WooleyBully

I keep checking back to see if they will update the ranking to move Joanathan Taylor up from 17. I know he didn't have a great first game against Houston's strong run defense, but he did get a workhorse workload and is now facing the same D that Barkley torched last week. Is there really 16 better options this week?

All good points. You’ve now got me thinking of a trade instead of just outright dropping him. If he goes off week 1, he may fetch a better RB3/4 than Dowdle.

I don't disagree with this thinking, but I struggle with determining who that 5th or 6th best receiver will be. Jameson is my 6th, but you agree his upside is worth keeping over adding Dowdle. JW was the only drop candidate I was considering. Lawrence and Kirk have a great connection. Now that Ridley is gone, I do feel he has a strong chance of reclaiming his WR1 status. I believe their offense will be more balanced than ever before with ETN, Engram, and Thomas getting their fair share of targets so it's doubtful that Kirk is in line for his best season. With that said, I think Kirk could be just as good or better than both McLaurin and Cooper. Kirk would get scooped up immediately if I dropped him for Dowdle which tells me he is perceived to have more value than Dowdle. An RB3 would definitely be more valuable to my team though. I am leaning towards just watching how the first week plays out. I am number 2 on the waiver priority so if Dowdle goes off or another stud emerges, I will be in a good position to pounce. I appreciate all the opinions!

I’m high on Spears as an RB4. Just an injury away from being an RB1.

JJ, Kupp, McLaurin, cooper, Kirk, and the aforementioned JW. 10 team 0.5 PPR. Start 2 WR plus a flex.

JT, Walker, Harris, Spears, and McLaughlin.

As we get closer to week 1, any Dallas homers hearing anything specific about the Dowdle/Elliott split? He’s a free agent in my league so I’m debating picking him up and dropping Jameson Williams.

Thank you!

Thanks for the rankings, Doug. Where do I find the podcast in which you share your strategy based on where you are picking in the draft?

I’m shocked that any of these players were dropped and I’ll be even more shocked if 7 of your league mates don’t snatch up all 3 of these players before you. With that said, Kupp before Nacua for sure. I’d take Johnson over both Addison and Flowers.

I was offered Mixon and JJ for Kamara. I don’t love Mixon’s playoff schedule and JJ’s production is in question with Dobbs at QB so my knee jerk reaction was to turn this offer down. At 2nd glance, Kamara seems to be trending down with Hill’s use and Dobbs made Hollywood relevant so he’ll probably do the same for JJ. Would you make this trade?

Which WR’s would have to come off the board before you’d consider Kupp? His recent hammy setback is giving me AJ Green and Julio Jones flashbacks. Here’s my list of WR’s I’d draft before him in order of preference: JJ, Chase, Hill, St Brown, AJ Brown, Diggs, Wilson, Lamb, & Adams I may consider Kupp at WR10, but I doubt I’ll even feel comfortable with a 3rd round grade at this point.

I’m picking from the 8th spot in a 10 team 1/2 ppr league. I keep reading that it’s best this year to go hero RB or zero RB, but it seems as if everyone has now deployed that strategy. I’m regularly grabbing Bijan or Chubb in the first round and Chubb/Pollard in the 2nd. This seems like a much better start than Chubb/ Kupp, Adams, or Diggs. I’d feel differently if Kupp wasn’t having lingering issues with his hamstring. WR’s just seem so much deeper than RB’s this year. If you are drafting from a similar position, please share your approach.

Has Kupp moved down on your rankings since news broke of a hamstring setback?