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Anyone thinking of benching Stafford? (1 Viewer)

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I know it's crazy but the SF defense is terrific and Stafford wasn't great coming out of the box. Made some bad decisions last week and while I think he might be servicable it's not a layup for me to throw him out there this week. I have Cutler as a backup and it's a coin flip for me. I think the determining factor in starting Cutler will be so I can watch him tonight in prime time. I know it shouldn't make a difference but FF is supposed to be fun and it's great jumping out to an early lead so you can talk smack til Sunday.

Anyone else benching him this week against the Stout SF defense and who are you starting in his place?

 
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Stafford went 28-50 for 293 yards, 2 TDs, and 0 INTs against the 49ers last season.

I'm a Niner fan, but I find it funny that people get so scared about QB play against them, especially when it comes to top players. They give up fantasy points. Look up the numbers.

Add in the fact that you can't run against them (especially a team like Detroit, much like GB), and they'll need to throw it all over the field. Start him with confidence.

 
'RUSF18 said:
Stafford went 28-50 for 293 yards, 2 TDs, and 0 INTs against the 49ers last season. I'm a Niner fan, but I find it funny that people get so scared about QB play against them, especially when it comes to top players. They give up fantasy points. Look up the numbers. Add in the fact that you can't run against them (especially a team like Detroit, much like GB), and they'll need to throw it all over the field. Start him with confidence.
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Tough to bench a guy with weapons like Stafford's when there's a real good chance he's going to chuck it 50+ times.
 
Crazy to bench Stafford, unless you've got Brady/Brees/Rodgers. And in that case, you should be shopping him.

As the 49er fan said, you can't run against SF so you have to beat them through the air. He'll score a ton of fantasy points this week.

 
Starting him. My b/u is flacco. Staff had 50 attempts against the niners last season (293 yds 2 TDs). He is gonna prolly have 50 attempts in this one. Hopefully he can keep the ints down, and doesnt get killed back there.

 
'Resident A said:
Did anybody bench Rodgers last week when he played SF? exactly...
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Stafford is no Rodgers...I wouldn't be surprised to see Cutler outscore Stafford this week. I'd lean more towards Cutler. Not that I think Stafford will do horribly against SF, I just think the floor and ceiling are higher for Cutler vs GB
 
If you had a decent option to replace him with for the week I would seriously consider it and I'm not one of these people who doesn't play his studs every week.

1/ Stafford looked out of sync last week against a very mediocre Rams defense.

2/ Calvin Johnson is dealing with some type of injury. It may not be serious, but it is worth monitioring

3/ The 49ers are easily the best defense in the NFL this season. They pretty much kept the best offense in the league in check last week on the road.

I'm staying away from the 49ers D all season if I can.

 
'UKColt said:
Crazy to bench Stafford, unless you've got Brady/Brees/Rodgers. And in that case, you should be shopping him.As the 49er fan said, you can't run against SF so you have to beat them through the air. He'll score a ton of fantasy points this week.
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Is it? FBG has them ranked side by side. Other sites I've looked at vary having one or the other ranked ahead. It's certainly not easy benching a guy like Stafford but matchups for QBs do matter. I'll certainly second guess myself if it doesn't work out but then again I'll kick myself for not going with my gut and questioning the start vs. SF. Now I wouldn't bench him for just anyone but in my case debating between he and Cutler is close. Last week Rodgers got 25.8 pts vs. SF and his average last year was 30.5 per game so essentially a 5 point hit. Last week Alex Smith went for 21.9 vs. GB and his average last year was 14.5, a 7 point bump. I know things change between last year and this year on both squads but from playing QBBC strategy for years the most critical factor in determining which QB to start is the strength of the defense they are playing.
 
Going for his 5th consecutive game with 350+ passing yards. He'll get his yards v. the'Niners D with a couple of TDs in a loss

 
Circling the wagons after going 0-1 in my main league...but rolling the dice on Stafford over Locker, Griffin III or Wilson this week.

 
This makes me think that if Stafford does get held in check vs the Niners, some owners may be close to panic...

 
'RUSF18 said:
This makes me think that if Stafford does get held in check vs the Niners, some owners may be close to panic...
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personally I am nowhere near close to panic as a Stafford owner even if he throws up an awful game. Others may react differently though and not account for the fact that the 9ers are a terrific defense.
 
'49er fan said:
You didn't draft him where you did to play the matchup game with him...he's a must start every week
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To me, all that stuff goes out the window once the season starts. Is Morris too low a draft pick to start over a RB drafted in the 3rd/4th round? Once the season starts and the draft is done it's a game to game evaluation of your talent/matchups. Last year Cam Newton was a FA pickup in most leagues and by week 4 he was starting over every QB not Brees/Brady/Rodgers.ETA...this is the only matchup of every team in the NFL that I would consider benching him for.
 
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I'd only bench Stafford this week if I had Brees, Brady, Rodgers... Matt Ryan, or maybe Cam Newton THIS week, since Newton plays against the New Orleans defense and he's going to have as big a day as RG3 did against them last week.

 
'Banger said:
'49er fan said:
You didn't draft him where you did to play the matchup game with him...he's a must start every week
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To me, all that stuff goes out the window once the season starts. Is Morris too low a draft pick to start over a RB drafted in the 3rd/4th round? Once the season starts and the draft is done it's a game to game evaluation of your talent/matchups. Last year Cam Newton was a FA pickup in most leagues and by week 4 he was starting over every QB not Brees/Brady/Rodgers.ETA...this is the only matchup of every team in the NFL that I would consider benching him for.
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You think too much about this stuff.
 
'Banger said:
'49er fan said:
You didn't draft him where you did to play the matchup game with him...he's a must start every week
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To me, all that stuff goes out the window once the season starts. Is Morris too low a draft pick to start over a RB drafted in the 3rd/4th round? Once the season starts and the draft is done it's a game to game evaluation of your talent/matchups. Last year Cam Newton was a FA pickup in most leagues and by week 4 he was starting over every QB not Brees/Brady/Rodgers.ETA...this is the only matchup of every team in the NFL that I would consider benching him for.
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But dude, it was only one rough week. Stafford was drafted in the 2nd round of most drafts because he is a guy you can count on every week; it doesn't matter who he's playing. That's what makes him a great fantasy QB. If you want to play the matchup game with QB, then you should have drafted a Running Back or a stud TE in the 2nd round and waited for the 5-12 ranked QBs. Your Cam argument of last season applied to QB's drafted after the Big 3 (Rodgers, Brady, Brees). This year its "The Big 5" (big 3 + Stafford, Cam). You're not sitting any of those guys after one subpar week. And as someone posted earlier, the Niners do give up fantasy points to QBs. Detroit will realize that the only way to score against the Niners is through the air. It's likely that Stafford will throw for over 300 yards. He'll also have a chance to get at least 2 TDs. As rough a day as Rodgers had last week, he still put up solid fantasy numbers. I expect Stafford to have a similar day. As much as I love the Niners, I don't expect Detroit to lay down. It's going to be a great game, and Stafford/Calvin will leave their mark on it, win or lose.
 
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'Banger said:
'49er fan said:
You didn't draft him where you did to play the matchup game with him...he's a must start every week
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To me, all that stuff goes out the window once the season starts. Is Morris too low a draft pick to start over a RB drafted in the 3rd/4th round? Once the season starts and the draft is done it's a game to game evaluation of your talent/matchups. Last year Cam Newton was a FA pickup in most leagues and by week 4 he was starting over every QB not Brees/Brady/Rodgers.ETA...this is the only matchup of every team in the NFL that I would consider benching him for.
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Why?!? Because San Fran can stop the run?!?Last year, Stafford was 28-50 for 293 yds, 2 TDs, and 0 INTs versus San Fran in Week 6.

 
If you drafted Stafford It was most likely in round 1 or 2.

You don't bench your studs. (unless they're injured) It's that simple

 
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