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It's championship week and I have too many WRs with similar value! I have Victor Cruz as my WR1 and expect him to come back big from last weeks dud. However my decision at WR2 is very difficult! Help me pick and please leave some solid reasoning! Also a link for your championship week questions so I can return the favor! So here are the candidates.... STANDARD SCORING. 6 pts for TD. NO PPR, 3 point 100 yard bonus, 1 point bonus for 40+ yard reception Marques Colston @ Dallas I've been starting Colston as my WR2 for weeks now and havn't been particularly dissapointed. His targets are obviously down with Graham back and they spread the ball around alot. He is pretty much always gonna get 5-8 points but he hasn't got over 75 yards recieving in some time. Consistency is a good thing but lack of a ceiling is a concern. Dallas has a tough pass D and Claiborne will be back. The matchup is making me consider sitting him for a option with a higher ceiling. Mike Wallace vs. Cincinnatti With Roethlisberger back, Wallace has been solid the past few weeks. The Steelers are in a must-win situation and Big Ben wants to air it out, badly. Leon Hall is not by any means a good matchup but Wallace can get open against anyone if the play gets extended. There is nothing super appealing about the matchup but Wallace seems to have a higher ceiling than Colston. Danario Alexander @ New York Jets Floyd is out so DX will be the main target of Rivers no doubt. However he will also be the main target of Cromartie which will make this a tough matchup. Alexander is tall enough that he might be able to get some jump balls anyways. He was on a roll but got shut out last week and has a tough matchup. Also, the Chargers are absolutely dreadful and lost Mathews for the season last week. There is alot going against Alexander but you have to wonder if he will get forcefeeded with the lack of options Rivers has at this point. Jeremy Maclin vs. Washington A sleeper to outscore all of the guys above him, Maclin has a great matchup against the Washington secondary. The NFL is unpredictable, however the Eagles figure to be playing from behind in this one. Foles has locked in on Maclin as his number one target lately. However, Philly may not score too much and Maclin is not as consistent as my other options. Greg Jennings vs. Tennessee Used to be elite and has a great matchup. However he didn't produce in a few games with Nelson out already, so he has that going against him. What do you think guys? It's a tough choice for sure but I'm sure the championship winning option is somewhere among these guys! Thanks in advance for your help!

This bye week has had me going back and forth on my flex options all week. None of the options are great but there will certainly be a good game or 2 to go around between these guys. Help me make the right choice! Rules: -The league is PPR -Decimal scoring -I have 2 flex positions where I can start RB/WR/TE Here are the options....PICK 2! Jermaine Gresham vs. Pit Gresham has had a few good games as of late and is becoming a borderline bye-week TE1. However, I already have Rudolph locked in that position. The positives are that Polamalu will be out, and the Steelers D has been down in the past weeks. The negatives are that Gresham has had poor showings against the Steelers historically, explained by his increased role pass blocking against blitzing linebackers. The other factor here is that I am also starting A.J. Green as my WR1. Another flex option I have is Andrew Hawkins, and I really would rather not start 3 Bengals as there is low likelyhood they will all be good plays. Andrew Hawkins vs. Pit I figure that either Hawkins or Gresham will be a good play this week. The positives for Hawkins are that his snap count has been on the rise and that competing WR Armon Binns will likely be out this week. The negative is that he plays less snaps than Gresham. I will likely choose between Hawkins and Gresham for the first flex positon. Pierre Thomas vs. TB The obvious positive for Pierre here is that this is a PPR format. He rarely gets less than 3 catches in a game and has a lower floor than most of my options. However, Sproles will be highly involved and the Bucs have morphed into a top run defense in the league. I figure that there is a low cieling for Pierre, which may not benefit me in a week where I have to start so many questionable players. Darrius Heyward-Bey vs. Jac At the beginning of the season, this would look like a great play for me. However, DHB has failed to produce more than 10 points in a game in our format, which is not a tough milestone for a good player to reach. The positive is that he played the most snaps last week of any Oakland WR. Also, he will draw a plus matchup against a week Jags secondary. The negatives are that he hasn't produced a solid game all season and that he didn't record a catch in last weeks game. Also, the Raiders figure to focus heavily on McFadden this week, minimizing the effect of the Carson Palmer's innefective passing game. Chris Givens vs. GB Givens may have the highest ceiling of any of my flex options as well as the lowest floor. He has a great matchup against a weak GB secondary. If the Packers get ahead early, the Rams could be looking for the pass often. Givens is a big play threat and has experienced the biggest benefit from the injury to Amendola. However, he is a relatively unproven asset and could be exposed as a one-trick pony deep threat. Other players such as Quick and Smith have seen looks at his position and St. Louis isn't exactly an elite passing team. Wild Cards: - David Wilson vs. Was: I have the sleeper RB on my bench and Bradshaw is questionable. He is a high upside play but I doubt he gets more touches than Andre Brown, even in Bradshaw's absence. - Earl Bennett vs. Det: I do not currently own him but I have contemplated dropping Givens or Garcon for his services. With Jeffery out, he could be a sneaky play against a banged up Lions secondary. He seems to be designed for a PPR format like this. Let me know what you guys would do if this was your team! I would appreciate if you drop a little bit more than the names of the guys and provide a little reasoning. I will definitely help you justify your tough decisions, simply drop a link with your response! Thanks in advance!

If it was a blocked kick covered for a TD I would be more skeptical. However the highlight is pretty wacky, the punter gets blocked, scoops the ball, runs for a yard or 2. Then he tries to throw the ball and gets intercepted, however it can be ruled a fumble because his arm was hit. Here is the play... http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-game-highlights/0ap1000000080067/Double-trouble Green Bay D/ST was charged with 24 points allowed in my league. However the difference is that with the Bucs, the ball was recovered, advanced, and then turned over. Therefore I don't think they should be charged with allowing those points, it was basically like the punter threw an INT, should my D/ST get charged -2 for that?

First I'll say that this will take a little reading, but that it is the most complex fantasy football situation I have every been in and it will definately challange your craziest experience. I am hoping that someone can offer me insight on if I will win my matchup or not, however you will probably be as stumped as I am. I'll start with just a little background on this situation here, last week I was playing from behind with Ryan Mathews left to play, and the other team done scoring. Norv Turner pulls Mathews out on the last drive while I was trailing by 0.8 points. This is a PPR and decimal league so I basically lost last week by 8 yards or a catch. Very frustrating to watch as it seemed Mathews would get the points until Ronnie Brown took his spot. Fast forward to this week, and I am in an unfortunately similar situation. I am playing slightly behind with only Mathews left, and my opponent finished. Our league plays on Yahoo so I am using the live stattracker window to keep track of the score. I got within 0.15 points when Rivers sunk the ship and Norv once again pulled Mathews. It seems as if I lost by 1 1/2 yards this time, even more frustrating. To me it seems like I just lost 2 games in a row by less than 10 yards combined. An unbelieve feat, however something even more unbelievable happened next. Before I chucked my laptop at the wall, I checked my league home page. On my league home page, the league scoreboard actually has me winning the game, 177.20 to 175.35. I once again checked the stattracker window, in disbelief..... and sure enough, on there I am still losing 175.35 to 175.20. My league home page lists me as a 1.85 point winner and the stattracker lists me as a 0.15 point loser. This is when things get INTERESTING. Once I looked into the difference in points, I found that the discrepancy occured with the Tampa Bay defense. I started Tampa knowing Brady Quinn would suck it up and that he did. On the stattracker, where I am the listed loser, the Bucs D scored me 24.00 points, however on my league home page, where I am the listed winner, the Bucs scored me 26.00. The stat difference turns out to be based on points allowed. On my league page, it says that Tampa D allowed 4 points, however in the stattracker app, it says that they allowed 10. This difference in points allowed equals a 2 point difference in my league. Now for the juicy part, here is the play that Yahoo cannot decide on.... Tampa Bay blocked punt attempt by Michael Koenen. Michael Koenen returned for 1 yard. Michael Koenen fumbled. Edgar Jones recovered fumble and returned 11 yards for a touchdown. (Ryan Succop made PAT) So it seems that half of Yahoo believes that Tampa D didn't give up those points because the punter advanced the ball after the blocked punt. The other side of Yahoo has decided that those points were given up by the Defense. I really hope that the fact Koenen advanced the ball lets Tampa Bay D off of the hook, however I have never heard of anything like this and I am worried if anything will happen when stat corrections come around. Do you all think this will be scored as defensive points allowed or no? Should it be? Also, when do stat corrections usually get applied? I've never not known if I have won my matchup or not going in to Tuesday, so I havn't cared to pay attention. On top of all this, my kicker is Greg the Leg. My league penalizes 2 points for FG misses and of course the Leg missed his 66 yard attempt. If a stat correction causes my Tampa Bay D to put me under, should I raise an issue to my commissioner about Zuerlien's miss? I don't mind that kickers see deductions for missed field goals but I feel that penalizing them for missing anything more than 60 yards is rediculous. The deduction for a miss of any length is 2 points, which also could win me my game. Please let me know your thoughts! I have no idea how this happened, but I know I will remember this week the rest of my fantasy career!

The zone scheme is getting crucified all over by fantasy owners this week....but look at Arian Foster and Marshawn Lynch who have excelled in this scheme....it is all situational....don't blame the scheme blame the team....i think the o-line in Oakland could use more time to adjust back to the scheme, and chris johnson is not made for zone blocking

Go with both Giants, I'd be surprised if either gets below 70 yards, and at least one will break 100+ with a TD. With Manningham out they both will be solid. http://www.fftodayforums.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=398335

I could see Pittsburgh going run-first against a bad STL run D. I would probably go Burleson. Please help with mine.... http://www.fftodayforums.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=398335

This is tough but I could see DeSean as the best bet to get a touchdown. Helu isn't 100%, and it's tough to pick between the Panthers. TB matchup is tasty but who knows who will get it this week. http://www.fftodayforums.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=398335

Well I think you're well off either way. Tampa Bay - Carolina has a better chance for a high scoring game and Cam can run in anything within 20 yards for a TD against a porous TB run D. I'd go Cam. http://www.fftodayforums.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=398335

Chicago will fall behind early, Bell would be a good option against anyone but GB. Stay with Smith. http://www.fftodayforums.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=398335

Picking the correct flex option for this championship game has proved trickier than I initially thought. I have many decent options, it's just a matter of picking the best one. If it helps, my league is a standard scoring non-ppr, with 2 point bonuses for 100+ yardage totals and single 40+ yard plays. My options are as follows.... Marshawn Lynch - Has been a straight up beast but SF D has been the most consistent unit in football all season. No doubt he eats plenty Skittles, but there is a big "if" on him tasting the end zone. Even if he does, his potential for a high yardage game is low. I'm leaning towards other options. Kevin Smith - It seems like he is finally healthy and SD is average against the run. My team already consists of Stafford and Calvin so Smith's negative in my case is an over-saturation of Detroit players. He also is always a risk to break a nail during the game and miss time. Higher yardage potential than Lynch but more bust factor if you consider the injuries. Percy Harvin - Had some beastly games recently but last week was completely unacceptable. Washington isn't a shut-down pass D, but Harvin's boom or bust factor has me starting Nicks over him in the WR2 slot. He could easily put up more points than all of these options with a couple big plays but the risk of another goose egg is gruesome. Jonathan Stewart - Tampa Bay run D is obviously going to give up hella fantasy points, but with Carolina it is a question of who will get them. Cam hawks goal-line touches and DeAngelo could take away a lot of carries. Tampa Bay Run D simply makes him a tempting option though. Antonio Brown - Could match any of these guys totals with a couple of touches, but without Big Ben I expect to see a lot of Mendenhall. A real shame Roethlisberger is out, if he was healthy Antonio would be a great option this week. Thanks in advance!

Picking the correct flex option for this championship game has proved trickier than I initially thought. I have many decent options, it's just a matter of picking the best one. If it helps, my league is a standard scoring non-ppr, with 2 point bonuses for 100+ yardage totals and single 40+ yard plays. My options are as follows.... Marshawn Lynch - Has been a straight up beast but SF D has been the most consistent unit in football all season. No doubt he eats plenty Skittles, but there is a big "if" on him tasting the end zone. Even if he does, his potential for a high yardage game is low. I'm leaning towards other options. Kevin Smith - It seems like he is finally healthy and SD is average against the run. My team already consists of Stafford and Calvin so Smith's negative in my case is an over-saturation of Detroit players. He also is always a risk to break a nail during the game and miss time. Higher yardage potential than Lynch but more bust factor if you consider the injuries. Percy Harvin - Had some beastly games recently but last week was completely unacceptable. Washington isn't a shut-down pass D, but Harvin's boom or bust factor has me starting Nicks over him in the WR2 slot. He could easily put up more points than all of these options with a couple big plays but the risk of another goose egg is gruesome. Jonathan Stewart - Tampa Bay run D is obviously going to give up hella fantasy points, but with Carolina it is a question of who will get them. Cam hawks goal-line touches and DeAngelo could take away a lot of carries. Tampa Bay Run D simply makes him a tempting option though. Antonio Brown - Could match any of these guys totals with a couple of touches, but without Big Ben I expect to see a lot of Mendenhall. A real shame Roethlisberger is out, if he was healthy Antonio would be a great option this week. So, as you can see the choice isn't so easy. If you guys have some pointers, I would greatly appreciate a ranking of these options from 1-5. If anyone else needs championship help I am glad to offer my opinions, simply leave your link at the end of your post. Thanks in advance!

I like the way you have it, Cruz is a more solid bet than Manningham, Mario is hit or miss with his big play ability

It's the dreaded bye week of both Ray Rice & Felix Jones. My RBs will have to come off the bench and perform in order to get a win. Shonn Greene: Has been close to worthless and the O-Line has been terrible. But it seems the Jets would like to "ground & pound" and they face NE who just lost Mayo. I have a strangely good feeling about this one. Stevan Ridley: Just got him off waivers thanks to being 1-3 (while also having the 3rd highest points for total in a 12 team league). To put it simple I'm buying into his hype in a major way. He has looked awesome so far, his role is increasing, and the Jets have been weak against the run. I want to start him fresh off the wire but it's hard not to call it a leap of faith when he has maxed out at 10 carries so far this year. Mike Tolbert: I'm still not buying this diminished role, I feel it had alot to do with his injury. He was back to a solid line last week but it is tough to expect a TD when he is getting that few touches. Denver has had a marginally improved run D but I see the Chargers nursing a lead and running alot. It's hard to determine if this is even good for Tolbert considering his role. ....So bottom line, who do you start. My league is standard scoring besides offering bonuses for plays of 40+ yards as well as yardage totals of 100>, 150>, 200> ect. I am leaning towards Greene and Ridley but would like some insight from others. smile.gif Thanks. Feel free to post links to your questions, I will answer them.