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I wanted to start a forum series here of worst case scenarios on big injuries to key players. I'll start a new one every few days or so, and I'll try to keep track for anyone interested.
NOTE: THIS THREAD IS JUST PRETEND. DONT HOLY CRAP YOUR PANTS!
Okay, here's the situation:
Everyone knows Manning is a monster. Even in spite of the Week 2 loss of Reggie Wayne for the season, Manning has seen only a marginal dip in his anticipated numbers. By week 5, it's becoming pretty clear that the top 3 Fantasy QBs are interchangably Manning, Carson Palmer, and Marc Bulger.
Then comes the nightmare home game against the Titans. Manning drops back and launches a 47-yard bomber to a sailing Marvin Harrison across the endzone, and in a diving circus catch, he collides awkwardly with Adam Jones, who comes down with the ball. On top of the INT though, Harrison broke his arm.
After a mediocre 220/1/1 finish to the Titans game, IND goes into their week 6 bye week, and you start your backup QB Chris Simms. Now, Simms thusfar has been one of the surprises of the season. You knew he'd be a gem in the 12th round, but he's been averaging upwards of 250/2 a game. He drops 330/4 in a mega week 6 shootout with the Bengals.
Mid-week reports out of Indianapolis are that IND plans to lean much more on its dual-backfield of Dominic Rhodes/Joe Addai rather than hoping to make studs out of leftovers. True to their word, IND ran the ball 60% of the time, and Manning began passing almost exclusively west-coast style, feeding Rhodes and Addai.
It's week 9, and you've got a pickle. For both of the last two weeks, Simms has been outperforming Manning by about 5ppg. You just came off of consecutive losses where starting Simms would have made the difference. The playoff race is heating up, and you've got to start winning again to keep your postseason hopes in tact.
The Shark Move:
Do you bench your stud for the emerging Simms? Or do you stick with Manning because you know that offense can still dominate, and any game he might explode again?
NOTE: THIS THREAD IS JUST PRETEND. DONT HOLY CRAP YOUR PANTS!
Okay, here's the situation:
Everyone knows Manning is a monster. Even in spite of the Week 2 loss of Reggie Wayne for the season, Manning has seen only a marginal dip in his anticipated numbers. By week 5, it's becoming pretty clear that the top 3 Fantasy QBs are interchangably Manning, Carson Palmer, and Marc Bulger.
Then comes the nightmare home game against the Titans. Manning drops back and launches a 47-yard bomber to a sailing Marvin Harrison across the endzone, and in a diving circus catch, he collides awkwardly with Adam Jones, who comes down with the ball. On top of the INT though, Harrison broke his arm.
After a mediocre 220/1/1 finish to the Titans game, IND goes into their week 6 bye week, and you start your backup QB Chris Simms. Now, Simms thusfar has been one of the surprises of the season. You knew he'd be a gem in the 12th round, but he's been averaging upwards of 250/2 a game. He drops 330/4 in a mega week 6 shootout with the Bengals.
Mid-week reports out of Indianapolis are that IND plans to lean much more on its dual-backfield of Dominic Rhodes/Joe Addai rather than hoping to make studs out of leftovers. True to their word, IND ran the ball 60% of the time, and Manning began passing almost exclusively west-coast style, feeding Rhodes and Addai.
It's week 9, and you've got a pickle. For both of the last two weeks, Simms has been outperforming Manning by about 5ppg. You just came off of consecutive losses where starting Simms would have made the difference. The playoff race is heating up, and you've got to start winning again to keep your postseason hopes in tact.
The Shark Move:
Do you bench your stud for the emerging Simms? Or do you stick with Manning because you know that offense can still dominate, and any game he might explode again?
