Start DeSean and Cooper. Smart move or Stupid (1 Viewer)

[Tommy107]

I don't want this to turn into a who do I start but I am considering starting DeSean and Cooper this week.

thoughts??

If you already are starting Desean what WR's do you start Copper over? so they both play together.

 

[ShaHBucks]

It won me some cash on draftstreet last week!

I wouldn't do this for the sake of doing it. If they are you best two recievers than you start a optimal lineup, just be prepared for the volatility and don't come crying if Foles plays like a human.

 

[Dawg Pound 69]

I did last week and was pleased. Philly gets to feast on some terrible pass defenses rest of way : 20, 28, Bye, 22, 24, 29, 23, and 31. Only thing to worry about is Avant tends to randomly have a big game, and he is overdue. Avant actually has more targets on the year ( 52-43 ).

 

[SportsGuru311]

I would start them both yes. THe Packer pass defense isn't all that good. The bears proved that

 

[DoubleG]

PRO TIP: Always start the players you think will score the most points.

(sorry about the "PRO TIP" thing)

 

[Resident A]

I'd avoid putting multiple eggs in the volatile basket that is the Eagles passing game. At least until they prove they can do it over multiple games.

Dallas showed how to slow the scheme down by using man coverage to complicate Foles' reads. You have to think Green Bay will come out doing the same. While I don't think Foles will completely crap the bed again, I think he could be held in check. And if he has a 175 yard 1 TD game, you'll be getting hosed starting 2 of his WRs.

Now you have to start Desean anyway, but I'd only start Cooper if you have no other top-30 WRs to use.

 

[Grigs Allmoon]

PRO TIP: Always start the players you think will score the most points.

Exactly!

(And, that means I'll be starting them both.)

 

[Raiderfan32904]

If you are going to do this, go all in and start Foles too.

 

[Squintz82]

I feel like some lot of people are overreacting to Foles game last week. I would need some consistency out of that passing offense to start 2 WRs on that team.

 

[Mr. Irrelevant]

PRO TIP: Always start the players you think will score the most points.

No.

Always start the players you think will give your team the greatest chance of winning each week. The two statements are not the same.

In fact, the best example of this truism involves two WRs on the same team. Let's say you knew ahead of time that Foles was going to throw 3 TD's on Sunday. If the rest of your team was a 15-point favorite over your opponent, you would start both DeSean and Cooper, even if you thought they'd average 10 and 7 points and you had another WR who might average 8. In such a case you'd much rather have a 90% probability of at least 1 TD than a 50% chance of 2 and a 50% chance of 0.

Conversely, if you were a 15-point underdog, you'd start a WR from another team over Cooper, even if you know the other guy would average only 7 to Cooper's 8. As an underdog you need to maximize variance, and you'd much prefer a 50% chance of 2 TDs to a 90% chance of 1.

In this situation, the Eagles are themselves a high-variance play, so I'd guess that counteracts the normally lower-variance strategy of starting 2 WRs from the same team. By how much? Not sure. Probably not enough to make Cooper a preferred play over someone who you expect to do better if you're otherwise an underdog. But I'd do it anyway, because I'm an Eagles fan.