Fantasy Football Q&A
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I'm not too fond of my starting receivers this week.
I lost Miles Austin so I’m left with Santana Moss, Nate Burleson and either David Nelson or Julio Jones to start at my other receiver spot. Any suggestions folks?
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by Robert Rence on Sep 23, 2011 1:47 PM CDT up reply actions
Whatever you do,
don’t start Jerome Simpson. Your team would get smoked.
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by David Taylor on Sep 23, 2011 1:48 PM CDT up reply actions
maybe.
But I gotta say. The result is never as good as the anticipation.
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by David Taylor on Sep 23, 2011 2:28 PM CDT up reply actions
Start him only if you like watching your opponent score high.
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by Steven Schweickert on Sep 23, 2011 2:21 PM CDT up reply actions
He really gets the joint hopping.
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by Steven Schweickert on Sep 23, 2011 2:29 PM CDT up reply actions
That's a tough call
Both Jones and Nelson are borderline 3rd WR plays.
The Bills are going to throw more (because they’ll be behind), but Jones is the better WR. I guess I’d go Jones, but I would call that a coin flip. Won’t be shocked at all if Nelson has the better day.
It's standard scoring but the commish set-up a 3 WR/2RB format so that 3rd receiver is important.
I figure that Nelson has been looking pretty good as the Bills #2 and they’ll probably be playing from behind so he’ll get his chances. Jones has been a bit disappointing but then again so has the Falcons passing game.
I have confidence in my RB’s. I have Ben Tate and Fred Jackson as my starters. Cadillac is on my bench but I’m going to drop him for Starks. I should’ve won these past weeks but have been screwed by certain players. First week was Mike Thomas and last week was Antonio Gates and Arian Foster. I’m due for a win lol
by frenchbears113 on Sep 23, 2011 2:07 PM CDT up reply actions
If you already have Jackson going...
I’d lean toward Moss or Jones. Nothing annoys me more than watching a touchdown scored by neither of the two guys I have going which is a real threat with Stevie Johnson and their TE Chandler. I’m starting Moss this week in a deeper league because he’s been solid through 2 games and Dallas has issues with their DBs.
I think he's starting Moss regardless
The question is who is the #2 (I agree with Burleson there) and #3 (choice between Jones and Nelson).
I’d personally lean slightly toward Jones. But I’d not feel uncomfortable playing Nelson over Jones, either. And given that the Patriots will likely be ahead, I think Jackson’s presence is irrelevant to the decision (because the Bills will need to throw).
I wouldn’t start two WR from the same team (or a WR and a TE), but I have no problem starting a WR and RB from the same team.
You're right, I misread it.
Moss, Burleson, Jones if it were me.
Quarterback Surplus...
1st League: Who should I start: Matthew Stafford at Min, Matt Ryan at TB, or Cam Newton vs. Jacksonville?
2nd League: Pick 2 out of 4: Cam Newton, Sexy Rexy, Kevin Kolb, and Joe Flacco…
In my opinion...
League 1: Stafford
League 2: Newton and Kolb (Grossman is close though)
Stafford for sure
Ryan’s banged up a bit from last week, and Newton’s gotta come down at some point.
2nd League – oy, agree Newton and Kolb, but all those guys are potential boom/bust candidates.
If its free, take two.
by T.J. Shouse on Sep 23, 2011 10:00 PM CDT up reply actions
definatly cam newton
He has thrown for 400 it the first 2 games
by SuperBowlXX on Sep 24, 2011 6:31 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
I don't think Stafford will be as good this weekend...
Though I don’t think Minnesota will win, this is still the NFC North and this is still the Detroit Lions. I think they’ll be challenged on the road against a division opponent and I feel like fantasy wise Newton vs. Jacksonville will be the better play…Even Matt Ryan at Tampa doesn’t seem horrible after his comeback vs. Vickless Eagles last week…thoughts?
Start whomever you want
You asked for opinions, I just prefer Stafford slightly over Newton. I think the Lions will just keep throwing every week. My only concern is injury, but he’s not missed time yet. Newton should do well also, I just prefer Stafford.
I’d take both Stafford and Newton over Ryan. The 4 TD masked the fact that he only threw for 195 yards. And I think they’ll run it more against TB (because I think they’ll get the lead early).
Yeah, I won't be shocked when Stafford gets hurt
Until then, I’d go with him unless you have Brady/Rodgers/Brees/Vick. I will say Newton is quickly moving up my confidence meter, though. He’s outscored Stafford both weeks, so I certainly won’t be shocked if he does it again. I just have a sense the Panthers will go to the run a bit more against a bad team this week.
Who should I start?
Tom Brady or Donavan McNabb? I’m so confused.
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by Steven Schweickert on Sep 23, 2011 2:38 PM CDT up reply actions
14 team non ppr with a flex position
must start 3 unfortunately:
Green-Ellis @ Buffalo
McCluster @ San Diego
Pierre Thomas v Hou
Felix Jones v Washington
Ryan Grant @ Chi
Javon Ringer v Den
so average...
Felix Jones, Pierre Thomas, Green-Ellis….I don’t think McCluster will do that great against SD…and I go to Michigan, thus I hate Javon Ringer.
Yikes
BJGE for sure. I’d stay away from Grant and Ringer. See where Felix Jones is after Friday’s practice. Probably Jones and Thomas. Still scared McCluster only gets 8-10 total touches.
Seems like the way to go.
If Jones is out am i stuck going McCluster with his 10 touches or do i pray for a miracle touchdown from Ringer?
Yeah, I think so
I think McCluster be as (or more) involved than Grant or Ringer.
Since Benson after this week wont play for a while
Should I pick up Sproles or Cadilac? or maybe woodhead
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If Sproles is available, he must be owned.
Caddy wasn’t particularly impressive in his debut, and S-Jax is rearing to come back.
Sproles for sure
Cadillac is at best one week from returning to irrelevance (if he’s not already there).
Should I take a chance at starting an injured Santonio Holmes or Brandon Lloyd over a healthy Deion Branch that is putting up yards but hasn't found the endzone?
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by Joeb'n777 on Sep 23, 2011 2:52 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
With Antonio Gates being banged up,
should i consider starting Fred Davis?
I too have Antonio Gates and was wondering if I should go with Chris Cooley over him
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by Joeb'n777 on Sep 23, 2011 3:04 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
If Gates is playing, I start him over Cooley for sure
I’d probably still start him over Davis. But it sounds like Gates will be a gametime decision. At least Davis (or Cooley) plays after Gates, so you can wait and see.
Pulled off the victory even with sitting Drew Brees haha
Having trouble on which WR’s to play
Roddy White(P)
Santonio Holmes (P)
Devery Henderson
Dez Bryant(P)
Chad Johnson
Devin Hester
pick 3
by HeuristicLineup on Sep 23, 2011 3:30 PM CDT reply actions
Having trouble because the options are too good, right
Megatron is auto start unless Stafford gets injured. If Romo plays Dez gets a start.
Houston’s defense appears to be decent this year and they could give NO trouble in a possible let down game plus Brees has so many options Devery might not see that many targets. Just say no to Hester.
Stafford & Co. were able to pass on the Bucs defense, I expect Atlanta to be able to do the same. I’d roll with White as my 3rd this week.
They have two liter bottles now? To think I spent all that time demanding a liter!
And that's why I don't post drunk...
Forget Johnson/Lions mention.
Go with SouthernCub. Though if I was sober I would have thought of those three first…
They have two liter bottles now? To think I spent all that time demanding a liter!
White, Holmes, and Bryant
unless Bryant doesn’t play. Then it’s Henderson. Chad Johnson/Ochocinco hasn’t shown anything yet and Hester hasn’t really either.
That's what I was going to go with
I’m saving Chad for the 2nd half of the season. I feel he’ll be for acclimated with the offense by then
by HeuristicLineup on Sep 23, 2011 4:23 PM CDT up reply actions
My QB situation is ugly
Fitzpatrick against the Pats or Hasselbeck against Denver?
I think Fitzpatrick is safe enough to play. NE defense (whom I have to start in this league) hasn’t looked impressive but I’m just waiting for the week where he falls off a cliff =/
They have two liter bottles now? To think I spent all that time demanding a liter!
Do you think
Hasselbeck is a solid enough backup? Tennessee’s schedule is kind of soft this year…
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Always depends on what else is available
On any given week, he could give you 15 points. It just depends on who the other alternatives are at backup QB.
No decision needed
Go Brady. Newton’s a rookie, Brady’s an MVP. Go with the hardware.
If its free, take two.
by T.J. Shouse on Sep 23, 2011 10:10 PM CDT up reply actions
That's what I was defaulting to
I wasn’t sure if the Jacksonville secondary was that much more favorable for Newton than Brady being … Brady…
Brady Being Brady is damn near enough to start him over almost anybody.
There are maybe 4 QBs that I’d start over Brady, and those 4 are ONLY if there is a perfect matchup to exploit. Like, if Brady’s facing a team with an incredible defense but generally average or below average offense while Brees is facing a team with a bad defense but great offense, I’ll start Brees in that case. But Brady Being Brady will basically force me to start Brady in almost every other case.
Agreed
Newton is looking like a nice backup for Brady. But I’d start Brady over anyone in the league right now, regardless of matchup. I mean, I guess one could try to guess the week that Newton will outscore Brady and start Newton that week. But the odds are you’d be wrong whenever you took that approach. Brady’s been the highest-scoring QB in both weeks in standard scoring. No reason to assume he won’t keep going, and certainly more reason to expect him to keep dominating rather than Newton.
Gotta choose between Greene and Starks as my flex starter
Tough call since Greene laid an egg week one and only delivered in garbage time last week, but Starks is playing the Bears.
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Play the Bears card
Starks is going against your team, which has a great D, and the Pack are gonna pass-pass-pass to win. Go with Greene. Starks gets maybe 40 yards this week.
If its free, take two.
by T.J. Shouse on Sep 23, 2011 10:05 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah, normally I'm against the "sit guys playing the Bears argument"
but in this case, it works. And Greene has an easier matchup versus the Raiders. Hopefully he finally shows something.
In one of my leagues
I just traded away Tolbert from SD for Aaron Rodgers. I think its one of the most ridiculous trades ever, but my trade partner has Stafford (thinks he’ll hold up all season) and needed RB help. How awesome is this trade for me? (btw: QBs on roster before that were Flacco/Bradford, then traded Flacco and dudes for Matt Ryan, now have Rodgers/Ryan/Bradford.
If its free, take two.
That, sir, is considered ridiculously awesome.
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by Steven Schweickert on Sep 23, 2011 10:04 PM CDT up reply actions
Actually
Its my buddy from high school, and he proposed it to me after I rejected a Mendenhall-James Stewart for Rodgers deal.
If its free, take two.
by T.J. Shouse on Sep 23, 2011 10:08 PM CDT up reply actions
It was my buddy from high school
Who will be kicking himself after Stafford goes down. He proposed that deal after I turned down a Mendenhall-James Stewart for Rodgers deal. Sucker.
If its free, take two.
by T.J. Shouse on Sep 23, 2011 10:09 PM CDT up reply actions
Good for you
Dumb for the guy who made the deal. He should have traded Stafford (and he should have gotten more than Tolbert regardless).
He backed way off
from his first price of Mendenhall and Stewart and settled on Tolbert. I’m a happy camper, but I’m still riding with Ryan this week over Rodgers.
If its free, take two.
Terrible terrible trade by him
He could have gotten an upper-tier RB from somebody in your league for Rodgers. Even a Mendenhall for Rodgers deal would have been reasonable. Instead, he got a guy in a clear timeshare situation for one of the two or three best fantasy QB in the game. I wouldn’t have even dealt Stafford for Tolbert.
Good fortune for you, though. And good that your league didn’t veto the deal, even if it was an incredibly lopsided deal (I hate when leagues veto trades just because they aren’t “even”).
Hmm dont like Gresham?
or because of AJ green getting the rock
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I just like Davis more than Gresham
Davis has been highly involved in the passing game in both games so far (5+ catches and 80+ yards), while Gresham was very quiet last week and didn’t have a ton of yards in week 1.
Should I start Brandon Tate vs NO or Steve Johnson vs the Pats
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Do you mean BEN Tate?
Because Brandon Tate vs Stevie Johnson isn’t even worth a discussion.
I assume you mean Ben Tate (RB) vs NO. If so, I’d check on Foster’s situation at game time. Start Tate over Johnson if Foster doesn’t play or will be limited. If it’s a split situation for Houston, then it’s just a coinflip between Tate and Johnson. But if Tate is getting the vast majority of the touches, go with Tate.
A veritable butt-load of fantasy decisions...
Team 1 (standard and boring as anything you can possibly imagine):
Sit 1 of Hakeem Nicks, Kenny Britt, Steve Smith South, Brandon Lloyd (currently benched Lloyd)
And I’ve got a trade offer on the table. I’ll get Mendenhall, Romo, and Nick Folk in exchange for my Kenny Britt and Brandon Lloyd. My other RBs are Forte and Turner, and my other QBs are Schaub and Freeman. I’m thinking some kind of reject or a counter involving Menden and Lloyd while not losing my other top 3 WRs…
Team 2 (0.5 PPR, big rush bounty)
Start 2 of Dexter McCluster, Julio Jones, LT, Mike Thomas, Felix Jones, and DeAngelo (currently starting Dexter and Julio)
Team 3 (0.2 PPRush, 0.2 PPReception, 25 YPP return)
Start 2 of Caddy, Ginn, Collie, S-Jax, and Amendola (I’m thinking that either Caddy or S-Jax start, depending on health, and I’m leaning Ginn b/c of return yardage)
Team 4 (standard and boring)
Bench 1 of Turner, Benson, Ryan Matthews, and Blount (currently benched Blount)
Romo or Cutty? (Romo for now)
Team 5 (0.5 PPR)
Start 2 of Dexter, Dez Bryant, Jon Stewart, Reggie Wayne, DeAngelo, Denarius Moore (currently Dexter and Dez)
Team 6 (0.5 PPR)
Start 2 of Burleson, David Nelson, DeAngelo, Mike Thomas, Scott Chandler
Team 7 (boring)
Freeman or Henne?
Start 2: Julio, Deion Branch, Davone Bess, Dexter, Eric Decker, Denarius Moore
Thx for the help, guys!
I know little about PPR (never played in such a league as I don't care for that style)
So caveat my opinion as you will on Teams 2, 3, 5, and 6.
Team 1: sit Lloyd. As for the trade, who would you be dropping? Is it a 3 WR league or a 2 WR + Flex league?
Team 2: I’d go with Julio Jones and DeAngelo Williams actually. Williams has done nothing so far, but I’d give him one more week. I’m just not confident McCluster does a whole lot more than he did before Charles got hurt.
Team 3: Amendola isn’t playing, so he’s out. Collie has a sorry QB situation, so I’d go with Jackson/Williams and Ginn (who may even catch a couple of passes this week as well).
Team 4: I’d probably bench Blount as well. Just too many question marks about the regularity of his touches, especially if TB falls behind early. I’d start Romo if he’s playing, but you might not know until after Cutler has played. So you may get caught with your pants down.
Team 5: I’d start Bryant (if healthy) and Wayne. If Bryant is still not healthy, I’d go with Williams. This is again because I’m not too sure McCluster gets that many more touches.
Team 6: Burleson and Williams or Nelson.
Team 7: Freeman, Branch, and (I guess) Jones.
I realize I’m saying Williams in a lot of these cases. He’s still a starting RB, and I feel like at some point he’ll have a good day. And if he has a good day, it’s going to be better than what these WR3 can do.
by SouthernCub on Sep 24, 2011 10:23 AM CDT up reply actions
Feedback...
Team 1: It’s a 3WR league, unfortunately. I’d MUCH prefer the Flex league. But thems the breaks. I’d probably drop either Gostkowski or Bernard Scott.
Team 4: Both Kitna and Rex Grossman are FAs right now. Does that change anything?
Okay
Team 1: If you can pull a Mendenhall/Lloyd trade, by all means do so (I’d be shocked if someone accepted that, but it’s not even the most lopsided trade on this page, so who knows?). I don’t like the current trade at all though. You’d then be starting a questionable WR every week, with no bye-week protection. And Mendenhall and Romo aren’t huge upgrades over your current options (because one of those RB and QB would then have to go to the bench).
Team 4: as long as you have someone on your bench that you’d be fine with waiving, then I’d feel more comfortable going with Romo. If Romo is out, then you can go pick up Grossman. I’m just very wary of our O-line against Green Bay’s pass rush.
by SouthernCub on Sep 24, 2011 11:05 AM CDT up reply actions

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