Does Ford probably coming back this week affect how you feel about staring Moore against the Pats?
a little, but I think the pats defense is bad enough that there will be enough to go around. plus, they may limit Ford's snaps/role since its his first game back from injury. I am starting him with confidence and am thinking OAK/NE is gonna be the highest scoring game of the day.
Additionally, no team facing NE in 2011 has less than 40 drop back snaps, the ball is going to be in the air and more 3WR sets will be common this week than the yearly trends addressed above.
I am not buying into the assumption that Oak is going to be throwing the ball around. Oak will stick to their very effective ground game for as long as they can. With that assumption and the fact that Ford is playing, I think D Moore owners, such as myself, have to reduce our expectations. Oak is likely going to use Ford, DHB, and Moore in a WR rotation. The glitch in my thinking is that NE will likely be able to move the ball in the air against a weak Oak secondary. If NE starts scores points frequently, Oak will have to abandon the run for the pass. I am likely to use D Moore as my WR3 but I am still debating.