Ray_T
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On 10/28/2025 at 10:27 AM, weepaws said:And many on this board was against the benching of Wilson. Great move by the Gmen, that’s coaching.
yeah, but throwing a kid into the fire behind a bad o line rarely works out.
sometimes a running QB can make up for that some. but thats the exception and not the rule. I still stand by my comments. and the season isnt over yet. there is lots of time for this to turn sour. once teams get some tape on him thats when we will really figure out if hes got what it takes.
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On 10/29/2025 at 6:13 AM, cmh6476 said:I'm in first place with last waiver choice and I landed him somehow
good one.
he should never have lasted to you, but sometimes people just arent thinking.
at the end of the day, with Scatteboo gone, this guy has the whole offense to himself like last year. I expect similar numbers to last season (for the most part) and that likely puts him squarely in RB2 territory. its possible he slips into RB3 territory but without a doubt he should be rostered.
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3 hours ago, purplengold47 said:he's a bum, only reason why I'm holding him is bye week, can't wait to drop his useless ass.
I really have mixed feelings. I do think McLauren earned a good contract.
but I have often found there is a letdown after a contract year.
there are 2 main reasons (in my opinion) why this happens:
1) the player was all about the money and now that they got paid, they no longer care. this happens sometimes.
2) The player feels the weight (and pressure) of the big money and can sometimes try to do too much and actually sabotage themselves in the process. (most common)
on occasion it will also play out differently if the player had to hold out to get a contract....... they dont get to participate in the 2 a days and really dont get all that much work with their teammates. This is especially the case with offensive players. your QB needs to work with their top WR and get on the same page. the RB needs to work with the Line so they know what to expect, how to read their blocks etc.
but the QB-WR connection cannot be understated. if they are not on the same page, the productivity just wont be there.
in the case of McLauren I think it was a little bit of this and a little bit of #2. he got paid, and when he didnt start strong the weight of the contract put extra pressure on the guy.
I think at some point he will put it together. but its hard to say if it will be this year. The holdout also hindered him and may actually be at least 50% of the problem here.
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2 hours ago, weepaws said:This won’t be Kamara last productive season, he’s been below par, I think he’s done.
in yardage leagues or standard leagues.... yes for sure.
but the sheer volume of pass catching keeeps him as a RB2 in PPR leagues.
but the bottom line... if trading Flowers for Kamara, you really REALLY need to be desperate for a RB. I am not actually endorsing this as you can probably get a better RB if trading away Flowers.
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9 hours ago, Maximum Overkill said:Nope
agreed. only way this deal works for you is if you have a serious need at RB and a passable RB puts you in a position to win your league.
Flowers will be productive for years to come. Kamara.... this may actually be his last or second last year as a productive RB. Dude is 30.
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6 hours ago, Maximum Overkill said:I don't love either ROS but I'd probably take Kamara despite horrific QBs. He'll be reliant on receptions
this is especially valid in PPR rules. Standard league its a far harder decision to make
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38 minutes ago, listen2me 23 said:I just find nfl fans to be funny. Years of watching and everyones quick to anoint teams or players and then quick to dismiss them. Like they dont learn or remember how it goes.
3 weeks in and people were laughing at the chiefs saying run is over. Fast forward a handful of weeks now same people are calling them SB favs.
Dart is awesome such a spark beats Eagles handily. Then has a couple rough games (idk 30 pts vs denver D better than mvp Dak) a handful of starts into his career and now he wont even be good. Its hilarious.
well, I said this earlier.
the tools are in the toolbox. but when it comes to playing in the NFL its all about whats in the kids head. you gotta make good decisions, and you need to make them quickly.
Not everyone can do that at the NFL level. you have about a second less time to make those decisions than you have at the college level. while that doesnt seem like much, its actually a lot. and the Defenses are more sophisticated and skilled and will throw different looks at you.
its a much harder job at the pro level.
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2 hours ago, listen2me 23 said:Not understanding the sudden knock on Dart.
What do people expect out of rookies? With Nabers the Giants were thought of as a basement team. Russ was terrible. Dart has given them a spark without Nabers. You people expect no bad games? Who is his number 1 WR? Why wouldnt Dart go 1 overall if thr expectations are to lift Naberless Giants on hid back and win a bunch of games?
He is 1-1 vs Hurts with much worse roster.
well thats the thing. we wont truly know what hes about for another year.
teams are gonna find ways to negate him and he as a QB will need to adapt. Every rookie goes through this. and the ones who can adapt to the way the league defends him will inevitably become starters. the ones who cant become backups.
we wont truly know the results for a while
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3 hours ago, Maximum Overkill said:100%
NO team is better without a WR1.
just ask Buffalo
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3 hours ago, weepaws said:Horrible, they deserved to lose with that look.
Well they did lose. so the Fantasy gods made them pay. (though they were against the pack.... likely they were gonna lose anyway)
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55 minutes ago, Maximum Overkill said:Agree. I watched a ton of Dart in College and was never impressed. I don't expect him to be an NFL starter for long. He's just not good.
well, the tools are in the toolbox. but at the NFL level its more processing speed than it is about skill because everybody (for the most part) in the NFL has skill.
I guess we will see. this is the first dud of the year. it could be a sign of things to come, or it could just be a bad game. The eagles are a pretty good defense. so I think it is too early to establish this as a trend, but you can bet on one thing...... whatever the defense was doing against him..... whoever plays him over the next week or two will try to do the same things that gave him a problem.
that said, some weaker defenses likely dont have the talent to be able to execute the game plan in the same way. so its not a guarantee that hes headed for harder times.
I remember watching a very good defense execute a very good game plan against Lamar a couple of years back and people said a lot of the same. but I saw the game and I felt that only one or two defenses in the NFL had the talent and ability to execute such a game plan. so I did not see that as a sign of things to come. so you kind of need to put it into context. other teams did try to execute that same gameplan vs Lamar with minimal success. but I saw those games and clearly they didnt have the talent to be able to execute in the same way and Lamar was good enough to overcome that with only occasional issues.
so I think the bottom line is.... it is likely too early to say for sure one way or another.
but I do agree. next game or two, the defense will try to emulate what Philly did against him. it will be interesting to see how that turns out.
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18 hours ago, DonS said:C'mon Mayfield. You've gone from potential MVP to this sh1tty first half performance?
I'm in a league where you play multiple teams each week. I would have run the table if Baker put up 15-18 fantasy points instead I get 7.5 points. what was going to be a fantastic week turned into just a good week.
I suppose I shouldnt complain but this stiff only seems to have good weeks when he is on my bench.
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On 10/26/2025 at 9:04 AM, JagFan said:They don’t need him.
well, he keeps the defense honest. if they crowd the line, he gets the ball. if they play to stop the pass, Sequon gets the ball.
for a game (maybe two) you can get by without him. but teams will quickly adapt to the more run heavy offense. Like it or not.... He is an important part of that.
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17 hours ago, Showboat said:The Bucs are horrible - how they have 5 wins is one of the unexplained mysteries of the world.
This is my fault. I started Baker this week. and he only seems to perform well on my bench.
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19 hours ago, Maximum Overkill said:I think people were a little fast to anoint him a hall of famer. Teams are starting to see more film on him.
This always happens.
Now he as a QB will need to adapt to how teams are defending him. If he can adapt, hes a legit starting QB.... if not.... he becomes a backup QB.
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On 10/26/2025 at 8:20 AM, jrokh said:Can't decide if these uni's are badass or just plain hideous....
I'm thinking hideous
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On 10/24/2025 at 8:33 PM, WhiteWonder said:Flacco revenge game
hasn’t played for the team since what? 2022? Cleveland or Indy would be bigger revenge games.
flacco has played for enough teams that literally half the league could be a revenge game. its to the point where this means nothing anymore.
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I had herbert on the bench in my one league.
Minny is supposed to have a pretty good Defense. But the chargers sliced through them like a hot knife through butter.
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On 9/19/2025 at 4:26 PM, Jokers R wild said:Is Javonte Williams going to keep his value up or dissappear? Thoughts?
well, for him to disappear there needs to be someone on the roster that can force that to happen.
I dont actually think that anyone on the roster is better than him right now.
so barring injury or a sudden loss in effectiveness I think he holds steady. for fantasy hes RB2 on most teams depending on the depth you have at the position.
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Truth and lies appears to link to your working the wire article.
suspect its an easy fix on the back end.
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16 hours ago, Nomad99 said:Mark it down....Hock is due for a blowup.
this is along the lines of what I would have said.
hes the best of a bad lot. and by far has the most upside.
if you really insist on not taking him, Freiermuth is your guy
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6 hours ago, weepaws said:Not true, many thought they would be better with Jones, he’s proven that, Richardson isn’t an nfl Qb.
the bar was pretty low. Its not like Richardson was a world beater.
but.... Jones has been pretty decent in this offense. I'll definitely give credit where credit is due. put the guy behind a line that actually can block and the results are like night and day compared to where he was previously. we learned this lesson the year before with Sequon.
Yet do we see the giants loading up on O line guys? I still see a crappy line. They just dont get it.
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2 hours ago, cmh6476 said:Mahomes is now the favorite for MVP. But yeah, his play has fallen off a cliff
He looked like his old self on Sunday. Coincidence that he now finally has his full stock of weapons? I guess we'll see in the next few weeks.
well, the injuries/suspensions are over. and hes throwing to players we have actually heard of again.
I think the offense will start to click now. if you can buy low on Mahomes you may have missed the boat, but I'm sure there are still a few sellers out there. I'm predicting a very good second half of the season.
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On 10/17/2025 at 7:46 PM, Maximum Overkill said:AJ Brown all day. The Eagles announced that they are going to be more aggressive now and Dobbins will be lucky to make it to week 8.
Easy decision for me
yeah, its tough to pay that price to get a guy like him. who is okay as a RB2/3 but really not reliable health wise. as an AJ owner, at that price, I'd rather hold to see if he can turn things around.
sure, if you need a RB bad enough this will get you a startable RB. but I have to think there is a better deal out there for a RB somewhere.
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in one chat room they were blaming him. my response was.... if the offense put up 30+ points, they have done their job. it is the job of the defense to not give up a pile of points at that point and the defense couldnt answer the bell.
Flaccos INT came late in trying to get the team caught up. while the INT isnt good, you kinda know that as an offense you need to take chances if time is running out and you need points, so the odds of an INT happening are greater because the team that is losing needs at that point to take some chances.
either way, the Defense was as poor as I've seen in a long time. This team needs to look in the mirror and figure out a way to get that defense playing to a reasonable level. I honestly dont know that you can expect much more from an offense that already has been putting up 35+ points in each of the last 2 games and averaged 40 points a game. and not come away with a win in either game.
its pathetic.
To be clear, I lay no fault on the offense. (though the line could be better) It is the Defense that really needs to be looked at.