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Here’s the last batch of Ask the Geeks for week eleven. 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. Either way, good luck and hopefully everyone can start clinching some playoff spots!
who should start week 11 at the flex RB/WR position.
1. A. Bradshaw
2. A. Boldin
3. Justin Forsett
Throughout most of his NFL career, I wouldn’t have cared a whole lot whether Reggie Bush played or not. However, now that I actually have him on my best fantasy football squad AND because he’s actually putting up decent numbers these days, I’m very nervous about the thought of him not occupying the W/R spot on my roster this weekend. It’s looking more and more like it’s heading that way too, with Reggie nursing a knee bruise. Not helping the situation is the fact that the Saints are undefeated and have no need to risk injuring one of their most dynamic players any further. Keep an eye on this situation until he’s ruled out for sure, but with such an enticing match-up against Tampa Bay, I won’t be happy if he takes the week off.
Does that mean Bell becomes a decent option, or do you think PT still sees the majority of carries? (have Bell on my Bench)
I still think the PT Cruiser sees the bulk of the carries. Mike Bell and Reggie Bush are very different in their skill sets and the fact that Bush is out just means other receivers will see the ball more often…not necessarily that Mike Bell will. It all depends on your other options though.
As a pt owner, I won’t be happy if he takes off… I’ll be ecstatic!
Bush is now officially out for the game. He didn’t get on the plane with the rest of the team.
Tight ends, I think I’m going with Celek over Shockey this week, Good Idea? I have to pick up another RB, Options are Shonn Greene, Donald Brown or a couple others, but I don’t know who, most of them 2nd backs to the starters, any suggestions? thanks Jason
Stick with the hot hand and go with Celek. He’s got three touchdowns in three weeks and has a good chance at a fourth this week. As for your running back options, I’m not high on Shonn Greene, who hasn’t done anything since his huge week seven game. Brown hasn’t done much of anything either with all his injuries and the fact that Addai still gets the bulk of the carries. None of the big pick-ups this week are available (Bernard Scott, Jason Snelling, Justin Forsett?)
Here’s to hoping that Mike Wallace holds down the flex spot for me in Reggie’s absence!
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Not that it has any impact on fantasy football at this point, but it appears that the Buffalo’s recently-made-backup quarterback Trent Edwards could be on his way out of town soon. I just imagine him signing with a UFL team, then, along with J.P. Losman, causing the league to fold as everyone realizes that quarterbacks not good enough to play for the Bills are starting for half the league’s teams.
The minute the Brohm signing happened, I knew Edwards was gone.
UFL = hilarious.
In case you were curious, the UFL Championship game is coming up on November 27th, so make sure to tune in!
A followup to yesterday’s post on Ricky, where I concluded:
What it all boils down to is this: tonight is huge for Ricky Williams owners. Carolina’s defense is fairly representative of the kind of mediocre opponent Ricky will get to face from here on out. If he goes out there and parties like it’s 1999 (when he was 22), I think we can all agree that he’ll belong in that top tier with the rest of the elite fantasy RBs for the rest of the ‘09 season. If Carolina shuts him down, we’ll know that Ricky can’t hack it on his own, and his owners had better hope the Dolphins can find a free agent capable of doing a halfway decent Ronnie Brown impression for the rest of the season.
22 carries for 119 yards (5.4 YPC), two rushing touchdowns, and two receptions for 19 yards and another touchdown all add up to a pretty convincing argument: Ricky’s an elite RB1 for the rest of 2009. Like I pointed out yesterday, the Dolphins are built to run the ball, and the schedule is very favorable, with zero matchups against tough run defenses until week 17 (PIT).
Maybe you’re a little biased because you have him in one of our leagues? Just sayin’.
Biased, no. Effing thrilled, yeah.
I bumped him up to top 10 after Ronnie Brown got put on the IR. He has more value than Ronnie Brown has ever had this year because he is the sole RB and it’s no longer a committee. With the 10th most favorable RB schedule of all RBs, and being on a run happy team, he has a chance to really put some points up. I wouldn’t be at all surprised to see him finish top 5 on the year.
Here are our “Hits” and “Misses” for week eleven, 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!) This week I returned to my previous ways of leaving the most obvious players off the list (Drew Brees @ TB, Maurice Jones-Drew vs BUF,) so we’re left with players you may actually have to think about starting or benching this week. In most leagues the playoffs are rapidly approaching, so this could be a huge week for your team and hopefully some of our advice can help you clinch a spot! Anyways, here we go with the hits and misses…
Have to start 2 RB non-PPR – Options are…
Turner
Betts
Portis
Wells
Forte
Thinking Forte + Wells/Betts?
Portis and Turner aren’t playing, so that narrows it down a bit. Go with Forte and Wells, who has a good match-up against the Rams.
I need three out of the following (atleast one WR): Devin Hester, Cadillac Williams, Laurence Maroney, Chester Taylor, Mike Sims Walker, Robert Meachem, Bernard Scott
I lost Ronnie Brown 
Bernard Scott (if Benson doesn’t play), MSW and I suppose Meachem?
I agree about Scott. If Benson doesn’t start, Scott is a great play against a porous Oakland defense and MSW is definitely your WR as Shirley said. If you start Scott and MSW as your WR, I’m leaning towards Maroney as your flex. If Scott doesn’t start, replace him with Cadillac Williams who has a pretty solid matchup this week at NO. If Scott and Cadillac don’t start, play Maroney MSW and Hester.
As I keep telling everyone, when in doubt play the RBs. Maroney and Cadillac thought not the hottest fantasy commodities will still have a better chance of putting up 10+ points than most WRs. Normally I think about giving Hester the start over them but with Cutler playing the way he is, I’d avoid him since you have roughly equal/better options.
Well I just woke up and got an interesting e-mail from squish who has no knowledge of football. He actually told you to start betts against dallas who are 7th in the league against the rush this year and betts is banged up. I’d go with Meachem as he is one of the biggest sleepers this week against Tampa Bay who will go way over his projected ending up with 6 to 7 receptions for around 75 yards and possibly a touchdown. If you want real fantasy football advice than go to http://www.thefantasyfootballguru.com. Oh yeah, and squish I’ll go toe to toe with you about football any day of the week you wanabe football analyst.
sorry i responded in the wrong section but i’d stillgo with meachem over hester or maroney this week as hester is going up against philly even though culter has had two 300 plus passing games in a row. and cadillac is going up against NO who has a banged up secondary so tampa bay will be passing more than running.
still half asleep, but as for maroney he’s going up against the jets who are 9th against the run this year so expect NE to be passing the ball as usual even in red zone situations. the most points maroney will get you will be around 8 to 11 depending on league and scoring. Remember that’s the most points he’ll get you. so if you want real advice then go to my site at http://www.thefantasyfootballguru.com where there is a link to my e-mail and i’ll answer your questions to the most depth possible with actual reasoning and logic behind it than telling you to start scott against a weak Raiders D that anyone could figure out even my mom who doesn’t watch football would start scott this week. As even if Benson plays he’ll only see about 12 carries other than his usual 28 to 35.
LOL! I love your site Craig! Is there any content under all that crap on the front page? Oh… I guess not, just a bunch of links to NFL.com/Yahoo/ESPN. It looks like a pre-schooler designed your site! Nevermind, even preschoolers know better than to steal content from other people.
BTW, “your” projections (which happen to on the same page as ESPN’s) agree with the advice I gave. Those same projections recommend starting both Cadillac and Maroney over Meachem. Interesting how that works. I guess you must have changed your mind after you made “your” projections.
To be serious though if you are going to link to decent sites at least make sure they are reasonably accurate ones. ESPN is bottom 10% this year in accuracy. Just for everyone’s information, the current most accurate sites on the net in all categories are as follows:
RBs – RotoExperts.com
WRs – Yahoo.com
QBs and TEs – Fantasyfootballbreakdown.com
Kickers – fantasynews.cbssports.com
Defenses – Not tracked
Waiver Advice – Lesters Legends and FFtoday and THIS SITE (rated for speed and accuracy)
Start Advice – Fantasyfootballgoat.com
Sit Advice – Fantasyfootballjournal.com
Number 1 Overall – Fantasycafe.com
Source -fantasyxpert.com
Note: http://www.thefantasyfootballguru.com = unranked due to having no original content.
P.S. I think the site owners would appreciate it if you took your trolling to another site.
took you that long to come up with a response as I actually give my fantasy owners different opinions on the subject teaching them to make decisions for themselves and become better fantasy owners. Rather than saying the almighty prophet craig knows the future. no i don’t but i’m sure I know more than you when it comes to this crazy game we call fantasy football.
oh yeah by the way if we’re going to point out the content of our sites then didn’t you notice that maroney is one of your misses this week. oh yeah that’s right this isn’t even your sight. hahaha try starting your own sight then come talk to me.
oh yeah, this will be one of the last times i come on this site beside next week to see if there is any slanderous material about me or my site as i will slap you with a defimation of character law suit and if i recieve any more e-mails from this site or any alike i will file a harrasssment law suit and talk to your e-mail provider about shutting you down.
Good riddens! When you come back in a few minutes to respond to this post, it would be better for you if you know that I don’t own this site nor am I one of “the geeks”. I’m simply an active reader willing to help the guys out and provide a different point of view from time to time (though usually we agree).
As for your “threats”, you should educate yourself. As a law student, I’ll try to enlighten you. Slander is the term used for a spoken mistruth/unproven truth that damages someone’s character. The word you were looking for is “libel” which is a written statement doing the same thing. Either way, those suits only work if the information presented is not true which isn’t the case here. Secondly, you would also not be able to file such a suit since no one has damaged you or your character (since you are anonymous on the forum and nobody used your name) and since the site is not responsible for comments made on the forum. As for your site, well it doesn’t come into play at all since you do not own it (you’re officially a renter at your provider) or any of the material on it. You could get ESPN to try and sue somebody for example but you don’t have the option.
As for the e-mails, well quite honestly I’m not sure what you are even talking about! Who are the e-mails from? You may get e-mails when a topic you posted on is replied to but you agreed to have that happen when you agreed to the terms and conditions of the site by signing up then posting. I think you can go into your user settings and change that.
Either way, have a great rest of the year! Don’t feel as if you are unwelcome here! This site exists to provide advice to anyone who needs it. You aren’t excluded!
you got me there squish as i am not the sharpest tool in the shed when it comes to law, and yes i did over react about you just stating your opinion. everyone is entitled to their opinion even if the almighty guru lol doesn’t like it. I do have more knowledge of football then i think you’re giving me credit for but that is here nor ther. But, hopefully one day I could even gain you as re-occuring member of my web page but by the looks of it i don’t think that’s going to happen. So good luck with your fantasy football this season and hopefully no hard feelings.
Definitely no hard feelings! And for the record I didn’t say anything about your fantasy football knowledge. I’m sure you know plenty. Everyone’s bound to disagree on at least a few start/sits. Just don’t attack the geeks for something I say. I’m just a lowly reader
As for my mocking your site, I apologize. I may have overreacted a bit. You do have a legitimately complete collection of content even if it isn’t yours. Some of my favorite sites do the same thing (FFNerd, FFLibrarian). The issue was that stolen content has been a hot topic in the community for awhile now. There has been a rash of people literally stealing entire posts from sites like this and posting them to their own site. Granted those sites are getting shutdown left and right but it was wrong to group you with them. You don’t steal literal content. You at least are reasonable enough to link to it. Just understand that content theft is a big deal right now.
It’s all good though. Do you play any other types of FF besides standard? I’ve got and NFL.com TD challenge team, a yahoo pickem (against the spread) team and salary cap team, a couple USAToday contest teams, a bestbuy.com team, and even a FF for charity team. Let me know if you’d like to make/join a group with me in any of those games.
BTW, one of my NE sources seems to believe Randy Moss missed practice Wednesday because he had a family issue believed to be illness or death related 
Who do you think is likely to have a better fantasy game? Brett Favre (vs. SEA) or Kurt Warner (vs. STL)? I haven’t paid attention to whether Warner throws a lot when he plays an easy team. I know Favre has better games when he goes up against tough teams but not weak teams because MIN just lets AD run the ball.
Warner should go off start him with confidence.
I agree. Warner should go nuts this week. Even if it was close I’d still take Warner since Favre was limited in practice this week. I can assure you the Seahawk defense also heard the news and will likely go the immobile senior all day.
Go with Warner of course, he’s one of my “hits” this week! Favre should do alright too though, so either way you shouldn’t worry too much.
Kinda last second here but would you guys go with Deangelo Williams or Ricky Williams tonight? I currently have Ricky Williams in mostly because Dwil has been limited this week plus Ricky has a great matchup.
I think you have to go with Ricky Williams. At least you know he’s healthy and will get the bulk of the carries. DeAngelo will be sharing carries with Jonathan Stewart and if he shows any sign of the injury coming back, I’m sure they’ll be quick to bench him.
Thanks for the quick response! Looks like we made the right decision. With Williams scoring two TDs already, I should really move up in the NFL.com TD challenge. Doesn’t hurt for my Yahoo salary cap team which is super TD heavy
Good call!
Urgent Help! Non- PPR – Choose a RB from: Snelling, Moats, McFadden, or LJ – I know, I know. Lineup sucks, but I’m still in 1st Place.
I’d say Snelling. Very probable that Turner won’t start and so Snelling has the best chance to start out of all the guys you listed.
Yeah, Snelling for sure. Turner is definitely out (I don’t care what he says) and Norwood is doubtful so he’s literally the only RB left. Turner seems to think he can play but nobody has ever played (outside the postseason) the week after a high ankle sprain which is what he has. If he decides to try, he’ll just end up limping off the field after a few carries. Either way, neither Norwood or Turner have practiced this week and that usually means they’ll be inactive. Start Snelling with confidence.
I agree with Shirley and Squish…Snelling is your man!
change of plans – made a trade for Marion the (non)Barbarian – how do we feel now? snelling or marion anfd the RB by Committee (not to mention- unpredictable Jason Garrett)?
I still think you have to go with Snelling this week. However, if either Turner or Norwood end up playing this week, feel fre to go with Barber. As far as I’m concerned Snelling is only a good play if he starts. If he doesn’t start I like the Barber instead.
I need to start 3 of the 6 (at least 1 RB):
M. Sims-Walker
C. Chambers
M. Wallace
J. Maclin
J. Addai
L. Betts
for advice on everything fantasy football go to http://www.thefantasyfootballguru.com
Damn! At least when I link to ffgeek I at least answer the person’s question first! How rude! Besides everyone knows that the good FF players don’t consider themselves “gurus” so much as obsessed geeks and nerds. Guru is just a self-dedicated title to make a person feel more confident about their lack of skills.
Anyway…
I’d go with Betts, Addai and MSW. Addai may seem to have a bad matchup but Baltimore hasn’t stopped anyone good on the ground for awhile plus he’s great out the backfield and brown is still hurting. MSW is a beast and should do great at Buffalo. The rest of your list is kind of a pick of who’s more consistent. Betts is your best bet there (say that 5 times fast). The WRs are just too inconsistent. Betts will get plenty of carries and be relied on and should be good for 10+ points in standard scoring.
This is the only time I do agree with squish as if you read one of my earlier posts I don’t usually. but besides the subject you guys who run this site have no heart as your hits and misses are so obvious. grow some balls and tell us the answer to some hard questions. Oh ricky williams was really hard to pick as all of their other backs are injured. By the way Gore, Moss, and Addai will have good games making you guys look like idiots come monday.
If they’re so obvious, why will those guys have a good day and make us look like idiots? Plus, I think we do plenty of “hard question” answering in our Ask the Geeks segments, not to mention all of the comments on our posts. Thanks for the input though!
Although I’m not high on Addai this week, I like him more than Betts. As for the other two, Maclin and Wallace are good high risk/high reward players with solid match-ups, but I’m not sure I can recommend you play both as that may set you up for a low scoring week if both don’t live up to their billing. Go with Jeremy Maclin (especially if your league awards for kick returns) and Mike Sims-Walker and hope he can have a decent game against a tough Bills pass defense.
they’re called must starts for a reason!
We’ll see if Moss can beat Revis this week. Revis completely shut him down last time and still hasn’t let a WR he’s covered gain more than 50 yards in any game to date this year. He’s shutdown Moss, AJ, Colston, and other than a short TD catch, MSW.
I got a question for you craig since you are a self-proclaimed fantasy god. Any idea why Moss missed practice Wednesday?
it was non injury related jackass and is fully expected to play sunday!
so… no?
looks like you’ve got nothing else to say squish so I’m gone!
Hey. HEY. Cut it out. 
The issue has been dealt with. No more arguing with trolls. I promise
Would you start D Driver or McCoy over Gore this week? (RB/WR spot)
Even with a tough match-up, I can’t recommend you bench Frank Gore for the likes of Driver or McCoy. Stick with Gore and hope he proves my “miss” designation wrong.
need to start 4 of these 5 WR
R. Wayne
A. Johnson
S. Rice
M. Colston
S. Holmes
And 2 of these 4RB
R. Rice
B. Scott
B. Wells
M. Forte
At wide receiver, go with your top four guys: Wayne, Johnson, Rice and Colston. For your running back, I like all of those guys (except Forte) this week, but I’d go with Ray Rice and take a chance on Bernard Scott, who has a dream match-up with the Raiders. Good luck!
thanks for the help..
I need some good advice as my opponent this week played Ricky Williams & has a nice head start. PPR league & I need to start 2 of 3:
Thomas Jones vs. NE
LeSean McCoy vs. CHI
Jason Snelling vs. NYG
I’m think of benching Jones, in favor of Snelling. Jones doesn’t catch many passes, whereas Snelling is a gifted receiver. Furthermore, NE’s run defense is tougher than the G-Men. Lastly, I expect the Jets to fall behind early & resort to an aerial attack, thus limiting Jones’ touches.
Please let me know what you think! Thanks
T-Jones is playing too good these days to bench. Go with him and hope he picks up a few big runs early in the game (or a short touchdown or two.) For your other RB, go with McCoy, who has a much better match-up and is a bit more of a proven commodity than Snelling.
Thanks for the advice!
I’m looking for a solid WR3:
1) B. Marshall vs. SD
2) S. Breaston @ STL
3) D. Hester vs. PHI
I’m also deciding between these two for a good RB2:
1) F. Gore @ GB
2) K. Smith vs. CLE
Also, between these two defenses:
1) New Orleans @ TB
2) Dallas vs. WAS
Brandon Marshall is a must start in most formats so go with him at WR. Breaston definitely could do very well but Marshall gets too many looks to bench. Hester is worth avoiding with the way Cutler is playing.
You have to go with Gore at RB. Smith may have a great matchup but Gore is a beast and should have a big day regardless of matchup during most weeks.
For the defenses, it’s really up to you but NO is probably the way to go. They force too many turnovers to bench. Dallas will likely allow less points. But the chance that NO’s defense scores a TD is way too high to bench them in my opinion.
Thanks for the advice.
Should I still go with Marshall even if Orton is out?
It’s a tough call but I think you still have to play him. However, I don’t think it would be a mistake to error on the side of safety and just play Hester or Breaston instead if Orton is out. I think if you want to make a safe play that should be good for 9 or so points, you’d be best off playing Hester. But if Orton goes, definitely play Marshall.
im having trouble filling my 2 flex spots for this week any help would be greatly appreciated!
WR/TE and WR/RB are the slots i need to fill and my flex players are:
desean jackson, steve smith (NYG), lesean mccoy, l. coles and jamaal charles
i always have trouble benching desean but he has not done anything in the past 2 weeks warranting a start, steve smith is coming off a bye but the giants are struggling, lesean mccoy is an enigma in andy reid’s tard offense, coles is coles and jamaal charles is facing pittsburgh……………….decisions decisions!
my regular starters are as follows
carson palmer over romo at QB
andre johnson and vincent jackson at WR
maurice jones-drew and ray rice at RB
heath miller at TE
cincinatti over new orleans at DEF
Well your lineup as is looks good don’t change anything on the current lineup.
For your flex slots, you have to start Djax. I don’t know what you are complaining about! He had 8 receptions for 91 yards last week! He may not have gotten in the endzone in awhile but you have to know it’s coming with the number of targets he gets. Steve Smith other than a TD last week has actually done less over the past 4 games than DJax.
For your WR/RB flex, I think McCoy is your best play since Westbrook is out. Smith could be played here too but stay away from Charles this week.
DeSean Jackson’s a WR1 every week regardless of matchup. He’s the best receiver on a team that passes more than any other squad in the league, and talent-wise is showing that he belongs in the conversation with the best in the business.
nonPPR 14 team league… my RB2 options are L.Betts, B.Scott, and J.Charles (weakest). I also might be able to trade for Lynch. Who should I go with? Scott?
Go with Scott.
non ppr standard scoring 12 man league. I lost Ronnie, now am thin at rb, I already have Moss starting and taking a gamble on Owens this week, have slaton starting as well, do I start Hester or Harvin, and do I start Caddy or an unproven Bernard Scott?
I’d go with Devin Hester at wide receiver and Bernard Scott as your running back.
Brandon,
you have mendenhall on your hit list. Would you start him over s Jackson?
Chris
I can’t speak for Brandon but I personally like Mendenhall over Jackson this week. He has a monster matchup against a team giving up almost 15 points on average to opposing RBs. Pittsburgh should be way ahead all day and he’ll get fed a large meal of carries.
Steven Jackson mostly is projected to have a good week simply because of who he is. He has a horrible matchup at Arizona and judging from the last couple weeks, I think STL is learning they might need to lean on the pass to get anywhere. They should be down early and go away from the run.
I feel like Mendenthal is a lock for a big game whereas Jackson has only a decent chance. If I had Mendenthal in any league I’d probably start him over Ray Rice, Frank Gore, and Steven Jackson. This is his week, I’d start him for sure!
I agree with Squish here, go with Mendenhall. However, who are you starting that requires you to bench one of them in the first place?
PPR League, should I start Steve Breaston or Derrick Mason. Mason has been pretty consistent and is the clear #1 WR on Baltimore, but Breaston has been hot recently, and I also get points for punt/kickoff returns.
And a follow up! Greg Olsen or Tony Gonzalez?
It’s close, but I like Derrick Mason just because he’s the primary target in the Ravens passing game. At tight end, Greg Olsen is your man this week.
Beanie Wells or Laurence Maroney?
Thanks
Wells has a much better match-up…go with him.
Been playing Todd Heap as my TE this season. Has proven pretty useless- other waiver options are
Scheffler
Finley
Davis
Pettigrew
Lewis
Marshawn or F. Jackson?
Pretty much a coin flip here, but I’d go with Lynch and hope he gets some goal line carries.
Lee Evans or Hester?
Hester
Just wanted to share a humorous tweet sent out by the outspoken Saints tight end, Jeremy Shockey, regarding the possibility of LeBron James ever playing in the NFL…
everyone trust me Lebron James could not play in the NFL! espn is crazy to even think he could even make a practice squad. hes a 4.9 40 time
After the success of Antonio Gates and Tony Gonzalez in the NFL, I’m pretty sure fantasy football managers would be salivating at the prospect of seeing James in the NFL. All I know is that he’d immediately be the best receiver on the Browns the day he stepped on the field.
Shockey runs a 4.9-40. LBJ could run a 4.9 backwards or sideways.
Does anyone else out there hate these Thursday night football games? I have Panthers receiver Steve Smith in one of my leagues and all I can picture happening is that he has a lousy game tonight and I depress about it for the next three days. However, with Steelers rookie receiver Mike Wallace as my only other option, it appears that I’m going to have to stick with Smith and hope for the best. Of course, if he does well I’ll have a nice head-start going into Sunday’s games, but I’d still prefer all my players play on Sunday (or Monday)…not Thursday.
I especially hate them because I don’t have NFL Network. Lame.
You’re really not missing all that much, considering the awesome non-HD broadcast they provide and the stellar games the NFL pawns off on them…but at least it’s something to watch after The Office and 30 Rock.
I get em in HD by me. Not sure what kind of tv package your on…cable, satelite, etc I’m on FIOS and the NFL channel is included in the HD channels.
Anyways, Smith has been picking it up recently and the Fins have given a number of recievers good days, so I wouldn’t be too worried about it.
I’m on Comcast, but maybe I just didn’t look hard enough for their HD channel. Either way, maybe it’s better, as I didn’t need to see Jay Cutler screwing over my fantasy team last week in high-definition!
The game was almost entirely played on the NFL.com site. They have a live viewing show for the Thursday games.
I am paranoid about Smith too and my opponent has Ricky Williams. This week could be over for me before any of the Sunday games.
You’re not happy about Ricky Williams I’m sure, but you can’t complain about Steve Smith, huh?
Mighty Mouse owners, let’s keep our heads up! He’s starting to put together some solid games and the Dolphins pass defense is “fishy”. With DAW and Stewart battling injuries, it can only mean good things for MM.
Who is mighty mouse? I remember calling MJD that, who are you talking about? Mushin Muhhammed? Matt Moore?
“Jones-Drew is known for having a large amount of nicknames given to him by various people. These include MJD, Superman, Hercules, Pocket Hercules, The Human Bowling Ball, The Human Pinball, Oompa Loompa, MoJo, MoJo D, GoMoJo, Beast, and Mighty Mouse.”
Anyway, don’t get too excited about Carolina’s passing game yet. They apply the injury tag to their RBs quite liberally. They’re becoming the Patriots. Either wya, DeAngelo looked good last night to me!
Mighty Mouse is Steve Smith (CAR). He’s actually carried this nickname for a few years now.
Oh OK. I do remember that nickname now. It’s been awhile since I heard it referring to Steve Smith. You’re right though, he was the originator.
I thought you were using the MM at the end to represent initials and got confused!
THUR Dilemna I have S Smith and Stewart going tonite. I was planning on playing D Jax as my other WR and Megatron at flex. Just read Benson will not play and I could put B Scott or Forsett in non ppr HELP
I like Bernard Scott this week, but I’m not sure he’s all that great an upgrade over DeSean Jackson and Calvin Johnson. Stick with the guys you have, although it would have been nice to play Scott instead of Jonathan Stewart. There is talk that Larry Johnson could actually get some playing time this weekend, which makes me a bit nervous for Scott.
Did I say I hated Thursday night games? I obviously said I loved them…at least after Steve Smith’s big game and because I’m not playing Ricky Williams in any of my leagues!
With the news that Ronnie Brown is out for the season, the fantasy world’s eyes are focused intently on 32-year-old former Toronto Argonaut Ricky Williams tonight. And why not? Williams finds himself the only healthy skilled tailback on a team built to run the football. For the time being, the Dolphins’ only other available rusher is Lex Luthor Hilliard, who has zero career NFL carries to his name. Expect Miami to take a hard look at free agents like Edgerrin James and Dominic Rhodes in the coming weeks.
Despite previously being behind Brown on the depth chart, Williams was already a top-15 fantasy RB, making him a rock-solid RB2. Now I think there’s little question that he’s an every-week RB1. There simply aren’t many running backs in the NFL who will touch the ball as much as he will the rest of this season, and you certainly can’t complain about the schedule: (More …)
Who should I start? Schaub or McNabb? Thanks!
Schaub probably won’t repeat his week 2 line (357 yards and 4 TDs), but it’s hard to sit him against a team he dominated the last time out. I’d start him.
Okay brandon marshal sidney rice kevin smith donald driver vincent jackson roddey white
OH fantasy gods which two shall rideth the unholy pine.
That’s a tough call. The Bench humping really comes down to Driver, White, K. Smith and Driver.
I’m gonna say bench White (who’s questionable this week and hurting) and Marshall. I’ll give K. Smith the benefit of the doubt as he has actually performed well in the matchups he should have(NO, WAS, STL). I’d look for him to do the same here.
Honestly Marshall and Driver are roughly equal this week in my opinion. Most people prefer Marshall this week. I only picked Driver because of the matchup which is far better this week against a 29th ranked SF pass defense. In addition in his career against SF he’s put up almost 10 points per game including 2 TDS. Marshall on the other hand has put up under 8 per outing against SD in his career (7 games) including only 1 TD. I just have to go with Driver this week. White, in case you were still factoring him is facing the second best pass defense in the league and has averaged only 4FFpoints per game in his two game career against NYG. With his injury you have to avoid him.
With another Thursday Night Football game quickly approaching, it seemed like a good time to get to the first batch of Ask the Geek questions that have been piling up. As usual, you can leave your inquiries here or leave them as comments on this post!
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Getting close to end of regular season and i am going to be one of those teams fighting for a playoff spot. This week is a must win for my team. But i lost Turner for this week(hopefully only 1 week,) I am starting Cutler, Colts D. and Olsen @ T.E. I need help deciding on 2 RBs and 2WRs.
WR Options= Sims-Walker, Boldin, Evans, and Roddy White.
RB Options= Jamaal Charles, Jamal Lewis, Knowshon Moreno, and Justin Forsett.Please let me know who you would expect to be the most productive lineup this week.
OK…I went into emergency pickup mode after Turner went down last week. I even dropped my middle of the road Kicker and my week-by-week Defense to make sure I had choices at backup RB. Now it comes time to drop 2 players to pick up a K and Def for this weekend. Who should I drop?
Snelling (I’m thinking drop, but he is Turner’s handcuff)
Moats (I’m thinking RBBC with less upside, so drop)
Forsett (potentially big upside, so don’t drop)
Maroney (good playoff schedule, though Morris likely coming back soon)
Austin Collie (probably not drop)
Donald Brown (injured and RB2, but is a Colt)
Greg Olsen (I have Celek and only play 1 TE)
Thanks!!
Adam, IMO, my vote is for Olsen who blew his proverbial fantasy wad in Week 9. Moats would get my #2 vote based on your comment about his RBBC situation. Who is your #2 RB behind Turner?
I’ve been troubled in RB this season (though killing in QB and WR, and therefore 9-1). My other RBs are Hightower, Kevin Smith and Jamaal Charles. We start 2 QB, 3 WR, 2 RB, 1 TE, 3 Flex. 1 point per 5 receptions. 8 person league in which no one seems to want to trade.
With Smith, Charles and Hightower (since Beanie is so injury prone), I think it should make it easier to drop Moats if you want to hold onto Olsen for insurance (and future cupcake matchups).
I wouldn’t be against dropping Ryan Moats, Donald Brown or Greg Olsen (although he has a great match-up this week.)
I need three out of the following (atleast one WR): Devin Hester, Cadillac Williams, Laurence Maroney, Chester Taylor, Mike Sims Walker, Robert Meachem, Bernard Scott
Ouch. IMHO – Caddy, Maroney, Meachem.
Hey Anthony, I have to disagree with E-Roc on this one. Of that group, this week I like Bernard Scott, Devin Hester and I’ll also go with Robert Meachem as the high risk/high reward play of the week (although it pains me not to recommend Sims-Walker!)
LOL! I need to get a picture of this one Brandon! No MSW?! Surely the world is going to end!
I like Scott, Cadillac/Maroney (Caddi based on matchup) and MSW actually. Hester is not worth a start until Cutler gets his act together. MSW is a risk/reward player. he’s never played Buffalo. MJD will likely be used all day but Buffalo’s pass defense isn’t as good as it looks on paper. They only allow 200 passing yards per game because they can’t stop the run. With the Jags being a team that constantly goes away from what the matchup suggests, I’d expect Garrard to throw a TD or two today. There’s just no way I can recommend a WR3 over a WR1 so Meachem is out. He could have a big game but he simply shouldn’t. Does anyone else realize he only has 20 targets the entire season? MSW has 3 times that! Go with him.
@Brandon – thanks again! After 10 weeks, I’m sitting atop the league in points and wins. I hope LeSean McCoy pulls a DAW impression!
Nice! I’m not quite sure what you mean about a DeAngelo Williams impression, but hopefully it’s more like a Ricky Williams impression.
I need a RB2 (AP is my RB1). My options: Forsett, Jamal Lewis, Bradshaw, Betts. I know you’re not high on Forsett’s matchup. Betts against the Cowboys…not great. Can’t get excited about Lewis, but maybe that’s the best bet? Thanks for your help!!
One vote for Jamal Lewis… 1/2 vote for Betts.
I halfheartedly recommend Jamal Lewis, but if he doesn’t put up numbers this week, I’ll never recommend him again.
thanks guys. yeah, if Lewis can’t produce against detroit (which i’m clearly not at all confident he will) he should just go quietly into that good night. but, i will take the half-hearted advice and give him the nod. great blog!
Betts is definitely one of my sleepers for the week but I don’t see how you can bench Lewis.
Should I start Barber, Wells, or Bradshaw this week? I was thinking Wells against a weak STL D.
I like Beanie Wells as well, especially with Jerry Jones screaming about Felix Jones getting the ball more often (and therefor hurting Barber’s production.)
Agreed. If Beanie gets carries he’ll have a great day against STL. The only issue is whether Arizona will run the ball at all…
Hi guys.
Which wr would you start?
Cotchery vs NE, or Maclin vs Chicago? I have Randy Moss in the other slot.
Maclin most definitely.
Thanks for answering my question on here. Wasn’t sure if my question was gonna get used, so thats pretty much how I have my line up. The reassurance is nice though.
I did drop Lewis to lock up chris cooley since my TE situation is Heap and Jermichael Finley. So I have Addai as RB1 and Forsett as RB2. I’m not a huge fan of Forsett in the spot. But I wouldn’t have been with him against arizona either. I don’t expect another 123 yards, but I’m hoping his talent as a receiver will help push his numbers up to a respectable number. Or at least better then Lewis lol
If Lewis is going to have a good game, this would be the week. And I signed him last week specifically for this game. But after watching monday nights game, I just don’t see him having a big game. The best he’s done is 11 points in my league. Thats his best. And he gave up a lot of touches to Cribbs and Jennings last week.
Detroits not awesome against the run, but their big weakness is certainly their passing game. So Im wondering how much Lewis is actually going to do. I think with limited touches, he’s gotta score to be worth it, and we all know how often that happens with the browns.
Im in a PPR league, so if Forsett gets 5 or 6 receptions for 40-60 yards thats 7 – 9 points right there. Plus whatever rushing yards, and he’s got a decent chance to score too.
But I left myself enough time with waivers to pick lewis back up if i need to haha
Good luck!
Getting close to end of regular season and i am going to be one of those teams fighting for a playoff spot. This week is a must win for my team. But i lost Ronnie Brown. Here is my team :
QBs
Donovan McNabb
Eli Manning
RBs
Maurice Jones-Drew
Jason Snelling
Kevin Smith
WRs
Santana Moss
Santonio Holmes
Mike Sims-Walker
Steve Breaston
Michael Crabtree
TEs
Zach Miller
Fred Davis
Def
Arizona Cardinals
Philadelphia Eagle
This is a PPR With 1 QB 2 RBs 2 WRs 1 Flex 1 TE 1 Def
My line up goes as follows
Donovan McNabb
Maurice Jones-Drew
Kevin Smith
Santonio Holmes
Mike Sims-Walker
Steve Breaston
Fred Davis
Philadelphia Eagle
As I said before this is a must win and I just want to hear a good second opinion
Thanks
Stick with what you got and cross your fingers!
forcett or moroney…….help please…great site btw.
Hey Randy, although I don’t like his match-up all that much, Justin Forsett is still a better play than Laurence Maroney. Good luck!
Jay Cutler, Joe Flacco, or Vince young? Standard Scoring 1 Starting QB Leauge. Who should end up with more Fantasy Points?
Unfortunately you have the same options I have (minus Vince Young) in one of my leagues and I’m going with Jay Cutler. He hasn’t thrown as many interceptions at home and although he has a tough match-up, I think he has more potential than those other guys.
Just like last week, keep in mind that there is a Thursday Night Football game tonight, as the Dolphins head to Carolina to play the Panthers. With Ronnie Brown out for the season now, you definitely want Ricky Williams in your line-up tonight, so don’t forget to set your rosters this afternoon!
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Breaking news! Ronnie brown out for the rest of the seasons!
http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ap-dolphins-browninjury&prov=ap&type=lgns
I’d love to start Miami D so I could watch the game with a bit more enthusiasm but Pats D are too enticing against the Jets.
Who to start at RB??? Options are…
Turner (injured)
Betts
Portis (likely out)
Wells (waiver pick up this week)
Forte
GUIDE ME TO GLORY PLEASE
12 team standard league and I need 2 wr 2) and a flex from the following- S Jax, J Stewart, Betts, Maroney, Forsett + Beanie, WR are R White, M Austin, B Marshall and S. Smith (CAR) thanks
Chiefs receiver Dwayne Bowe has been suspended four games without pay for taking performance enhancing drugs. Hopefully he is not on your team! Chris Chambers will most likely get a few more looks per game based on this news.
On the other hand, I really wish they would name what the performance enhancing drug was. With it being a diuretic and having been in the preseason, I’m not sure it’s quite as serious as they are making it out to be. In the NFL, just like the NCAA, having over a certain concentration of CAFFEINE (a diuretic) is considered using a performance enhancing drug. All I know is that if it was caffeine, I’m going to laugh my ass off!
If it was something more serious, I’m thinking Bowe may not be returning this year. With him being one of the first wave of performance enhancing drug users in the NFL expect the NFL to be harsh on him. The suspension might be only 4 games but the coach may keep him out longer. But considering it was only a diuretic and not a steroid, I don’t see things being serious for too long.
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):
This week looks rough, with me having Ronnie Brown out. I (so far) put Jonathan Stewart in his spot. I have 2 RB positions to fill. I have J. Stewart, Moroney, McCoy and Reggie Bush. I thought Stewart and Moroney, with McCoy in the flex. But Saints play Tampa, so maybe Bush instead of Stewart. What do you guys think?
I’d actually replace Laurence Maroney with Reggie Bush, so you have McCoy, Bush and Stewart.
Anyone else out there starting Detroit defense against the Brownies this weekend? After seeing that dreadful performance against the Ravens on Monday, I love the Lions against the coming-off-a-short-week-of-rest Cleveland Browns.
would you start detroit D over indianapolis D?
I think I would actually. Although the Ravens didn’t look all that good last week against the Browns, I think they have a heck of a lot more potential (against the Colts) than the Browns do against the Lions, who have actually been a pretty good defense over the past few weeks.
Here are our waiver wire candidates for week eleven. 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. This week we start off with a number of backup running backs who could have some immediate fantasy impact due to injuries to starters Michael Turner, Cedric Benson, Clinton Portis and Julius Jones.
I have both Michael Turner and Cedric Benson in the same league. I’m dropping Crabtree (5th WR) and considering picking up Snelling (ATL) or B. Scott (CIN). I could also drop the Cardinals D/ST since I also have the Colts D/ST so that I can get both Snelling and Scott. I have Ryan Grant on the bench but I would hate to have Snelling and Scott snatched up before I get a shot at them. So should I drop Crabtree and Cardinals D/ST for the two RBs? And who has a better chance of starting in place of the team’s RB stud?
I’d grab both of them if I were you. I think Snelling has the biggest chance to produce right away, as I think Turner has the worse injury of the two. However, if Jerious Norwood returns, Snelling loses some value.
Thanks. Hope I get them both!
Should I be at all worried about Larry johnson starting on Sunday for the Bengals? I thought I had read a tweet about LJ not being active this week but I wasn’t sure if I was just mistaken.
“Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis said Monday that if Johnson signed with the team, he would be inactive on game days and become the Bengals’ No. 4 running back behind Benson, Scott and Brian Leonard.” Source ESPN
Anyway, don’t sweat Benson as I’m almost positive he will start on Sunday in a great matchup against OAK. Nevertheless, given how hard Benson has been pushed this year, it probably wouldn’t hurt to pick Scott for insurance purposes.
Did you end up dropping the Cardinals? I’d suggest keeping them over the Colts considering their remaining schedule. They play STL twice, DEt once and SF once in the remaining schedule.
Also, is Forsett available in your league? I consider his value to be higher than Snellings and Scott.
Thanks Squish. I got Scott and Snelling just in case Turner and/or Benson don’t play Sunday. I did give up the Colts but I may have to consider trying to pick up the Colts again on Friday.
What should I do with my current roster to get ready for the playoffs? Who should I trade? Who should I acquire? Thanks. Here is my current roster:
Jay Cutler QB
Matt Ryan GB
David Garrard QB
Larry Fitzgerald WR
Andre Johnson WR
Sidney Rice WR
Mike Sims-Walker
Ray Rice RB
Joseph Addai RB
Rashard Mendenhall RB
Jamaal Charles RB
Visanthe Shiancoe TE
Antonio Gates TE
John Carney K
New Orleans DEF
Mark, you seem to have a pretty solid roster. I guess if anything I might try to trade Rice or Sims-Walker for a better QB? Matt Ryan hasn’t been doing all that great this season, not Delhomme numbers but still. And you never know what Garrard will give you.
I’d definitely try selling MSW while you have the chance. He has a horrible remaining schedule for WRs (ranked 28th) down the stretch. I’d target Palmer for a QB as he is undervalued and has a great schedule down the stretch. Roethlessberger is another great target.
Try to setup a trade where you give up Ryan or Garrard and MSW for a decent QB and someone undervalued like Cotchery or Hester or Burleson. I like to think you can improve on two positions if you play your cards right. Plenty of people will be after MSW and not many people have grown too attached to the undervalued guys I mentioned.
Hey guys how about this for a trade i am being offered in a deep competitive(money) 14-team league.
i am being offered Donnie Avery, Greg Jennings for matt forte.
now i have Fitz, Smith(NYG), Knox. and then i have beanie wells, buckhalter, Fred Jackson, Betts, Forsett, Derrick Ward.
should i pull the trigger?? any advice is good advice
That’s a toughie. Though it is sell time for Forte owners, I think you have to hang onto your RB strength no matter how rough his schedule looks down the stretch. I can’t buy into having Wells and Betts as your RB1 and RB2.
It’s up to you though. In terms of value I think you are getting very good value for Forte. Honestly you couldn’t ask for much more. Plus Knox is virtually useless at his point so you do need a WR3. However, if you only start 2WRs you may consider staying as you are. Is there anyone available at Wr on your waiver wire. Even Chris Chambers replacing Knox would be a big enough upgrade to make the trade less ideal.
I guess what I’m saying is that in terms of value and matchups down the stretch it’s a great trade for you. It’s simply hard for me to imagine your RB core minus Forte no matter how poor his matchups are. If I absolutely had to make a decision, I would say go for it. But keep in mind it’s a very high risk, high reward move that could make or break your team.
I agree with you its a 1QB 2WR 2RB 1TE 1RB/WR
i have depth at RB which is ideal in my league being so deep. only person worthy of being noted in the free agent market is Antonio Bryant, Muhammad, L. Moore. so nobody really even worth picking up.
and i do not want to have a betts, wells combo. and even if the bears running game sucks, he gets a lot of touches no matter what and the line is gonna have a good day one of these games. and he is in the check down game cause they don’t got good WR play. i think he could have a decent rest of the season if forte can stay a part of the check down game.
But just looking at it has a value deal i am getting my moneys worth on WR but i agree its a high risk high reward sort of think and i think i air on the side of caution.
thanks
Actually You may want to think about grabbing Antonio Bryant off waivers and dropping Knox. Knox at this point is completely useless and has averaged only an average of 34 yards and no TDs per game in his last 4 games. Bryant on the other hand is still shaking off an injury but he has upside once he returns since he is literally TB’s only WR. In the last 4 games he played he’s averaged around 50 yards and .5TDs per game. Keep in mind he’s not yet had the chance to play when Freeman starts and Freeman isn’t looking too bad. He’s not expected to play this week but he will likely be back for week 12 where you can expect a healthy WR3 performance out of him.
Just a thought though as Bryant should still be available next week. Just a heads up that he may be worth targeting in the near future.
As for the Betts-Wells combo, it’s a good idea to avoid it. Arizona just announced that Hightower is still far and away the starter so Wells is still kind of a question mark. After hearing that news, I think you’re making the right decision to hold off on trading Forte.
I need help with two of the following three to play this week. Forte, Wells, Scott? Yardage league. Thanks.
Yeah, the value’s good and it’s definitely time to trade Forte, but see if you can re-work the trade with this person to get some RB help in the deal.
what should i do to prepare my team for a playoff run, i am currently in a 10 team league in first place with an 8-2 record (facing the second place team this week in a battle for first)
QB TONY ROMO
WR ANDRE JOHNSON
WR VINCENT JACKSON
RB MJD
RB RAY RICE
TE HEATH MILLER
WR/TE DESEAN JACKSON
WR/RB STEVE SMITH (NYG)
DEF NEW ORLEANS
BN CARSON PALMER
BN JAMAAL CHARLES
BN MALCOM FLOYD
BN LESAN MCCOY
BN NYJ DEF
It’s never to early to prepare for the playoffs! The first and foremost best way to prepare for the playoffs is grabbing complementary defenses. I’d drop the Jets and pickup either Cinci or Arizona who have great matchups down the stretch. I wouldn’t recommend dropping the Saints for them but dropping the Jets for them is a smart move.
You are looking great at QB and can play the matchup game down the stretch. Romo has a tough playoff schedule but Palmer should be solid. AJ and VJ have great matchups down the stretch though DJ and Steve Smith have a tough stretch have a rough stretch. Rice also has a tough schedule but it shouldn’t hurt him since he’s so good out of the backfield. MJD has a bit of a rough schedule too but he’s a monster so no worries.
If I had to pick an area where you will be weak in the playoffs, it’s definitely at WR/ your flex slots. If you really want to upgrade, think about trying to trade DJ or Steve Smith for someone like Pierre Thomas or even Colston who has a very favorable playoff matchup.
Honestly though I think you could stay as is and do well. But if you want the same team with slightly better playoff matchups consider trading one of your WRs for a good RB.
Looks like a pretty solid roster to me and like Squish says, one way to get the edge is to look ahead and pick up defenses that are going to have great match-ups so you’re not fighting with people on waivers every week for the top defense.
Reggie Bush or Addai for next week? Maybe both? I have Sidney Rice on the flex spot right now and uh, Jacoby Jones on the bench (next to McGahee and Bowe):
QB Ridgers
RB MJD
RB Addai
RB/WR Sidney Rice
WR Randy Moss
WR Steve Smith (NYG)
Reggie Bush
Jacoby Jones
McGahee
Bowe
Your lineup is fine as in my opinion. I’d throw Bush in instead of Addai if you’re in a PPR league.
As long as his finger turns out to be a non-issue, stick with what you have. Addai has been a touchdown machine lately.
I could drop this one in the mailbag, but it’s Wednesday and I’m getting anxious. My RBs are MJD (v. BUF); T. Jones (@NE); McCoy (@CHI); and K.Smith (v.CLE). I think T.Jones has the toughest road, and MJD is a must-start, so who else should I go with – McCoy or K.Smith? CHI & CLE are both terrible.
Thanks!
I’d go with LeSean McCoy. You have to trust the Eagles offense more than the Lions, plus the Browns defense actually played half-way decent against the Ravens on Monday.
Thanks Brandon. I’m leaning towards McCoy.. I also like McCoy for the fact that Smith is splitting too many carries with MoMorris…
I’ve got a big match up this weekend that has playoff implications and a couple decisions to make:
1. Aaron Rodgers or Carson Palmer
2. Chris Chambers or Wes Welker
Any thoughts?
With 46 receptions over the last 5 games, it’s hard to bench Welker at this point. His quarterback is slightly better than Chambers’ as well. As for your quarterback, the 49ers and Raiders pass defenses are both middle of the road. I’d go with Aaron Rodgers, playing at home, as he should rebound from last week’s game against the Cowboys.
Looking towards the playoff in a standard league with a trade deadline Friday any suggestions for my roster we play 2 WR 2 Rb and a flex W/R
Qb McNabb
WR Smith CAR DJax B Edwards Burleson and Megatron) MJD Turner Forsett Stewart B Scott
TE Gonzalez
DEF Bengals
K Stover
Pretty well-rounded; I don’t see anything in particular that you need to target even if Turner’s ankle will keep him out more than 1-2 weeks – Forsett should prove an adequate replacement with Julius Jones likely to miss as much time as Turner does.
SO for week 11, what are your opinions for me RBs and WRs? I did see your post about selling Forte, but I am in a league with a bunch of people who have played for years(me being the rookie) and none of them will go for it. SO having said that…
WRs… Colston, Smith(nyg), Evans, Collie, Floyd
RBs… Forte, R. Williams, Betts, Moats
I need 3 WRs and 2 RBs and a flex. I can pick up Snelling off the ww if he seems better than any of my other options at this point for RB.
I know I’ll play Colston and Smith and R Williams as well. I am debating about using Evans again since he has been doing better, but is pretty unreliable. Would love some input. THX
Oops, I also have Knox and Buckhalter, so I would be interested to know who I might drop these 2 for looking ahead. There isn’t much on the wire at this point, so I’m not sure how much better I can do.
Hey Lindsay, feel free to drop Knox and Buckhalter immediately for Snelling and any other halfway decent option available. As for your line-up, I actually like Marques Colston, Steve Smith, Ricky Williams, Matt Forte and Jason Snelling (assuming you can get him.) If you don’t grab Snelling off free agency, I’d play Ladell Betts, who should start again this week.
OK. I’ve built up a very strong team in my 6-team league between co-workers, but now I want to look to the future because all these top players aren’t going to be amazing the whole way through! What advice does everyone have for the playoffs? (I’m tied for first with 2 others right now going into a battle for first this weekend)
QB – Peyton Manning
WR – Randy Moss
WR – Vincent Jackson
RB – MJD
RB – Ray Rice
TE – Jeremy Shockey
W/T – Hines Ward
W/R/T – Wes Welker
K – David Akers
DEF – Cinci
BN – Sims-Walker
BN – Steve Smith (NYG)
BN – Joseph Addai
BN – Matt Schaub
BN – Philadelphia
BN – Baltimore
We also play 4 IDPs but those are just a few extra points. This is a PPR league. (Who should I play this coming week.. Vincent Jackson vs Denver or go with a benched player? Vincent did not perform last week and is up against a tough match)
Holy crap, insane team there…but I guess that’s what you get in a six team league. Stick with Vincent Jackson, who should rebound nicely against the Broncos, who have been struggling lately. However, I am not completely against putting Steve Smith in your line-up for either Ward or Jackson…it’s almost a coin flip on those guys.
Need some help with my RB & WR. I have a STUD at RB with C. Johnson, but my others are good too solid depending on match-ups. Who do I start at the other RB position? A. Bradshaw, L. Betts, J. Charles, J. Forsett, J. Snelling or D. McFadden? I’m thinking of dropping D.M. for a WR. My WR are Sims-Walker, C. Johnson, M. Wallace, P. Harvin. The following WR are available on the FA board; D. Avery, J.Jones, A. Caldwell, C. Chambers, J. Avant and S. Stroughter. Should I stay with my roster as is or go for another WR and again who should my other starting RB be?
Ditch McFadden and grab Chris Chambers. See how many looks he gets now with Dwayne Bowe out of the picture.
As for your other running back, I actually like Jason Snelling the most out of the group. Most of them have pretty bad match-ups actually.
i need some help with my flex spots, i am very undecided and this is a huge week for my team.
WR/TE
WR/RB are the two spots i have to fill and my choices are: D. Jackson, L. Coles, J. Charles, S.Smith (NYG), L. McCoy.
i am at a loss on who to start any help would be much appresh
Even though LeSean McCoy will get the start this week, I like the upside of DeSean Jackson and Steve Smith more than McCoys in an obvious pass-first offense.
Sidney Rice
Slaton
Calvin Johson
PICK 2 oh Fantasy gods
The Fantasy Gods have selected Sidney Rice and Calvin Johnson.
hey guys,
need your help. should i start Jonathan Stewart or Eddie Royal on my RB/WR spot?
Jonathan Stewart for sure…as long as he plays. DeAngelo Williams is questionable (just like Stewart) and if he was out, Stewart would make a great start. Royal has done nothing this year to justify a spot in your line-up.
I have an interesting situation. I have clinched a playoff spot in my league, so I have three weeks to position for the playoffs and not worry about winning matchups. 12 teams, 2QB starters (ugh), 2RB 3WR, FLX
My team:
Aaron Rodgers
Alex Smith
DeSean Jackson
Sydney Rice
Greg Jennings
Steven Jackson
Brandon Jacobs
Fred Davis
NO DEF
Julius Jones
Hakeem Nicks
Matthew Stafford
Chester Taylor
ARIZ DEF
Ladell Betts
I dumped my kicker for the ARIZ D for their playoff matchups, I don’t need a kicker for a few weeks, so I can see what happens with Jones and Betts before I dump one of them. I also see the possibility of limited playing time for Rice if the Vikes clinch early.
What should I be doing to prep for the playoffs? Trade deadline is this week, but in my league there is very little trading happening.
Thanks!
Seems that you must have had some good luck with your match-ups along the way to clinch this early with a team like that, but props to you anyways! It’s obvious that your QB2 slot is a bit weak, as is your RB2 and TE spots. However, your bench isn’t all that deep and I’m not sure what kind of trade value you would get from them. What kind of free agents are available in your league?
You are correct all the way. I am in the lower 3rd in PF, but I have the least PA in the league, somehow I hit the jackpot with matchups. The waiver wire is pretty dry. I was thinking of trying to get some value out of the NO DEF to upgrade QB2 a little and play maybe ARIZ wks 15/16 and a good matchup for week 14. Like I said, it doesn’t matter what happens weeks 11-13. Looking at the other teams, I’m not going to get someone’s QB1 or 2, but perhaps their backup. Would Vince Young, Sanchez, Freeman, or Henne be better for playoffs?
I’m not sure those options are a whole lot better, but keep and eye on Vince Young, Josh Freeman and Mar Sancez as guys you might plug in depending on the match-up.
With R. Brown out, I need to fill his spot. Frank Gore is in and then either L. Maroney or A. Bradshaw?
Even with a tough match-up against the Jets (and a rough game vs the Colts last week) I think you have to go with Maroney. At least you know he’s the primary running back on the team at this point and Bradshaw hasn’t run well at all these past few weeks.
Hey Brandon, I need some advice on a starting lineup this week. I play in a PPR league & I need to start 2 WR, 2 RB, 1 W/R (flex). This is how I have it set up; would you change it up at all & start anybody that’s currently on the bench?
WR – Andre Johnson
WR – Jerricho Cotchery
RB – Thomas Jones
RB – Kevin Smith
W/R – LeSean McCoy
BN – Hakeem Nicks
BN – Laveranues Coles
BN – Jason Snelling
BN – Jonathan Stewart
Many thanks!
The only change I’d consider is replacing Kevin Smith with Jonathan Stewart IF 1) you happen to be watching the pre-game show tonight AND 2) they announce that DeAngelo Williams will not be playing (he’s questionable at the moment.) Otherwise, I think you’re pretty good with what you have. Good luck!
it’s my first try at a fantasy league so there’s slot in still learning…
So here’s where I stand, it’s a 12 team league, non-ppr, and I’m thinking I need help if I’m gonna make it to the “postseason”
Slot   Player
QB Â Â Peyton Manning
QB Â Â Mark Sanchez
WR Â Â Marques Colston
WR Â Â Larry Fitzgerald
RB Â Â Cedric Benson
RB Â Â Brandon Jacobs
TE Â Â Heath Miller
W/T Â Â Sammie Stroughter
W/R Â Â Mike Sims-Walker
W/R Â Â Jamaal Charles
BEN Â Â Mike Thomas
BEN Â Â Mike Bell
I know Stroughter looks iffy but it seems like his return numbers are decent.
Forsett isn’t an option in this league either, someone snagged him Tuesday, but some “names” like Snelling, Carlson, Faulk, and Moats are. Suggestions?
(if possible can you put my name in the response so I know you’re addressing me? Thanks)
Hey Tony, the way our comments are set up it should be pretty easy to see that we’re responding to you (plus I’m pretty sure we just enabled a feature that sends you an e-mail when someone responds to your comment.) Anyways, Stroughter has only had two games all year where he actually returned any type of kick, so I’d get him out of your line-up. Move Sims-Walker to the W/T spot and grab Jason Snelling off free agency to plug-in as your W/R.
Thanks a ton, Brandon.
Also, should I watch for today’s practice report before pulling the trigger on Bernard Scott?
Benson hasn’t practiced this week and is likely out for the game. I’ve heard talk that Larry Johnson has been taking more and more reps in practice, but I think at least this week the team gives Bernard Scott the ball and let’s him show his stuff. He makes a solid play this week against a dreadful Oakland run defense.
hey i am the only girl in an all guys league and i am in first right now… i won the league last year with a great team. we had six in our league last year and 12 this year and its a little harder. i am barely clinching first…i have won the last four game by the skin of my teeth. and i mean down to the last play on the monday night games…. please take a look at my team i just picked up three new people and i know i have some pretty bad ones on bench but could u please just take a look…. im stuck this week…
Tony Romo
Deangalo Williams
Justin Forsett
Chris Chambers
Wes Welker
Steve Smith NYG
Vernon Davis
Patriots D
David Akers
Mario Manningham
Cadillac Williams
Johnny Knox
Kyle Orton
Nate Burleson
Levernous Coles
Bernard Scott
i know there is some to work with but for a first place team im slacking. im actually lucky i have the least points scored against me, my husband is in seventh with the most points scored against him… just see whatcha think……………… oh i lucked out i had vernon davis and owen daniels and some one wanted to switch daniels for welker so i did and thats the week daniels got out for the year,,, oh and some idiot in my league switched me last week T.O for steve smith cause he thinks t.o. is gonna break out. ya im in a league with some tards……. thanks… kristina
Hah, glad to see you’re taking advantage of the lesser minds in your league…as any good fantasy team manager should! Anyways, I like Bernard Scott over Justin Forsett this week, but besides that I wouldn’t make any other changes to your line-up. Good luck!
thanks a ton.. u know ur stuff. i almost thought about taking chambers out and putting forsett in but its not this week i want forsett its the next three weeks… so im gonna go with the advice. thanks for the help. hope you have a great day. =)
Would you start Hakeem Nicks, Chris Chambers, or Benard Berrian? Also out of Thomas Jones, Jamaal Charles, and Ladell Betts which two would you start?
I also have Bernard Scott would you pick him for one of the two? Thankyou!
At RB, I like Thomas Jones and Bernard Scott this week. As for your wide receiver, I like Hakeem Nicks, who has a better match-up the Chambers, who would be my second choice.
Mendenhall or P. Thomas? Is it too big of a risk to play both D. Will and J.Stewart tonight??
I went with D. Will. I need 1 more. Who do you better between P. Thomas and Mendenhall?? Standard
Williams did alright, but I think both Thomas and Mendenhall will end up with better numbers (as they’ll both probably find the endzone.) I like Mendenhall slightly more though, as he’s not sharing carries with Reggie Bush and Mike Bell.
Hi,
3 Choices who should start?
1. Ben Rothenberg or Donovan McNab
2. Beanie Wells or Bernard Scott
3. Pitt Defense or Bengal Defense
McNabb, Bernard Scott and Cincinnati. Although they’re all near coin-flips and should put up solid numbers across the board.
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Just read a funny post on Deadspin.com about fantasy football for the elderly. While their rules are a bit simpler than what we’re used to, I guess I have to support anything that gets more people involved with fantasy football!
I hope they have fantasy leagues in my retirement home if I end up in one! Just another sign that FF is continuing to grow at a ridiculous pace.
Hope you guys all did well this week! About the only good week I had was in on my rapiddraft team. I just clinched my league and “beat the pros” this week (RD regular season ends 11th week, playoffs are 12th-16th). Moved up to 17th in the overall rankings. I just wish Rice would have been used more so I could have jumped higher! The good news is that this was an off week for me and I still moved up thanks entirely to Randy Moss and Chris Johnson (no thanks to Colston, Benson, Wallace, Clark or Cassel who I was forced to start with Schaub on bye). I don’t like to toot my own horn normally but with all the injuries this week to big time RBs, I like my chances at this thing!
QB – Schaub(6th)/Cassel(22nd)
RB – Chris Johnson(1st)/Rice(3rd)/Benson(13th)/Fargas/Buckhalter/Cadillac
WR – Moss(2nd)/Colston(14th)/Wallace(34th)/Henderson(38th)/Knox(39th)/Coles
TE – Clark(1st)/Shiancoe(13th)
K – Gostkowski(3rd)
DEF – PIT/GB/ARI
The format is 1QB/2RB/3WR/1TE/1Flex with PPR. So basically I have guys top 6 in there position starting at 6/9 offensive roster slots and 8/9 of my weekly starters are ranked in the top 20 at their position. My only weakness is at WR3 but I think I’ll survive if Wallace is my only weakness in a 12 team league with a 20 round draft
The problem is a lot of the other teams on top of the leaderboard have very similar teams and I can’t expect to gain much more ground. This is why I spent the last 3 weeks strategically picking up defenses to ensure the best possible matchups down the stretch. The schedule of my starter each week looks like this:
Week 11 – PIT at home against KC or GB @ SF or ARI @ STL (all pretty juicy)
Week 12 – GB @ DET
Week 13 – PIT at home against OAK
Week 14 – PIT @ CLE or GB @ Chicago or Arizona @ SF (all pretty juicy)
Week 15 – Arizona @ Detroit
Week 16 – Arizona at home against STL
In other news, my Yahoo big money league has seen my team drop 3 games in a row. The good news is that I was in first before. The bad news is I’m barely hanging onto the playoff picture at 4th right now. I’m desperately weak at WR with only Welker/Knox/Caldwell/Cotchery/Nicks. Keep in mind it is a return yardage and PPR league but still it’s weak. Luckily i made a move for Celek early and I got some dumbass to trade Harvin (13th best scoring WR) for Witten who I’d benched all season. That move paired with Cotchery’s apparent return to relevance could turn the whole season around. With MJD and Rice at RB and Schaub/McNabb at QB, I’m pretty optimistic about the rest of the year!
Be it known that if I can win a substantial pot this year(especially the top few prizes in RD), you guys will likely see some of it coming your way! Thanks again for all the help!
If there was ever a time for Matt Forte owners to try and dump him on the highest bidder, this is it. He’s had three straight respectable fantasy outings thanks largely to Jay Cutler’s difficulty throwing the ball to anyone else, but his YPC remains low at 3.4 and he simply looks nothing like the emergent superstar we were introduced to last season. Daily Herald columnist Barry Rozner thinks the blame falls at least as much on Forte himself as on the struggling offensive line.
The real reason to sell him ASAP, though, is the Bears’ upcoming schedule:
| Week | Date | Opponent |
| 11 | Nov 22 | PHI |
| 12 | Nov 29 | @ MIN |
| 13 | Dec 6 | STL |
| 14 | Dec 13 | GNB |
| 15 | Dec 20 | @ BAL |
| 16 | Dec 28 | MIN |
| 17 | Jan 3 | @ DET |
5th-ranked rushing defense Minnesota twice – including week 16, championship week in most leagues – 4th-ranked Green Bay, 9th-ranked Philly, 6th-ranked Baltimore… yikes. The 28th-ranked Rams are the only reprieve.
Get rid of him now while it still looks (to an ill-informed manager) like Forte has finally hit his stride. It won’t last long.
what type of player should i be looking to get for Forte?
It really depends on your positional needs and the depth of knowledge the other managers in your league have. Just remember that in the eyes of some managers, Forte probably looks pretty tempting right now – he’s a first-round draft pick who, judging by fantasy points alone, is finally starting to produce. One thing you might do is take a look at FFToolbox’s strength of schedule chart and target other RBs with similar perceived value that have favorable schedules the rest of the way. What the perceived value is will be up to a judgment call on your part – what do you think the other manager thinks Forte is worth?
Yea it depends on what you feel you need for your team. If you just want a more productive back, I’d do exactly what Matt said.
If your RB situation looks good for the rest of the way out, then I’d start assessing what area’s you could use work with. Then go through each of the teams in your league and look for the ones who have the best options for those that look like theyd be in the market for a RB.
Chances are, unless you’re in a soft league with a lot of people that don’t pay attention, Forte’s not going to have a huge value, so anyone with a solid back set isn’t going to be too interested. (then again, if you see a player you really want, it’s always worth a shot) So you’re looking for a team thats going to need to take a chance on a RB like forte.
This weeks injuries might also prove fruitful for your trade prospects. If Turner’s injury forces him to miss time, you might be able to get someone of value off a turner owner for Forte. Anyone who had Julius Jones as their RB1 or RB2 would be an even bigger candidate as they’d already be hurting in the RB situation and would probably jump at a chance at Forte, if they weren’t able to lock up forsett.
Actually in the J.Jones situation, if Forsett is still available as a FA, I’d pick him up. This would eliminate the J.Jones owner from filling his need, creating a greater need for him to trade with you. Then you can either keep Forsett and trade Forte on his own…or package Forte and Forsett together for someone big on his team.
Would you guys drop Kevin Smith for Beanie Wells? I’m at the bottom of the waiver-wire, so I’m not holding out much hope.
Smith’s upcoming schedule is brutal so he’s not likely to contribute much from here on out. I’d do it.
Thanks. That confirms what I was thinking. I have Shonn Greene as my back-up plan if I miss out on Beanie.
Smith does have the browns this week???
I think if you can’t get Beanie, stick with Smith. Smith may have some horirble matchups coming up, but at least he’ll get consistent work.
Greene’s only been getting a third of the carries as TJ. And even in a choice matchup like the Jags, he still produced nothing. If he had scored the TD, he would have produced the equivelant of a bad day for Kevin Smith. But he didn’t, and then they put TJ in at the goal line the next play, which isn’t a good sign for Greene.
I like J. Forsett better then Green right now. He’ll be the sole back until J.Jones comes back, and even when Jones comes back, he may still keep the starting job as Jones hasn’t been great. His older brother TJ has been productive, isn’t injured and gets most of the carriers over Greene. If Forsett’s available, Id drop Greene for him.
PLEASE HELP – RUNNING BACK DILEMMA
Current setup
Turner (injured?)
Betts (Portis may be back?)
Jacobs (shares carries)
Portis (If comes back will surely split with Betts)
Waiver options
Wells
Forsett
Snelling
N.B. Someone has been interested in a Forte-Jacobs trade
Thanks in advance!!!!! I should just give you my login Squish!
LOL! I think you are okay as is. Well not okay, but you can’t really improve. Wells is looking really juicy down the stretch but the only guy you could really drop for him would be Betts. Turner should be back in 2-4 weeks and he has a great playoff schedule so you need to hang onto him. Obviously you can’t drop Jacobs. Avoid the Forte trade as he’s dead in the water at this point.
When do your waivers clear? If you wait a couple days you may hear some news that helps your decision. I’m have a hunch that the Redskins are going to announce Portis will be out for the rest of the season. Either way though like you said Washington will be a RBBC the rest of the year. Also note that Betts is actually playing injured right now. His coach announced he was only 75% for the last game and also stated that it’s a 3RB committee without Portis there.
All in all, the only move you can really make at this point is Betts for Wells. I’d consider making that move but depending on your waiver time watch for updates there then make a decision. Honestly if you could afford to, I’d advise you to drop Portis and Betts but obviously thats not an option. Consider dropping Betts for Wells but no more. I don’t think you have too much to lose by letting him go.
It’d be much easier to trade Forte if everyone and their mother wasn’t screaming about how I need to get rid of him. Sigh.
What do you think of this though: package Forte and the Saints DST for a top running back and a good defense? I know New Orleans’ schedule is comically easy down the stretch, but most of their value comes from their eight defensive touchdowns, and there’s no way that can keep up, right?
The trading deadline in the league where I can do this is today, but I thought maybe it could help some other kindred soul.
Sorry I was late on this one. I don’t think you would have gotten a trade accepted anyway. There are just too many good defenses still on waivers from week to week and nobody seems to value them right now. Don’t give up on Forte yet, he’s only half in the grave. He’s still a good receiver out of the backfield so it really doesn’t hurt him too much to have a rough schedule on the ground. Don’t sweat it!
I am in a three man keeper league and am currently looking to retain ray rice, matt forte and reggie wayne as my keepers. I have been offered ryan grant and calvin johnson for matt forte.
Who has the better keeper value heading into next year forte or megatron? Im assuming the top rbs available in the redraft will be along the lines of kevin smith, joe addai, etc. would this hurt my team to not keep two solid rbs and keep calvin and wayne instead?
I don’t believe Megatron has as much value as Forte in a keeper league. WRs are just two unpredictable after the top guys are off the board. How big is your keeper league? Just to give you an idea of what was left in a keeper league, I’ll use my 10 team keeper league which has basically 7 keepers per team. You’d be surprised at what’s left after the keeper’s are selected. The first picks at RB and WR after the keepers were gone went like this:
Westbrook
Deangelo Williams (I got lucky having this pick!)
Marion Barber
Pierre Thomas
Brandon Marshall
Kevin Smith
Antonio Bryant
Thomas Jones
Housh
Roy Williams
Ronnie Brown
Hines Ward
Ocho
VJax – Me again
And this was in a league with 7 keepers per team (19 starting slots)! I figure that if you have 3 keepers per team for 12 teams, the RBs you can expect to get in the first few rounds will look like this:
- T. Jones, Hightower, Grant, Slaton, K. Smith, R. Bush, Pierre Thomas etc. Not too shabby!
At WR, you’re likely to get guys like this early on:
- MSW, Housh, Hester, Holmes, Burleson, Breaston, Mason, S. Smith (CAR), etc.
Overall, I think you’re better off keeping Forte. WRs are inconsistent every year and normally unless you use a keeper on one of the top 5, you can’t expect the world. Keep in mind how many top scoring WRs every year are guys that typically went late or were undrafted (MSW, S. Smith NYG, Austin, Rice, Manningham, Collie, Maclin) On the other hand, if you keep Forte you’ll at least know you have a solid starter the whole year. Even if he has a bad year again, he’ll still be more useful than say TO, Megatron, Bryant, Santana Moss, Eddie Royal and Braylon Edwards, all of whom were kept in my league. My personal rule is: “When in doubt in a keeper league, always keep the RB!” Hope that helps!
Here is the fantasy football “Team of the Week” for week ten, listing the players that scored the most points (using standard scoring) over the course of Sunday’s games. This is a sad day for Patriots fans, having to witness yet another come from behind victory by Peyton Manning and the Colts, capped off by an “interesting” call on fourth down at the end of the game! Anyways, today’s list had very little surprises (except the kicker) and is basically a “who’s who” list of fantasy football superstars…
Pos. |
Player |
Stats |
| QB | Tom Brady (NE) | 375 passing yards, 3 TD, 1 INT |
| RB | Chris Johnson (TEN) | 132 rushing yards, 100 receiving yards, 2 TD |
| RB | Adrian Peterson (MIN) | 133 rushing yards, 10 receiving yards, 2 TD |
| WR | Randy Moss (NE) | 179 receiving yards, 2 TD |
| WR | Brandon Marshall (DEN) | 134 receiving yards, 9 rushing yards, 2 TD |
| WR | Reggie Wayne (IND) | 126 receiving yards, 2 TD |
| TE | Brent Celek (PHI) | 47 receiving yards, 1 TD |
| K | Connor Barth (TB) | Kicks – 20-29 (0), 30-39 (0), 40-49 (0), 50+ (3), PAT (2) – Who? He made three 50+ yard field goals? |
| DEF | Tennessee | 17 points allowed, 2 sack, 2 interceptions, 2 TD |
If Philly’s Red Zone offense wasn’t so terrible, D-Mac would have been the top scoring QB… 450 yards passing!!
Yeah, that was a bit surprising actually. The San Diego pass defense was supposed to be pretty good…but at least they kept McNabb out of the endzone for the most part.
….to think, I almost traded McNabb, MJD and TJ Housh for Brees, Ronnie Brown and Crab-Apple….
This is hilarious…..Chick-fil-A is the one of the better fast food places. Is this in Cleveland?? If you’re not from the ATL if and when you visit you need to go to the first ever ChickFilA/Dwarf House, it’s pretty awsome.
I’m not even sure where I dug this photo up. Not sure if they have Chick Fil-A in Cleveland or if this is a long-distance dig at the Browns (which would be pretty funny in and of itself). Wish we had this chain up here in Rochester, NY… I fell in love with it on a road trip to Florida I took with some buddies back in college. We stopped practically every time we saw one; must have had it at least ten times on that one trip. Chicken for breakfast is especially awesome.
Man it’s been a rough week so far. I have about 8 games riding on Ray Rice’s performance on Monday. I hope he doesn’t disappoint !
I’ll join you in hoping Ray Rice has a huge game…although I don’t need it as much as you do. I’m already winning by about 35 points or something and have Joe Flacco AND Rice left. I’m just trying to climb to the top of the league in points scored at this point!
My problem was that Benson and Turner are my most owned RBs besides Rice. The good news is that Benson looks to be okay. Turner is who I’m worried about. Guess I can’t be too disappointed though since I least I don’t have Westbrook on any of my teams.
With the weather absolutely terrible here in the Northeast, I figured it was a good time to answer some of the Ask the Geeks questions that have come in over the past few days. We’ll most likely get one more post up before game time tomorrow, so if you have any last minute questions, make sure to get them in here or leave them as comments on this post!
Also, make sure to leave your feedback on our commenting system here at FFGeekBlog.com so we can figure out if we need to revise the system or not. Anyways, let’s get to the questions…
Who would you put your money on…
Brent Celek @SD
Shockey @StL
Carlson @Ari
Shiancoe @DetThey’ve all been inconsistent.. who hits the mark with a good matchup.
Hey, guys! Would you trade your Christopher Johnson OR Ronald Brown for a Matthew Forte/Tony Gonzalez package?
My other tight end is Gregory Olsen and my accessory RBs are Bradshaw, Greene, Charles, Moats, and Bell.
Thank you in advance!
I definitely wouldn’t trade Chris Johnson for Forte + Gonzo in any case, and I don’t really like the Ronnie Brown trade either given Forte’s upcoming schedule – two games against the Vikings, plus the Ravens and Eagles. Pretty tough sledding.
Greg Olsen should be more than adequate at TE – despite Cutler’s struggles (or because of them?), Olsen appears to have finally hit his stride.
Agreed. Stand pat. Olsen should be solid the rest of the year.
Really struggling in deciding my Jacobs replacement RB, HELP PLEASE! It’s a MUST WIN week.
Betts (vs DEN)
C Williams (vs MIA)
Fargas/Bush/McFadden (vs KC)
Buckhalter (vs WAS)
Bell (vs STL)
Sproles (vs PHI)
I think you have to go with Betts this week. The rest of those backs are all in committees and Betts will be too but with how poor their passing game is, he’ll get plenty of touches. So I’d definitely go with him. He’s questionable right now for his game so keep an eye on that. If it turns out he doesn’t play, go ahead and play Fargas since he’ll still have a large role on the first week of McFaddens’s return and has a good matchup.
You’ll be more successful if you consider every week a must win week
thanks Squish, I’ll slot in Betts for now and wake up early just before kick off (as am an Aussie) and if Betts is still looking injured I’ll drop him and pick up Fargas
Would Shonn Greene change this equation at all?
Hey, guys! I’m in desperate need of a flex this week: Charles, Avery, Greene, or Bell?
You guys are the best!
Jamaal Charles is likely to get the most attempts out of that group and has a great match-up against the Raiders. Shonn Greene is my second choice though and is the higher risk/higher reward play.
Guys,
Mendenhall or Steven Jackson? I’m leaning towards Mendenhall because I’m thinking the NO game will be a blow-out early and they will not be using the running game all that much. What do you think?
I’d still go with Steven Jackson. Mendenhall has a tough match-up with the Bengals and Roethlisberger will most likely take matters into his hands for a majority of the game. You know the Rams are going to get the ball to their only offensive weapon a ton of times (at least early in the game.)
Hi Guys-
PPR league. Looking to play my best RB2. I have:
Maroney, Betts, LT, D. Brown.
I’m leaning toward Maroney…
Thoughts?
I agree. Go with Maroney
Looking at a trade, Robert Meachem for Holmes, and Reggie Bush for Kevin Smith? would you consider either one? thanks
I like Holmes and Bush, so feel free to trade away Meachem, but keep Reggie.
Shirley 10:07 am on 11/22/2009 Permalink
Anquan Boldin or Beanie Wells as a flex (non-PPR)
Brandon 10:09 am on 11/22/2009 Permalink
Boldin in the pass-first offense of the Cardinals.
Jess 10:32 am on 11/22/2009 Permalink
Jones, Thomas, Grant, Gore @ RB, pick 2..
WR- Ward, White,Housh or Cotchery..pick 3
Matt 11:40 am on 11/22/2009 Permalink
I think you have to start Thomas Jones every week. Same goes for Frank Gore when he’s healthy (which he is).
Ward’s going to eat the Chiefs alive and do it with a goofy grin (because he does everything with a goofy grin). I like Housh in the other spot – the Seahawks are doing everything in their power to get him the ball, and that’ll be doubly true against the Vikings, who tend to force opposing offenses to pass more than usual.
John 10:33 am on 11/22/2009 Permalink
Robert Meachem or Mike Sims Walker. I hate how people say that Jaguars are going to run all day, which I do believe, but they do have to throw sometimes.
Matt 11:28 am on 11/22/2009 Permalink
Sims-Walker, no question. Meachem just doesn’t get enough looks to warrant starting him over a player of MSW’s caliber.
Jack 11:16 am on 11/22/2009 Permalink
Need some help: (non PPR)
Need 2 more RB’s have C.Johnson starting already:
Brandon Jacobs, Beanie Wells, Bernard Scott, Cedric Benson…Thanks
Matt 11:32 am on 11/22/2009 Permalink
I like Jacobs a lot this week – Atlanta can’t stop the run. Go with Beanie in the other spot – he’s looking pretty explosive lately, and Hightower, um, hasn’t.
Glory Hog 11:40 am on 11/22/2009 Permalink
non-ppr league and we don’t have to start a tight-end, we can use them at WR.
For my WR-2, should I start Greg Jennings or Brent Celek?
Matt 11:43 am on 11/22/2009 Permalink
Celek just keeps scoring touchdowns – he’s found paydirt three weeks in a row. No reason why he can’t make it four against the Bears.
Brandon 11:44 am on 11/22/2009 Permalink
I agree with Matt…hard to sit a guy who finds the endzone every week.
Glory Hog 12:19 pm on 11/22/2009 Permalink
Thanks, I’ll go Celek.
nero 11:55 am on 11/22/2009 Permalink
Pierre Thomas or Beanie Wells at RB2? Have Ray Rice at RB1.
We’re 9-1, 2nd highest scoring team in the league playing 7-3, highest scoring team. Lots of bragging rights here!!
Glory Hog 12:18 pm on 11/22/2009 Permalink
I’d go Pierre Thomas, with Bush out he should dominate…but I don’t think you go wrong either way.
Brandon 12:45 pm on 11/22/2009 Permalink
Pierre Thomas.
Chris 12:12 pm on 11/22/2009 Permalink
Pick 2:
Slaton, hightower, phillys mccoy, grant
Thanks
Brandon 12:45 pm on 11/22/2009 Permalink
LeSean McCoy and Ryan Grant
Chris 12:15 pm on 11/22/2009 Permalink
Shoulda mentioned it’s a ppr league
TJ 12:51 pm on 11/22/2009 Permalink
Hey guys – some very last minute advice here:
For TEs you suggested Shiancoe over Witten, but these guys are still available on FA: Boss, F Davis, Scheffler, Casey…… worth swapping Shiancoe for one of them, for today or also considering next few weeks’ matchups? Thanks for the help!!
Brandon 12:53 pm on 11/22/2009 Permalink
Stick with Shiancoe
TJ 3:12 pm on 11/22/2009 Permalink
Great advice, thanks!! He’s on today.
e-roc 12:54 pm on 11/22/2009 Permalink
McCoy or Thomas Jones?…
Squish 1:40 pm on 11/22/2009 Permalink
Man I’m lucky. I had a bad feeling about Betts at about 12:45 and heard Norwdoo was out so I plugged Snelling instead at about 12:55.
But hey, the Browns are about to put up 21 points in the first quarter. If there is any reason to football, surely it has disappeared this week!
e-roc 1:47 pm on 11/22/2009 Permalink
Brady Quinn is going OFF on the Lionesses. He was the Start of the Week!
Brandon 11:05 pm on 11/22/2009 Permalink
Hah, yeah I don’t know who the Browns and Lions think they are this week…but my Detroit defense play did NOT work out as expected!
lance 11:14 pm on 11/22/2009 Permalink
who should i start tomorrows game? steve slaton or ryan moats?
Squish 11:32 pm on 11/22/2009 Permalink
Slaton is going to start, play him.