**Streaming Defense 2015** Week 15 - Playoffs: No time to get cute (1 Viewer)

[Scooby1974]

Landed the G-men in two waiver claims and feel good about it. Kap is completely lost. On paper - the Giants should crush the 49'ers. At home, prime time game, experienced HC that will have his troops ready to rumble and a defense that is decent vs. the run against an offense that has potential to run.

The G-men look to be picking up some serious steam while the 49'ers have regressed into being one of the bottom 5 dogs of the league. With that being stated, this is the NFL so a fix errrr upset can hit at any time. Kap has 5 picks and 0 TDs in the last two games. Perfect setup for an upset? hard to justify.

Was liking the Falcon D this week and it appears that there has been little interest thus far. Cousins can do his best impersonation of Cutler on the road and the hyper scoring nature of the Falcon offense might set the table for a lot of pressure on a guy that cannot handle pressure on the road. Can the Skins defeather the Falcons on the road? Hmmmmm

I agree Giants seem like a good option, but I would point out that we are past due for the annual "Eli puts up an absolute stinker in a home game and the Giants suffer a huge upset" week, and SF would seem to be the perfect candidate. Now, that doesn't automatically mean the defense will perform badly, but if three of Eli's 5 INTs are returned into the red zone (the other two going for pick sixes, naturally), it could put the D behind the 8-ball.

You have been warned.

Eli will only have to throw 5 picks if San Fran is putting points on the board, and that just isn't happening. I think the NYG Def is a very solid play against an entire team that has completely lost its way.

 

[red]

I think a better play will be the Falcons at home vs. Cousins without his TE coming off a last second victory (potential let down on the road). I don't think Wash has enough def to control Atl which will lead to them needing to play catch up which will lead to sacks or INTs or 3-and-outs.

Not to mention that it will be Shanahan exacting revenge against his old team.

and...how many times have former coaches either stymied their previous team or were stymied due to inside knowledge of tendencies, playbook/habits, etc. think gruden vs. raiders in TB vs OAK superbowl or Kubiak of the broncos facing his former team where he was Off coordinator...

 

[Ever Present Lurker]

I picked up the Jags this week @ Tampa and I'm (tentatively) going to keep them for week 6 vs Houston. I've lost out a bit not being ahead of the curve, so I've already picked up Washington to play vs Tampa in week 7. It was either that or a backup tight end.

 

[Futz]

Landed the G-men in two waiver claims and feel good about it. Kap is completely lost. On paper - the Giants should crush the 49'ers. At home, prime time game, experienced HC that will have his troops ready to rumble and a defense that is decent vs. the run against an offense that has potential to run.

The G-men look to be picking up some serious steam while the 49'ers have regressed into being one of the bottom 5 dogs of the league. With that being stated, this is the NFL so a fix errrr upset can hit at any time. Kap has 5 picks and 0 TDs in the last two games. Perfect setup for an upset? hard to justify.

Was liking the Falcon D this week and it appears that there has been little interest thus far. Cousins can do his best impersonation of Cutler on the road and the hyper scoring nature of the Falcon offense might set the table for a lot of pressure on a guy that cannot handle pressure on the road. Can the Skins defeather the Falcons on the road? Hmmmmm

I agree Giants seem like a good option, but I would point out that we are past due for the annual "Eli puts up an absolute stinker in a home game and the Giants suffer a huge upset" week, and SF would seem to be the perfect candidate. Now, that doesn't automatically mean the defense will perform badly, but if three of Eli's 5 INTs are returned into the red zone (the other two going for pick sixes, naturally), it could put the D behind the 8-ball.

You have been warned.

SF is just too unpredictable IMO. which Kaep will we see...the one who can run crazy and make things happen, the one who will get garbage time points (75 yd TD to Torrey Smith vs. Pitt comes to mind), or the one we've seen the past 2 weeks. My gut says given all the media attention to how abysmal they've been playing and how Kaep is NOT a pocket passer (as evidenced by his multiple pass attempts to Boldin's or Vernon's feet), Tomsula and Kaep will be more determined/focused to minimize errors, control the game and do what they do--i.e. let Hyde and Kaep run and play the read option. Call me a homer but I don't trust the situation enough to roll with the NYG.

I think a better play will be the Falcons at home vs. Cousins without his TE coming off a last second victory (potential let down on the road). I don't think Wash has enough def to control Atl which will lead to them needing to play catch up which will lead to sacks or INTs or 3-and-outs.

I gotta disagree. SF may not play as bad as they have with the MNF bump but the Giants have been stellar against the run and this is probably the worst case scenario matchup for SF to improve offensively. Hyde gets shutdown and the it falls back on Kaep to play keep/catch up. I see 12-15 points out of NYG here.

 

[zftcg]

Landed the G-men in two waiver claims and feel good about it. Kap is completely lost. On paper - the Giants should crush the 49'ers. At home, prime time game, experienced HC that will have his troops ready to rumble and a defense that is decent vs. the run against an offense that has potential to run.

The G-men look to be picking up some serious steam while the 49'ers have regressed into being one of the bottom 5 dogs of the league. With that being stated, this is the NFL so a fix errrr upset can hit at any time. Kap has 5 picks and 0 TDs in the last two games. Perfect setup for an upset? hard to justify.

Was liking the Falcon D this week and it appears that there has been little interest thus far. Cousins can do his best impersonation of Cutler on the road and the hyper scoring nature of the Falcon offense might set the table for a lot of pressure on a guy that cannot handle pressure on the road. Can the Skins defeather the Falcons on the road? Hmmmmm

I agree Giants seem like a good option, but I would point out that we are past due for the annual "Eli puts up an absolute stinker in a home game and the Giants suffer a huge upset" week, and SF would seem to be the perfect candidate. Now, that doesn't automatically mean the defense will perform badly, but if three of Eli's 5 INTs are returned into the red zone (the other two going for pick sixes, naturally), it could put the D behind the 8-ball.

You have been warned.

Eli will only have to throw 5 picks if San Fran is putting points on the board, and that just isn't happening. I think the NYG Def is a very solid play against an entire team that has completely lost its way.

You're thinking way too rationally. Eli meltdown games never make sense. The only thing that makes sense is that you can count on at least one every year.

 

[Guru]

Picked up the Jags. Yards & points against a big factor in my league.

 

[stbugs]

Landed the G-men in two waiver claims and feel good about it. Kap is completely lost. On paper - the Giants should crush the 49'ers. At home, prime time game, experienced HC that will have his troops ready to rumble and a defense that is decent vs. the run against an offense that has potential to run.

The G-men look to be picking up some serious steam while the 49'ers have regressed into being one of the bottom 5 dogs of the league. With that being stated, this is the NFL so a fix errrr upset can hit at any time. Kap has 5 picks and 0 TDs in the last two games. Perfect setup for an upset? hard to justify.

Was liking the Falcon D this week and it appears that there has been little interest thus far. Cousins can do his best impersonation of Cutler on the road and the hyper scoring nature of the Falcon offense might set the table for a lot of pressure on a guy that cannot handle pressure on the road. Can the Skins defeather the Falcons on the road? Hmmmmm

I agree Giants seem like a good option, but I would point out that we are past due for the annual "Eli puts up an absolute stinker in a home game and the Giants suffer a huge upset" week, and SF would seem to be the perfect candidate. Now, that doesn't automatically mean the defense will perform badly, but if three of Eli's 5 INTs are returned into the red zone (the other two going for pick sixes, naturally), it could put the D behind the 8-ball.

You have been warned.

SF is just too unpredictable IMO. which Kaep will we see...the one who can run crazy and make things happen, the one who will get garbage time points (75 yd TD to Torrey Smith vs. Pitt comes to mind), or the one we've seen the past 2 weeks. My gut says given all the media attention to how abysmal they've been playing and how Kaep is NOT a pocket passer (as evidenced by his multiple pass attempts to Boldin's or Vernon's feet), Tomsula and Kaep will be more determined/focused to minimize errors, control the game and do what they do--i.e. let Hyde and Kaep run and play the read option. Call me a homer but I don't trust the situation enough to roll with the NYG.

I think a better play will be the Falcons at home vs. Cousins without his TE coming off a last second victory (potential let down on the road). I don't think Wash has enough def to control Atl which will lead to them needing to play catch up which will lead to sacks or INTs or 3-and-outs.

I gotta disagree. SF may not play as bad as they have with the MNF bump but the Giants have been stellar against the run and this is probably the worst case scenario matchup for SF to improve offensively. Hyde gets shutdown and the it falls back on Kaep to play keep/catch up. I see 12-15 points out of NYG here.

I agree. I have the Giants in 2 of 3 leagues (3rd, I already have NE/AZ and without Roethlisberger and byes pretty strapped for roster spots) and I think the match up plus home game/SF on the east coast is a great match up. Points against (can go negative) is a big driver as well as turnovers and I think they are looking better than KC, Atlanta, NE and others mentioned. I don't think Cincy was available.

 

[JIslander]

In my league, Seattle has given up 3rd most points to defenses -STL and Detroit each sacked Wilson 6 times, a few fumbles, int's and TD sprinkled in there --Cincy at home could be a solid start -- at least makes you steer away from Seattle's D

 

[cubbie5150]

I tried getting Falcons in one league because I think they're start-worthy every week up to their week 10 BYE, but I was massively out-bid. I happily take the Giants instead; really like the week 5 matchup in Prime Time vs. Kaepernick. I'll gladly take my chances w/ the Giants this week.

 

[jurb26]

My top 2 defenses this week would be KC & Jax.

KC at home vs. Chi.... Yes please. Probably not on the WW but must start if you have them.

Jax on the road vs. turnover prone Winston. Picking them up where I can

 

[Peak]

I've got NYJ on bye this week. Noticed someone has dropped NE and Atl is also available. I'm liking NE and their extra prep time against Dal and Weeden this week. Would NE be a good pick up ROS? I'd have to drop NYJ, so odds are they may be gone by the time WW clears on Tuesday.

 

[LionOfGosforth]

Trying to decide between Falcons (who I picked up) v Redskins and Bengals (still a FA) v Seahawks. Both home and seems good options, probably not much between them.

 

[jb1020]

Trying to decide between Falcons (who I picked up) v Redskins and Bengals (still a FA) v Seahawks. Both home and seems good options, probably not much between them.

I wish the Bengals were available in my league.

I'm down to Jax and Atl. Don't feel great about either one, but I think I'm gonna roll with the Jags.

 

[Judge Smails]

Put in for 5 in the FAAB process and ended up with Atlanta. Could be good, could get negative points. I need the stare down receiver, inaccurate Cousins to show up...

 

[LionOfGosforth]

Trying to decide between Falcons (who I picked up) v Redskins and Bengals (still a FA) v Seahawks. Both home and seems good options, probably not much between them.

I wish the Bengals were available in my league.

I'm down to Jax and Atl. Don't feel great about either one, but I think I'm gonna roll with the Jags.

Yeah I picked the Falcons just because they seem like a good option for a while after this week too while the Bengals don't have that great a schedule plus a bye coming soon. Second guessing it a bit though, feels like a letdown game coming soon for Atlanta.

 

[zftcg]

I've got NYJ on bye this week. Noticed someone has dropped NE and Atl is also available. I'm liking NE and their extra prep time against Dal and Weeden this week. Would NE be a good pick up ROS? I'd have to drop NYJ, so odds are they may be gone by the time WW clears on Tuesday.

I feel like every year there is at least one team that is not a great D but has value simply because they're winning a lot (Pats '07 being the best example). Top candidates this year are NE and Atlanta (I'd put Cinci in there, but I suspect that their D may be plain old good).

That said, I'd try to avoid dropping NYJ if you can. They may have the 2nd best D in the league after Denver.

 

[Banger]

with Luck out tonight what do you guys think about the Texans at home vs. Hasselback? I currently have the Pats vs. Dallas but the Texans on paper sounds juicy.

 

[stbugs]

Trying to decide between Falcons (who I picked up) v Redskins and Bengals (still a FA) v Seahawks. Both home and seems good options, probably not much between them.

I wish the Bengals were available in my league.

I'm down to Jax and Atl. Don't feel great about either one, but I think I'm gonna roll with the Jags.

Yeah I picked the Falcons just because they seem like a good option for a while after this week too while the Bengals don't have that great a schedule plus a bye coming soon. Second guessing it a bit though, feels like a letdown game coming soon for Atlanta.

I wasn't sold on Atlanta. They'd been pretty mediocre weeks 1-3 and were great last week, but 40% of their greatness (in the scoring I was looking at) was when an OL knocked the ball out of Foster's arm from behind, which likely won't happen again. I can't remember that happening since Sanchez's butt fumble. Atlanta was like this last year (remember the Thursday night game) and they were mediocre most of the time. I went with the Giants. I am thinking about doing it in all 3 of my league, but not sure I want to drop anyone else for them since I have NE/AZ already.

 

[LionOfGosforth]

Trying to decide between Falcons (who I picked up) v Redskins and Bengals (still a FA) v Seahawks. Both home and seems good options, probably not much between them.

I wish the Bengals were available in my league.

I'm down to Jax and Atl. Don't feel great about either one, but I think I'm gonna roll with the Jags.

Yeah I picked the Falcons just because they seem like a good option for a while after this week too while the Bengals don't have that great a schedule plus a bye coming soon. Second guessing it a bit though, feels like a letdown game coming soon for Atlanta.

I wasn't sold on Atlanta. They'd been pretty mediocre weeks 1-3 and were great last week, but 40% of their greatness (in the scoring I was looking at) was when an OL knocked the ball out of Foster's arm from behind, which likely won't happen again. I can't remember that happening since Sanchez's butt fumble. Atlanta was like this last year (remember the Thursday night game) and they were mediocre most of the time. I went with the Giants. I am thinking about doing it in all 3 of my league, but not sure I want to drop anyone else for them since I have NE/AZ already.

I wanted the Giants but was beaten to them off waivers. I don't trust Atlanta either. Been using the Panthers and they've been pretty decent, don't like their schedule after their bye much though.

 

[Wrigley]

Rolling out the Jags this weekend

 

[Braktastic]

with Luck out tonight what do you guys think about the Texans at home vs. Hasselback? I currently have the Pats vs. Dallas but the Texans on paper sounds juicy.

I'm kind of finding myself boxed into this situation in one league. New England and Kansas City are on the wire, but they won't clear until after tonight. I guess I feel like Houston is my third-best option, but I'm looking for some reassurance too.

 

[richn]

NE, extra week, bye passed, soft schedule. Dallas no wothy O players.

 

[Braktastic]

NE, extra week, bye passed, soft schedule. Dallas no wothy O players.

This is clearly my top choice. After some deliberation I decided to swap out Houston for Jacksonville to buy some time in the hopes I can land New England tomorrow.

 

[timbrah_ho]

I'm rolling with the Bengals this week. It was between them and the Giants, and I was 50/50 but I'm leaning towards the better defense safe choice

 

[Raiderfan32904]

Another vote for the Jags. Ride the defense that defends Jameis. Just like you ride the TE's that face the Raiders.

 

[everydayj]

I ended up rolling with the Bengals D. As a Seattle fan, I know exactly how putrid that O-line is. Do I think that the Seahawks are going to score some points? Sure. However, Russell was running for his life last game and I think he's going to get sacked a ton again this week.

That being said, I did have the Pats ranked over them for all the reasons that Richc posted above.

 

[jurb26]

Not a big fan of Pats this week. Dal probably won't do much against them but since Romo has gone down they've also been ultra conservative. You need sacks and turnovers.

 

[Banger]

Not a big fan of Pats this week. Dal probably won't do much against them but since Romo has gone down they've also been ultra conservative. You need sacks and turnovers.

I think they've been able to be ultra conservative as they've been in tight game but I'd expect the Pats to jump out in front and the conservative play will go away if they want to win. That being said I'm debating grabbing the Texans for tonight with Luck out.

 

[RealReactions]

Im on cinco and Atlanta this week. Cut KC in both leagues went negative 2 weeks in a row i don't trust them anymore. Lost last week by 2 points and KC went negative 3

 

[urbanhack]

with Luck out tonight what do you guys think about the Texans at home vs. Hasselback? I currently have the Pats vs. Dallas but the Texans on paper sounds juicy.

and pissed off about last week.

 

[Kenny Powers]

Picked up NE this week and plan on rolling with them every week unless they start consistently putting up less than 5 points.

 

[Banger]

Picked up NE this week and plan on rolling with them every week unless they start consistently putting up less than 5 points.

most game scripts should be in their favor.

 

[Insein]

NE, extra week, bye passed, soft schedule. Dallas no wothy O players.

This is clearly my top choice. After some deliberation I decided to swap out Houston for Jacksonville to buy some time in the hopes I can land New England tomorrow.

Oof you may regret that.

 

[lod01]

Jags all day long.

 

[RenegadeRoy]

I'm between grabbing HOU tonight before the game or waiting until BAL clears waivers and hope I can grab them tomorrow... (have CAR on bye) Actually, scratch that, I thought ATL was taken, going to go that route.

 

[shoecrew22]

Got carolina off waivers last week and KC off waivers this week...

What is my league doing lol....

 

[flapgreen]

SF is just too unpredictable IMO. which Kaep will we see...the one who can run crazy and make things happen, the one who will get garbage time points (75 yd TD to Torrey Smith vs. Pitt comes to mind), or the one we've seen the past 2 weeks. My gut says given all the media attention to how abysmal they've been playing and how Kaep is NOT a pocket passer (as evidenced by his multiple pass attempts to Boldin's or Vernon's feet), Tomsula and Kaep will be more determined/focused to minimize errors, control the game and do what they do--i.e. let Hyde and Kaep run and play the read option. Call me a homer but I don't trust the situation enough to roll with the NYG.

I think a better play will be the Falcons at home vs. Cousins without his TE coming off a last second victory (potential let down on the road). I don't think Wash has enough def to control Atl which will lead to them needing to play catch up which will lead to sacks or INTs or 3-and-outs.

San Francisco is terrible on offense, not unpredictable. Giants D has been playing well. Giants is the easy call. You're putting way too much thought into it.

 

[Deamon]

Not a big fan of Pats this week. Dal probably won't do much against them but since Romo has gone down they've also been ultra conservative. You need sacks and turnovers.

This.

Also, you know there'll be a garbage td late in the game to ruin any shot at really high shutout points or very low scoring points.

 

[Deamon]

Got carolina off waivers last week and KC off waivers this week...

What is my league doing lol....

probably caring about defenses less then you should be.

 

[stbugs]

I hope not too many people played Houston tonight. Lots of discussions in the Andrew Luck thread. 0 sacks, 0 turnovers, 27 points and 300+ yards. That is a 0 in most leagues and -3 in my one league with negative scoring for PA. As echoed above, I'm going all in on NYG this week (2 of 3 leagues instead of Seattle at Cincy). Going with NE or AZ in the other, not sure I want to risk all 3 leagues, but they are on the WW, so who knows.

 

[Judge Smails]

Houston may be the most underachieving defense of all time. Seriously. They are bad. Don't even look like they are trying to tackle.

 

[tangfoot]

Got carolina off waivers last week and KC off waivers this week...

What is my league doing lol....

It all depends on your league settings, I suppose. KC is the 5th worst D in two leagues of mine that have very different scoring rules.

 

[jurb26]

Got carolina off waivers last week and KC off waivers this week...

What is my league doing lol....

It all depends on your league settings, I suppose. KC is the 5th worst D in two leagues of mine that have very different scoring rules.

KC is set for a strong turnaround IMO. They were completely depleted in the secondary and are getting healthy.

 

[CanaBuc]

Picked up Atlanta then though that Washington might go run heavy to keep the ball away from that offense and Wash does have great backs and o-line.

Cincy was available.

Home against a team coming off a monday night game who is not as good on the road.

A team without Lynch.

A team with an O-line giving up 4+ sacks/game.

Cincy Seems primed to have a good defensive day against Seattle.

 

[SameSongNDance]

I was lucky enough to grab NE's DST in my two bigger leagues with a 2% bid. BB with two weeks to prepare for Brandon Weeden and the talent devoid Cowboys should lead to a butt load of points.

In the third I'm deciding to roll with CIN at home vs. SEA. I think SEA is an entirely different team without Lynch and one to pick on with a weaker OL and Wilson whose getting sacked like he's trying to break a record.

 

[btemp]

Rolling with NE for the reasons that have been offered: BB with 2 weeks to prepare and a neutered Cowboys offence. I don't think the Cowboys conservative approach will matter here as the Pats will score too often. They'll have to start throwing and, well, they have Weeden at QB.

For those that are playing Jacksonville, my concern is that Jacksonville hasn't generated many turnovers (1 pick all year I believe). These are two bad teams playing each other and I expect that means Winston's flaws won't be nearly as obvious. I expect the Bucs to score lots (and likely Jacksonville as well). Could of course be totally wrong.

 

[DA RAIDERS]

going ravens this week

 

[chad in Indy]

Anybody think the Dolphins can turn it around with new management after the bye week? Will Suh be utilized correctly, etc. Outside of NE, their schedule looks inviting.

 

[Bugg]

Anybody think the Dolphins can turn it around with new management after the bye week? Will Suh be utilized correctly, etc. Outside of NE, their schedule looks inviting.

Very good question. I am thinking about giving them a chance in a few leagues where they are on the wire. In those where I have a streamer to drop and another solid week 6 option, I may pick them up before next week's game, just to take a look for free. That is unless another waiver pick up jumps out at me before then.

Last I heard, a lot of the DEF players were complaining about the complexity of the previous scheme, and how it prevented them from making plays. Hopefully, that will change. On the whole, I think they are worth a shot just to see what happens. Drop again, if it still looks bad.

 

[Peak]

With Jets on bye, I am a projected 5 PT lead over my opponent. Im thinking about riding through today to see how it plays out before dropping NYJ for another def.

If I do need one, is Pitt or NYG worth a pickup? SD oline is a mess and Kaepernick will give up some pts. Trying not to over think this one.