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Scoring explosion - at this rate they will blow past the O/U.

I hope it's the last season for Travis Swift.

The Eagles are the most over-rated team, especially on defense. The D will make some good plays but will have too many lapses. Most of the time Hurts and the O has been able to overcome, but the D has never been able to dominate a game even against bad teams.

Is it time to give up on this dude (thinking more of dynasty/deep keeper leagues)? His lack of production has been scary and he never seems to be on the same page as Howell. Is he just not that good? Has he hit the wall (seems too young for that) or defenses have figured him out? Is the issue with Howell or coaching or play-calling?

hmmm. Dillon against the Chiefs - don't particularly like that match-up even with Jones out - I think I'll stick with my AT Perry flier for week 13. If Jones is still out in week 14, Dillon against the Giants may be a more palatable an option.

FU to Thursday football. Geno Smith suddenly tuns into Dan Marino and Charbonnet who hasn't done squat all year suddenly finds the endzone against the elite Dallas D. Seriously, I think my opponent was actually trying to tank by starting those two against me.

Well he did actually make two kicks that were taken off the board due to penalties.

The Raiders D has been better against the pass than the run, so logic would suggest a big game for Pacheco. The KC coaches will probably over-think it and dial up 50 passes for Mahomes and 8 rushes for Pacheco.

I'd say Dobbs, too, especially if you get penalized for INTs.

I think I'd play Jacobs over Taylor. TB is a pass funnel D and the new coach in LV has been leaning on Jacobs. KC hasn't been blowing teams out so I think the Raiders keep it close enough in a home divisional game to feed Jacobs a heavy workload. On top of that, I'm playing against Jacobs this week, so he is sure to go off given the way my season has gone.

I can't tell if you are actually talking about football. I mean a fast paced team may run about 80 plays per game. If the average play is 7 seconds, that's 560 seconds total - even rounding that up to 600 seconds is only 10 minutes of actual action. That would be 20 minutes of actual action if both teams played at that pace (unlikely). Most of the game time is eaten up by guys getting off the pile, subbing in, and out and huddling up, not to mention victory formations and so forth.

I'd go with Hill - his floor isn't really any lower than the other guys, but his ceiling is way higher. Likely may find some consistency, but that's a bit of a gamble without really knowing what his role will be in the offense.

McLaurin's typical 5-60-0 performances have been killing me (standard scoring). It just seems that his role in Washington does not involve scoring TDs. Is there any reason to believe that changes at Dallas on Thanksgiving Day? My alternatives are not great, but would you bench him for any of the following? K.Herbert @ MIN (I'd feel better about going this way if Foreman was out) T.Spears vs CAR (kind of a dart throw, hoping that the Titans give him more oportunities against a weak Panthers rush D) AJ Dillon @ DET (should get volume if Jones sits, but he didn't really do anything when Jones sat earlier in the season and the match-up is not great)

Well, now it's official. The Eagle D can't stop the run or the pass - most overrated defensive unit ever.

I think it is part of the CBA. It's a way players can guarantee they get a percentage of revenues (because I believe there is also a minimum spend, too - I'm sure owners wouldn't agree to a minimum spend w/o a cap).

Being down 34-7 the coaches need to show how smart they are.

I guess LaPorta is no longer a thing in the Detroit offense.

Pick one to start - standard scoring: AJ Dillon v. Chargers K. Herbert @ Lions R. Dowdle @ Panthers

I'd say keep Tank over Zay - he has already shown he can have spike games (unlike Zay).

Though league dynamics should also be considered, I think I'd make that trade: JJ still has a bye week coming up and there is always a risk that injury impacts linger - that it's taken so long already is a concern.

Coming out of the bye, their schedule is pretty good (except for maybe the Lions, but that is a home game and maybe a trap game for the Lions): at Falcons vs Lions vs Panthers vs Giants at Rams at Buccaneers

Wilson should be okay, but doesn't give you much of a ceiling - if you are in first place, I'd assume the rest of your lineup solid so maybe you don't need the QB to carry you. Dobbs certainly has more upside, but will the magic wear off (is he the next Case Keenam/Ryan Fitzpatrick)? If you have already decided that you won't be starting Howell, he's probably the one to drop.

Normally, I'd say Jones, but I think he is still affected by injuries. So, probably Conner - the only minus for ppr is that he wasn't active in the passing game in his return last week.

I think I'd try to get Monty in over Jones or Moore.

But the Bengals seem to have figured out Keaton Mitchell - 3 carries, still trying to get to positive total yards.