Team Defense By Committee (1 Viewer)

[Lash]

Havent seen the Defense by committee article yet so thought i'd start a thread on it

this is a lil different as I am not even discussing who your OTHER defense is this could be just just one half of your committee but as you'll see below I might can save you an extra roster spot other than during one bye week

just a little tidbit that stood out to me when starting to research is that Arizona plays Carolina, Washington, Seattle right off the bat

ARZ has shown a knack of def return TDs and those 3 QB tandems (Newton/Clausen ... Grossman/Beck ... TJax/Whitehurst) makes a defense smell blood in the water

you could then release them after week 3 and pick up the Browns who then proceed to play: Titans, BYE, Raiders, Seahawks, 49ers

then release them after week 8 and go with TEN for 2 weeks against: CIN and CAR (alternate could be KCity these two weeks vs MIA and DEN)

then release them after week 10 and pick up St Louis for the home stretch: Seahawks, Cardinals, 49ers, Seahawks, Bengals

then it'll be week 16 and by that time there are PLENTY of situations where a normally good team is resting its QB or has a QB hurt so you could scour the wire for your fantasy bowl defense

recap: DEFENSE BY COMMITTEE via waiverwire

Draft Arizona in last round, pickup Browns after week 3, pickup Titans after week 8 (or MIA or KC), pickup St Louis after week 10, week 16 is potluck

WEEK - TEAM FACED - OPPOSING QB FACED

1 - CAR - Clausen/Newton

2 - WAS - Grossman/Beck

3 - SEA - TJax/Whitehurst

4 - TEN - Hasselbeck (no CJ?)

5 - POTLUCK (pick up random DEF while keeping Browns thru their BYE)

6 - OAK - Campbell

7 - SEA - TJax/Whitehurst

8 - SF - ASmith

9 - CIN - Dalton

10 - CAR - Newton/Clausen

11 - SEA - TJax/Whitehurst

12 - ARZ - Kolb

13 - SF - ASmith/Kaepernick

14 - SEA - TJax/Whitehurst

15 - CIN - Dalton

16 - POTLUCK

there are potential snags (you might want to grab STL earlier than needed because Spags is pretty stout former DC and they might not be there) but these are definitely waiverwire defenses and you cant beat that ineptitude at QB (TJax 4 times!!!) they'll face as none of those guys (maybe Kolb?) will finish in top half of league

hope this helps you in your redraft leagues if not dynasty too!

what are some TDBC combos you have put together?

 

[yoman]

Thanks for the info. After viewing this I am definitely going to look for an open roster spot for the Rams if they are available towards the middle of the season. I usually subscribe to the defense by committee school of thought as well.

 

[Lash]

when will the staff article on this topic be running, alot of redraft drafts have already come and gone

or was it a lockout casualty like the HOF game

 

[tarheel4ever]

Funny, I was thinking about this same topic today. I like the analysis you conducted and an interesting option. I think if there was one D to get this year it would be the Steelers. Weeks 3, 4, 8, and 12 are the only concerns.

Looking at potential combinations that you could get in a 12 team league, I like the following potential combinations:

NO & Zona

NYG & Zona

Atl & Zona

SF & SD

Min & StL

Couldn't tell you which one is best, but some good opportunities.

 

[robb]

I compile a yearly RBBC combo spreadsheet, based on strength of offensive teams and schedule. Has an interesting Combo, especially at playoffs. Will send it to you if you are interested.

Thank you all.

 

[Chase Stuart]

when will the staff article on this topic be running, alot of redraft drafts have already come and goneor was it a lockout casualty like the HOF game

Hey Lash,Should be out next week. Obviously there's the trade-off between getting the most current information and publishing the article as early as possible. Hope you find some use of it the article this year.Chase

 

[Raiderfan32904]

when will the staff article on this topic be running, alot of redraft drafts have already come and goneor was it a lockout casualty like the HOF game

Hey Lash,Should be out next week. Obviously there's the trade-off between getting the most current information and publishing the article as early as possible. Hope you find some use of it the article this year.Chase

Looking forward to that. Also, are you going to tweak the rankings of DST's that rely on heavily on kick returners? The new rules have been really putting the stops on kick returners and a flood of touchbacks. I think it's bad for the game, but I think it also will affect relative value of DST's significantly.

 

[SelenaCat]

Should be out next week. Obviously there's the trade-off between getting the most current information and publishing the article as early as possible. Hope you find some use of it the article this year.Chase

One thing missing from these articles is any mention of leagues that give points either for points against or some combination of yardage allowed. I realize that you can't cover all possibilities, but there are a lot of leagues where bad but opportunistic defenses don't translate into good FF defenses because of these scoring systems. At least giving a rundown of expected points or yards against might be helpful in making this particular article applicable to a wider variety of leagues.

 

[Ramblin Wreck]

when will the staff article on this topic be running, alot of redraft drafts have already come and goneor was it a lockout casualty like the HOF game

Hey Lash,Should be out next week. Obviously there's the trade-off between getting the most current information and publishing the article as early as possible. Hope you find some use of it the article this year.Chase

For both this and QBBC, can you guys put up a page where you select one team and it shows all of their "committees" sorted from best to worst with the matchup breakdowns. Should be pretty simple assuming the committee data is stored in a database.

 

[Lash]

Should be out next week. Obviously there's the trade-off between getting the most current information and publishing the article as early as possible. Hope you find some use of it the article this year.Chase

One thing missing from these articles is any mention of leagues that give points either for points against or some combination of yardage allowed. I realize that you can't cover all possibilities, but there are a lot of leagues where bad but opportunistic defenses don't translate into good FF defenses because of these scoring systems. At least giving a rundown of expected points or yards against might be helpful in making this particular article applicable to a wider variety of leagues.

ALL my local leagues use:X = -X points given up with 6pts per TD return, no points for anything elselet me tell ya, you pay WAY more attention to defenses in this set up, they start going 5th or 6th round off the board in redraft

 

[Simris]

when will the staff article on this topic be running, alot of redraft drafts have already come and goneor was it a lockout casualty like the HOF game

Hey Lash,Should be out next week. Obviously there's the trade-off between getting the most current information and publishing the article as early as possible. Hope you find some use of it the article this year.Chase

Any chance this happens prior to Wed night?

 

[Pigskin Fanatic]

thanks op. except for week 12 vs az, the list looks very promising. not saying Kolb will be good, but that it's not as slam dunkish as the others.

 

[Raleigh Engineers]

Great job by the original poster. Looking forward to the Defense by Committee article.

 

[Chase Stuart]

when will the staff article on this topic be running, alot of redraft drafts have already come and goneor was it a lockout casualty like the HOF game

Hey Lash,Should be out next week. Obviously there's the trade-off between getting the most current information and publishing the article as early as possible. Hope you find some use of it the article this year.Chase

Any chance this happens prior to Wed night?

This will probably be posted later this week. PM me if you have your draft and Wednesday and need to know by then.

 

[Dentist]

This will probably be posted later this week. PM me if you have your draft and Wednesday and need to know by then.

this is my favorite article of the year, i've done DBBC almost every year.hope its up by friday mid-day

 

[Ramblin Wreck]

when will the staff article on this topic be running, alot of redraft drafts have already come and goneor was it a lockout casualty like the HOF game

Hey Lash,Should be out next week. Obviously there's the trade-off between getting the most current information and publishing the article as early as possible. Hope you find some use of it the article this year.Chase

For both this and QBBC, can you guys put up a page where you select one team and it shows all of their "committees" sorted from best to worst with the matchup breakdowns. Should be pretty simple assuming the committee data is stored in a database.

 

[Ramblin Wreck]

when will the staff article on this topic be running, alot of redraft drafts have already come and goneor was it a lockout casualty like the HOF game

Hey Lash,Should be out next week. Obviously there's the trade-off between getting the most current information and publishing the article as early as possible. Hope you find some use of it the article this year.Chase

For both this and QBBC, can you guys put up a page where you select one team and it shows all of their "committees" sorted from best to worst with the matchup breakdowns. Should be pretty simple assuming the committee data is stored in a database.

Guess not. Would much prefer an online tool to let me check out Defense and QBBC instead of being told a couple of options usually after many have drafted.

 

[robb]

Look at:

Houston & Tennessee

Great playoff schedule in weeks 14-16 also.

 

[Jeff Pasquino]

It is now posted.

 

[Chase Stuart]

Sorry for any delays last year in posting; I tried to PM everyone who responded before the article was actually published.

A couple pieces of good news:

1) If you were fortunate enough to follow the article's advice, you would have had the #2 D in fantasy football last year. That's not taking the two defenses and awarding points to the better one each week; it's taking the two defenses and pairing them all season based on the order in August.

http://subscribers.footballguys.com/2011/11stuart_dtbc.php

Here was what was suggested:

The Combined Schedule

Week 1 - Detroit at Tampa Bay (223)

Week 2 - Detroit vs. Kansas City (225)

Week 3 - Tennessee vs. Denver (192)

Week 4 - Tennessee at Cleveland (186)

Week 5 - Detroit vs. Chicago (204)

Week 6 - Detroit vs. San Francisco (195)

Week 7 - Detroit vs. Atlanta (238)

Week 8 - Detroit at Denver (197)

Week 9 - Tennessee vs. Cincinnati (172)

Week 10 - Tennessee at Carolina (199)

Week 11 - Detroit vs. Carolina (194)

Week 12 - Tennessee vs. Tampa Bay (218)

Week 13 - Tennessee at Buffalo (182)

Week 14 - Detroit vs. Minnesota (198)

Week 15 - Detroit at Oakland (236)

Week 16 - Tennessee vs. Jacksonville (220)

And here is how they played out (I'm using MFL's scoring system from our FBG league):

Week 1 - Detroit at Tampa Bay ---------- 8 FPWeek 2 - Detroit vs. Kansas City ------ 28 FPWeek 3 - Tennessee vs. Denver --------- 13 FPWeek 4 - Tennessee at Cleveland ------- 16 FPWeek 5 - Detroit vs. Chicago ----------- 6 FPWeek 6 - Detroit vs. San Francisco ----- 8 FPWeek 7 - Detroit vs. Atlanta ----------- 9 FPWeek 8 - Detroit at Denver ------------ 31 FPWeek 9 - Tennessee vs. Cincinnati ------ 1 FPWeek 10 - Tennessee at Carolina ------- 25 FPWeek 11 - Detroit vs. Carolina -------- 13 FPWeek 12 - Tennessee vs. Tampa Bay ----- 23 FPWeek 13 - Tennessee at Buffalo --------- 7 FPWeek 14 - Detroit vs. Minnesota ------- 34 FPWeek 15 - Detroit at Oakland ----------- 6 FPWeek 16 - Tennessee vs. Jacksonville --- 4 FPThat's a total of 232 fantasy points over those 16 weeks. Since every team had a bye in the first 16 weeks, we should look at FP/G. This combo averaged 14.5 FP/G; only the 49ers at 15.3 FP/G averaged more. 2) This year, we will be publishing version 1 of DTBC in the FBG Interactive Fantasy Magazine.

 

[ImTheScientist]

Havent seen the Defense by committee article yet so thought i'd start a thread on it

this is a lil different as I am not even discussing who your OTHER defense is this could be just just one half of your committee but as you'll see below I might can save you an extra roster spot other than during one bye week

just a little tidbit that stood out to me when starting to research is that Arizona plays Carolina, Washington, Seattle right off the bat

ARZ has shown a knack of def return TDs and those 3 QB tandems (Newton/Clausen ... Grossman/Beck ... TJax/Whitehurst) makes a defense smell blood in the water

you could then release them after week 3 and pick up the Browns who then proceed to play: Titans, BYE, Raiders, Seahawks, 49ers

then release them after week 8 and go with TEN for 2 weeks against: CIN and CAR (alternate could be KCity these two weeks vs MIA and DEN)

then release them after week 10 and pick up St Louis for the home stretch: Seahawks, Cardinals, 49ers, Seahawks, Bengals

then it'll be week 16 and by that time there are PLENTY of situations where a normally good team is resting its QB or has a QB hurt so you could scour the wire for your fantasy bowl defense

recap: DEFENSE BY COMMITTEE via waiverwire

Draft Arizona in last round, pickup Browns after week 3, pickup Titans after week 8 (or MIA or KC), pickup St Louis after week 10, week 16 is potluck

WEEK - TEAM FACED - OPPOSING QB FACED

1 - CAR - Clausen/Newton

2 - WAS - Grossman/Beck

3 - SEA - TJax/Whitehurst

4 - TEN - Hasselbeck (no CJ?)

5 - POTLUCK (pick up random DEF while keeping Browns thru their BYE)

6 - OAK - Campbell

7 - SEA - TJax/Whitehurst

8 - SF - ASmith

9 - CIN - Dalton

10 - CAR - Newton/Clausen

11 - SEA - TJax/Whitehurst

12 - ARZ - Kolb

13 - SF - ASmith/Kaepernick

14 - SEA - TJax/Whitehurst

15 - CIN - Dalton

16 - POTLUCK

there are potential snags (you might want to grab STL earlier than needed because Spags is pretty stout former DC and they might not be there) but these are definitely waiverwire defenses and you cant beat that ineptitude at QB (TJax 4 times!!!) they'll face as none of those guys (maybe Kolb?) will finish in top half of league

hope this helps you in your redraft leagues if not dynasty too!

what are some TDBC combos you have put together?

So how did this work out for you last year? Probably not that well.

 

[Jeff Pasquino]

Sorry for any delays last year in posting; I tried to PM everyone who responded before the article was actually published.

A couple pieces of good news:

1) If you were fortunate enough to follow the article's advice, you would have had the #2 D in fantasy football last year. That's not taking the two defenses and awarding points to the better one each week; it's taking the two defenses and pairing them all season based on the order in August.

http://subscribers.footballguys.com/2011/11stuart_dtbc.php

Here was what was suggested:

The Combined Schedule

Week 1 - Detroit at Tampa Bay (223)

Week 2 - Detroit vs. Kansas City (225)

Week 3 - Tennessee vs. Denver (192)

Week 4 - Tennessee at Cleveland (186)

Week 5 - Detroit vs. Chicago (204)

Week 6 - Detroit vs. San Francisco (195)

Week 7 - Detroit vs. Atlanta (238)

Week 8 - Detroit at Denver (197)

Week 9 - Tennessee vs. Cincinnati (172)

Week 10 - Tennessee at Carolina (199)

Week 11 - Detroit vs. Carolina (194)

Week 12 - Tennessee vs. Tampa Bay (218)

Week 13 - Tennessee at Buffalo (182)

Week 14 - Detroit vs. Minnesota (198)

Week 15 - Detroit at Oakland (236)

Week 16 - Tennessee vs. Jacksonville (220)

And here is how they played out (I'm using MFL's scoring system from our FBG league):

Week 1 - Detroit at Tampa Bay ---------- 8 FPWeek 2 - Detroit vs. Kansas City ------ 28 FPWeek 3 - Tennessee vs. Denver --------- 13 FPWeek 4 - Tennessee at Cleveland ------- 16 FPWeek 5 - Detroit vs. Chicago ----------- 6 FPWeek 6 - Detroit vs. San Francisco ----- 8 FPWeek 7 - Detroit vs. Atlanta ----------- 9 FPWeek 8 - Detroit at Denver ------------ 31 FPWeek 9 - Tennessee vs. Cincinnati ------ 1 FPWeek 10 - Tennessee at Carolina ------- 25 FPWeek 11 - Detroit vs. Carolina -------- 13 FPWeek 12 - Tennessee vs. Tampa Bay ----- 23 FPWeek 13 - Tennessee at Buffalo --------- 7 FPWeek 14 - Detroit vs. Minnesota ------- 34 FPWeek 15 - Detroit at Oakland ----------- 6 FPWeek 16 - Tennessee vs. Jacksonville --- 4 FPThat's a total of 232 fantasy points over those 16 weeks. Since every team had a bye in the first 16 weeks, we should look at FP/G. This combo averaged 14.5 FP/G; only the 49ers at 15.3 FP/G averaged more. 2) This year, we will be publishing version 1 of DTBC in the FBG Interactive Fantasy Magazine.

I love it when a plan comes together.

 

[solorca]

Havent seen the Defense by committee article yet so thought i'd start a thread on it

this is a lil different as I am not even discussing who your OTHER defense is this could be just just one half of your committee but as you'll see below I might can save you an extra roster spot other than during one bye week

just a little tidbit that stood out to me when starting to research is that Arizona plays Carolina, Washington, Seattle right off the bat

ARZ has shown a knack of def return TDs and those 3 QB tandems (Newton/Clausen ... Grossman/Beck ... TJax/Whitehurst) makes a defense smell blood in the water

you could then release them after week 3 and pick up the Browns who then proceed to play: Titans, BYE, Raiders, Seahawks, 49ers

then release them after week 8 and go with TEN for 2 weeks against: CIN and CAR (alternate could be KCity these two weeks vs MIA and DEN)

then release them after week 10 and pick up St Louis for the home stretch: Seahawks, Cardinals, 49ers, Seahawks, Bengals

then it'll be week 16 and by that time there are PLENTY of situations where a normally good team is resting its QB or has a QB hurt so you could scour the wire for your fantasy bowl defense

recap: DEFENSE BY COMMITTEE via waiverwire

Draft Arizona in last round, pickup Browns after week 3, pickup Titans after week 8 (or MIA or KC), pickup St Louis after week 10, week 16 is potluck

WEEK - TEAM FACED - OPPOSING QB FACED

1 - CAR - Clausen/Newton

2 - WAS - Grossman/Beck

3 - SEA - TJax/Whitehurst

4 - TEN - Hasselbeck (no CJ?)

5 - POTLUCK (pick up random DEF while keeping Browns thru their BYE)

6 - OAK - Campbell

7 - SEA - TJax/Whitehurst

8 - SF - ASmith

9 - CIN - Dalton

10 - CAR - Newton/Clausen

11 - SEA - TJax/Whitehurst

12 - ARZ - Kolb

13 - SF - ASmith/Kaepernick

14 - SEA - TJax/Whitehurst

15 - CIN - Dalton

16 - POTLUCK

there are potential snags (you might want to grab STL earlier than needed because Spags is pretty stout former DC and they might not be there) but these are definitely waiverwire defenses and you cant beat that ineptitude at QB (TJax 4 times!!!) they'll face as none of those guys (maybe Kolb?) will finish in top half of league

hope this helps you in your redraft leagues if not dynasty too!

what are some TDBC combos you have put together?

So how did this work out for you last year? Probably not that well.

The advantage of playing defense by waiver wire is that you can adjust on the fly. I started with Arizona and got a few good weeks (even with newton blowing up in week 1, I got good pointa because of a peterson return td). My team by waiver wire ended up finishing third overall.Sadly, I dropped San Fran before the first week though, when I saw someone drop the Cardinals.

 

[PR Sparty]

BUMP

Is/has Chase provided his annual DTBC article yet for 2013??

 

[Man of Zen]

Don't know anything about that, but if you're going cheap, I'm bullish on the TB/BUF committee this year as a complementary pair of (to me) underrated fantasy D's that can be nabbed late.

 

[Man of Zen]

TB/BUF rationale: BUF was a team D that disappointed last year, but is still stocked with talent and potential, and Pettine has promised a more blitz-heavy and aggro approach this season. So even if they don't plug all the holes, they're almost certain to have radically increased big play tallies. TB was already freaky against the run, and added Revis to buff the pass D. Hard not to like the potential there.

Current ADP's in MFL 12-teamers: TB - 179, BUF - 191.

Regarding the schedule, I can find matchups I'd be happy with (or at least reasonably happy) almost every week. Week six is little bit of a head scratcher, but neither matchup exactly sends shivers down my spine.

Week 12, you'd be forced to start TB against the Lions, which is a little iffy, since DET has a potentially great offense. But their over-reliance on one receiver would seem to play into TB's hands, since Revis was brought in for exactly that purpose. And I suppose if you don't believe in Revis, then you'd never give any plan involving TB a second look anyway.

Week 17 would be a nightmare, but I'm assuming most leagues will finish by then. If not, play the FA pool or hope for resting starters.

Week...

1. TB@NYJ ... NE@BUF

2. NO@TB ... CAR@BUF

3. TB@NE ... BUF@NYJ

4. ARZ@TB ... BAL@BUF

5. TB bye ... BUF@CLE

6. PHI@TB ... CIN@BUF (???)

7. TB@ATL ... BUF@MIA

8. CAR@TB ... BUF@NO

9. TB@SEA ... KC@BUF

10. MIA@TB ... BUF@PIT

11. ATL@TB ... NYJ@BUF

12. TB@DET ... BUF bye

13. TB@CAR ... ATL@BUF

14. BUF@TB ... BUF@TB

15. SF@TB ... BUF@JAX

16. TB@STL ... MIA@BUF

The fly in the ointment for 17th-week SB's...

17. TB@NO ... BUF@NE

 

[JHuber77]

TB/BUF rationale: BUF was a team D that disappointed last year, but is still stocked with talent and potential, and Pettine has promised a more blitz-heavy and aggro approach this season. So even if they don't plug all the holes, they're almost certain to have radically increased big play tallies. TB was already freaky against the run, and added Revis to buff the pass D. Hard not to like the potential there.

Current ADP's in MFL 12-teamers: TB - 179, BUF - 191.

Regarding the schedule, I can find matchups I'd be happy with (or at least reasonably happy) almost every week. Week six is little bit of a head scratcher, but neither matchup exactly sends shivers down my spine.

Week 12, you'd be forced to start TB against the Lions, which is a little iffy, since DET has a potentially great offense. But their over-reliance on one receiver would seem to play into TB's hands, since Revis was brought in for exactly that purpose. And I suppose if you don't believe in Revis, then you'd never give any plan involving TB a second look anyway.

Week 17 would be a nightmare, but I'm assuming most leagues will finish by then. If not, play the FA pool or hope for resting starters.

Week...

1. TB@NYJ ... NE@BUF

2. NO@TB ... CAR@BUF

3. TB@NE ... BUF@NYJ

4. ARZ@TB ... BAL@BUF

5. TB bye ... BUF@CLE

6. PHI@TB ... CIN@BUF (???)

7. TB@ATL ... BUF@MIA

8. CAR@TB ... BUF@NO

9. TB@SEA ... KC@BUF

10. MIA@TB ... BUF@PIT

11. ATL@TB ... NYJ@BUF

12. TB@DET ... BUF bye

13. TB@CAR ... ATL@BUF

14. BUF@TB ... BUF@TB

15. SF@TB ... BUF@JAX

16. TB@STL ... MIA@BUF

The fly in the ointment for 17th-week SB's...

17. TB@NO ... BUF@NE

If you play in a league with a week 17 SB, you probably should find another league

 

[Man of Zen]

TB/BUF rationale: BUF was a team D that disappointed last year, but is still stocked with talent and potential, and Pettine has promised a more blitz-heavy and aggro approach this season. So even if they don't plug all the holes, they're almost certain to have radically increased big play tallies. TB was already freaky against the run, and added Revis to buff the pass D. Hard not to like the potential there.

Current ADP's in MFL 12-teamers: TB - 179, BUF - 191.

Regarding the schedule, I can find matchups I'd be happy with (or at least reasonably happy) almost every week. Week six is little bit of a head scratcher, but neither matchup exactly sends shivers down my spine.

Week 12, you'd be forced to start TB against the Lions, which is a little iffy, since DET has a potentially great offense. But their over-reliance on one receiver would seem to play into TB's hands, since Revis was brought in for exactly that purpose. And I suppose if you don't believe in Revis, then you'd never give any plan involving TB a second look anyway.

Week 17 would be a nightmare, but I'm assuming most leagues will finish by then. If not, play the FA pool or hope for resting starters.

Week...

1. TB@NYJ ... NE@BUF

2. NO@TB ... CAR@BUF

3. TB@NE ... BUF@NYJ

4. ARZ@TB ... BAL@BUF

5. TB bye ... BUF@CLE

6. PHI@TB ... CIN@BUF (???)

7. TB@ATL ... BUF@MIA

8. CAR@TB ... BUF@NO

9. TB@SEA ... KC@BUF

10. MIA@TB ... BUF@PIT

11. ATL@TB ... NYJ@BUF

12. TB@DET ... BUF bye

13. TB@CAR ... ATL@BUF

14. BUF@TB ... BUF@TB

15. SF@TB ... BUF@JAX

16. TB@STL ... MIA@BUF

The fly in the ointment for 17th-week SB's...

17. TB@NO ... BUF@NE

If you play in a league with a week 17 SB, you probably should find another league

I don't disagree, but they're out there.

 

[chickensoup]

Im liking the Chiefs and Bills combo

1: KC vs JAX

2: BUF vs CAR

3: BUF vs NYJ

4: KC vs NYG or BUF vs BAL

5: KC vs TEN or BUF vs CLE

6: KC vs OAK

7: BUF vs MIA

8: KC vs CLE

9: KC vs BUF

10: BUF vs PIT

11: BUF vs NYJ

12: KC vs SD

13: KC vs DEN or BUF vs ATL. Really the big downside is here as it could be the start of the playoffs for some leagues. You could drop Buffalo after week 11 and pick up MIA though who face the Jets twice (once in week 17) and the week 15 vs NE is when KC faces OAK

14: BUF vs TB

15: KC vs OAK

16: BUF vs MIA

17: KC vs SD

If you were able to swap BUF for MIA for week 13.

13: MIA vs NYJ

14: MIA vs PIT

15: KC vs OAK

16: MIA vs BUF

17: KC vs SD or MIA vs NYJ

Seems like a pretty outstanding combination to me, especially if you are able to do the BUF/MIA swap.

 

[PR Sparty]

TB/BUF rationale: BUF was a team D that disappointed last year, but is still stocked with talent and potential, and Pettine has promised a more blitz-heavy and aggro approach this season. So even if they don't plug all the holes, they're almost certain to have radically increased big play tallies. TB was already freaky against the run, and added Revis to buff the pass D. Hard not to like the potential there.

Current ADP's in MFL 12-teamers: TB - 179, BUF - 191.

Regarding the schedule, I can find matchups I'd be happy with (or at least reasonably happy) almost every week. Week six is little bit of a head scratcher, but neither matchup exactly sends shivers down my spine.

Week 12, you'd be forced to start TB against the Lions, which is a little iffy, since DET has a potentially great offense. But their over-reliance on one receiver would seem to play into TB's hands, since Revis was brought in for exactly that purpose. And I suppose if you don't believe in Revis, then you'd never give any plan involving TB a second look anyway.

Week 17 would be a nightmare, but I'm assuming most leagues will finish by then. If not, play the FA pool or hope for resting starters.

Week...

1. TB@NYJ ... NE@BUF

2. NO@TB ... CAR@BUF

3. TB@NE ... BUF@NYJ

4. ARZ@TB ... BAL@BUF

5. TB bye ... BUF@CLE

6. PHI@TB ... CIN@BUF (???)

7. TB@ATL ... BUF@MIA

8. CAR@TB ... BUF@NO

9. TB@SEA ... KC@BUF

10. MIA@TB ... BUF@PIT

11. ATL@TB ... NYJ@BUF

12. TB@DET ... BUF bye

13. TB@CAR ... ATL@BUF

14. BUF@TB ... BUF@TB

15. SF@TB ... BUF@JAX

16. TB@STL ... MIA@BUF

The fly in the ointment for 17th-week SB's...

17. TB@NO ... BUF@NE

Thank you for doing this. I'm gonna run with your recommendation for my draft tonight! I hate spending money on the top D's

 

[Man of Zen]

TB/BUF rationale: BUF was a team D that disappointed last year, but is still stocked with talent and potential, and Pettine has promised a more blitz-heavy and aggro approach this season. So even if they don't plug all the holes, they're almost certain to have radically increased big play tallies. TB was already freaky against the run, and added Revis to buff the pass D. Hard not to like the potential there.

Current ADP's in MFL 12-teamers: TB - 179, BUF - 191.

Regarding the schedule, I can find matchups I'd be happy with (or at least reasonably happy) almost every week. Week six is little bit of a head scratcher, but neither matchup exactly sends shivers down my spine.

Week 12, you'd be forced to start TB against the Lions, which is a little iffy, since DET has a potentially great offense. But their over-reliance on one receiver would seem to play into TB's hands, since Revis was brought in for exactly that purpose. And I suppose if you don't believe in Revis, then you'd never give any plan involving TB a second look anyway.

Week 17 would be a nightmare, but I'm assuming most leagues will finish by then. If not, play the FA pool or hope for resting starters.

Week...

1. TB@NYJ ... NE@BUF

2. NO@TB ... CAR@BUF

3. TB@NE ... BUF@NYJ

4. ARZ@TB ... BAL@BUF

5. TB bye ... BUF@CLE

6. PHI@TB ... CIN@BUF (???)

7. TB@ATL ... BUF@MIA

8. CAR@TB ... BUF@NO

9. TB@SEA ... KC@BUF

10. MIA@TB ... BUF@PIT

11. ATL@TB ... NYJ@BUF

12. TB@DET ... BUF bye

13. TB@CAR ... ATL@BUF

14. BUF@TB ... BUF@TB

15. SF@TB ... BUF@JAX

16. TB@STL ... MIA@BUF

The fly in the ointment for 17th-week SB's...

17. TB@NO ... BUF@NE

Thank you for doing this. I'm gonna run with your recommendation for my draft tonight! I hate spending money on the top D's

Sweet!

I just took the Rams instead. But I hope it works out.

 

[Chase Stuart]

BUMP

Is/has Chase provided his annual DTBC article yet for 2013??

http://subscribers.footballguys.com/apps/article.php?article=stuart_2013_dtbc

 

[ldizzle]

Sea is a solid d anyways but they have

Wk1 car

Wk2 sf

Wk3 jax

Good start

 

[bagger]

i just took the chiefs in the last round since they play jax week 1 and will just rotate from there.

probably will drop them after week 1 for cle, then pick them back up around week 6.

 

[ldizzle]

i know it was only preseason, but the panthers d and the lions d didnt look too bad.