PPR
Pierce or Slayton?
Not excited about either. Slayton has a higher floor and Pierce has sucked the last two games but the Browns run D is terrible....
Pierce, I know he's struggling of late, but hos upside is double what Slayton's is.
WR, ppr, pick 2:
Olave vs TB
Pickens vs Atl
Aiyuk vs Mia
JuJu vs Cin
I have Olave and Pickens in right now. Aiyuk and Juju games could be shootouts and Deebo being a GTD and Juju on no snap count like last week have me second guessing.
I'd go Olave and Aiyuk, especially with a not fully healthy Deebo.
Standard, one of:
Ayiuk
Kirk
Lazard
Kirk, best player, and best matchup.
Agonizing over this way more than I should, but with Fournette still being tagged questionable today...here we are.
.5 pt PPR. Can start three of the following at RB and Flex:
Taylor vs. Dal
Walker vs. LAR
Pachecho vs. CIN
White vs. NO
Dont like Taylor's matchup, but Saturday gon' give JT the ball no matter what, so he and Walker (against a Donald-less Rams D) are near locks to me.
Fournette potentially missing another week, or being lightly used at best, had me leaning White...but him being a Monday nighter is giving me pause. If Lenny winds up playing, I could plug Mike Evans at flex last minute, but id probably vomit while doing so.
Or I could avoid the headache entirely and just go with Ike, hoping he doesnt get marginalized by game script in a shootout.
I think you are onto something, and should just avoid the TB game entirely, and roll Pacheco.
6 Point Passing TD
Tua Tagovailoa
at 49ers
Justin Fields
home vs Packers
weather probably not a factor in either game
Both starting tackles for the Dolphins are probably out this week
Darnell Mooney
is out for the Bears, plus
Fields
has a bum non-throwing shoulder
One complicating factor is I have Fields in my IR spot, so I have to drop somebody to be able to start him. Most likely I would drop Jaylen Warren, who I picked up when it looked like
Najee Harris might miss this week, but Harris is not on the injury report this week. Here is my list of RB's (Full PPR)
Nick Chubb
Rhamondre Stevenson
Tony Pollard
Gus Edwards
Rachaad White
Jaylen Warren
I see a lot of people wanting to bench Tua this week, and I'm just not seeing it. He's still got Hill/Waddle and should be in a higher scoring game. I think Tua is a top-5 QB this week.
Might as well throw this out there:
Fields vs GB
JimmyG vs MIA
Brady Vs NOS
Currently have Fields.
JimmyG is tempting
Brady isn’t a consideration.
I'd go Fields out of this group. Way higher ceiling than Jimmy G/Brady.
Half ppr
Flex decision
Pierce vs cle
Watson vs chi
Sanders vs ten - dislike the matchup here
Leaning Watson as he has been on my bench to this point
TIA
Despite his recent struggles, I'd go Pierce here.
TE premium PPR 12 teams
TE start 1 Hooper vs Eagles or Moreau vs Chargers
Currently have Hooper in, he has been on a decent run of 3/4+ rec a game. I feel like he is due a TD in a game where they might be playing behind. What say you?
I'd go Moreau myself. Chargers D is just awful.
Need 1 PPR: ETN, Deebo, R. White
Etienne. Last week was a scare, but feels like just a fluky blip. Etienne should be back to his top-10 self this week.
Half PPR, need a flex:
Olave vs TB
Lockett vs LAR
Rachaad White vs NO
I'd go with old reliable here, and that's Lockett.
Standard scoring…
Tempted by Samaje Perine vs KC with Mixon still not cleared.
But hard to start him over Aaron Jones @ Chi
McCaffrey vs Miami
or
David Montgomery vs the sieve that is the Packers run defense.
CMC>Jones>Perine>Montgomery
Pick 2- PPR w/return yards
Najee @ ATL
Gus vs DEN
CPatt vs PIT
DeAndre Carter @ LVR
Najee and Patterson. Both teams should be looking to establish the run against each other.
Assuming Mixon sits, need 1 of these guys to start if I go 2 RBs, 3 WRs (1 PPR)
Perine
Wilson
Robinson
(Other RB was Stevenson)
Or I could go 4 WRs:
Diggs (already in lineup and played)
Lockett
Higgins
Evans
Perine would be my call. If we somehow get news of Mixon playing, I'd pivot to Wilson.
End of the bench sorts of considerations with player volume and injuries this time of year.
I need two of the following three:
TE premium, PPR, return yards (1 pt, 10 yards)
Jordan Akins (HOU TE) vs CLE
Justin Jackson (DET RB) vs JAX
Rashid Shaheed (NO WR) @ TB
My thoughts - with TE premium I have Akins most penciled in, but could easily be convinced otherwise. With Swift getting healthier and Landry getting back, Jackson and Shaheed have largely taken to return roles with very slight chances to spell an injured player in front of them. I’m slightly tempted to favor Shaheed and bail on the Jackson train with Swift and Jamaal Williams already problematic, but also Jameson making his first appearance today. Thoughts?
Akins and Jackson, I guess. I'm not 100% confident Shaheed even gets a touch.
PPR flex
Watson @ Chi
Perine Vs KC
Had Watson in but now that Mixon is definitely not playing Perine might be a better option. Love Watson's matchup because Chicago has no secondary (best players injured)
Perine is the call if Mixon is out.
Gonna bench R. White -- don't trust the Fournette situation and don't like the NO matchup -
Got a bad start with Allen and Stevenson; my opponent has Mahomes, Dallas Def - and I'm projected to lose -
So options (in Standard) over R. White are: Cordarelle, Swift, Kyren Williams -- leaning Swift -- as my # 2 draft pick
--its time
I'd lean Patterson myself.
PPR league. Need two of these three.
* R. White vs NO -- TB seems to always have problems with the NO D. Their rushing D isn't what it was, but it's still tough. No word on if Lattimore is back and locking up Evans. If yes, could open up dump offs to White (and Godwin). Fournette has practiced in full, but is listed as questionable (which is odd). No coachspeak on if it's a "hot hand" or what. I'd think at minimum, White is spliting touches with Fournette.
* JuJu @Cinci -- Shootout potential here. K. Toney out. Cinci tougher on the ground too. No reason to think Mahommes isn't going pass heavy here. JuJu was clearly eased back in last week. His snap counts were WAY down. Would think that changes this week in a clash of the titans matchup. That said, Mahommes could spray things around.
* M. Pittman @DAL -- Pittman is universally ranked ahead of the two options above. Don't love the matchup and should have T. Diggs in his face. Would be a shocker to me if M. Ryan doesn't have a pass rush in his face today and I'd think they'd run Taylor hard to avoid this. All that said, Pittman gets his targets each week and his gig is short slants...which Diggs may just give him. Note: Last week watched the whole Pit/Indy game and that Indy offense was atrocious against a mediocre PIT D. If it wasn't for the last drive of the game, Pittman would have had a very blah game (even with a TD). Feels like a floor play maybe.
Which two do you start? Who sits?
Note: I'm an 18 point favorite in my matchup.
Thanks
I'd sit Pittman. He has only 2 TDs all season and has a tougher matchup. I think I'd slightly prefer White over him. JuJu is a lock to me.
0.5 ppr
Everett vs LV
Vs
Conklin vs Min
Seeing them both as the QB getting pressured struggle target.
Both Ds giving it up to TEs but Min more recently. Plus Conklin revenge game factor has him starting
I'd go with Everett. Better player, and better matchup in my opinion.