Showboat

I think Demercado is the play, though there has been some chatter about Carter taking early down work so I wouldn't necessarily expect a "work-horse" role. Waller's touches should increase, so he'd be a good alternative if the chatter out of ARI makes you nervous.

Standard scoring - no PPR - pick 2 to start: E.Demercado v.TEN C.Brown v.DET R.Stevenson @BUF S.LaPorta @CIN D.Waller @CAR

Agree with others - you seem to be making a mountain out of a mole hill. The commish acted quickly an appropriately. Maybe it was a white lie to cover for suspected collusion and save face for the culprit. Seems appropriate for a first offense (if this is a chronic issue, the owner should be dis-invited from the league).

Assuming this is a redraft league, I'd drop Golden for Godwin. Golden has had plenty of opportunities and hasn't really emerged and things will get murkier if Watson comes back.

Stafford is probably the pick. Dart is a close-your-eyes-and-swing-for-the-fences pick. His rushing numbers may keep him viable, but defenses will adjust with more tape, so there is literally no floor.

AJ - the squeaky wheel will (eventually) get some oil. He won't be consistent, but he will have some big games down the stretch. At this point, DJ is a clear second fiddle in a Bears O that wants to get their rookie pass catchers more involved.

Unless he gets traded to the Eagles (like Bigsby).

That might actually be better than keeping Chase - somehow the Bengals have made him totally worthless (sure the Vikes and Broncos are decent Ds, but let's not confuse either one with the 85 Bears).

Good lord - the Bengals are just bad. Sure, the Titans, Saints, Giants, Dolphins, and Jets have had their low points this season, but none have put up 8 straight uncompetitive quarters like the Bengals have. And punting in the 4th quarter? If they are that worried about injuries, they should just forfeit after the coin flip.

That fumble was BS call. The only way his shin/lower leg wasn't down was if it bent unnaturally up at a right angle to his trapped sideways foot. I was a bit surprised he came back on the field after that.

My observation - if I started 'em, they got hurt (Nabers & Tillman) - I need Baker and Egbuka to turn it around in a big way to dig out o)f this hole. That's a start!.

Jeanty is being started against me, so he is almost certain to have a massive game.

I get some specialization and keeping players fresh, but I don't really understand why teams/coaches continue to put inferior players out on the field, particularly for critical situations (2-minute drill, etc.) Reminds me of the story about the second-string RB who complained to the coach that he wasn't getting enough carries. The coach showed him the stats that the first string RB was averaging 4.5 ypc while he was only averaging 3.5 ypc. So the coach said, "I'll tell you what, every time I want 3.5 yards instead of 4.5 yards I'll be sure to call your number."

It's a bit risky because Chase is still the best player in that exchange and I don't think he will completely fall of the map and Henderson is poised to take over a feature-back role. Nevertheless, I'd do it.

Standard scoring - no PPR C.Brown @DEN R.Stevenson v.CAR C.Tillman @DET D.Thornton v.CHI S.LaPorta v.CLE H.Fannin @DET