To be honest, I never understood this thread, as while it's super nice of
@Hot Sauce Guy to start it and create some commiseration around needs, I always doubted that there was commiseration and this was simply a hollow effort to get what you needed out into the ether in the naive hopes that doing so, good Karma from the FF gods would shine down on your team.
But since this is the first time I actually could use some good Karma, I'll stop peeing on the parade and throw my hat in the ring.
According to Yahoo, had a >90% chance of winning before Ertz went off and literally tied up my opponent's team with mine. We are both 3-1 and with other 3-1 teams falling this week, this could be extremely meaningful in terms of standings separation at the key 1/4 mile post in the season.
I have Brees.
He has Chris Thompson.
And I am browning my shorts.
This is 2/3 pt PPR, and Thompson is currently leading the team in targets, commanding about a 27.6% share so far this year of all receiving targets - next guy has a full 8 targets less. Thompson is second in receiving yards/game and has a whopping 114 YAC, heavily used in third down situations with the most 1st down conversions in the passing game. He's no slouch as a runner, and while Peterson is the main back which puts a cap on his carries, CT is averaging 5.5 y/r and 27.7 yards/game. Crowder being dinged only puts CT more in focus as a receiver.
On my side of the ball, Brees has a rough match up as the Skins are solid, allowing just shy of 200 yards/game. Josh Norman and Quinton Dunbar are no slouches, with very solid safety play from Swearinger. They also can generate some pass rush as well. Add in to the fact that with Ingram returning, and Kamara potentially limited a little with a knee (he's active but don't know the true extent of how it hampers him until he plays) the run/pass mix may slant to the run.
Finally, game script is not in my favor, as Wash sits 30th so far in scoring. So it may be that the Saints may not have to turn on their jets to outpace a high octane offense. And if the Saints somehow are up early, can see them turn to the ground and pound while WAS tries to keep up with CT.
So very, very nervous about this one. I can easily see this not going my way very, very easily.
Good luck to all, may Karma favor us.
