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Bumping for Sunday mornin'!

Update .. 1: looks like Baker will play. And, so will C. Godwin. That will hopefully lessen ARI DEF's attention to Egbuka. NE's 2ndary scares me.. Gonna sit W-Rob for Egbuka.

Nomad: per-game stats: Tgts favor MH slightly (6.9 to 6.45 / game); receptions favor Wilson slightly (4.3 to 3.8). No TDs for Wilson (yet!). FWIW - I'm also starting McBride.

Full-point PPR. WR1 is .. Mike Wilson! Current WR2 is W-Rob @ NE. And, FLEXing .. Sutton @ WAS. Egbuka really has not done anything since week 4 (with one blow-up week). It was an easy decision .. but I see that Baker was FULL on Friday, and is Questionable. TB plays ARI. Hmmmm.. I also have Parker Washington @ TEN .. but I see that Brian Thomas Jr. was FULL on Thursday. And I was able to dump Pearsall for Jennings. SF is at a tough CLE DEF, and he is at best the #3 option behind C-Mac and Kittle.. Thoughts?? Leave YOUR link, I reply!

Uh .. I can think of over 2,000 reasons they were NOT right last season! (And, he could have gotten the record - he was held out the last week of the regular season.) Also - remember; last year's OC took the Saints HC job.

WTF is it with these defensive players, who think "thumping" a professional athlete with their shoulder will take them down?? That "tackle" by Valentine was obnoxious.. If I lose this week by less than 5, it is on him. (Goff 4-point TD, and roughly 1 point for 20+yard completion)..

I'm currently rolling with Nix. DEN should dominate the time of possession, and WAS is bottom-5 pass DEF. It is tough to sit Dak .. but he's put up three duds this year, and KC is basically in playoff-mode / can't afford any more losses. Also, when Dak last played a Mahomes KC team, he went 216/0/2.. Anyone else .. brave enough to sit Dak?? For who? Thoughts??

Oooooo! Thanks for that, Overkill. I'll put in a bid for him, as I'll likely get out-bid for DET RB2 D. Montgomery (only have 25% left; bidding 3% for him). Per Wikipedia: Freshman year Neal played in all 12 of Kansas's games during his freshman season and rushed for 707 yards and eight touchdowns on 158 carries.[6] He became the first freshman in school history to be named the Big 12 Conference Offensive Player of the Week after rushing 24 times for 143 yards and three touchdowns and also catching two passes for 26 yards and one touchdown.[7] Neal finished his freshman year with 158 carries for 707 yards and 8 touchdowns rushing, along with 7 catches for 57 yards and 1 touchdown. He also played in seven games for Kansas's baseball team as a freshman.[8] Sophomore year Neal with the Kansas Jayhawks in 2022 Neal was named the Jayhawks' starting running back entering his sophomore season.[9][10] He was named the Doak Walker Award national running back of the week and the Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week after gaining 224 yards and scoring a touchdown on 32 carries and 110 yards on six receptions in a 37-16 over Oklahoma State.[11][12] Neal was the first player to have at least 200 rushing yards and 100 receiving yards in the same game and the win made the Jayhawks bowl-eligible for the first time since 2008.[13] Neal played in all 13 of the Jayhawks' games in 2022, rushing 180 times for 1,090 yards and 9 touchdowns while adding 21 catches for 183 yards and 1 touchdown. Junior year Neal played every game for the Jayhawks during his junior season. In a game against Nevada, Neal rushed for 89 yards and scored three touchdowns and also had a career-high 59-yard reception. Against Central Florida, Neal ran the ball 12 times for 154 yards, averaging 12.8 yards per carry with one touchdown. In the game against Oklahoma, Neal had 25 rushes for a total of 112 yards and a touchdown. Against Texas, he rushed for 137 yards on 19 carries and scored three touchdowns. He rushed 18 times against Kansas State for 138 yards and tied his career-high with three touchdowns. Neal had 10 carries against Cincinnati for 108 yards, averaging 10.8 yards per carry and scored two touchdowns in a road victory. In total, Neal rushed 203 times for 1,280 yards and 16 touchdowns, as well as 1 receiving touchdown.[14] Senior year Neal started every game for the Jayhawks during his senior season. In their game against #17 Iowa State, Neal passed June Henley to become Kansas' all-time leader in rushing yards and rushing touchdowns, finishing the game with 116 yards and two touchdowns [15] In his final home game, Neal had one of the defining games of his career, finishing with 287 total yards from scrimmage and four touchdowns against #16 ranked Colorado.[16] Neal finished his career with 4,343 rushing yards and 49 rushing touchdowns, both school records.[17] Neal graduated from Kansas with a Bachelor's Degree in Sports Management and a minor in Business.

CLE DEF sure paid off; 10 sacks! “In general,” not much on the WW again for this week. One Team Owner in my league made some last-minute changes Sunday AM, so I have some high-quality peeps I'm going to bid for. But, for most peeps: there is NO RB2 Devin Neal at a weak MIA DEF (but has been playing better of late); CIN WR A. Iosivas is a good pick-up (again; Higgins is concussed) – even though not much last week; and if you like rolling the dice, NO TE2 T. Hill could be in play, with Kamara banged up. For me, I'm going to be dropping SF WR2 R. Pearsall for SF WR1 J. Jennings! And, dropping WAS RB “Bill” Croskey for DET RB2 D. Montgomery. Oh, and I just analyzed the Wk 15 thru 17 matchups. Going to drop CLE DEF for TB DEF. What is everyone else doin'?

The G-Men's DC definitely had to go.. Giants fired DC Shane Bowen. The dismissal of Bowen has felt like a foregone conclusion for weeks, especially after losses to the Broncos and Bears in which they held double-digit leads with less than six minutes left. The Giants blew their fifth 10-point, fourth quarter lead of the season in Week 12’s loss to the Lions to tie an NFL record. The blown leads compounded with a defense that ranks 30th in both yards and points allowed simply became too much for a Giants team that is finishing out eight’s eighth losing season of the last nine years. Interim head coach Mike Kafka had the Giants in position to pull off an upset road win over the Lions but were outscored 17-0 after grabbing a 27-17 lead. Kafka has been a hot name in coaching circles over the last few offseasons, and is auditioning to become the next coach of the Giants over the final six weeks of the season, and needs all the help he can get from the staff in place. Kafka is expected to name an interim defensive coordinator in the near future. Raiders fired OC Chip Kelly. Kelly’s time with the Raiders lasted just 11 games, yet this move still feels past due. The offense averaged 4.6 yards per play, 6.67 yards per pass play and 3.5 yards per carry. The Raiders’ front office signed Kelly to a contract that paid him $6 million per year, back in February, making him the NFL’s highest-paid offensive coordinator. His results were extremely disappointing. Seeing him return to the college ranks would be unsurprising.

Keep an eye on NE RB R. Stevenson.. If he's back, he could resume the RB1 role.. Henderson lit-up the preseason, and he still sat behind Stevenson to begin the year.

Definitely Marks and Jenkins. Probably McMillan, after what ARI did to SF last week.

Ha, ha - I knew that! Gotta play Wilson, after last week. And, Olave, without Shaheed there anymore. EZ PZ!

My season-ending team from 2006: Wk 16 Position WON Rank 83.80% Pennington, Chad 17, 54 16.08 Anderson, Derek -3.08 Vick, Michael 3, 6 3.56 Pittman, Michael 53, 231 16.7 McGahee, Willis 24, 77 17.5 Houston, Cedric 48, 218 Taylor, Chester 13, 41 6.7 A. Pinner 0.5 Morris, Sammy 56, 239 3.7 Betts, Ladell 17, 51 26.4 Driver, Donald 6, 39 9.9 Caldwell, Reche 50, 195 1.5 Curry, Ron 55, 208 10.6 Furrey, Mike 22, 103 16.7 V. Davis 21, 270 9.1 D. Clark 7, 158 3.6 Green Bay 15, 68 15.0 L. Tynes 12, 141 8.0

I hope peeps saw my “Addition” post, regarding ARI WR M. Wilson last week! Wahoo!! PIT DEF also paid off big-time, for last week's WW activity. But, otherwise - ugh .. another week with slim pickings on the waiver-wire.. Two stand out, though – and I'm gonna be flipping PIT DEF. I'll be dropping WAS RB “Bill” Croskey, and try to get GB RB E. Wilson. I don't think I'll get him - but as a 1-week flier, CIN WR A. Iosivas is a good pick-up. (I'll instead FLEX NYG WR W-Rob.) And regarding PIT DEF – they are @ CHI, and CHI doesn't allow opposing DEFs to score.. So, I'll try and grab CLE DEF @ LVR. What is everyone else doin'?