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Bears DST vs Rams Week 14: What's your plan? (1 Viewer)
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Don't Noonan
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Interseptopus
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My alternative is Dallas D. Not liking that one too much.
I don't see anyone recommending benching any LAR players because they play Chicago?
This is one of those scenarios where possibly Chicago D does quite well, but the LAR do quite well too. Maybe a pick 6? I'll roll with Chicago.
I don't see anyone recommending benching any LAR players because they play Chicago?
This is one of those scenarios where possibly Chicago D does quite well, but the LAR do quite well too. Maybe a pick 6? I'll roll with Chicago.
Stealthycat
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Interseptopus
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Interesting. I suppose I might bench Goff too if I had a good replacement
I'm extremely thankful for a week 14 bye in my redraft/keeper so I don't have to bench Goff.
But this goes to the point, why bench Chicago Defense and Goff? Surely one of them will do well. I think both will be okay plays. Unless you have a good/proven alternative, you're best just going with the guys who got you there.
I am likely benching Corey Davis, although I really don't want to, due to his matchup. I've always stuck with the idea to play the guys in the playoffs you usually play. But for some reason I'm wavering on Davis... so naturally he will score 2 TDs
Stealthycat
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my fear is this
Gurley is going to be running the game, Goff isn't going to throw 300 or more than 2 TD's IMO ..... its not going to be high scoring IMO and the player with the most fantasy point will be Gurley
CHI Def without INT's and pick 6's is a good defense, not great
Chargers have a good DEF too, and they are going to feast on Driskel at home and the CIN lethargic offense
Now, Mayfield .... he goes against a porous CAR defense, he's going to throw the ball and he's got Landry and Higgins and Chubb and Duke and Callway and Njoku ... who BTW had two long TD"s taken away last week by a penalty and fumble ....
Mayfield is primed for a 350 yard, 2-3 TD game IMO
So Mayfield over Goff, Chargers over CHI ........... and I'm doing that in a $250 entry league. I could be wrong - we'll see
Gurley is going to be running the game, Goff isn't going to throw 300 or more than 2 TD's IMO ..... its not going to be high scoring IMO and the player with the most fantasy point will be Gurley
CHI Def without INT's and pick 6's is a good defense, not great
Chargers have a good DEF too, and they are going to feast on Driskel at home and the CIN lethargic offense
Now, Mayfield .... he goes against a porous CAR defense, he's going to throw the ball and he's got Landry and Higgins and Chubb and Duke and Callway and Njoku ... who BTW had two long TD"s taken away last week by a penalty and fumble ....
Mayfield is primed for a 350 yard, 2-3 TD game IMO
So Mayfield over Goff, Chargers over CHI ........... and I'm doing that in a $250 entry league. I could be wrong - we'll see
Bears are a very good overall D, but their biggest strength is their run game. And obviously no one is benching Gurley.
I have Cooks and haven't had a moment's hesitation about starting him. I suppose I would feel the same way about Woods.
The consensus on Goff this week seems to be that he's not a terrible option, but you might have something better.
But yeah, I think the overall risk profile for all these guys is raised a big across the board. Just not enough to bump the truly elite guys out of their customary spots.
Stealthycat
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I think I would, mostly because Mayfield has a great matchup (Carolina is in freefall) and Goff has been very up and down. It seems to depend on their game plan, and I could see this one being much more like the Lions game than the Chiefs game. But I think they're fairly close; both low-end QB1s.
Birdie048
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While I don't have either, I see Mayfield as having a good matchup vs a soft CAR Def that cannot get out of their own way (especially on the Road!)....Goff will be "stable" if not spectacular with the Gurley Run game controlling the flow. Mayfield will also be able to get some good scramble yards vs CAR.
CAR Def is #7 easiest for QB on Year, but #2 easiest since Week 7. Chi is #29 easiest for QB (or #4 toughest) but #14 for WR.
I am starting B Cook without hesitation. But I am not starting Chi Def.
I can see a low scoring game here... something like 21-17 LAR (Line is something like LAR -3 & O/U 52)
But since this is PLAYOFFS, I cannot trust Chi Def to score like they did earlier... (#1 Def/ST avg 15 /wk in my league)... Torn between BUFF or NOS....
Ray Barboni
Footballguy
I initially picked up the NOS defense ... but don’t trust them on the road, Against a team that can put up points.
Dropped them for the Bills earlier today.
Bears D on the bench.
Stealthycat
Footballguy
I was wrong - Chargers DEF didn't show up much, and Mayfield played very well but didn't have great fantasy numbers ....
flapgreen
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BobbyLayne
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This thread is the reverse jinx of the year.lsufan said:
rockaction
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IheartGuinness
Footballguy
One of the best defenses in history, on a team that's destined to win it all. That was an easy decision to start them.
-OZ-
Footballguy
Hard to sit after last night. Dominant.
That said, they now face an A. Rodgers who hasn't thrown a pick in how many passes? He's not going to throw 4 away like Goff.
I picked up DET (@BUF) so I'm going to be tormented most of the week with this decision.
Stealthycat
Footballguy
starting Chargers over Bears (which were projected about equal points in MFL ) very likely cost me
over thought it ....
over thought it ....
Birdie048
Footballguy
Starting Buffalo vs Turn Over machine Darnold was projected Top 3 Def (projected 15 pts in my league). Sitting my Bears Def (projected 1.1 pts) cost me the 1st round of playoffs! Like Kramer... "I'm out!"
Buffalo Def = 6 pts
Chicago Def = 25 pts
wlwiles
Footballguy
I picked up Washington weeks ago just to avoid the CHI vs. LAR matchup, and I felt even better about that with OBJ out for the week vs Wash. Oof. -1.2 for Washington, while Chicago had 26.1 pts.
But, my team is so stacked otherwise I still managed to pull out the win so a huge WHEW! this week.
I'm sorry I doubted you Bears. Please don't punish me for it next week when I will start you without hesitation.
But, my team is so stacked otherwise I still managed to pull out the win so a huge WHEW! this week.
I'm sorry I doubted you Bears. Please don't punish me for it next week when I will start you without hesitation.
Lot of 20/20 hindsight going on in this thread. If you started them, congrats. If you didn't, and especially if it cost you your week, that sucks, but I don't think you made the wrong decision. The argument against starting them wasn't that a result like last night was impossible, it was that the downside risk (negative points) was unacceptably high.
Good process sometimes leads to bad results.
Good process sometimes leads to bad results.
Stealthycat
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Goff in 2 years has never thrown more than 2 INT's and I think he's only done that 4 times ...... much less 3, much less 4
This week, the best Defense was way, way better than one of the best Offenses.
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