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QB Match Ups to Exploit/Avoid week 3 (1 Viewer)

Ministry of Pain

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Here are the 10 toughest passing defenses in the NFL right now in terms of yds given up per game. We should look at them and see if they are really as good as advertised.

10. San Diego: They are giving up 192 a game and have allowed 3TD so far…not too bad but they are also giving up almost 8 yds per attempt…and that’s not so good. I still feel they can be passed on when teams have the right personnel.

9. Arizona Cardinals: They are really starting to come around this year. Only 1 TD so far and 190 yds a game. Teams are throwing a the ball a lot but not having great success and only completing 55% of their passes.

8. The Eagles have only allowed 1 TD thus far vs 2 interceptions. 188 yds a game and pretty low 5.8 yds per attempt. QBs have a rating of 65.2 against them…not too high.

7. Indianapolis Colts: 179 yds a game, 5.5 yds per attempt, but a 65% completion percentage. They sort of play bend but don’t break defense IMO.

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6. Kansas City Chiefs: 169 yds a game, 6.9 yds per attempt and a 64% completion percentage aginst them. I think teams need to test their secondary more but I doubt the Vikings will this weekend.

5. New England: Have given up 4 TD but only 158 yds a game. The 2 blowouts they have been involved in are impressive and I am sure the secondary gets pretty laxed towards the end of the games…I don’t think QBs are a great play against them but some of the better WR will have decent days in garbage time if nothing else.

4. St Louis Rams: 149 yds a game so far and 3 TD vs no picks. QBs have a 110.0 rating against them so don’t be fooled by the yds they are yielding…teams are running on them to keep Bulger and crew on the sidelines but this team does not have a great secondary.

3. Pittsburgh: QBs have a rating of 61.1 against them. And those QBs would be Charlie Frye(3rd string in Seattle now), and JP Losman. They are good, but just how good?

2. Jax Jags: Only team in the league to have not given up a passing TD yet. 117 yds a game thru the air too. I know TN ran all over them in week 1 but that didn’t happen last week. Will be interesting what Cutler can do against them at home.speaking of the Broncos…

1. Denver Broncos: 62 yds a game, unreal. 1 TD vs 4 Interceptions. QB rating of 38.2, WOW! And a 4.5 yd per attempt allowed.

Let’s look at the match ups this week. I will simply run through the games and then we can open up the discussion on certain players you have a vested interest in.

Arizona at Baltimore:

Matt Leinart: Baltimore is giving up an avg of 1.5 TD per game and a little over 200 yds. My thing is this, they are going to shut down Edge and that running game, Whisenhunt is familiar with the Ravens and must know this. You have 2 of the more talented WR in the NFL with Fitz and Boldin, they can’t get dominated every down so why not turn them loose a bit like Cinci did in week 1? I’m not the OC though, so you probably can’t make Leinart much better than an average start as best this weekend.

McNair/Boller (Bench ‘em): Doesn’t matter who starts really. The Cards are looking better in their secondary and the Ravens’ best WR, Clayton, is banged up so I wouldn’t be in too much of a hurry to wheel these guys out.

Buffalo at New England

JP Losman: Maybe he will get some garbage time stats but to me that isn’t a reason to start a guy really. He and Lee Evans had some success last year on the Pats…but that was last year, this is this year and the Pats are pretty good. They are giving up a 90.9 passer rating to opposing teams however…interesting stat.

Tom Brady: Buffalo is allowing a passer rating of 81.2 so far. Allowing 267 yds a game and an avg of just 1 TD…I think New England will test that secondary on Sunday, don’t you?

Detroit at Philly

Jon Kitna: “It’s a miracle”…I think it was desperation to try and win a football game. Kitna should be cleared to play this week. Philly has a good sound pass defense but Detroit can light it up on almost anyone…this is the 2007 version of Houston Run n Shoot…so holding the Lions in check will still probably be in the 250-300 yd range and 1-2 TD…I just don’t see them getting shut out very often.

Donovon McNabb: There has been a lot of controversy surrounding McNabb this week. I have always admired McNabb, and thought very highly of him as an athlete and a human being in the NFL…that opinion is not going to change and I respect what he is saying, even if I don’t agree with him 100%. What does that have to do with how he performs this weekend? I think he is going to take out his frustrations on the Lions…but for the record they are putting a 59.7 QB rating on opposing teams. 2 TD vs 6 Interceptions although Tarvaris “Robin Hood” Jackson has a lot to do with that.

Indy at Houston

Peyton Manning: Last week shows that even though you automatically play Manning each week, he is going to have his weaker days just like everybody else…just far fewer of them.

Matt Schaub(Bench him): A guy I was behind the 1st couple of weeks but with Andre Johnson out this week, you would be better to sit Schaub and see what he does without him before you play him again. I see a lot of dump offs to Ahman Green and Owen Daniels, but the long ball may be missing form his arsenal on Sunday.

Miami at New York Jets

Trent Green: Green could be a sneaky play on Sunday. Miami/NYJets games can be barn burners at times and these two teams don’t exactly have stellar pass defenses right now. The Jets have given up 5 TD thru the air and over 240 a game right now.

Chad Pennington/Kelly Clemens: I need to see an updated injury report on Friday before I would say yes or no on this situation. I would think you might have better options on your roster.

Minnesota at Kansas City

Tarvaris Jackson(Cut him!): Awful so far. Threw 4 interceptions last week. I know some of you play in 12-16 team start 2 QB leagues…god help you.

Damon Huard: While the Vikes are allowing 264 yds a game thru the air, I mostly attribute that to the stour run defense they have. Only a 68.9 passer rating against them so Huard will virtually no help at WR probably won’t be able to exploit anything on Sunday.

San Diego at Green Bay

Phillip Rivers (Bench him): He is facing the Pack but they have held McNabb and Eli in check so far. 205 a game thru the air and only 2 TD so far(the Pack). Also only allowing about a 65 passer rating. Rivers hasn’t looked good and can’t find any WR to throw to outside of his TE, Gates. Now he is on the road again, leave him on the bench till he starts producing. Can someone dig up some good QB years under Norv Turner…Troy Aikman was never that great of a FF starter.

Brett Favre: Will have an average day but nothing like what he produced last week.

San Fran at Pittsburgh

Alex Smith (Bench him): Has done almost nothing so far. Probably your QB2 in most leagues, let him sit. Pittsbirgh is not the place for him to suddenly bust out for the season.

Big Ben Roethlisbeger: Astonishing that he didn’t have another 4 TD last week. I better stop before I tick off the Steeler Nation. If the early part of the season is any indication, Big ben will have a very average day on Sunday. I know many of you have him on your rosters. I would likely start him ahead of maybe the bottom 10-15 this week, I don’t see him as a top10 QB this week, really. The Niners are giving up about 215 a week thru the air and 1 TD. Leinart and Bulger combined for a QB rating of 73.9…middle of the road numbers this week from BB.

St Louis at Tampa Bay

Marc Bulger: Has not looked sharp so far. But he is in the top10 for QBs, so if this is the worst he is going to play, things can actually get better. The loss of Pace will have an impact all season on the passing game. The Bucs are giving up an avg of 224/1 a week. 88.0 passer rating against them. Bulger could possibly put the passing game into overdrive. I look for a reasonable day on Sunday.

Jeff Garcia: Despite the Rams being 4th in the league in passing yards allowed per game, opposing QBs are notching a 110.0 QB rating. The Bucs passing game came alive last week and Michael Clayton should have gotten credit on Galloway’s long TD…what a block! Garcia should fare well this week. Might not be as good as last week against the Saints but you could find much worse situations this week.

Cincinnati at Seattle:

Carson Palmer: 6 TD last week, certainly is going to see that number drop this week. The Seadogs are only giving up .5 TD a week so far, and they have seen Joey Galloway, Larry Fotzgerald, and Anquan Boldin…so they have seen some great WR so far. I think Palmer will do fine but I don’t think he will have anywhere near the impact he had alst week. Folks are calling for a shootout here but I don’t see it that way in Seattle which is a very tough place for teams to play on the road.

Matt Hasselbeck (Start him): I have been leery of him the past 2 weeks and with good reason. Look for Matt and his WR crew to take to the air and try and capitalize on a weak secondary that made Derek Anderson look like a Pro Bowl QB last week. Top10 hopefully for Hasselbeck owners this week.

Cleveland at Oakland

Derek Anderson: Great to see him torch the Bengals last week but I imagine a trip back down to Earth is in store for him this week. Don’t be foolish and chase last week’s points.

Josh McCown: I don’t understand why he is starting and especially since he is hurt right now. He looked terrible last week. I know Cleveland has given up 10 passing TD and a 113 rating to opposing QBs but McCown is a different QB from Carson Palmer and Big Ben so leave him alone.

Jacksonville at Denver

David Garrard: Have to be nuts to start him this week.

Jay Cutler (Bench him): Will have his worst outing of the young season this weekend. He almost gave the game away last weekend. The Jags are pretty good at stopping the pass so look for a quiet day from Cutler.

Carolina at Atlanta

Jake Delhomme: We talked last week how he typically will have a string of good games…who is going to cover Steve Smith this week on the fast surface of the Dome? You can’t pencil him in for 3 TD again but at the same time he should be good for at least 1-2 and maybe 200-250 passing. He has looked so far this season and has lots of favorable match ups the rest of the way. Early candidate for surprise top10 production.

Joey Harrington: Just holding down the fort till Byron learns a little bit of the offense.

New York Giants at Washington

Eli Manning: Watch the injury reports but the Skins have been pretty stingy on their pass defense. Only 1 TD this far on the season. Eli probably should not have been playing last week.

Jason Campbell: 127.8 QB rating is what the Giants are giving up. If there is ever a week to play Jason Campbell this would be it but I have a feeling most teams don’t really need him so don’t start him over a Delhomme or Hasselbeck this week. Campbell is really a bye week filler like what you drafted him for. Was god to see and Santana connecting on MNF…but he hurt owners by missing a wide open Moss in the 2nd half on what would have been a nice long TD play.

Dallas at Chicago

Tony Romo: Looks like it could be a little rough for him but I still would start him this week. The Bears are better at stopping the run than the pass right now. Opposing QBs are completing over 71% of their passes. Don’t bench Romo for a lesser QB this week.

Rex Grossman (Bench him): Till he shows he can make plays this season, leave him alone. Another week or two of the same and we might start hearing about Brian Griese.

Tennessee at New Orleans

Vince Young (Start him): Should be able to be productive for owners this weekend. Saints are allowing a 137 QB rating against them. They have allowed 5 TD and had no INT on the season…owners have something to look forward to on MNF.

Drew Brees: He is quickly becoming a “Do I start this guy again?” The Titans played well last week but they are giving up almost 250-260 yds a game but they are not allowing a lot of TD…only 2 on the season. If you have a safer choice you might want to roll with it this week. Would be interested to hear who people might think about starting over Brees.

This is just the basis to get some good analysis and banter going back and forth. I do ask you try not to be obvious with a WDIS post…something like Hasselbeck or Smith, which one? 1st of all, you know based on what I post, how I basically feel about those 2 QBs this weekend. We would much rather hear who you are leaning on and why, then if myself or other board members think you are going in the wrong direction we can jump in and that way everyone benefits more.

If you have a Hasselbeck/Delhomme combo, odds are some one else does too. Folks with Manning and Palmer usually don’t have a dilemma at QB, but it’s the folks that paried 2 QBs in the 5-15 range, or 3 in the 12-25 range that have the choices every week.

Good Luck!

 
MOP, great job, this is were your talent begins to shine.

Thanks for all your hard work.

Tex

 
Cleveland at Oakland

Derek Anderson: Great to see him torch the Bengals last week but I imagine a trip back down to Earth is in store for him this week. Don’t be foolish and chase last week’s points.

Josh McCown: I don’t understand why he is starting and especially since he is hurt right now. He looked terrible last week. I know Cleveland has given up 10 passing TD and a 113 rating to opposing QBs but McCown is a different QB from Carson Palmer and Big Ben so leave him alone.
Although I wouldn't advocate McCown over your normal #1 start this week, Cleveland's secondary is shredded by injuries right now...so if you're hurting at QB or looking for a sleeper (in case you have Schaub or some other QB with a tough matchup this week), he could be good for 2+ TDs and 250+ yds. On a related note, Curry should be a very good start this week at WR.
 
Ok, I guess I'll go Kitna again over Ben. Kitna's injury last week very likely cost me the win so I'm a little leery but he did score the same as Ben anyway so it didn't matter much.

 
Ok, I guess I'll go Kitna again over Ben. Kitna's injury last week very likely cost me the win so I'm a little leery but he did score the same as Ben anyway so it didn't matter much.
I think Kitna has more upside right now. If you just need 15 points though than maybe you look at Big Ben a little closer.
 
Ok, I guess I'll go Kitna again over Ben. Kitna's injury last week very likely cost me the win so I'm a little leery but he did score the same as Ben anyway so it didn't matter much.
I think Kitna has more upside right now. If you just need 15 points though than maybe you look at Big Ben a little closer.
This was the week I was going to think about Schaub over Big Ben.... and now that's out along with AJ. But after readingthis, at least I'm not second guessing.I notice very few greens this week. Not many 'home runs' so to speak.....
 
Tony Romo: Looks like it could be a little rough for him but I still would start him this week. The Bears are better at stopping the run than the pass right now. Opposing QBs are completing over 71% of their passes. Don’t bench Romo for a lesser QB this week.
What constitutes a lesser QB? Anybody other than Manning, Brady, and maybe Bulger?
 
Nice post as usual. Just wonder what you think of Romo's potential numbers this week, expect 200 2tds, or is this two high?

 
Tony Romo: Looks like it could be a little rough for him but I still would start him this week. The Bears are better at stopping the run than the pass right now. Opposing QBs are completing over 71% of their passes. Don’t bench Romo for a lesser QB this week.
What constitutes a lesser QB? Anybody other than Manning, Brady, and maybe Bulger?
I'm playing Young over him, though I agree he's still an okay play. I was surprised that Chi D is not top ten pass D. Still going with Vince, though (in a league where rush TDs are worth more than Pass TDs)
 
Tony Romo: Looks like it could be a little rough for him but I still would start him this week. The Bears are better at stopping the run than the pass right now. Opposing QBs are completing over 71% of their passes. Don’t bench Romo for a lesser QB this week.
What constitutes a lesser QB? Anybody other than Manning, Brady, and maybe Bulger?
People that might think Big Ben is a better play than Romo this week...that would be one example off the top of my head.
 
Added to MOP's list:

Here are the 10 toughest passing defenses in the NFL right now in terms of yds given up per game. We should look at them and see if they are really as good as advertised.

10. San Diego: They are giving up 192 a game and have allowed 3TD so far…not too bad but they are also giving up almost 8 yds per attempt…and that’s not so good. I still feel they can be passed on when teams have the right personnel. Have played the Bears (awful) and NE (who tore them a new one). Mirage from the Bears. Favre will throw on them. Chicago didn't test their secondary which is one of the worst in the league. The only guy I can even remember the name of is Jammer, and he sucks.

9. Arizona Cardinals: They are really starting to come around this year. Only 1 TD so far and 190 yds a game. Teams are throwing a the ball a lot but not having great success and only completing 55% of their passes. Have played the Niners (almost as bad as the Bears passing) and Seattle (allowed 122 yards rec to Branch, and Seattle is just not that good of a passing team) won't really see until they play St. Louis week 5, but I bet Boller has moderate success against them

8. The Eagles have only allowed 1 TD thus far vs 2 interceptions. 188 yds a game and pretty low 5.8 yds per attempt. QBs have a rating of 65.2 against them…not too high. Have played GB (good passing team) and WAS (average at best) so for me the jury is still out, but Campbell was torching them at times

7. Indianapolis Colts: 179 yds a game, 5.5 yds per attempt, but a 65% completion percentage. They sort of play bend but don’t break defense IMO. Have played NO (abysmal right now) and TEN (no receivers, pretty bad. Their biggest playmaker in the secondary is Sanders, a guy known more for his run-coverage. Potential, but due to the blowout factor I wouldn't hesitate to start any tier 3 QB or above.

6. Kansas City Chiefs: 169 yds a game, 6.9 yds per attempt and a 64% completion percentage aginst them. I think teams need to test their secondary more but I doubt the Vikings will this weekend. Have played Houston (looking really, really good this year) where they allowed Schaub 225 in his opener and AJ about 145 rec., and the Bears (make anyone look good on defense) so they are looking average right now. Both teams that have had the pleasure of facing Grossman likely have inflated defensive passing stats. God Grossman sux. :thumbup:

5. New England: Have given up 4 TD but only 158 yds a game. The 2 blowouts they have been involved in are impressive and I am sure the secondary gets pretty laxed towards the end of the games…I don’t think QBs are a great play against them but some of the better WR will have decent days in garbage time if nothing else. Have played NYJ (pretty poor QB with good receivers, Lavy had a great game against them) and SD (offense in disarray, Rivers off). They have Asante Samuel and when Harrison gets back, they will be even more improved. Looks like the real deal as this is a perennially good-to-great defense

4. St Louis Rams: 149 yds a game so far and 3 TD vs no picks. QBs have a 110.0 rating against them so don’t be fooled by the yds they are yielding…teams are running on them to keep Bulger and crew on the sidelines but this team does not have a great secondary. Have played CAR (decent passing game) and SF (horrible passing game). Steve Smith still had a good game against them, and Delhomme didn't do too badly (201 and 3 TDs). Definite mirage from playing SF and getting run on by CAR.

3. Pittsburgh: QBs have a rating of 61.1 against them. And those QBs would be Charlie Frye(3rd string in Seattle now), and JP Losman. They are good, but just how good? Have played Browns and Bills as you said. I am not that impressed with their secondary until I see a real test, and Alex Smith ain't it. I'll give the system some credit until they show me different.

2. Jax Jags: Only team in the league to have not given up a passing TD yet. 117 yds a game thru the air too. I know TN ran all over them in week 1 but that didn’t happen last week. Will be interesting what Cutler can do against them at home.speaking of the Broncos… Have played TEN (not a great passing game) and Atlanta (who could be shut down by a wet piece of paper). They felt good enough about their secondary to release Donovan Darius, but given the teams they have faced there is no way of knowing anything yet. I wouldn't hesitate to start any tier 3 or above QBs or WRs.

1. Denver Broncos: 62 yds a game, unreal. 1 TD vs 4 Interceptions. QB rating of 38.2, WOW! And a 4.5 yd per attempt allowed. Even though they have only played the Bills and Oakland, this secondary is the best in the league with Bly and Champ shutting down the sidelines and Lynch in the middle. I see them finishing in the top 3 against the pass. Start any QB/WR with great caution.

some outside the top ten pass defenses that should be worried about:

The Bears (13th) have faced teams that rely on the run and focused on stopping it. They succeeded, but in doing so allowed some big passing plays. I expect even more ints from the corners and safeties in the weeks to come. Also, they have the best 4-man pass rush in the league, which means that QBs are hurried and still having to deal with 3 very fast LBs hanging out in the middle and under routes.

The Packers (14th) faced Philly and did very well, holding McNabb to under 200 yards and only one score, and then basically repeated that against a gimpy Eli.

The Ravens (16th) are still figuring things out, as they held Palmer to under 200 yards but then allowed Kellen Clemens to throw all over them. They have only two ints on the year thus far, both against a rook (essentially). This defense has been showing its age a bit, and I don't think they are that big of a matchup scare for good QBs and WRs.

 
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Great stuff MOP. Having Rothlisberger and Hass I feel like traitor not starting Roth. I also have Branch so I am going to hope that Seattle can emulate the powerhouse Browns and light up the Bengals secondary. Thanks for the thoughtfull insights each week.

 
SCT said:
So MOP, would you go Kitna or Young?Thanks for the work!
I'm in the same boat. I'm planning on starting Kitna. After watching the Lions play against Oakland and Minnesota, that pass offense looks pretty close to unstoppable, unless you knock Kitna out of the game. Kitna is consistently finding open receivers and hitting them in the hands. He has a bevy of weapons to throw to. The offensive line looks pretty solid in pass blocking and with the defense likely to give up points to the Eagles, Kitna is almost a lock for 300 and 3. Jason Campbell threw for 209 and 1 with only 29 attempts against this secondary, which looks to be a little banged up. Jon will heave it over 40 pretty easily.
 
Thanks, MOP as always!! Didn't really help me, unfortunately - I'm facing a choice of Brees, E Manning & Campbell...sounds like it's a crap-shoot this week...... ;)

 
Best matches I see this week:

Trent Green against the Jets

Over 2 weeks the Jets have given up nearly 500 yards of passing and seven touchdowns in the air. Sure one of the games was against Brady and the newly revamped Pats offense, but 185 and 2 TD's from Kyle Boller has to give some indication that anyone with an arm can score some points. In addition they've managed an impressive 0 sacks on opposing team's QB's. As for Trent Green himself, he didn't exactly impress by throwing the ball into coverage so many times and fumbling the spike was ridiculous. However he should get more comfortable in the offense and only 5 QB's have more pass attempts than Green so far. Chambers may be keeping his mostly craptastic catch %, but it's still above 55% at the moment and Booker / Hagan are becoming more involved in the offense.

Basically the combination of Trent Green showing he could put up solid numbers against mediocre defenses and the Jets absolutely horrible defense (they've managed to have 0 fantasy points as a defense in addition to the real games), it seems like this is one of the games you wanted him on the roster for.



Jake Delhomme against Atlanta

Carolina is either going to manhandle Atlanta so bad they choose to just run the ball all over them by the second half or the Atlanta corners will just be getting used as target practice the entire game. One of the more startling numbers is the 272 yards put up on ATL by Garrard with only 25 attempts. The JAX WR core is a complete mess and yet they still had no problems getting from point A to point B. Delhomme has Steve Smith to throw too and we might even see a few long Drew Carter bombs this week, since he always seems to randomly blow up 4-6 weeks every season. Atlanta is going down the tubes this year and pretty bad passing games have put up solid numbers in the first 2 games of the season, so gotta expect good things here.

Jason Campbell against the NYG

*shrug* Don't like the WAS passing game much, but against a banged up NYG club along that might keep it close despite being battered just as badly on offense, it seems like Campbell has to do well here barring some major heroics.

Just my thoughts, since MOP and sholditch covered the rest quite well.

 
SCT said:
So MOP, would you go Kitna or Young?Thanks for the work!
I'm in the same boat. I'm planning on starting Kitna. After watching the Lions play against Oakland and Minnesota, that pass offense looks pretty close to unstoppable, unless you knock Kitna out of the game. Kitna is consistently finding open receivers and hitting them in the hands. He has a bevy of weapons to throw to. The offensive line looks pretty solid in pass blocking and with the defense likely to give up points to the Eagles, Kitna is almost a lock for 300 and 3. Jason Campbell threw for 209 and 1 with only 29 attempts against this secondary, which looks to be a little banged up. Jon will heave it over 40 pretty easily.
Same boat here as well. Leaning towards Young but Kitna has been good to me. Also, Sheppard will be out for Eagles. And Young will be playing on Monday night and will be out for blood after Wilbon called him a "punk".I'll probably go back and forth all weekend and end up choosing the wrong one at the end. :mellow:
 
SCT said:
So MOP, would you go Kitna or Young?Thanks for the work!
We want to steer clear of WDIS posts.But I also wanted to highlight this for a reason. I bold a couple of guys in green as players that might get overlooked otherwise. I think I have expressed that Kitna and the Detroit Lions in general are almost a must start every week. I would start Kitna over both the guys I highlighted this week, and probably a bunch of others I didn't highlight at all but just bolded in black.
 
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I am staring down Roethlisberger vs McNafro, and I am leaning towards McNafro right now. I didnt like the look of him the other night vs Wash (his leg is bothering him way more than he lets on IMO). Having said that, Roeth is in tough vs the 49ers.

THe Phi/Det game has the smell of a shoot out to me, and Philly has always been a passing team (stat on MNF something like a 58-42 split pass to rush % during Reid's tenure?). The over under on the Phi/Det game is 44, and in Pit/SF its 38. That is a stat I pay a little attention to when its so close between two guys...

 
I am staring down Roethlisberger vs McNafro, and I am leaning towards McNafro right now. I didnt like the look of him the other night vs Wash (his leg is bothering him way more than he lets on IMO). Having said that, Roeth is in tough vs the 49ers. THe Phi/Det game has the smell of a shoot out to me, and Philly has always been a passing team (stat on MNF something like a 58-42 split pass to rush % during Reid's tenure?). The over under on the Phi/Det game is 44, and in Pit/SF its 38. That is a stat I pay a little attention to when its so close between two guys...
I have the same two guys on my team, and I'm going to McNabb this week. The Eagles have to turn this funk around sometime, and I think this will be the week for McNabb. BB versus the SF secondary is a matchup I would rather avoid this week. SF could make things very rough on BB, IMO.
 
Good work yet again MoP, remember everyone this is MoP's opinion, and he always produces very insightful ones at that. But just remember, you paid your money to compete, you drafted this team and it is yours. You are all allowed to have your OWN opinions, MoP just gives you a little bit more to take in.

I have Romo Rivers and Campbell. I am a Giants homer and they are actually not all that bad against the run. It is the passing defense that kills them.

I am going to roll the dice and play campbell at home instead of Romo in a hostile environment on the road.

 
Good work yet again MoP, remember everyone this is MoP's opinion, and he always produces very insightful ones at that. But just remember, you paid your money to compete, you drafted this team and it is yours. You are all allowed to have your OWN opinions, MoP just gives you a little bit more to take in.I have Romo Rivers and Campbell. I am a Giants homer and they are actually not all that bad against the run. It is the passing defense that kills them. I am going to roll the dice and play campbell at home instead of Romo in a hostile environment on the road.
Well said :goodposting:
 
Tony Romo: Looks like it could be a little rough for him but I still would start him this week. The Bears are better at stopping the run than the pass right now. Opposing QBs are completing over 71% of their passes. Don’t bench Romo for a lesser QB this week.
What constitutes a lesser QB? Anybody other than Manning, Brady, and maybe Bulger?
People that might think Big Ben is a better play than Romo this week...that would be one example off the top of my head.
MOP, I have both Romo and Ben, and your comments have me torn. In the case that my opponent has Hines Ward and Heath Miller, but I have TOwens, what would you do in this kind of situation? Does this warrant starting Ben, based upon my opponents' players? I think both games will be tough games for both offenses. Chicago will be stuffing the run and forcing Romo to pass. Steelers have not had a real test on offense, and kicked 4 field goals in the first half. I think this is a toss-up.
 
I guess I've got a good problem this week...choosing between 2 greenies.

Hasselbeck looks like a nice play based of last week's Cinn defense debacle...lots of sites have him towards the top of the rankings for the week, but they did a decent against Baltimore in Wk1. Is this defense really so bad or are we overreacting to one very bad week?

I'm leaning towards starting VY this week based on the assumption that the NO offense comes back to life. If it doesn't, Tenn will be content to play a low-scoring ball control game and that doesn't bode very well for Young. They shut down the vaunted IND offense but the Titans seem to have their number over the last few games. Is this the week the Saints turn it around?

 
mizeners said:
Ministry of Pain said:
gruecd said:
Tony Romo: Looks like it could be a little rough for him but I still would start him this week. The Bears are better at stopping the run than the pass right now. Opposing QBs are completing over 71% of their passes. Don’t bench Romo for a lesser QB this week.
What constitutes a lesser QB? Anybody other than Manning, Brady, and maybe Bulger?
People that might think Big Ben is a better play than Romo this week...that would be one example off the top of my head.
MOP, I have both Romo and Ben, and your comments have me torn. In the case that my opponent has Hines Ward and Heath Miller, but I have TOwens, what would you do in this kind of situation? Does this warrant starting Ben, based upon my opponents' players? I think both games will be tough games for both offenses. Chicago will be stuffing the run and forcing Romo to pass. Steelers have not had a real test on offense, and kicked 4 field goals in the first half. I think this is a toss-up.
Tomlin says they are going to piund the ball with FWP this week...they struggled at times with the spread last week. It looked good against Cleveland. You have to look at SF in term so of the now...they just marched into St Louis and held the passing game in check, Holt and Bruce did score OK in terms of FF, however they did not allow a lot of big plays. I just am bias to Dallas right now. They have TO who is better than any of the Pitt WR and he opens the filed up for Witten and the rest of the team. Chicago cannot cover everyone and shut down the run...just too much on offense and they ahve scored 82 points so far.

Maybe they end up with very similar numbers. Middle of th epack, neither has a great match up.

 
I guess I've got a good problem this week...choosing between 2 greenies. Hasselbeck looks like a nice play based of last week's Cinn defense debacle...lots of sites have him towards the top of the rankings for the week, but they did a decent against Baltimore in Wk1. Is this defense really so bad or are we overreacting to one very bad week? I'm leaning towards starting VY this week based on the assumption that the NO offense comes back to life. If it doesn't, Tenn will be content to play a low-scoring ball control game and that doesn't bode very well for Young. They shut down the vaunted IND offense but the Titans seem to have their number over the last few games. Is this the week the Saints turn it around?
I like both of those QBs as I hgihlighted both of them this week so olks don't overlook the match ups. I don't think you can go wrong either way but I tend to like the guy I know will pass a lot and Vince Young might only put it up 25 times...Hass will probably launch it 35+.
 
I really don't think you can bench Kitna right now. The guy dropped 250 on the #1 defense in the land (fantasy) in less than 3 quarters of play.

4 Detroit WRs had more than 60 yards on Sunday. Hell, 4 WRs are AVERAGING more than 60 yards a game! And the TE is close too! Kitna is completing 70% of his passes for a 7.7 ypa. And Detroit is passing the ball 70% of the time. Get it in your heads people, you CANNOT stop Detroit. If Kitna wasn't knocked out or they brang him back into the game sooner, he would have 700 yards passing right now.

Minnesota is allowing 260 yards a game through the air solely because of the Lion's. They could easily be the #6 ranked rush and pass D if they played a team like the Bill's last Sunday.

If you own Kitna and Ben, I think Ben should be on your bench virtually every week. Hell if you don't own Manning, Brady, or Palmer, Kitna should be your starter every week until further notice. He is that good right now.

 
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I really don't think you can bench Kitna right now. The guy dropped 250 on the #1 defense in the land (fantasy) in less than 3 quarters of play.4 Detroit WRs had more than 60 yards on Sunday. Hell, 4 WRs are AVERAGING more than 60 yards a game! And the TE is close too! Kitna is completing 70% of his passes for a 7.7 ypa. And Detroit is passing the ball 70% of the time. Get it in your heads people, you CANNOT stop Detroit. If Kitna wasn't knocked out or they brang him back into the game sooner, he would have 700 yards passing right now. Minnesota is allowing 260 yards a game through the air solely because of the Lion's. They could easily be the #6 ranked rush and pass D if they played a team like the Bill's last Sunday.If you own Kitna and Ben, I think Ben should be on your bench virtually every week. Hell if you don't own Manning, Brady, or Palmer, Kitna should be your starter every week until further notice. He is that good right now.
To quote Denny Green: "CROWN THEIR ###!"
 
Having a very hard time deciding between Romo and Big Ben this week. Your commentary has pushed me over the edge to keep Romo in my starting lineup. He should be able to get 2 TD's this week against the Bears. There won't be much running room in the red-zone for Marion Barber this week, forcing the Cowboys to throw more than they like to down close to the goal. Atleast.. that's what I am banking on.

 
I really don't think you can bench Kitna right now. The guy dropped 250 on the #1 defense in the land (fantasy) in less than 3 quarters of play.4 Detroit WRs had more than 60 yards on Sunday. Hell, 4 WRs are AVERAGING more than 60 yards a game! And the TE is close too! Kitna is completing 70% of his passes for a 7.7 ypa. And Detroit is passing the ball 70% of the time. Get it in your heads people, you CANNOT stop Detroit. If Kitna wasn't knocked out or they brang him back into the game sooner, he would have 700 yards passing right now. Minnesota is allowing 260 yards a game through the air solely because of the Lion's. They could easily be the #6 ranked rush and pass D if they played a team like the Bill's last Sunday.If you own Kitna and Ben, I think Ben should be on your bench virtually every week. Hell if you don't own Manning, Brady, or Palmer, Kitna should be your starter every week until further notice. He is that good right now.
Well, it's not quite that simple. I don't own Manning, Brady or Palmer, but I do own Romo. So far I have started Romo over Kitna in weeks one and two, and it's paid off. However, I'm leaning toward Kitna this week against Philly, rather than Romo at Chicago. I'll still start Owens so if Romo does go off by some chance, I'll still likely benefit. That said, I don't know that I'll start Kitna every week from here on out, I'll look at match-ups and switch back and forth between Romo and Kitna, at least until something drastic happens.
 
I really don't think you can bench Kitna right now. The guy dropped 250 on the #1 defense in the land (fantasy) in less than 3 quarters of play.4 Detroit WRs had more than 60 yards on Sunday. Hell, 4 WRs are AVERAGING more than 60 yards a game! And the TE is close too! Kitna is completing 70% of his passes for a 7.7 ypa. And Detroit is passing the ball 70% of the time. Get it in your heads people, you CANNOT stop Detroit. If Kitna wasn't knocked out or they brang him back into the game sooner, he would have 700 yards passing right now. Minnesota is allowing 260 yards a game through the air solely because of the Lion's. They could easily be the #6 ranked rush and pass D if they played a team like the Bill's last Sunday.If you own Kitna and Ben, I think Ben should be on your bench virtually every week. Hell if you don't own Manning, Brady, or Palmer, Kitna should be your starter every week until further notice. He is that good right now.
Well, it's not quite that simple. I don't own Manning, Brady or Palmer, but I do own Romo. So far I have started Romo over Kitna in weeks one and two, and it's paid off. However, I'm leaning toward Kitna this week against Philly, rather than Romo at Chicago. I'll still start Owens so if Romo does go off by some chance, I'll still likely benefit. That said, I don't know that I'll start Kitna every week from here on out, I'll look at match-ups and switch back and forth between Romo and Kitna, at least until something drastic happens.
IMO. Kitna has reached every-week-starter status. I'm not there yet with Romo. This week is not even close.
 
I really don't think you can bench Kitna right now. The guy dropped 250 on the #1 defense in the land (fantasy) in less than 3 quarters of play.4 Detroit WRs had more than 60 yards on Sunday. Hell, 4 WRs are AVERAGING more than 60 yards a game! And the TE is close too! Kitna is completing 70% of his passes for a 7.7 ypa. And Detroit is passing the ball 70% of the time. Get it in your heads people, you CANNOT stop Detroit. If Kitna wasn't knocked out or they brang him back into the game sooner, he would have 700 yards passing right now. Minnesota is allowing 260 yards a game through the air solely because of the Lion's. They could easily be the #6 ranked rush and pass D if they played a team like the Bill's last Sunday.If you own Kitna and Ben, I think Ben should be on your bench virtually every week. Hell if you don't own Manning, Brady, or Palmer, Kitna should be your starter every week until further notice. He is that good right now.
Well, it's not quite that simple. I don't own Manning, Brady or Palmer, but I do own Romo. So far I have started Romo over Kitna in weeks one and two, and it's paid off. However, I'm leaning toward Kitna this week against Philly, rather than Romo at Chicago. I'll still start Owens so if Romo does go off by some chance, I'll still likely benefit. That said, I don't know that I'll start Kitna every week from here on out, I'll look at match-ups and switch back and forth between Romo and Kitna, at least until something drastic happens.
Sounds like a great plan, and having Romo in case Kitna gets his bell rung again is a great thing. I've got Kitna but my backup is Eli.
 

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