Fantasy Football 2012: Who Should I Start This Week?

[NorvTurnerOverdrive]

sproles and britt. panthers run d is historically bad so worth keepin an eye on bradshaw's status. if he's def out i'd go with brown

[sooner333]

Okay, I got Jackson in the 10 teamer. I now have Rice, McFadden, Ridley, Benson, Morris, and Jackson at RB. Thinking of picking up Morris to play against CAR over Ridley against BAL. I'd cut Benson (other bench guys are Garçon, Amendola, Decker, and Rivers), but I hate to cut a starting RB for a one-time starter...even with my depth. Especially when Ridley probably isn't much worse of a play. Are my concerns justified?

[NorvTurnerOverdrive]

i'd put everyone minus rice on the block and see what you can get. somebody's gotta be hurtin @rb

[sooner333]

Makes sense. I have Davis at TE, Vincent Jackson and Larry Fitzgerald at WR and RGIII at QB. I could improve at WR probably. I doubt I could get a trade through in time to pick up Brown though.

[DougW]

Originally Posted by NorvTurnerOverdrive

i'd put everyone minus rice on the block and see what you can get. somebody's gotta be hurtin @rb

Agree.

[stevew]

Dump R Moss, Goodson, Draughn, or D Richardson for a defense?

Receivers are Garcon, Moss, Amendola and Wallace.

Probably dumping Randy Moss, he isn't getting much run it seems.

[NorvTurnerOverdrive]

yep

[illinifan999]

Ridley vs. Baltimore
Hillis vs. New Orleans

Feel like Ridley should be the no brainer since Hillis hasn't been so hot, but I wonder if the matchup possibly favors Hillis enough to start him?

[stevew]

monitor Charles's injury

[sterlingice]

Donald Brown vs Jaguars
Andre Brown vs Panthers

SI

[Julio Riddols]

Originally Posted by illinifan999

Ridley vs. Baltimore
Hillis vs. New Orleans

Feel like Ridley should be the no brainer since Hillis hasn't been so hot, but I wonder if the matchup possibly favors Hillis enough to start him?

Unless its PPR, I wouldn't touch Hillis. Even with PPR, its doubtful they run much since the Saints are liable to put up 30 even on a bad day, and I would expect McCluster to get a lot of the checkdown looks. Baltimore hasn't been the best at stopping the run so far this year, so I'd go with Ridley.

[Vince, Pt. II]

Might want to hold on to Moss. Not all that likely, but I could see him going off against his former team.

[B & B]

Moss had only 1 catch against a horrible Lions secondary.


Thats enough.

[Radii]

Stafford @Tennessee
Alex Smith @Minnesota

?

Stafford has been my default starter but he's off to a slow start this year.

[sooner333]

I think you have to start Stafford.

[Sun Tzu]

I picked up Amendola and Lafell this week off of waivers. Wewt.

[stevew]

Your league members must be dumb. 10 team?

[stevew]

Bradford seemingly targeted Amendola on every pass last week.

[Sun Tzu]

Yep, 10 team. It's a paid league too (NFL.com hosted). I also picked up one of the Steelers HB's. I forget which, but I imagine he'll put up bigger numbers than Adrian Peterson this week (who I'm sitting).

[Glengoyne]

I've got a problem at QB this week
Matt Ryan @ San Diego
Andy Dalton @ Washington
Ryan Fitzpatrick @ Cleveland

I'm really considering Dalton

[General Mike]

I don't know who of my guys to start anywhere.

RB - Turner, Matthews, Michael Bush, Greene (pick 2)
WR - Fitzgerald, Denarious Moore, Crabtree, Maclin (pick 2)
plus one flex

Leaning towards Turner, Matthews, Fitzgerald, Moore and Bush

[sterlingice]

Originally Posted by sterlingice

Donald Brown vs Jaguars
Andre Brown vs Panthers

SI

With 20 points already and a quarter to go for Andre, Donald was almost certainly not the correct answer

SI

[INDalltheway]

Fuck Andre Brown

[INDalltheway]

Can you tell who I'm playing against this week?

[Julio Riddols]

Originally Posted by Glengoyne

I've got a problem at QB this week
Matt Ryan @ San Diego
Andy Dalton @ Washington
Ryan Fitzpatrick @ Cleveland

I'm really considering Dalton

Pretty sure Ryan has the weaponry to overpower the San Diego D. Atlanta's offense is one of the hottest and most talented in the league.

Dalton might have to throw it a bunch, but that may not necessarily be a good thing.

[stevew]

welp...down by 28. Brown scored 26 in our scoring, and my gutcheck call of the panthers d(so i could invest in the game) turned out to be worth -2. Defenses thus far have me at -3, -2, -2 through the first 3 weeks. I'm pretty sure we use a modified defensive scoring though.

[Glengoyne]

Originally Posted by Julio Riddols

...

Dalton might have to throw it a bunch, but that may not necessarily be a good thing.

There is that.

Sometimes I just want to swing for the fence.

[albionmoonlight]

Need to start two of:

Darren Sproles
Chris Johnson
Pierre Thomas
Dexter McCluster
Daryl Richardson (St. Louis Backup).

Pretty sure that I won't be starting Richardson (unless Jackson gets a setback in practice).

So, it is between Sproles, Johnson, Thomas, and McCluster for two spots.

Standard scoring, no PPR.

[sooner333]

Chris Johnson and Pierre Thomas. But Thomas and Sproles were a toss-up.

[stevew]

I guess Garcon is probably out again, so this is a bit easier.

Flex-Gates or Tate. Can also play D Richardson or Draughn, dunno about Steven Jackson.

Leaning Gates if he's 100% ready to go.

[rowech]

It won't matter that much but I need another RB to start with Foster today. Today's crap choices are...

Tate, Jac. Rogers, Dwyer

[B & B]

those choices are terrible rowech.

id go quizz but there have to be better options in FA.

(Yes, I know tate blew up as RB2 last week hes gonna have 30 yards today, and the texans will lose to the broncos)

[rowech]

Originally Posted by B & B

those choices are terrible rowech.

id go quizz but there have to be better options in FA.

(Yes, I know tate blew up as RB2 last week hes gonna have 30 yards today, and the texans will lose to the broncos)

There aren't. 12 team league with 4 RBs per team, and the possibility of a 5th. Bradshaw got hurt, I was low in the waiver wire, couldn't get a replacement so got stuck with this slop.

I think if I start Tate, I'm hoping he scores a TD because I don't think he gets a ton of yards. If I start Dwyer, I'm guessing something like a 30-40 yard game. Rogers I would go with if I knew Turner was going to be disciplined for even a full quarter.

[britrock88]

Banged-up Colston (who is playing) or Brandon Gibson of the Rams?

[Julio Riddols]

Originally Posted by rowech

It won't matter that much but I need another RB to start with Foster today. Today's crap choices are...

Tate, Jac. Rogers, Dwyer

I'd probably go with Dwyer, although Tate makes a nice active handcuff to ensure you get all the Texans rush yards and rush TDs.

[Julio Riddols]

Originally Posted by britrock88

Banged-up Colston (who is playing) or Brandon Gibson of the Rams?

I'd say Colston has a 75% chance of scoring more.

[B & B]

You are in a league that starts 4 RBs and a flex?


(facepalm)


That said, amazing that you got Foster and Bradshaw who were Top 15 ranked preseason backs. Plus, your handcuff in Tate.


Id still go Quizz and have a hunch he catches 3 balls, gets a handful of rushes and scores.

[stevew]

Originally Posted by rowech

There aren't. 12 team league with 4 RBs per team, and the possibility of a 5th. Bradshaw got hurt, I was low in the waiver wire, couldn't get a replacement so got stuck with this slop.

I think if I start Tate, I'm hoping he scores a TD because I don't think he gets a ton of yards. If I start Dwyer, I'm guessing something like a 30-40 yard game. Rogers I would go with if I knew Turner was going to be disciplined for even a full quarter.

This is basically why FF has started to suck really bad for me. You get to the point where everyone is so knowledgeable now and there are no fish left basically. I guess the only way to exploit any kind of inefficiency is to collect players that are decent, but not glamorous. Guys like Michael Turner. Or to try to trade rape people.

[rowech]

Originally Posted by B & B

You are in a league that starts 4 RBs and a flex?


(facepalm)


That said, amazing that you got Foster and Bradshaw who were Top 15 ranked preseason backs. Plus, your handcuff in Tate.


Id still go Quizz and have a hunch he catches 3 balls, gets a handful of rushes and scores.

No...I meant all rosters have 4 RBs, half have 5. That's every team's 2nd running back and into the third stringers. One injury, guys don't trade, and you're toast.

I offered a couple of trades to avoid this but no takers.

[britrock88]

Okay, settled on Colston at WR. Now I'm wondering whether to go with Kevin Smith or Brandon Gibson at FLEX.

[NorvTurnerOverdrive]

Originally Posted by stevew

This is basically why FF has started to suck really bad for me. You get to the point where everyone is so knowledgeable now and there are no fish left basically. I guess the only way to exploit any kind of inefficiency is to collect players that are decent, but not glamorous. Guys like Michael Turner. Or to try to trade rape people.

i like strong competition so i'm glad there's no village idiots anymore. what drives me insane is the guy that only sets his lineup every couple of weeks, has flacco at qb and a k and a te that aren't even playing and still scores 150 points

no skill. no strategy. pure luck

[stevew]

Gibson seems unlikely to get much more than 6 targets. He can do it on that, but would need a big play. Though I suppose that is all it takes.

Amendola has more targets than the next 4 rams players combined.

[stevew]

Originally Posted by NorvTurnerOverdrive

i like strong competition so i'm glad there's no village idiots anymore. what drives me insane is the guy that only sets his lineup every couple of weeks, has flacco at qb and a k and a te that aren't even playing and still scores 150 points

no skill. no strategy. pure luck

Yeah...that's what it has become. Some moron exits the draft with CJ Spiller as his #2 back and wins by virtue of sheer dumb luck.

[NorvTurnerOverdrive]

i can accept you outfoxing me through deft maneuvering. goodonya. i can't accept you having a shit draft and you're team of waiver wire scrubs knocking me out of the playoffs

[sooner333]

Up by 5 points with GB defense. They have nobody. Do I sacrifice tiebreaker points for the guaranteed win by benching the defense?

[sooner333]

Never mind....looks like worst I can do is -4 on defense.

[B & B]

Originally Posted by rowech

It won't matter that much but I need another RB to start with Foster today. Today's crap choices are...

Tate, Jac. Rogers, Dwyer

I nailed it, and doubt many ppl would have played it that way.


Tate had 28 yards ( I said 30 yds) no catches
Dwyer had no yards rushing and a 1 yard catch

My recommendation was Quizz who had 30+ yards rushing and
5 rec including a TD! (I called 3+ receptions and a TD, he had NO CATCHES the previous MNF game)

Im sure you didnt listen and played it safe with Tate, after all he scored 20 pts last week.

The reason Im bumping this is to let everyone know, Im now the only winless team in my ONLY FF league, at 0-3.

[stevew]

If you have Ben Roethlisburger and win by less than 4 points, don't sleep easy until the official scoring decision comes out on one of his TD passes to Antonio Brown. It will probably remain a TD, but it's possible it could be overturned.

[rowech]

Originally Posted by B & B

I nailed it, and doubt many ppl would have played it that way.


Tate had 28 yards ( I said 30 yds) no catches
Dwyer had no yards rushing and a 1 yard catch

My recommendation was Quizz who had 30+ yards rushing and
5 rec including a TD! (I called 3+ receptions and a TD, he had NO CATCHES the previous MNF game)

Im sure you didnt listen and played it safe with Tate, after all he scored 20 pts last week.

The reason Im bumping this is to let everyone know, Im now the only winless team in my ONLY FF league, at 0-3.

You're right on all counts. I went with Tate figuring he would get me at least five. Rogers would have got me 12. I lead by 12 with opponent having Lynch left to play. Would have felt comfortable up by 24. Not so much by 12.

[MikeVic]

< rant>

I felt getting burned out on fantasy football before the season started (and it's why I left the FOFC league, as well as another one)... and I think I'm already feeling it in week3 hah.

I think the problem is that a fantasy win doesn't get me excited or happy, but a fantasy bullshit loss gets me more upset. Lost this week 82.6-82, and will lose another close game in a league which I benched Torrey Smith at the 11th hour after hearing about his brother's death and how he's going to be with family, but not ruled out for the game. It was the Sunday night game, so I figured the safe option would be to swap him out. Clearly wrong. So I was right in drafting him, but don't reap the rewards in his first big game.

I think right now, I'd rather keep the fantasy money and bet on a game a week. Anyone else have similar opinions on fantasy sports?
< /rant>