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I agree, I was going to jump all over Doyle, until I read this...
When he's gotten playing time this year MAC has generally been used as a blocker (8 total targets all year). Doyle seems to be a much more natural pass-catcher.4th&inches said:
Doyle for me based on this:
It is common for teams to shelve elite players at the end of the year with minor injuries when they are out of playoff contention. Saquon clearly isn't 100%
I'd be more intrigued if AJ Green stays out but it looks like AJ might be coming back. Hard to imagine that Dalton can produce a big enough pie to properly feed Ross, Green, and Boyd. Also, Ross' first game available is Week 14 and no one will trust to start him his first game back. Week 15 is against the Patriots. So rostering him would essentially just be for Week 16 against the Dolphins.
Do you have something new in regards to AJG? I agree with him back it's too many mouths to feed but the odds are still against him returning unless I'm missing something.
I have nothing concrete on AJ but the tone surrounding AJ has been more optimistic since Dalton was named starter. It's understandable that he wouldn't want to come back with Finley at quarterback. But maybe it's just rumor/speculation. He is still listed day-to-day. It is impressive what Ross did against Seattle and San Fran but I'd still have to be desperate to start him his first game back or against the Patriots. And it's hard to be truly desperate at wide receiver since there is always a player on the waiver wire who has nice circumstances as a one week play.
for the immediate, I agree that Doyle is likely the better play. That being said, I also wouldn't be surprised if from week 13 till the end of the year that MAC ends up being the better Indy TE.
Ryan is indeed struggling. Even the upgrade/downgrade report for FBG's has him listed as a downgraded QB that's hard to trust as a QB1.
On one hand, Saquon suffering through ankle issues is clearly hampering him. On the other hand, they were 2-8 going into this last week, and were utterly way out of contention. Yet they still played Barkley.
Maybe they thought he'd come out of the bye healthy but last week would indicate he did not. They might leave the decision up to Saquon and the fact that he came back from a high ankle sprain after 2 weeks might mean that he will choose to keep playing. It just seems counterproductive to trot out a hobbled played and risk more injury when there is nothing to gain. The Giants will be mathematically eliminated from playoff contention with one more loss or a Cowboys win. That might be the catalyst that causes him to be put on IR. But it would be a beautiful thing if the Giants ended the year 5-0 and the Cowboys ended the year 0-5. A boy can dream.
That's literally the reason AJ Green shouldn't come back.
I'm on board with the Gallman pick up. I did acquire Saquon via a trade and he's been garbage in fantasy scoring. Just doesn't seem right. Usually we hear about how bad the injuries really were after the season is over. There is that chance that Barkley gets shelved for whatever reason. I had Gallman, then had to drop him last week for a bye fill. I thought who would even be interested besides my team? Well, the knowing I let him go gave me consternation all week. My #1 priority was to get Gallman back and stop messing around. While the Giants may suck this year, and Jones misses Barkley coming out of the backfield for those open field runs that Manning used to do, the schedule for the remaining games negates the disadvantage. I may never use Gallman, but the peace of mind is worth it. Plus, our league goes 17 weeks. We all know what kind of crazy things happen in week 17.
Ryan is struggling. It may be his ankle. It may be his ankle and loss of weapons. Hoopers's absence is hurting him. If Julio is out or less than 100%, I don't see where Julio is going with the ball. I plan on sitting Ryan this week for Darnold or Tannehill depending on who I grab off the WW.
How do you guys feel about Boyd with red rifle back? If AJ comes back does it kill his value? What is his upside if he doesn't? Good game scripts from behind I would think?
Boyd did better last year in games that AJ played. People speculated that he did better as the second target getting less defensive focus. The Bengals will likely be playing from behind so game script could lead to some high passing numbers. Week 15 is against the Patriots which probably won't translate to high passing numbers even though they will be behind.
I like Boyd back with the red rifle. I like Boyd with or without AJ.
I'd call that rare, not common. What's common is that guys that are healthy enough to play, play.
FWIW, my moves this week:
Was actually coming back to this thread to ask you guys your thoughts on Tyrell Williams. I've been holding this guy on a couple of my teams all season and have only started him like once; maybe twice...of course he did nothing.
I just dumped Tyrell Williams for Tyler Boyd ROS.
As a Damien owner I picked up Darrell, held him through the bye, thinking he may be a good play. I'm not entirely sure if I can play him yet as I have a few backs in a similar situation.
Grabbed McCoy last night and now this news. However, Darrell is sitting in FA as well.
Yeah I'm in the same boat. Need to flex one of Bo/Snell/Darrel with Conner out. Leaning Snell or Bo though.
I'm holding Guice for now, but I'm also in the position where I've secured a bye week so I can wait Guice out a bit. Maybe AP is sent out to pasture by then.
Thinking of dropping Engram too. Have Goedert and only 4 bench spots, carrying 2 TEs is expensive. Engram didn’t practice today.
Wish I could...locked him up cheap so he's stuck as a zero point lump at the end of my short bench. He's someone I can easily see the Giants sitting until 2020.
I dropped My backup thinking Engram back this week, we thinking he’s out or a decoy? He just can’t stay healthy. Is Djoku back this week?
If Tannehill is for real even in that run-first O he's a playmaker and the #1 WR in the offense. He's a perfectly acceptable upside Flex play.
I’ll hold as late as Sunday morning. If philly d is still there I might drop him for them.
Tannehill is 6th ranked QB in my league since week 8 in FPG. he's elevated his play since leaving Miami and Gase.
In my league, he has averaged the 3rd most for a quarterback from weeks 7-12 (6 point passing tds and .05 pts/passing yard). His lowest scoring game over that period is 26.8 points.
