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Which three running backs should I choose:

L. Blount vs. Saints
D. Sproles vs. Bucs
B. Wells vs. Rams
J. Battle vs. Dolphins

Which TE:
J Finley vs. Chargers
J Graham vs. Bucs

Leaning towards Sproles, Battle and Wells, and then Graham.

I think you bench one of Sproles or Battle, and it's probably Sproles. He's a 50/50 shot to get you a TD (4 total TDs in 8 games), but he didn't have much of a role in the last meeting at Tampa Bay, where most of the yardage went to Graham and Colston. Of course, I'm sure you're keeping an eye on Wells' knee inury -- if he can't go, your answer is clear.

As for TE, Graham is a no brainer.

Already starting Turner, Maclin and Colston. Need 1 RB and 1 flex from:

Greene (@NYJ)
Murray (v. Sea)
xxx Lynch (@Dal) xxx
Cruz (@NE, Nicks likely out)
Jacobs (@NE)

Lynch is an easy sit. Leaning Greene and Murray, but Cruz has such a tasty matchup.

EDIT -- Check that. Bradshaw was just announced as having a broken foot. Grabbed Jacobs immediately and dropped Marshawn Lynch.

@ Martimer - Despite his recent productivity I'm not a big believer in Murray, he has a decent challenge ahead of him in the Seahawks and I just feel sooner rather than later the Cowboys are going to look to get Romo and Austin back on track.

I owned Cruz before and got a dud week from him but if Nicks is out he should be a solid play.

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Vernon Davis vs. Fred Davis
Erick Decker vs. Julio Jones vs. Jon Baldwin (yeah my WR's suck)

And uh, any idea on which defense I should pick up? I'm in a fairly shallow league (9 teams), I have the Bills DST (Jets) but the Chiefs DST (Dolphins), Falcons DST (Colts), and Raiders (Broncos) DST are all available...

I'm leaning towards dropping Bills DST and going with the Chiefs or Falcons but I just don't know ...

If Fred Davis is healthy on Sunday, I'd go for him over Vernon Davis. VD *can* be a beast, but he's been so inconsistent that I think I'd rather go for the 70 yards minimum I know I'm getting from Fred Davis.

Probably roll with Julio Jones as my WR there, but I don't love it. I don't trust Decker (probably going to see lots of Stanford Routt, and Tebow has too much implosion potential) and I want to see it out of Baldwin again before I'm starting him. That said, Dolphins have given up 300 yards in the air or multiple passing TDs in every game this year, so it wouldn't shock me if Baldwin gets 50 and a TD in the first half (and then we see a ton of Jackie Battle in the 2nd half).

I'd drop the Bills D if I were you. They're making their bread and butter on interceptions (2 per game so far). I don't see that happening -- I'm expecting a ton of Shonn Greene in this one. I went out and grabbed the Chiefs in one league and the Raiders in another. The Falcons' D doesn't scare me (averages 5 points on the road). I think I'd lean Chiefs -- their CBs are ball hawks and they were generating a ton of pressure on Rivers on Monday night. The Raiders could be HUGE, but would you be stunned if Tebow rebounds, Palmer implodes and Denver puts up 30+ points?

Actually when you put it like that I would be kind of surprised if Tebow turns it around and the Broncos put up 30+ points

I'm not ready to write-off Tebow's NFL-career yet but he just doesn't seem ready to be a starting QB...

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Thanks though, I went ahead and picked up the Chiefs DST.

I originally picked up the Bills DST thinking that I was going to go big or go home this week (interceptions + Sanchez's penchant for throwing interceptions) but it turns out the guy I'm playing is 1-6 and I'm 3-4 (have been falling apart since around week 3, lost Kenny Britt, Peyton Hillis = Hurt + Ineffective when playing, Jahvid Best = Hurt, Tony Romo = Ineffective, Miles Austin = Ineffective since injury) so a safer play is probably the smarter move in this instance...

eazy-e jianlian wrote:Actually when you put it like that I would be kind of surprised if Tebow turns it around and the Broncos put up 30+ points

I'm not ready to write-off Tebow's NFL-career yet but he just doesn't seem ready to be a starting QB...

I could see Tebow going for 1 or 2 TDs and 4 INTs, McGahee getting a TD or two if he plays, and even a pick 6 or two courtesy the corpse of Carson Palmer. The potential for points are there. That said, KC is the safer pick to get double digit fantasy points, and really they're just as likely to take an interception to the house as the Oakland defense is.

1 PPR, need a WR, RB, and a flex: Nate Washington, Mike Williams, Lance Moore, DeMarco Murray, Pierre Thomas.

Washington and Murray are the obvious choices. Mike williams is on a bye, I play Thomas if Ingram is out and Moore if Ingram is in.

This question is impossible to answer until closer to game time, but I'll ask it anyways and bump it later:

Need 2 RB's, 1WR and one flex, half ppr league:

Julio, Garcon, CJ0k, Hillis, Mcgahee, Jacobs, J Ringer

I was going to auto play Garcon and Julio at the WR/flex spots, but thought i'd mention it. Currently leaning towards CJ and Hillis at RB

Also:
F Davis or Jermichael?

Onlykiwirapsfan wrote:Washington and Murray are the obvious choices. Mike williams is on a bye, I play Thomas if Ingram is out and Moore if Ingram is in.

Mike Williams was on a bye last week. TB is at New Orleans this week. As for Washington, he's not at all obvious -- the Cincy pass D is very good. Murray is a definite start, Thomas second if Ingram is out or at all hobbled, then flip a coin with the WRs. Moore and Washington is all or nothing. Williams is getting 11 targets a game over the past 4 weeks, tied for tops in the league, but who knows what he's going to do with them. The other problem is that most of those targets have been in the short game and MW hasn't been given the chance to make big plays. I might actually roll the dice on him and see if they've fixed things over the bye. Just make sure you can handle the risk of a single digit outing (he hasn't hit double digits since Game 1).

This question is impossible to answer until closer to game time, but I'll ask it anyways and bump it later:

Need 2 RB's, 1WR and one flex, half ppr league:

Julio, Garcon, CJ0k, Hillis, Mcgahee, Jacobs, J Ringer

I was going to auto play Garcon and Julio at the WR/flex spots, but thought i'd mention it. Currently leaning towards CJ and Hillis at RB

Also:
F Davis or Jermichael?

McGahee (if he plays)
Hillis (if he starts)
Jacobs (if Bradshaw is out)
Julio
CJ0K
Ringer
Garcon

If any of the ifs don't happen, adjust accordingly.

As for the TEs, both are very good plays. SD, historically, has given up a lot to tight ends. However, they've only faced two teams with real TE threats so far -- NE (their TEs scored 32 points) and NYJ (only 5 points). On the other hand, Davis is Washington's only viable receiving target. I may lean Davis once you factor in the number of mouths to feed in GB, but it wouldn't stun me to come back here on Monday to find that Finley's gone for 100 yds and 2 TDs and Davis was held to 40 yards in a blowout.

Pick one for my RB2

Benson or Tolbert?

Pick one for my WR3

James Jones or Breaston?

PPR League - Thanks

Maritimer: You rank Garcon lowest???

Yup. After his two big games, he's come out with games of 3, 3, and 6 points. He might be fine, but I'd definitely take Jones over him. You could make the argument for him to be ahead of either Titans running back. Also, Hillis just re-aggravated his hammy in practice and probably won't play. I think your two RBs and WR are Jacobs, McGahee and Jones. Pick your poison at flex between Garcon and CJ0K.

MetroDrugUnit wrote:Pick one for my RB2

Benson or Tolbert?

Tolbert in a PPR, no question. They're close in a standard league, but Tolbert will be very active in the passing game.

Pick one for my WR3

James Jones or Breaston?

PPR League - Thanks

Ugh. Jones? Breaston has averaged 4 catches a game for the past 4 games, but Baldwin is going to have a role going forward. Jones at least has home run potential, and is just as likely to grab you 3 or 4 catches.

Hmm maybe my scoring system is different

He got me 4.6, 7.2 and 10.1. 1/2PPR, 1 point per 10y receiving. Definitely favours WR over RB's. I guess it doesnt matter too much wrt the RBs. I'm concerned about McGahee though as he actually has some competition, whereas Jacobs should get the majority of the carries (assuming Bradshaw doesnt play). I also have Og... Hillis' backup, is he worth a play?

Cheers

Metro: I go tolbert and flip a coin, slightly leaning towards breaston though

So if McGahee plays, I start him over Battle, right? Already going with Blount and Benson and using Roddy and Dez as my 2 RB/2 WR's. McGahee as my flex or Battle/Antonio Brown/Steve Johnson/DeMarco Murray?

Hmm. Sure is a pretty quick comeback by him and it's a good matchup.

I've got a hole at W/R with McFadden out. Should I go with Benson, Wayne, Gaffney, or Manningham? I'm leaning Benson, but Manningham might be a decent start.

Also, should I drop Gaffney for B Jacobs? I've got Bradshaw, so I'd say it would be good to get his backup. I'm surprised no one picked him up in my league to be honest.

TheLowlySquire wrote:I've got a hole at W/R with McFadden out. Should I go with Benson, Wayne, Gaffney, or Manningham? I'm leaning Benson, but Manningham might be a decent start.

Also, should I drop Gaffney for B Jacobs? I've got Bradshaw, so I'd say it would be good to get his backup. I'm surprised no one picked him up in my league to be honest.

Definitely either Manningham or Benson. Manningham should get a TON of cataches, especially if Nicks doesnt play. I would drop Gaffney for Jacobs w/o seeing your other wide receivers, I cant see a situation when you start him.

RaoulDuke79 wrote:So if McGahee plays, I start him over Battle, right? Already going with Blount and Benson and using Roddy and Dez as my 2 RB/2 WR's. McGahee as my flex or Battle/Antonio Brown/Steve Johnson/DeMarco Murray?

Hmm. Sure is a pretty quick comeback by him and it's a good matchup.

I personally wouldnt start McGahee over Battle or Murray

Update to my earlier question: Better flex play - Cruz (if Nicks is out), Tolbert (Mathews is out), or Murray? Pretty sure I have to roll with Green at RB2, but if you want to make a case for either RB above over him I'm willing to listen.