Fantasy Football: Play 'em or Bench 'em Discussion!

[Akiyama]

Pick 3 (2WRs and a WR/RB)

Hines Ward @ Cinci
Santonio Holmes @ Cinci
Dwayne Bowe @ Tennessee
Bobby Engram @ Tampa
Domonic Rhodes (possible starter against weak run d) @ Green Bay
Deion Branch (questionable) @ Tampa

Man.. ew. :/ Uh, from what I hear, Addai should start this weekend as it wasn't serious. He just stayed out for precautionary reasons.

Anyway, if I had to.. right now, I'd go maybe Holmes, Ward, and uh.. god. Awful choices. Engram maybe? I mean.. the sure handed slot receiver had ZERO catches last week. That's got to change right? I dunno. Super bad choices, really. :/

[tyven]

why the F do you have the 1 and 2 receivers for TWO teams? know that i share your pain as the computer auto drafted me santonio and hines in IDP league.

[recuperi]

Ronnie Brown
LenDale White
Warrick Dunn

Two slots open, and I'm a little afraid of Baltimore's defense. I got burned in not starting Ronnie once, so I'll probably start him anyways. So really White or Dunn who goes in last spot?

I would probably recommend waiting until later in the week and watch the Bucs' transactions. Supposedly they may be picking up another FB, but if they don't, I'd do Dunn for sure. Otherwise White just because he has a good chance of getting a TD

and Tyche, I'd probably start Ward and Holmes for sure. I can't say for sure which SEA wide receiver is going to get more targets though; Engram's lack of catches could've been just lack of practice time by Frye, but Branch did have 3 catches before he went out again in the one game in which he played

[Akiyama]

Deion Branch is so soft. Injury prone WR is injury prone

[Fistandantilus]

So in one of my leagues I have a RB decision. Have to start 2:

Clinton Portis vs Cle
Steve Slaton vs Det
LaDanian Tomlinson @Buf

Leaning towards Portis and Slaton, I know benching LT is crazy but he hasn't played so special lately and those two matchups are just too squishy, I really don't see Detroit stepping up and playing such good defense two weeks in a row. Portis is starting for sure but Slaton I'm not 100% sure of.

[Tyche]

Addai is out for 4 weeks.

editx2: 2-4 weeks

Edit: I drafted holmes/ward, and picked up branch/engram off waivers, as no one had claimed them 2 weeks ago. I just dropped some useless backups to pick them both up and roll the dice on one having a breakout 2nd half.

[Headspace]

Ward's good for a TD a game against the Bengals. Bengals pass D is probably going to focus on Holmes and they've played really well through 6.

[recuperi]

Apparently Willie Parker aggravated his knee injury in practice and got downgraded to questionable for this weekend.

Also, put Bailey in Akiyama; apparently Keiaho is out of practice with a groin injury

[Akiyama]

Hrm. Really? Alrighty, rec. Man, that stinks. D: This season is full of injuries. It's insane.

[recuperi]

Ronnie Brown
LenDale White
Warrick Dunn

Two slots open, and I'm a little afraid of Baltimore's defense. I got burned in not starting Ronnie once, so I'll probably start him anyways. So really White or Dunn who goes in last spot?

So an update on this, apparently the Bucs signed FB Jameel Cook today, so both of your other two are back to platoon backs it seems. I'd say go with White, since Dunn's obviously going to see lower production than last week now

[Daahan]

Would you guys start Colston this week? He's coming off of this injury so I don't really know how he will do.

I have Santonio Holmes on my bench going up against a shitty Cincy defense so do you think I should start Holmes instead?

[Headspace]

Would you guys start Colston this week? He's coming off of this injury so I don't really know how he will do.

I have Santonio Holmes on my bench going up against a shitty Cincy defense so do you think I should start Holmes instead?

4th ranked pass defense isn't shitty. But their run defense sucks balls so Pitt is going to run it. But I don't like playing people right off an injury because who knows what'll happen.

[Deejay]

PIT vs CIN could end up being a blowout, and they're already going to spend a lot of time running the ball anyway.

Drew Brees is currently on pace to break Dan Marino's passing record without Colston, so I'd start him and see what happens. Besides, it'd hurt more if Colston caught for 100+ yards and a TD on your bench.

[recuperi]

I hate even having to ask this since the last two aren't supposed to be my feature backs, but...

Matt Forte vs. MIN
Reggie Bush vs. CAR
Justin Fargas vs. NYJ
Michael Pittman vs. NE

It seems like Fargas and Pittman really have the best matchups this week, but I'd hate to bench either of the other two in case of big games

[archibaldcrane]

I'd say you have to play Forte and Bush. Bush is what, the top point-getter so far in fantasy RBs all told? And Forte isn't splitting time with jack shit. I know the Vikings run-D is good, but you gotta start him anyway.

[Akiyama]

Steven Jackson against Dallas
Brandon Jacobs against SF
Marshawn Lynch against SD

Pick 2.

[Plow]

Jackson for sure.

Other one is tough, would say Jacobs for sure but he got pretty beat up last week.

[archibaldcrane]

Heh, I recommended the two other than Jackson.

[Edgie]

Heres one thats bugging me now that Romo wants to play, Romo or Johnson... or just put in another QB dont have many options atm, Gus and O'sullivan seem viable. Pennington, Russel and Anderson are all available.

[Plow]

Heres one thats bugging me now that Romo wants to play, Romo or Johnson... or just put in another QB dont have many options atm, Gus and O'sullivan seem viable. Pennington, Russel and Anderson are all available.

Pennington is at Baltimore, so, no, he's not ;p

er wait no home against baltimore, but still