Trying to decide on flex starter for week one:
Cedric Benson @ CLE
Marshawn Lynch @ SF
Tim Hightower vs. NYG
Reggie Bush vs. NE
Lee Evans vs. PIT
Who would you start and why?
Hightower. Giants are banged up on defense, and you may not get nearly as much use out of him later in the season as Shanahan shuttles backs in and out of his favored rotation.
Bush and Evans are viable options, especially if you are in a PPR league. Would stay away from Benson and Lynch for now.
Thanks.
I'm divided between Hightower and Bush. Evans is only a couple days removed from wearing a boot so I'm going to wait on him. I think you're probably right that Hightower is the best bet.
if its not a ppr league then you can make the argument that bush shouldnt even be on a team in your league much less getting a starting nod
if it is ppr id go with evans
hightower lynch are identical options....both going against teams they could be successful against but both playing on teams who have horrendous qb's that will be facing 8 men in the box and an opponent who will be daring them to win the game
benson isnt an option as cincy is a complete and utter mess
It is not a PPR league.
So...you agree: Hightower?
which is why benson will have a 1,000+ yard year. it will take him 600 carries but he'll get it.
Benson is their only option and they are his only option. He'll get the ball a lot and once in a while, he'll do something with it. Simple law of averages dictates that he's a good backup and flex player depending on the situation.
He's gonna win a few fantasy matchups for people this year.
Flex Spot, 1 bonus point for every 5 catches.
Joseph Addai @HOU
Jeremy Maclin @STL
Delone Carter @HOU
Threw in Carter just because...I think it's really between the other two guys right now.
Other money league, PPR, pick my #3 WR between...
Mike Thomas vs TEN
Sidney Rice @SF
Antonio Brown @ BAL
Deion Branch @ MIA
Rice looks like might not play, but not sure what to do with the other guys. Thomas' stock drops a little with Garrard getting cut.
who wants to play help igy beat sunny this week
i need two of these four at rb.....shon is pretty much set but if someone can change my mind on him im IN....otherwise i need one of the other three....yes i know my rb's blow wad
shon green vs dallas
marsh lynch at san fran
felix jones at jets
cj spiller at kc
Play Felix. Cowboys have a chance to win if he gets going but will likely lose ugly if he's shut down.
Plax, Crabtree, Lee Evans, Maclin, Eagles Steve Smith.
I want to start Smith but have Maclin in there as of now.
Quote from: ice grillin you on September 10, 2011, 08:26:12 PM
who wants to play help igy beat sunny this week
i need two of these four at rb.....shon is pretty much set but if someone can change my mind on him im IN....otherwise i need one of the other three....yes i know my rb's blow wad
shon green vs dallas
marsh lynch at san fran
felix jones at jets
cj spiller at kc
I'd start Green also, wouldn't start any of that group against the Jets defense. Seems a coin toss between Lynch and Spiller, I'd go with Spiller.
igy
Green and Lynch. The latter is his team's only hope, right? I try to avoid having both my RBs from the same matchup.
shore
Go with Maclin. And then trade one of the Eagles receivers asap...otherwise you'll drive yourself nuts all year playing the wrong one each week.
Quote from: shorebird on September 11, 2011, 06:52:10 AM
Plax, Crabtree, Lee Evans, Maclin, Eagles Steve Smith.
I want to start Smith but have Maclin in there as of now.
im confused as to why you would start smith over any of these guys much less mack....mack is the eagles #1 or 2 wr smith is at best the #4 wr....hes also coming off the injury....in fact has it even been said by anyone that he will play today...i know hes not on the injury report and HE says he will play but who knows how many snaps hes going to get...to me smith sits on your bench until he produces...right now hes a complete unknown
if mack himself wasnt coming off his aids scare hed be the pick....even now i think thats who id go with altho you could concievably go with any of them cept ss....id be tempted to take a flyer on plax for his upside...if nothing else for the td's....i could see him having three catches and two touchdowns...
im assuming this is your last spot on your team to fill....which is a place where you can take a chance on someone....its not like these guys are your number one wr's
last second today i made the genius decision to bench steve smith and start malcolm floyd
thanks buddy
L.T. vs Jacksonville at N.Y
or
Chris Johnson vs Baltimore at Tenn?
LT. Shonn Greene still sucks a nut.
And didn't you see what Baltimore did to the Steelers last week? CJ's the only option in CAR, he'll be mauled.
Is what I thought.
Thanks MMH.
LT vs Jax
or
The law firm of BenJarvus Green-Ellis vs SD
or
James Starks vs Car
although Jarvus is a nice bet to score inside 5-10 yds on any given week Brady still loves the pass inside that distance making him a toss up.
No way I chance LT esp playing predominantly as a 3rd down back. Its all about touches. Greene will be fed the rock more and more each game and as the season goes and is the goaline back.
Same with Starks over Grant--not to mention Starks is beasting it right now and can get the yards and TD's--espec against Car.
I go Starks.
This one is tricky... It's in a PPR league that also gives 1 point for every 15 points of receiving yardage. Which one of these douches gets the start?
Devin Hester
Antonio Brown
Percy Harvin
Randall Cobb
I planned to keep Harvin and Cobb on the bench for sure, watching whether the loser QB in Minnesota can actually get Harvin the ball and whether Cobb's week 1 was a fluke. Hester is my tentative choice, but I saw that Antonio Brown actually had 9 targets last week - that said he only had two catches and they were playing from behind the whole game. So... Hester?
Quote from: hbionic on September 13, 2011, 07:48:09 PM
L.T. vs Jacksonville at N.Y
or
Chris Johnson vs Baltimore at Tenn?
don't over think it. LT should never ever ever be started above CJ, regardless of the defenses.
also i went 0-3 in fantasy leagues over the weekend so don't listen to me. i left 92 points on the bench in one of them.
Quote from: phattymatty on September 15, 2011, 09:34:08 AM
don't over think it. LT should never ever ever be started above CJ, regardless of the defenses.
THIS
I have LT and a buddy will give up brandon lloyd. Is this a good trade? LT rides the bench on my team. I was starting Kenny Britt.
I also have a feeler out...LT for Steve Smith (Car).
Are both good trades? I start Chris Johnson, MJD, and Peyton Hillis.
Which trade is better?
PPR?
yes.
Steve Smith is the better trade. Lloyd is not 100% and Decker is getting way more looks than he is.
caveat: I'm a Lloyd owner in our Keeper league and not very happy about that decision.
Thanks
I need to pick exactly four of these guys to start in a 14-team non-PPR this weekend:
Steve Smith (CAR) at CHI
Devery Henderson at JAX
Deion Branch at OAK
James Starks vs DEN
Mike Thomas vs NO
Mike Williams (TB) vs IND
Knowshon Moreno at GB
f if I know...depends who each of them is facing, whether at home or away...etc.
kneejerk:
Smith
Henderson
Thomas
Williams
just updated with opponents...
Grant may be out, so even with Starks' bad day Sunday, I'd definitely start him with Grant out
Not really even considering Moreno
Colston may be back for Sunday's game, which hurts Henderson
Pretty sure Smith, Thomas, and Williams are in... but might start Branch over Henderson and would start Starks over Branch if Grant's out.
I want to bench Williams, but I have a hunch that he's due. </major league>
So basically you don't have a farging clue.
Correct.
I also have Williams and have played him the last 2 weeks and got about 4 points total from him. Indy should be a good matchup him but I like the Starks match up (who I also have) and that's the direction I'm leaning towards right now.
doug baldwin vs cleveland or brandon lloyd (with aj feely) against dallas?
coin flip
I'd go with Lloyd because the situation is so unpredictable, it ought to be good for a laugh.
Here's a tip from the Eagles LBs: You're good to start DeMarco Murray in all fantasy formats this week.
Monterio Hardesty @ SF (#1 vs. RBs so far this year)
or
Marshawn Lynch vs. CIN (#7 vs. RBs so far this year)
Hillis is out, so Hardesty should get the ball a lot. Lynch farged me last week, pulling up lame at 12:59:59 p.m. and being scratched from the game on back spasms. Whatever the farg that means. Son of a bitch.
Anyway, what say you sages?
Hardesty. Who else is getting the ball in that offense?
Seattle is as predictable as the weekly lottery numbers. That being said, Lynch has the higher capacity of doing unpredictable shtein week to week and may blow up for 30 pts out of nowhere because Seattle had some major god intervention.
Hardesty is probably the more conservative bet, knowing that you probably won't get many points, Marshawn lynch is that firebet, but most likely won't pan out.
That's my underinformed take.
thanks man.
anyone else care to help a brother out?
Hardesty will probably be carrying the ball all 4 qtrs because I think that will be a close game.
Lynch might get carries for the first half but I think Seattle abandons the run as they fall behind.
Hardesty.
Quote from: Diomedes on October 30, 2011, 10:45:20 AM
Monterio Hardesty @ SF (#1 vs. RBs so far this year)
or
Marshawn Lynch vs. CIN (#7 vs. RBs so far this year)
Hillis is out, so Hardesty should get the ball a lot. Lynch farged me last week, pulling up lame at 12:59:59 p.m. and being scratched from the game on back spasms. Whatever the farg that means. Son of a bitch.
Anyway, what say you sages?
Uh...never listen to us again?
Eh, the logic was sound. Can't predict injuries though. Besides, it's not like Lynch set the world on fire.
in my game yesterday i had 56 pts from two players and 50 from my other eleven
This dude in my league needs a qb and is offering me Bowe for Rivers. I have Cam Newton. You think I should try and swing another one of my wideouts to get Roddy White from him as well??? I have Maclin, Stevie Johnson, David Nelson and Nate Washington and was wondering what would be fair???
Stevie J/Philip Rivers for Roddy White and Bowe???
My rbs are Foster, McFadden, Mendenhall, Tate, Reggie and Michael Bush,
One question mark is enough dude.
lol
how come whenever i do three i always get annoying ass mr quizzical face in my post
Because 3 ? marks is the code to get ???. Really not sure why Hawk's post didn't convert it. Weird. We should definitely discuss this and ignore Hawk's question completely.
Excellent point, Sarge. How the farg did he do this? My guess is through black magic. He's a witch...burn him!
How do you know he's a witch?
I asked him if he's a witch and he said no. All witches say no to that question.
He looks like one!
Well, he turned me into a newt
this page is the first time this thread has ever been worth reading.
What have I done???
Burn him anyway!
I was just offered Vincent Jackson and Frank Gore for M.J.D.
Should I do it? How is Frank Gore doing? Is he going to gimp out the rest of the season?
Knee and ankle injuries...could hamper him. Depends on who your other RB and WRs are
I just beat him thanks to the Bears D, and I moved up to 5th place at 6-4, he's now 6-4, I don't know how...but Peyton Hillis is a fargtard, and Torrey Smith is up and down. Victor Cruz has been a nice pickup after I lost Kenny Britt. Looks like SF might have a tougher schedule than J-Ville. San Diego I imagine will be battling out for a playoff spot. I'm tempted to do it. MJD is a consistent 10-14 pts.
My Team His Team
Eli Manning Ryan Fitzpatrick
Torrey Smith Mike Wallace
Victor Cruz Wes Welker
Devon Bess Vincent Jackson
Malcolm Floyd Pierre Garcon
Chris Johnson Adrian Peterson
M.J.D. DeMarco Murray
Peyton Syp-hillis Frank Gore
Michael Bush Reggie Bush
Ladanian Tomlinson
Do the trade. Cut Bess.
How are you not in last place?
Which QB will be better through the remainder of this year AND next year?
Carson Palmer or Phillip Rivers?
Tebow.
Quote from: Diomedes on November 23, 2011, 10:00:00 AM
Which QB will be better through the remainder of this year AND next year?
Carson Palmer or Phillip Rivers?
With a new coach, I'd roll the dice with Rivers. Palmer had 1 good year but has been all hype ever since
I'm probably going to stick with Rivers but he farged me this year. I want to punish him.
You should pick up Tim Tebow.
im up 6.44 right now with pettigrew vs graham and hanson
not looking good
i beat billy by .16 points. holla.
i needed that to...me and him now have a winner avoids last place game this week
Pick 2 out of these 3 guys...bonus point for every 5 catches
Larry Fitzgerald vs. SF
Jeremy Maclin vs. MIA
Antonio Brown vs CLE
Playoffs start this week. Brown has been a good pick up for me this year, but CLE is surprisingly the #1 defense against fantasy WR's. Fitz has been bleh and is facing a good SF defense...and Maclin is coming back from injury. :boom
I'd go Fitz and Brown. Fitz is must start regardless of the defense or his QB.
Brown doesn't get alot of catches, but he does get pretty big ypc and is a threat to score. Do you get pr/kr yds too?
If Maclin weren't coming off injury then I'd probably start him over Brown but his health is a bit of a concern right now.
no pr/kr yards, but return TD's count :yay
that's what I was leaning towards doing...I've just been so disappointed with Fitz this year. Kolb just needs to do what Skelton was doing and launching it as high as he can in the air and let Fitzgerald do the rest
The important thing for you is to not get caught up on the bonus point for every 5 catches. Go with the 2 guys who are most likely to get big yards and find the endzone.
piggybacking off what matty was saying about how weird this year has been
me matty and sunny are in a league together and the first place team who is 11-2 with no one else right now even within one game of him somehow has the seventh most total pts in the league (10 teams)
FF is stupid like that sometimes. I played in a league a few years ago where I was the highest scoring team in the league and missed the playoffs. 10 team league and I out scored the next highest scoring team by almost 300 pts. So while my team was constantly scoring about 125 pts each week, my opponents were having thier best week of the year against me. Sometimes FF makes no sense.
weve never had anything close to that happening before...weve had teams tied where one had way more pts...or like you said a team with a lot of pts missing the playoffs....but never an 11-2 team having the 7th most pts
Yeah, he just caught a crazy good break with the schedule.
So this is what happens when Jamaal Charles gets hurt early in the year....
Ben Tate vs. CIN
Donald Brown vs. BAL
Tate.
I can't believe I started Ben Tate against the guy who through numerous trades had Foster, Stafford, Rice, Chris Johnson, and Greg Jennings, and I'm going to win the game and move on to the next round.
I love you, Larry Fitzgerald.
Pick 3 (non-PPR):
Steve Smith at HOU
Miles Austin at TB
Marion Barber vs SEA
------------------------
Laurent Robinson at TB
Mike Williams vs DAL
Demaryius Thomas vs NE
The first three are the ones I'm currently starting.
Unless Barber is really in the doghouse after last week, I'd say you've got it right. Thomas is facing an awful NE D but Tebow is way too inconsistent to be trusted IMO
For me, same shtein as last week...
Ben Tate being 2nd fiddle agains the terrible Carolina run D
Donald Brown now getting the lions share of carries against the also not so good Tennessee D
Also same league...
Houston D vs Carolina and Cam Newton
Giants D vs. Washington
Robbie Gould vs. SEA
Mike Nugent @ STL
Kickers aren't usually a big deal but I need any advantage I can get, and Chicago's offense is so bad now
Does big ben officially being out mean I start Maclin over Antonio Brown now? Or does that hurt mike wallace more then brown?
with Forte and Barber both out, my options are:
pick three
Ray Rice v. Browns
Marshawn Lynch v. 49ers
Cedric Benson v. Cards
CJ Spiller v. Broncos
right now Lynch is the odd man out.
The way the 49ers D has been playing, he has to be.
Now help me out, man!
Maclin.
Quote from: Diomedes on December 23, 2011, 06:39:01 PM
with Forte and Barber both out, my options are:
pick three
Ray Rice v. Browns
Marshawn Lynch v. 49ers
Cedric Benson v. Cards
CJ Spiller v. Broncos
right now Lynch is the odd man out.
Keep it that way.
Quote from: Munson on December 23, 2011, 02:39:24 PM
Does big ben officially being out mean I start Maclin over Antonio Brown now? Or does that hurt mike wallace more then brown?
I have the same problem with Brown. I'm contemplating moving Torrey Smith from my flex spot to the WR spot, benching Brown and then playing Ryan Grant in the flex position. I'm leaning towards leaving Brown in because the match up vs StL is buttery regardless who the QB is. Plus, Brown gets return yards as well so he doesn't have to rely on the QB to get him the ball in order to have a big play.
We don't get yardage credit but do get return TD credit.....the rams are soooo bad...but the Eagles/Cowboys game could turn into a shootout...etc...
farg me.
Yes, farg you.
:-D
The way things are looking for me so far, I should have put Gerhart somewhere in my lineup.
Cedric Benson is working out great for me. -1 points.
No way Lynch does worse.
The guy i'm playing has Tom Brady, and wards 6 points for rushing TD's vs 4 points for passing TD's.
farg you bill belehciecjekc and your farging farg farg hoodie farg
What kind of awful league are you in where a passing td is 4 points?
A league where my commissioner thinks ESPN standard scoring is super duper because he's a farging retard
That's standard on ESPN? I played an ESPN league a few years ago with custom scoring, but I thought their interface was flat out terrible. Won't use them again.
it's standard on yahoo too, I have no idea why. I think because QB's tend to get overvalued since they score so many TD's, but whatever.
Dude still has Shady and a button of other players to go, the Eagles farging suck, the Jets farging suck, merry farging christmas
Oh, didn't realize that was standard on yahoo as well. Still, ESPN's fantasy site was crowded and didn't seem very user friendly. Yahoo is clean and simple. It's probably the one thing they do well.
Glad I went with Maclin...I love you Dio...can I call you Holy Diver?
The commish, who assembled a super team through trades and lost to me in the first round of the playoffs after his team put up a stinker, is bitching and whining all over the place now because me and the guy playing in the chip are both putting up low point totals so far. says he wants to go to roto format next year and blah blah blah....if i didn't like all the guys in the league I'd farging quit, so sick of his power trip shtein.
I prefer you don't address me at all but if you must, then Sir will do.
I love you, Sir.
Aw, shucks.
what a finish in the league
for a thousand bucks
matty 127.80 with charles tillman
vs
my cousin 119.71 with marques colston
this is how it should come down to the end
Quote from: ice grillin you on December 25, 2011, 12:06:03 AM
what a finish in the league
for a thousand bucks
matty 127.80 with charles tillman
vs
my cousin 119.71 with marques colston
this is how it should come down to the end
colston (16.24) should have overcome the 8.09 difference even with charles tillman scoring 6 pts but somehow matty won 139.30 to 138.95
i guess it was due to some yahoo score re-adjusting this week
best final ever
im thinking Pete disagrees
yeah i've noticed that the defensive numbers change almost every time the next morning by a point or two...i somehow went from 127 to 139 overnight on christmas eve.
i watched the first half and after colston got the TD decided i'd just switch to the sixers and be surprised this morning.
surprise.
Quote from: SunMo on December 27, 2011, 08:55:49 AM
im thinking Pete disagrees
he was in two finals and had colston in one and was going against him in the other....he was of course going doomsday scenario saying he would lose both and im like thats impossible if colston blows up you win our league and if he doesnt you win the other league....hes like yeah i guess....i dont know what happened in his other final but colston blew up for him in our league and he still lost....so he actually might have lost both which would pretty much be the funniest thing ever
lol
I won my non-CF league thanks to Romo sitting out with an achy hand and Matthew Stafford being awesome
third year running I came out cash positive overall on fantasy
i think i'm finally safe from any stat corrections...was waiting to somehow lose.
i am the champion gimme that loot yo.
consider yourself lucky if you get it before the superbowl
after all marcus is in the league
lost $200 in IGY's league this year ($150 buy-in + $50 last place penalty)
lost $175 in my other league where the money won/lost depends on your scoring throughout the year. at least that's a keeper league and i get first pick next year.
all in all, not a great fantasy football season for this guy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ytCEuuW2_A
let's not forget the $20 you lost to rusty
which reminds me...I need to send him my money, farg