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  2. Posted

    1 hour ago, Chickie said:

     

    Don’t sell Zack short. Just because he was a disaster with the Jets, think Sam Darnold. The Jets are a jinxed franchise thanks to the curse of Joe Willie which is very real 

    He hasnt shown enough that I'd replace Tua with him.

    I do think if they do replace Tua, it will be in the offseason or very very late in the season.  they will give Zach a cup of coffee to see if he has learned anything (or unlearned some bad habits)

  3. Posted

    7 hours ago, enefelcom said:

    Got him as a flyer at the end of my draft. But I let him go this AM. Agree that he may end of being worthless, especially w Egbuka coming on as the slot guy. Thanks. 

    egbuka is coming on because baker has nobody else healthy enough to throw to.

    make no mistake.  fully healthy Godwin is Better.    hes just not fully healthy.

  4. Posted

    when I saw the nature of the injury I decided not to draft him.   Love the player.  but the odds were against him in terms of being productive this year.   Next year, you can draft him at his ADP and it will be below his true fantasy value.    but this year is likely a writeoff.   you might find a taker for him because of the name.  but you are likely getting a backup calibre player in a redraft league.

     

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  5. Posted

    hey guys, 

    coach wouldnt name Dowdle the starter.      are you guys still rolling with him?

    I dont have a stake in this.    but in looking at Dowdles big games,  he put those up against what might be the two worst rush defenses in the NFL.    so right now hes looking better then he actually is.

    the defense hes up against this week seems to be average as far as run defenses go.   looking at yards per carry given up.  average.

    Total rush yards is slightly above average but I'm guessing that is due to late carries in garbage time in games they were losing.

    so this one should give a better idea as to whether he is the real deal.   either way if I had Dowdle and someone gave me a good offer I'd consider taking it.

     

  6. Posted

    3 hours ago, Law said:

    Serves me right for believing Rodgers could still be competent. 

    Being outplayed by Flacco. By JOE FLACCO!!!!

    no shame being out played by a guy who puts up 340 yards and 3 TD no matter what his name is.....

    Just sayin....

  7. Posted

    11 hours ago, himmystyles said:

    What are you guys expecting tonight and if starting him, who are you benching? 
    Considered a fade in the favorites/fades but also told to grab a helmet in shot callers report- both make good cases! 🤷🏻‍♂️🤷🏻‍♂️

    I think the Cincy D isnt all that great.  so Rodgers will put up some points.

    I also think Flacco is good enough to also put up some points and that may force him into a bigger game than he'd normally get.

    I could see Rodgers getting 280-300 yards  and a couple TD.  Possibly 3 if things go right.

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  8. Posted

    5 hours ago, WhiteWonder said:

    Sounds to me like OP was first on waiver priority and is just crying because he would have had Lamar. 
    lies? Sounds like it was “he dropped him accidentally while trying to make Dak his starter” and “he dropped him because he’s new and ignorant”. Those can be one and the same. 
    as someone else mentioned, an owner getting Lamar because another owner is new and made a mistake is just as bad for league integrity. In my opinion, worse. 

    possible.  or the guy dropping him was hot on his heels in the standings. (he said he was 4-0)

    either way,  not my clowns and not my circus.    its not really my concern what kind of stake he had in the situation.   we were asked to give an opinion and everyone mostly agreed except for him.   no surprise really.  sometimes people see and hear what they want to see and hear.    That doesnt make it right.  

  9. Posted

    On 10/13/2025 at 7:29 PM, JagFan said:

    I wish I could say I’m surprised by most of these responses, but this seems to be the world we live in now.  So, no you can’t pick the player back up.  They go to waivers.  The friend, aka commish, put him back on his buddy’s roster and then took the time to mansplain it to him.  Lied in the moment, but retracted with sarcasm when replied 24 hours later and had to admit he lied.  I graciously took my $100 entry fee back and excused myself from the league.  I really can’t believe so many people are okay with such a lack of integrity.  I’d have been okay with the whole thing if they’d admitted the guy dropped Lamar because he didn’t know what he was doing because he’s new to the game.  When you clearly lie, and don’t consult the group with money invested..that’s a no for me.  Thanks to all for your thoughts!

    you gotta do what you feel is right.

    and sometimes when you explain things its hard to fully capture the situation when typing out an explanation.

    perhaps we misunderstood you.   but normally when I see a big name player on waivers (and it has happened a couple of times) my first thought is.... this has to be a mistake.

    then buddy says it was a mistake and commish puts him back on his roster.   I do think thats the right thing to do.

    if a guy like Lamar goes on waivers, whoever gets him is admittedly getting a big boost and that sort of thing also upsets the integrity of the league.   so I dont know what you want the commish to do.   I think he did the right thing.

    if I misunderstood your explanation, thats fine.  but I dont think the action on the part of the commish was wrong.

    but it is your money.  so do as you please.  

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  10. Posted

    On 10/13/2025 at 2:42 PM, weepaws said:

    If you own Hubbard, might want to see if their is any high value available for you to trade for. 

    even if they make Rico the starter, Hubbard will have value.

    enough teams are needy at RB I could see one of them making an offer for either him or Rico.  Carolina has a lot of holes in their lineup still so I'm sure they'd be interested if they can fill one or two of those.......

      Hubbard will start somewhere.   Even if its not Carolina.

     

  11. Posted

    23 hours ago, The Real timschochet said:

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/10/11/immigration-crackdown-food-prices/

    Well it’s not like anyone with common sense didn’t already know this. Entirely predictable. 

    it was.

    its pure market dynamics.     a considerable amount of the labor that was used to harvest food was illegal.

    when those people leave (regardless of the reason they leave)  there are consequences:

    1) the supply of labor goes down, but the demand for labor remains the same.  so wages do go up.   and some places paid less than minimum wage to these workers which allows them to be uber competitive in the market due to cheap labour.

    2) so we remove the cheap labor and replace it with more expensive labor who (in the short term at least) will not be as productive.   it always takes a cerain amount of time for a new employee to become good at their job.   this is no exception.   so in the short term, the work wont be as good, or as fast.   so farmers, food companies etc.  will all feel the pinch financially which results in higher food costs for you, the consumer.

     

    for the record, I dont actually take issue with this.  the exploitation of illegal labor at less than market rates has made this sector of the economy profitable even at low food prices.    its not anymore.    so the cost to produce will go up and prices will go up

    its that simple.

    Take the politics out of it and it is purely a supply and demand story.

    the problem with the food companies is it doesnt seem that a lot of americans actually want these jobs.    I guess thats the rub.

    in the short term, the easier result was to allow it to happen, and this has been happening since the '70's or likely even before that.

    but in the end, I'd guess the cost of labor for most of these companies has likely gone up by at least 10% (probably more)   and with this type of  industry, at least half of your costs are labor.   so anyone trivializing the increase in the price of food isnt living in the real world.        in some cases, the company will absorb some of the cost increases and will face a loss in profitability.   some may even go out of business.... but in most cases the cost increase will be passed on to the consumer.

    This is just the way business operates.

  12. Posted

    4 hours ago, Ron_Artest said:

    I agree with that, so why are we instead building them a military base in Idaho? @Ray_T knows...

    I know there have always been miltary bases in the northern half of the US.

    thats been the case since longer than I have likely been alive.    have you gone all conspiracy theory on us now?

    canada has miltiary bases within 100 miles of the US border too.  I hope you dont think the invasion is on?

    come on guys.  if you are gonna send an @ in my direction please have your comment fair and reasonable or just dont send it my way.

    thanks. (I prefer  the latter.... I think I'm done with this conversation)

  13. Posted

    1 hour ago, Ron_Artest said:

    @Ray_T who are you gonna listen to?

    The guy that said you need 60 votes only later to agree you only need 50 after I told him that?

    Or

    The guy that explained to him how the US government actually works?

    Uncle Ron has your back bruh.

    It doesnt matter who I listen to.   I'm canadian.  my vote doesnt matter in the Ol US of A.    Even if I lived there, my opinion still likely doesnt matter.

    but in looking at your government, it clearly was put together in such a way that its next to impossible to get anything done.   Likely because the people who wrote the original laws of the country were distrustful of government in the first place.

    Not sure if that is good or bad.    it is what it is.

    but your government runs so differently from the Canadian Government a lot of the issues were not fully making sense.

    I at least have a better idea of where and what those issues are.

    There are things I do like about the united states.    but the government and the way it operates isnt one of them.   part of this is due to the system in place.  its very adversarial and that can be destructive at times.

    I do hope the 'Reds' and the 'Blue's'  can figure out a way to work together for the sake of the American people.  but based on what I have seen, I dont see that happening in the near future.   

    and I think the American people deserve better. 

    a functioning government is better than one that does not function.

    and thats where you guys are right now.....

    both sides have to learn to play nice in the sandbox.

     

  14. Posted

    1 hour ago, nobody said:

    On the flip side... anyone remember Billy Joe Hobert?  Signed by the Bills and the starter got hurt, so he was forced to play.  They got smashed, and after the game he said he hadn't looked at the playbook.  Bills released him the next day. :lol:

    There are a few examples of players who were thrown in less than a week after acquiring them who had a bad result.

    but ever since Dobbs was able to master a playbook and play effectively in like 1 week this has been the expectation.     but the reality is... in most cases, this is not a reasonable expectation.  for most QB it takes longer.

    but we will see.

    Flacco is an old vet so likely he does pick it up faster than most.

  15. Posted

    48 minutes ago, WhiteWonder said:

    The line is a big issue

    probably the biggest issue to be honest.

    thing about playing in a new offense.  your decision making isnt quite as quick as it would be when you've had a reasonable amount of practice time to learn and master the offense.

    Thats where the difference lies.  if you have the defense playing against him, you are probably getting more sacks than normal.   it may turn into an extra INT or two as well.  Though Flacco is smart. he will probably throw the ball away most times when pressured with no good options.

     

  16. Posted

    5 hours ago, WhiteWonder said:

    1. In a 2 QB league, I don’t see how he wouldn’t be owned when he was starting. 10 teamer maybe? With Chase and Higgins he’s got to be owned now just for the chance he clicks like he did two seasons ago in CLE.

    2. a veteran like Flacco can start the next day. Of course it’s not ideal but if cincy were in an ideal situation, they wouldn’t be trading for him. 🤷🏻‍♂️ 

    under normal conditions I'd say starting flacco 5 days after acquiring him is a bad idea.    but the QB play since Burrow got hurt has been pretty terrible.

    At this point I guess Flacco running the base offense is better than anyone else running the full offense.

    but I do think the result will likely be the same.  Flacco will take some heat if he doesnt play well but I'd argue they never really put him into a position to succeed either.

    the line is bad.  and he doent know the offense fully.   That is a bad combination.   but I guess they gotta do something.

    I would not start flacco this week in a superflex format but might consider him next week.    it takes time to learn the full playbook so there is no guarantee of productivity.

     

  17. Posted

    1 hour ago, Mike FF Today said:

    Pretty sure Baker Mayfield played for the Rams on a short week a few years ago. Obviously not ideal, but it can happen.

    at the time he played well too.   but the book on baker is that he would stare down the WR before throwing to him.   but he performed better because not knowing the playbook he also didnt know who he was throwing to.   so the tell teams were using on him were no longer working.

    as such, it messed up the defense.

    I suppose it also depends... if the new offense is similar to the one he played in  I could see the transition happening fairly quickly.   but most QB cannot figure out the playbook that quickly without running each play a number of times so they are on the same page as their receivers.   and there simply isnt time to do that.

     

    but..... Flacco is a vet.   so maybe he has a better chance at this than most.   Im sure there is a reason why he has been able to hang on at his age in the NFL.    this maybe is one of them.... the ability to pick up the offense quickly.   on that note I'm surprised there hasnt been another move of another QB famous for his abiity to pick up an offense quickly...  Dobbs

  18. Posted

    48 minutes ago, TBayXXXVII said:

    Right now, they're only 1 game out of the playoff hunt.  At 2-3, there's only 7 teams with a better record.

    This week coming up, they go to Green Bay then a home game against Pittsburgh.  Those are big games because that can put them over .500.  After that, they get the Jets and Bears in Cincinnati.  If they win even 3 of those 4 and move to 5-4, that's pretty impactful for their playoff hopes.  The next 3 weeks are just as big with Pittsburgh again, then New England and Baltimore.  If they can be, say 7-7 heading into the last 3 weeks and Burrow back, they should be able to beat Arizona, Miami, and Cleveland, to finish 10-7.  Last year, 15 teams won at least 10 games, 14 made the playoffs.  The year before, all 12 teams that won 10 games made the playoffs.  Since moving to a 17-game season, only 1 team won 10 games and failed to make the playoffs.

    So yeah, it definitely was a move to salvage the season. 

    it could be both.

    Generally you want your team to have something to play for.  if they let it go down the toilet without even making it look like they made an attempt to salvage the year that sends the wrong message to both the team and to the fans who pay good money to watch them play.

  19. Posted

    1 hour ago, weepaws said:

    Short week, and now one of the Eagles O - line players isn’t going to play 

    fair.   Eagles have pretty decent depth on the O line.  some of their backups might be capable of starting on some other teams

    That doesnt mean the injuries dont hurt,  but having a capable backup means it doesnt hurt as much as it would otherwise.

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  20. Posted

    1 hour ago, weepaws said:

    Agreed, but the Chargers lost their best O-Line player during the preseason, and I think they have since lost another to injury 

    I knew about the pre season injury.  wasnt aware of the other one.

    but that speaks to depth.  the line was weak and became borderline respectable last year, but the depth was never good.  when that happens you are vulnerable to injuries and that's exactly what has happened.   as a result Herberts productivity is not what it was last season.   though it does feel like he had an easier schedule last year too.  so that may have also contributed to this.

  21. Posted

    45 minutes ago, TBayXXXVII said:

    I absolutely believe that's the reason.

    Heck, he was able to light it up last year with trash.  He'd break records with a "decent" offensive line, let alone a good one.

    you hit the nail right  on the head.  that was exactly the point I was leading to.

  22. Posted

    21 minutes ago, Mike FF Today said:

     

    As one who has played QB this is an unrealistic ask.

    the best he'd likely be able to do is run the base offense and on only 5 days notice, I'd say that is expecting a LOT.

    unless they've been talking to the team for a week or so and hes been studying the playbook while waiting for them to announce the trade.   I suppose that may be possible but still..... this is fairly irresponsible on the part of the team.    Though I guess the alternative is still pretty crappy.

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  23. Posted

    22 minutes ago, TBayXXXVII said:

    Side note, I think Burrow should tell the Bengals after the season to fix the OLine or he's not coming back.  Herbert should do the same thing.

    its probably the reason hes always dinged up too.

    could you imagine how well hed produce if he actually had an extra quarter to half second to hold the ball?   I bet he'd light it up.

  24. Posted

    53 minutes ago, GobbleDog said:

    Now Diggs is now officially startable.  He needed a big game to prove he still has that potential. Something that remained unknown until Sunday. 

    Probably won't be consistent ... but that's most Wrs this year. Many in the top 3 rounds have been wildly inconsistent or just outright bad. 

     

    Honestly, I still think he is a matchup dependant start.

    but hes on the fantasy radar for sure.

  25. Posted

    4 minutes ago, TBayXXXVII said:

    That talent in Cincinnati is light years better than in Cleveland, so I think he'll do better than 5 fpg like the last games Flacco had, but even if he's putting up numbers like Week 1 (14 points), he's still not startable.  There's 27 other QB's averaging at least 15.  You need him for a bye week?  Ok, but I wouldn't bid anything of substance for someone that might start 2 games for me.

    I think  hes  good for 18 fantasy points per game in that offense.

    there is 20+ point upside if the matchup is good, but thats expecting a lot.     

    either way, my 12 team superflex league doesnt have enough QB for everyone to have a backup, so I think the upside is better for me to pickup Flacco and trade one of my other QB for the RB that I need.   given the QB situation, Im pretty sure I can get a decent RB for one of my QB and then run with Flacco as my #3 QB

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