I’ve been waiting 2 weeks for this matchup against HOU for Pascal with 3 guys on bye. Am I crazy for not wanting to drop him after a bad game with Hoyer and a bad game with Brissett back where they ran all over the jags? I don’t have much FAAB left but I just need this one week fill and the last time Pascal played the Texans he blew up. They’ve got a good bit of their DBs hurt and unlikely to play. For just this week I feel like he’s gotta be a good play right?
Fantasy Football - Footballguys Forums
Welcome to Our Forums. Once you've registered and logged in, you're primed to talk football, among other topics, with the sharpest and most experienced fantasy players on the internet.
*WAIVER WIRE PICK-UPS AFTER WEEK 11* (1 Viewer)
- Thread starter TZMarkie
- Start date
Stompin' Tom Connors
Footballguy
Laird in PPR -- snap count increased and was targeted 6 times in the receiving game and could carve a role regardless of how Ballage/Gaskin might do. Have a feeling Miami will still be passing a lot.
I'm starting him.
Think Pascal still led in targets and also had quite a bit on the air yards side. With or without TY, the matchup is undeniable.
That said, my other options are ugly: R. Anderson, R. Gage types.
Don Hutson
Footballguy
David Njoku has been designated to return from IR. He had 4-37-1 in Week 1. He got hurt in Week 2. He has a nice ROS schedule. The only team he is going to face that has been effective at stopping tight ends is the Ravens in Week 16. Here is a list of his remaining games and each teams rank for points allowed to tight ends:
Week 12 Dolphins 16th
Week 13 @Steelers 26th
Week 14 Bengals 19th
Week 15 @Cardinals 32nd
Week 16 Ravens 4th
Week 12 Dolphins 16th
Week 13 @Steelers 26th
Week 14 Bengals 19th
Week 15 @Cardinals 32nd
Week 16 Ravens 4th
SaintsInDome2006
Footballguy
Maybe I'm nuts but I feel like the Damien Williams rib injury is being underestimated. Maybe McCoy and Darrel W are owned everywhere... but ribs are an extremely painful injury, it's not easy for a RB to overcome. The bye week might be affecting things, but owning a piece of that offense can be extremely valuable.
Todem
Footballguy
Honestly......that running game is so putrid....you would have to be desperate beyond desperate to pick up a Dolphins back.
Twenty-Four Eighty-Four
Footballguy
I have two of the three... I own the Williams'. If one is out, I'll put the other in and hope for some carries/catches. If all three are active, I play Damien. You'll have your good weeks and your bad.
DocHolliday
Footballguy
The volume should be there but I don't have much faith. Worth a shot for sure though.
Boone22
Footballguy
Curious why you think this? I know Sutton has progressed a ton since last year but last year when Sutton and Patrick were both starting, Patrick outproduced Sutton. I’m not expecting that to happen now but I think Patrick is being severely undervalued. Especially if Denver ever gets a real QB.
Last edited by a moderator:
skinsrule05
Footballguy
I dropped him. He hasn’t done anything and now Ty is back. I just couldn’t picture a time I would be willing to start him.
wormburner
Footballguy
Jaylen Samuels may be available after not taking advantage of the opportunity in Conner's absence. If Conner's is out again, does the Bengals matchup make any difference?
DocHolliday
Footballguy
Cowboysfan8
Footballguy
I played him the last 2 wksLoipz said:
Dropped him last night for James Washington
fatness
Footballguy
Having separate redraft and dynasty threads for WW pickups makes sense to me. Hard to start in the middle of a season though.
Don Hutson
Footballguy
He practiced today. It still hasn't been determined if he will be active this week. He should be in good shape since his injury was to his wrist.
Last edited by a moderator:
I’ve been pondering the same thing but the last time steelers played the bengals they just ran wildcat and ran all over them. This time the bengals have a worse offense than even then with their QB situation and Auden Tate possibly hindered. I know someone’s gotta catch the ball but how many points do they even need to score to win against this hapless bengals team?
whole-show
Footballguy
I have Samuels and considering adding Snell with his full practice Wednesday. Tomlin sounds like he can’t wait for him to come back. Just not sure if who I have would be worth dropping for him, but for people that have room I’d recommend grabbing Snell. I have a feeling if he’s active he might get more play then Samuels. If my memory is correct he got more play before his knee injury when Conner was out then Samuels did and also Edmunds a couple weeks ago got more then Samuels.
Twenty-Four Eighty-Four
Footballguy
I think they are seeing that Samuels is more of a receiving back than early down guy. I added Snell in case of injury and Conner is still out, and also he may have stand alone value.
Interesting as I made the opposite calculation and picked up Samuels over Snell. My thinking was that Samuels will have some value as a receiving back regardless of whether Conner or Snell gets the carries. Pittsburgh backup QBs have been check-down kings...I'm running Samuels out in my flex this week with Ekeler out. That said, you might be right!
[edited to add] oh, and Snell is coming back from injury so I'm not expecting a tremendously heavy workload.
Last edited by a moderator:
Twenty-Four Eighty-Four
Footballguy
Samuels in my league is taken. I do agree with you about being the receiving back, maybe even some with Conner healthy. Snell pick up may be a shot in the dark sort of thing, just a hunch that IF Conner is out, Snell could get work. I don't know that I'm playing him.
My other point was I don't think that Samuels was as important of a handcuff as others may have thought he may be since they seem to be using other guys to get carries more than we thought they might.
Last edited by a moderator:
Sarlakticacid
Footballguy
Ben Watson
getting “involved” in the game and Dal not so good vs TEs
getting “involved” in the game and Dal not so good vs TEs
Bracie Smathers
Footballguy
Stompin' Tom Connors
Footballguy
Which streaking but barely proven TE who seems to have a huge opportunity should I be targeting, Hollister or Griffin?
Or is a lower ceiling guy like Jonnu, Brate or Witten more steady in terms of proven floor?
These are the decisions I am wrestling with. Thanks a ton, Engram.
Or is a lower ceiling guy like Jonnu, Brate or Witten more steady in terms of proven floor?
These are the decisions I am wrestling with. Thanks a ton, Engram.
EthnicFury
Footballguy
I like hollister. Looked good Monday night, Dickson went back to IR and Russ has been throwing to the TE all season
Last edited by a moderator:
DocHolliday
Footballguy
Totally agree. Hollister could be a low end TE1. That's not saying a lot since TE production is a mess.
Chaka
Footballguy
So, yeah looks like I couldn't have beenore wrong about this.
Do we think Thursday is the reality going forward, as long as Mack is out? Or did Wilkins just need more time to get right?
Williams obviously got a ton of volume, and he was solid but not spectacular. Has he earned a Mackesque hammerlock on the primary RB duties?
FTR I think Hines role remains static regardless of any of the other RBs status.
Don Hutson
Footballguy
I still think that Wilkins could take over starting duties if Mack is out for an extended period. Wilkins only became healthy enough to be active after Mack was injured. Suddenly his ankle had progressed faster than expected. Wilkins is a warrior type that wouldn't hesitate to play through the pain of a bum ankle. Winning against the Texans would have been massive so he was going play if needed. Literally, the odds of the Colts getting to the playoffs would be double that the odds are now if they had won.
Both Wilkins and Williams have been on the Colts since 2018. Wilkins was the clearcut second stringer. And Williams didn't do that great against the Texans. He averaged 4.0 ypc behind a dominant offensive line against a defense that is below average against the run. It's anyone's guess who will be the starter or if it will be a full timeshare when the fantasy playoffs come if Mack is still out. The experts are speculating just like us.
Last edited by a moderator:
JackReacher
Footballguy
Certainly possible that they could go to Wilkins, but I viewed Williams as one of the better players for the Colts on Thursday night. Their bigger problems were with the passing game. TY’s two critical drops, and Brisett in general, not being able to throw downfield at all, led to the loss.
SaintsInDome2006
Footballguy
I screwed up my Thursday decisions. With the news on Connor and Juju I'm going with Washington over Conley as the Flex in a couple leagues. Also Goedert in another where I already held him.
Last edited by a moderator:
