championship game and i'm lost at RB and FLEX

2RB/2WR/2FLEX

No PPR

Lynch vs ARI
Blount vs NYJ
Ivory vs NE
Morris vs PHI
Jennings vs STL
Latavius Murray vs BUF
West vs CAR

Trying for A. Williams, Knile Davis, and Joseph Randle on waivers and dropping 2 QBs. Would I start them anywhere?

Damaryius vs whoever
ODB vs whoever
Crabtree vs SD

obv starting thomas and odb, probably not touching crabtree since its not ppr and he plays for sf

Baltimore defense @ Houston

Or

Rams defense vs Giants

I think I start Lynch and Morris, and then in order

R Jennings if he goes
Murray if he goes
Ingram

And yeah, two WRs for you.

Close one. I probably would start Baltimore since NYG offense is getting better and ODB seems legit.

All TDs are 6 pts, -2 for fumbles, -1 for INT

Pick 1 QB:

Jay Cutler vs. Detroit
Johnny Manziel @ Carolina
Cam Newton vs. Cleveland
Alex Smith @ Pittsburgh
Kyle Orton @ Oakland


Jay is my starting QB but it really feels like he is going to put up a huge dud against a Lions team that has to win. The bears could barely move the ball against the Saints.


Pick 1:

Coby Fleener @ Dallas
Dwayne Allen @ Dallas



Thanks!

Pick a Defense:

Bal (@hou)
JAX (vs TEN)
GB (@TB)

I think Alex Smith has the lowest floor of that group. Orton might have the higest upside. I have cut Cutler in favor of Sanchez in my leagues. If he couldn't do crap against N.O., Det should be a train wreck.

Coin flip on your TEs. I probably lean Allen, but not by much.

I am torn between Balt and GB myself. JAX does not need to be in your decision, IMO.

Leaning GB.

i know its taboo to think JAX but their def has played well and now face TEN featuring charlie jesus christ superstar and no run game...short week I can see them doing ok

I am intrigued by the strong run D of Balt and god knows what QB but BAL secondary kinda banged up

GB was my original thoughts a few weeks back but hasn't produced as I had hoped (althought not bad)

Assuming Julio comes back, otherwise I might start Douglas over VJax

I think it's a toss up between Bal and GB, and since Houston is on its now 4th string QB, I'm going with Bal

stafford plays the bears right? ya thats super easy.

play stewart if dwill is out. otherwise, i like sjax.

bc rg sucks. he hasnt a had single good game all year. i dont think hes even had a single good half. just play wilson, get 60-100 fush yards and hope he nails a couple tds.

best matchup and hes been playing well. i like latavius, but the bills have a tough run d. id strongly consider him tho, as hes been getting 20 touches.

eh, id proly be benching manning for a lot qbs this week. just cant risk another 20 attempt orton style game.

well, romo is a super easy decision.

id play kelce as theyve been using him more lately and houston is decent against tes.

jets are horrible against the pass so i like lafell. desean is dinged up and rg3 sucks, so ya, lafell easy choice.

but im not a blount fan. jonas gray got a lot of carries last week and the jets run d is tough. really tough between him and desean. i guess, you oughta go blount given the dysfunction in washington. pats should move the ball easily so hopefully blount gets scoring opps.

for dst, im going with the pats tho both are great options

ugh yuck. all have terrible matchups and are on the wrong end of splits. but jennings may not play, so that would make williams the easy choice. if not, id actually go gio and hope he busts some long plays. they should still give him 10-15 touches.

rg3 has sucked at getting reed the ball. clay has been lackluster all yr. rudolph has not been incorporated in the offense yet. i like fleener bc sometimes they throw a lot to him and he has big play ability.

also, hilton is dinged up

im always playing wilson. his rushing yards really help him and i just consider him a lot better than your other options. it would be a lot different if you had cutler, or roeth, or romo. but alex smith? i just dont want to rely on guys like smith or tannehill.

as for your wr, pay attention to hiltons hamstring. if hes out, then moncrief and wayne are easy plays. and actually, id just play hilton anyway.

Greetings!

1 PPR league. Std scoring otherwise. Need to pick 2 out of 3:

Manny Sanders vs Cincy
Mike Evans vs GB
Hopkins vs Bal


I love Hopkins matchup vs Balt's horrible secondary, but not sure how much of a hit he takes with their 3rd String QB in the game.

Evans is in a spot where TB is going to have to score pts to stay with GB, so he should have plenty of opportunities

Cincy has been pretty solid vs. the pass (I think?) and Denver has relied more heavily on the run in recent weeks, but Manny has had some HUGE games ths year and would seem to have a reasonably high floor in a full PPR setup.

Thoughts???

so, last week of the season and this team is playing for 3rd place and the points title. after my debacle last week, im currently in 2nd in points, by 9 points. 3rd place is 35 back. top 2 in points get paid.

also, winner of the 3rd place game gets paid, so decent money is at stake.

i need a defense. scoring is somewhat inflated as we start with 20 points, and lose 2 pts for every 50 yards given up, maxing out at 12 pts (300 yards.) also, lose 2 points for every 7 points given up, maxing at 8 (28 points.)

phi @ was
car vs cle
mia vs min

standard scoring, wr2 has been the bane of my team all year. with even modest production, say 8 points a week, i would have run away with the points title, but every week it seems i take the worst possible option and get a goose egg. its totally insane. keenan allen has screwed me the last 2 weeks. garcon screwed me a few times and andre holmes too. so keenan is hurt, and i gotta pick a ww.

malcom floyd @ sf (no keenan, so more targets)
eddie royal @ sf
charles johnson @ det
jarvis landry vs min
allen hurns vs ten (looks like marqise lee is out)
cecil shorts vs ten
donte moncrief @ dal
any other crappy ww option that you may think is best

pick 1 rb to best, standard scoring another position that i pick wrong every damn week
lynch @ ari (horrid matchup)
foster vs balt (horrid matchup with a horrid qb so no chance to move the ball and the line will be stacked even more with a team that already shuts down rbs)
charles @ pit (hes hobbled and the coach has been going to knile)
forsett @ hou (hes been hobbled by some injury the last few weeks and yielding carries to others)

^^^^^
should say, pick 1 rb to bench.

standard defensive scoring, pick 1, looking for most upside

titans @ jax
vikings @ dolphins
colts @ cowboys

Stafford. This is not close.


I think Clay has the safer floor but Donnell projects to average a higher output. I lean Donnell but it is fairly close.

Tough. I think I go with Stills or Murray here. Lean is Murray but I can't really offer up a reason better than RB>>>WR in std.

Lean Philly for D as I don't think the other 2 options will hold their opponent under 300 total yards.

I like Floyd in std. He has been consistent and projects well enough to score a TD.

This is just gross. I think it's between Forsett and Lynch. Really think it's a flip after that. I would bench Forsett personally.

Titans. Can't beat facing the most generous offense for upside.


I think Decker will be seeing a lot of Revis (he did in the last matchup), but did well enough. I still lean Hyde if Gore is out, but the decision is made for you otherwise (Moncrief does not merit consideration unless TY sits).

Agree with your leans.

I think it's Wilson. Obviously the matchup isn't great, but even with that handicap I don't see his floor being lower than Smith's and his upside is greater since he will throw the ball deep more than once a game.


I think Cobb and Jackson are easy starts. It's super close between the other 3. If Julio somehow sits I trot Douglas out there and lean Matthews otherwise.

PPR, pick RB + FLEX:
Stewart vs CLE (assuming no DAW)
Mason vs NYG
Hyde vs SD (assuming no Gore)
Douglas @ NO (assuming Julio plays)
Torrey Smith @ HOU
Marquess Wilson vs DET

If Julio sits, I snap start Douglas at the flex. Think the RB situation is kind of messy unless DAW and Gore play (then easy Mason). I think Smith merits the most consideration for the flex if Julio plays, but I'm not sure if he is a better option than 2 RB if the assumptions pan out. Basically, how do you guys rank these guys with the assumptions I laid out and how much do things change in your opinion if DAW, Gore, or Julio play?

In pretty much every league I'm still alive in, I have a weird kicker situation this week. I own Hauschka, Tucker, Vinatieri, and Bailey in these various leagues. Bailey, Vinatieri, and Tucker face the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd worst matchup for a kicker respectively. Hauschka faces the 16th. In this situation how do you weigh matchup, offensive output, and past performance by the kicker? I get the reasoning that a high scoring offense that is facing a great defense may have to settle for FG a lot, which is great for the K, but I'm not sure how much this applies here. DAL is fantastic at controlling ToP which will hurt Vinatieri and teams simply can't settle for FG vs IND and they are very generous at conceding TD. I know I'm overthinking this, but curious what sort of thought process you guys use when making your kicker decisions (hell even if it's something like I stick with the guy I already own if he is top 10, I'd like to hear it lol).

Looking for advice please. lolprojections, though I am favored by a decent margin this week, so maybe looking for safer/higher floor plays in general.

For QB:

Kaep vs SD
Tannehill vs Min

Kaep has just been so bad lately, but with the RBs banged up, maybe they rely on him more? Game might be more high scoring as well anyway. Tannehil is fairly even, if unspectacular.

For RB/flex, I need 2 RB and 1 flex (Non-PPR)

Mason vs NYG
Crowell @CAR
M Wallace vs MIN
Blount @NYJ
Hyde vs SD
Ivory vs NE
Vereen @NYJ

Mason looks like a play, even coming off a terrible week. Probably Crowell with the other spot? Can't see starting Vereen in non-PPR, I do like Blount, but the jets actually are good against the run, Gray could get increased time, etc. If Gore is out and hyde seems healthy, that's definitely a consideration. If Hyde does play, would he get the start over Crowell? Hyde may have to split the load as well if he isn't quite healthy.

Ack.

Not sure I like Evans as much as L Miller, too lazy to write it all out thoughts?

Titans D vs. Jax
Ravens D vs. Hou

Leaning Titans. Just seems impossible not to get a minimum of 8-10 points vs. Jags.

PPR starting any of these over Watkins if they play?
Asiata
Hyde
Randle
Gerhart
Hurns

What about any of these over Arizona D?
Packers @TB
Browns @Car
Titans @Jac
Chargers @SF

need to start 1 of these 3 in non ppr:

Hilton @dallas (questionable)
Gordon @ Carolina
lafell @ jets

normally i'd go with Hilton but he didn't practice today and appears to be a decent chance he wont play this week and is a risk even if he does. of course he plays at 4 pm and the other guys play earlier. so should I hope Hilton plays and pick up an emergency fill in (guys out there that play late are Beasley, terrance Williams, randle, nicks) or just avoid the situation. and if I do that go with lafell or Gordon?

Asiata and GB imo

i actually think hyde is gonna sit. he seems more dinged than gore.

anyway, i like stewart and douglas.

gotta go ravens. they are playing against tom freakin savage. titans have been a joke lately, tho they were ok vs the jets.