Sorry, Aaron Rodgers owners, this week he goes to 11. Now I get it, you drafted him in the first round and ‘gosh darn it, he deserves a better ranking than that!’ is what you’re thinking. Ok, you were thinking of other four letter words than ‘gosh’ and ‘darn’ but that’s besides the point and I’m sure I’ll see them in the comments. Something about this matchup just has me worried and I’m sure Tony Romo owners from week 2 can attest to this: it’s hard to play in Seattle as Yahoo’s week 2 scoring leaders can show you. If you can’t see Romo, you’re looking to high. Have you seen the name Jake Locker yet? Good, you’ve reached the bottom of the page. Now look up two guys and there he is. In Romo you had a top 8 QB, possibly top 6, not even playing as a startable option in a standard format. Now put that in perspective and realize I’m calling Rodgers a low end start in standard leagues and it should make more sense. Well, at least that’s my theory and I’m sticking to it. For those of you who take offense, I say unto you with complete respect: Lick My Love Pump. Of course, this keeps Greg Jennings and Jordy Nelson down on my list for the week but they’re still guys to start in most formats. I think the only other zigs in the WR department I can see is my Brandon LaFell belief as a solid WR3 this week, but I’ll admit it’s not a groundbreaking call. On the TE front, I have Heath Miller in my top 15 while he’s ranked 21 on the consensus. Is this the same TE with a touchdown in each game? Is it the same one with 4 Redzone Targets in week 1 and 5 total for the season? Is this where I should stop asking questions? It is? Ok good. So now you know why I have him where I think he should be. And finally in the RB world, Kevin Smith is getting underappreciated. Or maybe Mikel Leshoure is getting overappreciated. Hard to say. In either case, I have him as a solid RB2 this week. Only way I can’t see that working is that Detroit has it’s secondary players in by the 2nd Quarter. Yes, Tennessee looks that bad so far this year.
All I can say is that, thus far, I’m damn happy I waited so long for a QB in the draft, taking RG3 for my starter.
I have an RB question for week three : in my flex spot, Hillis or Pierre Thomas?
Thanks!
Ha, indeed. I’d go PT
2 Questions:
1. Are you starting Dwyer over Hillis?
2. What is your feeling on J-Stew’s health tonight?
Thank you for all the help
1) Yeah, don’t mind going Dwyer. Hillis is screwing the pooch a bit right now
2) I’m feeling his toe right now and it doesn’t feel good. I honestly can’t say for sure but I wouldn’t be surprised if he missed the game.
Hey – it looks like the PPR ranks aren’t showing up. Just a headsup.
Also – you seem pretty low on Hillis this week. Think he’ll have another down game?
Thanks!
Brian
Oy…I’ll have to check in with fantasypros about that. Thanks.
Hillis has just had two bad games in a row. He needs to prove he’ll do something before I put him higher.
Morning!
My WRs are a mess (in general, and) this week.
Brandon LLoyd and Perci are a lock (hesitating with perci against SF but feel like i have no choice).
But then i need one more between Anquan, Alshon Jeffrey James Jones and Brian Hartline. Leaning Anquan, but not sure why really.
What do you think?
Thanks in advance!
(ppr league)
Morning back!
Boldin/Jeffrey are pretty far down for me. Could be a shootout with NE. I’d lean Boldin.
Quick sit/start question (no PPR):
Start 3 of these 4:
Murray, Ridley, Andre Brown and Kevin Smith
The Ravens gave up a good game to the Law Firm, but looked pretty stout last week against McCoy. I’m real close to benching Ridley for Brown, but obviously have to decide by tonight.
Any help is appreciated, thanks!
Murray/Smith/Ridley/Brown is how I have them ranked this week. Wouldn’t blame you if you went Brown but I think Ridley will get his.
Your PPR pages are not loading.
Yeah I alerted fantasy pros about it. Thanks!
.5 ppr league need to replace nicks, options are mike williams, malcom floyd or kendall wright, im leaning towards floyd, who do you like
full point ppr league need to potentialy replace maclin options are not good but i have jon baldwin and kendall wright, this league also count retunr yards and j cribbs is on the waiver wire as well as j kerley and jacoby jones, its slim pickins i know
I’d go Floyd there.
Yeah, not an exciting group there. Might just try Wright and hope for the best.
with the way peterson has looked should i drop gerhart for ben tate?
@jared, Yes
Yeah, I’d do that.
@Sky
Two questions:
1.) 0.5 ppr league do you start andrew hawkins or Kenny Britt?
2.) Standard league flex play do you start Britt, Amendola, or Hillis
1) I’m doing that in a league right now actually, so yes. Until Britt has a good game, I’m not starting him
2) Hillis
Give Roethlisberger and A. Morris for Romo? The other owner is desperate for a RB. Would this be enough to offer, and is the upgrade to Romo worth sacrificing RB depth (Morris is my RB4, with not much behind him)?
I’d do that, I have no faith that Morris retains his value all season.
You are crazy for ranking Rodgers that low. The packers O is about to start clicking in a major way on primetime Monday night.
Cool, we’ll see how Monday night unfolds.
Is it me or does the PPR rankings not work when you click on them?
Not just you, we’re working on it
Do you start Martellus Bennett over Tony Gonzalez tonight?
I’d have no problem with that. Could be a shoot out tonight.
Who would you start at FLEX in a 1pt. PPR
Alfred Morris (Fantasy Pros consensus pick but I’m not sold)
Dwyer
LaFell (enticing given horrible Giants secondary)
Britt (just behind Morris in consensus)
1 pt PPR I’d lean LaFell
Is Alfred Morris legit? You prefer him to Owen Daniels?
@Eng, Forgot to say Good morning and thanks for the updates. Blame no coffee yet!
Ha, morning! I assume you’re talking flex play? I’d lean Morris
hey guys, thanks for the input… as the name implies, i’m new here… anyway, need some advice this week: denarius moore or jordy nelson? any insight on steven jackson? i’ve go thim tentatively benched with pierre thomas as a feeble replacement while FJ is out of order.
Jordy
RE: S-Jax – He’s probably a low end play if he does play. Wouldn’t fault you if you went with PT this week.
PPR, 2 QB league. Which 2?
Rodgers
Schaub
Freeman
Cassel
@Gino, As a Chiefs fan I can’t help but laugh at seeing Cassel on your list…
I have them ranked Rodgers/Cassel/Schuab/Freeman this week so that’s how I would view it
Whats up! I’m leaning towards sitting mcgahee this weekend due to Houston’s great d. That leaves me with Morris / Hillis ( I hear ya on Hillis but NO has the worst rushing def right now) and then starting lafell in my flex. .5 ppr league. Am I thinking too much here? Or playing the matchups correctly? Thanks!
I don’t mind starting Hillis there in a PPR league. Like LaFell.
2 WR slots this week: Colston, Mathews, Austin, Torrey, or Amendola?
Does flex spot go to DeAngelo Williams over the 3rd of those guys?
PPR or non?
@Sky, No, yardage.
@wovenstrap, Colston/Austin/DeAngelo
In a .5 PPR and 5 return yards for .1 point league, start Danny Amendola or Larry Fitgerald?
I’d still lean Fitz but is there any other way to get Amendola in your lineup besides that sit?
@Sky, Sproles, Spiller, Doug Martin (Flex), and Brandon Marshall are all starting in the other spots. I also have Chris Johnson on the bench. Yes this is a 12-team league, and yes I have Andy Dalton and Russel Wilson as my QBs haha.
Yikes! Roethlisberger was my cut off for trust worthy QB1’s this year. I really hope the Red Rocket keeps things up for you.
@Sky, Thanks! The guy one pick ahead of me took Romo (6th round) and RGIII (8th round) while I had them in my queue ready to draft. All the other QBs were going way too high, I figured I’d pick one up during the season by trading on of my many RB/WRs.
No prob. Yeah, at least for now, your QB situation isn’t hurting you. Ride that wave until someone comes crawling to you would be how I played it.
Oh and now I see there’s no room for both. Yeah, just roll Fitz. Sorry for the confusion.
Sky,
Streaming a DEF here. I saw you have Buffalo (@CLE) and Miami (vs. NYJ) at 12 and 13, wondering if you got a gut feeling one way or the other there?
Also, flex play in 12-team standard PPR, Donald Brown over J. Stewart this week? Brown has 25 carries in two weeks but gets JAC…
Have a good one.
Buffalo has a chance to make Cleveland look pretty bad. They’re a better gamble, IMHO.
I’d go Brown.
12 team 1pt PPR… you like Celek over Witten like I do?
Also, same league, I have Dwyer sitting on the bench. Is he worth dumping for Mendenhall? Is the Seattle DEF or San Francisco DEF worth dumping for him? Yes I have two DEFs.
@CL, RE: Celek, Yep
You have SF DEF, you don’t need two. Drop SEA DEF, pick up Mendenhall.
@Sky, Done and Done. That’s what I thought. Thanks for pushing me off the fence. Enjoy the weekend.
No prob, you too!
For those looking for the PPR rankings, use IE. The problem appears to be browser related. For me it did not load on Firefox, but loaded ok on IE.
Thanks for the heads up, Andrew.
in .5 ppr league would you drop titus young, mike williams, justin blackmon or davon bess for brandon gibson? if so who? thanks.
Would honestly hold. Titus would be the only one I’d drop for him but his offense is better.
Should I replace Randall Cobb on my bench with Denarius Moore?
I’d hold for now, personally
@Sky,
If you need the change for this week, keep track of injuries. I see that Cobb was limited Thursday (hamstring, not shoulder, Rotoworld). Moore was more or less full on Wed. Any report for Moore on Thursday?
RE: Moore, haven’t heard much. Thanks for the update! Rankings with the Thursday game makes it hard. To get you guys the info, I have to know by Wednesday night. Either that or I ignore Thursday games which just feels silly. I always try and give it one final revise for the fantasypros side of things but you’re always flying blind on a Wednesday night.
@Sky, No problem. I have the same choice facing my PPR team, so I’ve been paying attention. I’m considering picking up Cobb because I can choose to go with Jennings if he makes it to Monday night, but I also like the idea of using DMoore since his snap count will be better than Cobb’s. Of course I should probably go with a totally healthy, but scrubbier, option (like Young or Little). Knowing myself, I’ll sit here and stew until waivers are set to clear again in a couple hours.
Hey Sky,
.5 PPR league. Two questions:
1) M. Williams (TB), D. Avery (IND), or D. Richardson (STL) for W/R?
2) I picked up Kellen Winslow for my bench, but Scot Chandler, Fred Davis, and Coby Fleener are available. Do I drop Winslow for any of them?
Thanks.
1)Avery if S-Jax is ready to go, Richardson if not
2) I’d hold for now to see the severity of Hernandez’ injury and how quickly Winslow becomes a part of the offense.
@Sky, Thanks.
Assuming S-Jax starts, would you play D. Richardson @ CHI over M. Turner @ SD?
Also, what is the likelihood Mendenhall sees the field this week?
No prob.
If S-Jax is starting, I wouldn’t start Richardson over Turner.
My understanding is he won’t be in this week.
Would you start Kevin Smith or Brandon LaFell in ppr league at flex? Normally I’d say Smith no brainer but all this Leshoure talk and working out other RBs makes me nervous. Seems like the coaches don’t have any faith in him so if Leshoure comes in and doesn’t completely fall on his face they’ll probably give him the bulk of carries.
I’d still lean Smith, but I wouldn’t blame you if you went LaFell.
Got a tough matchup this week, I have Finley but I don’t trust him at Seattle, such a fantasy killer place to play. I have Rudolph but he’s going up against San Fran and i don’t like that either. Daniels @ Denver and Fleenor vs Jax seem due for TD’s this week. Please help, will send you Pliny the Elder.
Oh man, that sounds awesome even at 10 am. I agree those are bad matchups but you’re really poking around the nether regions with those FA pickups. I’d still sit on Finley for the week and hope for the best.
@Sky, cool and conservative…
now for double jeopardy, Looking for a plug in this week if Colston can’t go, I have Blackmon stashed and I have no intention of playing him, but I could go after Gibson or Avery, they might not be sexy but they might give me 7 to 10 points.
I’m pissed I scored 141.62 points in RCL and didn’t get top team because Finley got me .60 and Colston 4.9, and i still scored 141.62. I’m pissed alot
How do you ship a bottle of beer?
Hey, Ashley Judd told me I don’t have to worry about Double Jeopardy! I’d lean Avery there.
Re: beer, very carefully and with nachos.
@Sky, you know what they say about nachos, you don’t buy them you rent them
Ha, and sometimes wear them. Still, typical night out for me if I’m at the bar: beer and nachos. If you’re ever back in Eugene, Turtles is the place to be for that. Just went there on Tuesday night. Fundido sauce and Ninkasi IPA, firm reminder of how good life can be.
@Sky, Fundino sauce, that sounds like what some italian guy is going to give his booty call for the night.
“hey joey what are you doing tonight”. ” me and Vinny or going out and i’m going to give Gina the Fundino sauce”…oooh!!
Ha, it’s quite possible that’s the secret ingredient but…I try not to think about it.
@Sky, Its better not to know
I have a tough matchup in the Writers League. Who should I start?
Do the safe move…bench everyone!
@Sky, Sounds radical, but you’re the expert.
Exactly, the 0-2 expert…
@VinWins, go Costanza, do the exact opposite of your instincts
@Jack Full of Hate, Now, that makes sense! Especially since I figure my limited knowledge against an expert makes me the favorite.
@VinWins, ignorance is bliss and always KISS (keep it simple stupid)….cliche Thursdays
Greg Jennings
Desean Jackson
Miles Austin
Brandon Lafell
Steve Johnson
Which 3 do you start in standard league week 3?
I have them ranked Austin/Johnson/Jackson/Jennings/LaFell so that’s how I’d view it.
Do you agree with my flex start? having trouble deciding btw Deangelo and Lance Moore…12 team .5pt PPR head to head league:
QB – Brees
RB – MJD
RB – Donald Brown
WR – Torrey Smith
WR – D-Jax
WR – Dez Bryant
Flex – Deangelo Williams
TE – Chandler
K – Hanson
DEF – Saints
Bench: Little, Lance Moore, Dwyer, Andrew Hawkins, Austin Collie
Yeah, tough call. It’s looking like Stewart won’t play much tonight, according to the news so DeAngelo could be a good play. I’d stick with him.
Skizzy in the hizzy…which side of this trade do you prefer:
D-Jax S-Jax and D. Richardson or Brandon LLoyd and Gates
I’m not big on Gates so I’d take the D-Jax side. I left my Snoop dictionizzy at home so I’m gonna leave that one alone :)
Vick at 7 even against a very productive Arizona Defense? On the fence between rothelinsberger and Vick.
Loudon says Vick and Andrew Nordmeier says Ben can you be the tye breaker Sky? Thanks
Vick put up the 6th best QB line last week against a Baltimore team that was supposed to make him look worthless. I’d still go Vick.
With Nicks hurt, I only have 1 bench receiver in E. Sanders, I know, oops. Should do you like Ramses Barden this week? He’s listed as the WR2 on Rotoinfo. Or will Randle really be the WR2 for the Giants tonight?
@Ronkonkoma, …Sanders or Barden?
Barden gets first crack, IMHO. I’d go with him for the upside chance of a shootout.
PIT DEF is kinda banged up.. should I stick with them or start DET @ TEN instead?
@E, also thinking about ARI vs PHI
I’d go DET
Thoughts on Kenny Britt?
Someone just dropped him to waivers today
I could drop A hawkins to pick him up?
standard league
Make sense? Or is he still hurt
Thanks
I’d take Britt there if we’re talking about a bench WR. Bigger potential.
.5 ppr. Who you got at FLEX:
AP vSF
Kevin Smith @TEN
Britt vDET
and TE Finley @SEA or Pitta vNE?
Thanks
Smith and Finley for me.
Chris Johnson or DeAngelo Williams
I had him lower than CJ but I had J-Stew ahead of him. Now it’s looking like J-Stew is out so I’d go DeAngelo.
@Sky, it’s a tough call. I know as soon as I sit cj?k he’ll go off. Plus I have Cam.
Yeah, I just have zero faith in NYG’s run defense. If Stew is a no go, DeAngelo just might get enough opportunity to make it worth your while. Like I said, J-Stew/CJ were right next to eachother; had them both as flexes or low end RB2 options this week.
I know its just a kicker, but how are the experts not telling everyone to go get Young GZ?!? Fisher has said he will run Zuerlein out there to break the NFL record if he gets the chance… He is awesome!
Kicker ranks usually have more to do with the team surrounding than the kicker themselves. Just think that there will be inconsistency in owning the STL kicker. Unfortch, STL will see more punt formations than they’ll see scoring opportunities this year, IMHO
looking to stash in my ppr – LaFell, Hill, or Torrey Smith?
@Jack Full of Hate, also throw hawkins in there
I’d lean Smith/LaFell/Hawkins/Hill for rankings. Still believe in Smith but might have to change my mind if he still can’t do anything big this weekend.
Hey Sky,
Know its been a back and forth day but just received this offer
yea or nay?
His
Willis McGahee
Mike Wallace
Malcom Floyd
For My
Donnie Avery
Matt Forte
My receivers would consist of the above mentioned and Maclin/A. Johnson/Crabtree/R. White and Bess with RB of Bradshaw/DMac/Hillis/McGahee/Wells
Again the league is PPR with 3 WR 2 RB and flex
No worries. You don’t need Wallace with that set. McGehee won’t help in the passing game as much as Forte when he’s back. I’d hold
@Sky, Crap, Tehol told me to pull the trigger quick and I did. Guess I saw Forte and McGahee as a trade off due to the lack of Forte TD’s and always being injured. He cost me last season when he went down and now this so I guess I had a bad taste in my mouth. Hope I dont regret it but I’d like to think my WR core more than makes up for it now.
It’s all good, we have our differences of opinion. To be fair, I’m not a huge Forte fan but even without those TDs I like his consistency in PPRs. It wasn’t a bad trade, just one I wouldn’t make. I’m a hoarder of RBs. Rarely does my bench have any other position on it. I’m like snowboarding at the olympics: EXTREME!
@Sky, Usually I am too. I have 5 backs with 2 slots and a flex but am livid after losing Bradshaw, Forte and Maclin all in the same week. Seems like Forte can’t stay healthy and I cant wait another 2-6 weeks for him to get return to 100 percent to get 4 TD’s this year.
What gets under my skin tonight is Brown. The guy Im playing and just traded with had a better priority than me and is whipping me with him. David Wilson watch out and lets hope Bradshaw doesn’t get pushed out because of him
That is a pisser
I think Brown is flavor of the week. Jackie Battle was useful in spurts last year. 16 games is a long time, would be surprised if Brown keeps up production. I did pick him up where he was cheap enough to though. Pianowski spent 41 on him in a $100 FAAB bid league. Pretty nuts in my book
How’s that “Cam’s #1!” pick working out for ya?!?!
Big weekend for Aaron Rodgers. Book it.
He was consensus ranked #2. I broke no borders. We will see how Monday night plays out. I never mind being wrong, it proves how wet and wild fantasy football is. Andre Bown might be the #1 RB this week with Ramses Barden a solid PPR WR1. Glory of the game.
which?
a) marshawn & steve smith
b) mcgahee & nicks
I’d want the Lynch side
12 team ppr
Rbs
J.Charles
Lynch
Sproles
Sjax
Hillis
Wrs
T.smith
Dola
Lloyd
Ogletree
Little
DHB
Hawkins
Do I trade DHB and torrey smith for Ben Tate and Donnie Avery?
I’d hold
@Sky, now being offered Tate , j. stewart, and avery for charles..i know the obvious but whats your take??
Two RBs in RBBC situations and a WR flier. I wouldn’t trade a 2nd or 3rd round RB for that.
Cutler hit the waiver wire…can I drop Big Ben for him? Vick is my starter
I had Big Ben ahead of Cutler in my rankings. I wouldn’t.
what would be a good trade offer to try and acquire Percy Harvin?
The other team is in need of an RB, I was thinking about offering Charles and T Smith for Harvin
We start 1QB, 2 WR, 2 RB, 1 TE and 1 FLEX
my team:
QB – Rivers
RB – Lynch, J Charles, McGahee, Andre Brown, M Bush, Le shoure
WR – B Marshall, A Brown, Torrey Smith
TE – J Graham, D Pitta
The team with Harvin has
QB-Vick,A Smith, J Flacco
WR – Colson, Harvin, Nicks, Fitzgerald
RB – C Johnson, B jacobs, D Williams
TE – S Chandler
@Clueless,
Forgot to mention – its a PPR
It’s fair to offer but I’d be surprised if they took it.