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Felix Jones or CJ Spiller?
PPR.
Depends on whether or not Murray comes back next week. Spiller looks like a good bet regardless.
Keep an eye on F.Jax as well. If he’s out, you surely want to start Spiller.
IDP question for the CB spot:
Brandon Carr (vs CLE) or Brandon Flowers (vs CIN)?
Scoring is big-play heavy. Flowers has more INT (2:1) and PD (7:5) in 2 less games than Carr. However, Carr has a tasty matchup and is also playing some S snaps for the Cowboys.
A win next week could give me a firm grip on a first-round bye, so I wanna get it right 🙂
Steve Smith Stevie J or Sid Rice as WR3? Half point per reception
Which NO RB should I roll with? Ivory, Ingram, or Thomas? Or I can bench all 3 and start Donald Brown or Scott Chandler. PPR
I have been riding the Scott Chandler wagon lately and it has been paying off. Ivory does look like a beast now …. but who knows in that offense which guy scores.
Not sure which Linebackers to start:
We start two.
Scoring: 1pt per tackle (assisted or solo), 5 pt per sack, 5 pt per turn over
Colin McCarthy (bye)
DeQwell Jackson
Bruce Carter
Wesley Woodyard
Donald Butler
Need the two scenarios:
1. Fred Plays –> Need two of Fred Spiller Reggie Stewart
2. Fred Doesn’t Play –> Need one of Reggie or Stewart
I am leaning towards playing both my Buffalo guys if Fred plays. Reggie and Stewart are killing me! so help me choose if Fred doesn’t play.
Here are my options for next week non PPR
Need 1 QB Dalton @ KC, Rivers @ DEN, Foles @ WASH
Need 2 RB McGahee SD, Mathews @ DEN, Greene @ STL, Ingram @ OAK, Dwyer BAL
Need 3 WR DThomas SD, Bowe CIN, Hartline @ BUF, Boldin @ PIT, Danario @ DEN
Thanks Guys!
TD Only League
My starting QB is Eli (Yech!) Manning. Back Up QB is Cutler
Manning is on bye week (Thank Goodness) But Cutler just got a concussion and
may not be playing. Not much available on the Waiver Wire Cambell replaces Cutler vs the 49’rs
Cassel vs Bengals, Skelton Vs Atlanta, If Alex Smith is out? maybe Kaeperick vs Chicago, and Blaine Gabbert vs Houston.
Amazing a bunch of terrible prospects all facing very Tough Defenses.
Nick Foles vs the Redskins appears to be an option I just discovered. I have only two transactions left for the season and if Vick plays, I would have to use the last one on another QB this week.,
What is the liklihood that Vick plays and are one of these other prospects better?
AMorris, JCharles, RCobb, DMoore, MWallace, SJackson, JMaclin – start any 4
1 point per ten yards rushing and receiving plus distance scoring for TDs.
Need advice on a non-ppr flex. only have room for one:
demarco murray (assuming healthy)
donald brown
donnie avery
josh gordon
cecil shorts
NEED A WIN BAD!! Help!
Pick 3: Charles, Dez, Fitz, Wallace, Moore.
Full PPR. I point every 10 yards and bonus after 100.
Shady or spiller?
PPR league.
Would you play Wallace this week with Big Ben out. Leftwich looked horrid. My Options to play over Mike Wallace would Be
1) D. Heyward-Bey
2) R. Fitzpatrick
3) P. Rivers
4) Joqui Bell
5) Dontario Alexandar
Would any of these guys be a better option?
This is my current Week 11 offensive lineup (please hold your laughter):
QB RG3
RB1 Forte
RB2 Gore
WR1 Miles Austin
WR2 Malcolm Floyd
WR3 M. Williams (Tampa)
TE Jimmy Graham
RB/WR/TE ???
I have to start a flex in a PPR league. My three contenders are currently Joique Bell, Heyward-Bey, and Brandon Lloyd. Little wrinkle, this is a big week and my opponent has the Brady/Gronk tandem playing against me. All season I’ve played Lloyd as a regular, but I am thinking about starting Heyward-Bey over him this week based on his recent success and the fact that any production I could hope for from Lloyd would be somewhat offset by Brady. Joique is mentioned as he is arguably my next best option after those two. Thoughts?
a. Heyward-Bey
b. Lloyd
c. Bell
Any input is much appreciated. Thanks gents!
In a PPR league I am looking at the following: 1 QB in either Romo or Dalton. 2 RBs in either Forte, Martin or Spiller? 2 WRs but thinking of going with AJ Green and Wallace. If I do not play Wallace I need to make a pickup (Rice on a BYE) and unfortunately there is not much out there other then Shorts, Danario or Avery at best. A DEF in either CIN or PIT unless I pickup WAS. Which do you recommend?
Txs
Gotcha’. Romo @QB with Martin and Spiller starting RBs. As for Wallace….maybe we get a long pass for a TD or better yet….AJ Green picks up his slack against KC on the road with a pair of TDs! Txs Eric. Good luck this week.
bye-week, non-PPR flex: Josh Morgan or Denario Alexander?
need 1 player from this group.
Dez Bryant(Dal – WR) has been hit or miss and this week he might see Joe Haden.
Brandon Lloyd(NE – WR) not working out at all.
Brian Hartline(Mia – WR) has more fantasy points than both of the above and goes against the Bills.
Reggie Bush or Ryan Mathews?
Welker, Amendola, Torrey Smith? Need two
Forte
Spiller
Morris
McCoy
Need two
Kerley or Danario Alexander in a TD heavy scoring league (not quite TDO league) at Flex? Thanks!
1/2 PPR
1) Pick one: Ryan Mathews or Miles Austin?
PPR League
Need 2 between – Michael Turner / Reggie Bush / Leshoure
TD Only League
Posted above, but still havn’t made a decision on QB
Eli on Bye, Back Up Cutler Out
Found out Foles was already on a roster so Skelton looked like the best bet. Now I am hearing rumors that maybe Kolb will be back.
But with Kaepernick a possible start vs Chicago, and Leftowich vs Baltimore (all These guys have terrible match-ups) maybe going with Leftowich might be the way to go. I could also wait until Monday and if Alex Smith is Out I could go with Kaepernick vs Chicago, and if Smith is played, I would still have Campbell as
an option. I cant pick someone up and decide later to go a different route because I only have two transactions left for the season.
Who do I start at my RB2, JStew, Mendy, or Ivory??? 0.25 PPR league
1) Romo or Luck this week?
2) Danario Alexander, Steven Jackson, Garcon – PPR – pick one…
Eric….just offered to me is RWhite for CJSpiller. I still have DMartin and MForte as my starters with AGreen, JBell and LSHowling as my backups. As for WRs: AJGreen and MWallace as my starters with SRice as a backup. Worth a shot or hold? I guess much hinges on Big Ben’s condition over the next several weeks. Can his backup get the ball to Wallace to push me into the Playoffs?/? Anyone’s guess I suppose.
Although no one asked for my opinion, I’d like to share it.
You never specified whether or not it was PPR or standard, but either way, you do NOT trade Spiller. Frankly, I’m not sure that Roddy gives you a better shot to win this year, either. White has averaged 1.7 more points per game than Spiller this year in PPR, and that is with CJ having basically missed 2 games playing injured.
I’ll put it this way. Despite the timeshare with Fred, he has outscored bellcow backs Ridley, Marshawn Lynch, Chris Johnson, Lesean Mccoy and Frank Gore, while averaging a ridiculous 8.07 yards per touch.
Corrections:
He has been less than 100 percent in almost 3 games, having been injured in the first quarter of the Cleveland game. Also, I neglected to mention how impressive it has been that he is where he is, while having only received a maximum of 15 carries. Gailey suggests that he may have 30 this week. If this holds true, would anyone be surprised to see a game where CJ totals 200 yards from scrimmage?
Many txs guys. And yes, this is a PPR league. With Forte and Martin slated to start for me I would guess that sitting Forte for Spiller would be my best option should I hold onto him. This is a Keeper league and we get to keep 2 players each season. My WRs are solid but since Big Ben went down it presents a sort of tough spot for Wallace, possibly. Leftowich can sling a long ball still so Wallace could carry his own along with my WR1 AJGreen. I also have SRice but on Bye of course. Plus I failed to mention JGraham, my Keeper along with Forte from last year. Big number producers to provide nice scoring balance.
Keepers for next season will be a tough decision for me…hence my other dilemma. If I had to decide right now I would go with Martin and (AJGreen or JGraham). Unless I go Martin and Spiller to start 2013?? I guess much depends on my Draft position too. But I agree…Spiller can explode tonight easily. There is not doubt that he will handle at least 25+ touches. I like Forte very much but Spiller will outplay him this week and makeup the difference should Wallace not pan out against the Ravens this weekend. Fingers crossed Martin has another solid combo game of course.
And in speaking with Eric about QBs…I have either Romo or Dalton. Both have favorable matchup’s, He recommends Romo and I can see why. Not sure Dalton will light it up again against KC this time like he did last week. The question is what DEF will present a tougher play for either QB???
Any recommendations are always appreciated fellas! Txs again.
Your keepers are AJ Green and Doug Martin.
If you can wait until before next season starts to decide which players you are going to keep, that might give you a better idea of things. If the Bills decide to release Fred Jackson, you may have a dilemma on your hands. If you have to decide at the end of the year, go AJ and Martin. Green is a no brainer.
I would go Romo as well. The Chiefs actually have a good pass defense, and the Bengals may be up big early, you might see a lot of BJGE in the second half. Really close though.
need some RB2 points starting week 13 and need to / can pick up a few late season handcuffs. which order to look at these guys: ben tate, cedric benson, toby gerhart, ronnie brown, bernard pierce, ronnie hillman, brandon bolden.
PPR League
Bess or Shorts?
Spiller or Ridley?
.5 ppr
Reggie Bush or Dez Bryant
Luck or RG3
PPR Return league.
Torrey Smith or Darren Sproles with a cast?
Trade deadline in 4 hours. Have AP and Foster but no other starting RBs. Trade Randall Cobb for D. Murray?
Other Wrs Dez, D. Moore, Wallace, Hartline, K. Wright.
We start 2 RBs, 3 Wrs + a flex
Denver Def or Cincinnati Def for week 11?
PPR (1 wr, .5 rb). Pick two of: Decker, Dez, Cobb, M Reece
Thanks!
Better Non-PPR TE: Heath Miller or Pitta?
PPR league. Hartline or Heyward-Bey?
ppr I need to start 1 of these for sure and if Julio is out, I will need 2 of these guys.
Who are your top 2?
Tbmw @ car, d Avery @ NE, J. Gordon @ Dal or d Alexander @ Den?
ppr Bowe vs Cin or Titus vs GB?
Pick 1 ppr Ingram, Pierre T, Ivory or Quiz Rogers?
Thank you!!
need 2 out of ridley spiller and charles to start…
Desperate for a win, lose and I probably fail to secure a bye.
Need to bench one:
Steve Smith (Car) vs. Tampa Bay
Jeremy Maclin @ Washington
Eric Decker vs. San Diego
Bonus points for 75+ yards and distance scores.
10 man standard non PPR
With Adrian Peterson and Chris Johnson on bye. Who is a better start?
Starks, J Stewart or Mcgahee. Thx in advance
I need a WR and a flex from these guys, PPR:
Jacquizz Rodgers, Ronnie Hillman, Jeremy Maclin, Cecil Shorts, Chris Givens, Pierre Garcon (if playing?)
Maclin is almost a no-brainer for the WR, but his injury + Foles leaves enough questions…
Matt Ryan or Andrew luck ?
New Trade offer: SGreene and RWhite for CJSpiller? Still have MForte and DMartin in my lineup. Was thinking of sitting MForte and starting CJ. Wallace and AJGreen @WRs too.
1/2 ppr Flex: jstew, TBMW, danario, or Kenny b?
Pick one for RB 2: JStew or Ingram
Pick one for flex: Danerio, McCluster, Manningham or Hernandez
Its a PPR league, or I can just go with the two RBs.
Thanks guys
PPR play Gates whom Norv forgets about in the 2nd half or Myers with Palmer playing from behind?
Deep league problems. I only have two options for my DST: Chargers (Vs denver and im starting Peyton and d Thomas) or the Saints DST (vs oak), both suck but I need to pick one.
Also, for my WR3 I have to pick between S.Hill, L.Robinson, R.Broyles or G.Little…which WR to roll the dice with? Thinking Broyles or Robinson.
Thanks
