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Week #15 Den-Hou game (1 Viewer)

Warhogs

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What are your thoughts on the players in this game? I expect both teams to score 20+ points. Sage could be an average play if you are strapped at QB. I think Dayne is solid with 75-100 yards and a possible TD. I'm not sure about Andre Johnson this week.

For Denver Cutler and Marshall seem to be good starts. The Denver RB spot should provide some points. I think Selvin could reach another 100 yard game but I worry that Henry may steal a close TD.

What do others expect to see this week?

 
Warhogs said:
What are your thoughts on the players in this game? I expect both teams to score 20+ points. Sage could be an average play if you are strapped at QB. I think Dayne is solid with 75-100 yards and a possible TD. I'm not sure about Andre Johnson this week. For Denver Cutler and Marshall seem to be good starts. The Denver RB spot should provide some points. I think Selvin could reach another 100 yard game but I worry that Henry may steal a close TD.What do others expect to see this week?
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I have to decide between Houshmanzedeh, Andre Johnson, and Brandon Marshall. Only 2 of the 3 can play. This game leaves me no clue what to do.
 
JMJ said:
Warhogs said:
What are your thoughts on the players in this game? I expect both teams to score 20+ points. Sage could be an average play if you are strapped at QB. I think Dayne is solid with 75-100 yards and a possible TD. I'm not sure about Andre Johnson this week. For Denver Cutler and Marshall seem to be good starts. The Denver RB spot should provide some points. I think Selvin could reach another 100 yard game but I worry that Henry may steal a close TD.What do others expect to see this week?
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I have to decide between Houshmanzedeh, Andre Johnson, and Brandon Marshall. Only 2 of the 3 can play. This game leaves me no clue what to do.
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I've got to decide between Housh, Johnson and Calvin. I'll be going with TJ and the better Johnson (andre)
 
Warhogs said:
What are your thoughts on the players in this game? I expect both teams to score 20+ points. Sage could be an average play if you are strapped at QB. I think Dayne is solid with 75-100 yards and a possible TD. What do others expect to see this week?
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I think Dayne sits this one out with a sore ankle, as per roto, and D. Walker ends up with RB2 numbers in PPR leagues.
 
What about the Houston RB situation? Denvers Run D is horrible ...whoever start for Houston should be decent but who will it be?

Doesn't look like Dayne will play much if at all. And all of a sudden there Darius Walker is involved which screws up everything.

Anybody have any insight?

 
The Houston RBs could get some nice numbers. It's starting to look like Walker might be the guy but we will all have to listen to all news coming out.

I think Champ can shut down Andre Johnson so IO think he is not a great play this week.

Anyone know what happened to Echemandu??? It looks like they have decided to go Walker over him now.

 
I want to start Marshall because he gets so many more targets, but Jennings vs the Rams. Very tough time deciding.

 
Warhogs said:
The Houston RBs could get some nice numbers. It's starting to look like Walker might be the guy but we will all have to listen to all news coming out.I think Champ can shut down Andre Johnson so IO think he is not a great play this week.Anyone know what happened to Echemandu??? It looks like they have decided to go Walker over him now.
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Although the Broncos occassionally have Champ focus on one guy the entire game, our CBs usually stick with one side of the field. I would still be worried about Johnson's performance, but not strictly because of Champ.
 
brandon marshall goes off tonight for a second consecutive monster game proving again he is worthy of the # 1 in Denver and at the same time solidifying a spot as a top 15 Wideout in Fantasy Drafts next year.

travis henry, not so much.

 
shadyridr said:
whats the O/U on this game?
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Don't know, but my guess is that the under is the better bet. Kubiak and Shanahan know each other's offene well, and may have game plans to stop it. Although there will still a decent amount of points, I wouldn't be suprised if it was a 24-13 game. Broncos winning of course. :lmao:
 
I know this isn't the Assistant Coach forum but the shark pool's traffic is probably down 70% right now considering it is the 2nd round of playoffs in most leagues and most people are eliminated from contention.

Can only start 2:

TJ Housh @ SF (Only averaging 5pts per game over the past 3 weeks but stud overall)

Andre Johnson vs. Denver (Champ Bailey + Sage Rosenfels)

Brandon Marshall @ Houston (Does Brandon really get an Semi-final start over TJ and AJ?)

Need to make the decision by tonight obviously. :confused:

 
JMJ said:
I know this isn't the Assistant Coach forum but the shark pool's traffic is probably down 70% right now considering it is the 2nd round of playoffs in most leagues and most people are eliminated from contention.

Can only start 2:

TJ Housh @ SF (Only averaging 5pts per game over the past 3 weeks but stud overall)

Andre Johnson vs. Denver (Champ Bailey + Sage Rosenfels)

Brandon Marshall @ Houston (Does Brandon really get an Semi-final start over TJ and AJ?)

i love Marshall, but not over those two. if you were to play BM, then sit AJ not TJ

Need to make the decision by tonight obviously. :confused:
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here's my suggestion:
 
JMJ said:
I know this isn't the Assistant Coach forum but the shark pool's traffic is probably down 70% right now considering it is the 2nd round of playoffs in most leagues and most people are eliminated from contention.Can only start 2:TJ Housh @ SF (Only averaging 5pts per game over the past 3 weeks but stud overall)Andre Johnson vs. Denver (Champ Bailey + Sage Rosenfels)Brandon Marshall @ Houston (Does Brandon really get an Semi-final start over TJ and AJ?)Need to make the decision by tonight obviously. :confused:
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I have no problem with a little ACF crossover in the next few weeks. These are super tough calls. You have an embarrassment of riches at WR.I'd probably lean toward Housh and Andre, in that order. PPR?
 
This game has me worried. I hate playing players on Thursday, especially when they do bad.

What do people think of Sage tonight? Sneaky play? I see them throwing a lot.

 
forget about these O players what about IDP's in this game.

Demeco Ryans is making me nervous being Questionable!!!

I have to choose 4 of these 6

Lance Briggs

Jon Beason

Patrick Willis

David Harris

James Harrison

Demeco Ryans

current starters

 
Nigel Tufnel said:
JMJ said:
I know this isn't the Assistant Coach forum but the shark pool's traffic is probably down 70% right now considering it is the 2nd round of playoffs in most leagues and most people are eliminated from contention.Can only start 2:TJ Housh @ SF (Only averaging 5pts per game over the past 3 weeks but stud overall)Andre Johnson vs. Denver (Champ Bailey + Sage Rosenfels)Brandon Marshall @ Houston (Does Brandon really get an Semi-final start over TJ and AJ?)Need to make the decision by tonight obviously. :coffee:
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I have no problem with a little ACF crossover in the next few weeks. These are super tough calls. You have an embarrassment of riches at WR.I'd probably lean toward Housh and Andre, in that order. PPR?
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No PPR.Housh has only 1 TD in the past 5 weeks and doesn't have a 100 yard game since week 6! :shock: Marshall and AJ are on fire averaging over 11 and 15 points respectively the past 3 weeks. I'm really torn with what to do ....
 
IMO the most interesting fantasy aspect of this game is at the RB position on both sides of the ball. Dayne is still gimpy and in pain with the ankle injury. Kubiak said in his presser that Walker and Echemandu would handle the running duties, then added we'll see what Walker can do out there. I don't know if Kubiak plays his cards close to the vest but, to me that sounds like Walker will get the majority of the carries. Is Echemandu the type back that will steal short yardage/goal line carries? From what I've seen Walker is the guy that will get his share of the passing situations. On the Denver side of the ball, does Young get the same opportunity this week as he did last? Young is from Houston and I'm sure would love to have a great showing at home. Did Shanny limit Henry last week because of the short practice week and recovery time this week? Personally, I tempted to grab Walker and plug him in. Young is a huge gamble that could pay off.

As far as WRs go, Brandon Marshall is a must start. He has monster week after monster week. If you have AJohnson in your line-up I don't see how he sits unless you've got elite WR in front of him. Denver's team D is a nice start as well. They are playing well as of late.

 
(unwelcomed)GUEST said:
IMO the most interesting fantasy aspect of this game is at the RB position on both sides of the ball. Dayne is still gimpy and in pain with the ankle injury. Kubiak said in his presser that Walker and Echemandu would handle the running duties, then added we'll see what Walker can do out there. I don't know if Kubiak plays his cards close to the vest but, to me that sounds like Walker will get the majority of the carries. Is Echemandu the type back that will steal short yardage/goal line carries? From what I've seen Walker is the guy that will get his share of the passing situations. On the Denver side of the ball, does Young get the same opportunity this week as he did last? Young is from Houston and I'm sure would love to have a great showing at home. Did Shanny limit Henry last week because of the short practice week and recovery time this week? Personally, I tempted to grab Walker and plug him in. Young is a huge gamble that could pay off.As far as WRs go, Brandon Marshall is a must start. He has monster week after monster week. If you have AJohnson in your line-up I don't see how he sits unless you've got elite WR in front of him. Denver's team D is a nice start as well. They are playing well as of late.
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Good analysis here. I'm looking at Selvin over MJD and Stecker this week (really Stecker is the decision), but do I trust the Shanahanigans?!? Would you consider Plax elite enough to start over AJ? Ankle or Champ, Ankle or Champ, which is more of a threat... Of course I could always bench Ocho Noscoreo and ride both of 'em.
 
I have Marshall in as of now. Two reasons why there's still a chance this could change:

1) Jennings vs Rams. Rams are 26th worst in WR points allowed since wk 10

2) Hou is 8th best in WR pts allowed since wk 10.

Reason why I'll probably let it ride:

8. B. Marshall 115 targets 16 RZ targets

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43. Greg Jennings 69 targets 21 RZ targets

 
Nigel Tufnel said:
JMJ said:
I know this isn't the Assistant Coach forum but the shark pool's traffic is probably down 70% right now considering it is the 2nd round of playoffs in most leagues and most people are eliminated from contention.Can only start 2:TJ Housh @ SF (Only averaging 5pts per game over the past 3 weeks but stud overall)Andre Johnson vs. Denver (Champ Bailey + Sage Rosenfels)Brandon Marshall @ Houston (Does Brandon really get an Semi-final start over TJ and AJ?)Need to make the decision by tonight obviously. :popcorn:
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I have no problem with a little ACF crossover in the next few weeks. These are super tough calls. You have an embarrassment of riches at WR.I'd probably lean toward Housh and Andre, in that order. PPR?
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Well, then...Pick 3: Holt, Marshall, Welker, Burress, and Holmes (it's a dynasty league).I'm leaning towards Holt, Marshall, and Welker. If the weather is bad in either NE or NY, I can switch between Welker and Burress. If I don't start Mashall, I have to start them both and risk the double whammy of bad weather.
 
jgb95 said:
forget about these O players what about IDP's in this game.

Demeco Ryans is making me nervous being Questionable!!!

I have to choose 4 of these 6

Lance Briggs

Jon Beason

Patrick Willis

David Harris

James Harrison

Demeco Ryans

current starters
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Please include your schedule in your signature. TIA.
 
TheAristocrat said:
jgb95 said:
forget about these O players what about IDP's in this game.

Demeco Ryans is making me nervous being Questionable!!!

I have to choose 4 of these 6

Lance Briggs

Jon Beason

Patrick Willis

David Harris

James Harrison

Demeco Ryans

current starters
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Please include your schedule in your signature. TIA.
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We'll need opposing team's rosters there as well to make an accurate suggestion.
 
Start 3 WR's of Terrell Owens, Chad Johnson, Marques Colston, Brandon Marshall...

Rolling the dice and putting Marshall in the lineup in place of CJ. *gulp*

 
PatrickT said:
I have Marshall in as of now. Two reasons why there's still a chance this could change:1) Jennings vs Rams. Rams are 26th worst in WR points allowed since wk 102) Hou is 8th best in WR pts allowed since wk 10. Reason why I'll probably let it ride:8. B. Marshall 115 targets 16 RZ targets..43. Greg Jennings 69 targets 21 RZ targets
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I got the old start 2 out of Fitz/Holt/Marshall dilemma.
 
I hate this Thursday schedule, I've been banging my head against the wall all week trying to decide whether or not to start:

Darius Walker

Aaron Stecker

Kolby Smith

Chester Taylor

Alongside ADP, right now i'm going both ADP + Chester, but I just have a gut feeling that Walker could put up some nice stats, especially for PPR. Ugh.

I also have a good feeling about Scheffler this week too :goodposting:

 
Meat said:
I hate this Thursday schedule, I've been banging my head against the wall all week trying to decide whether or not to start:Darius WalkerAaron SteckerKolby SmithChester TaylorAlongside ADP, right now i'm going both ADP + Chester, but I just have a gut feeling that Walker could put up some nice stats, especially for PPR. Ugh. I also have a good feeling about Scheffler this week too :moneybag:
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I also have Walker, Stecker and Smith.Smith IMO is out...not starting him.Stecker I like...I know he will get his carries. But Ariz run D has been pretty good....and they seem to throw a lot for TDs rather than run.Walker I think has more upside as far as putting up good numbers against a bad run D...but the downside of being unproven and not sure he will really get the carries.
 
My #1 is Wayne, and that's a given. I also have Evans against CLE, but too much inconsistency there. If I lose cause I didn't start Evans, I won't feel bad about that decision.

But Jennings, this one is killing me. He has started over Marshall for me all season when healthy and has consistently outscored him (7 times out of the 10 weeks they've both played). He's scored at least 1 TD in each of the last 4 games, 2 in one of them. But his number of targets worry the hell out of me.

Not to mention, the Pack could be up by 20 at halftime and run the ball a lot. Which is why I think I'll stick with Marshall. My working theory is that both should have good days with Marshall having more opportunities to have a stellar day.

 
jgb95 said:
forget about these O players what about IDP's in this game.

Demeco Ryans is making me nervous being Questionable!!!

I have to choose 4 of these 6

Lance Briggs

Jon Beason

Patrick Willis

David Harris

James Harrison

Demeco Ryans

current starters
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With Harris on your bench I would not risk starting a guy who may not play.
 
This thread is going to get :popcorn: quick if you guys keep turning it into who should I start. Add a little insight to this game, what your thinking is as to why Marshall is likely to go for 90 and a TD. Marshall is the big-play wide rec, he has great repoire with Cutler, Stokely is still dinged...Hou is giving up relatively few tds to WR but why is that.

The ESPN projection is interesting, first time I've seen it. I don't think they take recent trends into consideration. Denver's D is improving. Cutler is getting more comfortable with the passing game. The Denver rushing attack, now having healthy RBs, is improving. The Denver Oline is looking very good. I think Denver wins this game by 10, Cutler goes for 260 passing and 2 tds through the air. The running game should add at least one score and the D is good for another. AJ goes for about 80-100 and is 50-50 on the td front. Sage throws for 220 and two TDs. I think Denver takes an early lead and most of the HOU passing game comes in the second half. The bigger the lead for the Broncos, the better the numbers are for AJ with some big yardage in the comeback effort.

I think Marshall and Jennings are both top ten WRs this week. Jennings has a better chance for the long score. I really think GB runs, runs and runs some more against STL this week. I start Marshall over Jennings but there isn't much drop off w/ Jennings. For WRs this week, TO is 1a. There are a bunch of 1b WRs after him including Marshall, Jennings, Colsten, Wayne, CJohnson, Edwards. At 1c: Plax, Housh, Branch, Galloway, AJohnson, LEvans. The wild card is the weather in the NorthEast (<----notice the N&E in northeast) this weekend, if the NE-NYJ game were in a dome I'd add Moss to the 1a list with TO but with snow and wind likely :cry: (I've got Brady and Moss)

 
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Good stuff .... unwelcomed Guest. I second the WSIS crap-o-la. It's like who cares.....in this forum anyway.

One point of contention with your analysis. Uh....they lost to Oakland 2 weeks ago and got toasted on defense. Last week, they shut down the Croyle led Chiefs with a banged up line. So.....I think Denver's D still is succeptable(sp?) to a decent offense.

and who do you think I should start? .......

 
qimqam said:
What about the Houston RB situation? Denvers Run D is horrible ...whoever start for Houston should be decent but who will it be?

Doesn't look like Dayne will play much if at all. And all of a sudden there Darius Walker is involved which screws up everything.

Anybody have any insight?
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As bad as Denver's Run D is statistically, I was surprised to see they've only allowed 2 100yd rushers in the last 8 games. I haven't been able to watch any of their games lately - is this a product of circumstance or has their run defense been steadily improving?
 
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