I love seeing the panicking going on in my leagues. Already owners are spending a ton of their FAAB funds on players after one game.
I didn't get N.Hines in any of my leagues and only got B.Snells in one league for $8. Hines went for $27 and $20 in two of my leagues ($100 total fund for the season), and Snells went for $20 in my other league. Then I saw C.Davis go for $10. But the worst (or the best from my perspective since it means my opponents are wasting funds) was one of the owners spending $15 for M.Valdes-Scantlings...lol
I did also pick up L.Shenault for $1.
Corey Davis $69
Peyton Barber for $26
Carlos Hyde for $30
OJ Howard for $6
those were the only players added (other than Bucs D for a $1)
crazy IMO.
Corey Davis $69
Peyton Barber for $26
Carlos Hyde for $30
OJ Howard for $6
those were the only players added (other than Bucs D for a $1)
crazy IMO.
Oh man...yeah, that's pretty crazy. Well, hopefully people continue to blow through their funds early.
I am always willing to spend more FAAB money the first couple of weeks because you're paying for guys you're going to, ideally, have all year.
With Mack done for the year and Taylor not known as a big pass catcher, I think Hines should be startable as a RB2/Flex as long as he's healthy.
If James Conner misses time - and he's missed a lot - Snell is a must start. Snell may play his way into the rotation regardless. He looked a lot better than Conner did against us.
Losing Michael Thomas already for "multiple weeks" isn't great. That was my first pick. So, that puts me at a major disadvantage.
Started 1-0 and had a solid week with my supposedly horrible team, though - despite Ruggs leaving his game, Bell getting hurt, DJac only playing about half the snaps in his game, Carson only carrying the ball 6 times, close to zilch from Mike Thomas. JuJu and Fant saved my bacon Monday night and it's good to have Lamar Jackson for the 2nd year in a row.
Someone dropped Hyde which is attractive to me as a Carson owner, so I'll likely drop Bryan Edwards for him and hopefully lock up that backfield.
I put in a $17 bid on Snell which came in 2nd. Reading between the lines Tomlin is going to give him a chance to win the job now because of how vague they are being with Conner's status. So however much you thought Conner was worth in the draft a couple weeks ago, Snell could be worth that in FAAB. Out of college they had very similar profiles and obviously he looked pretty damn good on Monday.
Chase Edmonds went pretty cheap in my league too ($5) and it's hard for me to see too much different between him and Hines. I had bid $4 on him but didn't have a roster spot after getting Anderson.
I doubt he'll be a STUD. He'll definitely get his share, but let's not make him out to be anything more than a complementary player that may lose out more and more as J.Taylor continues to get better...or at least I hope since I have Taylor...lol.
Being desperate this early sucks, but I kind of was.
Snell cost me $20.
So, I dried up half my budget which I hate - but again, I feel like you can justify bigger spends in week 1/2 in cases like this. My RB stable should be workable now with Carson, Hines, Hunt, Snell, Cohen and James Robinson with Bell on IR.
I really need Michael Thomas, though. WR was supposed to be my biggest strength. Still not confident in starting Landry, either - even though he was decent Sunday. Probably keeping him benched one more week since this is a short week for CLE.
J.Williams (GB)
D.Williams (KC)
M.Gaskin (MIA)
F.Gore (NYJ)
I'm leaning towards J.Williams or D.Williams although M.Gaskins does have a chance to take over as the starting RB for a bad Dolphins team.
But, I don't think I can justify dropping any of the WR I have.
Obviously Thomas/JuJu/Landry aren't getting dropped.
Not going to drop Ruggs.
My other 2 WR right now are Preston Williams, who I love - especially with Parker hurt, so I'm not going to dump him - and then DeSean Jackson - who supposedly will see his role continue to grow, so I'm not going to drop him yet either I don't think.
I'm carrying 2 TE - Fant and Jonnu Smith. Both of them scored in Week 1 and should be okay as middling TE1's most of the year.
So, I don't really see where I can add Shenault.
J.Williams (GB)
D.Williams (KC)
M.Gaskin (MIA)
F.Gore (NYJ)
I'm leaning towards J.Williams or D.Williams although M.Gaskins does have a chance to take over as the starting RB for a bad Dolphins team.
I actually think I'd take a shot on Gaskin there.
Gore has ZERO upside. He's 80 years old. Jamaal Williams is just too hit or miss as long as Jones is healthy ahead of him.
Don't really like Williams, either - Helaire had such a great debut and it seems like a different KC player goes off every week.
My strength is definitely in the WR position with D.Adams, J.Jones, D.Chark, and D.Slayton at this point.
Still looking to see if I can move J.Jones for a starting RB.
But, I don't think I can justify dropping any of the WR I have.
Obviously Thomas/JuJu/Landry aren't getting dropped.
Not going to drop Ruggs.
My other 2 WR right now are Preston Williams, who I love - especially with Parker hurt, so I'm not going to dump him - and then DeSean Jackson - who supposedly will see his role continue to grow, so I'm not going to drop him yet either I don't think.
I'm carrying 2 TE - Fant and Jonnu Smith. Both of them scored in Week 1 and should be okay as middling TE1's most of the year.
So, I don't really see where I can add Shenault.
This might be a minority opinion but I would add Shenault and drop DeSean Jackson. I think you'll see Shenault get more regular touches, and I know Jackson is a deep threat, but I think you'll also see Shenault get some work around the goal line from the wildcat.
I think Raegor's role grows in that offense, I think Ward is more of a trusted target, and eventually you may see Jeffery back. Even still, Ertz and Goedert are likely to see most of the targets.
Shenault's upside and expected usage should be greater than the upside of Jackson's occasional long score.
You’re welcome.
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who gives me better future potential?
J.Williams (GB)
D.Williams (KC)
M.Gaskin (MIA)
F.Gore (NYJ)
I'm leaning towards J.Williams or D.Williams although M.Gaskins does have a chance to take over as the starting RB for a bad Dolphins team.
I actually think I'd take a shot on Gaskin there.
Gore has ZERO upside. He's 80 years old. Jamaal Williams is just too hit or miss as long as Jones is healthy ahead of him.
Don't really like Williams, either - Helaire had such a great debut and it seems like a different KC player goes off every week.
Now you care about upside? :)
On the other hand Jax is already scheming touches for Shenault and that offense is going to be playing from behind a lot. Minshew is capable of getting the ball to who they want to get it to. I think he's got some similarities to how SF used Deebo last year and as the season went on he obviously became a big piece of that offense in almost every game where they didn't just lean on the running game.
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who gives me better future potential?
J.Williams (GB)
D.Williams (KC)
M.Gaskin (MIA)
F.Gore (NYJ)
I'm leaning towards J.Williams or D.Williams although M.Gaskins does have a chance to take over as the starting RB for a bad Dolphins team.
I actually think I'd take a shot on Gaskin there.
Gore has ZERO upside. He's 80 years old. Jamaal Williams is just too hit or miss as long as Jones is healthy ahead of him.
Don't really like Williams, either - Helaire had such a great debut and it seems like a different KC player goes off every week.
Now you care about upside? :)
Haha. Well, I did draft Henry Ruggs.. James Robinson... both of my TE's are "upside" guys (Fant/Smith).
So, I do have a few upside players. My whole team wasn't all-floor/no-ceiling players.
I do regret taking Bell though - I thought he'd get enough targets to justify being drafted as an RB2. He just looks like a shell of the guy he used to be and he's already hurt. So, that's probably going to bite me.
Hopefully adding Hines/Snell fixes my RB situation a little.
J.Williams (GB)
D.Williams (KC)
M.Gaskin (MIA)
F.Gore (NYJ)
I'm leaning towards J.Williams or D.Williams although M.Gaskins does have a chance to take over as the starting RB for a bad Dolphins team.
Depends what kind of future potential you want. Playable week to week option? I'd go Gaskin. He looks like a solid bet to get 10-15 touches per week going forward and volume is potential.
If CEH gets hurt though, Williams has potential to be a top 10 RB. It's 100% an injury flier with 0 present value but enormous upside.
Thanks, I feel like maybe DJax is more droppable than I've been telling myself.
Valdez-Scantling actually went unclaimed. Corey Davis can still be added, too.
Assuming I drop Jackson, who would you guys add in his place?
Valdez-Scantling
Corey Davis
Shenault
Hard to tell if the AJ Brown/Corey Davis surprise was just a one week thing or if Tannehill is going to be locking onto Davis way more than we thought.
I feel like Valdez-Scantling could be really hit or miss, too. Not sure if the weekly floor will be there for him.
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who gives me better future potential?
J.Williams (GB)
D.Williams (KC)
M.Gaskin (MIA)
F.Gore (NYJ)
I'm leaning towards J.Williams or D.Williams although M.Gaskins does have a chance to take over as the starting RB for a bad Dolphins team.
Depends what kind of future potential you want. Playable week to week option? I'd go Gaskin. He looks like a solid bet to get 10-15 touches per week going forward and volume is potential.
If CEH gets hurt though, Williams has potential to be a top 10 RB. It's 100% an injury flier with 0 present value but enormous upside.
Yeah...I'm holding onto M.Gaskin for now to see if he takes over more as RB1 for a bad team.
I currently have:
Starting RB: J.Taylor, Z.Moss
Bench RB: C.Akers, J.Robinson, C.Hyde, J.Kelley, M.Gaskin
I don't think any of the bench RBs are worthy of being my FLEX over D.Chark and D.Slayton in my .5PPR league.
10 Team PPR:
QB - Wilson, Allen
RB - Kamara, Moss, Dobbins, Akers, Mattison
WR - Adams, Godwin, Lockette, Metcalf
TE - Hurst, Goedert
Def - Eagles, Vikings
MVS may have the highest upside if he gets a meaningful role in GB but the lowest floor if he doesn't. I had a bid in on him as a flier but had a higher priority on Davis because there have seemingly been more Jeff Jannis'/Geronimo Allisons' who flash but never do much than viable #2/3 WR's in GB with Rodgers. Even Adams wasn't that productive with Rodgers until Nelson was gone.
Shenault has talent and plays in an offense that will likely pass more than TEN, but not sure he has as much as upside as Davis. He wasn't available but if he was I think I would have gone with the player who looked more impressive which was Davis but that choice feels like a coin flip.
Last year Tannehill completed 10% more of his passes than Mariota so if Davis plays similar to how he did '18 there is reason to believe with better QB play he could exceed those numbers if he gets a similar number of targets.
He was drafted in my league - I have to be in the only Massachusetts based FF league with a Bucs fan (who was a Bucs fan pre Brady)
Starting to hear rumblings about J.Robinson continuing to be the workhorse RB for the Jags. And if they're not nearly as bad as previously projected, he may be a good RB2/FLEX option against the Titans that got gashed M.Gordon.
So I know this will change throughout the week, but...pick two of these for RB2/FLEX:
RB: Z.Moss, J.Robinson, C.Akers, M.Gaskin
WR: D.Slayton, L.Shenault, J.Reagor
Thanks, I feel like maybe DJax is more droppable than I've been telling myself.
Valdez-Scantling actually went unclaimed. Corey Davis can still be added, too.
Assuming I drop Jackson, who would you guys add in his place?
Valdez-Scantling
Corey Davis
Shenault
Hard to tell if the AJ Brown/Corey Davis surprise was just a one week thing or if Tannehill is going to be locking onto Davis way more than we thought.
I feel like Valdez-Scantling could be really hit or miss, too. Not sure if the weekly floor will be there for him.
Shenault bigger upside, Davis probably safer floor. I think MVS is a distant third out of that group. The week 1 targets and production was good from Davis, but I don't expect that to be the norm. To me, you see what Tannehill and Brown did last year, over a thousand yards and 8 TDs in just 11 starts, he is the guy I'd want. And he had 8 targets on Sunday, including a near miss at the end of that game in the corner of the endzone, where he was open and it was just out of his reach. Brown has double digit fantasy points if he's able to haul that in, and he's going to be the guy I want. Davis didn't have competition on Brown's level in 2018 when he had about 900 yards and 4 TDs. I don't think he's a bad grab, but I just like Shenault having the better chance to be more of a focal point in that offense. If we see Shenault in the wildcat in goal line situations a lot, we could see passing TDs and rushing TDs from him, in addition to his role as a receiver.
I have an Eagles' fan owner in my league. I want to offer D.K. Metcalf and Zach Ertz for A.J. Brown and Jared Cook.
When all is said and done I like Brown for between 1200 and 1300 yards and double digit scores this year, and I don't know what to think about Metcalf, although I think he's going to have huge games.
I think the Ertz addition may make it easier to go through, but is this a bad trade? I don't have a problem at receiver, I have a problem at RB, actually, but I'm trying to make a strength stronger.
Currently, my receivers are Michael Thomas, Golladay, A.J. Green, Metcalf, Juju SS, Parris Campbell, and Metcalf, with Deebo Samuel in my IR spot. I'm way WR heavy, but I'm ok with that for now, especially since Thomas is out for a few weeks at least and Golladay has been banged up.
I might consider Green, but I'm going to wait a bit with him, and I don't think this owner would be interested anyway. I think a big blow up game for Green is coming, and will look to move him after.
or
Hines (IND)
in week 2. PPR.
I have an Eagles' fan owner in my league. I want to offer D.K. Metcalf and Zach Ertz for A.J. Brown and Jared Cook.
When all is said and done I like Brown for between 1200 and 1300 yards and double digit scores this year, and I don't know what to think about Metcalf, although I think he's going to have huge games.
I think the Ertz addition may make it easier to go through, but is this a bad trade? I don't have a problem at receiver, I have a problem at RB, actually, but I'm trying to make a strength stronger.
Currently, my receivers are Michael Thomas, Golladay, A.J. Green, Metcalf, Juju SS, Parris Campbell, and Metcalf, with Deebo Samuel in my IR spot. I'm way WR heavy, but I'm ok with that for now, especially since Thomas is out for a few weeks at least and Golladay has been banged up.
I might consider Green, but I'm going to wait a bit with him, and I don't think this owner would be interested anyway. I think a big blow up game for Green is coming, and will look to move him after.
I think that's a fair trade although I wouldn't make it. I think Metcalf has a chance to outdo Brown with the potential for Wilson to be out of this world this season. And Ertz will continue to be Wentz's go to receiver despite Goedert getting more action. That WR crew is pretty young, so Ertz has a chance to get back to his top form for Wentz.
As far as your WR crew goes, Thomas going down is rough, but with Galladay, Juju, and Metcalf, you have three legit starting WRs to tie over until Thomas returns.
or
Hines (IND)
in week 2. PPR.
I like Hines in a PPR.
I was not a Metcalf believer but he has won me over - I don't think he'll ever be elite but he is a legitimate double digit TD threat who will get chances downfield every week in that offense and he has chemistry with Wilson who looks poised for an MVP type of year. DKM seems like a lock to go over his 100 targets from last year and the rest of his #'s across the board.
So net-net, I think they end the year with similar total numbers (Metcalf maybe less consistent with more blow up weeks and more TDs, Brown with more steady reception weeks).
But not different enough to give up Ertz who is solid tier 2 TE and the #1 option in an offense that needs him. I like Cook and he was great in NO last year and may be poised for more volume without Thomas, but he's always unpredictable.
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Slayton (NYG)
or
Hines (IND)
in week 2. PPR.
I like Hines in a PPR.
That's the conventional wisdom. Both went off last week, in terms of TD luck they are both due for a fall. Difference is with the bonuses in my league Slayton still had the higher total for week 1. I see Jones continuing to chuck it to him.
Also, I'm starting Jonathan Taylor.
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Slayton (NYG)
or
Hines (IND)
in week 2. PPR.
I like Hines in a PPR.
That's the conventional wisdom. Both went off last week, in terms of TD luck they are both due for a fall. Difference is with the bonuses in my league Slayton still had the higher total for week 1. I see Jones continuing to chuck it to him.
Also, I'm starting Jonathan Taylor.
I hear you. I just don't like relying on Slayton with the other weapons (even Engram) available to Jones. I also have Taylor and would double up on Hines if I had him because I can't be sure who will be featured, but with the way they've played, they can collectively get your 30+ points possibly.
My other RB's are:
Jacobs, Sanders, and Moss
My other WR's are:
Moore, McLaurin, Fuller, K. Allen, Slayton, Boyd, Pittman, Claypool
I could probably get Fournette back in a trade or Jerrick McKinnon
so it would be Thomas and Fournette (for example) for Jonathan Taylor and maybe Tyler Boyd
Its worth the gamble, you can afford it not working out, IMO.
Its worth the gamble, you can afford it not working out, IMO.
Would you prefer Fournette or McKinnon or does it matter? I kind of like Fournette but McKinnon was electric before missing the last two years (lol).
The Saints have an early bye week and with the 3 week IR rule, I'm hoping they just go that route so he can come back 100% and if they do I'm going to try to buy him low. Only concern is that he just guts it out all year injured.
I'd prefer not to trade Slayton.
Which of these guys would be a fair substitute:
Fuller (no, too much from me IMO), Keenan Allen (maybe) or Tyler Boyd (probably not going to cut it - but maybe)
or would you just trade Slayton?
I'd prefer not to trade Slayton.
Which of these guys would be a fair substitute:
Fuller (no, too much from me IMO), Keenan Allen (maybe) or Tyler Boyd (probably not going to cut it - but maybe)
or would you just trade Slayton?
Try Boyd. If not, I'd prob do it. With Tate back it'll bite into Slayton's targets.
Chubb & Hines
For
Taylor and Kupp
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so he proposed Thomas and Fournette for Taylor and Slayton.
I'd prefer not to trade Slayton.
Which of these guys would be a fair substitute:
Fuller (no, too much from me IMO), Keenan Allen (maybe) or Tyler Boyd (probably not going to cut it - but maybe)
or would you just trade Slayton?
Try Boyd. If not, I'd prob do it. With Tate back it'll bite into Slayton's targets.
agree with this. Also if you trade Slayton and he goes off, at least that's good for the Giants. I know that made me feel better as he beat me on Monday.
WR
Sutton vs. PIT (limited in practice, questionable)
Parker vs. BUF (limited in practice, questionable)
R. Anderson vs. TB
Reagor vs. LAR
C. Davis vs. JAX (missed practice, questionable)
Flex
anyone listed above
James White vs. SEA
Singletary vs. MIA
Hockenson vs. GB
for WR I'm leaning away from all the injured guys towards Robbie Anderson in what may be the highest scoring game any way.
For flex Singletary and White seem like the more consensus options. Against SEA they should need to pass a lot which should help White but Singletary will likely still get more touches and have better chance to break off something long distance. Neither is ideal. Also considering Hockenson because that should be a high scoring game and my opponent has both Rodgers/Adams so that would hedge a shootout at least a little bit.
Not sure on the other spot yet other than not James White.
Chubb & Hines
For
Taylor and Kupp
My RBs suck. Conner (injured), Gurley, Hines, Ingram, Moss.
My RBs suck. Conner (injured), Gurley, Hines, Ingram, Moss.
Yes... But I don't think it would be accepted
I'd prob go Cam... at least this week