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Week 9 "Waiver Wire DST" (1 Viewer)
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Breesisdaman
Footballguy
New Orleans is away in Carolina, Just saying, might still be a good matchup
Breesisdaman
Footballguy
Giants at Seattle in case some one dropped them for the bye week
Crew Love
Footballguy
Bears (@ BUF) and Ravens (vs. MIA) may be available in many leagues due to the BYE weeks, as well.
the spanker
Footballguy
I have Titans on bye and Saints are available. I havn't watched any Panthers games, are they still a mess?
lowman2
Footballguy
Minn would be my first choice this week, plus they have the Bears week 10..
Kool-Aid Larry
Footballguy
detroit hosting jets?
meanjoegreen
Footballguy
The Panthers are still a mess, but moving the ball better. They usually show up to play against New Orleans.the spanker said:
meanjoegreen
Footballguy
This has the potential to be a low scoring game/defensive battle.davidwb said:
SaintsInDome2006
Footballguy
It does. KC even scored point at Indy and even though the BUF game at home looked like a bad matchup the Chiefs DST still put up a good game.
CaptainHook
Footballguy
the panthers are way too bad to not utilize their opponent. NO for sure.
RedskinsFan
Footballguy
I'm rolling with the Vikings the next two weeks because they are my best option. However if New Orleans is there for you I think they are the better pick this week. Last week I rolled with the Rams against Carolina and they didn't let me down and I think NO has a better defense
fred_1_15301
Footballguy
I have Oakland but I'm very concerned about starting them against KC this week. KC has a strong offensive line, can run the ball and hasn't been making a lot of mistakes on offense lately. Oakland shut down the Seattle run game last week but some of that was probably due to the poor offensive line play of Seattle. Prior to that, Oakland was not very good against the run and I expect KC to be able to run the ball. With the exception of a few weeks, KC has put up pretty good points on offense. I got what I wanted out of Oakland for one week but I'm looking elsewhere this week.
Macdaddy_2004
Footballguy
Detroit has had 2 elite fantasy defence games at home this season. I may roll with them..........I started them last week and they put up nice stats - not sure how many sacks the Jets give up though.Kool-Aid Larry said:
packersfan
Footballguy
If you need to dig real deep maybe Buffalo against the Bears. Could be some sacks and turnovers in there for the Bills this week.
Macdaddy_2004
Footballguy
Buffalo is the worst fantasy defence in my league but they did have 3 sacks against KC. You have to think though with 2 weeks to prepare that the Bears should have their protection schemes in order at least for this game.
lowman2
Footballguy
Minny in the Dome, should lay the hammer down......
Or pull a "Cowboys".
patrickmcgroin
Footballguy
Most of these are not on the wire, wish they were! Buffalo is ranked in the top 5 by FBGs, wish I had the balls to start em.
SWC
Bromigo
I would go with NO at CAR because CAR has been atrocious and I used the RAMS against them earlier and did all right as a bye week fill in so definitely NO also they looked good against a good team last week and maybe they'll start thier ball hawking pick for 6 ways up again and Sharper will be back to his THE MAN status.
Godsbrother
Footballguy
My league:Lions vs Jets, Cards @ Vikes, Browns vs Pats, Colts @ Eagles, Eagles vs Colts, Panthers vs Saints, Bengals vs Steelers, Bills vs Bears, Texans vs Chargers.
Not a very inspiring list of matchups. Looks like Lions or Bills are the best bets but they are scary starts.
nysportsfan
Footballguy
cgcloutier
Footballguy
I was actually thinking the opposite and starting ARZ
Dawg Pound 69
Footballguy
If McCoy starts at QB for the Browns, New England defense should be solid. Belichick's defenses always overwhelm inexperienced quarterbacks.
Church of Iggy Pop
Footballguy
FWIW, I just grabbed the Vikings off the ww, and will start them over the Chiefs.
Now that bye weeks are mostly done, I don't mind keeping both rostered.
Next three weeks look to be:
[*]MIN vs AZ
[*]MIN at CHI
[*]KC vs AZ
Now that bye weeks are mostly done, I don't mind keeping both rostered.
Next three weeks look to be:
[*]MIN vs AZ
[*]MIN at CHI
[*]KC vs AZ
Cleat Spike
Footballguy
Are the Saints DBs going to be thin again or ok? CAR did pass it around that ONE game two weeks ago with Gettis, LaFell and Smitty. They are almost dead last rushing the ball though.
HustleBlood
Footballguy
Scrabble tweaked ankle... if he is out Oakland defense no go
HustleBlood
Footballguy
" Raiders | Nnamdi Asomugha injury update Tue Nov 2, 10:40 AM
An MRI performed on Oakland Raiders CB Nnamdi Asomugha's (ankle) right ankle Monday, Nov. 1, revealed a sprain, head coach Tom Cable said, reports Steve Corkran, of the Oakland Tribune. The team will not know more until Wednesday, Nov. 3, how severe the sprain is. Cable added that there's a possibility Asomugha will play in Week 9. 'It just appears to be an ankle sprain,' Cable said."
An MRI performed on Oakland Raiders CB Nnamdi Asomugha's (ankle) right ankle Monday, Nov. 1, revealed a sprain, head coach Tom Cable said, reports Steve Corkran, of the Oakland Tribune. The team will not know more until Wednesday, Nov. 3, how severe the sprain is. Cable added that there's a possibility Asomugha will play in Week 9. 'It just appears to be an ankle sprain,' Cable said."
the spanker
Footballguy
Can anyone tell me who they prefer between Pats and N.O. D now and going forward? I'm trying to figure out is it worth burning a waiver on Saints D or trying to acquire Pats on the cheap.
videoguy505
Footballguy
Gonna take the huge gamble and roll with the Bills.
Merriman might play this week, does he make any difference?
Merriman might play this week, does he make any difference?
Sonny Lubick Blowup Doll
Footballguy
SaintsInDome2006
Footballguy
If Anderson starts over Hall, is Minn still a good start?I'm thinking they get at least a sack and some turovers.At home, but also wondering how they react post Moss drama, plus possibly no Harvin.... this one seems tougher to call than I might have thought. Anyone have any impressions on this?emge said:
Sonny Lubick Blowup Doll
Footballguy
videoguy505 said:
You can't be serious.
pantagrapher
Footballguy
I'm facing the same decision here. I'd stick with the Lions (they were my waiver D last week), but the FBG cheatsheet ranking for the Bills is hard to ignore. And as a Bears homer, I don't think it will turn out to be accurate. Bears coming off a bye after an embarrassing performance two weeks ago by Cutler. I think they right the offensive ship—temporarily—at the Bills expense.
Lions vs Jets, Cards @ Vikes, Browns vs Pats, Colts @ Eagles, Eagles vs Colts, Panthers vs Saints, Bengals vs Steelers, Bills vs Bears, Texans vs Chargers.
Not a very inspiring list of matchups. Looks like Lions or Bills are the best bets but they are scary starts.
Steel Town
Footballguy
Why is that funny? Doesn't Merriman have a chance to start immediately for the Bills?videoguy505 said:You can't be serious.
Steel Town
Footballguy
My ww currently has - Saints, Lions, Bills, Chiefs and Raiders.
Before reading this thread, I was leaning KC. If they were at home, it would be an easier decision. The Raiders run game is strong and has me worried.
I am starting to lean toward NO, they are getting some dbs back and should be able to establish a lead against the Panthers. I figure Matt Moore is good for at least 2 picks. I wish Bush was back for the punt return game, but still think this is a good matchup for the Saints. I have to say the gambler in me wants to roll the dice on either the Lions or Bills. Not sure I have the guts to pull this trigger though.
Before reading this thread, I was leaning KC. If they were at home, it would be an easier decision. The Raiders run game is strong and has me worried.
I am starting to lean toward NO, they are getting some dbs back and should be able to establish a lead against the Panthers. I figure Matt Moore is good for at least 2 picks. I wish Bush was back for the punt return game, but still think this is a good matchup for the Saints. I have to say the gambler in me wants to roll the dice on either the Lions or Bills. Not sure I have the guts to pull this trigger though.
Sonny Lubick Blowup Doll
Footballguy
Unless he finds a needle and quick, he will not make a difference.Why is that funny? Doesn't Merriman have a chance to start immediately for the Bills?videoguy505 said:You can't be serious.
My league only counts sacks, points scored by the defense on a turnover, and turnovers.
A few I've looked at:
Minn Defense .9 sacks per game
Texans Defense 1.6 sacks per game
Bills Defense 1.6 sacks per game
Colts Defense 2.0 sacks per game
Falcons Defense 2.1 sacks per game
Chiefs Defense 2.1 sacks per game
Oakland Defense 3.0 sacks per game (but secondary is really hurting now)
Bills Defense v. Bears who give up 4.4 sacks/game and 1.7 Ints/game
Minn Defense v. Cards who give up 3.1 sacks/game and 1.7 Ints/game
Texans Defense v. Chargers who give up 2.6 sacks/game and .9 Ints/game
Colts Defense @ Eagles who give up 3 sacks/game and .6 Ints/game (but Vick is back)
Chiefs Defense @ Raiders who give up 2.8 sacks/game and 1 Int/game
Falcons Defense v. Bucs who give up 2.3 sacks/game and .7 Ints/game
Oakland Defense v. Chiefs who give up 1.1 sacks/game and .4 Ints/game
Vikings don't have a sack in their last 3 games. The Bills have 7 in their last 3 games. Both teams have played teams that don't give up a lot of sacks.
Based on the Bears sacks given up, I think I'm going with the Bills in Buffalo.
But the Colts are interesting as well. Good offense but against Vick, so that's a bit of an unknown there.
Chiefs Defense is also interesting but it's in Oak and the Oak offense has been clicking and could turn into a ground attack.
A few I've looked at:
Minn Defense .9 sacks per game
Texans Defense 1.6 sacks per game
Bills Defense 1.6 sacks per game
Colts Defense 2.0 sacks per game
Falcons Defense 2.1 sacks per game
Chiefs Defense 2.1 sacks per game
Oakland Defense 3.0 sacks per game (but secondary is really hurting now)
Bills Defense v. Bears who give up 4.4 sacks/game and 1.7 Ints/game
Minn Defense v. Cards who give up 3.1 sacks/game and 1.7 Ints/game
Texans Defense v. Chargers who give up 2.6 sacks/game and .9 Ints/game
Colts Defense @ Eagles who give up 3 sacks/game and .6 Ints/game (but Vick is back)
Chiefs Defense @ Raiders who give up 2.8 sacks/game and 1 Int/game
Falcons Defense v. Bucs who give up 2.3 sacks/game and .7 Ints/game
Oakland Defense v. Chiefs who give up 1.1 sacks/game and .4 Ints/game
Vikings don't have a sack in their last 3 games. The Bills have 7 in their last 3 games. Both teams have played teams that don't give up a lot of sacks.
Based on the Bears sacks given up, I think I'm going with the Bills in Buffalo.
But the Colts are interesting as well. Good offense but against Vick, so that's a bit of an unknown there.
Chiefs Defense is also interesting but it's in Oak and the Oak offense has been clicking and could turn into a ground attack.
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videoguy505
Footballguy
Unless he finds a needle and quick, he will not make a difference.Why is that funny? Doesn't Merriman have a chance to start immediately for the Bills?videoguy505 said:You can't be serious.
That's why I asked. I normally don't follow news on individual defensive players, so I didn't know what his situation was. Figured someone in the Pool would have an answer.All I knew was what was in my "Team News" section:
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Kind of late but I'll post anyway. Props to people having the guts to start the Bills. Bears offense is atrocious but that's way too scary for me. I stay away from the bottom 4: Texans, Bills, Broncos, and Jaguars. They simply get destroyed way more often than not. I'm starting Arizona vs Minnesota in one league and Minnesota vs Arizona in the other.
None of these 3 guys should be available:
New Orleans
New York
Chicago
Otherwise:
Minnesota - One of the lowest scoring fantasy defenses this year but they had good competition this year, a lot better than Derek Anderson and company and this is their first home game in awhile. Arizona is so bad they give up way too many fantasy points. Another positive is that they face the Bears next week so you don't have to worry about picking one up for next week.
New England - They failed against the Vikings but not many options out here and they have had big games before so it is possible they could stop the run since they are actually decent at it this year and wait for the rookie to make errors.
Arizona - They are around 11 in FPPG in one of my leagues so they aren't doing too bad despite giving up 38 points to TB. Still walked out with decent points in that shoot out though because of the TD. I don't like the away matchup in the dome and Vikings were good enough to make Patriots D a bad play last week but you don't really have many options now do you? Vikings without Moss look even worse so there is opportunity if they can take out Harvin like others have done in the beginning of the year.
Carolina - I really don't like this one but according to the stats, the Saints are tied with Buffalo in terms of fantasy points allowed. Carolina did have a decent day against them the last time and they have home turf this time. New Orleans isn't exactly lighting it up without the running game and Carolina is middle of the road and not as bad fantasywise as they are in real life. Could see a good day here.
Buffalo - Wow, best matchup out of all of them exception New Orleans and Minnesota so I can see why some people want to gamble but this is kind of insane. You are hoping for the one good game of the year and the Bears are fresh off a bye so I could really see them dominate Buffalo. There's a certain cutoff where I think a bad offense will beat a bad defense and I think Buffalo is just below that cut. Pretty much everyone gets 30 or more points against them except last week for some odd reason.
Oakland at home vs KC and Lions at home against the Jets aren't great matchups but because they have home turf and have been doing well this year, they are a decent play. I wouldn't expect monster games but I could see a decent amount of points with risk of course. Raiders have a great pass D but poor run D and that's the exact opposite of KC's offense that is actually leading in those categories. They are also very good at passing in the red zone which the Raiders are weaker at, especially if their top corner is out. Jets don't really make too many mistakes and I expect them to score big because of last week's poor showing. I'm actually expecting more of a shootout. I liked Atlanta vs TB weeks earlier but I'm more in favor of Arizona now. Atlanta has home game advantage and the bye so I don't think they'll be horrendous but TB isn't bottom tier anymore and more middle of the pack yet they give up little turnovers and sacks. Atlanta also isn't really that hot this year despite getting a lot of turnovers. Last two games made their ranking tank a bit.
Going forward after this week, some of these defenses might be worth holding onto for a couple matchups so that might also help you lean toward a certain defense.
CAR (CLE, SEA, ARI)
ARI (SEA, SF, CAR)
MIN (CHI, BUF, CHI)
ATL (CAR, SEA)
DET (BUF, CHI)
NE (CHI, BUF)
None of these 3 guys should be available:
New Orleans
New York
Chicago
Otherwise:
Minnesota - One of the lowest scoring fantasy defenses this year but they had good competition this year, a lot better than Derek Anderson and company and this is their first home game in awhile. Arizona is so bad they give up way too many fantasy points. Another positive is that they face the Bears next week so you don't have to worry about picking one up for next week.
New England - They failed against the Vikings but not many options out here and they have had big games before so it is possible they could stop the run since they are actually decent at it this year and wait for the rookie to make errors.
Arizona - They are around 11 in FPPG in one of my leagues so they aren't doing too bad despite giving up 38 points to TB. Still walked out with decent points in that shoot out though because of the TD. I don't like the away matchup in the dome and Vikings were good enough to make Patriots D a bad play last week but you don't really have many options now do you? Vikings without Moss look even worse so there is opportunity if they can take out Harvin like others have done in the beginning of the year.
Carolina - I really don't like this one but according to the stats, the Saints are tied with Buffalo in terms of fantasy points allowed. Carolina did have a decent day against them the last time and they have home turf this time. New Orleans isn't exactly lighting it up without the running game and Carolina is middle of the road and not as bad fantasywise as they are in real life. Could see a good day here.
Buffalo - Wow, best matchup out of all of them exception New Orleans and Minnesota so I can see why some people want to gamble but this is kind of insane. You are hoping for the one good game of the year and the Bears are fresh off a bye so I could really see them dominate Buffalo. There's a certain cutoff where I think a bad offense will beat a bad defense and I think Buffalo is just below that cut. Pretty much everyone gets 30 or more points against them except last week for some odd reason.
Oakland at home vs KC and Lions at home against the Jets aren't great matchups but because they have home turf and have been doing well this year, they are a decent play. I wouldn't expect monster games but I could see a decent amount of points with risk of course. Raiders have a great pass D but poor run D and that's the exact opposite of KC's offense that is actually leading in those categories. They are also very good at passing in the red zone which the Raiders are weaker at, especially if their top corner is out. Jets don't really make too many mistakes and I expect them to score big because of last week's poor showing. I'm actually expecting more of a shootout. I liked Atlanta vs TB weeks earlier but I'm more in favor of Arizona now. Atlanta has home game advantage and the bye so I don't think they'll be horrendous but TB isn't bottom tier anymore and more middle of the pack yet they give up little turnovers and sacks. Atlanta also isn't really that hot this year despite getting a lot of turnovers. Last two games made their ranking tank a bit.
Going forward after this week, some of these defenses might be worth holding onto for a couple matchups so that might also help you lean toward a certain defense.
CAR (CLE, SEA, ARI)
ARI (SEA, SF, CAR)
MIN (CHI, BUF, CHI)
ATL (CAR, SEA)
DET (BUF, CHI)
NE (CHI, BUF)
I really disagree with your posts in this thread.
I'd apply some serious leverage to get the Giants this week if there's any way possible to do it. QB's in their first starts are godawful against normal D's. Giants are gonna kill that poor SOB!
Chris Liss tweeted a few days back about how teams should start their backup against the Gigantes D. Looks like Pete Carroll listened!
Chris Liss tweeted a few days back about how teams should start their backup against the Gigantes D. Looks like Pete Carroll listened!
