So, who is benching DeWill this week @ NYG (1 Viewer)

[gianmarco]

I suspect he's going to be on a lot of Super Bowl teams. As he wasn't drafted as a #1 or even #2 RB, many of these teams should have other options. Why or why are you not starting him this week @ NYG? What are you expecting from him?

 

[Da Guru]

I suspect he's going to be on a lot of Super Bowl teams. As he wasn't drafted as a #1 or even #2 RB, many of these teams should have other options. Why or why are you not starting him this week @ NYG? What are you expecting from him?

D-Willy is a must start against any team.

 

[Team Smokin']

What another great game on tap. NYG appear to have peaked early and now comes Carolina with seeding still up for grabs. Unless D Willy is injured he's playing. I hear he got dinged up some and sat out a portion of the Denver game. He's the hottest player in fantasy football, say perhaps the resurgent Westy who is our other starting RB.

Playing him with confidence

 

[JEWMAH9701]

Under no circumstance should any team be thinking about sitting DeAngelo at this point in the season. The guys been an absolute stud for a while now.

 

[TLEF316]

could never sit him. He's carried me too far. If I win this week (which will happen unless westbrook catches 20 balls, gets 200 total yards and scores 5 TD's) DW is in my lineup to the end. I drafted him as a rookie in my keeper league. I held him for 2 years without reward. This year, we re-drafted (lost a few teams) and i ended up with him again. Its finally paying divedends.

 

[GroveDiesel]

Not sure if I'm going to start him or S-Jax. May just end up flipping a coin.

 

[gianmarco]

So far, consensus is that he's a must start.

But, what are you guys actually projecting for him against a pretty stout run defense in what could very well be a defensive struggle?

 

[MDSkinner]

Under no circumstance should any team be thinking about sitting DeAngelo at this point in the season. The guys been an absolute stud for a while now.

By your saying this, that means that you think he is the number 1 option at RB this week? Perhaps you are right but I am not so sure. I think you could make arguments for a number of guys this coming week as being better starts than D-Will. He would be tough to bench, but so would guys like Turner (bad matchup against Minny), ADP (tough against ATL), SJax (good matchup against SF and who may finally be getting some of his value this year), Slaton (against Oakland), Pierre Thomas (Detroit) or Thomas Jones (at Seatle). Having 2 or 3 of those 6 guys coupled with D-Will is not unreasonable at all and you can only start so many. Against the Giants, he would be a tough decision against the likes of Thomas, who may well be the worst of the group I mention here. I understand your sentiment but in reality there are a few guys I would have to consider over him this week no matter how great he has been.

 

[JerseyEagles]

I think at least 75 yds, 1 td is not out of the question. Carolina just runs too much, and the Giants run D has lost a step over the past few weeks. (e.g. Westy)

 

[sib]

DeWill has been huge all year, but I am seriously considering benching him for Pierre Thomas if Reggie Bush doesn't play this week...

 

[bolldpt]

Ive got:

ADP vs ATL

C. Johnson vs PITT

DWill vs NYG

I dont like the NYG matchup but I really dont like the Pitt matchup and as others have stated. NYG seem to look bad on offense and defense. Bad offense means more opportunities for the CAR offense.

 

[MDSkinner]

DeWill has been huge all year, but I am seriously considering benching him for Pierre Thomas if Reggie Bush doesn't play this week...

This does not seem unreasonable to me at all, given who the Saints play and how Pierre has done in recent weeks.

 

[Hosher]

DeWill has been huge all year, but I am seriously considering benching him for Pierre Thomas if Reggie Bush doesn't play this week...

This does not seem unreasonable to me at all, given who the Saints play and how Pierre has done in recent weeks.

The Williams-Westbrook tandem has been huge for me down the stretch and you don't bench your studs.But I have Pierre...and that match against Detroit is awfully sexy.That being said, you don't bench your studs.26.6...22.9...11.9...24.10 - that is the line on the last four Pierre games in my scoring system.Hmmmm.....

 

[ericttspikes]

I learned my lesson benching him vs. TB. He's a must play.

 

[FavreCo]

I suspect he's going to be on a lot of Super Bowl teams. As he wasn't drafted as a #1 or even #2 RB, many of these teams should have other options. Why or why are you not starting him this week @ NYG? What are you expecting from him?

Have you lost your mind?

 

[FavreCo]

So far, consensus is that he's a must start. But, what are you guys actually projecting for him against a pretty stout run defense in what could very well be a defensive struggle?

Not much but hoping for the best. The way he is running, any carry could go to the house. The way the Giants are playing, he should get plenty of action.

 

[puckalicious]

DeWill has been huge all year, but I am seriously considering benching him for Pierre Thomas if Reggie Bush doesn't play this week...

The odds are very good for both Bush and Thomas to get 100+ total yards and a TD.

 

[Rev]

Right now I'm looking at starting Dwill, ADP, and Lynch, with Addai, LenDale, and SJax on my bench. I'm pretty deep in this league, but am playing against another solid team.

That said, I could see myself substituting SJax for any one of those three.

 

[apalmer]

Have to pick 2 from Williams, T. Jones and MJD. Jones and MJD look like much better matchups. Probably won't make a decision until late in the week.

 

[parrot]

Ive got:ADP vs ATLC. Johnson vs PITTDWill vs NYGI dont like the NYG matchup but I really dont like the Pitt matchup and as others have stated. NYG seem to look bad on offense and defense. Bad offense means more opportunities for the CAR offense.

I have those same three guys plus Thomas Jones vs Seattle. I think Johnson is out of the running. I'm leaning towards Peterson and Jones due to matchups but it's pretty tought leaving D Will on the bench the way he is playing. I think it will probably end up ADP and D Will.

 

[houndirish]

DW is the only guy that I unequivocally know that I AM starting this week. My other options are:

Jacobs or Bradshaw vs Carolina

MJD vs. Indy

S Jax vs. SF

Choice vs. Balt.

He's just been too good to sit and the Panthers line is getting better as the season wears on. Even if the Giants contain him, they've never been good at defensing screens, something I figure Carolina has to run given the Giants pass rush and they're on the road, crowd noise, etc.

 

[MDSkinner]

It looks like FBG thinks that there are quite a few better plays this week than D-Will as well. Without going to far into the ranking they see it that guys like Slaton (way ahead of D-Will), Pierre Thomas and even Kevin Smith would be better plays this week. Obviously the guy has been a stud this year but it is tough to look past the matchup this week.

 

[scientist]

I'm starting him, ADP, and MJD this week. Of course my only other option is DeShaun Foster @ STL with Gore possibly out. Regardless, even if I had other options, there's just no way I can sit DWill in the SB after the season he's had.

 

[Desert_Power]

No way I would sit Deangelo, even if FBG thinks Ronnie Brown is a better play this week.

 

[GroveDiesel]

Decided to go with S-Jax over D-Will. The Giants really need this win right now and their defense always seems to do what they need to do to win games like this. It's going to be pretty cold with a 70% chance of a wintry mix. Not good weather for passing. That tells me that the Giants will most likely focus on stuffing the run attack.

It's possible that I'm overthinking this one, but S-Jax outscored D-Will in my league last week. He also is playing in a dome on turf versus D-Will playing in the cold on a wet and messy field. Hard to bench a guy that has been scoring like crazy recently, but the Giants are #4 in the league against the run and #4 in scoring defense.

Everything just seems to point to a bad matchup to me. Maybe I'll regret it and eat my words, but I'm going to go with what seems right to me.

The bottom line is that you just have to weigh all of the factors in your matchup and make the decision that you think is best right now. That's all you can do. If it works out, great, if it doesn't, that's just the nature of the game. As long as you made more good decisions than bad decisions over the course of the season, that's all you can ask for. Once you make it to the playoffs, luck becomes a much bigger factor and you just have to accept that.

 

[TLEF316]

with Barber looking like a Non-factor, I have no choice but to go with DeAngelo. I probably would have anyway. I dont have any better options. (down to MJD, Barber, McClain to fill 2 RB spots and 1 flex)

 

[MDSkinner]

I'm starting him, ADP, and MJD this week. Of course my only other option is DeShaun Foster @ STL with Gore possibly out. Regardless, even if I had other options, there's just no way I can sit DWill in the SB after the season he's had.

Interestingly all three that you have mentioned (yes, Deshaun included) they have ranked over D-Will this week at the moment. Obviously that would change should Gore play but that is how it is at the moment. I am going through the same issue on my team because I have Slaton vs Oakland, SJax vs SF and Turner vs Minny along with D-Will this week. All three of them have better matchups in my mind but D-Will has just been the man. Tough decisions for quite a few of us I would have to imagine.

 

[IndyHavoc]

It looks like FBG thinks that there are quite a few better plays this week than D-Will as well. Without going to far into the ranking they see it that guys like Slaton (way ahead of D-Will), Pierre Thomas and even Kevin Smith would be better plays this week. Obviously the guy has been a stud this year but it is tough to look past the matchup this week.

I disagree VERY strongly with this one. Slaton and Thomas I can see as expecting equal #'s, but Smith looked good vs. a Bob Sander's less Colts team 100% overplaying the pass to Calvin Johnson on every passing down. Don't be fooled by that. NO will also committ to doubling Calvin, but their front 7 is much more stout vs. the run than Indy's.ETA: wanted to discuss the OP. Carolina still has not "locked" up a playoff spot. With a win here and some help, they can actually (if I'm not mistaken) get a bye. You really think the motivations of the 2 teams are equal? Giants would have to lose both this and next week to lose the bye. Probably not going to happen. I question just how "hard" the Giants will want to win this game, and give a big /nod to how badly the Panthers need to keep the train rolling. I expect average #'s from both RB's in Carolina...meaning about 70 yds and a TD each. If you feel confident that D Foster or K Smith is a lock to put that up, more power to-ya.

 

[scientist]

I'm starting him, ADP, and MJD this week. Of course my only other option is DeShaun Foster @ STL with Gore possibly out. Regardless, even if I had other options, there's just no way I can sit DWill in the SB after the season he's had.

Interestingly all three that you have mentioned (yes, Deshaun included) they have ranked over D-Will this week at the moment. Obviously that would change should Gore play but that is how it is at the moment. I am going through the same issue on my team because I have Slaton vs Oakland, SJax vs SF and Turner vs Minny along with D-Will this week. All three of them have better matchups in my mind but D-Will has just been the man. Tough decisions for quite a few of us I would have to imagine.

I was really struggling with that. SF @ STL seems like such a good play. I guess I should mention I'm considering starting Shaun Hill, which also has a lot to do with my final decision at RB...I'm not rolling with more than one Niner in the SB.

 

[Anthony Borbely]

Much like the weekly threads regarding whether or not to start Calvin Johnson, the answer is simply you must start DeAngelo every week regardless of matchup UNLESS you have stud options or a ridiculously good matchup with a slightly lower tiered player.

 

[MDSkinner]

I disagree VERY strongly with this one. Slaton and Thomas I can see as expecting equal #'s, but Smith looked good vs. a Bob Sander's less Colts team 100% overplaying the pass to Calvin Johnson on every passing down. Don't be fooled by that. NO will also committ to doubling Calvin, but their front 7 is much more stout vs. the run than Indy's.ETA: wanted to discuss the OP. Carolina still has not "locked" up a playoff spot. With a win here and some help, they can actually (if I'm not mistaken) get a bye. You really think the motivations of the 2 teams are equal? Giants would have to lose both this and next week to lose the bye. Probably not going to happen. I question just how "hard" the Giants will want to win this game, and give a big /nod to how badly the Panthers need to keep the train rolling. I expect average #'s from both RB's in Carolina...meaning about 70 yds and a TD each. If you feel confident that D Foster or K Smith is a lock to put that up, more power to-ya.

I definitely agree with you in terms of Kevin Smith. FBG may have him ranked higher but I certainly do not. But obviously it is something that is worth discussing because I really do take FBG as a very good starting point if nothing else.

Much like the weekly threads regarding whether or not to start Calvin Johnson, the answer is simply you must start DeAngelo every week regardless of matchup UNLESS you have stud options or a ridiculously good matchup with a slightly lower tiered player.

Can't argue with this logic at all. Sadly (or nicely, depending on perspective), I think this year more than most others there are really quite a few people that do have other stud options given all of the later round guys that have hit this year but even with those other stud options it is tough to put D-Will on the bench with the way he has been playing.

 

[Bob Magaw]

another factor in this sunday night's matchup is that the giants offense doesn't seem to be as strong without burress & jacobs (not sure about jacobs status this week)... if they aren't on the field as much = more opps for deangelo...

deangelo is at or near the top in many leagues, & that is after a relatively slow start in the first month, approximately... so in the past 10 weeks or so, he must be easily the top RB in that time frame... stewart has missed SOME time during that stretch, but williams has racked up huge numbers regardless of whether stewart was in or out of the lineup...

there are very few RBs i would start ahead of deangelo right now...

 

[Hosher]

Okay...I hope this does not constitute a thread hijak, but given that we are talking about benching Williams I thought I would ask.

I have Westbrook, Williams, and Pierre Thomas.

Which two would you start? Would you bench Williams? Or Westbrook? Or Thomas?

 

[jaybebo]

I am starting DWill without hesitation...this guy finds the endzone every week...Giants may be good, but Choice got 140+ (combined) and a TD on them...only reason Stewart got a TD last weekend was due to DWill out for a bit.

 

[BigJim®]

The Williams-Westbrook tandem has been huge for me down the stretch and you don't bench your studs.

Wow, I too rode Williams/Westbrook the last half of the year but Westbrook killed me last week. I'm surprised other Westy owners survived that.

 

[Native]

I hate when people say "how can you bench XXXXX?" It all depends whos on your team. I for one have no idea who Im starting:

Deangelo

Westbrook

Pierre

Pretty set on Pierre against the Lions now that Bush is out, but how do you pick between Westbrook and Deangelo? Im leaning towards benching Westbrook but Im just not sure.

 

[gruecd]

TD-only league, I'm seriously contemplating bench DWill for Steve Slaton and MJD. With the Jags playing tonight, I need to decide pretty soon....

 

[Jersey35]

I think I'll be starting ADP and MJD over him this week... I think... no wait... I'm going to start him over ADP. MJD & DWill will be my starters.

EDIT: changed my mind

EDIT*: changed my mind again

EDIT**: not sure what I was thinking

 

[IndyHavoc]

TD-only league, I'm seriously contemplating bench DWill for Steve Slaton and MJD. With the Jags playing tonight, I need to decide pretty soon....

Sanders is your deciding factor. Sanders is a go (and starts), sit MJD. Otherwise the guy will go BIG vs. the Colts.

 

[Wet Doggg]

Same problem here...I have ADP, DWill and MJD. Now...will Sanders play or not. If Sanders does not play...I think DWill ends up on my bench

 

[AmityRogueWaves]

Decided to go with S-Jax over D-Will. The Giants really need this win right now and their defense always seems to do what they need to do to win games like this. It's going to be pretty cold with a 70% chance of a wintry mix. Not good weather for passing. That tells me that the Giants will most likely focus on stuffing the run attack. It's possible that I'm overthinking this one, but S-Jax outscored D-Will in my league last week. He also is playing in a dome on turf versus D-Will playing in the cold on a wet and messy field. Hard to bench a guy that has been scoring like crazy recently, but the Giants are #4 in the league against the run and #4 in scoring defense. Everything just seems to point to a bad matchup to me. Maybe I'll regret it and eat my words, but I'm going to go with what seems right to me. The bottom line is that you just have to weigh all of the factors in your matchup and make the decision that you think is best right now. That's all you can do. If it works out, great, if it doesn't, that's just the nature of the game. As long as you made more good decisions than bad decisions over the course of the season, that's all you can ask for. Once you make it to the playoffs, luck becomes a much bigger factor and you just have to accept that.

I'm with you. I think it's going to be messy in NY, they'll be keying on the run, and Stewart always scares me. I started DWill and ADP last week over Turner (playing the matchups) and it nearly cost me the season. This week it's Turner and ADP for me.

 

[SugarNuts]

Decided to go with S-Jax over D-Will. The Giants really need this win right now and their defense always seems to do what they need to do to win games like this. It's going to be pretty cold with a 70% chance of a wintry mix. Not good weather for passing. That tells me that the Giants will most likely focus on stuffing the run attack. It's possible that I'm overthinking this one, but S-Jax outscored D-Will in my league last week. He also is playing in a dome on turf versus D-Will playing in the cold on a wet and messy field. Hard to bench a guy that has been scoring like crazy recently, but the Giants are #4 in the league against the run and #4 in scoring defense. Everything just seems to point to a bad matchup to me. Maybe I'll regret it and eat my words, but I'm going to go with what seems right to me. The bottom line is that you just have to weigh all of the factors in your matchup and make the decision that you think is best right now. That's all you can do. If it works out, great, if it doesn't, that's just the nature of the game. As long as you made more good decisions than bad decisions over the course of the season, that's all you can ask for. Once you make it to the playoffs, luck becomes a much bigger factor and you just have to accept that.

I'm with you. I think it's going to be messy in NY, they'll be keying on the run, and Stewart always scares me. I started DWill and ADP last week over Turner (playing the matchups) and it nearly cost me the season. This week it's Turner and ADP for me.

But DeW was pulled because of some fuziness with his head. He had like 70 yards and a TD at halftime. If he played the full game, he would have been better then he was, but there wasnt much need to do so.

 

[gianmarco]

 

[GroveDiesel]

Decided to go with S-Jax over D-Will.

I'm such an idiot. I'd be crowning myself champion already if I had started him over Jackson's weak performance.

 

[Sleehrat]

Sometimes you can just overthink this game called FF

 

[jcuadrado]

Let's see here...

DeAngelo Williams is the hottest RB in the game right now - check

DeAngelo Williams has scored the most points for an RB in the last X amount of weeks - check

DeAngelo Williams has scored a touchdown in the last 8 weeks - check

Deangelo Williams is a stud (this season he is) - check

Bench DeAngelo Williams - NO WAY

 

[Mr. Know-It-All]

I almost benched him, but my sons wrestling tournament ran long and I didn't make the move in time....thank God.

 

[Burning Sensation]

Let's see here...DeAngelo Williams is the hottest RB in the game right now - checkDeAngelo Williams has scored the most points for an RB in the last X amount of weeks - checkDeAngelo Williams has scored a touchdown in the last 8 weeks - checkDeangelo Williams is a stud (this season he is) - checkBench DeAngelo Williams - NO WAY

Great hindsight - check

 

[a_troll00]

benching DeAngelo never even crossed my mind. You gotta go with the hot hand.

 

[Jimboozie]

Let's see here...DeAngelo Williams is the hottest RB in the game right now - checkDeAngelo Williams has scored the most points for an RB in the last X amount of weeks - checkDeAngelo Williams has scored a touchdown in the last 8 weeks - checkDeangelo Williams is a stud (this season he is) - checkBench DeAngelo Williams - NO WAY

And,Tashard Choice lit up the Giants on the ground last Sunday - check