Rate my Team?

[VintaGe36]

I'm not sure what standard rules are, but I'm pretty sure this league is standard.(12 team league)


anyways:

My team:

QB: Carson Palmer
RB: Pierre Thomas
RB: Derrick Ward
WR: Larry Fitzgerald
WR: Randy Moss
RB/WR: Hines Ward
TE: Antonio Gates
D/ST: Titans
K: Neil Rackers

On my bench I have:

QB: Kyle Orton
RB: Sammy Morris
RB: Julius Jones
RB: Earnest Graham
RB: Tim Hightower
WR: Hakeem Nicks
WR: Chris Henry


What do you guys think?

[vincecarter4pres]

I like your starting lineup a lot except Derrick Ward.
I hate your bench RB's.
Like your bench WR's though.
So-so on Orton, but he's only a backup.
I like Palmer a lot this year as long as he finally stays healthy.

[VintaGe36]

Why do you hate my bench Running backs?

[vincecarter4pres]

Why do you hate my bench Running backs?

Everyone of your bench running backs is in a commitee and all of them are the weakest link and least used in their respective commitee's and the most likely to be benched if the coach tightens up the rotation. Sammy Morris will split time with Fredd Taylor, Green-Ellis and Maroney and he is probably 3rd in line in that rotation and I forget if they still have Faulk as the 3rd down guy, plus Maroney looks healthy and is the most likely to get crack at the lion's share of the carries. Yahoo has Morris listed as the #1, but on top of the schizophrenic playcalling, I don't buy that for a minute, IMO it'll be Maroney, Green, Taylor, Faulk and Morris and Morris might get straight up cut, although that could work out well for you depending where he winds up, but he is 32 and I don't see many teams giving him a huge role.
Graham is behing Ward and maybe a healthy Cadilac.
Julius Jones is now teammates with the recently signed Edge, who I think still has it, but he is still your best backup, which is ugh.
Tim Hightower, IMO is going to lose almost all his carries to Beannie Wells. Some say Tim will get the goalline carries, but I'll believe it when I see it, plus Arizona throws the ball all day.

[VintaGe36]

True, I guess i'm backing on Wells struggling as a rookie and/or getting hurt.

[hermes]

even if wells does struggle, hightower still stinks

you have a good starting limeup, and i like henry and nicks
also not a fan of those bench rb's

[Latrell]

Good team, lack of star RBs could hurt you. Nice WRs though, Fitz and Moss tandem could be deadly.

[Donlogic]

True, I guess i'm backing on Wells struggling as a rookie and/or getting hurt.

You have a great match-up in Jones @ Stl this week, espically with Edge not being up to snuff yet. Thomas being hurt does not help, but if you can pick up Mike Bell that might save you. Henry I think will have a solid year, even behind Coles and Ocho, he has something to prove, and I think a guy like that in a contract year (i think) will be a beast. The injury concern with Palmer is touch and go, but if health he should have a solid year, Orton I like as a back-up but only if Marshall is playing to his potential and if that O line keeps together.

Nicks is also a nice sleeper. I would suggest dropping Morris (as he is one of five backs on that roster) and maybe grab a rookie like Maclin or even a farther reach like Robiskie (Cle) who might surprise, keeping in mind that WR's usually take a year or two to really get the swing of things. A guy like Tyree if he gets his stuff together and signs on with the ravens could also be a good guy to have around come week 5.

Not sure if this what you were looking for, but I hope it helped a little.

[VintaGe36]

Update:

QB: Brett Favre
RB:Mike Bell
RB: Derrick Ward
RB/WR: Hines Ward(or Julius Jones)
WR: Larry Fitzgerald
WR: Randy Moss
TE: Antonio Gates
D/ST: Titans
K: Neil Rackers


Bench:
RB: Tim Hightower
RB: Julius Jones
RB: Johnathan Stewart
QB: Carson Palmer
WR: Chris Henry
TE: Jeremy Shockey

[Bleeding Blue]

I would try to trade Antonio Gates and maybe one of your RB's for a more quality back. You could start Shockey.