Leroy Hoard
Footballguy
Tucker was dropped for the bye. Will put in a claim but the owner that dropped him picks ahead of me so he may try to sneak him back.
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The Official Kicker (K) Thread (3 Viewers)
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Ray Barboni
Footballguy
Dropped Elliot for Gay.
Indy scoring really well, and have good matchups in either domes or warm weather (aside from @CIN this week of course)
Indy scoring really well, and have good matchups in either domes or warm weather (aside from @CIN this week of course)
WaltonGoggins
Footballguy
Picked up Sanders since TEN gives up I think the most points but debating if Fairbairn is good to go picking him up instead.
Gottabesweet
Footballguy
Looking forward to four Moody EP’s because all they do is score.
Bozeman Bruiser
Footballguy
No because Gay is already on a roster.
Getting 7 points a week from Hopkins isn't going to win games like the 12-15 he was getting for that one month, but he has about as reliable a floor as anyone else so I'm going to ride him out, winter weather and all.
If Gay was an option I would take it though.
All the kickers I had on my watch list the last few weeks (and were highly rated) sucked worse than Hopkins' 7s.
This seems to be the year that streaming kickers has been a waste of time, no offense to this thread.
Have the same last three. Going with Koo in the dome.
Groupe kind of a bum. Misses too many kicks. Think BUF/KC could be a game where both offenses are looking for TDs and going for it on 4th down.
FarFromHome
Footballguy
No offense taken. Putting thought into kickers has been a waste of time for decades. Only way I would put thought into it is if they got 1 pt for every yard of each FG. Theeeeeen I may press a bit.
Down Under
Footballguy
I would do this (I have Gay in 3 leagues). Hopkins' numbers were inflated a bit earlier due to an inordinate number of 50yd+ FGs, which won't happen in Cleveland (site of 3 of 4 of their next 4 games) in winter. Except for this week, Gay kicks in a dome 3 of the next 4 weeks.
FarFromHome
Footballguy
Maybe for u. I currently have 2 pts from Butker.
Ilov80s
Footballguy
Funny part is I thought it was a nice win for me as my opponent started Gay. I started Dicker and so we are 0-0 in our kicker battle lol
(HULK)
(Smash)
Should sig this
Gottabesweet
Footballguy
Pain when you get knocked out of making the playoffs because your kicker only hits EPs.
Down Under
Footballguy
Brandon Aubrey - winning 4 leagues for me and thousands of others around the country. Might be the next Justin Tucker. 
BobbyLayne
Footballguy
missed from 30-39 and missed PAT for a neat (-2.0) in our format
previous 8 weeks: 12, 10, 8, 10, 11, 6, 10., 14
81 points, 10.13 ppg
Down Under
Footballguy
Fantasy football is hard.
Pietaster2
Footballguy
What are we doing now that Gay has a hip issue and missed practice yesterday?
If Gay practices in full today or on Friday, I’d be inclined to start him in my semi-final, but if he’s not, I’m thinking about pivoting to Fairbairn even though he’s up against the Browns. The usage last week was unreal and lived up to the expectations people had for Fairbairn before the injury.
Was tempted to go with Gay but it seems like he's got the yipps suddenly.
Found Bass on the wire. High probability of extra points, but hopefully in the 2nd half the offense kinda mails it in and stalls in the red zone up by a ton.
Gottabesweet
Footballguy
Probably just going to roll with Moody like always and collect my 4EPs or 1 FG and 2 EPs and be miserable.
Mcmanus missed two 50 yarders, Lawrence fumbled deep into field goal range, The Jags throw at the 5 yard line with 6 seconds left in the half and can’t get out f bounds missing another fg opportunity.
I feel like I had the right guy.
Do I roll with him again? At TB or grab Jason Saunders home against Dallas or Fairbairn home against Cleveland?
I feel like I had the right guy.
Do I roll with him again? At TB or grab Jason Saunders home against Dallas or Fairbairn home against Cleveland?
hamsterdam
Footballguy
I switched to Hopkins. Not sure if he’s widely available though
FairWarning
Footballguy
FairBairn has been good all year. I like K’s on teams with defensive HC’s, seem to play for FG’s more. I couldn’t use a K with injury concerns with the season on the line. Santos if available has been good also.
BobbyLayne
Footballguy
Gay doesn’t have an injury designation going into Week 16, but he’s been shaky the last few weeks.
Sanders and Fairbairn both have rough matchups. Cowboys & Browns have given up a league low 14 FGM (18 & 20 FGA.)
ECR says Gay & Sanders are my best options.
Folk, Lutz, McPherson & Zuerlein all out there but don’t feel like any of them are compelling.
Sanders and Fairbairn both have rough matchups. Cowboys & Browns have given up a league low 14 FGM (18 & 20 FGA.)
ECR says Gay & Sanders are my best options.
Folk, Lutz, McPherson & Zuerlein all out there but don’t feel like any of them are compelling.
the spanker
Footballguy
Gay doesn’t have an injury designation going into Week 16, but he’s been shaky the last few weeks.
Sanders and Fairbairn both have rough matchups. Cowboys & Browns have given up a league low 14 FGM (18 & 20 FGA.)
ECR says Gay & Sanders are my best options.
Folk, Lutz, McPherson & Zuerlein all out there but don’t feel like any of them are compelling.
Curious to know, what does ECR say about Moody? Who's the better start?
BobbyLayne
Footballguy
Gay doesn’t have an injury designation going into Week 16, but he’s been shaky the last few weeks.
Sanders and Fairbairn both have rough matchups. Cowboys & Browns have given up a league low 14 FGM (18 & 20 FGA.)
ECR says Gay & Sanders are my best options.
Folk, Lutz, McPherson & Zuerlein all out there but don’t feel like any of them are compelling.
Curious to know, what does ECR say about Moody? Who's the better start?
Moody is K6
Pietaster2
Footballguy
I’m in a similar boat. Been rolling out Gay for the past few weeks but the lingering hip injury and 2 missed FGs last week have me concerned. Did you know he also has a newborn? I have one of those right now, and I feel out of synch with life and sleep deprived, so I’m assuming he does too.Gay doesn’t have an injury designation going into Week 16, but he’s been shaky the last few weeks.
Sanders and Fairbairn both have rough matchups. Cowboys & Browns have given up a league low 14 FGM (18 & 20 FGA.)
ECR says Gay & Sanders are my best options.
Folk, Lutz, McPherson & Zuerlein all out there but don’t feel like any of them are compelling.
I’m leaning Fairbairn even with the daunting Browns matchup. Helps that he’s at home and I’ve heard that the Browns D doesn’t play as well on the road, but I would need someone who has been following this topic more closely to confirm. I also saw that the Browns will be missing standout linebacker Anthony Walker Jr. and have some injuries along the defense. Maybe a Browns homer can confirm how impactful that will be.
If I chicken out on both Gay and Fairbairn, Santos is starting to look appealing against that bottom tier Arizona D. Sanders isn’t available in my league, or I’d give him a long look, even though Miami seems to score more TDs than FGs and will be in a shootout with Dallas with that 49.5 point over/under, but maybe that just means there will be lots of fantasy points to go around in that game?
Good luck. I’ll be curious to know which kicker you choose!
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FarFromHome
Footballguy
It's my weekly knowledge drop that putting any thought into a kicker is like buying ice scrapers living in Hawaii. Start one that can make a 50 plus yarder and hope he makes 2 of them.
BobbyLayne
Footballguy
Dicker has 20 FGA on the year (29th), Sanders 21. At least with the latter you have the league leader in XPM.
BobbyLayne
Footballguy
Consider Koo. He missed two 50 yarders last week, one hit the uprights, but he has a good track record from 50+, 23 of 30. The Falcons have moved the ball a little better with Heinicke, Robinson is healthy, it's in a dome, and with IND near full strength, there should be scoring.
Eta: His holder, the punter missed practice cause his wife's in labor. Something to keep an eye on.
the spanker
Footballguy
Mind games people! That's what kickers do to us and is doing to meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!
I have Moody but couldn't help myself and checked expert rankings and the majority of them have Gay ahead of him.
I'm in a dogfight this week and the guy reaching the finals could be determined by the kicker!
Gay is still there for the taking for me. Now I'm polarized because I had to look at expert rankings and now I'm going through the agony of mind games choosing who to start!
I have Moody but couldn't help myself and checked expert rankings and the majority of them have Gay ahead of him.
I'm in a dogfight this week and the guy reaching the finals could be determined by the kicker!
Gay is still there for the taking for me. Now I'm polarized because I had to look at expert rankings and now I'm going through the agony of mind games choosing who to start!
Go Gay and don't turn back.
Krilons Resa
Footballguy
I dropped Gay for Myers.
His last couple of weeks have me kinda scared.
His last couple of weeks have me kinda scared.
kylechoffman
Footballguy
Thoughts on Bass tonight at LAC indoors vs Tucker Monday @ Niners? I have both and normally would set and forget Tucker but its a tough matchup. Weather doesnt look to be a problem.
BearsFan4Life
Footballguy
Dynasty: Have Tucker and dropped Gay to roll with Tucker. Thinking Balt can move the ball into FG territory couple of times
That's a tough one. Bass probably the safest play. BUF should be playing with a lead, should get several possessions, etc.
Usually in a battle of titans coaches think they need TDs not FGs.
That said, I've gotten kickers wrong all year.
OrganizedChaos
Footballguy
In a similar dilemma with Elliott. Experts have him rated high but not sure I trust it between them liking to go for it on fourth and short and Eagles not being the offensive machine they were early in the year when Elliott was scoring so well. Tempted to drop him for Hopkins who can kick long FGs and playing at Houston in a perfect climate for kicking.Tough one for me, McPherson in the rain at Pitt or Elliot in an offense that hates FGs
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