Ray_T

I'll say FU to circumstance. I went camping for the weekend and knew I wasnt gonna be able to adjust my lineup so I set it before I left for the weekend. Then Amari Cooper promtly gets injured and I had good players on the bench (Collins) but by the time I returned to a place where I could adjust my lineup I was unable to do anything about it. I will likely still win, but its also possible I may not.

so now they are saying its not the muscle, but its nerve damage causing the problem. is this something that should make a person avoid him now? I'm inclined to think Nerve issues are harder to treat but I truly dont know. anyone here have any knowledge on this?

it sounds like hes got a minor issue for the moment..... buyer beware if trading for him.

I'd take Sutton. if michael Thomas misses week 2 Shaheed may be a good choice as well. if that scenario plays out I'd sit Gus and play those two.

for the record, I also think there is a better chance he ends up in a scandal with deSean Watson in a massage parlor. like I said zero chance the bench him. I dont think thats a realistic scenario unless hes already injured.

sorry. dont shoot the messenger. I do think that scenario is more likely. I cant see the team benching him again after a performance like that.

hes as good a bet as anyone on (or off) the ravens roster right now. and if you have the roster space to hold him for a week or two, you are in good shape.

far more likely he makes 8-12 carries and gets injured and misses half the season. honestly in real football you start the best player until they get hurt. not sure why they didnt start him in week 1 but after a performance like that you really cant justify sitting him. He literally kicked the door down and forced the team to play him. cant argue with that.

I think if he doesnt show signs of progressing by end of year they may bail on him. especially if they are so bad that they get a top draft pick. if that happens its new QB time

you are right, not Mattisons fault. but the way the line looked, his style isnt an ideal fit. granted its easy to criticize when the line was completely dominated at times. I'd argue more of the problem is in that poorly performing O line. the fumble cousins had was because the LT let the defender literally walk right through him strait to the QB. he was little more than a turnstile. didnt even slow the guy.

ok fair enough. I assumed he was on a rookie contract still. so in this case they probably could have given him a sweetener in terms of incentives(which would have made some sense to keep him happy)

well, who else were they gonna use? the line completely pushed the Vikings front around. it was a total mismatch (which helped a lot)

correct me if i am wrong. if you are on a rookie contract there is no amending the contract. otherwise everyone would be doing it. you play to the end of your rookie deal and the contract is laid out before you even sign and its based on your draft position. No amendments no adding bonuses. as a RB you are almost better off getting drafted in round 2 so you become unrestricted earlier in your career(no 5th year option). which is a bit crazy but that seems to be the way with RB now.

thats actually a pretty tough schedule.

well, the onside kick was a total failure, but Kirk Cousins had himself a nice fantasy night which helped my fantasy team. the vikings also covered the spread for those of you who care. honestly if that fumble didnt happen in the first half to rob the vikings of a TD, this could have been a viking victory. I know, coulda woulda shoulda. at least it was a good game.

this was a game I figured the vikings might lose. That being the case, the gamescript would be favourable for Cousins late in the game (as it is now)

at times ... yeah. the LT really wasnt much more than a turnstile on that play where the fumble happened. pretty bad

I assume you have a philly WR or RB you want to get a TD from. sorry pal. the team plays to win games. they dont care about your fantasy team

fixed that for ya

honestly, this D gives a 3-5 point advantage on most weeks. why would you trade them unless getting a legit upgrade elsewhere. I have this D in one of my leagues and It would take a far higher value player than most are (or should be) willing to pay to get me to trade them. bottom line: because people generally are not williing to trade anything of value for a defense, the right move is not to trade them.

wow 61 yard FG to end the half.

iggles have some starters on D out of the lineup. they were talking about it a few minutes ago on the broadcast.

wow, vikings getting Gashed on the ground.

vikings looked pretty solid on that drive. they did some good things there in the pass game. Hock looks really good.

Yikes. maybe I better get up there and turn the TV on.