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Agreed. Everyone is acting like this is going to be a committee but I don't think so. Everyone was saying the same in 2015 with Chris and David Johnson but he rode CJ until he broke his tibia, even though in limited carries DJ looked like the more dynamic back. Arians likes to have a #1 RB and will ride Williams until he gives him a reason not to. He even tried to make Ellington the feature back....

3) Much more randomness in the NFL and the fantasy player pool is very shallow these days. Its a QB league now. Go-to WRs are very hard to come by. The RB position has become a joke as far as FF is concerned. There are RBs for seemingly every down and situation these days. Sure, ther are a few studs but not nearly as many as there used to be. Its way harder to start a quality team and so much is out of your control. NFL teams used to have a Clear #1 RB, Clear WR's 1 & 2, and a solid TE. Now - its 4-5 random dudes chucked out there in some spread offense. You can thank the Pats for this BS. . Just takes the fun out of it when its such a crapshoot for talent and the talent pool is so damned thin. 4) Football is harder to watch now. Other threads have highlighted many of the reasons but the bottom line is that the ratings are down and the on-field product is crappier than ever. That also takes some of the incentive out of it. IMO. These are two of the main reasons I am contemplating quitting. Been playing since the late 90's, so longer than some and shorter than others. Long enough, however, to remember when quality research actually had some small chance of improving your chances of winning. I took one year off about 3 years ago and didn't miss it a bit so I'm thinking about hanging it up. For the past 5 years or so, my interest has dwindled more each year.

Brandon Marshall is a 32 year old man who was diagnosed with borderline personality disorder five years ago. I get what you're saying; I just don't think it applies in this case.

Are you just going by a generalized belief that "crazy can't help crazy"? Of course they can. This is an inane statement.

Wow, when you put it that way, it really makes sense. It didn't hit me the same way the first time you wrote it. I don't know what the hell I was thinking. I changed my mind. Dude's done, man. Bank it.

Anyone who says a clean and dedicated Gordon, who will be 25 next year, doesn't have a chance to be a top 10 wide receiver has either never seen him play or is bat sh!t crazy. The question is whether or not he will be clean and dedicated. Recent reports look good. Obviously, though, no one knows what he'll do between now and then. Despite the risk, he is worth adding as one of four keepers without question.

Agree with above post - I would pick up Walker for one week but if I wanted a ROS TE I'd take Barnidge. Just don't like him against Baltimore. Hurns for sure... http://www.fftodayforums.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=449345

I would go with Robinson, Matthews, and Aiken. Hankerson gets about 8 targets a game so he wouldn't be a bad option either. Robinson gets a ton of targets, and Aiken should get a boost from Smith being out. http://www.fftodayforums.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=449345

Agreed that they may dump it off to Bernard against the Seahawks; only GB has done anything against them on the ground. Allen Robinson is a little boom-or-bust also, but the matchup is good this week and he may get 15 targets... http://www.fftodayforums.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=449345

I would pull the trigger on this. Abdullah is going to take awhile to develop (similar to Ellington, I think), and I think Mariota has a chance to outscore Wilson through the rest of the season. http://www.fftodayforums.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=449345

I wouldn't in standard; would at least consider it in PPR. Blount is most likely going to get 15 - 20 touches per game and all of the goal line work. My opinion is Blount outscores Lewis over the course of the season... http://www.fftodayforums.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=449345

I haven't seen a whole lot of love for this guy, but in my league he is 5th in average points per week - just 4 points per week less than Dalton. He has thrown for multiple TD's in every game, his yardage has increased every game, and the Titans coaching staff has hinted that he may start running it more. Why isn't he lauded more often, and what do you think his value is for the rest of the season?

I picked Stafford and Bradford in the draft and have been playing musical QB's all season. I need a QB. League member offered me Mariota for Maclin so I started doing a little research. In our league, he is 5th in average weekly points; his total points are down because of the bye week. He has been consistent, thrown multiple touchdown in every game so far, etc. Why isn't Mariota getting more love, and would any of you pull the trigger on this trade? I'm decent at WR so losing Maclin wouldn't be the end of the world... Will answer in return...

I play in a league where you can start two tight ends, so I am constantly evaluating tight ends against wide receivers. Obviously the final stats speak for themselves, but the two stats that separate them the most in general are YPC and endzone targets. WR have an advantage on the former, and some tight ends have an advantage on the latter. I start with targets - for example, this week Eifert got 12 and Reed got 11 - and go from there. A TE is rarely going to break a long one, but if they are getting close to double digit targets consistently (with a couple of them being endzone), and their YPC isn't atrocious, they can be as valuable as a WR 1/2, and more consistently than many of them.

Graham caught 6 of 8 for 51 and a touch against the Rams last week so if Reed gets 11 or so targets again I think he'll be good.