj
What’s your take on Steven Jackson today? He’s active, but willl they really want to risk using him too much on a1-9 team? My other options are Charles, Cartwright, wells to start w/ forsett, or swap one of them with b scott vs cle (benson inactive today). Please help, I’m on I-94 for the neoxt 6 hrs….
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Brandon
Stick with Steven Jackson.
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Jlopez
Would you start Hasselbeck or Matt Ryan? and Why?
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Brandon
Matt Hasselbeck against the Rams who are terrible against the pass.
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Helplease
Quick question with MT back Snelling or Lynch
Thanks
Hits & Misses - Week 12: Happy Thanksgiving!
Brandon
Here are our “Hits” and “Misses” for week twelve, listing players you want to make sure are in your lineup, as well as those you might consider shelving for the week (or at least lowering your expectations!) With Turkey Day right around the corner and a record three games being played tomorrow, we needed to post the hits and misses ASAP this week. As usual, I left off a few obvious picks from the list, including Ricky Williams running over the Bills, Larry Fitzgerald smoking the Titans secondary and Greg Jennings beating up on the Lions, but there is still plenty of picks to go around. Hopefully everyone has a great holiday weekend, filled with lots of fantasy football points!
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John
I need 2 out of the following, Laurence Maroney, Robert Meachem, Cadillac Williams, Bernard Scott, Devin Hester
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Shirley
I’d say Bernard Scott and Meacham/Cadillac.
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Brandon
Hey John, I have to disagree with Shirley slightly on this one. I agree with Bernard Scott (especially if Cedric Benson is ruled out again), but for your other spot I’d go with Laurence Maroney. I don’t trust Meachem against the Patriots defense, who has been pretty good at shutting down receivers this year.
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Chandler
how do you think Colston going to do?
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Matt
Colston’s been facing a great deal of double coverage lately and has seen his red zone targets go to others (especially Meachem) who don’t get as much attention from defenses. Hopefully for Colston owners, defenses are soon going to realize that doubling Colston does little good since Brees isn’t particularly dependent on any one target. At this point, though, I’d consider him just a WR2 since Brees is more than happy to spread the ball around and take what defenses are giving him.
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Shirley
I have a good dilemma, I need to start two RBs: Bernard Scott (vs. CLE), Jason Snelling (vs. TB), Ryan Grant (vs. DET).
I’m tempted to go Scott and Snelling because Scott’s going up against the Brownies and Snelling did great against the Giants last week. BUT Grant IS going up against the Lions…
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Dennis
I would only start Scott if Benson is going to miss another game.
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Shirley
Sorry for the confusion, the question was posed with the assumption that Scott and Snelling would both start. I also have Michael Turner and Cedric Benson on my team.
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e-roc
IMO, you have to start Grant v. the Lions… then sit back and enjoy your turkey, stuffing, and apple pie while the Lions get the stuffing beat out of them again on Turkey Day sans Megatron and Stafford..
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Jon
Have to start Grant. Great game against Sanfrancisco and only will be better against Detroit. Has been coming on as the season progresses
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Brandon
I’d go with Ryan Grant and Jason Snelling out of the three. At least you know Snelling and Grant will get the bulk of the carries, while it’s uncertain how the split will be in Cincinnati, especially if Benson plays.
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Johnny
I have Snelling and was going to start him but I heard that Turner might play on Sun since he practiced today, should I start Beanie Wells or Reggi Bush?
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Shirley
I think I read that Norwood may be coming back which would cut into Snelling’s carries.
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Matt
Scott’s a must-start if Benson’s out.
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Dennis
Need help. Pick 2… Pierre Thomas, Smith(NYG), Bernard Scott, Hightower, or Cartwright
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e-roc
Hasselback has a juicy matchup v. the Rams, but the Seahawks don’t play very well on the road… I think Smith has more upside and is a sneaky start this week at home v. the Jags.
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Dennis
What about the other part?
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Brandon
Hey Dennis, if it turns out that Cedric Benson won’t play, go with Bernard Scott and Pierre Thomas. Otherwise, plug Steve Smith in there. At quarterback, I’d go with Matt Hasselbeck and hope for a repeat of his week one performance against the Rams (minus the interceptions.)
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e-roc
@Brandon – was this your way of answering some of my AtG questions? Haha. I guess I’ll be starting T.Jones and stashing McCoy, K.Smith and Mighty Mouse this weekend.
The Crabtree recommendation confuses me because I’m already wondering if Alex Smith > McNabb this week.
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Brandon
Hah, no actually, but hopefully it can start answering peoples questions anyways! Anyhow, if it makes you feel better, I’d still start Steve Smith over Michael Crabtree (maybe it confuses more?) I put Steve Smith as a Miss, when compared to other WR1 and WR2’s, while Crabtree is a Hit, when compared to other WR3’s.
In terms of McNabb and Smith, it’s hard to bench McNabb when the team is so pass-oriented. I’d stick with Donovan, even with a tougher match-up.
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Jon
I need 1 – Greg Jennings, Steve Smith (NYG), Percy Harvin.
My other two receivers are sydney rice and desean Jackson.
Help.
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Brandon
Greg Jennings of course…he’s the one on my Hit list! (Update: He’s not on my hit list, but I mention him in the introduction as a great play!)
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ryan
K I have 2 questions this week.
First. Would you start maclin or cotchery?
second. Would you start Mendenhall or F. Jackson (they both have bad matchups)?
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Brandon
I’d go with Maclin, just because I think the Eagles will throw twice as much as the Jets (and twice as effectively as Sanchez!) At running back, go with Mendenhall, since there is still a chance Marshawn Lynch could play and steal carries from Jackson.
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Mal
Hmm just like one more opinion on these WR (they are waiver dregs)
S Moss (@PHI)
Floyd (KC)
Northcutt (if Megatron doesn’t play) (GB)
Bennett (@MIN)
Britt (ARI)-
Brandon
I’m up for taking the risk on Malcom Floyd against the Chiefs this weekend if you haven’t already made your decision.
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Helplease
I have a chance to pick up chris chambers off of the waiver wire. Im looking to drop breaston or moss. Im thinking moss this is definitely a smart move ?
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Squish
I actually made the same move in several leagues. Go ahead and drop Moss and he’s definitely useless this year. Breaston could still have a few big games in him and we know Chambers should be solid the rest of the year thanks to the lack of options in KC.
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Helplease
Thanks did it and also dropped Breaston while I was at it and grabbed Maclin. After seeing last week where they threw not one pass his way. So this is my team in a must win situation. PPR league where there’s 1 QB 2 RB 2 WR 1 FLEX 1 K 1 DE I went ahead and didn’t play Kevin Smith today against GB. How would you go with this line up. I feel my WRs are all good and have potential for big games it just comes down to match ups. Thanks.
QB Donovan McNabb
Eli Manning NYG
RB Maurice Jones-Drew
Jason Snelling
Kevin Smith DET
WR Chris Chambers
Santonio Holmes
Mike Sims-Walker
Michael Crabtree
Jeremy Maclin
TE Zach Miller
Fred Davis David Akers
DE Arizona Cardinals
Philadelphia EaglesThanks again and Happy Thanks Giving !
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Sean
1 PPR League for week 12…who would you start at my 2nd RB spot?
Benson, Scott (I realize Benson if he is healthy but could you give me scenarios for which I should avoid either one – i.e. – they are going to split carries), Forsett, Cartwright, B. Wells, Fargas
I really can’t screw this decision up. I’m in a four-way tie with 3 other teams at 6-5. We currently occupy spots 3-6 if the playoffs started today (we only get 6 in out of 12 teams). The team I’m playing is also 6-5.
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Squish
I think you have to wait to here what’s going on in Cinci. If Benson and Scott both play, Forsett may end up being a better play than either of them. If Benson doesn’t play, definitely play Scott. You’ll have to wait to make your decision.
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Allan
Help!!!!! Do I start Eli Manning or Warner?
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Squish
I’d have to go with Warner. It looks like he’s fine to play and he has a great matchup.
Eli’s matchup isn’t too good against a great Denver pass rush that’s third in the league in pass defense.
Go with Warner
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Squish
Man, I’m torn right now between playing the Eagles defense or Packers defense this week. I think I’ll probably just play the Packer’s defense so I have something to watch today (despite their injuries). They should do fine.
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Brandon
Hopefully you did indeed play the Packers, as they ended up with a pretty solid performance!
Trevor
so i have a little dilema. witten who plays today or fred davis?? and another one Seattle or Giants DEF??
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Brandon
Who’d you end up playing? Witten had a solid game.
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Trevor
i went with witten bro. im glad they looked his way often. keep up the good work guys
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Brian
I currently have Michael Crabtree. But I was wondering if Percy Harvin might have a better performance this week than him.
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Brandon
If your league awards points for return yards, I’d go with Percy Harvin. Otherwise though, I think Crabtree is in for a solid game against the Jaguars this Sunday.
ken
i was hoping for a big game from finley too this week…and then donald lee showed up stealing points from him. GB loves to play “which guy is it going to be this week” with their TE and WR’s. Eff Driver and Lee for stealing points away from my guys Jennings and Finley lol.
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Brandon
Although I don’t have any of the Green Bay players on my team, I agree with your thoughts completely! They did their best to make my predictions look less-than-spectacular
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Ken
lol yea. There was no logical reason to see the game turn out that way. Def a shock to see Lee get as many plays and looks as he did with how well Finley played before his injury and after.
And Jennings is frustrating as all hell. I can understand when Rodgers sees pressure…but against the lions…argg
damn you donald driver for robbing greg of his deep passes
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ken
any thoughts on chris chambers vs devin hester this week?
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Brandon
Although the Bears offense is a constant source of frustration, I think you want to start Hester today, as his match-up is a lot better and the last time the Chargers/Chiefs played, Matt Cassel had a rough day.
DFonz
What do yall think? shoud I start Snelling or Turner?
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Brandon
Hard to not go with Turner when he’s playing. Go with The Burner and hope for the best.
Matt
*Checks calendar* …is it 2002? Not that I disagree with the ranking, but it’s seriously weird to see Ricky Williams listed as the #2 RB for week 12 on Yahoo’s Roto Arcade. What’s next, Marshall Faulk comes out of retirement and sparks the rebirth of the Greatest Show on Turf?
Week 12 Defenses to Consider
Brandon
Here’s a quick list of teams that are playing some of the lesser offenses in the league this week and who could be available in your league in case you were looking for a plug-in (with the percent owned in parenthesis):
- Philadelphia (99%) vs Washington
- Cincinnati (94%) vs Cleveland
- Green Bay (93%) @ Detroit
- Dallas (89%) vs Oakland
- San Diego (78%) vs Kansas City
- Miami (60%) @ Buffalo
- Atlanta (39%) vs Tampa Bay
- Seattle (26%) @ St. Louis
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Squish
I gotta go with Baltimore at Pittsburgh too. Pittsburgh has given up the most points in the league per game to opposing defenses by miles. The order of best teams to start a defense against goes like this:
1. PIT (far and away the most productive team to play a defense against with teams playing against them averaging OVER DOUBLE their season average in defensive FP production)
2. NYJ
3. WAS
4. DEN
5. CLE/BUF (tie)And the worst teams to date to start a defense against are:
1. TEN
2. SD
3. IND
4. CIN
5. BALInteresting to note that team defenses are actually scoring below their season average against KC and OAK who most have pegged as a great teams to play a defense against. The season stats to date show otherwise. So definitely lower your expectations for Dallas and SD defenses this week, especially Dallas since they couldn’t force a turnover if it was given to them wrapped as a Christmas gift (at 12TOs forced this year they are tied for dead last with WAS)
On the other hand, it wouldn’t be wrong to expect good/above average performances out of the defenses of BAL, CAR, and NYG this week as they face the teams giving up the top 5 most fantasy points to opposing defenses (1st, 2nd, and 4th most respectively).
Info found at FFToday via their SoS tool
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e-roc
Thanks Squish – I think you just answered me question about whether to start CIN or SD this weekend! Hopefully the Bungals get back on track against the Brownies.
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e-roc
“my question” not “me question”..
wow.
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Squish
Glad to be of help! They really need to add the ability to edit comments on the blog…
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Brandon
Do I sense a *hint hint* comment here?
I’ll run it by Matt the Web Developer Extraordinaire and see what he thinks. -
Matt
This is one limitation of the P2 theme I based our design on. The P2 theme is what enables us to have all these “live” front-page comments and other features that go above and beyond a normal blog, but it also interferes with a number of Wordpress plugins that would normally let us do things like let users edit their own comments.
There’s good news, though – looks like Wordpress just released a new version of P2 which fixes a lot of the issues with this one. I’ll probably have to wait until the offseason to upgrade, though, since I so heavily customized this one and will need to do it all over again after the upgrade. I wouldn’t want to make major modifications during the season, since this isn’t really the time to be exposing users to bugs and any other problems that might emerge.
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Squish
No rush, I’m so used to sounding like a babbling idiot because I don’t proofread my posts that it really doesn’t make too much difference.
I’ll look forward to trying out the new fixes next season
BTW, you guys are FF only right? I’m just curious because I need to figure out what to do in the offseason still and I honestly decided I couldn’t last through another entire fantasy golf season if I tried. I guess fantasy Adirondack is an option again…
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Matt
Yeah, at this point we’re just FF, and I doubt that’ll change much… I can’t speak for Brandon but I know my sports knowledge is really NFL-heavy. I don’t even really like watching baseball or basketball to be honest, so I wouldn’t really be a great source of fantasy insight for either sport.
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Kenny Powers
Hey, guys! Need some early FF advice! I need 2 WR, 2RB, 1TE, and a flex, please:
Miles Austin, Smith (Car), Chambers, Maclin
MJD, McCoy, KSmith, Snelling, Cartwright
Finley, KellerYou guys kick ass!
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sal
austin, mighty mouse – mjd snelling and mccoy – k2
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Brandon
Right now I’m leaning towards most of the same guys Sal mentions: Miles Austin, Steve Smith, Maurice Jones-Drew, Jason Snelling, and LeSean McCoy. However, I’m liking Jermichael Finley against the Lions, who have given up a lot of touchdowns to tight ends this year.
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ffgeekblogROCKS / Johnson&Johnsons
Thanks to http://www.ffgeekblog.com, I have clinched a playoff spot in my yahoo league!!! Alas, since Megatron is probably out this week and I got Ronnie Brown-outted last week, I’m still in dire need of expert opinions! I need 2RBs, 2WRs, 1Flex:
- Andre Johnson, Nate Burleson, Donnie Avery, Brandon Gibson
- Chris Johnson, Jamaal Charles, Ahmad Bradshaw, Mike Bell, Bernard Scott, Shonn GreeneAlso, is old-man Warner okay or should I steal Leinart from the waiver pool?
Thank you so much for all your help throughout the season!
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Brandon
At receiver, go with Andre Johnson (obviously) and Nate Burleson. At running back and flex, go with Chris Johnson (obviously) and Bernard Scott (as long as he gets the start.) At the flex spot, I’d take the gamble on Jamaal Charles.
As for Kurt Warner, they’re awaiting the results of some neurological tests before making a decision, so you should do the same. Who is your backup QB? He’s gotta be better than Leinart. Otherwise though, feel free to grab him at the expense of Shonn Greene just in case.
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Brandon
By the way, congrats on clinching the playoffs already! Glad we could help.
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sal
hi all – i need some early advice as well – non-ppr, pick 2 out of vjax, jennings, austin
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Brandon
Vincent Jackson and Greg Jennings…both with killer match-ups.
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sal
thx
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TJ
Hey guys – some early advice if you can, got to travel this week (Non-ppr).
Need 2 each from:
- Welker, Ochocinco, Sims-Walker, Smith-NYG, Austin
- SJax, Forsett, Wells, Charles, CartwrightD/ST: Hanging on to CIN for now, BAL, GB, DAL, ATL, SEA available, CIN should be ok vs CLE, but after the Oak game & CLeveland lighting them up earlier this year, now I’m not so sure.
And, the eternal TE debate: your advice on Shiancoe this SUnday was perfect, thanks!. Going forward, I’m tempted to pick up Boss (or possibly Finley), but right now Witten looks like a better drop than VS. If you happen to see the article on Lester’s Legend’s about productivity from the 3 “top” TEs, Witten’s trends compared to the other 2 (I think it was Gonzo & Gates) were disturbing, particularly the one about him being used for blocking in 46 pass plays vs under 10 for the other 2 guys – if Dallas’ O-line needs that much help, he may not be counted on for receiving much going forward. Any thoughts?
Thanks again!!
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Brandon
Hey TJ, as usual, your receiver question is tough because you have so many good ones. This week though, I’d go with Wes Welker and Mike Sims-Walker. At running back, Steven Jackson and Justin Forsett (if he gets the start again…otherwise Rock Cartwright.) At defense, I like Green Bay against the Lions on Thanksgiving, especially with Matt Stafford and Calvin Johnson likely sitting the game out. Finally, for your tight end, it’s going to be tough to make a call/guess each week on who will do the best. Shiancoe is a solid option because Favre loves him in the redzone. I like Jermichael Finley this week against the Lions, especially after hearing news that the team has been (and will continue) lining him up in the slot as well to catch more passes. At this point in the season, Witten has become a five catch/50 yard guy with very little red zone targets. I doubt Boss will have any more two touchdown games this year and with all the options in the Giants passing game, he could be a bit inconsistent. Does this help at all?
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TJ
Thanks, Brandon, you are always a help. Unfortunately, due to holiday travel & distractions, I was about 60 seconds too late to pick up Finley for the game, so I hope Shiancoe comes through for me again. Looks like Forsett will not be the starter this week, but Jones isn’t 100%….. still move to Cartwright, you think, or even Charles?
MSW is suddenly “questionable” for Sunday….what’s your take?
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Brandon
Don’t worry about Sims-Walker, he’ll play. As for the running back, Charles has a really good match-up and is worth a start if Julius Jones ends up playing. Good luck dude!
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c30
should i trade peyton manning for tom brady? 10 team league, not ppr. my WRs are reggie wayne, wes welker, vincent jackson…
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Brandon
Maybe it’s because I’m a Patriots fan, but I’d say go for Brady. As a bonus, the Pats could have more to play for down the stretch, while the Colts could clinch pretty early and start resting guys during your fantasy playoffs.
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Luke
Hey, which two WRs should I start this week from Fitzgerald, Jennings and Ochocinco? Also should I stick with Antonio Gates over Jermichael Finley? Thanks
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Luke
Its a PPR league
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Brandon
I do like the upside of Jermichael Finley this week, but Gates match-up is too good to pass on. As for your receivers, they’re all playing top 3 worst defenses, but I’d go with Fitzgerald and Jennings, who I think have the most potential.
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ari
Which three should I play this week? D.Jackson, S.Rice, A.Boldin or Jennings? Would love to play Jennings so I can follow him on turkey day, but not at the cost of losing points to one of the other guys…
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Brandon
It’s tough to sit him, but I think you bench DeSean Jackson this week. He has the toughest match-up by far and the other guys should all put up solid numbers.
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Dean
Hey guys,
quick question, Romo or Hasselbeck this week? Thanks, Dean
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Brandon
Matt Hasselbeck. I don’t trust Romo this week after the last week’s debacle against Washington. Plus, Hasselbeck has a much better match-up.
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Mal
Might have to go with a waiver WR if megatron is out AGAIN
Floyd
Gibson
Massaquoi??
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Brandon
Ugh, not a fan of any of those guys. I guess Malcom Floyd has a solid match-up and might get lucky. Go with him…and good luck!
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ESPN Fantasy Focus and Stephania Bell: My two favorite discoveries this season
Matt
I’ve got to credit both of these finds to my iPhone – more specifically, the fantastic (and free) Stitcher Radio app, which has a fantasy football channel. This is how I first encountered the ESPN Fantasy Focus podcast, which has become a regular companion on my dog’s nightly after-dinner walk.
Hosted by Matthew Berry and Nate Ravitz, Fantasy Focus is great once you get past the obligatory five-minute warm-up, which generally consists of personal anecdotes you won’t care about and jokes you won’t laugh at (no matter how many times you repeat the line, “That is factually correct,” it still isn’t funny). Thankfully, Berry and Ravitz more than make up for it with their knowledge of and obvious love for fantasy football – I almost always learn something important that I didn’t know before, and their enthusiasm is contagious.
A frequent guest on the show is Stephania Bell, an orthopedic clinical specialist and fantasy football geek whose blog is easily the most thorough resource for NFL player injury info. Definitely one to add to your feed reader.
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Marques
I’ve been listening to Fantasy Focus for the past 2 years and I totally agree that their enthusiasm and love for fantasy is quite infectious. Also when you combine Fantasy Focus with ESPN Football Today, you’ve pretty much got the NFL covered from reality and fantasy.
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Matt
That is factually correct.
Dammit!
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e-roc
I’m in the wrong career path. I should have grown up aspiring to host a Fantasy Football TV show. Where did I go wrong??
Thanks for the heads-up on Ms. Bell. RSS subscription added..
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Terry
I’ve listen to several of their podcasts over the last few years but their good content to mixed in with way too much “entertainment” – I’ll follow your blog and you let me know what is important
Matt
Props to the Fantasy Football Librarian for donating all proceeds from the FFLibrarian Store from now through December to the American Cancer Society.
The Wire - Week 12: Bottom of the Barrel
Brandon
Here are our waiver wire candidates for week twelve. As usual, you’ll find players who are either [Startable], a [Stopgap] to get you past a BYE or injury, [Worth a look] and spot on your bench, or [One-week-wonder]s who don’t warrant a roster spot, so you make your roster moves accordingly. You’ll also see the percent owned (in Yahoo! leagues) in parenthesis. All I can say about the cast of characters on this week’s list is that hopefully you don’t have to rely on them too much…otherwise you’re in big trouble.
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rob
Hey all: I am thinking about picking up kevin boss and dropping antonio gates. I am reading that the giants are going to keep looking toward the tight end more while it appears that the chargers are not. What do you think? rob
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Matt
I definitely wouldn’t drop a TE with 52 receptions for 709 yards in order to pick up one with 24 catches for 359 yards. Gates might only have two TDs, but Boss just has four. If defenses adjust and key in on Boss the way they often do on Gates, Eli’s just going to go to one of his many, many other options.
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matt
hey the news this week out of detroit doesn’t look well, who should i start this week, Megatron vs. GB or Housh vs STL?
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Brandon
If Calvin Johnson actually plays, then I’d go with him, even with Daunte Culpepper likely to start. However, it looks like Johnson won’t be playing either at the moment, making your decision a bit easier
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Squish
I swear that these questions start coming in earlier and earlier every week. At what point can we just say “It’s too early to tell”.
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Natalie
Here is my team and it needs help! Don’t have WR stars and it’s killing me every week against others who are stacked. Any advice? Meachem is available, Jason Avant, but that’s about it. Who should l hold onto, get rid of, pick up? Snelling is available and tempting to pick up, but I think I am ok with RB’s. PPR in my league and we are only allowed to start 2 RB’s and 3 WR’s. (R)= Reserve
B Jacobs
R Williams
B Scott (R)
A Collie
D Driver
S Breaston
E Bennett (R)
N Washington (R)
D Clark
T Heap (R)
S Gostkowski
R Longwell (R)
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Natalie
BTW- Peyton Manning is my QB (I didn’t see him listed)
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Brandon
Feel free to ditch Earl Bennett and Nate Washington (especially with Vince Young at quarterback.) While Washington has found the endzone recently, his upside isn’t high enough to warrant the limited catches he gets each week. I’d actually drop Todd Heap as well so you could grab Meachem, Avant and Snelling (if only to keep other teams from getting him for the time being.)
No other receivers off my waiver wire list is a free agent in your league? Coles, Wallace, Henderson, etc?
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Natalie
I had Coles in the draft and dropped him (dumb now I know) and someone else picked him up. Wallace is unavailable, but Henderson is available.
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Natalie
Oh, and which do you think most will try and pick up? I think Snelling so should I go for him first or get a receiver for sure?
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Brandon
Did your waivers already clear? Grab Snelling for sure if you have a chance and Henderson as well. You can drop Bennett and/or Washington for them.
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Shirley
Should I try to get Rock Cartwright or Bernard Scott?
I have Ryan Moats on my bench on a team with Gore, Ricky Wiliams, Beanie Wells & Slaton. Since Moats didn’t do anything last night, I’d like to replace him with someone to compete with Wells and Slaton for the possible flex slot.
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Shirley
Oh and I just noticed that Justin Forsett is available. I’m thinking he should be at the top of my list? His next 3 games look pretty good (STL, SF, HOU).
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Brandon
Hey Shirley, I’d keep Beanie Wells, since you know he’s going to see action every week. As for the other guys, Rock Cartwright will start for the Redskins for the rest of the year, as long as he’s healthy, so he’s probably the best add of the group. Justin Forsett and Bernard Scott both have good match-ups on the horizon, but it’s not quite clear what the status of Cedric Benson or Julius Jones are at this point. Keep on eye on the health of those two, as they would make excellent plays if they are named the starters. Long story short, if you need to make a waiver move, the safest is to drop Ryan Moats for Rock Cartwright, with your backup waiver claims being Bernard Scott and Justin Forsett.
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Scotty
Hey Brandon, should I start Lesean McCoy vs. WAS or Kevin Smith vs. GB (in a PPR League)?
LeSean has an easier matchup & I feel as if Philly will build an early lead & feed him the rock! Smith catches more passes, & puts up decent #s in our PPR League. Everytime I bench Smith, he inevitably finds the endzone & puts up big #s. I realize Stafford & Megatron may be on the shelf, which would allow GB to load the box & key in on Smith. Do you see any reason to start Smith over McCoy?
Thanks
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Brandon
I honestly have no reason to start him…although I’d prefer you could start someone other than LeSean McCoy instead! However, I’d definitely go with McCoy…if only so you don’t have to sit and stare at a bad score from Smith all the way until Sunday.
Natalie
Brandon: Here is my team now after waivers this morning. Unfortunately the guy that beat me last week ended up getting J. Snelling before I could grab him. 
With this lineup who would you start for RB’s and WR’s? I can have 2 RB’s and 3 WR’s starting. PPR league with 1 pt. for every 10 yrds. 5 pts for TD. RB’s are scored same way. Thanks for your help!
P Manning QB
Ricky Williams RB
B Jacobs RB
R Williams RB
B Scott RB
R. Meachem WR
D. Henderson WR
A Collie WR
D Driver WR
S Breaston WR
J. Avant WR
D Clark TE
S Gostkowski K
R Longwell K
Packers DST
Happy Thanksgiving!
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Brandon
Did you list Ricky Williams twice? Anyways, I’d go with Ricky Williams and Brandon Jacobs (with Ahmad Bradshaw out) for your running backs. At wide receiver, go with Devery Henderson, Donald Driver and Steve Breaston.
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Natalie
Thanks Brandon! Yes, I did list Ricky Williams twice, maybe in hope that he will give me another double digit showing like last week. Can’t beat 30 pts from one player!
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Jo
I need one of these RBs..Mendenhall, P. Thomas, or J. Stewart?? And one WR..Housh(good matchup but he’s killing me), Meachem, B. Edwards, or Manningham? CIN D or DAL D? Thanks. Happy Turkey Day.
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Brandon
I’d go with Mendenhall, Housh (just hope he gets one of his big yardage or touchdown games) and Cincinnati.
jago
I am a little concerned with Mcnabb this week. I just picked up Alex Smith. Should I start him over Mcnabb. All common sense tells me no, but the way that the skins held him down last time, I am not sure
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Brandon
I know common sense (and a lot of other experts) tell you to go with McNabb, I’m leaning towards Alex Smith actually. The Jaguars defense is a heck of a lot worse than the Redskins at slowing down opposing quarterbacks and the last time McNabb faced Washington, he had one of his worst games of the season. I know the Eagles will throw a lot, but I’m thinking the 49ers will as well and Smith could be in for one of his three touchdown games.
Lindsay
SO I am concerned about all my positions this week. I have Romo as my QB and he has been seriously lacking the past 2 weeks. My B/U is Orton, but I don’t really want to play him either. I could pick up Hasselback or A. Smith?
Also for receivers, I need 3, I have Colston, Smith (nyg), L. Evans, Collie, Meacham, Floyd, Bess…I can also get D. Avery of the FA list.
For RBs I need 2…I have R. Williams(obvious), Forte, R. Cartwright…there isn’t anything on waivers or the FA list except J. Lewis, C. Taylor, K. Faulk and Buckhalter.
I also need a flex option from the above names.
I am in a PPR league, so that is the only consolation for Forte since he catches passes more than he runs!
And for defense I had Arizona, but am looking to pick up another one…Atlanta or Seattle? THX a bunch!
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Brandon
Sorry we didn’t get to this before the Thursday games Lindsay, but who did you end up playing? I’d start Rock Cartwright over Matt Forte if that is an option. At receiver, go with Marques Colston and Donnie Avery if you can get him still (I’m assuming you already played Steve Smith? For your flex spot, go with Matt Forte and hope he has another 8 catch, 120 yard performance to compliment his 30 yards or so he gets on the ground. For your defense, go with Seattle against Kyle Boller and the Rams for sure.
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Lindsay
No problem…I know you guys are busy…Thx for the response though. I did end up playing ROmo and thankfully he did well. I also played Smith. I picked up Avery but couldn’t get him in my lineup in time, so hopefully both Meacham and Colston pull some good numbers, cause those are the other WRs I have in my lineup besides Smith. I also used Seattle, so we’ll see how that goes too. Thx
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Squish 12:52 am on 12/06/2009 Permalink
Man, Revis has been a monster this year! I calculated out his stats and he’s been absolutely demolishing the league’s top WRs. He’s holding opposing WRs to just 3 catches a game and has allowed only 1 WR over 50 yards all season (Ginn and all in one play). He’s definitely moved up my list of CBs. Oddly, the Jets are still missing a starting CB (Lowery). When/if they get him back, watch out. Man to man with those guys and a loaded box will mean a very tough defense in the future.