Is this the official 2013 Fantasy Football thread?

[dbk]

Who would you play at Flex? Steven Jackson, Marques Colston, Rod Streater, or Tim Wright? I got Steven Jackson in right now. His pt output has gone up every week for a like 3 or 4 weeks now - promising

 

[glenn1]

Who would you play at Flex? Steven Jackson, Marques Colston, Rod Streater, or Tim Wright? I got Steven Jackson in right now. His pt output has gone up every week for a like 3 or 4 weeks now - promising

Stick with Sjax. Colston has disappeared all year and the other 2 aren't anything but weekly lottery tickets with a low probability of paying out. Wright had like 2 decent games then dropped off the map again.

 

[dbk]

Patterson is available. Austin is not. So you think I should drop Burleson and pick up Patterson?

This is my current roster
QB Nick Foles, Phi QB
RB Frank Gore, SF RB
RB Pierre Thomas, NO RB
WR Riley Cooper, Phi WR
WR Nate Burleson, Det WR
TE Greg Olsen, Car TE
FLEX Coby Fleener, Ind TE
D/ST Cardinals D/ST D/ST
K Stephen Gostkowski, NE K
BENCH
SLOT PLAYER, TEAM POS
Bench Aaron Rodgers*, GB QB O
Bench Stevan Ridley*, NE RB
Bench Danny Amendola, NE WR
Bench Hakeem Nicks, NYG WR
Bench Terrance Williams, Dal WR
Bench Bilal Powell, NYJ RB

Moves Im considering for this week. Ball for Powell, and Edelman for Amendola. Who else is worth dropping?

Ball would be a better stash than Powell.. I don't know about dropping Amendola.. what happened to him? Is he injured? I suppose Aaron Rodgers might be worth dropping once he's declared done for the year.:awe:

 

[SP33Demon]

Patterson is available. Austin is not. So you think I should drop Burleson and pick up Patterson?

This is my current roster
QB Nick Foles, Phi QB
RB Frank Gore, SF RB
RB Pierre Thomas, NO RB
WR Riley Cooper, Phi WR
WR Nate Burleson, Det WR
TE Greg Olsen, Car TE
FLEX Coby Fleener, Ind TE
D/ST Cardinals D/ST D/ST
K Stephen Gostkowski, NE K
BENCH
SLOT PLAYER, TEAM POS
Bench Aaron Rodgers*, GB QB O
Bench Stevan Ridley*, NE RB
Bench Danny Amendola, NE WR
Bench Hakeem Nicks, NYG WR
Bench Terrance Williams, Dal WR
Bench Bilal Powell, NYJ RB

Moves Im considering for this week. Ball for Powell, and Edelman for Amendola. Who else is worth dropping?

I'd wait and see on Burleson b/c he has the Eagles next week and off your bye he has the Ravens at home. Detroit will probably have trouble running the ball and Stafford will be airing it out... how much to Burleson though is the question - Megatron should eat the Ravens up. If they double Megatron a lot, Burleson could flourish but it's risky. On paper, Patterson at home is the better play vs the Eagles for week 15 just due to his speed/talent alone, and Philly is in the bottom 10 in pass coverage. Edelman will have to deal with Grimes and Brady doesn't deal well with the pass rush and the Dolphins are 3rd best in the NFL. Even worse, Edelman goes to Baltimore the week after and that rivalry is usually very low scoring and the Ravens have a top 10 pass rush and despise Brady. PFF ranks Brady 23rd/30 in true accuracy under pressure.

I would think about dropping Terence Williams (dropped him in 1 league, and my buddy who is a diehard Cowboys fan dropped him in his) because his utilization is so low since Austin is back - you're not going to get much value out of him. I dropped Hakeem Nicks about 6 weeks ago, he hasn't done anything at all and I don't see him doing anything for the rest of the year as well. Seattle in week 15, and then @Detroit for 16 where Eli will have to deal with some nasty pass rushes.

In summary, I'd drop either Williams or Nicks (my preference) for Edelman or Patterson (my preference) and give Burleson another week since you could possibly use him in week 16 vs NYG, Patterson is @Cincy in week 16 which isn't the best matchup. Williams also has an easier schedule than Nicks so you may want to wait and see how he does against Chicago's bad secondary this week; Dallas could bench Miles Austin who knows? Williams is the better talent for sure, they just aren't using the guy since he/Austin split snaps 50/50 last game (54-53). IF Williams blows up in the next two weeks, that could be a welcome surprise for week 16 if you make it that far. Nicks? Much lower probability, the guy is ranked 41/48 in drop rate with 6; he's 40/48 in WR Rating and is directly responsible for 3 of Eli's picks.

 

[Aharami]

Good stuff SP33!

 

[SP33Demon]

Good stuff SP33!

Wait, did you say you had a first round bye or not? Even if you don't, you could pick up Corradelle now and still use Burleson against the Eagles this week. Edelman still has to face Cleveland and possibly Joe Haden, but without Haden I like him slightly better than Burleson for this week. Burleson is still a good play (especially against Philly!) but I'd expect Megatron to do well which could limit Nate's action like last week. However, Philly is better against the run than Green Bay so the Lions won't be able to sit back and run it all day like on Thanksgiving, so Nate should get more love in the slot.

 

[Aharami]

Yea I have first round bye. Both Ball and Edelman got picked up by others ahead of me in the wires. So just drop Nicks and pick up Patterson at this point. That's what you were suggesting, right? I was also looking at Jared Cook, but he plays NO in week 15

 

[SP33Demon]

Yea I have first round bye. Both Ball and Edelman got picked up by others ahead of me in the wires. So just drop Nicks and pick up Patterson at this point. That's what you were suggesting, right? I was also looking at Jared Cook, but he plays NO in week 15

Yeah that's what I would do. Nicks may do something this week but 15 and 16, probably not. Patterson is a much better bet since MN is trying to use him more.

 

[MisterJackson]

Congrats man! Hope your luck continues, let us know if you need any help on matchups this week.

Thanks, man. I hope it does too.

Here's my line up going forward. I dropped K.C. DS/T last week, and I was going to stream defenses from here on out. But the Titans and Texans have good match ups going forward, so I'm gonna roll with them.

I'm pretty pissed at myself this morning, because I forgot to put in a claim on Justin Tucker last night before going to bed, and my gf scooped him up this morning! ha. I like Prater, but all he gets to kick are fucking extra point kicks.

Here's my roster going forward. Any advice from you guys on how to handle the playoffs is greatly appreciated. By the way, my playoffs are weeks 15 and 16.

 

[Imported]

If you don't win with that lineup, I don't even..

 

[MetalMat]

I'm kind of in a funk at Tight End in a league. I have both Delaine Walker & Julius Thomas and there has been no updates on their injury status. I had to pick up Jared Cook off the WW, I figured he was the best option as his game is at the same time as the Titans/Broncos game and Arizona has been very generous to Tight Ends this season. Hopefully I won't need to use him (fingers crossed).

 

[MetalMat]

Any Opinions on which 3xWR I should start? PPR league

Victor Cruz @ Chargers
Josh Gordon @ Patriots
Jordy Nelson vs Falcons
Wes Welker vs Titans
Harry Douglas @ Packers

I'm thinking Cruz, Gordon & Welker. At QB I have Philip Rivers which I am not very excited about but every time I have benched him for another QB I have gotten burned, I'm just gonna roll with him and hope for the best.

 

[MetalMat]

Patterson is available. Austin is not. So you think I should drop Burleson and pick up Patterson?

This is my current roster
QB Nick Foles, Phi QB
RB Frank Gore, SF RB
RB Pierre Thomas, NO RB
WR Riley Cooper, Phi WR
WR Nate Burleson, Det WR
TE Greg Olsen, Car TE
FLEX Coby Fleener, Ind TE
D/ST Cardinals D/ST D/ST
K Stephen Gostkowski, NE K
BENCH
SLOT PLAYER, TEAM POS
Bench Aaron Rodgers*, GB QB O
Bench Stevan Ridley*, NE RB
Bench Danny Amendola, NE WR
Bench Hakeem Nicks, NYG WR
Bench Terrance Williams, Dal WR
Bench Bilal Powell, NYJ RB

Moves Im considering for this week. Ball for Powell, and Edelman for Amendola. Who else is worth dropping?

At this point I don't trust any of the New England receivers. Watch Dobson come back and have a monster game this week while Edelman gets one catch for 15 yards. I wold normally say you could drop Nicks & Williams but given your lack of WR depth you might be forced to hang on to them unless there is something better on the WW.

Powell has some rough matchups coming up and has not really done much in months, unless this is some sort of deep ppr league I would drop him for another rb if possible. Hell as crazy as it sounds I like Willis Mcgahee for at least a one week ticket against the Bears week 15

 

[SP33Demon]

Thanks, man. I hope it does too.

Here's my line up going forward. I dropped K.C. DS/T last week, and I was going to stream defenses from here on out. But the Titans and Texans have good match ups going forward, so I'm gonna roll with them.

I'm pretty pissed at myself this morning, because I forgot to put in a claim on Justin Tucker last night before going to bed, and my gf scooped him up this morning! ha. I like Prater, but all he gets to kick are fucking extra point kicks.

Here's my roster going forward. Any advice from you guys on how to handle the playoffs is greatly appreciated. By the way, my playoffs are weeks 15 and 16.

Wow, your team is stacked. Virtually everyone is matchup proof in that lineup. The only thing I would remotely consider is playing Zac Stacy over Reggie Bush since Bush goes against 2 Top 5 graded Run Defenses in Bal and NYG whereas Stacy goes against a middle of the pack NO and lower 1/3 TB. I'd check the splits for Bal and NYG on the road as well as Bush's home/road splits to see how much they're giving up and make a decision. For reference sake, the last good run D that Bush faced was in Week 7 (Cincy) where he went only 20-50/2.5yd avg. Bush also isn't getting as many snaps, for example Joique Bell out-snapped him 45-41 last game, though he did have more the game before (45-35). For comparison sake, Stacy played 56 snaps last game against SF, I would keep an eye on both RB's snaps.

The only other thing to monitor is the Cutler injury, if he's back this week I'd drop McCown for him on the very remote chance that Brees goes down.

 

[MisterJackson]

If you don't win with that lineup, I don't even..

haha. Look, man, I know it's completely a first world problem I've got, but when you have a lot of good players, it's a different kind of issue. You start really second guessing who to start. I mean, I actually benched Jimmy Graham Monday night because of the match up. Who the hell does that?! I briefly thought about starting McCown over Brees (and in hindsight, would've been right), but who the fuck benches Brees?? Now I'm gonna overthink Brees vs. Carolina if McCown starts this week.

My main concern is, out of my line up, who do you think stands the biggest chance of being sat for the playoffs?

 

[MisterJackson]

I'm kind of in a funk at Tight End in a league. I have both Delaine Walker & Julius Thomas and there has been no updates on their injury status. I had to pick up Jared Cook off the WW, I figured he was the best option as his game is at the same time as the Titans/Broncos game and Arizona has been very generous to Tight Ends this season. Hopefully I won't need to use him (fingers crossed).

Is Ladarius Green available?

 

[SP33Demon]

I'm kind of in a funk at Tight End in a league. I have both Delaine Walker & Julius Thomas and there has been no updates on their injury status. I had to pick up Jared Cook off the WW, I figured he was the best option as his game is at the same time as the Titans/Broncos game and Arizona has been very generous to Tight Ends this season. Hopefully I won't need to use him (fingers crossed).

4.4 burner Ladarius Green if you can get him. Gates is smaller, older, and slower. Green is the future of that receiving corps and SD is utilizing him in a big way, he's more of a home run high variance threat and I'm playing him in both leagues.

One dark horse pick is Pitta, who is expected to be back this week vs MN. Don't expect much out of him but if he blows up you'll have for the last 2 weeks of he playoffs. If you're really desperate, then you could play him this week.

Jared Cook is a decent play as well. You know that StL will be forced to throw more so it's a low variance safe option.

 

[glenn1]

Is Ladarius Green available?

Good call. If he isn't available, Charles Clay will likely be there and I'd probably start him over Cook also.

 

[dbk]

Who wins? Im on the left

 

[slayer202]

I know but I'm not telling

 

[MetalMat]

4.4 burner Ladarius Green if you can get him. Gates is smaller, older, and slower. Green is the future of that receiving corps and SD is utilizing him in a big way, he's more of a home run high variance threat and I'm playing him in both leagues.

One dark horse pick is Pitta, who is expected to be back this week vs MN. Don't expect much out of him but if he blows up you'll have for the last 2 weeks of he playoffs. If you're really desperate, then you could play him this week.

Jared Cook is a decent play as well. You know that StL will be forced to throw more so it's a low variance safe option.

Green would be a nice long term option but I am expecting Walker or Thomas to be able to play this weekend. Jared Cook is only an "in case of glass break here" emergency, I picked him because he torched Arizona last time they played and Arizona has given up an eye popping 22.1 points per week to TE. That is 67 more points than the 2nd worst team to TE on the season, those numbers are hard to ignore.

 

[weirdichi]

Who to play at TE and RB this week?

Jared Cook vs ARI
Jordan Cameron vs NE
Ladarius Green vs NYG

Jaurice Jones-Drew vs HOU
Chris Johnson vs DEN
C.J. Spiller vs TB

 

[SP33Demon]

Any Opinions on which 3xWR I should start? PPR league

Victor Cruz @ Chargers
Josh Gordon @ Patriots
Jordy Nelson vs Falcons
Wes Welker vs Titans
Harry Douglas @ Packers

I'm thinking Cruz, Gordon & Welker. At QB I have Philip Rivers which I am not very excited about but every time I have benched him for another QB I have gotten burned, I'm just gonna roll with him and hope for the best.

Assuming all are healthy:

1) Josh Gordon is matchup proof in standard so always start him (assuming it translates to PPR which stud WR1's should).
2) Welker is also usually matchup proof (although Tennessee has 2 soon-to-be pro bowlers at corner), still starting him.
3) I'm not high on Cruz but he's definitely high risk high reward against SD (I have very low confidence in Eli). Green Bay (Jordy) and Atlanta (Douglas) are both horrid pass coverages that fall in the bottom third of the league, but it will be very cold at Lambeau on Sunday (< 20 deg with a 10% chance of snow) which could be advantageous to Green Bay - not sure what Matt Ryan's stats are in cold weather. In the off chance the forecast changes to snow then both will be of diminished value.
Summary: If you need a safe play with possible homerun potential then Cruz is the best bet. If you want to go riskier (chance of snow) with Jordy or Douglas then check Matt Ryan's cold weather splits and go from there. Jordy obviously is more talented but Matt Ryan > Flynn and Douglas was Ryan's favorite target in the slot due to that crappy O-Line vs NO and the Bills. However, Green Bay's pass rush sucks so I don't think Douglas will replicate his past 2 weeks of PPR success. Jordy (if not Cruz) would get the nod for me in this matchup.

 

[chitwood]

Who wins? Im on the left

your entire lineup is comprised of 1st and 2nd round caliber players

this is a 6 or 8 man league I take it?

 

[SP33Demon]

Who to play at TE and RB this week?

Jared Cook vs ARI
Jordan Cameron vs NE
Ladarius Green vs NYG

Jaurice Jones-Drew vs HOU
Chris Johnson vs DEN
C.J. Spiller vs TB

TE: If you want safe points but low upside then Cook, but I would go with Cameron or Green. Cameron only if Campbell or Weeden is starting (as of today Campbell is the starter), otherwise Green. Keep in mind everyone is picking NE as a top 5 DST so I would also check how many points NE is giving up to TE's and make your decision.

RB: Definitely not Chris Johnson because Denver will most lkely be leading with a #11 run Defense. Houston is a top 10 Run D but MJD ran for 84/1TD last time so he's not a bad play. I think Houston will play them tougher this time and be a little more prepared but Houston is very inconsistent. Spiller faces the easiest run D of the 3 but his O-Line is almost as bad as MJD's. Assuming he's healthy, I like Spiller's explosiveness - even SJax had a 3.7 avg on 11 carries and his line is pretty bad so Spiller should be able to get yards.