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Week 03 2022 who should I start thread **OFFICIALLY UNOFFICIAL** (1 Viewer)

1) TE+: Pitts or Logan Thomas?
I’d give Pitts one more week.
2) 0.5 PPR, TE+: pick 2- James Robinson, Keenan Allen, Adam Thielen, Cordarelle Patterson, Logan Thomas
Gotta see if Allen is playing 1st.

If he plays, it’s automatic to put him in the lineup. I’d go Allen/JRob

ETA - I missed JRob on that list. That said, he didn’t look great & I expect fireworks in DET. Still tempting to say Thielen. He’s due.

If not, I’d go with Theilen & Thomas - Eagles are a TE funnel since they cover WR so well.


3) PPR, TE+: Cordarelle Patterson, Amari Cooper, or Zach Ertz
Thanks!!
Ertz in TE-P. I don’t like Cooper this week.
 
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1) TE+: Pitts or Logan Thomas?

2) 0.5 PPR, TE+: pick 2- James Robinson, Keenan Allen, Adam Thielen, Cordarelle Patterson, Logan Thomas

3) PPR, TE+: Cordarelle Patterson, Amari Cooper, or Zach Ertz

Thanks!!
I am not benching Pitts for Thomas

James Robinson and Allen if he plays and Herbert is the QB. If not than Patterson

Patterson
I’m benching Hock for Logan Thomas. :shrug:
Pitts > Hock. I think this will be a breakout game for Pitts this season. Rams and Saints Ds > Seattle. I think Thomas will be a TE1 soon if he is not already there. They are ramping up his usage since he is returning from an injury. I would still take Pitts over him although 2 bad fantasy games means you should probably just cut him.
 
1) TE+: Pitts or Logan Thomas?

2) 0.5 PPR, TE+: pick 2- James Robinson, Keenan Allen, Adam Thielen, Cordarelle Patterson, Logan Thomas

3) PPR, TE+: Cordarelle Patterson, Amari Cooper, or Zach Ertz

Thanks!!

1) Pitts. I am putting unwarranted faith in Arthur to come to his senses

2) J-Rob & a healthy Allen

3) Zac
 
1) TE+: Pitts or Logan Thomas?

2) 0.5 PPR, TE+: pick 2- James Robinson, Keenan Allen, Adam Thielen, Cordarelle Patterson, Logan Thomas

3) PPR, TE+: Cordarelle Patterson, Amari Cooper, or Zach Ertz

Thanks!!
I am not benching Pitts for Thomas

James Robinson and Allen if he plays and Herbert is the QB. If not than Patterson

Patterson
I’m benching Hock for Logan Thomas. :shrug:
Pitts > Hock. I think this will be a breakout game for Pitts this season. Rams and Saints Ds > Seattle. I think Thomas will be a TE1 soon if he is not already there. They are ramping up his usage since he is returning from an injury. I would still take Pitts over him although 2 bad fantasy games means you should probably just cut him.
I don’t disagree - I advised starting Pitts.
 
FFPC scoring:
Need a final flex:

J.Jacobs @ Tenn
R.Stevenson vs Balt
J.Williams @ Minn
D.Smith @ Wash
S.Shepard vs Dall
 
Full PPR start four of these wrs:

DJ Moore
Brandon Cooks
Michael Thomas
Drake London
Amari Cooper
Garret Wislon
 
Full PPR, need WR, flex and if Kamara is inactive, an RB as well:
Lockett vs Falcons
Renfrow @ Titans
Olave @ Panthers
Henderson @ Cards
JRob @ Clippers
Tougher call here.

Henderson isn't going to get 20 touches on a regular basis but I think that Arizona defense is vulnerable to the run. It may not look like that from the raw numbers but the Raiders foolishly went away from the run game in the second half after Jacobs was very effective in the first half. All props in the world to Cam Akers but I think this is a full blown timeshare and Henderson should continue to see between 10-15 opportunities per game.

No on Renfrow. Make the Raiders show he is actually a part of their passing game on a consistent basis before rolling the dice with him.

I have trouble recommending Olave because I still don't know what the New Orleans passing game is trying to be. My believe is they want to be an efficient low volume passing team that tries to win with defense and winning the ToP battle. Let's not kid ourselves, Michael Thomas is the #1 WR in New Orleans. In week 1 it looked like Landry was going to be a big part of the passing game and in week 2 it was Olave's turn. What's it going to look like this week? For me there is a lot of uncertainty to confidently roll out Olave, but I would roll him out before Renfrow ATM. Probably a much higher ceiling.

The Saints and Rams were both able to pass against the Falcons defense, which is good. The Saints ran the ball all over them too, the Rams did not (not really) but I suspect that is just who the Rams are more than an indication that Atlanta is going to be tough against the run. That's a problem for Lockett because I absolutely believe Carroll wants a low volume, efficient passing game even more so than the Saints. Penny is a great back and Walker is probably going to be, at least okay. Can Lockett consistently make do with a team that passes 30 times per game? Best I can say is maybe. Lockett is very talented but it almost feels like starting him is chasing points and maybe this will be a DK week? IMO it is unlikely we see any weeks where both DK and Lockett have good games. Otherwise I would say Lockett is your best option.

Big fan of what James Robinson is doing and how Doug Pederson is using him. If you need a RB between him and Henderson I think you have to go with Robinson. However, it is unlikely the Jags will be in a position to play a ground control, clock killing game against the Chargers so you can't hope for 20 touches. Well I guess you can hope for whatever you want to, but I wouldn't bet on it. However, even when they had a negative game script against Washington, Robinson led the backfield in snaps and touches so he is their 1a RB at the very least.

Okay I think you start J.Robinson either at flex or RB if you need it.

A lot of this is predicated on your gut. Since you need a WR, why not bank on the upside of the rookie and go with Olave. Maybe he builds on last week. If your targeting stability, I don't honestly think you have it with that crew of WRs.

If you need a third player it comes down to Lockett v Henderson and I lean Henderson because the Rams will move the ball, they will have red zone and goal line opportunities. Go with the better scoring offense.

Robinson>Olave>Henderson>Lockett>Renfrow
 
Full PPR, need WR and 2 flex:
Gage vs Packers
Boyd @ Jets
Claypool @ Browns
Singletary @ Dolphins
Mostert vs Bills
You play in too many leagues, you also need to draft better if you need three of these guys in your lineup. :brush:

Seriously I cannot make a reliable argument in favor of any of them.

I think you go with Gage because Evans is suspended, it's a better matchup than the Saints and who else is Brady going to throw to?

Predicting a big Boyd game is like playing whack-a-mole, blindfolded...with a damp sock instead of a mallet. But, the Jets actually seem to think they are running an Air Raid offense so maybe there are some points to be scored in bunches.

I like Claypool as a talent but with Trubisky and on the road, on a short week against a humiliated Browns defense...no.

Would love to say Mostert but I am not certain his usage simply wasn't a product of game plan rather than taking over the lead back job. Edmonds dominated snaps (38-25) and opportunities (16-8) in week one and Mostert kind of reversed the trend a little bit with a 39-36 snap advantage and 14-8 touch advantage. What will we see in week 3...THE BILLS!

Singletary is a clear choice for me in this scenario. It sucks that he doesn't get a ton of utilization, but it is such a potent offense and he is the clear lead RB. Don't let the end of game numbers fool you Cook had one opportunity in the first half and didn't see another one until the Bills were up 27-7 with 3:53 left in the third. It's not a high volume backfield but I think any piece of the best offense in the league you can get your hands on, you should roll with.

Gage>Singletary>Boyd>Claypool>Mostert

Good luck.
 
Pick 2 here, one for a WR3 and one for a flex. PPR

London at SEA
Bateman at NE
C Samuel vs PHI
I like what I see from all these guys so go with the ones you want to root for most.

For me I think you ride the hot hand of C. Samuel. If any players looks like the 2022 version of Cordarrrelle it's Samuel. I imagine a lot of owners missed out on a few Patterson games last year waiting for the wheels to fall and they never did. It's a tough matchup but Washington is throwing the ball a ton and their defense is giving up a lot of points. And because Samuel is playing in more non traditional sets the Commodores should be able scheme him open a bit.

London is the #1WR in Atlanta and it really looks like the NFL game is not too big for him. He's getting plenty of snaps and plenty of targets and he's acquitting him self well. It isn't a great matchup in Seattle, but it's not horrible either. My biggest concern is volume. Atlanta has only thrown 59 passes so far this season, what happens when Pitts starts seeing the volume he should be seeing? Will Atlanta pass more? Will the offense be more efficient, sustain more drives and create more plays allowing two WRs the opportunity to feast? IDK and it concerns me. Much like Seattle I don't think this the kind of offense that can consistently sustain two receiving options for magic football purposes.

Bateman is Mr. Big Play this week and Lamar is definitely the kind of QB who will definitely take a couple deep shots every game. The only downside is Bateman is a low volume receiver on a low volume passing offense. Like Atlanta & Seattle, Baltimore has only thrown 59 passes this season (they're tied for 27 in the league in that department). Baltimore & Atlanta are at 26th & 27th in completions (Seattle is surprisingly tied for 15th, but I don't think that's sustainable).

So the question for me comes down to Bateman v London. Both could turn out low volume performances but Bateman has been converting the big play opportunities.

It's a tough call but I think I lean toward

C.Samuel>>Bateman>London
 
Standard Non PPR

Cordell Patterson vs Sea or Henry vs LV?

need two WR :
DJ MOORE vs NO
Thielen vs Det
A Cooper vs Pit?
 
You guys rocks!

4 pass TD:

Cousin vs Det
Burrows at NYJ

.5 Flex rank:

MT at Car
London at Sea
Cooks at Chi

and

Elliott at NYG
Hunt vs iPt (I know your love here, just wondering if any changes after last week)
Moore vs NO
 
Standard scoring

Need a flex and having Pittman (questionable) and a Thursday player makes it somewhat difficult. So need a wr2 and flex from this group:

Pittman
Cooper
Edmonds
Singletary
Dotson

Leaning Cooper as my wr2 tonight, Pittman in the flex if he plays and if not singletary...
 
Standard scoring

Already starting D.Cook and AJ Brown so need 2 from this group:

J.Williams vs Niners - been in my lineup both weeks and extremely good YPC but the split with Gordon is tough
Lamb @ Giants - Still not too hopeful and this looks like a tough matchup
Gibson vs Eagles - Expected more from Gibson last week
Cooks @ Bears - No tds, lots of targets though
Harris vs Ravens - solid both weeks, still splitting workload with RS
Kirk @ Chargers - WR7 in my scoring system, just picked him up in waiver run

Also need a Def from this group - Chiefs @ Ind, Steelers @ Browns, Saints @ Panthers or Texans @ Bears

Thanks as always
 
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Picked up Goff. Question is whether I use him @Minnesota or stick with Russ vs SF. Leaning Goff in part because I have to see something from Russ before I can trust him and in part because I have the SF D (and Javonte) in my lineup, so I'm really not psyched about limiting my upside. Not to mention that if your DST is considered a smash start against your QB, that might be a sign that you don't have a very good QB.

In another league, deciding between JRobinson and Henderson in a non-PPR. Leaning JRob because he seems to have a more guaranteed role in the backfield, but it's close
I pretty much agree with both calls. I think, most likely (probably, maybe, hopefully) Russ is eventually going to cook but, man they look like they have no idea what is going on in Denver ATM. I don't know about the analytics of starting players against your own defense, it seems intuitively logical not to do it but I would not be surprised if the math did not support that conclusion. Still, you have to love what Goff & the Lions are doing right now and no one should be afraid of the Minnesota defense.

I'll take things I never thought I would say for $2,000 Alec:
What is: Goff>R.Wilson

Also agree with J.Robinson over D.Henderson for the reasons you indicate, but with less confidence. Robinson looks like the clear starter in Jacksonville and he has mostly looked as good, or better than Etienne in his limited usage. A lot of people think that eventually Etienne seizes the lions share in Jacksonville, I am skeptical about that outcome in 2022. Personally I see this more likely turning into Javonte & Melvin (2021). People forget that Etienne is also coming off a seasoning ending lower extremity injury and, surprisingly he is only about five months younger than Robinson. I think it's J.Robinson's lead job going into this week.

I like Henderson quite a bit, and I think Arizona is vulnerable to the run even if neither KC or the Raiders really exploited that. But Henderson seems to be in a lesser time share situation on a pass first team making him a bit TD dependent on questionable volume.

J.Robinson>D.Henderson
 
I envy some of your choices...
PPR, need to choose 2:
Olave @Car
Shepard vs Dal
Mooney vs Hou
Perriman vsGB (if Julio sits)
Ooooooof

Well in this scenario I like Olave. There is a lot of downside with a low volume passing offense and an injured QB. We also don't really know what the pecking order is in the receiving corps behind Michael Thomas (who seems like the clear #1 IMO). But he is getting at least some looks (only 3 in week one) and is on the field as much as any other WR on the Saints. He also has, IMO, by far the highest ceiling of your options..

After that, honestly, it's a complete crap shoot.

I think Shepard may be the call but that Dallas defense is very stout. Shepard looks like Jones's #1 target, he's on the field the most (80%) & has the most targets (14). It's not a great offense and it's very low volume with only 55 attempts making them 30th in the league, so Shepard doesn't have much of a ceiling...and his floor is probably pretty low too. But he is your guy for opportunities.

Where is the Mooney from 2021? He has five targets over two games on the lowest volume passing team in the NFL and it isn't even close. The Bears have thrown a grand total of 28 passes through two games this season. That's nuts and it's also not sustainable. The Texans come to Chicago this week and they are not particularly stout against the pass (26th in the league). This may be the week the Bears finally start passing a little bit, but how much can you expect. The Texans aren't very good against the run either (30th in yards). And the Texans may not be very good but they play tough, ugly football and seem to drag their opponents down to their level (then again maybe Indy & Denver aren't as good as we thought two weeks ago). Tough to trust Mooney ATM.

Julio was out last week and Perriman got five targets. Mike Evans is out this week so maybe we set the floor for Perriman at 5 targets regardless of the status of Julio. Unfortunately we also have to consider Godwin. If both Julio and Godwin are out, I think you have to roll with Perriman. If only one of them is out, Perriman is still probably your options with the highest ceiling (after Olave who I consider your must start guy). If both Julio and Godwin play then you may want to flip a coin between Perriman & Shepard. Brady may be the GOAT but TB has been surprisingly low volume in the running game thus far in the season (30 att/game). So, yeah there are a lot of moving parts that you need to monitor to make the best decision on Perriman.

ATM with both Julio & Godwin not practicing:

Olave>Perriman>Shepard>>>Mooney but monitor the situation closely
 
*Standard pt per 25 yds passing and 4 pts per TD pass.....start 1 QB.

Brady or Goff?
The world had absolutely turned purple.

Goff>Brady*

*If both Julio and Godwin are active you may want to reconsider, personally I think I go with Goff regardless
 
Superflex league, pt per 25 yds passing and 4 pts per TD. Already starting Cousins in one QB slot. I am likely a favorite this week over my opponent.

Brady vs GB or D Jones vs DAL?
Wow, how crazy is it that this is a tough call?

Brady looks simply lost with this receiving corps and offensive line ATM. 200 yards & 1 TD per game so far. Obviously none of us think that holds all season, but for one more week? Yeah, maybe.

But Jones being the other option isn't great either. He's passing for 180 yards and 1.5 TD per game. His advantage is he can run a little bit (23 ypg). His disadvantage is he's Daniel Jones. I will say that I am impressed that he is completing 70% of his passes and being smart with the ball so far. But I don't know how much more I can say about the guy. Daboll seems to be playing mind games with Golladay & Toney, or maybe he really doesn't like them (I think it's the former) and if it works maybe Jones has a big game in him. But against the Dallas D that's tough to bank on.

It's crazy this is a coin flip for me but it kinda is. I would say that IF Julio & Godwin play you have to go with Brady, if they don't play I would probably go with Jones but I would make that pick while holding my nose.

Sorry, I wish I could be more helpful but this is a crazy decision.
 
Russ Wilson vs 49er
Or
Wentz in the revenge game

There are no good options here but for now I have Wentz in my lineup
Wentz ATM and it's not really close for me. He has good weapons a mediocre defense, a mediocre ground attack and he is putting the ball up 45 times per game.

I said this about Wilson above:
I think, most likely (probably, maybe, hopefully) Russ is eventually going to cook but, man they look like they have no idea what is going on in Denver ATM.
I also forgot to add in that comment that I read a post from a Denver homer (I wish I could remember who and in which thread) about how Russ looks fat and slow. It never crossed my mind watching the first two games but, in retrospect I think that may be true.

Wentz>R.Wilson
 
Superflex league, pt per 25 yds passing and 4 pts per TD. Already starting Cousins in one QB slot. I am likely a favorite this week over my opponent.

Brady vs GB or D Jones vs DAL?
Normally this would be a no brainer but who does Brady have to throw to? They upheld the suspension to Evans so he is definitely out. We won't know anything until later this week about Godwin or Julio and who knows how effective they will be if they do play injured. I would probably still lean Brady but I might change my mind later this week.
Agree. What I’ve seen from the Giants though is the offense goes thru Barkley. The qb’s value on the giants is his running, can’t see him throwing for 300 and 2-3 scores. Even with Brady’s weapons out, hes probably good for 2-250 and 1-2 TD’s.
 
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Full PPR start four of these wrs:

DJ Moore
Brandon Cooks
Michael Thomas
Drake London
Amari Cooper
Garret Wislon
Okay, you have good options so it's pretty much pin the tail(s) on the four donkeys.

Because, IMO your choices seem pretty clear, rather than go into the pros and cons of each one I am just going to talk about the two I think should ride the pine.

DJ & Amari - They are both in bottom 10 passing offenses. Amari is the #1 in Cleveland but I think the week over week inconsistency we have seen in Cleveland will likely be the norm, plus Amari has been incredibly inconsistent week-over-week throughout his career. He has as high a ceiling as any WR in football but he also has as low a floor as any WR in football.

DJ is a fine player but seems to be in a legit timeshare for limited targets with Anderson & McCaffrey. He's also playing a stout defense in New Orleans.

Thomas>Cooks>London>Wilson>>Cooper>Moore
 
PPR

AJDillon or Pollard?

Have Pollard in for now.
This is finally the difficult decision I thought it was going to be coming into this season.

Dillon is getting a ton of opportunities (16 & 21 so far) and, while we all think the Buccaneers are a pass funnel defense but Mark Ingram & Dwayne Washington managed 14-76-0 (5.4 ypc) against them. It doesn't make them a must start against D but, they can be exploited a little bit. The obvious concern is defenses will key in on the Packers run game until their WRs prove they can win one-on-one matchups consistently. But, overall I think the Packers are in position to go into Tampa and steal a game from the wounded Buccaneers. That makes Dillon a legitimate consideration.

Pollard finally got involved in the Dallas offense, particularly in the passing game, which has got to be encouraging for all of us. The Giants are playing surprisingly tough football but they shouldn't be confused with being a dominant defense and Dallas still has plenty of offensive talent to make things rough on most defenses, particularly suspect ones.

Yeah, I agree with you.

Pollard>Dillon
 
Standard Non PPR

Cordell Patterson vs Sea or Henry vs LV?

need two WR :
DJ MOORE vs NO
Thielen vs Det
A Cooper vs Pit?
Cordarrelle has been great over the last season plus but I can't bench Henry this early in the season. The Raiders are not a particularly strong defense and the team in general has not found it's identity yet. Henry is 28 and this may be the end for his run of dominance, but I just can't see benching him yet particularly in a plus matchup.

Henry>Cordarrelle

Bench Moore IMO, and it's not really close. They all have warts but DJ has the highest confluence of bad matchup, low volume and competition for targets.

Thielen>Cooper>DJ Moore
 
You guys rocks!

4 pass TD:

Cousin vs Det
Burrows at NYJ

.5 Flex rank:

MT at Car
London at Sea
Cooks at Chi

and

Elliott at NYG
Hunt vs iPt (I know your love here, just wondering if any changes after last week)
Moore vs NO
Good options at QB. I like the Detroit matchup but I also like the matchup against the Jets.

Teams are throwing more often against the Lions but is that really enough of a reason to choose the lesser Cousins over Burrow? They have remarkably similar stats so far this seasons. They also have remarkably similar supporting talent. Because of that fact I think you have to roll Burrow out one more time under the assumption that eventually talent rises. But if you go with Cousins, I absolutely would not blame you.

Burrow>Cousins

Michael Thomas looks like the clear #1 option in New Orleans and the Saints are calling his number inside the 10. He looks like, well...Michael Thomas.

Brandin Cooks is a target sponge, he may not always get the best looks but he's going to get the most looks.

Drake London looks like the real deal and you could certainly roll him out with some confidence. However I think Kyle Pitts still looms large and I don't think that offense can support two passing targets on most weeks. Eventually Kyle is going to get his and I don't think you want to start London when he does. Plus I don't like mediocre road teams in Seattle.

Thomas>Cooks>>London

Nothing changes for Hunt. He is still in a 100% time share with Chubb and got another 15 opportunities last week (15 in week one too). How do you bench a 250 touch, high quality RB?

Now, Zeke is a real factor to consider when ranking these guys. 17 opportunities last week and a plus matchup bodes well for him. I think the Cowboys realize that the path to victory goes through the backfield ATM and Zeke should get his share of opportunities to validate that mindset. He also gets a few more days rest than Hunt.

It's a tough call between Zeke & Hunt. Neither defense is particularly strong against the run. Hunt is a little more matchup proof with his receiving skills but, Brissett hasn't unlocked that yet and he isn't the first option near the goal line in Cleveland.

DJ isn't a consideration for me against the other two.

Yeah, this one is pretty much a coin flip so go with your gut. I think I would go with:

Zeke>Hunt>>>Moore
 
I also forgot to add in that comment that I read a post from a Denver homer (I wish I could remember who and in which thread) about how Russ looks fat and slow. It never crossed my mind watching the first two games but, in retrospect I think that may be true.
I thought he looked fine physically.

Lacking Jeudy, and with a HC who’s been an indecisive incompetent catastrophe seems like a much larger row to hoe.

I agree they’ll come around - haply
I drafted Wentz. Eagles are tough, but so’s SF, and as you said, Commanders will have Wentz throwing 40+ per game.
 
Standard scoring

Need a flex and having Pittman (questionable) and a Thursday player makes it somewhat difficult. So need a wr2 and flex from this group:

Pittman
Cooper
Edmonds
Singletary
Dotson

Leaning Cooper as my wr2 tonight, Pittman in the flex if he plays and if not singletary...
Yeah, that is my impulse as well. Can't trust Edmonds ATM. I really like what Dotson has done but he is very TD dependent, I would like to see him get a 9-10 target game before I would be comfortable rolling him out. I wouldn't fault you for doing it, and he may outperform all of the others, I'm just not ready to bank on it yet.

Singletary is the clear lead back in Buffalo. Look at the play-by-play from last week, Cook had one touch in the first half then nothing until 5 minutes left in the 3rd even then he didn't see much action until the last drive or two. This is Singletary's backfield. Unfortunately it's a low volume proposition, still if you can get a piece of the #1 offense in the league, you should grab it.

I like Pittman a lot more in PPR than standard but, yes he is the passing game in Indianapolis and if they have any hope at all of keeping up with the Chiefs (reality check: they don't) Pittman will have to be heavily involved.

Cooper is streaky but he has, by far the highest ceiling of your options ATM. He may be inconsistent but I think he sees closer to the opportunities he saw in week 2 than what he saw in week 1.

Pittman>Cooper>Singletary>Dotson>>>Edmonds
 
Pretty sure I am starting Garrett Wilson over DJ Moore this week.
I see nothing wrong with that and would recommend it all day, every day. The Jets are throwing the ball 50 times per game, and doing it effectively at times. Garrett is a big part of that.

Garrett>>Moore
 
Standard scoring

Already starting D.Cook and AJ Brown so need 2 from this group:

J.Williams vs Niners - been in my lineup both weeks and extremely good YPC but the split with Gordon is tough
Lamb @ Giants - Still not too hopeful and this looks like a tough matchup
Gibson vs Eagles - Expected more from Gibson last week
Cooks @ Bears - No tds, lots of targets though
Harris vs Ravens - solid both weeks, still splitting workload with RS
Kirk @ Chargers - WR7 in my scoring system, just picked him up in waiver run

Also need a Def from this group - Chiefs @ Ind, Steelers @ Browns, Saints @ Panthers or Texans @ Bears

Thanks as always
You have very good options and I can see why you are struggling with them. I definitely bench Gibson & Harris in this scenario. Gibson is a fine player who is very involved in the offense but it's a tough matchup and you have better options. Ditto Harris and he isn't even getting the same amount of opportunities.

I really liked that Javonte was featured more than Melvin to the tune of 60% opportunity share and 67% snap share. I hope that holds as I have him as my RB2 in redraft. It's a little concerning what is happening with Hackett and his whole deer in the headlights act but it seems clear that even when Hackett is :poop:ing the 🛏️ (<--that's a bed) Javonte is still a big part of the offense. I particularly love that Javonte was the back inside the five, what I hate is that on two drives inside the Broncos threw five times (all incomplete) and ran Javonte one time for four yards. Get your :poop: together Hackett!!!

CeeDee (anyone else think of Roxanne when you see that? Only me? Do yourself a favor, watch it. Absolutely hilarious) is getting all the targets in Dallas. It's difficult not to roll him out when he is getting 11 looks per game. But in standard scoring yards are important and TDs are king. I worry about the efficiency of the Cowboy offense and their ability to score consistently. That makes DeeDee a little big play dependent. It isn't a prohibitive matchup by any stretch even if the Giants are playing solid ball.

Cooks (see Lamb, CeeDee)

I guess that $19million/year contract doesn't seem so crazy now. Kirk is apparently the Alpha in Jacksonville and it isn't really close. He leads the Jags in snaps 128-121 (Marvin), targets 18-13 (Zay), receptions 12-11 (Engram) and TDs 2-0. The Chargers are a stout defense in many ways but they are lower middle of the pack in giving up receptions, yards & TDs. They are vulnerable to the pass even if they have a very good CB in Samuel and a great safety in Derwin.

A lot of this is a coin flip so you really need to go with your gut. I think in this situation I kind of favor:

Javonte>Kirk>Lamb>Cooks
 
Standard scoring

Already starting D.Cook and AJ Brown so need 2 from this group:

J.Williams vs Niners - been in my lineup both weeks and extremely good YPC but the split with Gordon is tough
Lamb @ Giants - Still not too hopeful and this looks like a tough matchup
Gibson vs Eagles - Expected more from Gibson last week
Cooks @ Bears - No tds, lots of targets though
Harris vs Ravens - solid both weeks, still splitting workload with RS
Kirk @ Chargers - WR7 in my scoring system, just picked him up in waiver run

Also need a Def from this group - Chiefs @ Ind, Steelers @ Browns, Saints @ Panthers or Texans @ Bears

Thanks as always
You have very good options and I can see why you are struggling with them. I definitely bench Gibson & Harris in this scenario. Gibson is a fine player who is very involved in the offense but it's a tough matchup and you have better options. Ditto Harris and he isn't even getting the same amount of opportunities.

I really liked that Javonte was featured more than Melvin to the tune of 60% opportunity share and 67% snap share. I hope that holds as I have him as my RB2 in redraft. It's a little concerning what is happening with Hackett and his whole deer in the headlights act but it seems clear that even when Hackett is :poop:ing the 🛏️ (<--that's a bed) Javonte is still a big part of the offense. I particularly love that Javonte was the back inside the five, what I hate is that on two drives inside the Broncos threw five times (all incomplete) and ran Javonte one time for four yards. Get your :poop: together Hackett!!!

CeeDee (anyone else think of Roxanne when you see that? Only me? Do yourself a favor, watch it. Absolutely hilarious) is getting all the targets in Dallas. It's difficult not to roll him out when he is getting 11 looks per game. But in standard scoring yards are important and TDs are king. I worry about the efficiency of the Cowboy offense and their ability to score consistently. That makes DeeDee a little big play dependent. It isn't a prohibitive matchup by any stretch even if the Giants are playing solid ball.

Cooks (see Lamb, CeeDee)

I guess that $19million/year contract doesn't seem so crazy now. Kirk is apparently the Alpha in Jacksonville and it isn't really close. He leads the Jags in snaps 128-121 (Marvin), targets 18-13 (Zay), receptions 12-11 (Engram) and TDs 2-0. The Chargers are a stout defense in many ways but they are lower middle of the pack in giving up receptions, yards & TDs. They are vulnerable to the pass even if they have a very good CB in Samuel and a great safety in Derwin.

A lot of this is a coin flip so you really need to go with your gut. I think in this situation I kind of favor:

Javonte>Kirk>Lamb>Cooks

Really appreciate you taking so much time and effort with the response, totally awesome, thank you!
 
PPR

AJDillon or Pollard?

Have Pollard in for now.
This is finally the difficult decision I thought it was going to be coming into this season.

Dillon is getting a ton of opportunities (16 & 21 so far) and, while we all think the Buccaneers are a pass funnel defense but Mark Ingram & Dwayne Washington managed 14-76-0 (5.4 ypc) against them. It doesn't make them a must start against D but, they can be exploited a little bit. The obvious concern is defenses will key in on the Packers run game until their WRs prove they can win one-on-one matchups consistently. But, overall I think the Packers are in position to go into Tampa and steal a game from the wounded Buccaneers. That makes Dillon a legitimate consideration.

Pollard finally got involved in the Dallas offense, particularly in the passing game, which has got to be encouraging for all of us. The Giants are playing surprisingly tough football but they shouldn't be confused with being a dominant defense and Dallas still has plenty of offensive talent to make things rough on most defenses, particularly suspect ones.

Yeah, I agree with you.

Pollard>Dillon
Hmmmm - I lean Dillon only because of TB having to respect Arod. If Lazard is healthier, that should help a little more also.
 
Which 2:

K Allen vs Jax
B Cooks vs Chi
D London vs Sea
I would monitor the practice reports on Allen, if it looks like he is a full go and Herbert is a full go then I think you roll him out.

My personal feeling is Herbert is going to feel his rib injury and it will impact his performance. How much so is up in the air, dude is so physically gifted he could throw 30 TDs by accident. Still, I do fade him just a bit this week.

I am a big fan of Cooks and always shocked at how disrespected he is in magic football circles. He is an absolute target sponge and, in PPR is almost matchup proof. One of the highest floors around, albeit the weakness of his team overall caps his ceiling. Still he is your safest option of the bunch.

Love London but, relative to your other options I consider him more of a risk with a low floor. Eventually Pitts is going to become a factor in the passing game and I don't think Atlanta can sustain two legitimate magic football receivers in the same game. The volume is too low and they are probably not going to be consistent scoring. Plus I hate mediocre road teams in Seattle.

Cooks>Keenan>London
 
Not gonna chance playing D.Schultz Monday Night with no viable insurance player.
Moved T.Higbee from flex to TE.
Need to fill that final flex spot.
FFPC scoring:

N.Hines vs KC
M.Gordon vs SF
J.Williams @ Minn( starting D.Swift)
R.Gage vs GB
R.Anderson vs NO
M.Jones @ LAC
 
I’m hedging my George Pickens breakout bc the wind will be howling in Cleveland

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Pick 1

Hollywood v LAR
Palmer v Jax

Pick 3

Kamara @ CAR
Edmonds v BUF
Wilson @ DEN
Herbert v HOU
ETN @ LAC

Pick 1 DT

BAL @ NE
DEN v SF
 

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