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Same boat. I keep coming back to the idea that, when in doubt, bet on the better D, and that's clearly Carolina.
I'm not moving them from the starting lineup for the rest of the season.
I'm mostly there, just having some doubts. But yeah, having a SIAFI defense has the hidden value of giving you roster flexibility, especially when they have an early bye.
By the way, just looked at the schedule. I hadn't realize they play the Rams in Week 14. That will be a serious gut-check, far more than the Pats. If you don't think you have the stomach for it and want to plan ahead, Carolina plays @ Cleveland that week, Denver plays @ SF and Jets play @ Buffalo.
Thinking I gotta go Indy. Don't love the idea of starting a D that just gave up 40 points to the freakin' Jets, but consider that the worst-case scenario is they face Josh Allen; best case is Peterman.
I've done it before and it worked out. I did see one guy do it in a league once when he was up .5 and a stat correction made him lose. And are tie breakers points for/against? Assuming only negative points for over 35 allowed, I think the odds of that are pretty slim.
Funny league ain’t it?
Yeah, the best Ds have bad match-ups and the best match-ups are bad Ds (Indy, Atlanta, Tampa, Detroit).
Yeah, I checked the wire and that's exactly the case in both my leagues. Yuck. Looks like I'm rolling out Arizona again in one league and kind of praying in another. Arizona, who is seventh in Football Outsiders' DVOA and might not be losing the field position game quite so badly with Rosen at the helm and even though they switched schemes, finished up strong last year though they lost three guys. Basically, they're not doormats is all I'm saying.
Been riding them all year and frankly don't trust them. And again this week they are seen a a top 3 D. I'm considering the Bolts vs. the Titans in London instead.
Have the same issue. My targets:
Whatever D is at home is always the tiebreaker for me. Crowd helps D much more than O.
My honest take on that is that Alex Smith and Adrian Peterson are not turning the ball over and taking sacks. They'd rather lose 24-10 than risk anything, really. AP isn't going to fumble too much, and Alex isn't going to throw pick after pick. Just not in their bones. And Jay Gruden is the perfect guy to have the ball be coming out quickly to the right guys.
Sometimes perception colors reality and I could be wrong. Let me check pro-football-reference. He has notoriously fumbled according to a Google search. He was just such a good back, I assumed that wasn't the case. I was wrong.
