Start ‘Em and Sit ‘Em, Week 11: Dodge Ingram Pickup

Have the Saints finally figured it out? No, not things in general, as their 4-5 record indicates, but do they finally realize the type of talent that Mark Ingram has when given the opportunity? For years, the Saints went with a stable of backs, and the only ones who have fantasy dependable were Darren Sproles and Pierre Thomas (last year). But as the injuries have mounted this year, Ingram finally got his chance to shine after teasing us for years. Sucks for the Saints that he's in a contract year, huh? There's no guarantee that Ingram will stay healthy — he already missed three games this year due to injury — but while he's healthy and Thomas and Khiry Robinson are out, fantasy owners have to ride Ingram until the wheels fall off. Ingram has carried the load for the Saints in recent weeks, and on the season, he has 551 yards on the ground (4.8 ypc) and six scores. With another juicy matchup on the schedule this week against the Bengals at home, who just surrendered three rushing touchdowns last Thursday to the Cleveland Browns, Ingram is a no-brainer start of the week.

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Handcuff Report, Week 11: C.J. Hot Hands Montee’s Ball

by: Geoff

Damn these Broncos keep me busy. It seems they're in a 5 alarm Running Back crisis every three weeks. I'm of course talking about Ronnie Hillman's recent foot injury that will likely keep him out for the next two to three weeks. Over the last four games, Hillman had been a savior for Montee Ball owners, like myself. He's actually been the 9th best Running Back in RCL's over that time, and that includes last week's 6 carry game. If we removed week 10 and replaced it with week 6 it would be even higher. Unfortunately it was short lived due to the aforementioned injury. We now turn to C.J. Anderson and begrudgingly Ball in some cases. Anderson blew up last week gaining 163 total yards and a TD on 17 total touches. He's also been touted as the team's "Best Running Back" by Mike Klis of the Denver Post. Outside of one game against the Raiders and the endorsement of a beat writer, there's not a lot to draw from. He's had just over 20 career carries and gets mentioned on deep league watch lists from time to time. Will Anderson stick as the starter in what's been called a "Hot Hand Situation" by coach John Fox? That's a question I can't answer. But I do know this, Monte Ball's never had hot hands, ever. In fact I'm pretty sure even wearing fleece mittens in a sauna he still has chilly paws. Doesn't mean he won't find a way to suck value away from Anderson though. Ball has a way of ruining everything, in fact I heard he gave Hillman a hug only moments before his injury last Sunday. Starting to make sense now, right? Yes, Ball is a nuisance and we'd all be better off without him for a long time. Then again, maybe this is his shot for redemption. His chance to provide weeks of value going into the playoffs. Maybe winning over the hearts and minds of the Fantasy Football Collective. Wow, the Fantasy Football Collective sounds like a non-profit organization aimed at saving under maintained fantasy teams. They would all wear button up knit sweaters, and have dumpy bodies, with awkwardly groomed facial hair. Then again these fearless guys and gals are doing the lord's work, so maybe I should cut them some slack. Oh sorry about my A.D.D there, back to Ball, so maybe this is his shot at redemption, and maybe I shouldn't be so quick to dismiss him for flavor of the week Anderson. This is a former 1st round pick from 2013, which is only a year ago. One that was highly decorated in college, being voted an All-American in back to back years at Wisconsin. His career YPC isn't horrible either at 4.2, though that's heavily supported by last year's 4.7. He's got a real shot to do something if Anderson slips up. So the question remain the same with Ball, "will he finally step up and take the job he's been handed so many times?" I guess the next few weeks will tell us. Note: Don’t forget to come visit me on the new Razzball Fantasy Soccer home everyday of the week. Smokey and I have leagues registering now. If you’re not familiar with the format, NBD, relax, you got us. Smokey and I are giving you the best Fantasy Premier League coverage out there. If you haven’t tried fantasy EPL, you’re missing out. So sign upand use us as your guide.

Smokey Says, Week 11: Reindeer Games

November 14, 2014 | 2014 Fantasy Football, Fantasy Football Buy/Sell | 48 Comments

by: Smokey

With four more teams on bye this week, two of which have a usable option at the position of tight end in Witten and Daniels, I'll be focusing on the return of the "red-nosed" receiver of the tight end variety, Kyle Rudolph. He has been absent since the early days of TV antennas and no remotes this season. For those who don't know, that was Week 3. That, to me, seems like forever ago. I was probably carrying around a Dukes of Hazard lunchbox, you know, the one with Daisy prominently displayed on the front? Week 3 for Rudolph saw a whole new system of play for the Vikings, as they were only two weeks removed from the Adrian-ocpalypse that nuked their run game and made us pick up the "Great" Matt Asiata. The thing that makes me wanna take more notice is that they had a different and most likely better QB to get him the ball than Matt Cassel, whom he had 12 targets with in 2 games. He then went into Week 3 with new starter Teddy Bridgewater not completely healthy and left the game after garnering 3 catches on 5 targets for 27 yards. He was originally drafted as your TE1, and may soon return there. And that's what I am here to convince you of, or at least try to via the internet, where arm twisting and wet willies aren't quite the same.

Bills Not Going to Super Bowl?

November 14, 2014 | 2014 Fantasy Football, Fantasy Football Daily Notes | 93 Comments

by: Jay

This looks like a stroke. Someone should call a doctor at some point, yes?

Well, Thursday Night Football was once thought of as an offensive onslaught of the mind, soul, and body early in the season. At least, that's how it accosted me with all those 50-point blow-outs and Phill Simms repeating "Well JEEEEM" ad nauseum. Then there was a two-week reprieve where normal football things occurred. This, obviously, was against nature itself. We now have some kind of ridiculous regression going on, and in the specific case of last night's game, the Bills and Dolphins entire first half consisted of "let's drive as close to the goal line without scoring a touchdown". Spoiler Alert: The Dolphins came out on top in that intriguing game of chicken with twice as many field goals as the Bills... with two field goals. But hey, if you managed to fight off a brain aneurysm to watch the second half, you were rewarded with two Miami touchdowns, Kyle Orton doing very Kyle Orton things, and the refs doing their own homage to the Thursday Night Football derp.

Disgraces and Delights, Week 11: Jay Cutler, Neutered in Wisconsin

November 13, 2014 | 2014 Fantasy Football, Fantasy Football Buy/Sell | 87 Comments

by: LT Murray IV

DO NOT say I didn’t warn you. I made it abundantly clear that starting Jay Cutler was a grave mistake, an error so sacrilegious, not even the usual animal sacrifices would appease the Elder Gods. All week I declared that it was irresponsible journalism to have Cutler in anybody’s Top-10 for this week. Cutler’s numbers in Green Bay are right there in front of everybody’s face. It’s a known fact that he’s David Hasselhoff, blacked out on the bathroom floor eating cheeseburgers type of pathetic when playing in Wisconsin. Hopefully owners realize how ridiculously lucky they were to get that incredible TD from Brandon Marshall, making Cutler’s day somewhere approaching respectable. The only reason he put up decent numbers two weeks ago at New England was because the Patriots went to prevent defense once they were up something like 200 points. The Bears are an absolute joke right now, and my respect for Cutler has collapsed to Michael Lohan levels. Inexcusable all around performance by the Chicago Bears and fantasy analysts everywhere… hold tha phone! I just looked at Jay-bone’s rankings, and now I feel like a real d*ckhole. Let me point out that Jay is one of the most accurate rankers in the world, and that even geniuses like himself (Cutler thing), Kanye West (R&B album that somehow didn't ruin his career), and Roman Polanski (an affinity for underage women), are prone to minor mistake every now and again. [Jay's Note: That's why they call me Jay… Wrong.] I’ll pray to the Elders, that he doesn't’ delete me on Snapchat for this, or even point out the fact that if it wasn’t for his editorial work, it would look as if a 9-year-old child put this together. [Jay's Note: You're too hard on yourself. More like an 11-year-old…] Let’s just move forward with all of our lives, shall we… Gods, I F*CKING DESPISE OWNING JAY CUTLER. I am Tehol Beddict, and this is, Disgrace/Delight. Take Heed!

Streamers, Week 11: Like a Carr Over Troubled Bridgewater

November 13, 2014 | 2014 Fantasy Football, Roster Strategy | 27 Comments

by: Nico

It's rookie quarterback week in the Streamer Department… apparently. Things are getting thin out there on the waiver wire, folks. Bye-weeks, injuries, underperformances... All of these factors are resulting in the once-streamable players now being widely owned. Have a look at Ryan Tannehill (62%), Miami's DST (76%), and Dwayne Allen (78%). ...And the list goes on! But no need to fret, our job here in the Streamer Department is to look deeper. Last week, we hit 5 of 6 Top-12 streamers. In Week 9, we hit 4 of 8 Top-12's, with 3 more streamers falling at either 13 or 14 on the list. Let's keep the trend going!

On Pace, Week 11: Pace Yourself

November 13, 2014 | 2014 Fantasy Football, Fantasy Football Buy/Sell | 25 Comments

by: malamoney

DeMarco Murray is no longer on pace to break the single season record for rushing yards. He is, however, on pace to finish the season with 1,973 yards on the ground. To do so he will have to maintain his average of 123 yards per game. Dallas's remaining opponents are NYG, PHI, CHI, PHI, IND and WAS. The only team that isn't giving up at least 100 rushing yards per game in that list are the Colts who fall just below at 98.1 yards per game. The New York Football Giants are ranked the worst in the league giving up a league high 144.7 yards per game. These remaining teams combined are allowing 696.2 yards per game. That's an average of 116 yards. I don't see Murray maintaing the 123 yards per game pace, but I could definitely see him averaging 85. That would close him out for the season with 1743 yards which would be the 2nd most in a season in the last 5 years behind Adrian Peterson who racked up 2097 yards in 2012. His current pace has him at 390 carries for the season. That number concerns me...

IDP Rankings, Week 11: It’s a Team Game

November 13, 2014 | 2014 Fantasy Football, IDP Report | 11 Comments

by: Kevin Kumpf

2014 In-Season Accuracy: 59.0% (2nd out of 21 Experts, 61.0% Highest, 45.5% Lowest). On the offensive side of fantasy football, it's a common debate about whether it's a good or bad strategy to pair up a QB and WR on the same team. Some argue that it's great because you get double the points for every TD, while others say it's twice as bad when that team has a bad week. I'm not hear to offer my opinion on that particular discussion, but in the IDP world there is a similar debate: Is it a good idea to pair up two players from the same team that play the same position? Let's take a closer look.

Rankings, Week 11

November 13, 2014 | 2014 Fantasy Football, 2014 Weekly Rankings | 121 Comments

by: Jay

2014 In-Season Accuracy: 58.20% (25th out of 129 Experts, 60.30% Highest, 48.80% Lowest).

Week 10 Results: 57.20% (68th out of 130 Experts, 66.90% Highest, 48.40% Lowest).

	Accuracy	Rank	Experts	Highest	Lowest	Score +/-	Rank +/-
Week 1	61.80%	22	134	66.10%	48.20%
Week 2	54.00%	35	135	61.30%	42.10%	-7.80%	-13
Week 3	57.40%	88	128	67.10%	44.30%	3.40%	-53
Week 4	56.50%	48	128	61.10%	42.80%	-0.90%	40
Week 5	56.50%	70	131	69.40%	47.00%	0.00%	-22
Week 6	56.30%	27	133	63.10%	41.50%	-0.20%	43
Week 7	59.70%	33	132	64.30%	46.50%	3.40%	-6
Week 8	56.30%	67	130	64.80%	45.20%	-3.40%	-34
Week 9	60.30%	23	131	66.00%	46.10%	4.00%	44
Week 9	57.80%	68	130	66.90%	48.40%	-2.50%	-45
Totals	58.20%	25	129	60.30%	48.80%

And now, your Week 11 Rankings…

Note: These STANDARD and PPR rankings are for this week’s slate of games only. Please, blog, may I have some more?

Battle Flex, Week 11: D. Adams Says to Get Smart

November 12, 2014 | 2014 Fantasy Football, Roster Strategy | 54 Comments

by: J-FOH

Last week turned out to be quite a week for the wide receivers in this post. I got some questions answered and made a good call for once. I want to jump into the bad news first. On the running back side of it, you could say I missed it by that much. None of them played particularly well, but I still believe in you Lorenzo in a Benzo! I did good on my Martavis Bryant call, but Odell Beckham Jr. was also a stud. He scored less than Bryant, but confirmed he is the number one guy in New York. He even impressed Richard Sherman with plays like this. Keep it up ODB!

Who Are These Guys, Week 11: A Book By Its Cover

November 12, 2014 | 2014 Fantasy Football, Fantasy Football Buy/Sell | 51 Comments

by: malamoney

You shouldn't prejudge the worth or value of something by its outward appearance alone. Because, in fact, all that glitters is not gold. What the heck does all of that mean? Just because a chick is hot doesn't mean that you are going to enjoy spending time with her the next day or the day after that. Take a look at the following lineup:

DraftKings: RGIII Is RGFree At This Price

November 12, 2014 | 2014 Fantasy Football, DraftKings | 136 Comments

by: Sky

How much do I love a cheap QB? Let me count the ways...hrm, let's not. I have about $6,300 worth of words built up here and I don't think even with as long winded as I am I could get this all done by Wednesday morning. There are some things I typically appreciate over on DraftKings. One of these things is easily bye weeks. Not sure what the algorithm is that DK uses but for some reason it seems to spit guys coming off buy weeks out much cheaper than they should be. Unless they're a Patriot and no I'm not referring to Mel Gibson's American version of Braveheart there (we'll get to that later...the football stuff not Mel Gibson, sugar tits). In the end, bye weeks tend to underprice guys. Is it a 'what have you done for me lately' thing? Is it a glitch in the Matrix? Did someone simply divide by zero? Who knows. All I know is that Tampa Bay is Tampa Bad, giving up the third most passing TDs and allow a 68% completion rate to them on the year. With Robert Griffin III at home and coming off a bye with a reasonable week in his back pocket from week 9 (250/1/1 with 34 rushing yards), I could see him having a strong week 11. Passing for 300 with 2 to 3 TDs wouldn't be out of the question in my book, although game flow will largely dictate that as they're a full touchdown favorite this week. The likelihood of him going nuts is pretty minimal so I'd simply say he's a nice cash game play unless he helps you build a monster GPP roster for the week. Deploy as needed. But enough RG3, let's get on with what else there is to see. Here's my red hot takes for the week 11 DK slate... New to DraftKings? Scared of feeling like a small fish in a big pond? Well try out this 10 team league of Razzball writers and friends to wet your DK whistle. Just remember to sign up through us before you do. It lets us know that you care!