Agree completely but I have MJD too (good RB depth for me in the sickie league) so I will really just be playing the matchup with all three guys until/unless someone separates themself.....Benson's sole value is in that they dont have anybody else...

frankly, that is all the more reason to start a RB over a WR especially a WR with no true track record as a good fantasy performer. Brown is a legit starting RB on a decent team that likes to run the ball. Yoda is right this is not close.

I'd still go brown. I'm not yet sold on the bears offense; I think it will take some time to start firing on all cylinders. And even then I am not that huge on Hester's talent as a WR. But with Cutler throwing the ball you know he's gonna get some either way. So by mid-year they could be kicking some major booty I guess. Forte is still the focal point and probably Olsen after him.

Good stuff..Brown it is.

yeah good choice....yeeeeaahh

Oops Did I mention your opponent paid me $5 to tell you that?

Meh, won my game when Brady woke up in the 4th quarter last night. If I get Maroney off of the FA (I'm 5th so not so sure about that one) then I'll start him instead of Slaton who's up against another tough D, otherwise I'll probably put Hester in the flex slot and put Brown at one of the RB's. Chester Taylor is supposed to get 13 against the Lions but I'm still not starting him.

D's I play against next week:

Detroit
Green Bay (away)
Indi
Cinci
Miami (away)
Chicago (away)
Atlanta (away)
NY Jets (away)
San Diego (away)

FML

Anyone who watched the Raiders vs. Chargers last night- can you tell me if Asomugha covered Chris Chambers most of the game or did the Chargers just never throw it his way for some other reason? I may drop Chambers if he was only targeted once, unless it was because Asomugha covered him as he rarely gets thrown at.

Doesn't matter IMO, Chambers could be the 2nd receiver on the team and always be getting the 3rd look since both of their decent backs can catch as well. If you have a better option that's sure pickup, go with it.

I agree and would have to suggest Louis Murphy. He has apparently grown a repore with russel and was targeted 9 times. Until someone else steps up to be a number 1 guy there i think he is it, depending on rule interpretation that could go either way he could of had a 2 td game. Kenny Britt also intrigues me and Robert Meachem is a good pick up if you get return yards as well

So, who to start at flex WR/RB?

Willie Parker (vs. Bears)

Jonathan Stewart (vs. Falcons)

Mario Manningham (vs. Cowboys)


I think I might go with Stewart.

I think Parker is the choice. At least he's the clear number 1.

I think Parker is the choice. At least he's the clear number 1.

Thanks, I put in for Earl Bennett or Laurent Robinson. I just don't trust rookie WR's especially with retards throwing to them.

It's possible, but as noted below....he's typically probably the 4th option behind VJ, Gates, LT/Sproles. He's definitely a fantasy nobo at this point.

Buster Davis gets more targets. For whatever reason, Rivers does not look Chambers way much. It's weird the guy has tons of talent and had a few good years in Miami with awful quarterbacks.

But they are saying Parker might have a lingering hammy injury (I know, shocker right?). He may be limited again. Not to say JStew is a great starting option right now, but you never know when he is gonna put up a homerun.

I'm kinda leanin towards stewart as well because of the hammy thing and the fact that delhomme's confidence is shattered therefore a spike in RB touches ain't outta tha question


Bennett is a solid pick up for sure and i'm pretty sure Meacham is entering the " 3rd year Breakout" season. Speaking of which I think nowadays you can trust rookie WR's more. That rookie WR curse i'd say is dated, especially when an injury or weak corps opens up a spot for a high rounder (I was pleading my case last year when being ridiculed for spending a midlate pick on desean). Washington's injury leaves a chance for Britt to make an impact and it seems the titans are willing to let him deliver. Murphy has a chip on his shoulder considering his Teammate Harvin was a first rounder as well as his main competition, Heyward-bay. He's gonna try his damnest to be that colston style late round steal and outperform those two and Russell is lookin his way lots. Remember the Raiders usually need to throw to catch up. I just don't understand tha mistrust under those conditions. I guess there will always be those guys that will never trust rookie wr's just like there will always be those guys that always draft two rb's first.

That's hilarious. For the last few years I have gone into my drafts with the expectation of taking 2 WR's in the first 3 rounds, and every year some RB slips too far and I am forced to take RB-RB. So, I have the exact reputation you described but really it has been a circumstantial thing.

Meh, I don't hate rookie WR's just don't care for Murphy's situation. From what I understand Schilens is supposed to be ahead of him on the depth chart and last I heard he should be back in the next couple of weeks.

Steelers to begin using backfield rotation

Though Willie Parker will start again this week, he's expected to be in a rotation with Rashard Mendenhall.
Parker will play two series to every one for Mendenhall until one of the backs develops a hot hand. Mewelde Moore will continue to play on passing downs including no-huddle situations. Coach Mike Tomlin insisted just over a week ago that Parker was his man and that there would be no rotation. Parker's lack of burst in the opener must have troubled him as much as it did us.

I think we still go with Parker. He needs to have a good game this week to keep starting, but with Urlacher gone he could get some short passes as well as runs.

I would still go with parker.. even if they are using a rotation, at least willie is at the top of it.. Jonathan Stewart will get significantly less carries than De.



Well I mean, you have to be careful were you draft rookie WR's, just like you have to be with rookie rb's. You can't over value them and take them too early, because many will have poor rookie seasons. RE: 2 rb's, I've tried consciously to go away from that this year, because there are so many mid-high quality rb's, and so few top tier WR's

What if you have the #1 overall pick and take AP, then coming back around Steven Jackson is still available at #24? That's what I faced this year and as much as I didn't want to take him, I did. Now my WRs suck- Welker, Braylon Edwards, Lance Moore and Burleson. I had every intention of taking Welker and Colston but couldn't pass on SJax.

Well, I'd have to look at your draft board, to see who got taken.. but I had the number 1 pick in one of my drafts, and I took AP 1 and Jennings and White 24 and 25. Had Sjax been there, I would have taken Sjax and Jennings, probably.


The top tier WR's I think ( going into the draft, at least) were Fitz, A Johnson, Moss, C Johnson, Wayne, Jennings, White and Boldin. I would have taken SJax over a Wayne, Jennings, White, Boldin and probably C Johnson. My thinking is you'd want at least one of those top 8 in the first three rounds.. getting 2 of them is nice too, but you can't give up value to do it.

Don't take those last comments as an attack on your integrity in any fashion. You're gonna pick value wise and if that means goin rb rb than so be it, I do it too when conditions determine so. I'm still on board with bennett bein a better pick up at this time, However if Murphy has another solid game this week than I expect him to surpass Schilens on tha depth chart.

None of those WRs were available at 24, which I guess is why SJax was. I'm not upset about the pick, in fact I'm happy with it but going into it thinking I would get 2 top-10 WRs just surprised me I guess.

Actually I think everyone may have overvalued WRs this year. Going into the drafts this year, everyone seemed to have the WR first bug, and I think RBs value may have increased because of it. Contrarianism or some shit, thanks Titical Blunder.



I didn't take it as an attack, I just found it funny that I would most definitely be classified as "the old school must take RB-RB with the first 2 rounds guy," when the last 2 years I have gone into the draft with the complete opposite strategy. I've had guys tell me that they "know" I'm going RB-RB, so I guess I can use that to my advantage someday.

Shockey or Clark this weekend at TE? I feel like with AGonz down, it'd be crazy to not start Clark, but Shockey is projected higher across the board...apparently the iggles give up a lot to TE's.

I mean, Tony Gonzalez had a nice game vs. Miami, and Clark has a better QB throwing to him, and the Colts have a worse running game than the Falcons, so... I think Clark is going to have a nice game (especially with Anthony Gonzalez out). Meanwhile, I kind of think Brees doesn't care who he throws it to, and the Saints have a ton of offensive weapons, so I don't think Shockey's week 1 performance is going to be the norm. I'd start Clark.

One particular league i'm in has some pretty high scoring settings. Rb's and Wr's get 1 pt per 10 rushing/receiving yards, 0.5 pts per reception, 6 pts per touchdown and 10 pts per 100 yard milestones for rushing/receiving. They also get 1 pt per 20 return yards and 5 pts per 100 return yard milestones as well as 6 pt return td's. We start 1 Qb, 1 Te, 3 Wr's, 2 Rb's, and 1 W/R flex. The rest of the positions involve defense and i'm set at what i'm gonna do there.

Should I start Philip Rivers hosting miami or Schaub hosting jacksonville?

I picked up clifton smith and think i'll put him in somewhere's cuz i think the g-men will score lots and smith might even reach 200 return yards.

So what combination of RB's and WR's should i start?

I have Desean Jackson, Ted ginn jr, Reggie Wayne, Houshmanzadah, Steve Breaston, Chris Johnson, Darren Sproles, Darren Mcfadden, and clifton smith

Sit Desean, Ginn, and either Housh or Breaston. Start everybody else. The Housh call is tough b/c Seneca Wallace is awful, but at least he's the no. 1. I'd start Breaston instead.

Start Rivers over Schaub. Houston will be able to run on Jacksonville, so I don't think Schaub has a huge game (plus, Walter might be out again). Manning put up nice numbers on the Dolphins with only 15 minutes of possession; the Chargers have a better D than the Colts, so I'd expect even more drives for Rivers.


For one of my leagues: I have to start two of: Adrian Peterson, Clinton Portis, Fred Jackson. Portis has a great matchup vs. Detroit, and it's difficult to think about benching Peterson; but everybody is predicting Jackson to go off this week.

Maybe I'll try and move him for WR help.

I agree with starting rivers but it was close so I wanted to hear someone else say it. As far as the other starts I can only start three Rb's and thats if i designate one to the flex spot and i have to start three wide receivers. I'm thinkin reggie wayne and Desean (apparently he's fine and curtis ain't) for Wr's and i'm thinkin clifton smith, and Sproles for sure for Rb. So that leaves 1 Wr spot, and 1 W/R flex open with Ginn, Housh, Breaston, Chris Johnson, Darren Mcfadden to choose from with those 2 spots.

I like the Jackson start cuz the only way buffalo stands a remote chance is by keepin the ball outta Brees' hands thereby giving Jackson one last final bid for carries before Lynch's suspension is up. That motivation should propel his game and I think Peterson's got a tweaked back which may limit his touches.

I ended up going with Peterson/Jackson after seeing the med report about Portis having bone spurs in both ankles; worked out pretty well (I'll win the game in that league for sure).

With Barber and Jones recovering from injuries Tashard Choice is looking like the better option but I also have Pierre Thomas. Choice could see a lot of carries even if Barber plays. I can't decide who to start behind AP. Any suggestions? Also, Johnny Knox or Steve Breaston?

Choice looked pretty good last week and I'm not convinced Denver's defense is not all that good. They have faced some of the worst offenses in the NFL making their numbers look better than they are, while the Jets D is for real IMO, so I'd go with Choice.

As far as Breaston and Knox, since Breaston is on a bye week, I think you are safe choosing Knox.

Is it time to just flat out drop McFadden? I don't think he's going to do anything this year. In my opinion if he was going to have a big game against the Texans is when that would happen and he rushed for -3 yards. I'm sure no one is willing to give anything up for McFadden. Anybody agree with me that McFadden is droppable at this point?

I'm wonderin that myself i picked him up in both my leagues thinkin he was due and i got what i thought was great value for him late. both my leagues are keepers tho so what do you guys think? I'm thinkin to hold out till he's back and hope there's a qb change by then and see what happens.

Yahoo is reporting McFadden is having knee surgery and will be out for 2-4 weeks. Drop drop drop.

Yeah torn meniscus. He's going to be a drop for me in 2 of my leagues. Mike Sims-Walker is available on the WW in one of those leagues, hopefully he will still be available when I get a chance to claim him.

Freaking raiders put me on tilt. I liked McFadden AND M.Bush going into the season but Russell and that O-line are so bad they just can't put up good numbers. You can stack 8 in the box every time, it's not like Russell is going to make you pay.

I only own Dmac in a dynasty so obviously not dropping him there. But I do own M.Bush in a redraft and I will give him a chance to shine with DMac out of the way. If he doesn't do anything in the next 1-2 weeks i'll cut loose on him too.

On an unrelated note, I HAVE dropped Larry Johnson and Leon Washington in redraft leagues. Neither are putting up the numbers I was hoping for - but both were backups anyway.

A couple of the crappier teams in my league picked them up, but they haven't been active enough on Waivers and are in trouble if they have to start them. They wouldn't ever crack the starting lineup on my squad.

Warner or McNabb against the Bucs this week?

Would take Warner; that could be a shootout, but Philly-Tampa will likely be over early.

I can start 2 RB; one will be Peterson. 2nd is...?

Fred Jackson (14.44)
Cedric Benson (6.73)
Clinton Portis (9.99)
Ahmad Bradshaw (8.53)
Chester Taylor (7.52)

Numbers in parentheses are Yahoo fantasy points predictions for this week. Do they know something I don't? Why is Jackson outscoring Portis?

Because Portis has been asstastic all year.

Though Jackson is getting his carries cut down by Lynch being back. You should try and pull a 2 for 1 RB deal with a team that has one good RB and no depth.

Since McNabb is coming off of an injury, I'd wait a week especially since Warner has a great matchup against the Texans.

In the spirit of McNabb.......do i start McNabb or Flacco this week. I feel like this one is a total toss up. I'm trying to look at all the angles but i feel like the coin pretty much lands on it's side here. Thoughts??

I think it has everything to do with your team and this week's matchup, and much less to do with Flacco/McNabb. If you have to have an absolute bomber performance from your QB this week to win, then McNabb has the bigger upside so go with him....but if you can live with getting 15-20 from your QB and it would keep a weaker opponent in the game if you got like 6 or 10 from your QB (McNabb lays and egg or gets hurt again), then go with Flacco. I didn't hesitate starting Flacco this week vs. Cinci instead of Brady vs. Denver, but that's a different choice imo.

Agreed 100%. My team has been steadily strong....surprisingly as we've dealt with injuries to mcnabb, gore and anthony gonzalez. I'm 3-1 with my only loss coming last week with the second highest score for the week (team's bad performance shadowed by the SF D tho).
Put it this way, my lineup for the week will be
Ray Rice
Maurice Jones Drew
Anquan Boldin
Dwayne Bowe
Owen Daniels

I feel like McNabb fits better as far as a balanced portfolio (having rice), but I agree that Flacco is probably the sure mid-range point day, where McNabb range is ATC. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.

My team has been doing great so far, but I have three players who are out this week and I can't find anyone that great to replace them...ugh! Keep my fingers crossed the team I'm playing sucks.

Yeah Flacco laid his egg and Brady looked pretty good. Ah well. If Dallas Clark and Ronnie Brown get their projected, I still win, since Ray Rice was awesome and Mendenhall did good too.

Ronnie Brown's last minute TD gets me the Fantasy win...ty sir.


Mendenhall is still a start this week, even with Willie Parker back, yes? I could play Cadillac Williams instead.