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Week 11 2023 who should I start thread **OFFICIALLY UNOFFICIAL** (4 Viewers)

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This thread takes way too much of my time as it is, I can't add another couple hours each week tracking this info. Besides, people don't come here for accuracy they come for magic football therapy.

FBG Question: Should I start Tony Pollard this week?
Chaka Answer: How does the idea of starting Tony Pollard make you feel?

At any rate, on to week 11
 
Super flex, PPR league

Who to flex:
Will Levis @ Jacksonville
Rashee Rice v Philadelphia
Calvin Ridley v Tennessee

I have Herbert & Foreman @ Detroit but we don't have info on their status, yet.

I'm thinking it has to be Rashee Rice, unless Foreman goes back to the game day inactive list, which I doubt.
 
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Crazy to think I am asking about which QB to start but here it goes (.5 ppr)

QB: Stroud vs AZ or Hurts @ KC
Need two flex from the following: Mostert vs LV, McLaurin vs NYG, J Cook vs NYJ, K Mitchell vs Cincy or T Boyd @ Balt.
 
Rbs this week - .5ppr

Pacheco vs Philly
Or
Pollard vs Carolina

If the matchups were reversed it's Pacheco all day. But Philly allows the least amount of pts to RBs, and Pollard has been abysmal recently but facing the 31st vs RB defense..

I want to go Pacheco despite the matchup, but I'm torn. Thoughts?
 
Chaka said:
Super flex, PPR league

Who to flex:
Will Levis @ Jacksonville
Rashee Rice v Philadelphia
Calvin Ridley v Tennessee

I have Herbert & Foreman @ Detroit but we don't have info on their status, yet.

I'm thinking it has to be Rashee Rice, unless Foreman goes back to the game day inactive list, which I doubt.
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I like Rice here, really settling into that KC offense now.
 
Chaka said:
Super flex, PPR league

Who to flex:
Will Levis @ Jacksonville
Rashee Rice v Philadelphia
Calvin Ridley v Tennessee

I have Herbert & Foreman @ Detroit but we don't have info on their status, yet.

I'm thinking it has to be Rashee Rice, unless Foreman goes back to the game day inactive list, which I doubt.
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It seems weird to not flex a QB in SF but based on the last two weeks, I can see playing Rice or Ridley over Levis. But neither WR is getting consistent targets so it feels like you have to go with the player on the offense that you expect to be most successful (and hope for more targets/TD's).

That said, I would go Levis (safest floor and should throw for at least 1 TD) then Rice then Ridley.
 
Dacomish said:
Rbs this week - .5ppr

Pacheco vs Philly
Or
Pollard vs Carolina

If the matchups were reversed it's Pacheco all day. But Philly allows the least amount of pts to RBs, and Pollard has been abysmal recently but facing the 31st vs RB defense..

I want to go Pacheco despite the matchup, but I'm torn. Thoughts?
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I want to say Pollard - and he should go back to getting more targets but Dowdle could be the finisher vs Carolina and the Chiefs project to need to score more vs the Eagles than the Cowboys will vs the Panthers (though Dallas kept their hand on the throttle despite being up big vs NYG).
It could be a win-win where both do well but I will reluctantly go Pacheco.
 
.3 PPR with long TD bonuses (and bonuses for receiving TD if RB or rushing TD if WR) - please pick 2
McLaurin vs NYG
Brian Robinson vs NYG
Keaton Mitchell vs CIN

McLaurin is the safe play but Mitchell has outscored him the past 2 weeks on limited touches. I expect Mitchell to get back to 10+ touches/targets like we saw in week 9 rather than the 5 we saw in week 10.
 
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Pip's Invitation said:
12-team PPR. Pick one WR:

Addison @Den
Lockett @LAR
R. Rice vs. PHI
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I really like Rice this week. A lot. It's a great matchup, Andy Reid has a stupid good record after the bye and Rice has steadily been asserting himself as the #1 WR on the team. He has started their past three games, last game he was in on a season high 68% of the snaps which led the WRs and the week before he was in on 61%, which also led the WRs. His snap share has gone up every week for the past five games. He's also an option as the Chiefs get closer to the GL. He has 10 targets inside the 20 (Kelce has 13 and Skyy Moore is next with 5), inside the 15 he has 8 (11 Kelce, 3 for Pacheco), inside the 10 he has 5 (Kelce 7, Pacheco 3) and inside the 5 he has 3 (Kelce 4, Toney 2). I love this kid, I am probably going to start him over Ridley this week. But...I'm not sure you should because despite all the positives Rice isn't seeing a ton of targets. On the season he has seen 4.6 targets/game, over the last three games as the starter that number has been unchanged.

Lockett is averaging 7 on the season as is Addison in the 5 games Jefferson has missed, including 7 targets in each game Dobbs has played.

As much as I want to tell you to start Rice this week, in your shoes I probably chicken out and go with Addison or Lockett. Probably Lockett because Denver is starting to look like the team we thought they could be last season.

But even then I really like Rice and if you're a bit of a gambler I would probably risk it with him. Even if I think Lockett is probably the safe/smart play

Rice>Lockett>Addison
 
Here's one:
FFPC scoring:
Need TWO of the following:

K.Mitchell vs Cinn
D.K. Metcalf @ LAR
N.Brown vs AZ
A.Thielen vs Dall
 
kylechoffman said:
Crazy to think I am asking about which QB to start but here it goes (.5 ppr)

QB: Stroud vs AZ or Hurts @ KC
Need two flex from the following: Mostert vs LV, McLaurin vs NYG, J Cook vs NYJ, K Mitchell vs Cincy or T Boyd @ Balt.
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There is nothing wrong with starting Stroud over Hurts at this point but I still wouldn't do it. First of all Arizona is still a run funnel defense. Even last week the Falcons ran the ball 34 times and passed only 21. And despite how well Stroud has been playing he hasn't matched Hurts in scoring on the season, over the last four game or over the last three. Two games is too small a sample size for me to be open to it being a fact that Hurts has been doing it every single week.

Hurts>Stroud

Your flex options are great. Literally, all of them are great. Nice job roster building. Harbaugh says they will try to get Mitchell the ball more. Tee Higgins looks like he is going to miss another game. Mostert, McLaurin & Cook have great matchups. Anything I try to do to distinguish any of these guys from the other is just a bloviating wild ### guess. Pick two and be happy.

Personally I lean towards Mostert and Cook because of the likely volume and weak opposition (the Raiders resurgence ends in Miami IMO)

Mostert>Cook>or any two of your options
 
Dacomish said:
Rbs this week - .5ppr

Pacheco vs Philly
Or
Pollard vs Carolina

If the matchups were reversed it's Pacheco all day. But Philly allows the least amount of pts to RBs, and Pollard has been abysmal recently but facing the 31st vs RB defense..

I want to go Pacheco despite the matchup, but I'm torn. Thoughts?
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I mean, if Pollard couldn't do anything last week in an ### kicking of the Giants at home, why should we expect him to do anything this week in a, very likely, ### kicking of the Panthers in Carolina?

I hear that ###### ####### voice creeping into my head too, the one saying "The Panthers are so bad against the run and the Eagles are so good" and damnit if I don't find it convincing as well. TBH if this were my decision I would roll with Pollard. The Eagles/Chiefs game just isn't shaping up as a ground affair. It sucks, I hate it, it feels like a terrible decision after being repeatedly demonstrated that Pollard in 2023 isn't very good, but I probably go back to the ###### ####### well for one last time. After this week there is nothing in the Cowboys schedule to tempt you to start him, but this week? Yeah.

Mind you, there is nothing wrong with Pacheco. He has become pretty much an every down back and should see 17 touches or so and it only takes one good one to salvage a game. So start him if you simply cannot stomach rolling Pollard out there but, me

Pollard>Pacheco
 
EWV1 said:
.3 PPR with long TD bonuses (and bonuses for receiving TD if RB or rushing TD if WR) - please pick 2
McLaurin vs NYG
Brian Robinson vs NYG
Keaton Mitchell vs CIN

McLaurin is the safe play but Mitchell has outscored him the past 2 weeks on limited touches. I expect Mitchell to get back to 10+ touches/targets like we saw in week 9 rather than the 5 we saw in week 10.
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Harbaugh said they want to get Mitchell more work and the kid is electric. Nothing wrong with rolling the dice on him at this point you just need to be aware of the downside if he doesn't break one off.

Brian Robinson is so frustrating for me. He gets RB2.5 touches, he's in on only 50% of the teams snaps, he wasn't a particularly active or prolific receiver going into the Seattle game but darnit if the kid doesn't know how to find the end zone. It seems like a matchup ideally suited for him and I honestly can't think of a single reason not to start him.

McLaurin is still seeing #1WR targets but Howell is spreading the ball all over the place. The good news is over the last three games the Commanders seem to have figured out their o-line protections and Howell is making quicker reads which has led to some prolific numbers so there is plenty of reason to be optimistic about the passing game in general. Unfortunately it's tough to get excited about a McLaurin specifically. He's a fine option but I think

Robinson>Mitchell>McLaurin
 
Rubi said:
Here's one:
FFPC scoring:
Need TWO of the following:

K.Mitchell vs Cinn
D.K. Metcalf @ LAR
N.Brown vs AZ
A.Thielen vs Dall
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I'm not starting any Panthers this week. Thielen has been awesome, he's seeing great volume yadda yadda yadda. Not starting any Panthers. When the Cowboys defense senses weakness they've consistently been all over it and there is plenty of weakness to sense in Carolina.

I guess 7-98-0 counts as a breakout game for DK. Hooray? ATM I think I start both Mitchell & Brown over him. The Seahawks keep winning games but they really seem like a team that is very difficult to trust.

Obviously you need to wait on Nico's status before deciding anything but if Nico is out again I start Brown.

Mitchell is one of the most entertaining guys to watch ATM. Harbaugh said they want to get him more touches (or something to that effect) and he has been positively electric. I think, why not risk it?

The conservative play is DK & Thielen, for me

Mitchell>Brown*>DK>Thielen
 
Chaka said:
Super flex, PPR league

Who to flex:
Will Levis @ Jacksonville
Rashee Rice v Philadelphia
Calvin Ridley v Tennessee

I have Herbert & Foreman @ Detroit but we don't have info on their status, yet.

I'm thinking it has to be Rashee Rice, unless Foreman goes back to the game day inactive list, which I doubt.
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Depends on scoring. In some leagues a poor QB beats a solid WR. in that case I’m rolling with Mayo.
 
Super flex, scoring such that a decent QB is on par with a good WR.

Pick 3 for flex / sf
Watson / PIT (if he plays he starts)
DeVito / Was (benched if Watson plays)
Walker, DK, or Lockett / LAR
Diontae / CLE
 
Add drop question. PPR league.

* Question: Drop one of D. Pierce, D. Foreman, T. Spears, Z. Charbonnet for T. Chandler or R. Dowdle?

My RB Depth:

* RB Starters: R. Mostert, J. Gibbs, D. Montgomery, Kyren Williams (when healthy)
* RB Bench: D. Pierce, D. Foreman, T. Spears, Z. Charbonnet

Looking for playoff potential. Pretty much have a spot locked. Homerun.

Previous threads have me thinking hold Charbonnet now. T. Spears has similar upside if TN decides to put Henry on ice or he gets banged up.

I don't think it's a done deal that Foreman is going to expire. He's run well.

Pierce is the tough one. It could be over now with injury plus Singletary. Hard to drop a 4th round pick (although I know that doesn't matter).

Sit tight?

Or drop one of these guys for Chandler or Dowdle?

Thanks
 
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Didn't think I'd be asking this when I drafted Lamar but here we are.
Purdy v TB
or
Lamar v Cinn
4 pt for passing TD 6 pts for rushing TD
TIA
 
@Chaka

I'm looking to acquire Jameson Williams. He won't ever crack my lineup (Chase, Waddle, Olave), I'm just looking for....IDK, the FF equivalent to an emotional support animal.

Here's the bottom of my roster. Please rank in order from smell's like dog poo to smells like teen spirit
  • Samaje Perine
  • Jayden Reed
  • Antonio Gibson
  • David Njoku
  • Keaton Mitchell
EDIT FOR CLARITY - I would send over a piece that was about to fall off the bottom of my roster anyways and pickup Jamo in a trade bc the guy probably was putting him back on the wire tonight

I'm only carrying one K now thanks to our last session. Also, I've cut down to two DSTs (BAL & CLE.)

THANKS FOR ALL YOUR HELP IN THE PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE
 
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this is my serious Q for the Week; thanks in advance @Chaka - I do value your input

debating the Flex this week; per usual I am a heavy favorite

last 4 weeks:
  1. Gibbs 28.23 | CHI
  2. Hall 14.93 | at BUF
    RB1/RB2


  3. Mitchell 13.63 | v CIN
  4. Gibson 13.42 | v NYG
    Flex - one of these two


  5. Warren 13.05| at CLE
  6. Pacheco 9.77 | v PHI
    Bench
 
BobbyLayne said:
this is my serious Q for the Week; thanks in advance @Chaka - I do value your input

debating the Flex this week; per usual I am a heavy favorite

last 4 weeks:
  1. Gibbs 28.23 | CHI
  2. Hall 14.93 | at BUF
    RB1/RB2

  3. Mitchell 13.63 | v CIN
  4. Gibson 13.42 | v NYG
    Flex - one of these two

  5. Warren 13.05| at CLE
  6. Pacheco 9.77 | v PHI
    Bench
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Tough call. Gibson sucks but so do the Giants. Mitchell doesn't suck but his usage is uncertain. Mitchell if you need ceiling and Gibson if you need floor.
 
Pip's Invitation said:
BobbyLayne said:
this is my serious Q for the Week; thanks in advance @Chaka - I do value your input

debating the Flex this week; per usual I am a heavy favorite

last 4 weeks:
  1. Gibbs 28.23 | CHI
  2. Hall 14.93 | at BUF
    RB1/RB2
  3. Mitchell 13.63 | v CIN
  4. Gibson 13.42 | v NYG
    Flex - one of these two
  5. Warren 13.05| at CLE
  6. Pacheco 9.77 | v PHI
    Bench
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Tough call. Gibson sucks but so do the Giants. Mitchell doesn't suck but his usage is uncertain. Mitchell if you need ceiling and Gibson if you need floor.
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I could take a zero and might still win TBH - I've been thrashing everyone ever since Joe Cool's calf healed up.

WRT floor - and I think that's the focus when you are favored - the thing I worry about with Gibson is if the Commanders take control early and there is less of a need for their pass catching back. Game scripts are hard af to predict but just saying it's in the range of outcomes. Pacheco is the chalk play going by ECR, and Warren has been very consistent from a weekly production view.

Mitchell is more of a YOLO play and I am tempted to just do it so I have a reason to be interested Thursday. That's bad process, but I am keen to see if Keaton sees more usage in an important divisional matchup.

Might just setup food on four paper plates with the names written on them and see what our cat decides.
 
To answer Chaka’s Q, I think it’s Rice, but have to admit I’d chicken out at the last minute and start Ridley. Then I’d hate myself watching Rice open the game with a TD. So I say Rice - final answer.

My Q shows the sad state of affairs of my lineup, but it’s Jerome Ford vs Hollywood Brown in flex.
1 pt per 5 carries, 1 pt per 10 yd rushing, 1 pt per 10 yd rec, 2 pt per rec, 6 pt per TD (rec or rush)
Ford has PIT at home, Brown is at HOU - both middle of the road matchups
 
BobbyLayne said:
Pip's Invitation said:
BobbyLayne said:
this is my serious Q for the Week; thanks in advance @Chaka - I do value your input

debating the Flex this week; per usual I am a heavy favorite

last 4 weeks:
  1. Gibbs 28.23 | CHI
  2. Hall 14.93 | at BUF
    RB1/RB2
  3. Mitchell 13.63 | v CIN
  4. Gibson 13.42 | v NYG
    Flex - one of these two
  5. Warren 13.05| at CLE
  6. Pacheco 9.77 | v PHI
    Bench
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Tough call. Gibson sucks but so do the Giants. Mitchell doesn't suck but his usage is uncertain. Mitchell if you need ceiling and Gibson if you need floor.
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I could take a zero and might still win TBH - I've been thrashing everyone ever since Joe Cool's calf healed up.

WRT floor - and I think that's the focus when you are favored - the thing I worry about with Gibson is if the Commanders take control early and there is less of a need for their pass catching back. Game scripts are hard af to predict but just saying it's in the range of outcomes. Pacheco is the chalk play going by ECR, and Warren has been very consistent from a weekly production view.

Mitchell is more of a YOLO play and I am tempted to just do it so I have a reason to be interested Thursday. That's bad process, but I am keen to see if Keaton sees more usage in an important divisional matchup.

Might just setup food on four paper plates with the names written on them and see what our cat decides.
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NYG only does one thing right, and that is stop RBs from catching passes. Love Gibson ROS, but I’d steer clear this week.
(Also, when do RBs catch passes? When their team is getting blown out or in a shootout…not sure a game against the NYG has either of those possibilities
 
Half PPR, need 2WR and flex:

Mitchell vs Bungles (TNF)
Flowers vs Bungles (TNF)
Diontae @ Browns
Brown @ Texans
Dell vs Cards
Singletary vs Cards

Thinking Brown must be one of the WR's, and temptation to start Mitchell on a short week against a defence that was shredded by Singletary is huge, which leaves a choice of Flowers/Diontae/Dell?
 
-OZ- said:
Super flex, scoring such that a decent QB is on par with a good WR.

Pick 3 for flex / sf
Watson / PIT (if he plays he starts)
DeVito / Was (benched if Watson plays)
Walker, DK, or Lockett / LAR
Diontae / CLE
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Now that Watson is out, pick 3
DeVito / Was
Walker, DK, or Lockett / LAR
Diontae / CLE
 
jobarules said:
Rank these 5 (I have to start 3):

JJ assuming he plays
Nacua vs SEA
McLaurin vs NYG
Dell vs Ari
Diontae vs CLE
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Is this a PPR league?

I think the list is set about right but I probably put Diontae and McLaurin as almost tied and above Dell.

If Nico comes back I think Dell has to be at the bottom of the list. Stroud is great at distributing the ball, with Nico, Schultz & now Brown (plus Woods) I expect high variance with Dell.

When Freiermuth comes back it will be similar with Diontae except I think he is still the #1 option in Pittsburgh regardless.

McLaurin's volume seems stable but it's just odd how the Commanders can throw the ball so much but no one pass catching target is excelling. Go figure that Brian Robinson has as many receiving TDs (3) as Logan Thomas & Jahan Dotson and McLaurin only has two. Still, the volume is nice.

Gotta go with JJ because...JJ.

Gotta keep Nacua up there too as long as Stafford is there. His upside is bigger than McLaurin's & Diontae's.

JJ
Nacua
McLaurin (because the Commanders pass so often)
Diontae (because the Steelers don't)
Dell (because of variance, but he does have a high ceiling)
 
Bozeman Bruiser said:
Stroud vs Cardinals
Howell vs Giants
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Yes.
Bozeman Bruiser said:
Stroud vs Cardinals
Howell vs Giants
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Nice job on your QB room.

Production wise they are nearly identical so I probably play the matchup and hope the Giants are going to struggle on offense, as we all expect, while the Cardinals may be able to move the ball and keep the game close (honestly this feels a bit like a trap game for Houston).

You can't go wrong with either but I guess I go with

Stroud>Howell
 
When is Lamar going to show up as a legit QB1?

Last 5 finishes vs the Bengals: QB 18, 8, 8, 15, 10

Sam Howell vs the Giants....likely won't need to throw 40 times, or will NYG show up?

ARG, can't believe it's come to this!
 
League with long TD bonuses as well as rushing TD bonuses for QB's -- which one would you start?

Burrow vs Ravens - BAL D is tough on QB's and a hobbled Burrow only put up 13 pts in week 2 in this league. I have Chase and normally start the stack but concerned this week.
Howell vs Giants - has been great but will they throw enough in this game?
Murray vs Texans - assuming they try to win, he could be the play

Thank you
 
PPR
start 2 of these 4
K Herbert vs Det
K Mitchell vs Cin
R Rice vs Phi
C Sutton vs Min

standard scoring
Cooper vs Pitt or Pickens vs Cle

standard scoring
pick 2 of
Robinson vs NYG
Mostert vs LV
Pacheco vs Phi
Warren vs Cle
 
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PPR need 1 RB, 1 WR and 1 flex at RB/WR/TE
Choices are RB- Mixon (at BAL), R White (at SF) WR - Lockett (at LAR) , Hollywood Brown (at HOU), TE - McBride (at HOU)

Thanks
 
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With Kamara on a bye, I need to pick 2 running backs out of the following:
GB Aaron Jones vs LA Chargers
DAL Tony Pollard at Carolina
DAL Rico Dowdle at Carolina
Common sense says start Jones and Pollard but.....
Last week Jones had 17 touches for 54 yards while A.J. Dillon had 10 touches for 81 yards against Pittsburgh who's 23rd against the run. The Chargers are 24th. Meanwhile against the 27th run defense of the Giants, Pollard had 15 touches for 55 yards and Dowdle has 12 touches for 79 yards and a touchdown. This week's opponent, Carolina, is 31st against the run.
Am I crazy for considering starting Pollard and Dowdle?
 
Standard scoring w/ full PPR

TE x1
Kincaid or Mcbride?

Flex x1
Amari Cooper or TE not selected above?
(reasonable worry w/ CLE QB situation?)

Thank You
 
poye said:
PPR
start 2 of these 4
K Herbert vs Det
K Mitchell vs Cin
R Rice vs Phi
C Sutton vs Min

standard scoring
Cooper vs Pitt or Pickens vs Cle

standard scoring
pick 2 of
Robinson vs NYG
Mostert vs LV
Pacheco vs Phi
Warren vs Cle
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I'll take Mitchell & Rice (but I can see Sutton too)

Cooper (Pickens not getting targets...but I realize you have to hope DTR passes enough)

Brian Robinson and Mostert (but if Achane seems full go I could see going with Pacheco even vs PHI).
 
xenon said:
Standard scoring w/ full PPR

TE x1
Kincaid or Mcbride?

Flex x1
Amari Cooper or TE not selected above?
(reasonable worry w/ CLE QB situation?)

Thank You
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Nice problem to have at TE. I'll take McBride figuring on more targets.

And Kincaid in the flex due to QB as you noted.
 
Drinking in the last chance saloon this week at 4-6. Standard, need 3 of the following to start with Kupp:

J.Williams vs Vikings
K.Walker @ Rams
D.Swift @ Chiefs
D.Singletary vs Cards
K.Mitchell @ Bengals
N.Collins vs Cards

Regardless of the outcome, truly appreciate you and your work this and every season.
 
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