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I think it has to be Geno. Pickett has more games without a TD pass than with and only one game with multiple TDs. And he's busted up a little bit. And as much as I want to predict that O'Connell is the next Gannon and that the Raiders will see a post house cleaning bump in production, I think 1) it's highly unlikely and 2) I do think it will happen but we'll see it from Jacobs & the defense mostly.
The Commanders throw the ball a lot more than the Texans and they do it regardless of game script. Stroud has been more consistent and probably more efficient but Howell just does more and he is a better runner. Stroud has also been trending down a little bit over his last three games. Stroud may be a bit of a safer play, because Howell had had some very low floor games, then again it's hard to go much lower than Stroud did against Carolina.
People are getting too worried about Darrynton Evans. He had one first half touch, an 11 yard TD and didn't see the field on any of the Bears three third quarter drives. He didn't see the ball again until the beginning of the fourth when the score was 30-7 and he didn't do much from that point. This is Foreman & Roschon's backfield.
Rice, because Mahomes. Also because everything about his season is trending in the right direction. Snap share, utilization (particularly relative to the other KC WRs) and production.
Man. Jones is probably the right call. BUT I have multiple concerns. I think the Raiders will see a bump with McDaniels out the door and will play better this week, particularly on defense. That doesn't mean they will be good but the Giants offense isn't very good to begin with. The defense has played somewhat well this year, particularly against the pass, but a lot of that has to do with team simply choosing to run against them, which is another knock on Jones. I am also a bit concerned that Jones could leave the game early if he reaggravates his neck. This feels like a chronic thing and I wonder if some doctors want to tell him he shouldn't be playing football. He also doesn't have his best receiver with Waller missing the game.
I like Moss for sure. He is getting solid usage on a team that wants to run the ball. Even with Taylor back they are giving him opportunities, including at the goal line and he has a terrific matchup.
I think it has to be Diontae, unless we get a practice report from today showing Walker was limited or something.
I would consider Shaheed for sure. He's certainly volatile but it's a great matchup and he can do so much on so few touches.
Drake missed practice again today so your decision may be made for you.
I think you understand the issues you're facing here. Lots of pros and cons for each one. Lockett & Schultz are probably safer plays than Shaheed.
Thanks
Palmer was DNP today so I wouldn't consider him unless we hear some great news about him tomorrow & Saturday.
Curious how much you're factoring in the Rams' QB situation into the equation. Does it change your view on Hendu/Freeman if Stafford is out?
Oh man... no clue.
Not really. I mean, do we really have a reason to feel the Rams will favor Freeman with Stafford out? To me it looked like the Rams sent up the white flag early and just started throwing #### against the wall at that point. I don't think Freeman's usage correlated in any way to who was at QB.
Oh, I meant more in terms of will Rypien make the offense so bad that you just want to fade both of them? (I suppose the counterargument is that backup QB = more reliance on the running game + checkdowns).
I don't know what a Guillotine league is but if it means you can only use each player once, I definitely bench Kupp if Rypien plays. I probably bench him regardless since it's not PPR, I could see Rypien peppering him with 12+ targets but that only amounting to 8 for 43 yards and 0 TDs or something like that. Which is fine in PPR but hurts in every other format.
I kept recommending Love hoping he would start to show what he did in the first two weeks. For weeks I have said "This is the week the Packers turn it around." I am not sure I can buy into that anymore.
Well, Pickett allegedly is a full go tonight and Stafford has missed two straight practices, I think Rypien is now a likely start. That puts Diontae and Kupp on a similar level as they both are probably in line for double digit targets. I guess have more faith in Pickett to give Diontae slightly better targets than Rypien can for Kupp.Does your answer change at all with Rypien? Could also start Metcalf over Kupp or Diontae.I don't start Diontae. Probably under any circumstance with your options but particularly not with Pickett having a rib injury that makes it difficult to torque his throws.I want to start Diontae against the titans on Thursday but who do you bench?
Kupp vs Green Bay
G Wilson vs chargers MNF
Evans vs Houston
Or use him as flex over K Walker (bal), Henry (pit), ekeler (NYJ) or Barkley? (LV)?
Why are you eager to start him?
So you are starting Foreman and the question is Spears v Charbonnet?
Pittman is an auto start IMO.
Dotson. London has missed two straight practices.
I'm tired of waiting on Rhamondre and Robinson feels like you can't trust him either ATM. The Command definitely changed the way they deploy him over the last four games.
I am not sure I want to risk Pitts ATM. @Bri made a great comment when talking about Pitts. ATM he's not a "generational talent" at the TE position, he actually OJ Howard. All the tools seem to be there but at some point you have to wonder if the issue is really the QBs and coaches or if it's him. Maybe it's work ethic, maybe he never had to learn how to beat defenders because he was so much more physically gifted. The bottom line is we're 35 games into his career and he hasn't done much of anything. 35 games 3 100 yard games, 4 TDs.
You're overthinking your RBs...by a wide margin. You can talk about benching either Bijan or Pollard but not for Cook and certainly not for Hubbard. I get it but no, just no.
I am definitely willing to bench “proven commodities” if it makes sense to. Football is too variable and volatile to assume the chalk play is usually/always the best play.
Crazy? No. But the Jets defense is good, not great. I have no issue starting Keenan v the Jets.
A guillotine league is one where the lowest scoring team each week is eliminated. Each of the remaining teams continues to get stronger, so toward the end selecting your starters is even more of a necessity because most all of the teams are strong. In my league there are only six teams left. Even though I encouraged some up thread here to go with Diontae Johnson and he was available in my league that we are discussing, I decided to go with Kupp over Diontae, primarily because Pickett has been so erratic. However, one of the weaker of the six teams picked him up and now has a 15 point score posted. It's a very fun type of league that demands a lot of time and tough decisions. Our league may be made more of a challenge because we start eight and only have a total roster of 12 providing valuable players almost always.
Bolded those two very important choices that I support completely. If you can be disciplined and completely ignore the much less important football games, you can then later watch games that you recorded and spend less time, while keeping the excitement of the games, because you still do not know the outcomes.
Interesting spec plays. I am not trusting Douglas until he actually does something. As a sixth round rookie being the last man standing doesn't move the needle for me, particularly in anything less than a full PPR league.
Henderson
Ford
Dotson
I probably go with Dotson. His problem hasn't really been volume so much as bewildering inefficiency. The last two games have shown some promise and his role & QB seem stable. Don't like the matchup at all but I think he's the right choice.
After a full practice and the news that Deshaun is starting I am starting to warm up to the idea of Ford this week. It's a plus matchup and I expect the Browns to try and protect Desahun's shoulder and lean on the running game. I am concerned about Hunt & Strong but, if he's healthy I think Ford is still the lead back even if he is on more of a snap count than we would like to see.
