BobbyLayne
Footballguy
This will be a season long thread with the title updated weekly.
This thread has had a high rate of success for a lot of people the last couple years, often scoring close to or better than the best FF DT/DST options.
Couple things to keep in mind for the discussion...
This thread has had a high rate of success for a lot of people the last couple years, often scoring close to or better than the best FF DT/DST options.
Couple things to keep in mind for the discussion...
- this is not a discussion of elite defenses, or for FF purposes, perceived elite defense which were drafted in single digit rounds in some leagues. We know ARI, CAR, DEN and SEA are first tier DT/DSTs, and HOU, KC, LA, MIN and NE were likely drafted as well. Those 9 teams and a couple others are unlikely to be on anyone's waiver wire to start the year.
- the discussion is focused on THIS WEEK but obviously it's a nice bonus if a team has a stretch of good matchups coming up.
- this is not a discussion of value plug n play defense you can draft in the latter rounds, or pairing two defenses together for the season; philosophically, the Streaming DT approach is being willing to pick a new defense every week or every 2-3 games
- Fantasy Football Points Allowed to DT is a pretty solid indicator, even more so than how good the RL defense actually is; unfortunately, we don't have relevant data or a large enough sample, so September is a little trickier.
- Last year the most generous offenses were (in order): TEN, JAX, DAL, CLE, DEN, SD, PHI, BAL. Obviously a lot changes during the offseason and this list should be discounted (unless you think the Jags will give up 7 defensive TDs again.)
- League scoring rules vary widely. My league gives 0.25 points for a tackle for loss, 0.50 for 3 n outs, 1.00 for a 4th down stop, incremental bonuses from 1-10 when the defense allows less than 300 yards. Most leagues are simplified and the biggest factor is Points Allowed, usually something along the lines of:
Points Allowed 0 points
10
Points Allowed 1-6 points
7
Points Allowed 7-13 points
4
Points Allowed 14-20 points
1
Points Allowed 21-27 points
0
Points Allowed 28-34 points
-1
Points Allowed 35+ points
-4
- NYG @ DAL
- JAC v. GB (bad idea)
- BAL v. BUF
- DET @ IND (nope)
- DAL v. NYG
- ATL v. TB
- CHI @ HOU
- TEN v. MIN
- SF v. LA
- CLE @ PHI
- NO v. OAK
- SD @ KC
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