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Week 15 2024 who should I start thread **OFFICIALLY [s]UN[/s]OFFICIAL** (1 Viewer)

QB - HELP!

-Been riding Tua for a couple weeks after finally realizing that CJ Stroud was just never going to hit 30+ all year
Waiver wire options at the moment

-Geno Smith vs GB at home on Sunday Night
-Kirk Cousins at Las Vegas...have you seen his stats the last 4 weeks? How could you trust him? ZERO TDs and 8 INT last 4 games and HALF of his season TD total vs BUCS in 2 games
-Russ Wilson at Philly...he's been 20+ minimum, 31-18-26-dud-18-37-21...he's been pretty good since he took over but I know Pitt has starters out this week

Why not Tua Tags? Texans are top 3-5 vs opposing QBs in FF and also they don't allow a lot of passing yds in general. I already need to start Tyreek Hill, want to spread the risk here
I'm looking at Geno and Russ, I need some reliable points this weekend to have a chance, it's possible Seattle and Green Bay get into a shootout
Kirk Cousins has a pretty easy match up

Curious what you all think is the right move here
I still go Tua. Tua still has the best offense with Hill, Waddle, Achane. Tua has 11 passing TD's over his last 4 games. Geno has 3 over his last 4 (also 1 rushing).
Russ will be without Pickens
Cousins is awful.

On the year, Houston gives up the 15th most FPPG to QB's.
Philly ranks 27th in FPPG given up to QB's.
GB ranks 23rd in FPPG given up to QB's.

Cousins has just been AWFUL of late. ZERO touchdowns to EIGHT INT'S over his past 4 games. I don't care if he's playing a middle school girl's team. I'm not trusting him in the playoffs.
I was circling back to Tua, hope he extends his 30+ streak to 5
Appreciate the well thought out response
 
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Pick one for the very last flex spot, 0.5 PPR:

Breece Hall (if he "plays", Sunday morning), vs JAX
Braelon Allen (if Hall is active?), vs JAX
Bucky Irving (if he plays, Sunday afternoon), vs LAC
Rome Odunze (MNF), vs MIN
TJ Hockenson (MNF), vs CHI

...I am locked in with Davante Adams at WR, so Jets scoring is a mitigating factor in the Breece decision. Fantasy matchup is expected to be close and I am a slight (3-4 point) underdog.
If you get news that Bucky is playing that's who I would go with. He's just playing too well.

But, Breece Hall is the other option I like relative to your other options. I would start him if you're unsure about Irving. Heck I might start him regardless. Having Davante doesn't concern me relative to Breece. IIRC it having a RB/WR duos leads to more stable scoring.
 
1 PPR

Need one late start WR at my #3 WR spot
Devonta Smith v. Pittsburgh
Doubs v. SEA
Downs v. DEN


Already starting the triple “M’s”: Metcalf, Mooney and McLauren
TIA!
Tough, tough call. All low floor guys. I would say Devonta but with the matchup and AJ chirping this week I think I risk it with Downs because Richardson isn't shy about airing out 50/50 balls.
 
QB - HELP!

-Been riding Tua for a couple weeks after finally realizing that CJ Stroud was just never going to hit 30+ all year
Waiver wire options at the moment

-Geno Smith vs GB at home on Sunday Night
-Kirk Cousins at Las Vegas...have you seen his stats the last 4 weeks? How could you trust him? ZERO TDs and 8 INT last 4 games and HALF of his season TD total vs BUCS in 2 games
-Russ Wilson at Philly...he's been 20+ minimum, 31-18-26-dud-18-37-21...he's been pretty good since he took over but I know Pitt has starters out this week

Why not Tua Tags? Texans are top 3-5 vs opposing QBs in FF and also they don't allow a lot of passing yds in general. I already need to start Tyreek Hill, want to spread the risk here
I'm looking at Geno and Russ, I need some reliable points this weekend to have a chance, it's possible Seattle and Green Bay get into a shootout
Kirk Cousins has a pretty easy match up

Curious what you all think is the right move here
In that case I go with Russ. Geno has two games with multiple TD passes (and two with zero) in 13 starts. It's tough to rely on him for a big output, or even an above average output.

Russ has four multi TD games in seven starts. And he has a similar floor to Geno.

Russ, IMO.
 
Ok Playoffs and until Hall was said to be playing this was pretty easy call but his status now muddies my decision process.

.5 ppr for RB, 1 PPR for WR, 1.5 PPR for TE (not required to start TE, they are WR/TE slot)

Start 1 RB, 3 WR/TE and 2 FLEX (RB/WR/TE)

So I'm leaning in my lineup:
RB - Charbonet vs GB
WR/TE - AJ Brown Vs Pitt
WR/TE - Kelce Vs CLE
WR/TE - Mooney Vs LV
FLEX - H.Henry Vs ARI
FLEX - Pacheco Vs CLE

Bench - Hall Vs JAX

Mooney/Henry/Pacheco/Hall All have very close projections/rankings, but the thought of Hall going off has me really overthinking this...Talk me off the ledge for thinking of starting Hall over one of the ones above.
I like Henry a lot this year, he's a great volume play and this is probably his best season for utilization. But I'm not a fan of his ceiling. Personally I go with Breece because of the matchup and his ceiling.
 
Pick 2 for flex spots in PPR:
  • Bucky Irving
  • Amari Cooper
  • Jaylen Warren
  • Javonte Williams
Conveniently, all 4:25 EST kickoffs, so I have a chance to see where I stand after the early games. FBG League Dominator has all 4 recommended by at least one person.

Currently leaning Bucky/Cooper (assuming Bucky is active)
 
Playoff Game in High-Stakes local. Drew a tough matchup, and my Team is reeling into the Playoffs, after being 8-4 after Week 12. Been a tough couple of weeks.
I don't think there's a viable solution here, but I'm willing to listen:

RB/WR/TE, must start 1-3 RB/2-4 WR/1-2 TE (1/2/1 + 3 Flex)

Very basic scoring (30+ yr old League):

Non-PPR
TD's = 6, RB receiving TD = 9, WR/TE rushing TD = 9
RB/WR 3 points at 80 yards, 6 at 100, 9 at 150, etc...
TE 3 points at 50 yards, 6 at 100, 9 at 150, etc...

Relevant Players:

Pacheco @ Browns*
Breece @ Jags
JCook @ Lions

JS-N vs Packers*
DvSmith vs Steelers*
Waddle @ Texans*
Worthy @ Browns*

McBride vs Patriots*
Ferguson @ Panthers*

Current starters. I can't believe I'm benching Breece and Cook, but here we are. Given their current situations (Breece) and matchups (Cook), and our scoring, I just don't see it. With this iteration, I'm guessing the Chiefs, in tough weather at Cleveland, get it done on the ground, including some potential splash carries from Worthy.

Again, lineup is 1-3RB/2-4WR/1-2TE (1/2/1 + 3 Flex)

Any thoughts would be appreciated. TIA.
My thought is always go with your gut.

Personally, I wouldn't bench Cook or Breece for guys like Ferguson, Worthy or Waddle (I like Waddle more than Ferguson or Worthy).

I don't bench Cook as a starter for the Bills in the game with the highest o/y

And, personally if Breece is starting I'm counting on 15 opportunities against a suspect opponent. I like that more than what I think Ferguson or Worthy brings to the table.
 
This is a good problem to have. Which Defense to start today:

Min vs Chi - Been good all year and now get an inconsistent Chi offense
Den vs Ind - #1 scoring defense and saved their last game with defensive td's which won't happen every game.

Min is ranked higher and I currently have them plugged in.
 
Standard scoring im underdog in QF

Hurts
Bijan
Brian Robinson

I know I’m starting. And I need two WRs out of

Waddle
DJ Moore
Jamo
Thielen

And one in flex with Tracy and Etienne also ans options

Right now as underdog I’m leaning DJ Moore/Waddle/Jamo but I think I should get Thielen in there just not sure for who as love all 3 matchups for the WRs currently starting
Non PPR I go with Waddle & DJ

PPR I go with Thielen & probably DJ.
 
This is a good problem to have. Which Defense to start today:

Min vs Chi - Been good all year and now get an inconsistent Chi offense
Den vs Ind - #1 scoring defense and saved their last game with defensive td's which won't happen every game.

Min is ranked higher and I currently have them plugged in.
MN
 
Apologies, but this is a combo "Who do I start/drop?" question.

14-team non-PPR, start 2 RB/3 WR/no flex. With Njoku's injury I have to pick up a TE. Here are the options:

Schultz vs Mia
JJohnson vs Was
JSanders vs Dal
Calcaterra vs Pit
Smartt vs TB

The correct answer is "Who the hell knows?" since I'm basically just hoping for a TD. But I'm leaning Smartt based on the matchup, LA's use of the TE this year, and the fact that he showed something last week after Dissly went down.

The bigger question is who I drop. There are no obvious candidates, and whoever I drop will very likely get picked up. But it has to be someone.

Starters
QB: Nix
RB: Bijan, BRob
WR: Nico, Evans, Jennings
TE: Njoku
K: Bates
DST: Denver

Bench
QB: Jameis
RB: Kamara, Guerendo
WR: Higgins, Adams

First step is probably to see what happens tonight with Guerendo. Maybe his injury is worse than we've heard, or he reinjures it. Or maybe he stinks and they decide Taylor is the new starter. Point is, I have very little to lose by waiting. Stone Smartt ain't going anywhere, and even if he does, I'll take a flier on someone else.

But let's assume the takeaway coming out of the game is that Guerendo is still the guy to own in SF's backfield. What do I do then? I could still end up dropping him, since it's unlikely he'll end up starting for me in the next two weeks. I could drop Kamara, who I'm benching this week over concerns with NO's offense. But that seems crazy.

I could drop Jameis and just roll with Nix the rest of the way. But he has a dream matchup with Cinci next week (and Nix has the same matchup in Week 17), so I was kind of depending on that platoon.

Even though I have five WRs for three slots, I can't imagine dropping any of them. They're all too good.

I could drop Njoku. I already know he's missing one of the three playoff games, and the nature of hamstring injuries means he could miss more. But I'll be really bummed if he's back next week, on someone else's roster, and I'm stuck with a replacement-level TE
Dang, I had hopes when I heard Njoku was a GTD, but now he’s officially been ruled out. I’m picking up Smartt. As for who to drop, if he had been ruled out a couple days ago, I might have been more inclined to drop Njoku. But the fact that he was close suggests he had a better shot for next week. So between him and Jameis, I asked myself who I would be more screwed with if I didn’t have them next week.

Without Jameis, I’d be missing out on his sweet matchup vs Cinci, but I’d still have Nix (in a less appealing matchup vs LAC). But without Njoku, I’d be missing out on that same great matchup and be starting Smartt vs Denver (or some other replacement-level streamer). I think dropping Winston is safer.

Of course, it could totally blow up in my face. I lose out on Winston, Njoku sits another week and I don’t get any pieces of the Cinci matchup. But I still think this is the percentage play
 
PPR

Have to choose between

Meyers vs ATL
Coleman @ DET
Amari @ DET
Amari for ceiling and being a starter in a game with the highest o/u of the day.

Since it's full PPR however, Jakobi has a lot of potential value. My only hesitation is the possibility of Ridder starting. Maybe he doesn't lock in on Jakobi like O'Connell but he's still a good play.

Coleman not an option from my perspective.
 
1 QB 6-pt Passing TDs:
Stroud vs Miami
Jameis vs KC
Rodgers @ Jags
Cousins @ Raiders
Geno vs GB

The Fantrax projects have me as a solid underdog, though I look at the matchups and think it’s a toss up. I’ve struggled at QB all season as Stroud has struggled. I currently have a slight YOLO lean toward Jameis, hoping the 6 point passing TDs override the interceptions. Kansas City hasn’t run up the score on anyone, and I’m not sure Cleveland has favorable game script for passing all day. But the Chiefs largely stop the run, and Cleveland doesn’t have a dominant ground game.

My co-owner wants to go with Cousins, but I see that as a smash game for Bijan and think Kirk is at risk of getting benched.
Jameis for me. I've been kind of ride-or-die with him. 42 attempts per game 315 yards and 2 TDs is what he is averaging.

But, if the weather is a concern, then I can make an argument for Cousins. But Cousins has gone four games without a TD. Tough to rely on him for a comeback.
 
Usually my unproductive dynasty depth makes my WDIS a breeze, but hear I am in the playoff and I have to bench one of these guys. Half-ppr for RBS.

Najee Harris @Phila late afternoon. Decent floor, and I generally like the direction the Steelers team is trending.
Rhamondre Stevenson @ Phoenix late afternoon... Cardinal defense looks hit or miss against the run. Any thoughts on their defense for this week?
Tyrone Tracy vs Baltimore noon game... Did I answer my own question?
This is a tough call but I think I bench Tracy. Najee is boring AF but he seems a lock for 18+ opportunities. Tracy is higher variance in his usage and the matchup is rough. The hope with him is garbage time.

Rhamondre is also high variance but at least he has the best matchup on paper.
 
Have Chubba Hubbard vs Dal and Charbonnet vs GB starting at RB.

Need a flex between

Breece Hall vs Jags
James Cook vs Det
Theilen vs Dal .

PPR. Who you taking? Or even would you put any of those RBs ahead of the two current starters?
 
QB - HELP!

-Been riding Tua for a couple weeks after finally realizing that CJ Stroud was just never going to hit 30+ all year
Waiver wire options at the moment

-Geno Smith vs GB at home on Sunday Night
-Kirk Cousins at Las Vegas...have you seen his stats the last 4 weeks? How could you trust him? ZERO TDs and 8 INT last 4 games and HALF of his season TD total vs BUCS in 2 games
-Russ Wilson at Philly...he's been 20+ minimum, 31-18-26-dud-18-37-21...he's been pretty good since he took over but I know Pitt has starters out this week

Why not Tua Tags? Texans are top 3-5 vs opposing QBs in FF and also they don't allow a lot of passing yds in general. I already need to start Tyreek Hill, want to spread the risk here
I'm looking at Geno and Russ, I need some reliable points this weekend to have a chance, it's possible Seattle and Green Bay get into a shootout
Kirk Cousins has a pretty easy match up

Curious what you all think is the right move here
Personally it’s Tua and it’s not close for me. I feel like we will probably see a shootout in Houston today as a Texans fan.

Both teams really feel like they need to win and I’m afraid of a track meet with our OL having to try to stand up for once this year.

Definitely not Russ today IMO. Geno and Tua probably have a similar floor so that’s why I lean Tua because of his higher ceiling
 
PPR

Evans at LAC or Jon Taylor at DEN

Taylor seems like he probably has a higher median score but I have a tough time taking a non-receiving rb over a good wr in PPR. And both have fairly tough matchups.
 
Thanks to Purdy's dud I'm now a sizable underdog. Non-ppr need to choose one (1) out of these three:

Rachaad White
Jakobi Meyers
Jaydeen Reed
Tank Dell

Was leaning White all week then got the frustrating news that Irving is suiting up.
If you're off White and looking for the home run, plug your nose and put Jayden into your lineup.

Non-PPR so I can't recommend Jakobi otherwise I would.
 
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Standard scoring Non-PPR league. Which TE to start?

Smith vs. HOU - only 1 target during the game before o/t which saved his stats.

LaPorta - BUF - has been better of latter, but not putting up consistent numbers
Non-PPR I lean LaPorta mostly because of the high o/u in that game.
 
PPR league. Add/drop question.

Who is the better RB stash for weeks 16 and 17?

I'm looking to drop B. Allen (own B. Hall) for one of the below. Tinkering with the idea of dropping Allen because even if Hall misses weeks 16 and 17 I'd have to choose between Allen and Davis anyway. Furthermore, since I'm the #5 seed, I probably could pick either up ahead of the higher seeds in week 16.

Options:

* K. Vidal: Faces DEN, at NE -- Could jump ahead of Gus Bus.
* R. Davis: NE, NYJ -- Need a Cook injury, but the schedule looks good at home.
* T. Spears: At INDY, At JAX -- Pollard is constantly injured and even needs to test out ankle pre game. Great schedule.

Who would you stash?

Or stick with B. Allen?

Thanks
Davis because the Bills should roll both opponents, particularly of they lose today.
 
Pick 2 for flex spots in PPR:
  • Bucky Irving
  • Amari Cooper
  • Jaylen Warren
  • Javonte Williams
Conveniently, all 4:25 EST kickoffs, so I have a chance to see where I stand after the early games. FBG League Dominator has all 4 recommended by at least one person.

Currently leaning Bucky/Cooper (assuming Bucky is active)
Bucky because he's playing so well and Amari because of the o/u.
 
This is a good problem to have. Which Defense to start today:

Min vs Chi - Been good all year and now get an inconsistent Chi offense
Den vs Ind - #1 scoring defense and saved their last game with defensive td's which won't happen every game.

Min is ranked higher and I currently have them plugged in.
Coin flip. I probably go with Minnesota because Caleb is taking sacks at an historic rate.
 
Have Chubba Hubbard vs Dal and Charbonnet vs GB starting at RB.

Need a flex between

Breece Hall vs Jags
James Cook vs Det
Theilen vs Dal .

PPR. Who you taking? Or even would you put any of those RBs ahead of the two current starters?
PPR Thielen is a nice floor option but, personally I risk it with Cook and hope there are 70+ points scored in that game.
 
PPR

Evans at LAC or Jon Taylor at DEN

Taylor seems like he probably has a higher median score but I have a tough time taking a non-receiving rb over a good wr in PPR. And both have fairly tough matchups.
Both tough matchups. I guess I go with Taylor as the volume play.
 
Standard, GB defense at Seattle or KC at Cleveland. KC doesn't get many turnovers or sacks. I have GB in right now.
If you like GB then go with GB. Personally I play KC because Jameis is still Jameis. There will be some 50/50 balls out there today.
 
PPR

I need two of the following four:

Hall vs Jags
K Allen vs Vikings
Shakir vs Detroit
Etienne vs Jets
I like Shakir because he's getting a lot of looks and you have to play all your Bills & Lions today IMO (it will probably be 10-7 game).

And I go with Hall because of the matchup and, if he is playing I expect 15 touches.
 
PPR

I need two of the following four:

Hall vs Jags
K Allen vs Vikings
Shakir vs Detroit
Etienne vs Jets
I like Shakir because he's getting a lot of looks and you have to play all your Bills & Lions today IMO (it will probably be 10-7 game).

And I go with Hall because of the matchup and, if he is playing I expect 15 touches.
Yeah, I was leaning Shakir and Hall, but was tempted with Allen and that poor Vikings defense. Thanks for your input!
 
Thanks to Purdy's dud I'm now a sizable underdog. Non-ppr need to choose one (1) out of these three:

Rachaad White
Jakobi Meyers
Jaydeen Reed
Tank Dell

Was leaning White all week then got the frustrating news that Irving is suiting up.
He suited up last week too. Think you have to play White and hope for the best.
 
PPR

I need two of the following four:

Hall vs Jags
K Allen vs Vikings
Shakir vs Detroit
Etienne vs Jets
I like Shakir because he's getting a lot of looks and you have to play all your Bills & Lions today IMO (it will probably be 10-7 game).

And I go with Hall because of the matchup and, if he is playing I expect 15 touches.
Yeah, I was leaning Shakir and Hall, but was tempted with Allen and that poor Vikings defense. Thanks for your input!
I completely see that and I would not talk anyone out of that swap. I personally think Allen's opportunities can be high variance but this could be time to risk it. He had 15 targets three weeks ago against the Vikings going 9-86-1

He's a fine start over Breece who also has a low floor and hasn't shown monster upside this year so far.
 
PPR

JAYLEN WARREN v TANK BIGSBY
Could have been asked sooner, no?

I guess Warren is probably more stable in his usage but if this turns into one of Tank's feature games you would probably prefer his upside.

I think I risk it with Tank and hope for the upside.
 

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