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Who's benching LJ this week, and who are you replacing him with? (1 Viewer)
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Judge Smails
Footballguy
I'm starting AP for sure. Decision between MJD and LJ. I'm leaning towards MJD.
maxwell1295
Footballguy
I am seriously considering benching him for either Lamont Jordan or Derrick Ward. Leaning towards Ward at this point...
coolnerd
Footballguy
Well, I am going to assume that a good portion of LJ owners, do not have an option who is a better in terms of talent/match-up. In the three leagues I own Johnson, ironically own Jacobs in two, so kills what may have been an option.
1) PPR- (flex lineup)- Wes Welker or A. Toomer-
2) zealots (can start three) Duece, Thomes Jones, B. Jackson
3) Start two contract- both halves of the Dallas RRBC.
For me this falls under the YOUR studs versus, a univerisal stud. Lots of times a guy is not a stud for everyone, but on YOUR team, there at the moment is not a better option.
1) PPR- (flex lineup)- Wes Welker or A. Toomer-
2) zealots (can start three) Duece, Thomes Jones, B. Jackson
3) Start two contract- both halves of the Dallas RRBC.
For me this falls under the YOUR studs versus, a univerisal stud. Lots of times a guy is not a stud for everyone, but on YOUR team, there at the moment is not a better option.
Dt's Mules
Footballguy
benching him for ward
Peter_Griffin
Footballguy
Not an LJ owner but given the facts that (1) LJ is still not fully up to speed (2) the Chiefs O-line is not what it used to be so it is debatable whether LJ will ever be what LJ used to be and (3) you just can't run on the Bears, I'd start ANYONE on my bench who was likely to get 15 touches on Sunday. I just can't see LJ getting more than 40 yards.
SundaySchooler
Footballguy
go ahead...bench LJ.
you know, cuz everything is so crystal clear after one week.
you know, cuz everything is so crystal clear after one week.
greenf7cat
Footballguy
I can't believe that some of you are benching him for back-ups!!! Unheard of!!!
el-gato-grande
Footballguy
LJ is pissed about his performance last week. An Angry Johnson = Fantasy Stud
Squinting Cyclops
Footballguy
I must play 2 :
right now start : Alexander and Peterson (MIN)
right now bench : LJ and Maroney
right now start : Alexander and Peterson (MIN)
right now bench : LJ and Maroney
Mungo Burrows
Footballguy
Starting him over Portis. The fact that it's PPR definitely weighs into the decision, though.
Wow I could never EVER EVER EVER hit the button on my computer that inserts Derrick Ward and puts Larry Johnson on the bench
I dont care if Ward goes off on sunday, still would never bench LJ for him. 10 times out of 10 I would play LJ.
LJ is a man-child. Everyone is forgetting how good he is because of ONE WEEK. The Texans game sucked for sure, but that's ok. Any team can win in the NFL on any given Sunday. I can't believe how many of you are forgetting this. The Bears offense is atrocious. The Chiefs should be in the game the entire day barring like 3 defensive TDs, which is possible but not probable. Play your studs, its the second week for crying out loud
I dont care if Ward goes off on sunday, still would never bench LJ for him. 10 times out of 10 I would play LJ.
LJ is a man-child. Everyone is forgetting how good he is because of ONE WEEK. The Texans game sucked for sure, but that's ok. Any team can win in the NFL on any given Sunday. I can't believe how many of you are forgetting this. The Bears offense is atrocious. The Chiefs should be in the game the entire day barring like 3 defensive TDs, which is possible but not probable. Play your studs, its the second week for crying out loud
Dancing Bear
Footballguy
I have L. Johnson in 2 leagues.
I'm benching him for C. Portis in one, and L. Jordan in the other.
There is no way that LJ exceeds 75 total yards and I don't believe KC scores at all. San Diego pitches a shutout in this one.
I'm benching him for C. Portis in one, and L. Jordan in the other.
There is no way that LJ exceeds 75 total yards and I don't believe KC scores at all. San Diego pitches a shutout in this one.
pollardsvision
Footballguy
i'm debating about benching him for MJD in a PPR league.
i've never benched a stud in my career and i have a feeling i won't do it.
also, i think chicago's best DT is out (i forgot his name)
if LJ can't get his on the ground, i can't imagine what the chiefs would do besides give LJ about 12 dump off passes. that will probably keep him in my lineup.
i've never benched a stud in my career and i have a feeling i won't do it.
also, i think chicago's best DT is out (i forgot his name)
if LJ can't get his on the ground, i can't imagine what the chiefs would do besides give LJ about 12 dump off passes. that will probably keep him in my lineup.
dirtmerchant
Footballguy
I'm benching him for Travis Henry and Adrian Peterson 
One
Not Allowed In Mexico
LJ plays Chicago.
He'll be fine, especially in PPR leagues. I haven't benched my top 2 picks in years and i don't plan on it now. You just never know with football, LJ could end up with a couple TD's.
Peter_Griffin
Footballguy
LJ said he was benching himself in his league
Londo
Footballguy
Using the 1 week sample size of LJ's 2007 performance to bench him might come back to haunt you. If that's your "N" then keep in mind that in 2007, Chicago has allowed the 14th most fantasy points (very middle of the road, if you ask me).
Now obviously, LJ has an uphill battle with his QB and O-line situation, but I can't see benching him yet as it could only take 1 carry to make that a horrible mistake for your team. LJ is capable of scoring from anywhere on the field, against any defense. He is that dominant. If you would rather roll the dice with a guy like Ward (with a wannabe linebacker playing under center and half their team already on the injury report) then go ahead. I will start the guy who has been the best fantasy back in the game before.
LJ may end up being benchable this season, but to do it in week 2 sounds like pure folly to me.
Now obviously, LJ has an uphill battle with his QB and O-line situation, but I can't see benching him yet as it could only take 1 carry to make that a horrible mistake for your team. LJ is capable of scoring from anywhere on the field, against any defense. He is that dominant. If you would rather roll the dice with a guy like Ward (with a wannabe linebacker playing under center and half their team already on the injury report) then go ahead. I will start the guy who has been the best fantasy back in the game before.
LJ may end up being benchable this season, but to do it in week 2 sounds like pure folly to me.
Dancing Bear
Footballguy
I did not bench him because of the KC-Houston game. I benched him because of the Chicago-San Diego game.
Let's not forget that Chicago was in the Super Bowl last year and it was not from the stellar play of their QB. LT2 had 17 carries for 25 yards and 7 receptions for 51 yards. Now on top of that, San Diego has great O-line and the best TE in football.
KC has a festering O-line an aging Top 5 TE and they were horrible as a unit against the worst team in the NFL. There's no way that KC eclipses 200 net yards in Offense.
LT2's yardage performance is the absolute ceiling for LJ without any chance of a TD.
I'll take my chances with C. Portis [League #1]and with L. Jordan [League #2] until Herm shows he has a unit that can play football and they actually show up on Sunday! Jordan will have a similar week this week as he had last and Portis will improve upon his as the O-Line will have another week to re-group after the Jansen injury and the coaching staff will give him more of the carries than Betts.
Let's not forget that Chicago was in the Super Bowl last year and it was not from the stellar play of their QB. LT2 had 17 carries for 25 yards and 7 receptions for 51 yards. Now on top of that, San Diego has great O-line and the best TE in football.
KC has a festering O-line an aging Top 5 TE and they were horrible as a unit against the worst team in the NFL. There's no way that KC eclipses 200 net yards in Offense.
LT2's yardage performance is the absolute ceiling for LJ without any chance of a TD.
I'll take my chances with C. Portis [League #1]and with L. Jordan [League #2] until Herm shows he has a unit that can play football and they actually show up on Sunday! Jordan will have a similar week this week as he had last and Portis will improve upon his as the O-Line will have another week to re-group after the Jansen injury and the coaching staff will give him more of the carries than Betts.
Mungo Burrows
Footballguy
Intra-squad scrimmages don't mean as much as real games, though.
Benching him for Lamont Jordan.
He'll be fine, and this is likely the last week I'll do this, but this will be a tough slog. I'm just not convinced that he can throw for touchdowns.
And, I think Jordan is the real deal. With the corners in Denver, he should get a lot of checkdowns.
No way I'd bench him for Ward or Brown.
He'll be fine, and this is likely the last week I'll do this, but this will be a tough slog. I'm just not convinced that he can throw for touchdowns.
And, I think Jordan is the real deal. With the corners in Denver, he should get a lot of checkdowns.
No way I'd bench him for Ward or Brown.
SteelerMurf
Footballguy
I hope more and more people bench him....it's times like this when fantasy players go off.
Chicago's defense is good, but they don't seem to be nearly as good without Brown in there. And I think they have another injury.
And I don't think Chicago can put up enough points to take LJ out of the run game and even if they do he had freakin 7 receptions last game.
He was not a total flop and if everyone did not have this preseason bias against him there would be nobody benching him.
17 touches for 87 yards....that is over 5 yards a touch. He was purposely limited in the amount of touches he got last week...this week he will be full steam ahead.
In a PPR league, how in the world can you bench a RB who just had 7 receptions (7 pts right off the top). And Herm said before the season he will catch a lot of passes.
Chicago's defense is good, but they don't seem to be nearly as good without Brown in there. And I think they have another injury.
And I don't think Chicago can put up enough points to take LJ out of the run game and even if they do he had freakin 7 receptions last game.
He was not a total flop and if everyone did not have this preseason bias against him there would be nobody benching him.
17 touches for 87 yards....that is over 5 yards a touch. He was purposely limited in the amount of touches he got last week...this week he will be full steam ahead.
In a PPR league, how in the world can you bench a RB who just had 7 receptions (7 pts right off the top). And Herm said before the season he will catch a lot of passes.
Bencing LJ??! Do that many people actually put that much value in 1 game? No more than 1 week ago LJ was consensus top 5... and now people plan on sitting him? I don't care who he plays. If your team is that good that you can bench LJ, then maybe you should be looking to trade him away...
Challenge Everything
Footballguy
I'm benching him for MBIII.
Sheriff66
Footballguy
WOW, that is craziness....
JohnnyU
Footballguy
I think it has more to do with the matchup than his performance last week. Of course I thought that was obvious.
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Skinsfansince72
Footballguy
murzman said:
One of the best backs in the NFL and he was probably drafted in the top 5. Who benches their top 5 pick because of 1 bad game?Skinsfansince72
Footballguy
Well, if you took him top 5 why would you be concerned with matchups? Obviously you thought he was a "stud". And since it's wise to not bech studs, why would you do so this week?JohnnyU said:
JohnnyU
Footballguy
It depends on the matchup and who I had as a replacement. Like I said, the only RBs I see that you NEVER bench right now are LT2 and SJax. Yes, there are very few run defenses that I would bench LJ against, but CHI and maybe the Vikings are two of them.
Skinsfansince72
Footballguy
Maroney? When did he become a stud? Looks like an overrated bum to me. Either way, how is the matchup against San Diego any better than what LJ faces? Sandiego may not have quite the d that chicago does but Maroney isn't half the running back the Larry Johnson is. Playing the matchup game with players like LJ is not wise. You do that with your 2nd and 3rd tier players.Thinking is good. Overthinking, not so good. Go with LJ. You'll never be able to predict when a guy like that goes off. You made your choice when you drafted him. Go with it or trade him.pablito said:
JohnnyU
Footballguy
AGAIN, it has nothing to do with 1 bad game. It has everything to do with the matchup and who you have to replace him. In my mind there are only 2 RBs you play regardless of matchup and regardless who you have on the bench, and that is LT2 and SJax.murzman said:
Skinsfansince72
Footballguy
Alright, but would you bench him for a slug like Maroney?
Skinsfansince72
Footballguy
Not sure why Jackson is included in the same sentence as LT but....AGAIN, it has nothing to do with 1 bad game. It has everything to do with the matchup and who you have to replace him. In my mind there are only 2 RBs you play regardless of matchup and regardless who you have on the bench, and that is LT2 and SJax.murzman said:
JohnnyU
Footballguy
No, but if Maroney had been tearing the league up for a few weeks and had a sweet matchup, and LJ was playing the Bears, then yes I would.
JohnnyU
Footballguy
....because IMO he is the 2nd best back in the league by a wide margin.Not sure why Jackson is included in the same sentence as LT but....AGAIN, it has nothing to do with 1 bad game. It has everything to do with the matchup and who you have to replace him. In my mind there are only 2 RBs you play regardless of matchup and regardless who you have on the bench, and that is LT2 and SJax.murzman said:One of the best backs in the NFL and he was probably drafted in the top 5. Who benches their top 5 pick because of 1 bad game?
I'm starting LJ....Da Bears lost Saftey Mike Brown and they lost their DT Dvoracek for the season with torn ACL's. The Bears D is good..but their not that good to bench LJ in the second week of the season.
On a side note...I had Ronnie Brown in a league last year and I was stressing cause Miami was playing at Chicago that week. I had no other options being it was in week 8 of the season. R.Brown rolled up 157 yds rushing and had 33yds recieving and Miami won that game with Harrington slinging the pigskin.
On a side note...I had Ronnie Brown in a league last year and I was stressing cause Miami was playing at Chicago that week. I had no other options being it was in week 8 of the season. R.Brown rolled up 157 yds rushing and had 33yds recieving and Miami won that game with Harrington slinging the pigskin.
