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[TallBill]

Yeah, I just picked up Scaife and Fasano in a few leagues.

 

[Garet Jax]

Who to start this weekend:

Cutler or Warner?

Traditional scoring:

1 point for 25 yards passing
4 points for a passing TD
1 point for 10 yards rushing
6 points for a rushing TD
- points for picks and fumbles

I really like Warner's matchup, but Cutler plays for a better team and has his best receiver coming back.

Thoughts?

 

[TallBill]

Warner, for his matchup.

 

[Garet Jax]

Originally posted by: TallBill
Warner, for his matchup.

He's my starter for now, but I am in a tough fight this week and leaving points on the bench will really hurt me (more than normal). I just want to make sure I'm not missing something.

 

[TallBill]

Heh, on one of my teams I have 6 RB's, and 3 can play.

I'm playing:
Reggie Bush
Matt Forte
Chris Johnson

I'm sitting:
Jamal Lewis
Thomas Jones
Willis McGahee

I guarantee that I'll have some points sitting on my bench.

 

[TheInternet1980]

Originally posted by: TallBill
Heh, on one of my teams I have 6 RB's, and 3 can play.

I'm playing:
Reggie Bush
Matt Forte
Chris Johnson

I'm sitting:
Jamal Lewis
Thomas Jones
Willis McGahee

I guarantee that I'll have some points sitting on my bench.

I'd toss in Jamal Lewis over Reggie Bush.

 

[Gibson486]

Originally posted by: TallBill
Heh, on one of my teams I have 6 RB's, and 3 can play.

I'm playing:
Reggie Bush
Matt Forte
Chris Johnson

I'm sitting:
Jamal Lewis
Thomas Jones
Willis McGahee

I guarantee that I'll have some points sitting on my bench.

I somewhow ended up with 4 qbs.....

Hasselbeck
Delohme
Cassel
Eli Manning...

I am trying to figure out who to drop. All signs are pointing towards Hasselbeck (Who is he gonna pass to?) I got Cassel for trade bait, but no one is biting. I am also torn on whether to pick the colts defense. They are not great, but i can see them turning it around. Plus, I need a back up defense for when dallas is on its bye week.

 

[KeithTalent]

Ugh, who should I start in my flex spot:

Fred Taylor RB-JAX (guessing no, because the Buffalo D looks pretty strong and he scuked last week)

Julius Jones RB-SEA (against SF this week)

Mark Clayton WR-BAL (against Houston)

I'm leaning towards Clayton, but not completely confident.

Thanks!

KT

 

[cheezy321]

I would choose Fred Taylor KT, but thats my personal choice. Im not a fan of Baltimore or Seattle.


Who should I start at QB this week:

League 1: Philip Rivers or Eli Manning?
League 2: Jay Cutler or Philip Rivers?

 

[TheInternet1980]

Originally posted by: KeithTalent
Ugh, who should I start in my flex spot:

Fred Taylor RB-JAX (guessing no, because the Buffalo D looks pretty strong and he scuked last week)

Julius Jones RB-SEA (against SF this week)

Mark Clayton WR-BAL (against Houston)

I'm leaning towards Clayton, but not completely confident.

Thanks!

KT

Clayton is the only option here. I'd also try to package Fred Taylor and Julius Jones in trade for a capable #2 back, if possible.

 

[TheInternet1980]

Originally posted by: cheezy321
I would choose Fred Taylor KT, but thats my personal choice. Im not a fan of Baltimore or Seattle.


Who should I start at QB this week:

League 1: Philip Rivers or Eli Manning?
League 2: Jay Cutler or Philip Rivers?

Rivers

I have no idea on league 2, as I have the same predicament. Leaning towards starting Cutler though. Denver's secondary is beastly.

 

[KeithTalent]

Originally posted by: TheInternet1980

Originally posted by: KeithTalent
Ugh, who should I start in my flex spot:

Fred Taylor RB-JAX (guessing no, because the Buffalo D looks pretty strong and he scuked last week)

Julius Jones RB-SEA (against SF this week)

Mark Clayton WR-BAL (against Houston)

I'm leaning towards Clayton, but not completely confident.

Thanks!

KT

Clayton is the only option here. I'd also try to package Fred Taylor and Julius Jones in trade for a capable #2 back, if possible.

Well those are my third and fourth backs, I have Westbrook and Grant as my starting 2. I had Taylor in the flex last week and got burned by it, so was looking to switch it up.

I guess I'll just go with Clayton. Thanks.

KT

 

[Krazy4Real]

I have 3 running backs and I can start two. I'm definitely starting Adrian Peterson as my #1. I need to choose between Larry Johnson and Thomas Jones. I'm leaning towards Larry Johnson, because he's playing Oakland but he was a disappointment last week.

Thoughts?

 

[Garet Jax]

Originally posted by: Krazy4Real
I have 3 running backs and I can start two. I'm definitely starting Adrian Peterson as my #1. I need to choose between Larry Johnson and Thomas Jones. I'm leaning towards Larry Johnson, because he's playing Oakland but he was a disappointment last week.

Thoughts?

LJ will be disappointing all year long except against the weakest of defenses. KC's o-line and their passing attack are horrible - LJ will have to work for all he gets.

That said, Oakland's rush defense was a revolving door last week against Denver and no reason to believe it will be any different this week.

I would start LJ this week over Jones.

 

[Garet Jax]

Originally posted by: TheInternet1980

Originally posted by: TallBill
Heh, on one of my teams I have 6 RB's, and 3 can play.

I'm playing:
Reggie Bush
Matt Forte
Chris Johnson

I'm sitting:
Jamal Lewis
Thomas Jones
Willis McGahee

I guarantee that I'll have some points sitting on my bench.

I'd toss in Jamal Lewis over Reggie Bush.

Against Pittsburgh's defense? They are an extremely tough defense to run against. I'm sitting Lewis in favour of Hightower this week.

NO plays Washington this week. Washington looked atrocious last week - so much so I picked up NO's defense this week just because of the matchup.

I'd start Bush over Lewis in a heartbeat this week.

 

[Garet Jax]

Originally posted by: Gibson486

Originally posted by: TallBill
Heh, on one of my teams I have 6 RB's, and 3 can play.

I'm playing:
Reggie Bush
Matt Forte
Chris Johnson

I'm sitting:
Jamal Lewis
Thomas Jones
Willis McGahee

I guarantee that I'll have some points sitting on my bench.

I somewhow ended up with 4 qbs.....

Hasselbeck
Delohme
Cassel
Eli Manning...

I am trying to figure out who to drop. All signs are pointing towards Hasselbeck (Who is he gonna pass to?) I got Cassel for trade bait, but no one is biting. I am also torn on whether to pick the colts defense. They are not great, but i can see them turning it around. Plus, I need a back up defense for when dallas is on its bye week.

I'd drop Hasselbeck.

PS - Do you blame them for not biting on Cassell?

 

[Garet Jax]

Originally posted by: KeithTalent
Ugh, who should I start in my flex spot:

Fred Taylor RB-JAX (guessing no, because the Buffalo D looks pretty strong and he scuked last week)

Julius Jones RB-SEA (against SF this week)

Mark Clayton WR-BAL (against Houston)

I'm leaning towards Clayton, but not completely confident.

Thanks!

KT

I'd start Julius Jones. They face SF this week and with all the injuries Hasselbeck will likely rely on his running games more than normal.

Fred Taylor would be a good start normally, but I think Buffalo has a much better than average Defense and it will be tougher to run against them.

I would never Clayton in the flex spot unless Baltimore was facing Oakland (or similar pass defense) and Williams and Mason and Heap were all injured.

 

[apac]

So, should I start Romo or my backup Warner this week. The yahoo info has me a little worried about Romo...

Dallas Cowboys QB Tony Romo is 0-2 as a starter in his career against the Philadelphia Eagles at home. He has only thrown one touchdown in those two games while throwing five interceptions and getting sacked seven times.

 

[Garet Jax]

Originally posted by: apac
So, should I start Romo or my backup Warner this week. The yahoo info has me a little worried about Romo...

Dallas Cowboys QB Tony Romo is 0-2 as a starter in his career against the Philadelphia Eagles at home. He has only thrown one touchdown in those two games while throwing five interceptions and getting sacked seven times.

This is a tough one. Now you are really prospecting.

Neither Dallas nor Philly had a terribly tough game last week so we don't know how they will react against tougher competition.

Warner has the potential to do very well this week against the weak Miami defense.

If I were you, I would probably start Warner based on nothing more than a gut feel...

 

[mzinz165]

At the moment I've got Hasslebeck as my starting QB.... With such a damaged receiving core, I'm ready to pick up someone new.

I have Jones-Drew as a running back on my bench, and someone else in the league has offered to trade EITHER Rivers OR Eli for Jones-Drew, strait up.

The Jags OL is totally hosed so it seems like a good deal to me. I'm having a hard time deciding between the two, though. Thoughts?

Edit:

Here's the roster:
QB: Hasselbeck
WR: Andre Johnson
WR: Marvin Harrison
RB: Adrian Peterson
RB: Chris Johnson
TE: Vernon Davis
W/R: Wes Welker
B: Maurice Jones-Drew
B: Julius Jones
B: Chester Taylor
B: Anthony Gonzales
B: Reggie Brown
B: Jason Campbell

 

[TheInternet1980]

Originally posted by: Garet Jax
Against Pittsburgh's defense? They are an extremely tough defense to run against. I'm sitting Lewis in favour of Hightower this week.

NO plays Washington this week. Washington looked atrocious last week - so much so I picked up NO's defense this week just because of the matchup.

I'd start Bush over Lewis in a heartbeat this week.

Lewis is pissed about not getting a lot of touches last week. I predict a big game from him. But....I am a homer.

 

[Garet Jax]

Originally posted by: TheInternet1980

Originally posted by: Garet Jax
Against Pittsburgh's defense? They are an extremely tough defense to run against. I'm sitting Lewis in favour of Hightower this week.

NO plays Washington this week. Washington looked atrocious last week - so much so I picked up NO's defense this week just because of the matchup.

I'd start Bush over Lewis in a heartbeat this week.

Lewis is pissed about not getting a lot of touches last week. I predict a big game from him. But....I am a homer.

Lewis will need a big game for Cleveland to win.

I also think he will do really well or really poorly with little in between.

It is very possible that I am wrong, but I don't see Cleveland beating Pittsburgh.

 

[KeithTalent]

Originally posted by: Garet Jax

Originally posted by: KeithTalent
Ugh, who should I start in my flex spot:

Fred Taylor RB-JAX (guessing no, because the Buffalo D looks pretty strong and he scuked last week)

Julius Jones RB-SEA (against SF this week)

Mark Clayton WR-BAL (against Houston)

I'm leaning towards Clayton, but not completely confident.

Thanks!

KT

I'd start Julius Jones. They face SF this week and with all the injuries Hasselbeck will likely rely on his running games more than normal.

Fred Taylor would be a good start normally, but I think Buffalo has a much better than average Defense and it will be tougher to run against them.

I would never Clayton in the flex spot unless Baltimore was facing Oakland (or similar pass defense) and Williams and Mason and Heap were all injured.

Yeah, I flip-flopped and eventually went with JJ for the match-up. It's slim pickings on the waiver wire, so I'm kind of stuck with these guys for now.

Thanks for the advice. :beer:

KT

 

[TheInternet1980]

Originally posted by: Garet Jax
Lewis will need a big game for Cleveland to win.

I also think he will do really well or really poorly with little in between.

Agreed. This is usually the case with Lewis and Browns however.

I think we get a bit more of a pass rush this week, going up against the Steelers patchwork line. Which should help Lewis get more touches.

As long as Braylon gets over the alligator arms, we should at least have a shot.

 

[apac]

Alright my second conundrum this week. I have 4 viable receivers and only 3 slots. Here's how I'm rating them for week 2.

Dwayne Bowe
Chris Chambers
Eddie Royal
Patrick Crayton

Agree/disagree?