Do you ride with the players/teams that got you there (1 Viewer)

[RICK ROMO]

Tough calls this week

Bears D or Bills D

Grossman or Warner

Driver or Bruce

Johnson(AZ) or Engram

The playoffs always make me second guess myself

anyone have any insight on who is the better plays?

 

[Statcruncher]

I don't have time to post right now, I'll give you my predictions Tuesday morning. By the way I love the Rick Romo name.

 

[Londo]

I won't answer the WDIS portion of your thread, but I will tell you that philosophically, I will always start the person I think will score the most points that week, no matter whether I have ridden them all the way to the playoffs.

When it's do or die time, you have to go out on a limb sometimes, like starting Ron Dayne through the fantays playoffs last year. (that was a pretty sweet ride)

To clarify: during the regular season I am a proponent of start you studs. You are in it for the long haul and they give you the best week-to-week chance at putting together a playoff caliber season. During the playoffs, you must put your best opportunity to win on the field. Now, sometimes that is a horse that you have been riding all season long, and sometimes that is a guy like Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala.

 

[AnonymousBob]

Outside of Tomlinson and Gates, the people that got me here were the players with the best matchups each week. Sometimes I would have been better served to go with an alleged lesser matchup but I see no reason to change my strategy simply because the fantasy playoffs are upon us.

Romo, Brady, LT, ADP, Westbrook, Houshmanzadeh, AJ, Braylon, Moss, Gates...guys like that are players you plug in no matter what. Everybody else should be based on matchups. IMO.

 

[Dodge]

Pick em smart. Use all the resources available. Form an intelligent opinion. Pick up a few things here and there from these boards. Then cross your fingers.

I try to avoid matchup strategies as my #1 choice of sitting someone. You have to look at consistency.

 

[LionsFan78]

Really depends on the player/situation for me. To me, there's a BIG difference between "Start who got you there" and "Start who's been on your team all year"

Example: Romo got me where I am, and I don't care what the matchup is, he's a complete stud and is staying in. Reggie Bush and Steve Smith, however, have been on my team all year, but have had very little to do with getting me to the post season. I'll sit them if I have to.

 

[sizzer55]

those all look like toss-ups to me. except i think i'd start driver over bruce for sure. as stated earlier, i don't think it's any more complicated than starting the players that you think will score the most points.

 

[Leo2228]

If you are having trouble on who to start go to The Assistant Coach Thread look on the top two thread look for

Wannabee Stratege thread(Jeff Tefertiller ) he is great

 

[RICK ROMO]

Thanks for the replies!

 

[Hugonel]

This late in the season teams are frequently playing division teams the second time around. For my third WR I will review the targets that these players got against the same division rival earlier in the season to see if I can figure out if the coach was going more/less to my WR based on the secondary.

If I see pattern I will play the match up. Otherwise, I'll play the most consistent WR I have for the third spot.

 

[King of the Wolfies]

I play whoever I think I do the best. A few years ago in my title run, I continued to work the wire and in a week 17 SB only started 3 of my original players. She started her normal lineup and I cruised to an easy 80 point win.

There is no loyalty in FF, so go with whoever you need to win. I promise that no players will come to your house and punch you if you don't start them.

 

[DocNiner52]

I won't answer the WDIS portion of your thread, but I will tell you that philosophically, I will always start the person I think will score the most points that week, no matter whether I have ridden them all the way to the playoffs. When it's do or die time, you have to go out on a limb sometimes, like starting Ron Dayne through the fantays playoffs last year. (that was a pretty sweet ride)To clarify: during the regular season I am a proponent of start you studs. You are in it for the long haul and they give you the best week-to-week chance at putting together a playoff caliber season. During the playoffs, you must put your best opportunity to win on the field. Now, sometimes that is a horse that you have been riding all season long, and sometimes that is a guy like Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala.

I agree. I hopped on Dayne and rode him, ugh don't want to picture that, thru the playoffs and a league title.I look at players recent trends, hot teams, teams on the fringe of making the playoffs and their recent play. Of course the strong players on my team get 1st consideration. Still, when in the playoffs you lose you're gone so I'm not afraid to take some chances if I think it gives me the best opportunity to win.

 

[The Man with the Plan]

I hope you didn't start any of those Bears players.

 

[Tanner9919]

I won't answer the WDIS portion of your thread, but I will tell you that philosophically, I will always start the person I think will score the most points that week, no matter whether I have ridden them all the way to the playoffs. When it's do or die time, you have to go out on a limb sometimes, like starting Ron Dayne through the fantays playoffs last year. (that was a pretty sweet ride)To clarify: during the regular season I am a proponent of start you studs. You are in it for the long haul and they give you the best week-to-week chance at putting together a playoff caliber season. During the playoffs, you must put your best opportunity to win on the field. Now, sometimes that is a horse that you have been riding all season long, and sometimes that is a guy like Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala.

this guy gets it! I wonder, the people who subscribe to the 'ALWAYS PLAY YOUR STUDS' theory, how have they done thru the years in fantasy football, with that stringent rule?you hit the nail on the head. you have to be flexible and you must be able to adapt to the matchups, don't just blindly play LT , even if he's going up against Minnesota, thats suicide.