Alright break down of what SHOULD be my final rooster (it's the same as the one above - this is just the big 'ol breakdown post):
QB - 2 for $31
QB - Joe Burrow - CIN/7 - $21
QB - Kenny Pickett - PIT/6 - $10
Still hate going 2 QB but it generally seems to be the risk to take on here and frankly the very low dollar options just seem like such throwaways. Joey B is my guy and I have to have him especially at this kind of price point. Pickett was on exactly zero of my permutations or even preliminary thoughts still I saw him in the thread and ran the numbers a bit more. Week 6 is such a great bye and it does really seem like he should take the next step - at least compared to Love who's got virtually no game action and Howell who feels like a pure gamble. I hate the Steelers lol but I am resigned to doing this
RB - 6 for $86
RB - Christian McCaffrey - SF/9 - $34
RB - Kenneth Walker III - SEA/5 - $19
RB - Khalil Herbert - CHI/13 - $13
RB - Tank Bigsby - JAX/9 - $9
RB - Kenneth Gainwell - PHI/10 - $8
RB - Chris Evans - CIN/7 - $3
For the longest time this was gonna be 5 - my original (and lost to the ashes) first draft where I have no idea at all what I am doing had Chase Brown in there and then I played with some Evans options. Everything I can tell as a Bengals fan is that if Mixon ends up injured that Brown will end up in that role. But Evans is gonna have that Perine role either way and for $3 I just couldn't pass on a guy who seems on track to be in the game plan every week and who has a legit chance to post the odd score that counts. Even though 6 RBs feels like too many. The rest I mentioned in the prior post that had these 5. McCaffrey is a big swing but when he's on he piles on the points. Walker is the favorable bye - but he has shown talent. Herbert seems like a similar deal and in the feature role at that price he's worth roostering (though Fields is gonna vulture it up). Bigsby and Gainwell should see the field consistently.
WR - 7 for $75
WR - Ja'Marr Chase - CIN/7 - $36
WR - Jahan Dotson - WAS/14 - $14
WR - Romeo Doubs - GB/6 - $9
WR - Alec Pierce - IND/11 - $7
WR - Tank Dell - HOU/7 - $3
WR - Puka Nacua - LAR/10 - $3
WR - Michael Wilson - ARI/14 - $3
Still iffy as all heck but I think I like this a little better than what preceded it. Though if all the $3 wash out it will destroy me probably. But Chase is another big swing to take. Boyd's share is too iffy now and as much as I love Tee and love his lower price I reached the conclusion that if I'm going to do the stack with my Bengals I needed to do it right.
TE - 4 for $39
TE - Darren Waller - NYG/13 - $17
TE - Dalton Kincaid - BUF/13 - $10
TE - Cade Otton - TB/5 - $6
TE - Luke Musgrave - GB/6 - $6
Waller was on every iteration. Everything I've heard out here is that he's gonna be the biggest target for Jones with the Giants and it makes a ton of sense. In the land of questions marks behind Kelce that's a solid argument. Then I have 2 rookies with a ton of hype and 1 rookie who didn't have much hype last year in Otton who...well I mean I didn't keep Shenault so I needed to keep at least 1 mistake that I thought was be being a shark and that's Otton. The top 2 TEs both having the same bye is still scary as all heck. But safe old guys at lower dollars are not how I'm rolling this year. My past love for those types has tended to go unrequited.
PK - 3 for $10
PK - Jason Sanders - MIA/10 - $4
PK - Dustin Hopkins - CLE/5 - $3
PK - Cairo Santos - CHI/13 - $3
Still don't love shortening up a 2nd position the same week I am doing that with my TE position but when a dollar wriggled free to let me get Sanders back on the rooster I just couldn't keep Fairbairn (who shares the Burrow/Chase bye) and a totally unproven rookie playing in bad weather. At least give me proven okay guys who....play in bad weather. But ain't spending the dough at this position - it just ain't worth it. Still wish we coulda rostered Blankie though.
TB - 3 for $9
TD - Detroit Lions - DET/9 - $3
TD - Los Angeles Chargers - LAC/5 - $3
TD - Los Angeles Rams - LAR/10 - $3
After much thoughtful resear....oh I just tried to read tea leaves with cheap defenses and tried to avoid the painful byes elsewhere. This is the plan and I don't swerved from this plan at a position that is by and large low ceiling.
So there ya go.
Total value: 250
-QG