* * * Official 2012 Fantasy Football Discussion Thread * * *

[T2urtle]

Amazing I got Seattle off waivers this week.

I'll see how my line ups goes to get ready for 15/16

Interesting MJD might play... I'm worrier about Foster and Daniels getting benched in 16. Or even play 2 quarters

 

[spidey07]

Question about MJD - IF he plays, and it's highly doubtful he will, should I start him?

I'm thinking no - I've got Jamal Charles, Marcel Reese, Vick Ballard (only HAVE to start 2, other is used in flex spot). Too much of a risk with him coming off injury, could give me 15, could give me 2.

 

[AstroManLuca]

I don't think any player returning from a long-term injury is a MUST-start, but it does depend on who you have. Unfortunately I don't see a second RB there who has much potential.

Reece's role is already diminishing with McFadden probably returning this week and Jeremy Stewart had more carries (although fewer total touches) last week. Vick Ballard's stock is rising with Donald Brown injured again and good matchups in weeks 14 and 16.

So you could maybe do Charles and Ballard.

Actually, I just read a report saying the Jags' head coach said MJD was "very questionable."

http://www.lockerpulse.com/News/Jaguars-Injury-Report-Maurice-Jones-Drew-Very-Questionable-S5440703/

So it sounds like you won't have him.

I'd go Charles and Ballard as starters, and I'd probably start a WR over Reece in your flex, although that also depends on who you have for WRs.

 

[MisterJackson]

I picked up Amendola last night on waiver (wanted Tate, but didn't set my pick order right). Now Mike Thomas is available. Keep Amendola or drop him for Thomas? And why?

My other WR's are Julio, Alexander, and Garcon

 

[spidey07]

I don't think any player returning from a long-term injury is a MUST-start, but it does depend on who you have. Unfortunately I don't see a second RB there who has much potential.

Reece's role is already diminishing with McFadden probably returning this week and Jeremy Stewart had more carries (although fewer total touches) last week. Vick Ballard's stock is rising with Donald Brown injured again and good matchups in weeks 14 and 16.

So you could maybe do Charles and Ballard.

Actually, I just read a report saying the Jags' head coach said MJD was "very questionable."

http://www.lockerpulse.com/News/Jaguars-Injury-Report-Maurice-Jones-Drew-Very-Questionable-S5440703/

So it sounds like you won't have him.

I'd go Charles and Ballard as starters, and I'd probably start a WR over Reece in your flex, although that also depends on who you have for WRs.

Tough call at WR. That would give me 4 W/T slots if I use W/T in flex. The reason Reese was so good in my league is reception yards are premium along with TDs - 8yrd a point, 8 pts for TD. This also plays into who to start at WR. A 25 yard TD catch is 11 points. A 100 yard game is 12.5 pts. A 100 yard game with two TD = monster, 28.5 pts

WR1 - Julio Jones
WR2 - Hakeem Nicks (always possible monster, but not doing a lot)
TY Hilton (good option, big play maker but not a lot of targets, has been my WR3, indy at home where Luck tears it up)
Pierre Garcon (moved to a must start)
Heath Miller

So the only real can't sit are Garcon and Jones, this will be a VERY tough call.

 

[soulcougher73]

Need some help deciding. Pick 1 for each spot.

RB - J. Bell(GB), D. Woodhead(HOU), I. Redman(SD), J. Rodgers(CAR)? Im leaning J. Bell.
WR - R. Wayne(TEN), R. Cobb(DET), M. Austin(CIN)? I'm leaning Wayne.

Parenthesis is who they are playing against.

 

[AstroManLuca]

Tough call at WR. That would give me 4 W/T slots if I use W/T in flex. The reason Reese was so good in my league is reception yards are premium along with TDs - 8yrd a point, 8 pts for TD. This also plays into who to start at WR. A 25 yard TD catch is 11 points. A 100 yard game is 12.5 pts. A 100 yard game with two TD = monster, 28.5 pts

WR1 - Julio Jones
WR2 - Hakeem Nicks (always possible monster, but not doing a lot)
TY Hilton (good option, big play maker but not a lot of targets, has been my WR3, indy at home where Luck tears it up)
Pierre Garcon (moved to a must start)
Heath Miller

So the only real can't sit are Garcon and Jones, this will be a VERY tough call.

But no points per reception, right? Reece did catch 5 passes in addition to having 7 carries last game, while Stewart carried 9 times but only had 1 catch. They seem to really like throwing it to Reece.

So reception yards get you slightly more points than rushing yards, or is it 8 yds/point for both?

I find the entire Raiders backfield to be difficult to start since they're hoping to get both McFadden and Goodson back in it, and it's going to turn into a situation like with the Steelers where you have no idea who will get the most work any given week. Things have finally shaken out for the Steelers but we won't know on the Raiders until after tomorrow's game at the earliest.

 

[AstroManLuca]

Need some help deciding. Pick 1 for each spot.

RB - J. Bell(GB), D. Woodhead(HOU), I. Redman(SD), J. Rodgers(CAR)? Im leaning J. Bell.
WR - R. Wayne(TEN), R. Cobb(DET), M. Austin(CIN)? I'm leaning Wayne.

Parenthesis is who they are playing against.

Jacquizz over Bell by a little bit. Definitely not Woodhead or Redman unless Dwyer or Ridley gets injured during practice or something.

Wayne for sure.

 

[KeithTalent]

But no points per reception, right? Reece did catch 5 passes in addition to having 7 carries last game, while Stewart carried 9 times but only had 1 catch. They seem to really like throwing it to Reece.

So reception yards get you slightly more points than rushing yards, or is it 8 yds/point for both?

I find the entire Raiders backfield to be difficult to start since they're hoping to get both McFadden and Goodson back in it, and it's going to turn into a situation like with the Steelers where you have no idea who will get the most work any given week. Things have finally shaken out for the Steelers but we won't know on the Raiders until after tomorrow's game at the earliest.

Yeah I'm finally, unfortunately, going to have to bench Reece this week. A shame because he has been very helpful these past few weeks.

KT

 

[zinfamous]

hmmm, one of "those decisions" for me this week:

Brady vs Houston
Wilson vs Arizona?

I have yet to start Wilson outside of Brady's bye week (when I picked him up). Over the last two weeks, he has outscored Brady in our league, form 5 to 10 points each week, I think.

Arizona should be weak, but I also see the potential of a shootout vs Houston. But, of course, lack of Gronkowski limits Brady's potential.

:hmm:

 

[spidey07]

But no points per reception, right? Reece did catch 5 passes in addition to having 7 carries last game, while Stewart carried 9 times but only had 1 catch. They seem to really like throwing it to Reece.

So reception yards get you slightly more points than rushing yards, or is it 8 yds/point for both?

I find the entire Raiders backfield to be difficult to start since they're hoping to get both McFadden and Goodson back in it, and it's going to turn into a situation like with the Steelers where you have no idea who will get the most work any given week. Things have finally shaken out for the Steelers but we won't know on the Raiders until after tomorrow's game at the earliest.

8 yrd/1 point pass, 10 yd/1 point run. non-ppr.

But I'm staring to agree, with all those RBs then it's run by committee and you never know what you're gonna get. I tend to avoid that like the plague (saints RBs).

Reese has done his job for me, he helped me win 4 in a row to grab the last spot in the playoffs. To the bench he goes, one of my best pick ups of the year. I wish I could find a consolidated site that reviews each weeks injuries and who to target as their replacements. I can keep up with some of them, but not all.

 

[KeithTalent]

Jacquizz over Bell by a little bit. Definitely not Woodhead or Redman unless Dwyer or Ridley gets injured during practice or something.

Wayne for sure.

This.

hmmm, one of "those decisions" for me this week:

Brady vs Houston
Wilson vs Arizona?

I have yet to start Wilson outside of Brady's bye week (when I picked him up). Over the last two weeks, he has outscored Brady in our league, form 5 to 10 points each week, I think.

Arizona should be weak, but I also see the potential of a shootout vs Houston. But, of course, lack of Gronkowski limits Brady's potential.

:hmm:

Yeah I am tempted to start Kaepernick over Brady this week because I really need a home run to win (I'm a huge underdog).

KT

 

[MrScott81]

8 yrd/1 point pass, 10 yd/1 point run. non-ppr.

But I'm staring to agree, with all those RBs then it's run by committee and you never know what you're gonna get. I tend to avoid that like the plague (saints RBs).

Reese has done his job for me, he helped me win 4 in a row to grab the last spot in the playoffs. To the bench he goes, one of my best pick ups of the year. I wish I could find a consolidated site that reviews each weeks injuries and who to target as their replacements. I can keep up with some of them, but not all.

Footballguys.com sends out a daily email with injuries and their takes on a lot of players. They are my #1 go to site for fantasy. I paid $25/year to have access to their premium content which also helped a lot during the draft.

 

[spidey07]

Footballguys.com sends out a daily email with injuries and their takes on a lot of players. They are my #1 go to site for fantasy. I paid $25/year to have access to their premium content which also helped a lot during the draft.

Yeah, I'm not opposed to paying to get really good info. As long as it is REALLY good info. Similar to I wouldn't play the ponies without a Daily Racing Form, yeah it's 5 bucks but it's a must have.

 

[MrScott81]

Yeah, I'm not opposed to paying to get really good info. As long as it is REALLY good info. Similar to I wouldn't play the ponies without a Daily Racing Form, yeah it's 5 bucks but it's a must have.

To get the daily emails all you need is a free account. Paying for the premium information/tools is optional. I find it invaluable as it saves countless hours each week of research.

 

[SunnyD]

Well this explains why Christian Ponder has sucked lately.

 

[T2urtle]

QB: LUCK
WR: B.Marshall, Wes, Stevie JOhnson
RB: Foster and Trent Richardson
FLEX: Garcon.
TE: Owen Daniels

On the bench is Eli, Mike williams, MJD, Reggie Bush, Dustin Keller.

I'm playing my best PPR line up right? Mike Williams and Stevie are coin tosses sometimes they are good and sometimes they are POOP. I'm playing Stevie because he is normally good for 3 catches and the best player on that team. Williams had a 6 catch, 1TD game last week. Still a coin flip.

I'm in the playoffs but i'm trying to keep the guy i'm playing to get into the playoffs because he has a good team that can beat me.

 

[SunnyD]

QB: LUCK
WR: B.Marshall, Wes, Stevie JOhnson
RB: Foster and Trent Richardson
FLEX: Garcon.
TE: Owen Daniels

On the bench is Eli, Mike williams, MJD, Reggie Bush, Dustin Keller.

I'm playing my best PPR line up right? Mike Williams and Stevie are coin tosses sometimes they are good and sometimes they are POOP. I'm playing Stevie because he is normally good for 3 catches and the best player on that team. Williams had a 6 catch, 1TD game last week. Still a coin flip.

I'm in the playoffs but i'm trying to keep the guy i'm playing to get into the playoffs because he has a good team that can beat me.

Keep an eye on Stevie. He *should* play this week, but he tweaked a hammy last week and was on the injury report and getting rest early this week.

 

[AMDZen]

Well this explains why Christian Ponder has sucked lately.

Not sure I follow your logic at all. He should be playing better after a night of tapping that

 

[T2urtle]

Keep an eye on Stevie. He *should* play this week, but he tweaked a hammy last week and was on the injury report and getting rest early this week.

Yea I just saw that yahoo note. I might just put Williams in then.

 

[KeithTalent]

Not sure I follow your logic at all. He should be playing better after a night of tapping that

No way, you're supposed to abstain before playing. Like Boxers.

KT

 

[SunnyD]

Not sure I follow your logic at all. He should be playing better after a night of tapping that

Dude, after a night with that I don't know about you but I'd be exhausted!

 

[AstroManLuca]

Well this explains why Christian Ponder has sucked lately.

When they were planning the wedding, Christina said "are you going to be busy in January?" and he was like "nope!"

 

[Caesar]

Need help with my WRs

WR: Colston, Cecil Shorts (concussion!), Amendola (status up in the air), Lloyd (what a waste but could be valuable with Edelman out), Jennings (is he a must start now with Jordy Nelson out?), open spot (dropping Edelman)

I can also pick up: Chris Givens, Josh Gordon, T.Y. Hilton and Golden Tate but am I better served starting Colston and Jennings? (2 WR spots)

Rest of my team:
RB: Frank Gore, Bryce Brown, Alfred Morris (BN), Vick Ballard (BN), LeSean McCoy (BN)
TE: Jimmy Graham
QB: Peyton Manning, Russel Wilson (BN)
K: Lawrence Tynes
D/ST: Houston, Chargers (BN)

 

[AstroManLuca]

Need help with my WRs

WR: Colston, Cecil Shorts (concussion!), Amendola (status up in the air), Lloyd (what a waste but could be valuable with Edelman out), Jennings (is he a must start now with Jordy Nelson out?), open spot (dropping Edelman)

I can also pick up: Chris Givens, Josh Gordon, T.Y. Hilton and Golden Tate but am I better served starting Colston and Jennings? (2 WR spots)

Rest of my team:
RB: Frank Gore, Bryce Brown, Alfred Morris (BN), Vick Ballard (BN), LeSean McCoy (BN)
TE: Jimmy Graham
QB: Peyton Manning, Russel Wilson (BN)
K: Lawrence Tynes
D/ST: Houston, Chargers (BN)

I guess I like Colston and Jennings out of those guys, including the ones on waivers. Bad news on Shorts, he passed his concussion test but is still having symptoms. They appear to hate Lloyd in New England.

I'd definitely pick up one of the WRs you mentioned but only as a backup. Maybe Hilton, Luck throws a lot. Jennings is as much of a dice roll as any of them, but I think he has better upside given his QB.