WHAT. A. GAME. And while those Tampa Bay Buccaneers jerseys will never not be ugly, I want to establish that out of the two statements I just made, only one was leaking sarcasm… and I’ll let you figure out which one. Honestly, at what point should the NFL stop serving endless vodka with a heaping side of cocaine when they’re picking matchups for Monday and Thursday night? In a game that featured what seemed like six hours of tied football when Roberto Aguayo wasn’t missing and making field goals in sequential order (because that’s what you want from a field goal kicker), I don’t think we learned much. I mean, except for the fact that Derek Anderson is the consummate professional. He’d been out of the starting role for how many decades now? And as you can see above, he was instantly back to form. Our national nightmare is over everyone, the epoch of Derek Anderson has begun. Again.
If Donald Trump would have built his wall, that kick would have never happened, so…
Roberto Aguayo – 3/5 FG, 0/0 XP, 9 PTS. I’m starting to think the Bucs should have drafted A-different-guayo. Yes, that was my first ever kicker blurb. Yes, it was worth it.
Derek Anderson – 18/28, 278 YDS, 9.9 AVG, 2 INT, 67.3 RTG and 1 CAR, 4 YDS. It’s so weird to see Derek Anderson not getting injured for the Cleveland Browns…
Cameron Artis-Payne – 18 CAR, 85 YDS, 4.7 AVG, 2 TD. While I acknowledge that Artis-Payne did, in fact, score two touchdowns last night, I want to make it very clear that all scoring by both teams was by accident.
Mike Evans – 6 REC, 89 YDS, 14.8 AVG, 1 TD. Out of 12 targets! How Winston continues to overthrow dudes who are 6’6″+ is beyond me…
Ted Ginn Jr. – 1 REC, 5 YDS. Ted Ginn made a catch? God help us all. The age of man is over. It’s the fire’s turn.
Vincent Jackson – 3 REC, 36 YDS, 12.0 AVG. THIS VINCE JACKSON, I CALL HIM MY IMPOTENCE BECAUSE HE WON’T EVEN LET ME FINISH WELL IN MY FANTASY.
What kind of return do you think would be fair if I offered someone a fuller/Crowell package? I still think both are top talents at their respective positions, they just ran into tough DEFs over the weekend.
@Mike: I think that’s enough to get a top 20 guy, like a Green or a Miller. If not, it’s awfully close.
1/2 point keeper, 12 man league
I have Evans on a bye this week. I have some questions on pick ups and how to prioritize waivers
QB – wilson or matt ryan
rb – crowell
rb – freeman
wr – AB
wr -sheppard
te – witten
d – LA Rams
bench – evans (bye), ware, jennings, travis benjamin, sims
Coates, Hogan, Julius Thomas, Seattle D, Antonio Gates, John Brown, Artis-Payne, and Booker are all available…
Who would you pick up and prioritize on waivers this week?
Thanks!
@Old Dirty: I think Coates or Hogan would work, probably going Coates there.
Morning Jay, in my 10team FAAB where I’m rolling out D Johnson & Freeman at RB with L Murray/D Wash riding my bench I clearly need more depth there. Waivers are thin but James White, Booker, or R Jennings are available…so you target any & what kind of FAAB $ we talking (I have 93 remaining)
Secondly do you like C Meredith in this 10teamer over J Brown on bench? I’m avoiding Meredith for most part as M Wilson returns from PUP soon…but have to ask…
@Nick: I like Jennings, maybe throw a 10-15 out there, nothing crazy. FAAB post comes out soon, so be sure to check with Lance too!
@Jay: do you drop Pitta (since I have Graham past bye) or drop D Washington since it doesn’t look like he will get majority of looks while Lat Murray out (who I also have)…
As it’s a 10teamer would you advise potentially dropping both D Wash & Pitta to shore up my bench with J White, Booker as well?
@Nick: Yeah, in a 10-team, I’d do both. 10-team benches are just so fluid.
@Jay: who do you like better for future value, J White or Booker?
@Nick: Probably White this season, but it’s close. That NE situation can be so confusing sometimes though.
@Jay: would you rather stash D Lewis than pay anything for J white who I probably won’t start in 10team…?
@Nick: Oh, I misread your question. Yeah, I want to stash Dion if possible.
@Jay: thanks, you didn’t misread, I just realized I don’t need immediate help so can probably get by until Dion back anywhere from week 7 to 14, hoping on earlier side..
Drop sims, dorsett, Inman Ppr league for
Artis-Payne, Meredith, kerley, Adams, Bobby Rainey, lafell
@Joe t: I think Inman for Kerley is okay. So is Sims for CAM.
12 team 1 pt PPR. Thinking about offering one of the following:
Give:
Forte
Edelman
Tyrell Williams
Get:
Lamar Miller
Stefon Diggs
Or
Get:
Demarco Murray
Brandin Cooks
Would you do either (or both). If so, which deal would you prioritize?
@omar: Oh yeah, just saw this, both and Miller first.
@Jay: Whoa! Murray and Cooks all day.
Anderson makes that throw to Olsen and I win :(
as of now I am 1-4 with 4th best points total (7 points behind 3rd) – This week is when I turn things around… YEAH!!!
On a related note, here is my team after last week’s trades:
QB- Stafford
RB- Foster, Jennings, Jones, DeAndre Washington, Sims, D-Lewis
WR- AJ Green, A-Rob, Landry, Hogan, Parker
TE- Olsen
K- McManus
DEF- Minny/KC (bye week fill-in)
I currently have the following moves on my to-do:
Drop Charles Sims for Devontae Booker
Drop DeAndre Washington for Cameron Meredith
Other players I am considering: Dwayne Washington, Jeremy Kerley (though QB change might mess things up), CAP (might be a 1 week blip since Cam was out)…
Is Beast Mode still a stash? I haven’t heard a lick of news regarding his “comeback”
@William Hung: Yeah, I think he stays retired. Shame though, I do miss him. I’d say those moves are fine. CAP is okay, but is probably not the ceiling guy there with Stewart back soon.
@Jay: Every year the Broncos do this song and dance with their RBs – the past 2 years it was Ronnie Hillman and now it’s Devontae Booker… I feel like Booker will at some point have a 80 yard 2 TD game and everyone is going to flip out and say Booker is the next Terrell Davis, only to have Anderson come back that next week and rush for 100 yards and a TD and finish the season strong… but the upside is there so you gotta chase it.
@William Hung: Yeah, totally a staple of the Broncos for some reason. It could be because CJA was never Kubiaks guy, but he has at least had some good games this year. Last season was a travesty.
@Jay: Here’s something I don’t understand or am I missing something? Charles Sims wasn’t terrible as Doug Martin’s backup this year and then Martin goes down so Sims gets the feature back roll. In his first game against the Rams, he goes for over 100 total yards and a TD, then against a tough Broncos D, doesn’t do much (as expected). I’m reading reactions to his injury and sites like Yahoo say that Sims “struggled mightily” in replacing Martin. How is it that he struggled replacing Martin? He had 1 good game and 1 bad game against the top run D in the league.
@William Hung: It’s just hyperbole. Remember, a lot of these writers are just using templates a lot of the times when you just insert a name and then get specific with one sentence, or they are just being lazy. I can’t say for sure, but that’s how I take it.
My team
QBs are Palmer, Bortles, Wentz
RBs are Miller, Jones, McKinnon, Lewis (IR) and Rawls
WRs are Hilton, Parker, Floyd, Tate, Watkins
start 1 Qb, 2 Rb and 3 wr
On wire:
RBs-Ware, Powell, Henry, Ajayi
WRs- M. Thomas, Dorsett, Hurns, Woods, Lockett, Coates, Sanu, Kerley
I figure drop Wentz and Tate…and maybe Watkins and Rawls.
Who should I drop/target?
Standard league
@chad: I’d actually want Wentz over Bortles, and hold on Tate. Hold on Rawls too, there might be something there. I don’t see any huge upgrades out there, but I’d do Bortles for Coates.
Hey Jay,
Do you much prefer Mark Ingram to Matt Forte ROS in a 12 team PPR league?
Thanks.
Yeah, but it’s gotten closer since week 1.
@Jay – Last week I asked about advanced metrics in Football, after some though and going through Numberfire, I was wondering if there is anything in Fantasy Football where we can use to predict future success. For example, baseball has BABIP, FB/HR rate, k/bb ratio, etc. that when taken together, you can get a good idea if you should gamble on a hitter, Is there anything like this in Football where a group of metrics can be used as a indicator of whether or not to gamble on a player or identify sleepers?
@William Hung: Yeah, this is probably more a conversation for Rudy, but for offensive players, it’s usually overall yards gained, stuff like yards after first touch, things like that. Football Outsiders is pretty good, but like I said, Rudy runs our advanced stuff with projections and what not.
@Jay: Would you go Devontae Booker over DeAndre Washington? I have a waiver for Cameron Meredith for Charles Sims, but not sure if Booker is an upgrade over Washington
@William Hung: I think they are about the same, with the edge going to Washington just because of Latty.
@Jay: Can you clarify – are you saying that edge goes to DeAndre Washington because Latavius is not as good as CJ Anderson? OR did you mean that the edge should go to Booker because Latty is there to block Washington from getting more carries?
@William Hung:
I mention him because he’s shakey healthwise right now, but even if he’s 100 percent, I think he’ll only get like 60 percent of the snaps. That’s enough for him, but even better for the backs behind him.
@Jay: That’s 40% split between Richards and Washington, though
@William Hung: Right, but more than the others.
hey jay
send kelce for rudolph and fuller? std league
i also have jgraham
roster is
Wentz
Hopkins Alshon
Gurley Ingram
JCharles
Kelce
BN: Ware, JGraham, JStew, Floyd, Woods, Jalen + DWash
@Zandy: Yeah, that seems fair.
@Jay: rather do kelce for cobb?
Also would you rather have Fuller or Michael Thomas or Tyrell Will? if he lets me choose
thanks man
@Zandy: Probably Fuller, then Williams.
12 team 1pt PPR….
Current Roster:
QB – Big Ben
WR – A-Rob
WR – Hopkins
RB – Forte
RB – Duke Johnson
TE – Gronk
FLX – Edelman
BN – Tyrell Williams
BN – Eifert
BN – Dion Lewis
BN – Kenneth Dixon
BN – Enunwa
Mulling over rolling with Eifert and moving Gronk to improve my RB situation. You like any of these proposals?
Option 1
Give:
Gronk
Forte
Tyrell Williams
Get:
Demarco Murray
Jordan Howard
or
Option 2
*Same as above, but replace D. Murray with Jamaal Charles
or
Gronk for Murray or Charles straight up?
or
Hold on to Gronk & try to deal Eifert if he produces once he gets back? He and Gronk have the same bye week, so I’ll be moving one or the other eventually.
Thanks!!!
@omar: Hmm, I think I might hold on Gronk and see what you can get with Eifert. I think your return is a little bit less than it should be.
still nervous on gurley? worth sending him straight up for Evans?
@Zandy: I think that trade works, it’s fair, but I like what I saw last game, his YPC was up a bit too… could be just one game, but I’m encouraged. If you’ve survived with him this long, I’d try to sell after one more big game if you need to.
@Jay: exactly how i feel but wanted to check in — i like his passing game usage too hopefully it sticks
@Zandy: yeah, agreed
sorry up above may have been missed — rather do kelce for cobb?
@Zandy: Oh, I love that deal. I’d want Cobb at that price right now.
12 team 1 pt PPR. Thoughts on this trade:
Give:
Gronk
Forte
Edelman
Get:
McCoy
Jarvis Landry
Kyle Rudolph
Thanks again!
@omar: Hmm, liking this a bit better. But I still think you are giving up a little too much here.
IDP league, NOT big play league (so sacks worth less than 3 times a tackle). guessing these can be asked if they are SD related, since you’ll know them well. j.brown (rookie LB) or m.golden LB ARI? golden has had a lot of big sacks thus far, but lots of other names probably getting him open (bucannon/c.jones). 16 team dynasty where we start 2 DB/2 LB/2 DL, i have burfict/ogletree starting at LB and bucannon/barron (2 LB’s that count as DB’s) at DB slots. this is for best BN LB in case mosley is out for a while (fantrax so can IR slot anybody who misses time for ANY reason)
@Beware the Shit Rope: sure thing! From what I’ve seen, I think Brown is “okay”, but I feel like he’s getting stronger with time Folden probably better now, but I think Brown is making use of this season.
@Jay: yeah, this guy is a cut once mosley’s back (cross fingers, as orr isn’t available any more, i had orr about 2 times as backup here, who’s value with maybe go nuts if mosley stays out, or get worse, interestingly enough)
@Beware the Shit Rope: right, I totally agree.
@Jay: for IDP’ers in need at LB coming week, it’s entirely possible that crazy vic beasley stat line could be reproduced, as ATL is seriously short like 3 or more LB’s, if that keeps up again in week 6. i didn’t realize that guy was an 8th overall pick last year.
@Beware the Shit Rope: I could see it, but I’m not super confident about the call.
@Jay: oh no, that last one is probably ONLY for seriously deep and/or bye week/injury cases.
@Beware the Shit Rope: oh, I gotcha. Yeah, I have limits with IDP q’s, my bad!
@Jay: oh no, pretty good considering i’ve yet to see anybody ask any.
Dorsett or kerely still can afford to roster dorsett for a little longer
@Joe t: leaning Kerley here.
Higher waiver add if you need a running back and reciever equally artis Payne or kerley?
Drop Tye for clay, forsett, dorsett, Starks, Adams, or Robert woods?
@Zandy: @Jet: Hmm, probably CAP just because RBs have a better value going forward in STD.
Thoughts on Carlos Hyde for Allen Robinson straight up in a trade?
@Stuart: I think it’s really fair. I like the ARob side, but I can see reasons for both.
‘Sup money? What do you think about receiving Sammie Coates for CAP?
For 2 WRs and a flex, I have Julio, Decker, Tate and Meredith for two WR and a flex…
For 2 RBs and a 2nd flex, I have MelGo, CAP, J-Stew, Jeremy Hill, Gio B, Gillislie
I should take Coates right?
@Cram It: No need to fret, I accepted and took Coates.
@Cram It: Sounds good, you made the right choice!
@Cram It: Sup Cram! I think that’s a good deal for your team, I like it.
Which side you like here?
Forte/Ryan Mathews for Mark Ingram/Blount? 12 team PPR.
Thanks a lot.
@Luke: Forte side because of the PPR aspect and Mathews helps a bit. NP!
Jay, what do you think…
I have the #2 waiver wire claim..
Who do I claim..
Booker, Meredith, Barnbridge, Fleener?
Ppr league we start 2 rbs, 2wrs, a te, and a flex.
I have Forte, Hyde, Coleman and Gio..
And Beckham, Matthews, Fuller, Parker, Cruz,
Plus Gates/Henry. (I don’t want to keep owning both)
@Wide Right: 1st claim Meredith for Cruz, 2nd claim Booker for Parker, maybe?
@Turn Two: Yeah, if doing it, that’s my order too.
@Wide Right: I kinda think you hold, that should be a one going next week. Maybe worth?
20 teamer, PPR, start 2 RB, 3 WR 1 QB, 1 flex. team almost won twice with bell suspended but didn’t.
QB rivers/gabbert (it was too early to drop him for a one week type starter till it was too late, waiver too low to nab romo last week when somebody waited that long to drop romo)
RB l.bell/howard/langford/CAP/zenner
WR t.smith/s.smith/jeffrey/wheaton/lee
TE jimmy G/clay
1. guess gotta hold gabbert over d.anderson/l.jones waiting for kaepernick to do kaepernicking (old definition)?
2. hold all my RB’s over: dunbar/s.taylor/kelley (sounding like he’s on the up)/farrow
3. hold all my WR and/or clay (clay can play flex too) over any of: aiken/w.powell/a.wilson?
@Mobin Can’t Hack It: Yeah, I think it’s worth it here. 2. Hmm, yeah, you’re right on Kelley, so him over Zenner isn’t crazy. 3. Yeah, looks good there, I’d hold.
dynasty 12 teamer PPR.
1. stick with j.thomas TE over fleener? also ertz, but we have 2 flexes and 1 TE spot.
2. if smallwood/ivory are RB’s 5 and 6 (at least till woodhead’s back), and crowder is WR 4 (at least till either allen comes back or treadwell does something) drop any of those 3 for any of: kerley/agholor/m.lee?
@Mobin Can’t Hack It: oops, i HAVE ertz/j.thomas already, don’t have fleener
@Mobin Can’t Hack It: 1 Yeah, I’m okay with that. 2 Smallwood for Kerley isn’t crazy, but it’s not really necessary.
14 team PPR.
QB luck
RB mccoy/charles/ware/booker/CAP/ajayi/ivory
WR a.brown/parker/woods/t.williams (SD)/diggs
TE henry
IR eifert
drop which 2 (if any) for meredith/coates? one of ivory/ajayi maybe, hard to think both, would weaken RB depth too much maybe. i see the bid advice of 8 (meredith) and 6 (coates, albeit for 10 teamers). probably bid slightly more in 14’s i’d guess then.
@Mantis Toboggan MD: I like your team, but I think you have it spot on if you want to make a change. Ajayi then Ivory I think.
12 team PPR land. now that jimmy TE has looked good in back to backs and is off his bye:
drop pitta as backup for a 6th WR meredith/beasley/snead/m.thomas/britt/parker, i already have t.williams (SD)/cobb/hopkins/hilton/marv jones (start 3 WR no flex) or 6th RB (start 2) in one of: starks/booker/d-wash (DET)/richard/forsett/morris, already have both CHI and both PIT RB’s along with yeldon.
3. if RB’s were mccoy/t.west/smallwood/all 3 CAR guys/abdullah (IR), drop anybody for same list of RB’s above?
4. drop g.tate for how many of above list of WR’s?
4.
@Sinkhole Demayo: Drop Pitta for Beasley there I think. And I’d hold on RB. Hold onto Tate one more week.
Meredith or Woods or dAdams or Inman or Britt ROS in standard? Most upside given I have Hopkins Alshon and Cobb now! (Kelce trade agreed)
@Zandy: Woods maybe. Not sure what to think of Meredith quite yet.
any chance Forsett will have the volume to be relevant in Detroit? I’m thinking how Chris Johnson was still decent last year or the year before? Whichever year he came back and was good for a little bit again…
@William Hung: It’s a good question I’m going back and forth on. I could see him being somewhat productive if given time, but I don’t know how they’ll divvy up the time when all is said and done.
@Jay: I’m thinking of taking a flier on him and dropping Washington – wait and see or go for it? I figure Forsett would get more volume than the backs in Oakland right?
@William Hung: I say go for it, you need to light a fire on your team, maybe it’ll turn out well.
@Jay: I’m in trouble if Rashad Jennings or Arian Foster can’t go – my only RB who gets 15-20 touches is Matt Jones.
drop m floyd or d adams for tate
non ppr
@a bag of sand: I think Adams.
give cobb & crowell for TY?
14tm standard
own l miller, ingram, quizz, fitz, cobb, shepard
It’s okay I think.
What reciever in Ppr league could I trade Lat Murray for?
Maybe something like Benjamin?
@Jay: i’m guessing you mean t-ben, NOT k-ben?
My team half point ppr
qb eli manning
wr odb, maclin
rb bell, levin coleman
te julius thomas
flex pryor
bench will fuller, asiata, rashad jennings, corey coleman, ajayi, kerely
His team
qb carr
wr hopkins,fitz
rb cj anderson, demarco
te rudoplh
flex baldwin
bench wentz, travis benjamin, bortles, yeldon, riddick
He offered bortles and yeldon for tevin coleman he wrote in there i need a better qb.
See any other offer that will improve my team?
@jb: Haha, nice of him to suggest that. I’m iffy on Bortles helping you here, and honestly, I like Coleman much more here. I’d hold, or if he likes Coleman, I’d ask for Wentz and Yeldon at least. I kinda want to fit Riddick there, but it might mix things up.
So here’s the roster – std
Wentz
Hopkins Alshon
Gurley Ingram
jCharles
Graham
Bench:
Rb: Ware, JStew, DWash (oak), Jalen
Wr: Cobb, Floyd, Woods
Te: Brate
Who are you dropping Brate for?
Dwayne Wash, Watkins, Tavon, Forsett, spiller, Eli, Cousins (@Det next week), Mariota (Ind next week) Starks, Ladarius, Rainey, Darkwa, DGB
((Wentz gets min next week))
20 team PPR with this:
QB rivers/gabbert (start 1, but nobody with close to value gabbert might have is out there, kaep was correctly drafted and kept whole time, some twit dropped romo last week)
RB l.bell/howard/langford/CAP/kelley (start 2)
WR jeffrey/s.smith/t.smith/wheaton/lee (start 3)
TE jimmer/clay (start 1 with 1 flex)
drop anybody for strong (getting some targets finally last 2 weeks, miller might be back at some point though). same league as above.
didn’t realize booker was getting that much usage at this point (starting to look like last year DEN, which is actually scarier since hillman was actually terrible except at blocking, booker is a better runner). still hold smallwood over him in 12 team lands if you have mccoy/t.west and the 3 CAR guys. start 2 RB.