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In case you weren’t aware…
QB Matt Schaub – Most likely out for the year with Lisfranc injury to his foot
QB Matt Cassel – Possibly out for the year with injury to throwing hand
RB Knowshon Moreno – Out for the year with torn ACL
Say hello to Tyler Palko, Matt Leinart and Lance Ball!
Just felt like giving people a forum to mention players they had high hopes for going into their fantasy football draft, but who they’ve given up on already. I’ll start off the list with a couple guys who have been disappointing at best:
Roddy White. I’m sure he’ll end up being just fine, but this is not what I expected with my 2nd round pick (10 team .5 PPR league, took Andre Johnson and Roddy White at 1 & 2.) The fact that Nate Burleson is riding the bench and has more fantasy points than Roddy is totally disappointing.
Gore isn’t running very well. He was awful against Dallas last week. Matt Cassel seems confused and just isn’t playing well. I’d keep him on the bench though just in case. Felix Jones is too hit or miss. He gets injured so much that he’s difficult to count on. But then he’ll have 2-4 breakout games…keep him around.
I agree, especially with Jacoby Ford and Felix Jones. Do you think Jacoby Ford can be dropped in a 10-team non-PPR league?
I have Felix the Cat and just dropped Fordy 40 Dash for Run DMC Jr (McCluster).
We should have seen KC’s & Cassel’s demise when Charlie Weis left the team….
10-team, yeah. He’s borderline in a 12-team.
Hey I need some help. Here’s my team..
QB: Vick
HB: S.Jackson, F.Jones, B.Tate, M.Ingram
WR:K.Britt, S.Johnson, W.Welker, P.Harvin, E.Decker, S.Rice
TE:T.Gonzalez
D/ST:Bears, Lions
K: R.Bironas
I got offered Chris Johnson for Steven Jackson and Wes Welker. Should I do it??? Also any advice on what moves I should do with my team. Thanks
hey Rick,
You need a backup QB… Fitzpatrick, Bradford< newton are still available on most leagues. Vick can get hurt any second. I would drop one of the D/ST for the backup QB.
Jackson and Welker seem like a bit much for Chris Johnson, who hasn’t done a whole lot this season yet. Welker will be one of the most consistent receivers in the league this year. If there are any big Vick fans in your league, maybe you can package Vick and Steven Jackson for an upgrade at RB and a solid QB (or two, if they have a spare, since you need one.)
Just traded Gore to a Die Hard Niners fan who hasn’t yet lost faith in Gore. In Exchange i receive Arian Foster…..Thoughts?
The question marks are pretty big on both players right now. By mid-season I think they’ll both look a lot more like their 2010 selves. I think in the short term your buddy will be happier with the trade, but by the end of the season you’ll probably be glad you made it.
We’ve been through two weeks. It’s too early to give up on anyone not on the IR.
Like Peyton Manning? 🙂
You don’t have to drop them outright, but it’s probably safe to start lowering expectations for a few guys.
I need 2…F.Jones, Hightower, Jacobs and McGahee???
And Kolb over Big Boy Berger?..I think it’s a good move this week.
Check our player rankings for this week for your answer!
http://ffgeekblog.com/2011/09/user-requested-player-rankings-week-3/
He’s still not racking up crazy yardage, as he lets running backs Jamaal Charles and Thomas Jones do the heavy lifting, but he still swoops in when it comes time to score the touchdown. Cassel has now thrown 18 touchdowns in the past seven games and the offense is rollin’! The schedule from this point on (DEN, @SD, @STL, TEN, OAK) doesn’t inspire a lot of fear either, except maybe the game with the Chargers, so…are you letting Matt Cassel carry you to the championship?
I would if I could. I dropped McNabb for him in my money league last week for his strength of schedule down the stretch. If he can keep playing like this I’ll be ecstatic!
btw, my twitter is FF_Guru. I’ll probably very soon start posting my progress on an in-depth fantasy football dictionary and handbook I’ve been working on for about a month if you want to follow. Currently there are 10 articles totaling 6000 words mostly dedicated to drafting (types, prep, strategies, etc.) at this point. I estimate it’s only about 5% of material I hope to cover before I consider the product finished but it’s a start nonetheless.
Crap, scratch that my twitter is FF_Sage . I forgot I changed it!
Down goes GORE … scoop up Westbrook and Dixon if you can!!! w00t!!!
Here are our waiver wire candidates for week thirteen. As usual, you’ll find players who are either [Startable], a [Stopgap] to get you past a BYE or injury, [Worth a look] and spot on your bench, or [One-week-wonder]s who don’t warrant a roster spot, so you make your roster moves accordingly. You’ll also see the percent owned in parenthesis. With the playoffs rapidly approaching (only one week of the regular season left in my two main leagues,) many teams out there are probably in a “must win” situation this week. Hopefully some of the players below can get you a much needed victory and give you a chance at that championship trophy (or pride, cash, whatever else you get for winning a fantasy football league.) Anyways, let’s get to the waiver wire picks for this week, starting with a few wide receivers that could help your cause… (More …)
Wondering what you guys think about:
– swapping Rock Cartwright for Fred Jackson (other RBs are Sjax, Wells, Forsett, Charles). I like Jackson, Rock has OAK in wk 14, but…not impressive Sunday, and unless Jackson is hurt vs TEN, probably wouldn’t start him then anyway….
– Swapping one of my receivers (SmithNYG or Ochocinco?) for Chambers (also have Welker, Austin, SimsWalker). Now questioning whether to even start Ocho vs DET, he’s really stunk lately.
– Which D/ST(s) are best to hold for rest of season, playoffs start wk14, can hold 2 if necessary: CIN, BAL, GB, DEN, BUF, ARI, ATL, SEA
– we start 2 RB/WR, no flex, non ppr. Thanks, guys, your advice is always stellar.
Keep Cincinatti and Green Bay on Defense.
For this week stay in the NFC West and start Sjax and Forsett. They have both been solid lately. At WR start Austin and SimsWalker.
Chambers wont pan out long run and FJack is more reliable moving forward. Anyone on Was is a tough start every week.
Thanks Shane, I didn’t have much faith in Rock, nice to hear it from someone else.
I’d grab Fred Jackson for sure, as it looks like he could get the bulk of the carries for Buffalo down the stretch. Cartwright plays for a Redskins offense that is just too terrible to rely on.
For your receivers, I’d stick with Ochocinco and Smith and start Ochocinco this week. He just complained about the offense not passing enough and I figure that will be worth at least a few extra looks.
Finally, for defense I agree with Shane, go with Cincinnati and Green Bay.
I guess you guys don’t think much of Welkers this week…… Now do you really think Cincy’s going to actually try to pass the ball vs Detroit Lately they seem to be saving Palmer’s arm for the postseason. MSW, Austin, and Ocho all look good this week, I can start 2…
Oops, I was confused there. I thought you meant you were going to drop Ochocinco or Smith for Chambers. If you can only start two of those receivers, I’d go with Steve Smith and Mike Sims-Walker.
Who do you think to start this week? Laverrneous Coles,Jason Avant, or Marrio Manningham? I already got Welker and Burleson starting
Go with Jason Avant, who should have a big day with DeSean Jackson possibly sidelined. If Jackson plays though, go with Manningham.
Need help have two weeks left to clinch playoffs and this week is my toughest match up. I need 3 WR, 2 RB, and 2 FLEX. Here are my players; Sims-Walker, Roddy White, Smith (NYG), Smith (Car), Crabtree, TO, Chambers, Hightower, Pierre Thomas, Norwood, and Larry Johnson.
Please help me out. With TO finally putting up good numbers and Chambers becoming KC’s number 1, I’m not sure who to start.
I also have Antonio Bryant.
At running back, go with Pierre Thomas and Jerious Norwood. For your receivers and flex, go with Mike Sims-Walker, Steve Smith (NYG), Roddy White, Michael Crabtree and take the gamble on Steve Smith (CAR). I know he was shut down last week, but he gets a match-up with Tampa Bay and even if Delhomme is out, backup Matt Moore has experience throwing to Smith and should look his way often.
I need to start two: Steve Smith (NYG), Chris Chambers, and/or Jason Avant.
It’s tough because while Avant has been putting up reasonable numbers and has great sleeper potential with DJax out it’s hard to start him over Smith or Chambers. On the other hand, Dallas’s pass defense has stepped up over the last few weeks (not to mention Eli’s struggles) and I’m still not sold on Chambers especially against a decent defense in Denver coming off a strong game and a few extra days of rest.
Any thoughts?
Last time the G-Men played Dallas, Smith had a huge game, so I’d leave him in there and hope he can do the same. For your other receiver, I like Jason Avant this week as it appears DeSean Jackson will sit this one out.
I’m sharing in Duncan’s dilemma…
To all: would you pick up D.Bowe or Meachem in exchange for S.Smith (NYG) or Cotchery?
Meachem is higher risk, but has a potential for higher reward over Cotchery. However, I’d stick with what you have just because Jerricho is still a number one receiver in the Jets offense. Also, what are the odds that Meachem, the teams third receiver, keeps catching touchdowns every game?! Stick with what you got.
Hi, I would really appreciate some help….
Steelers or Saints Defense?
I need three: Benson, Slaton, Norwood, Pierre Thomas, Chris Brown
I need two: Calvin Johnson, Marques Colston, Pierre Garcon, Hakeem Nicks
Also I have Kurt Warner….if he cant play who makes for a better pickup Chris Redman, Vince Young or David Garrad?
Thanks for the help!
Go with the Saints for your defense. They’ve been good and have a great match-up with a terrible Redskins offense. At running back, go with Thomas, Benson, and Norwood. For your receivers, start Calvin Johnson (as long as he’s playing, which it appears he should be at this point) and Marques Colston. Finally, for your quarterback, if Warner is a no-go, your best bet is probably Garrard against the Texans. Good luck!
Need to start 3: SmithNYG, Sims-Walker, Burleson, Garcon, Avant and Crabtree.
Thanks for the help!
I’d go with Sims-Walker, Smith and Avant
Cartwright or Norwood?
Norwood.
Not sure who to start. I need to start 1QB, 2 WRs, 2RBs, 1 TE and a flex. Please help. Here is my roster
Cutler
Garrard
Sims-Walker
Andre Johnson
Larry Fitzgerald
Sid Rice
Ray Rice
Rashard Mendenhall
Joseph Addai
Jamaal Charles
Visanthe Shiancoe
Antonio Gates
Cutler (I know it’s tough, but bear with him for at least this one week!), Andre Johnson, Larry Fitzgerald, Sidney Rice (flex), Ray Rice, Rashard Mendenhall, and Antonio Gates.
Great team (besides Cutler,) by the way.
Hey Brandon!
Running Short on RB’s this week due to Bernard Scott’s turf toe and Cedric Benson now playing. Should I drop him or does he still warrant a roster spot? My other RB’s are Ricky Williams and Brandon Jacobs, but I really think I need to bench Jacobs because he hasn’t done anything worth starting him so far. With Dallas as a matchup this week it isn’t worth the risk in my opinion. As far as RB’s available to pick up in my league, I have a choice between Felix Jones, Chris Brown, or Sammy Morris. I could drop Scott and pick up any of these RB’s for this week. What do you think? I need to start two RB’s Sunday and Ricky Williams will obviously be one of them.
BTW- Thanks for the advice on picking up Avant, Meachem, and Henderson last week as well as starting Donald Driver! Started Henderson and Driver which was good, but wish I would have started Meachum too! Breaston didn’t get crap and I forgot to check if Warner was out- oops! This week I think I will start Avant, Driver, and Meachum. Do you agree?
I won in my league last week too and beat the guy in 1st place! YEAH! Thanks!!!!
Hey Natalie, congrats on the victory! It’s probably safe to ditch Bernard Scott at this point. In terms of who to start at running back, he’s a bit of a risk, but I like Felix Jones. The Giants run defense isn’t that great and Jones has played very well the past few games when given the chances.
As for your receivers, it’s hard to guess between Henderson and Meachem, but go with what you have there (Avant, Driver, and Meachem) and you should do alright.
I have a big week this week and team is in shambles. I have to chose a WR and a WR/RB flex option. Players to choose from are cadilac williams, rock cartwrite, pierre garcon, and donnie avery. Not sure on which two should play here. Any help is appreciated
I’d go with your two wide receivers, Garcon and Avery, who have much higher potential than the other two, who will be lucky to run for 80 yards or so.
Here are our “Hits” and “Misses” for week twelve, listing players you want to make sure are in your lineup, as well as those you might consider shelving for the week (or at least lowering your expectations!) With Turkey Day right around the corner and a record three games being played tomorrow, we needed to post the hits and misses ASAP this week. As usual, I left off a few obvious picks from the list, including Ricky Williams running over the Bills, Larry Fitzgerald smoking the Titans secondary and Greg Jennings beating up on the Lions, but there is still plenty of picks to go around. Hopefully everyone has a great holiday weekend, filled with lots of fantasy football points!
I need 2 out of the following, Laurence Maroney, Robert Meachem, Cadillac Williams, Bernard Scott, Devin Hester
I’d say Bernard Scott and Meacham/Cadillac.
Hey John, I have to disagree with Shirley slightly on this one. I agree with Bernard Scott (especially if Cedric Benson is ruled out again), but for your other spot I’d go with Laurence Maroney. I don’t trust Meachem against the Patriots defense, who has been pretty good at shutting down receivers this year.
how do you think Colston going to do?
Colston’s been facing a great deal of double coverage lately and has seen his red zone targets go to others (especially Meachem) who don’t get as much attention from defenses. Hopefully for Colston owners, defenses are soon going to realize that doubling Colston does little good since Brees isn’t particularly dependent on any one target. At this point, though, I’d consider him just a WR2 since Brees is more than happy to spread the ball around and take what defenses are giving him.
I have a good dilemma, I need to start two RBs: Bernard Scott (vs. CLE), Jason Snelling (vs. TB), Ryan Grant (vs. DET).
I’m tempted to go Scott and Snelling because Scott’s going up against the Brownies and Snelling did great against the Giants last week. BUT Grant IS going up against the Lions…
I would only start Scott if Benson is going to miss another game.
Sorry for the confusion, the question was posed with the assumption that Scott and Snelling would both start. I also have Michael Turner and Cedric Benson on my team.
IMO, you have to start Grant v. the Lions… then sit back and enjoy your turkey, stuffing, and apple pie while the Lions get the stuffing beat out of them again on Turkey Day sans Megatron and Stafford..
Have to start Grant. Great game against Sanfrancisco and only will be better against Detroit. Has been coming on as the season progresses
I’d go with Ryan Grant and Jason Snelling out of the three. At least you know Snelling and Grant will get the bulk of the carries, while it’s uncertain how the split will be in Cincinnati, especially if Benson plays.
I have Snelling and was going to start him but I heard that Turner might play on Sun since he practiced today, should I start Beanie Wells or Reggi Bush?
I think I read that Norwood may be coming back which would cut into Snelling’s carries.
Scott’s a must-start if Benson’s out.
Need help. Pick 2… Pierre Thomas, Smith(NYG), Bernard Scott, Hightower, or Cartwright
Better QB Hasselbeck or Alex Smith?
Hasselback has a juicy matchup v. the Rams, but the Seahawks don’t play very well on the road… I think Smith has more upside and is a sneaky start this week at home v. the Jags.
What about the other part?
Hey Dennis, if it turns out that Cedric Benson won’t play, go with Bernard Scott and Pierre Thomas. Otherwise, plug Steve Smith in there. At quarterback, I’d go with Matt Hasselbeck and hope for a repeat of his week one performance against the Rams (minus the interceptions.)
@brandon – was this your way of answering some of my AtG questions? Haha. I guess I’ll be starting T.Jones and stashing McCoy, K.Smith and Mighty Mouse this weekend.
The Crabtree recommendation confuses me because I’m already wondering if Alex Smith > McNabb this week.
Hah, no actually, but hopefully it can start answering peoples questions anyways! Anyhow, if it makes you feel better, I’d still start Steve Smith over Michael Crabtree (maybe it confuses more?) I put Steve Smith as a Miss, when compared to other WR1 and WR2’s, while Crabtree is a Hit, when compared to other WR3’s.
In terms of McNabb and Smith, it’s hard to bench McNabb when the team is so pass-oriented. I’d stick with Donovan, even with a tougher match-up.
I need 1 – Greg Jennings, Steve Smith (NYG), Percy Harvin.
My other two receivers are sydney rice and desean Jackson.
Help.
Greg Jennings of course…he’s the one on my Hit list! (Update: He’s not on my hit list, but I mention him in the introduction as a great play!)
K I have 2 questions this week.
First. Would you start maclin or cotchery?
second. Would you start Mendenhall or F. Jackson (they both have bad matchups)?
I’d go with Maclin, just because I think the Eagles will throw twice as much as the Jets (and twice as effectively as Sanchez!) At running back, go with Mendenhall, since there is still a chance Marshawn Lynch could play and steal carries from Jackson.
Hmm just like one more opinion on these WR (they are waiver dregs)
S Moss (@PHI)
Floyd (KC)
Northcutt (if Megatron doesn’t play) (GB)
Bennett (@MIN)
Britt (ARI)
I’m up for taking the risk on Malcom Floyd against the Chiefs this weekend if you haven’t already made your decision.
I have a chance to pick up chris chambers off of the waiver wire. Im looking to drop breaston or moss. Im thinking moss this is definitely a smart move ?
I actually made the same move in several leagues. Go ahead and drop Moss and he’s definitely useless this year. Breaston could still have a few big games in him and we know Chambers should be solid the rest of the year thanks to the lack of options in KC.
Thanks did it and also dropped Breaston while I was at it and grabbed Maclin. After seeing last week where they threw not one pass his way. So this is my team in a must win situation. PPR league where there’s 1 QB 2 RB 2 WR 1 FLEX 1 K 1 DE I went ahead and didn’t play Kevin Smith today against GB. How would you go with this line up. I feel my WRs are all good and have potential for big games it just comes down to match ups. Thanks.
QB Donovan McNabb
Eli Manning NYG
RB Maurice Jones-Drew
Jason Snelling
Kevin Smith DET
WR Chris Chambers
Santonio Holmes
Mike Sims-Walker
Michael Crabtree
Jeremy Maclin
TE Zach Miller
Fred Davis David Akers
DE Arizona Cardinals
Philadelphia Eagles
Thanks again and Happy Thanks Giving !
1 PPR League for week 12…who would you start at my 2nd RB spot?
Benson, Scott (I realize Benson if he is healthy but could you give me scenarios for which I should avoid either one – i.e. – they are going to split carries), Forsett, Cartwright, B. Wells, Fargas
I really can’t screw this decision up. I’m in a four-way tie with 3 other teams at 6-5. We currently occupy spots 3-6 if the playoffs started today (we only get 6 in out of 12 teams). The team I’m playing is also 6-5.
I think you have to wait to here what’s going on in Cinci. If Benson and Scott both play, Forsett may end up being a better play than either of them. If Benson doesn’t play, definitely play Scott. You’ll have to wait to make your decision.
Help!!!!! Do I start Eli Manning or Warner?
I’d have to go with Warner. It looks like he’s fine to play and he has a great matchup.
Eli’s matchup isn’t too good against a great Denver pass rush that’s third in the league in pass defense.
Go with Warner
Man, I’m torn right now between playing the Eagles defense or Packers defense this week. I think I’ll probably just play the Packer’s defense so I have something to watch today (despite their injuries). They should do fine.
Hopefully you did indeed play the Packers, as they ended up with a pretty solid performance!
so i have a little dilema. witten who plays today or fred davis?? and another one Seattle or Giants DEF??
Who’d you end up playing? Witten had a solid game.
i went with witten bro. im glad they looked his way often. keep up the good work guys
I currently have Michael Crabtree. But I was wondering if Percy Harvin might have a better performance this week than him.
If your league awards points for return yards, I’d go with Percy Harvin. Otherwise though, I think Crabtree is in for a solid game against the Jaguars this Sunday.
i was hoping for a big game from finley too this week…and then donald lee showed up stealing points from him. GB loves to play “which guy is it going to be this week” with their TE and WR’s. Eff Driver and Lee for stealing points away from my guys Jennings and Finley lol.
Although I don’t have any of the Green Bay players on my team, I agree with your thoughts completely! They did their best to make my predictions look less-than-spectacular
lol yea. There was no logical reason to see the game turn out that way. Def a shock to see Lee get as many plays and looks as he did with how well Finley played before his injury and after.
And Jennings is frustrating as all hell. I can understand when Rodgers sees pressure…but against the lions…argg
damn you donald driver for robbing greg of his deep passes
any thoughts on chris chambers vs devin hester this week?
Although the Bears offense is a constant source of frustration, I think you want to start Hester today, as his match-up is a lot better and the last time the Chargers/Chiefs played, Matt Cassel had a rough day.
What do yall think? shoud I start Snelling or Turner?
Hard to not go with Turner when he’s playing. Go with The Burner and hope for the best.
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jeff 12:57 pm on November 15, 2011 Permalink |
Hasselbeck is my current backup to Vick… You anticipate any of these guys to be a better backup QB option?
Brandon 1:24 pm on November 15, 2011 Permalink |
Palko or Leinart? No. How about Carson Palmer though? Any chance he’s available?
jeff 1:35 pm on November 15, 2011 Permalink |
Just checked and he’s taken… We have a deep league with 14 teams so it’s slim pickin’s. Hopefully Vick stays healthy. Thanks!