Fantasy Football 2009: Start 'Em, Sit 'Em, Trade 'Em

[recuperi]

McCoy vs. NYG or Grant vs. MIN? I keep wrestling with the thought of having to bench Grant when he's the most productive back on my team, but neither matchup really looks better than the other

[Gadritan]

Stick to R.Williams/R.Rice or sit Ricky for Forte vs CLE?

I'm leaning towards R.Williams/Rice just because Forte has been a bitch and a half this year.

[Weltall]

You must play Forte....but don't take my advice, you are clearly the better fantasy player LOL.

[tyven]

lol fuck i love welt

[Weltall]

Do I trade Ray Rice for Calvin Johnson?

I'm in first in my division, and I have only played Ray Rice once (his worst week all year)

We only play 2 RB, 2 WR, and there is NO flex spot.

RB:
D Williams
Chris Johnson
Reggie Bush
Ray Rice
Lesean McCoy

WR:
TJ Housh
Dwanye Bowe
Wes Welker

It is proving hard to bench Chris Johnson or D Williams for Rice...

[tyven]

its gonna prove hard to bench housh and welker for calvin. especially if its a PPR league

[Stiker]

My current dilemma:

I am wanting to try to improve at RB via the waiver wire in my cash league; however this means I have to drop another RB. I'm stuck between dropping Moreno or Pierre Thomas for Beanie Wells.

Moreno is a victim of a 2RB system and hasn't gotten in the endzone much. Thomas is in a 3RB system more or less (plus Bell seems to be getting goal line touches). Wells seems to have much more upside, especially since he could likely see more receptions with the way Arizona runs their offense (I'm in a PPR league).

One of these three guys will end up starting at RB/WR Flex for me this week. Unfortunately I have no other wiggle room this week as my only other two options at WR are on bye weeks.

What do y'all think? Go for Wells or start either Moreno/Thomas? Or hell, should I try to go after Bell instead?

Keep in mind as well, if I do drop one of these guys, I can't pick them up for another 4 weeks due to our league rules.

[Gadritan]

You must play Forte....but don't take my advice, you are clearly the better fantasy player LOL.

I do like getting advice from you when you actually throw some logic behind it dork.

[Serif]

I do like getting advice from you when you actually throw some logic behind it dork.

Welt + Logic = Does not compute

OK HELP ME NOW, I ASKED EARLIER?!?!

Gore @IND
Turner @NO
K Smith StL

Pick two and state why!

[Gadritan]

Smith vs STL for sure.

As far as Gore vs Turner, I'd go with Turner for no other reason than a gut call.

Gore is facing a much weaker D against the run and SF is going to be playing catch up a lot. Though they do stick to their ground game even in those situations. Also, Smith is going to be at the helm slinging to Crabtree now, which combined on top of facing a potent IND offense is going to take carries away from Gore.

Granted ATL will be playing a lot of catch up facing an even more potent offense and faces a stiffer D against the run (8th). I just feel like this is a game where ATL's O-Line is going to step it up and Turner will have a solid day. I'm thinking like 60yrds 2 TDs.

There's no real distinct advantage for either of them this week, and on paper I think Gore should do more work, but my gut says go with Turner.

[Serif]

Well I have V Davis in the same league and I am starting him over Celek this week. So hopefully A Smith will go more toward Davis again!

It will probably be a game time decision for me, but I will drunk as hell, mah birthday!, and put in Bradshaw over both of them.

[Weltall]

I don't have time to post paragraphs about why when I'm at work.

It is a 0 PPR league. Calvin worth it?

[recuperi]

I don't have time to post paragraphs about why when I'm at work.

It is a 0 PPR league. Calvin worth it?

At this point it'd be hard to justify Megatron for Ray Rice really. As hot as the guy's been I'd try for a WR with a better quarterback. Or you could try a Johnson for Johnson trade maybe. His totals and average for the year look nice and all, but aside from that big week 2 game Chris Johnson hasn't really been better than Rice fantasy wise this year. If it were me I'd try trading him while his points are still looking high compared to other RBs.

I'm not from Nashville though, so I don't know if you'd see it the same



I've got another problem with RBs in another league. 2 slots available for RB:

Ray Rice vs. Denver
Michael Turner vs. New Orleans
DeAngelo Williams vs. Arizona
Pierre Thomas vs. ATL

(I know, I shouldn't be that stacked at RB but they were there somehow)

[Weltall]

Well we got beat 59-0 and Chris Johnson managed 120 yards on the ground. I'll stick with him since he is our entire offense.

For your 2 RB....I would go:

Michael Turner
DeAngelo Williams

Ray Rice wouldn't be a bad play though. Thomas is the last one of the 4 to start.

[Melena]

Never got an answer for my defense question. Indi def going against the 49ers, or Bears vs lolbrowns? Right now I have Chicago's defense active, but curious as to what others say.

[Akiyama]

I'd say Chicago. They've got to play better D than they did last week, right? That and Cleveland has no QB.

[Weltall]

Chicago fo sho

[Melena]

Do you guys think this was a bullshit trade? I chose to reject it, but it got through. Maybe i'm just overanalyzing it.

Ryan Grant & Tim Hightower for Steven Jackson and Zack Miller.

[Weltall]

Fair trade imo

[tyven]

seems fine especially since hightower is about to lose his job and miller doesnt have a qb