***OFFICIAL*** 2009 Fantasy Football thread

[SunnyD]

Originally posted by: cheezy321

Originally posted by: SunnyD
Score!!! ???

One of the leagues I'm in (the one I was fairly thin at RB in - Thomas Jones, LenDale White and *insert random pick here*) just handed me a treat. As mentioned previously, one of the fellows was particularly HEAVY at RB, and only had 2 active WR's (Crabtree being #3) in a 3 WR league.

Now TJ kicked ass for me in Week 1, so I say "HAH!" to all those that said he was washed up. LenDale, not so much. Cadillac Williams was picked up right after his numbers were posted, displacing Jerious Norwood from my bench, and in fact putting LenDale on the bench so he could start. But here's the kicker...

Said person expunged SEVERAL RB's from his team to pick up a few WR's that performed well. While he did score Crayton, Henderson and Gage, to do so he dropped Leon Washington... and one a starting feature back who didn't do so hot in Week 1. No waivers in this league, so I scooped up Slaton. I also picked up Sproles who was on the FA list as well, I'm assuming he'll get the start next week. So now I just have to figure out which two RB's to start now. Jones, C. Williams, Slaton or Sproles.

You...gotta...be.....kidding...me.

How many people are in your league? Is everyone a noob? Why in gods green earth would someone ever drop Slaton, especially AFTER THE 1st WEEK.

You better win that league, considering the move that one guy just made.

Crayton, Henderson and Gage are all 2nd tier WR's who *MIGHT* have a chance for a TD every week. Slaton *ALWAYS* will have a chance for a TD.

That's what I was thinking! Of course he still has Gore, Kevin Smith, Julius Jones and Willis McGahee, so it really was a crowded backfield for him. Dropping Slaton, well, it sort of makes sense considering you only start 2 RB's and 3 WR's in the league, and he was literally short on WR's. So cut the one that earns you the least I guess. For his team setup, not really a terrible move.

Granted, I'm not expecting Slaton to score much in terms of points this week. But it's a bit of a relief going into the stretch that I've got a feature back in my stable now.

Ironically head to head I play him this week. Needless to say, he also benched Roddy White in favor of Gage, Crayton and Mark Clayton. He also dropped Derrick Mason to make room as well. Thankfully I wasn't too concerned on WR's on my part, as my lineup is Evans, Hester, Jennings and Ward.

So here I am now, week 2, with a decent team.
QB: Peyton Manning
RB: Thomas Jones, Cadillac Williams, Steve Slaton, Darren Sproles
WR: Lee Evans, Greg Jennings, Hines Ward, Devin Hester
TE: Tony Gonzalez, Jeremy Shockey
K: Neil Rackers
Def: Pittsburg, Green Bay

I'm thinking of starting Evans in place of Hester. Though Cutler is likely going to have to air it out again. Not entirely sure who to start at RB though, tough matchups all around.

This is a 10 man H2H league. And somehow I managed to pull out a win in week 1 against a clearly superior team.

And so far after week one, I ended up with the most points in the league. Not bad for my originally craptastic team.

 

[NoCreativity]

Have to decide between Julius Jones and Slaton.

Jones plays a team with not so great D (SF) while Slaton is up against the Titans D. I'm leaning towards Jones even though is in the timeshare with James.

 

[SunnyD]

Originally posted by: NoCreativity
Have to decide between Julius Jones and Slaton.

Jones plays a team with not so great D (SF) while Slaton is up against the Titans D. I'm leaning towards Jones even though is in the timeshare with James.

If week 1 was any indication, James has done nothing to earn carries, even near the red zone. Start Jones, no questions asked.

 

[NoCreativity]

Originally posted by: SunnyD

Originally posted by: NoCreativity
Have to decide between Julius Jones and Slaton.

Jones plays a team with not so great D (SF) while Slaton is up against the Titans D. I'm leaning towards Jones even though is in the timeshare with James.

If week 1 was any indication, James has done nothing to earn carries, even near the red zone. Start Jones, no questions asked.

Thanks for the input.

Your situation is pretty tough. I would hold off to see LTs condition before deciding. I would most likely play Sproles though LT will probably be limited even if he plays.

Maybe flip a coin between Jones and Slaton, though I think Jones might be a little better option. I'm not sold on Williams as I believe they are trying to limit his carries per game.

Worst part about having a deep bench is the regret of playing the wrong guys.

 

[cheezy321]

Originally posted by: NoCreativity

Originally posted by: SunnyD

Originally posted by: NoCreativity
Have to decide between Julius Jones and Slaton.

Jones plays a team with not so great D (SF) while Slaton is up against the Titans D. I'm leaning towards Jones even though is in the timeshare with James.

If week 1 was any indication, James has done nothing to earn carries, even near the red zone. Start Jones, no questions asked.

Thanks for the input.

Your situation is pretty tough. I would hold off to see LTs condition before deciding. I would most likely play Sproles though LT will probably be limited even if he plays.

Maybe flip a coin between Jones and Slaton, though I think Jones might be a little better option. I'm not sold on Williams as I believe they are trying to limit his carries per game.

Worst part about having a deep bench is the regret of playing the wrong guys.

I would pick Jones. SF isnt as good as everyone thinks. The cardinals seem to be in disarray this year (both on offense and defense). Im not sure whats up with the cardinals this year, but the 49ers werent all that impressive either.

I think the seahawks are going to have a solid game against the 49ers

 

[SunnyD]

Alright, so with all the little questions and fun out of the way, this week's two BIG pickups for me off waivers so far has been Slaton in one league and Jamal Lewis in another. So let's get down to biznass, the who-to-start questions. In no particular league order:

League #1 - Start 1QB, 2RB, 2WR, 1RB/WR, 1TE, 1K, 1DST
QB: Aaron Rogers, Trent Edwards (I'm gonna have to go with Rogers, though Edwards will likely be airing it out against TB)
RB: Steven Jackson, Steve Slaton, Fred Jackson, Jamal Lewis (I'm starting Fred Jackson, you'd have to be a fool not to. Lewis has a nice matchup, Jackson and Slaton don't, but this is a WR/RB flex league, and backs usually generate more points).
WR: Chad Ochocinco, Derrick Mason, Donnie Avery, Nate Burleson, Antwaan Randel El (Avery still has to prove himself, and I don't think he's in a matchup worth risking. I also don't think 85 is in the right matchup this week. Mason is always worth a couple points, but worth the start? That leaves Burleson, who seems to have some favor with Hasselbeck and a favorable matchup, and Randel El - who was really a very surprising and efficient target for Campbell last week).
TE: Tony Gonzalez, Todd Heap (Well duh, Gonzalez IS starting until proven otherwise)
K: David Akers (No choice)
Def: Ravens (No choice )

League #2 - Start 1QB, 2RB, 2WR, 1RB/WR, 1TE, 1K, 1DST
QB: Drew Brees, Eli Manning (DUH!!!)
RB: Ray Rice, Kevin Smith, Cadillac Williams, Leon Washington (WR/RB flex league, meaning I'm probably starting 3 RBs. Rice and Smith are givens. Williams has to go up against the Bills, and Washington against the Patriots. That gives Williams the better on-paper matchup, but the Bills rushing-D was pretty good against the Patriots last week. On the other hand, Washington will be utilized much like Fred Jackson (some run, lots of screens), who had a stellar night against the Patriots, but the downside is that he will be sharing the backfield and ISN'T the starting back for the Jets).
WR: Wes Welker, Patrick Crayton, Derrick Mason, Donnie Avery, Michael Jenkins (Welker is starting, no questions asked. Crayton is inconsistent, but already labeled as Romo's deep threat. Mason and Avery, well, see the previous league notes. Jenkins is trying to find his way OFF my roster).
TE: Greg Olsen, Brent Celek (Damn I should have started Celek last week! I believe with McNabb hurt, EVEN if he plays, Celek will be getting a lot of looks either way. Cutler has all but forgotten Olsen even exists - Desmond Clark was on the field far more than Olsen was. One more week before he turns into waiver bait for me!)
K: Lawrence Tynes (No choice)
Def: Falcons (Waivered off the Bears for the pick of the week. Atlanta against Delhomme. )

League #3 - Start 1QB, 2RB, 2WR, 1RB/WR, 1TE, 1K, 1DST
QB: Philip Rivers, Carson Palmer (Palmer is sitting on the very end of the bench at the waiver line right now)
RB: Adrian Peterson, Fred Jackson, Clinton Portis, Ray Rice, Leon Washington (WR/RB Flex, I **will** be starting 3 RB's. Peterson and Jackson need no reasons. The question then becomes whether to start Portis or Rice in the flex spot. Given Rice isn't Baltimore's redzone back, Portis probably should get the nod no? Washington isn't worth the start with my backfield depth).
WR: Terrell Owens, Vincent Jackson, Kevin Walter, Nate Burleson (Owens and Jackson get the start, period.)
TE: Brent Celek, Owen Daniels (While Daniels might get a good amount of work against Tennessee, you just have to like Celek this week due to the QB issues with the Eagles)
K: Nick Folk (No choice)
Def: Eagles, Packers (Now this is a tough one. Eagles go up against the Saints. They have a great D, and last week was against a lesser QB. But the ball will be up for grabs. The Packers on the other hand are dressed to impress this year, and they're up against a rusty Carson Palmer. This makes for a very, VERY tough choice who to start)

League #4 - 1QB, 2RB, 3WR, 1TE, 1K, 1DST
QB: Peyton Manning (Only one on the roster, though Edwards is available - I think Manning is the better choice right now)
RB: Thomas Jones, Cadillac Williams, Steve Slaton, Darren Sproles (Well, Jones continues to impress this season. Williams was mentioned elsewhere. Slaton has a really unfavorable matchup this week, which doesn't bode well after being shut down by the Jets last week. And the wild card is Sproles... if he gets the start, granted it's against the Ravens, I think I might have to start him instead of Williams.)
WR: Lee Evans, Greg Jennings, Hines Ward, Devin Hester (Jennings is a given. If Evans doesn't get points against the Bucs this week, then I don't think any Bills WR is worth having on the roster anymore. He has a favorable matchup this week. Ward, well, you just gotta love him - not expecting monster points, but he should put up a decent number anyway. Hester - well... last week he showed that he deserves to be called a WR. With Cutler, against a strong D, we may see Cutler go to him for yet another clutch play.)
TE: Tony Gonzalez, Jeremy Shockey (Again, until proven otherwise, Gonzalez gets the start)
K: Neil Rackers (No choice)
Def: Steelers, Packers (While Green Bay has an appealing matchup, the Steelers go up against Cutler who coughed up 4 INTs and 2 Sacks last week. I expect that we may not see as many INTs, but I think Palmer makes less risky choices than Cutler does.)

So fellow fantasy owners, who would YOU start in each league?

 

[Elbryn]

Originally posted by: SunnyD
Alright, so with all the little questions and fun out of the way, this week's two BIG pickups for me off waivers so far has been Slaton in one league and Jamal Lewis in another. So let's get down to biznass, the who-to-start questions. In no particular league order:

League #1 - Start 1QB, 2RB, 2WR, 1RB/WR, 1TE, 1K, 1DST
QB: Aaron Rogers, Trent Edwards (I'm gonna have to go with Rogers, though Edwards will likely be airing it out against TB)
RB: Steven Jackson, Steve Slaton, Fred Jackson, Jamal Lewis (I'm starting Fred Jackson, you'd have to be a fool not to. Lewis has a nice matchup, Jackson and Slaton don't, but this is a WR/RB flex league, and backs usually generate more points).
WR: Chad Ochocinco, Derrick Mason, Donnie Avery, Nate Burleson, Antwaan Randel El (Avery still has to prove himself, and I don't think he's in a matchup worth risking. I also don't think 85 is in the right matchup this week. Mason is always worth a couple points, but worth the start? That leaves Burleson, who seems to have some favor with Hasselbeck and a favorable matchup, and Randel El - who was really a very surprising and efficient target for Campbell last week).
TE: Tony Gonzalez, Todd Heap (Well duh, Gonzalez IS starting until proven otherwise)
K: David Akers (No choice)
Def: Ravens (No choice )

qb: rogers
rb: steve jackson, slaton - going with the always start your studs rule here. the rams suck so sjax is going to have to be more involved and any scores are good chances that he'll get them. slaton will be better than week 1 where the whole texan offense sucked.
WR: Ocho and Burleson
flex: fred jackson
TE: gonzo

League #2 - Start 1QB, 2RB, 2WR, 1RB/WR, 1TE, 1K, 1DST
QB: Drew Brees, Eli Manning (DUH!!!)
RB: Ray Rice, Kevin Smith, Cadillac Williams, Leon Washington (WR/RB flex league, meaning I'm probably starting 3 RBs. Rice and Smith are givens. Williams has to go up against the Bills, and Washington against the Patriots. That gives Williams the better on-paper matchup, but the Bills rushing-D was pretty good against the Patriots last week. On the other hand, Washington will be utilized much like Fred Jackson (some run, lots of screens), who had a stellar night against the Patriots, but the downside is that he will be sharing the backfield and ISN'T the starting back for the Jets).
WR: Wes Welker, Patrick Crayton, Derrick Mason, Donnie Avery, Michael Jenkins (Welker is starting, no questions asked. Crayton is inconsistent, but already labeled as Romo's deep threat. Mason and Avery, well, see the previous league notes. Jenkins is trying to find his way OFF my roster).
TE: Greg Olsen, Brent Celek (Damn I should have started Celek last week! I believe with McNabb hurt, EVEN if he plays, Celek will be getting a lot of looks either way. Cutler has all but forgotten Olsen even exists - Desmond Clark was on the field far more than Olsen was. One more week before he turns into waiver bait for me!)
K: Lawrence Tynes (No choice)
Def: Falcons (Waivered off the Bears for the pick of the week. Atlanta against Delhomme. )

qb: brees
rb: rice, smith - start the guys who's gonna touch the ball more. caddy/leon are in timeshares
wr- welker, mason -
te- olsen
flex- washington- he'll get more touches than crayton/avery.

League #3 - Start 1QB, 2RB, 2WR, 1RB/WR, 1TE, 1K, 1DST
QB: Philip Rivers, Carson Palmer (Palmer is sitting on the very end of the bench at the waiver line right now)
RB: Adrian Peterson, Fred Jackson, Clinton Portis, Ray Rice, Leon Washington (WR/RB Flex, I **will** be starting 3 RB's. Peterson and Jackson need no reasons. The question then becomes whether to start Portis or Rice in the flex spot. Given Rice isn't Baltimore's redzone back, Portis probably should get the nod no? Washington isn't worth the start with my backfield depth).
WR: Terrell Owens, Vincent Jackson, Kevin Walter, Nate Burleson (Owens and Jackson get the start, period.)
TE: Brent Celek, Owen Daniels (While Daniels might get a good amount of work against Tennessee, you just have to like Celek this week due to the QB issues with the Eagles)
K: Nick Folk (No choice)
Def: Eagles, Packers (Now this is a tough one. Eagles go up against the Saints. They have a great D, and last week was against a lesser QB. But the ball will be up for grabs. The Packers on the other hand are dressed to impress this year, and they're up against a rusty Carson Palmer. This makes for a very, VERY tough choice who to start)

qb:rivers
rb: AP, portis
flex: jackson
wr: TO/jackson
te: daniels- different qbs always scare me. never know how its going to go.


League #4 - 1QB, 2RB, 3WR, 1TE, 1K, 1DST
QB: Peyton Manning (Only one on the roster, though Edwards is available - I think Manning is the better choice right now)
RB: Thomas Jones, Cadillac Williams, Steve Slaton, Darren Sproles (Well, Jones continues to impress this season. Williams was mentioned elsewhere. Slaton has a really unfavorable matchup this week, which doesn't bode well after being shut down by the Jets last week. And the wild card is Sproles... if he gets the start, granted it's against the Ravens, I think I might have to start him instead of Williams.)
WR: Lee Evans, Greg Jennings, Hines Ward, Devin Hester (Jennings is a given. If Evans doesn't get points against the Bucs this week, then I don't think any Bills WR is worth having on the roster anymore. He has a favorable matchup this week. Ward, well, you just gotta love him - not expecting monster points, but he should put up a decent number anyway. Hester - well... last week he showed that he deserves to be called a WR. With Cutler, against a strong D, we may see Cutler go to him for yet another clutch play.)
TE: Tony Gonzalez, Jeremy Shockey (Again, until proven otherwise, Gonzalez gets the start)
K: Neil Rackers (No choice)
Def: Steelers, Packers (While Green Bay has an appealing matchup, the Steelers go up against Cutler who coughed up 4 INTs and 2 Sacks last week. I expect that we may not see as many INTs, but I think Palmer makes less risky choices than Cutler does.)

qb: manning
rb: slaton, sproles (if LT is out), Jones
flex: jones/sproles
wr: jennings, ward
te: gonzo


So fellow fantasy owners, who would YOU start in each league?

 

[KMFJD]

Who to start at TE this week? Visanthe Shiancoe vs the Lions or Dallas Clark vs Miami?

 

[Gunslinger08]

Here are my close calls in my 3 leagues this week:

League 1:
#3 WR - Chris Henry, Kevin Walter, or Justin Gage
#2 RB - Fred Jackson or Willis McGahee

League 2:
QB - Matt Schaub, Matthew Stafford of a Free Agent (Kerry Collins, Kevin Kolb, Byron Leftwich, JaMarcus Russell)
#2 WR - Terrell Owens, Justin Gage, or Percy Harvin
#2 RB - Steve Slaton (terrible last week), Leon Washington, or Laurence Maroney

League 3:
QB - McNabb (hurt - probably out), Trent Edwards, or a Free Agent (Brett Favre, Jason Campbell, Shaun Hill, Kerry Collins)
WR (Pick 3) - Roddy WHite, Terrell Owens, T.J. Houshmandzadeh, Santana Moss, Torry Holt
RB (Pick 2) - DeAngelo Williams, Clinton Portis, Willis McGahee, Darren Sproles, Fred Jackson
TE - Zach Miller, Visanthe Shiancoe, Benjamin Watson

 

[Gunslinger08]

Originally posted by: KMFJD
Who to start at TE this week? Visanthe Shiancoe vs the Lions or Dallas Clark vs Miami?

I'd go with Clarke. With Gonzalez out (and only Hank Baskett to replace him), Clark should definitely get more looks than usual.

 

[SunnyD]

Originally posted by: KMFJD
Who to start at TE this week? Visanthe Shiancoe vs the Lions or Dallas Clark vs Miami?

Clark. Until Farve actually starts throwing to Shiancoe, he's not worth it. Besides, is Favre going to even need to throw the ball this weekend?

Clark WILL get looks.

Originally posted by: joshsquall
Here are my close calls in my 3 leagues this week:

League 1:
#3 WR - Chris Henry, Kevin Walter, or Justin Gage
#2 RB - Fred Jackson or Willis McGahee

League 2:
QB - Matt Schaub, Matthew Stafford of a Free Agent (Kerry Collins, Kevin Kolb, Byron Leftwich, JaMarcus Russell)
#2 WR - Terrell Owens, Justin Gage, or Percy Harvin
#2 RB - Steve Slaton (terrible last week), Leon Washington, or Laurence Maroney

League 3:
QB - McNabb (hurt - probably out), Trent Edwards, or a Free Agent (Brett Favre, Jason Campbell, Shaun Hill, Kerry Collins)
WR (Pick 3) - Roddy WHite, Terrell Owens, T.J. Houshmandzadeh, Santana Moss, Torry Holt
RB (Pick 2) - DeAngelo Williams, Clinton Portis, Willis McGahee, Darren Sproles, Fred Jackson
TE - Zach Miller, Visanthe Shiancoe, Benjamin Watson

League 1:
WR: Gage. Walter is expecting to be back, but the Titans are going to have far more offense.
RB: Fred Jackson, hands down.

League 2:
QB: Schaub. Russell might be worth the risk, if you're a gambling man.
WR: Owens. Expect Buffalo to throw deep against a Bucs defense that was raped last week.
RB: Hrm, I'm going to have to say Washington, but don't expect tons of points. Be pleasantly surprised if you get them. Washington will be like Jackson was for the Bills last week. The only downside is that he has to share the field with Jones. If you don't like that concept, start Slaton and hope for the best.

League 3:
QB: Edwards. As said for league 2, expect the Bills to air out the ball. Edwards is a top notch QB especially at the beginning of the season.
WR: Moss, White and Owens.
RB: Jackson, without question. As far as the #2 spot, Portis has the most upside this week. Sproles can be a surprise hit if LDT doesn't play. McGahee - all depends on the SD defense, which I'm not so sure will be stout enough to warrant short yardage redzone plays. Williams is always a starter, so flip a coin between him and Portis I guess.
TE: Miller

 

[VoteQuimby]

Who should I start in a 6pts for a TD throw league, Matt Cassel or JaMarcus Russell? It is a 16 team league so my only real options on the wire are Leftwich and Croyle.

 

[Gunslinger08]

Originally posted by: VoteQuimby
Who should I start in a 6pts for a TD throw league, Matt Cassel or JaMarcus Russell? It is a 16 team league so my only real options on the wire are Leftwich and Croyle.

Cassel might not even play. I'd start Russell.

 

[kstu]

Originally posted by: joshsquall

Originally posted by: VoteQuimby
Who should I start in a 6pts for a TD throw league, Matt Cassel or JaMarcus Russell? It is a 16 team league so my only real options on the wire are Leftwich and Croyle.

Cassel might not even play. I'd start Russell.

I'd probably dump Russell and pick up Leftwich.

Any suggestions here:

Kyle Orton(Cle) vs. Jay Cutler(Pit)
Joe Flacco(@SD) vs. Jay Cutler(Pit)
Eddie Royal(Cle) vs. Mario Manningham(@Dal) vs. Laveranues Coles(@GB)
Ray Rice(@SD) vs. Darren McFadden(@KC)

 

[Elbryn]

Originally posted by: KMFJD
Who to start at TE this week? Visanthe Shiancoe vs the Lions or Dallas Clark vs Miami?

dallas clark. with gonzo gone, he should see an increase in passes his direction

 

[SunnyD]

Originally posted by: kstu

Originally posted by: joshsquall

Originally posted by: VoteQuimby
Who should I start in a 6pts for a TD throw league, Matt Cassel or JaMarcus Russell? It is a 16 team league so my only real options on the wire are Leftwich and Croyle.

Cassel might not even play. I'd start Russell.

I'd probably dump Russell and pick up Leftwich.

Any suggestions here:

Kyle Orton(Cle) vs. Jay Cutler(Pit)
Joe Flacco(@SD) vs. Jay Cutler(Pit)
Eddie Royal(Cle) vs. Mario Manningham(@Dal) vs. Laveranues Coles(@GB)
Ray Rice(@SD) vs. Darren McFadden(@KC)

Cutler
Flacco
Royal (Coles would be second if he'd stop dropping the fucking ball)
Mmm... good freakin question. Rice is guaranteed yardage. McFadden is historically great against the Chiefs, but doesn't appear to be getting feature-back workload or goalline work. I'd lean toward Rice.

 

[Crono]

Bumping for "Fantasy Freak Show" broadcast on right now
http://www.thestreamcenter.com...name=670%20The%20Score

 

[SunnyD]

Er, well here's an interesting twist. Someone hung Lee Evans out to dry on waivers. Thanks! Now the question is do I start him, Mason or Crayton?

 

[KMFJD]

Originally posted by: Elbryn

Originally posted by: KMFJD
Who to start at TE this week? Visanthe Shiancoe vs the Lions or Dallas Clark vs Miami?

dallas clark. with gonzo gone, he should see an increase in passes his direction

The Lion's defence is really awefull , Farve could easily throw for 5 td's , but i see your point, Clarke will be feed more...

 

[SunnyD]

Originally posted by: KMFJD

Originally posted by: Elbryn

Originally posted by: KMFJD
Who to start at TE this week? Visanthe Shiancoe vs the Lions or Dallas Clark vs Miami?

dallas clark. with gonzo gone, he should see an increase in passes his direction

The Lion's defence is really awefull , Farve could easily throw for 5 td's , but i see your point, Clarke will be feed more...

I still think with Favre being perpetually injured, and AP wanting to slaughter records this year, Childress will keep it out of the air just as much as last week.

 

[Crono]

Fantasy Freak Show episode 3 posted:
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Am I the only one who follows this show? Maybe that's a good thing

 

[kstu]

Originally posted by: SunnyD

Originally posted by: kstu
Any suggestions here:

Kyle Orton(Cle) vs. Jay Cutler(Pit)
Joe Flacco(@SD) vs. Jay Cutler(Pit)
Eddie Royal(Cle) vs. Mario Manningham(@Dal) vs. Laveranues Coles(@GB)
Ray Rice(@SD) vs. Darren McFadden(@KC)

Cutler
Flacco
Royal (Coles would be second if he'd stop dropping the fucking ball)
Mmm... good freakin question. Rice is guaranteed yardage. McFadden is historically great against the Chiefs, but doesn't appear to be getting feature-back workload or goalline work. I'd lean toward Rice.

Thanks SunnyD. Royal laid an egg last week (18 yards), but I've almost convinced myself that he and Orton can have a decent game against Cle that I might even give them both a start. Cutler has a tough game with Pit. Obviously, Coles and Manningham aren't great starts, but who knows right now with that group. The last decision is a fun one at least, I'll (hopefully) get good numbers out of either; I'm leaning McFadden.

Anyone else have any last minute thoughts?

 

[Crono]

Originally posted by: kstu

Originally posted by: SunnyD

Originally posted by: kstu
Any suggestions here:

Kyle Orton(Cle) vs. Jay Cutler(Pit)
Joe Flacco(@SD) vs. Jay Cutler(Pit)
Eddie Royal(Cle) vs. Mario Manningham(@Dal) vs. Laveranues Coles(@GB)
Ray Rice(@SD) vs. Darren McFadden(@KC)

Cutler
Flacco
Royal (Coles would be second if he'd stop dropping the fucking ball)
Mmm... good freakin question. Rice is guaranteed yardage. McFadden is historically great against the Chiefs, but doesn't appear to be getting feature-back workload or goalline work. I'd lean toward Rice.

Thanks SunnyD. Royal laid an egg last week (18 yards), but I've almost convinced myself that he and Orton can have a decent game against Cle that I might even give them both a start. Cutler has a tough game with Pit. Obviously, Coles and Manningham aren't great starts, but who knows right now with that group. The last decision is a fun one at least, I'll (hopefully) get good numbers out of either; I'm leaning McFadden.

Anyone else have any last minute thoughts?

I agree with everything SunnyD chose except for Rice. I'd go McFadden against Kansas City, but it's going to be close.

 

[Kyle]

Trying to decided last min. on this one-
Eli Manning vs Joe Flacco

I started Manning last week and regretted it, but he is playing SNF so I could watch the game, so I'm really on the fence.

 

[SunnyD]

Originally posted by: Kyle
Trying to decided last min. on this one-
Eli Manning vs Joe Flacco

I started Manning last week and regretted it, but he is playing SNF so I could watch the game, so I'm really on the fence.

Manning isn't a points scoring starter imho. He's more of an all-around safe bet, but NYG's points in the redzone will likely come on the ground. Flacco should be pretty decent this week too.