QB Match Ups Week 4 (1 Viewer)

[Ministry of Pain]

Let’s discuss QBs again this week. We have bye weeks in place for Romo, Favre, Cassell, and Freeman. Some owners are going to be between a rock and a hard place but there are options this week. As usual I will run thru the top tier QBs rather quickly. I know some of you like the colors on the names but I grouped them into different tiers or match ups and I'm anxious to see what you all think on the up coming weekend games.

Studs with good/great match ups

Aaron Rodgers – Detroit this week, yummy!

Peyton Manning – Orton, Rivers, and Vick have mostly had field days against the Jags

Phillip Rivers –Another nice match up this week against Arizona

Drew Brees – Injury to the knee? Carolina is easier to throw on than run at.

Tom Brady – Some might think this is going to be tough but Miami’s secondary is not good when real WRs are facing them.

Michael Vick – Most QBs have had no problem moving the ball against the Skins, Vick should be no different.

Studs with slightly harder match ups

Matt Schaub – Oakland doesn’t allow a ton of yards and then you AJ nursing an injury.

Jay Cutler – He struggled some last week and I think things will be tough for him Sunday in New York. Of the 8 top tier QBs this week, I think he could easily finish last of this group. I mention that because in leagues where you own him that there is at least a 50% chance you are facing one of the precious 7 QBs I just mentioned.

Solid match ups

Matt Ryan – San Fran’s defense has not played well.

Kyle Orton – Some feel he is an every week starter. Tennessee on paper looks tougher than they are. They let Manning have a field day last week and Denver cannot run the football so I believe Orton is called upon to keep the game close. Really starting to like this guy and even if Tebow eventually passes him I think we all see a solid journeyman that is going to be a starter in this league for the next several years.

Matt Hasselbeck – Seattle has to move the football against St Louis and they haven’t been able to run much to this point. Maybe not a gigantic day but 200 yds and 2 TDs this week.

Bruce Gradkowski – Houston has not been able to stop the pass. They haven’t slowed anyone down yet and Murphy is going to feast on these guys at home. My only angle on the game not becoming a full-fledged 4 alarm fire is if Houston just runs Arian Foster into the ground this week. If they establish and go on long drives the Oakland offense will be limited in chances on the field. On paper though this is juicy.

Neutral match ups and or the QB makes me pause for a second.

Eli Manning – Chicago defense makes me pause and also Manningham might be out of service. Makes it easier to defend these guys.

Mark Sanchez – I just don’t trust him yet.

Carson Palmer – The arm is just not there.

Chad Henne – Not sold on his performance last week and think New England will have some tricks up their sleeve for him. He has not been making a lot of mistakes and he is due for a 3 interception type performance, this could be the week.

Surprise specials...doesn't mean must start, just more curiosity on these guys.

Alex Smith – You laugh and I liked him last week a little too much but they need him to perform before they can get a win. Atlanta has a pretty good defense but it’s not impossible to throw on them.

Vince Young – If Fisher had more confidence in him this would be a solid match up against Denver.

Sam Bradford – Seattle has been lit up pretty good in pass defense. Bradford is showing he is way ahead of most rookie curves right now.

Flat out tough match ups

Joe Flacco – The Steelers, c’mon now.

Charlie Batch – No No No

Derek Anderson – Maybe some garbage time but I think he will be quiet most of the day in San Diego. D

D McNabb – Philly kept Rodgers fairly quiet, Hill got some garbage time, and Garrard looked lost last week. Hostile crowd, rough nerves, and a propensity to throw up under pressure…not a fan of mcNabb this week.

Scrap heap

Ryan Fitzpatrick – I know what you’re thinking but no.

Shaun Hill

Seneca Wallace

Jimmy Clausen

David Garrard

 

[ImTheScientist]

 

[GECKO]

Bring back Vader!

Good stuff MOP

 

[packersfan]

Alex Smith – You laugh and I liked him last week a little too much but they need him to perform before they can get a win. Atlanta has a pretty good defense but it’s not impossible to throw on them.

I think Smith could be a sleeper this week. Yes the 49ers are a mess and he hasn't looked good but he's thrown for at least 225 yards in every game, he's thrown at least one TD pass in the last two games and the Falcons give up 255 passing yards a game. The Niners are going to use more of a spread offense which helped Smith put up quality fantasy numbers late last season. He comes with great risk but in larger or Start-2 QB leagues I think there's some upside with him this week.

 

[Pnishthm]

Let’s discuss QBs again this week. We have bye weeks in place for Romo, Favre, Cassell, and Freeman. Some owners are going to be between a rock and a hard place but there are options this week. As usual I will run thru the top tier QBs rather quickly. I know some of you like the colors on the names but I grouped them into different tiers or match ups and I'm anxious to see what you all think on the up coming weekend games.

Studs with good/great match ups

Aaron Rodgers – Detroit this week, yummy!

Peyton Manning – Orton, Rivers, and Vick have mostly had field days against the Jags

Phillip Rivers –Another nice match up this week against Arizona

Drew Brees – Injury to the knee? Carolina is easier to throw on than run at.

Tom Brady – Some might think this is going to be tough but Miami’s secondary is not good when real WRs are facing them.

Michael Vick – Most QBs have had no problem moving the ball against the Skins, Vick should be no different.

Studs with slightly harder match ups

Matt Schaub – Oakland doesn’t allow a ton of yards and then you AJ nursing an injury.

Jay Cutler – He struggled some last week and I think things will be tough for him Sunday in New York. Of the 8 top tier QBs this week, I think he could easily finish last of this group. I mention that because in leagues where you own him that there is at least a 50% chance you are facing one of the precious 7 QBs I just mentioned.

Solid match ups

Matt Ryan – San Fran’s defense has not played well.

Kyle Orton – Some feel he is an every week starter. Tennessee on paper looks tougher than they are. They let Manning have a field day last week and Denver cannot run the football so I believe Orton is called upon to keep the game close. Really starting to like this guy and even if Tebow eventually passes him I think we all see a solid journeyman that is going to be a starter in this league for the next several years.

Matt Hasselbeck – Seattle has to move the football against St Louis and they haven’t been able to run much to this point. Maybe not a gigantic day but 200 yds and 2 TDs this week.

Bruce Gradkowski – Houston has not been able to stop the pass. They haven’t slowed anyone down yet and Murphy is going to feast on these guys at home. My only angle on the game not becoming a full-fledged 4 alarm fire is if Houston just runs Arian Foster into the ground this week. If they establish and go on long drives the Oakland offense will be limited in chances on the field. On paper though this is juicy.

Neutral match ups and or the QB makes me pause for a second.

Eli Manning – Chicago defense makes me pause and also Manningham might be out of service. Makes it easier to defend these guys.

Mark Sanchez – I just don’t trust him yet.

Carson Palmer – The arm is just not there.

Chad Henne – Not sold on his performance last week and think New England will have some tricks up their sleeve for him. He has not been making a lot of mistakes and he is due for a 3 interception type performance, this could be the week.

Surprise specials...doesn't mean must start, just more curiosity on these guys.

Alex Smith – You laugh and I liked him last week a little too much but they need him to perform before they can get a win. Atlanta has a pretty good defense but it’s not impossible to throw on them.

Vince Young – If Fisher had more confidence in him this would be a solid match up against Denver.

Sam Bradford – Seattle has been lit up pretty good in pass defense. Bradford is showing he is way ahead of most rookie curves right now.

Flat out tough match ups

Joe Flacco – The Steelers, c’mon now.

Charlie Batch – No No No

Derek Anderson – Maybe some garbage time but I think he will be quiet most of the day in San Diego. D

D McNabb – Philly kept Rodgers fairly quiet, Hill got some garbage time, and Garrard looked lost last week. Hostile crowd, rough nerves, and a propensity to throw up under pressure…not a fan of mcNabb this week.

Scrap heap

Ryan Fitzpatrick – I know what you’re thinking but no.

Shaun Hill

Seneca Wallace

Jimmy Clausen

David Garrard

I'm thinking Shaun Hill could actually be a pretty good start this week and am using him for Romo's bye. You have to think the Packers are gonna put up 30 plus easily on the Lions. Wouldn't be shocked if Hill throws the ball 45+ times and with a WR like C. Johnson he may just get lucky with a long TD or two and 300 plus yards. Is this crazy talk?

 

[footballdiva]

I can't believe I am going with Hasselbeck this week but I feel it might be his best game of the season. Sure hope so anyway.

 

[Devius]

I'm thinking Shaun Hill could actually be a pretty good start this week and am using him for Romo's bye. You have to think the Packers are gonna put up 30 plus easily on the Lions. Wouldn't be shocked if Hill throws the ball 45+ times and with a WR like C. Johnson he may just get lucky with a long TD or two and 300 plus yards. Is this crazy talk?

Hill is a game manager.... I wouldn't trust his arm against the Packer's ball hawks.... they are currently #2 in yards allowed behind the ravens and led the NFL last year in INT's. Not to mention delayed blitz's from Matthews?... I think it's more likely he ends up on his ### and when he doesn't, could end up with multiple int's with the likes of collins and woodson in the secondary.... definitely not a gamble I would take.

 

[nysportsfan]

Glad to see you come around on Vick, especially after last week! Thanks again for this.

 

[BoomBoom]

I'm rolling with Orton over Schaub this week. For Schaub, I feel like AJ will be a decoy at best, and it's going to be a blueprint of week 1 where Foster gets 25+ carries and they should be able to move the chains with lots of runs against an Oakland defense who gave up big days to Chris Johnson, Steven Jackson (75 rush/50 rec), and AZ backs (over 100 yds rushing combined). Schaub hasn't done much in his past games against Oakland either.

I get the feeling Denver is going to just throw throw throw and not really try to do much on the ground. Whether they have the lead or not, the Broncos best weapon on offense at this point is Kyle Orton. I think he chucks at least 40 passes this week, is a good bet to top 250 yards and probably push 300 again, with the chance for a couple of TD's.

I think Orton puts up more yards than Schaub, with the Broncos also more likely to be playing from behind than the Texans. The one way I see Schaub putting up a big week is with a 3 TD day where Foster gets the ball down into the redzone, but Schaub is able to snake the TD's, because I think Schaub puts up less than 250 yards in the air this week.

 

[C-Bound]

Hoping Sanchez can keep it going this week. Might be a higher scoring affair than most think with Pace and Revis still out.

 

[SeniorVBDStudent]

Ryan Fitzpatrick – I know what you’re thinking but no.

:X good stuff mop

 

[the rover]

Hoping Sanchez can keep it going this week. Might be a higher scoring affair than most think with Pace and Revis still out.

I'm not a big believer in Sanchez, but this week looks like a great spot start.

 

[Saint]

A few things I can count on each week... MOP posting a great writeup for debate... and some FBG user quoting the entire thread for a one-liner.

 

[chihawk]

Manningham didn't have a concussion and is back practicing so Eli has all his receivers.

 

[Ministry of Pain]

I'm rolling with Orton over Schaub this week. For Schaub, I feel like AJ will be a decoy at best, and it's going to be a blueprint of week 1 where Foster gets 25+ carries and they should be able to move the chains with lots of runs against an Oakland defense who gave up big days to Chris Johnson, Steven Jackson (75 rush/50 rec), and AZ backs (over 100 yds rushing combined). Schaub hasn't done much in his past games against Oakland either. I get the feeling Denver is going to just throw throw throw and not really try to do much on the ground. Whether they have the lead or not, the Broncos best weapon on offense at this point is Kyle Orton. I think he chucks at least 40 passes this week, is a good bet to top 250 yards and probably push 300 again, with the chance for a couple of TD's. I think Orton puts up more yards than Schaub, with the Broncos also more likely to be playing from behind than the Texans. The one way I see Schaub putting up a big week is with a 3 TD day where Foster gets the ball down into the redzone, but Schaub is able to snake the TD's, because I think Schaub puts up less than 250 yards in the air this week.

 

[Pnishthm]

A few things I can count on each week... MOP posting a great writeup for debate... and some FBG user quoting the entire thread for a one-liner.

You forgot one...some FBG user posting something that adds absolutely NOTHING to the entire thread.

 

[drater]

I'm rolling with Orton over Schaub this week. For Schaub, I feel like AJ will be a decoy at best, and it's going to be a blueprint of week 1 where Foster gets 25+ carries and they should be able to move the chains with lots of runs against an Oakland defense who gave up big days to Chris Johnson, Steven Jackson (75 rush/50 rec), and AZ backs (over 100 yds rushing combined). Schaub hasn't done much in his past games against Oakland either. I get the feeling Denver is going to just throw throw throw and not really try to do much on the ground. Whether they have the lead or not, the Broncos best weapon on offense at this point is Kyle Orton. I think he chucks at least 40 passes this week, is a good bet to top 250 yards and probably push 300 again, with the chance for a couple of TD's. I think Orton puts up more yards than Schaub, with the Broncos also more likely to be playing from behind than the Texans. The one way I see Schaub putting up a big week is with a 3 TD day where Foster gets the ball down into the redzone, but Schaub is able to snake the TD's, because I think Schaub puts up less than 250 yards in the air this week.

The only problem I see with this line of reasoning is that when the ball is on the other side of the field, Tennessee is going to try to have a lot of long sustained drives where they run it 6/7 plays, keeping the clock moving and effectively taking the air out of the ball and shortening the game substantially from a game like last week, where Manning moved the ball at will and Orton ended up with a ton of possessions. If you're starting Orton this week, hope that LBJ rips off a couple quick hitters from deep.

 

[emge]

A few things I can count on each week... MOP posting a great writeup for debate... and some FBG user quoting the entire thread for a one-liner.

You forgot one...some FBG user posting something that adds absolutely NOTHING to the entire thread.

or two or three

 

[Saint]

A few things I can count on each week... MOP posting a great writeup for debate... and some FBG user quoting the entire thread for a one-liner.

You forgot one...some FBG user posting something that adds absolutely NOTHING to the entire thread.

or two or three

Apparently you fail to realize how annoying it is to read through a thread and have to scroll through a repeating main topic, I guess I was tired of scrolling and couldn't contribute... anyway thanks so much for pointing that out and sharing your commentary. Anyway, as for QB matchups:I would have to caution Schaub. Over the last three weeks, he has provided the following stats:Wk 1 (IND): 9/17 for 107 yds, 1 TD, 1 INTWk 2 (@WAS): 38/52 for 497 yds, 3 TD, 1 INTWk 3 (DAL): 23/32 for 241 yds, 1 YD, 2 INTHouston has been putting up yards in garbage time and from behind. I just don't see Houston falling too far behind in this game. I just can't see Schaub winging it a bit in this game... maybe he will, but I would temper expectations to be around 200 yds, 1-2 TDs, and 1-2 INT.

 

[Zow]

Completely disagree with McNabb. He's a competitor and will do everything he can to beat his old team - going to be top 10 this week

 

[BoomBoom]

The only problem I see with this line of reasoning is that when the ball is on the other side of the field, Tennessee is going to try to have a lot of long sustained drives where they run it 6/7 plays, keeping the clock moving and effectively taking the air out of the ball and shortening the game substantially from a game like last week, where Manning moved the ball at will and Orton ended up with a ton of possessions. If you're starting Orton this week, hope that LBJ rips off a couple quick hitters from deep.

My counter to this is looking at the TEN/NYG game from last week. Tennessee ran Chris Johnson 32 times and ended with 41 rushing attempts, while VY only has 16 pass attempts - clearly, the Titans recipe for success is a heavy dose of the ground game. Even with that run-to-pass ratio, Eli Manning still threw the ball 48 times and ended with 386 yards passing, with time of possession being relatively equal.

 

[killrobotkill]

I'm rolling with Orton over Schaub this week. For Schaub, I feel like AJ will be a decoy at best, and it's going to be a blueprint of week 1 where Foster gets 25+ carries and they should be able to move the chains with lots of runs against an Oakland defense who gave up big days to Chris Johnson, Steven Jackson (75 rush/50 rec), and AZ backs (over 100 yds rushing combined). Schaub hasn't done much in his past games against Oakland either. I get the feeling Denver is going to just throw throw throw and not really try to do much on the ground. Whether they have the lead or not, the Broncos best weapon on offense at this point is Kyle Orton. I think he chucks at least 40 passes this week, is a good bet to top 250 yards and probably push 300 again, with the chance for a couple of TD's. I think Orton puts up more yards than Schaub, with the Broncos also more likely to be playing from behind than the Texans. The one way I see Schaub putting up a big week is with a 3 TD day where Foster gets the ball down into the redzone, but Schaub is able to snake the TD's, because I think Schaub puts up less than 250 yards in the air this week.

I looked at the three QB's that have gone against the Titans so far this season, and here's how they've done:Jason Campbell, OAK - 22/37, 180 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT (8.7 FPs)Dennis Dixon/Charlie Batch, PIT - 9/17, 43 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT (-1.0 FPs)Eli Manning, NYG - 34/48, 386 yds, 0 TD, 2 INT (9.6 FPs)I'm staying away from Orton this week, methinks.

 

[Kuz]

I'm rolling with Orton over Schaub this week. For Schaub, I feel like AJ will be a decoy at best, and it's going to be a blueprint of week 1 where Foster gets 25+ carries and they should be able to move the chains with lots of runs against an Oakland defense who gave up big days to Chris Johnson, Steven Jackson (75 rush/50 rec), and AZ backs (over 100 yds rushing combined). Schaub hasn't done much in his past games against Oakland either. I get the feeling Denver is going to just throw throw throw and not really try to do much on the ground. Whether they have the lead or not, the Broncos best weapon on offense at this point is Kyle Orton. I think he chucks at least 40 passes this week, is a good bet to top 250 yards and probably push 300 again, with the chance for a couple of TD's. I think Orton puts up more yards than Schaub, with the Broncos also more likely to be playing from behind than the Texans. The one way I see Schaub putting up a big week is with a 3 TD day where Foster gets the ball down into the redzone, but Schaub is able to snake the TD's, because I think Schaub puts up less than 250 yards in the air this week.

I looked at the three QB's that have gone against the Titans so far this season, and here's how they've done:Jason Campbell, OAK - 22/37, 180 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT (8.7 FPs)Dennis Dixon/Charlie Batch, PIT - 9/17, 43 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT (-1.0 FPs)Eli Manning, NYG - 34/48, 386 yds, 0 TD, 2 INT (9.6 FPs)I'm staying away from Orton this week, methinks.

I actually see it different than you. 1st week they faced Campbell who has since been benched & in week 2 they faced the 2nd/3rd string QB from the Steelers. Week 3 they finally face a good QB & he throws for 386 yards. I think Orton will have a decent game on Sunday. 275 with a couple of TD passes.

 

[Birdie048]

I looked at the three QB's that have gone against the Titans so far this season, and here's how they've done:Jason Campbell, OAK - 22/37, 180 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT (8.7 FPs)Dennis Dixon/Charlie Batch, PIT - 9/17, 43 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT (-1.0 FPs)Eli Manning, NYG - 34/48, 386 yds, 0 TD, 2 INT (9.6 FPs)I'm staying away from Orton this week, methinks.

I actually see it different than you. 1st week they faced Campbell who has since been benched & in week 2 they faced the 2nd/3rd string QB from the Steelers. Week 3 they finally face a good QB & he throws for 386 yards. I think Orton will have a decent game on Sunday. 275 with a couple of TD passes.

I am torn at the idea of starting Orton or M Ryan.... I see Orton has shown he can play vs any def (SOS as Indy & Tenn close to equal in Pass Def)Atl faces a surprising cake of SF this week and Tenn Def that has played 1 good game agains the 2nd/3rd string QB's of Pitt.Eli has a running game while Orton does not. Maroney is not a true RB..... never generated any real value or potential - thus NEP were willing to ship him out dirt cheap. Tenn has a decent DL and 2 injured DB's (Hood & McCourty)With Maroney having another week of practice and getting healthy, he offers a limited threat to see 15 carries. Bucky will be more of a 3rd down RB (value in ppr for pass rec). I like Orton, but SF def was expected to be better than they have shown. Will the "wake up" this week?

 

[killrobotkill]

I actually see it different than you. 1st week they faced Campbell who has since been benched & in week 2 they faced the 2nd/3rd string QB from the Steelers. Week 3 they finally face a good QB & he throws for 386 yards. I think Orton will have a decent game on Sunday. 275 with a couple of TD passes.

Granted, Orton is a significant step up from any of those other QBs, except possibly Eli Manning. Manning got some yards in Week 3, but couldn't find the endzone and still didn't have a decent fantasy day. Orton could surprise, but I think the Titans know that the Broncos have no running game and will be defending the pass all day, so I think it's more likely Orton will have a day like Eli's last week than your projection - forcing the balls into bad places trying to make something happen and paying the price for that.My other option is Chad Henne vs. the Patriots. Here's what opposing QB's have done to New England:Carson Palmer, CIN - 34/50, 345 yds., 2 TDs, 1 INT (23.7 FPs)Mark Sanchez, NYJ - 21/30, 220 yds., 3 TDs, 0 INT (26.0 FPs)Ryan Fitzpatrick, BUF - 20/28, 247 yds., 2 TDs, 2 INT (18.7 FPs)Henne hasn't been too consistent, but if Ryan Freaking Fitzpatrick can put up a nice fantasy day on the Pats, I think Henne can do the same. Miami's rushing attack commands a lot more respect than Denver's too, so New England can't load against the pass - they'll have to leave it to their young secondary to do the heavy lifting against receivers like Brandon Marshall. So I like Henne's odds of having a solid day a lot more than I like Orton's for this week.

 

[drater]

The only problem I see with this line of reasoning is that when the ball is on the other side of the field, Tennessee is going to try to have a lot of long sustained drives where they run it 6/7 plays, keeping the clock moving and effectively taking the air out of the ball and shortening the game substantially from a game like last week, where Manning moved the ball at will and Orton ended up with a ton of possessions. If you're starting Orton this week, hope that LBJ rips off a couple quick hitters from deep.

My counter to this is looking at the TEN/NYG game from last week. Tennessee ran Chris Johnson 32 times and ended with 41 rushing attempts, while VY only has 16 pass attempts - clearly, the Titans recipe for success is a heavy dose of the ground game. Even with that run-to-pass ratio, Eli Manning still threw the ball 48 times and ended with 386 yards passing, with time of possession being relatively equal.

I didn't check the time of possession for that game before my post, I just assumed with the amount of rushes TEN thru down that it was highly skewed. My bad for assuming.TBH, in my 6 point per passing TD league, Orton is nearing must start status. They're certainly not running the ball well and they have a slew of WR's who can play.

 

[Kuz]

I actually see it different than you. 1st week they faced Campbell who has since been benched & in week 2 they faced the 2nd/3rd string QB from the Steelers. Week 3 they finally face a good QB & he throws for 386 yards. I think Orton will have a decent game on Sunday. 275 with a couple of TD passes.

Granted, Orton is a significant step up from any of those other QBs, except possibly Eli Manning. Manning got some yards in Week 3, but couldn't find the endzone and still didn't have a decent fantasy day. Orton could surprise, but I think the Titans know that the Broncos have no running game and will be defending the pass all day, so I think it's more likely Orton will have a day like Eli's last week than your projection - forcing the balls into bad places trying to make something happen and paying the price for that.My other option is Chad Henne vs. the Patriots. Here's what opposing QB's have done to New England:Carson Palmer, CIN - 34/50, 345 yds., 2 TDs, 1 INT (23.7 FPs)Mark Sanchez, NYJ - 21/30, 220 yds., 3 TDs, 0 INT (26.0 FPs)Ryan Fitzpatrick, BUF - 20/28, 247 yds., 2 TDs, 2 INT (18.7 FPs)Henne hasn't been too consistent, but if Ryan Freaking Fitzpatrick can put up a nice fantasy day on the Pats, I think Henne can do the same. Miami's rushing attack commands a lot more respect than Denver's too, so New England can't load against the pass - they'll have to leave it to their young secondary to do the heavy lifting against receivers like Brandon Marshall. So I like Henne's odds of having a solid day a lot more than I like Orton's for this week.

I agree with you that Henne has a good match up this week. I was just stating that I didn't think Orton's is as bad as it may appear based on the numbers.. I'm starting Orton based on Romo having a bye. I wasn't saying he's a great option but I still feel he has some good stats this weekend!

 

[Mark Wimer]

Carson Palmer – The arm is just not there.

Definitely disappointed with how Palmer has done given his weapons in Cincinnati. I wonder if he shouldn't have had the elbow surgery... sad to watch him fade away like this, IMO.

 

[gpthatsme]

I am torn at the idea of starting Orton or M Ryan.... I see Orton has shown he can play vs any def (SOS as Indy & Tenn close to equal in Pass Def)Atl faces a surprising cake of SF this week and Tenn Def that has played 1 good game agains the 2nd/3rd string QB's of Pitt.Eli has a running game while Orton does not. Maroney is not a true RB..... never generated any real value or potential - thus NEP were willing to ship him out dirt cheap. Tenn has a decent DL and 2 injured DB's (Hood & McCourty)With Maroney having another week of practice and getting healthy, he offers a limited threat to see 15 carries. Bucky will be more of a 3rd down RB (value in ppr for pass rec). I like Orton, but SF def was expected to be better than they have shown. Will the "wake up" this week?

I am in the same situation. Drafted Ryan and Kolb. Dropped Kolb and grabbed Orton. I can't decide which to start this week between the two.

 

[RudeDog]

Completely disagree with McNabb. He's a competitor and will do everything he can to beat his old team - going to be top 10 this week

And I disagree here. McNabb chokes in important games. He performs best when there is no pressure on him and fails when the spotlights come on.

 

[Ted Lange as your Bartender]

In my weekly coinflip of Eli vs Ryan, I'm going with Ryan for the first time this year. I like both matchups, but Ryan seems to be money at home. Looks like MOP agrees with Ryan over Eli as well.

 

[Ariakis]

I am somehow 3-0 in a PPR/performance league with 300 yard and long TD bonuses starting Stafford (hurt early) then Garrard (4 picks) then Favre (finally >0) while my opponent racked up 20+ for their QB each week. My backup is Roeths (was a good plan on paper given the rest of my team) ...

but a bit nervous you've got Henne below Gradkowski with both Murphy and DHB dinged up who I guess I could pick up too. I think Hass is my only other viable option.

I should be dead this week with Charles on a bye and SJax and Best both hurt but my opponent's entire WR corps is on a bye projecting us close enough to make this QB decision matter.

I mention this because most sites predict Henne as a top 12 option this week in what should be a shootout.

 

[Pnishthm]

Scrap heap

Ryan Fitzpatrick – I know what you’re thinking but no.

Shaun Hill

Seneca Wallace

Jimmy Clausen

David Garrard

I'm thinking Shaun Hill could actually be a pretty good start this week and am using him for Romo's bye. You have to think the Packers are gonna put up 30 plus easily on the Lions. Wouldn't be shocked if Hill throws the ball 45+ times and with a WR like C. Johnson he may just get lucky with a long TD or two and 300 plus yards. Is this crazy talk?

Damn I'm soooo smart Too bad I listened to all of the "experts" and decided last minute to start Gradkowski instead of Hill Damn am I an idiot!