Showboat

And FU to McLaurin. Maybe you can wake up and realize your team actually had a game scheduled today.

FU LaPorta (or the Lions play caller): no targets after the first play of the game?

I'll second this - including stupid Thursday games. The only Thursday games should be on Thanksgiving day and maybe the reigning champ hosting the season kickoff game.

I'd be surprised if he is fired during the season (but it wouldn't be the first time I was surprised by an NFL move). I just don't understand why coaches don't give their best player an opportunity when they get in the red zone - it's like they want to show how smart they are with special packages.

It will be interesting to see if the Bears keep both Herbert and Foreman active on game days - if so, that will probably be an indication of full blown RBBC that will reduce fantasy value for either one. I suspect Foreman was inactive at the beginning of the season because he doesn't contribute on special teams (and I figure Herbert doesn't either) so the Bears might not want to have both active.

That's a tough one. I think you go with Hunt and Ford. Of course, the risk is that the Browns get stomped by the Ravens and neither of them do anything. Hunt seems to be getting the TDs now, so going with Ford/Allgeier may just lead to frustrating Sunday.

Standard scoring: Herbert v CAR (Thurs) {assuming he is active - I'd probably not start if Foreman is also active} Stevenson v IND (Germany) {The O stinks, but last week showed he can still take it to the house and Indy has not been great against RBs} McLaurin @ SEA {doesn't seem to get many endzone looks, so his ceiling seems to be 8-80} Allgeier @ ARI {seems to be a game where he is likely to get significant carries and maybe a TD or 2}

If you want a higher floor go with Diontae, if you want a higher ceiling go with Gabe.

Playing matchups is like timing the market - it's great when you are right. Studs are studs because they give you the best chance no matter the matchup (though even the best players have an off-week or two). There is nothing worse than starting the JAG with a great matchup who plays like a JAG while your stud with a tough matchup is tearing it up on the bench. The challenge is figuring out who your studs are.

I think you stick with Stroud in a tough matchup with the Bengals. Levis is tempting against a Bucs D that just got torched, but that would be a bold move (and you would be going all-in on that turning out well since you already have Hopkins). If this is a redraft league, you need a Walker injury for Charbonnet to have any value. If you never expect to be starting Davis or Moss, it's probably a reasonable move to make.

I'm not sure I trust any Jaguars against the 49ers who have had the bye week to get healthy and stew over two straight losses. There is some uncertainty with what role Monty will have coming back from injury. I'd go with both Moore and Hopkins over those two. The Bucs just got torched by the Texans, so Hopkins should be a decent play. Moore hasn't done much lately, so I could see sticking with Monty over him, but I just think that at some point Bagent is going to figure out how to get the ball to his best receiver.

IMO you should just start the better QB: Lamar & Herbert.

Well, that's very different from saying Belichick is not a good coach.

The Vikings were actually very close to matching the Bills 4 straight Super Bowl appearances. If not for the original Hail Mary, the Vikings likely would have been in Super Bowl X (even though that was in the divisional playoff game and not the conference championship). That was probably the best overall Vikings team of that era.

Not sure exactly what it was called at the time (or if that really matters), but the Super Bowl era started when the NFL Champion Packers beat the AFL Champion Chiefs in January 1967. That was Super Bowl I, so the Jets-Colts game was Super Bowl III.

Solution: put a tear-off skirt on the QB. If the defender gets the skirt off the QB, it is a sack. If the defender actually touches the QB, it's a penalty. The other penalty that needs to be abolished is intentional grounding. If they really want to protect the QB, let him throw the ball away. Further, at least half the time I see it called, it's really just a case of the QB and receiver not being on the same page (like last night) where the receiver zigs when the QB expects him to zag.

Seems like an overpay. If Sweat was all that great, wouldn't he have made the Washington D better? That D has seemed to underperform despite a lot of hype. I don't know - sometimes a change of scenery helps a player but seems like a big gamble to me.

I wouldn't get too excited. I think all of his production was after the Seahawks had basically given up. He is still a decent dynasty stash as he was before this week.

Only problem - that stat line is impossible. It could be 4 carries, 2 yards, 3 TDs.

FU to McLaurin - do you realize that your team has a game scheduled for today?

I think I'd roll the dice with Watson.

It's reasonable thinking. It kind of depends on if you subscribe to the never bench your studs theory (and if you consider Moore to be a stud). He hasn't put up numbers but the targets have been there. I think he is overdue for a blow-up game. On the flip side, the Packers may load up against the run and force the back-up QB to beat them so Henderson is not without his own risk (plus Freeman could always vulture a TD).

I'd take a gamble Danny Dimes against the Raiders. I just don't think there will be many points in the Colts- Panthers game and the Colts will lean on the running game with Taylor and Moss.

Tough to bench Moore, because he is due for another explosion game. Downs has been hot, but it looks like he's a bit nicked up now. If there was any indication that he is not 100%, I think I'd bench him.

The Giants D has been playing well lately - I think I'd go with them against the Raiders rookie QB (though arguably it would be better if Jimmy G or Hoyer were playing). With the Falcons, the question is do they bounce back after the debacle against Levis or did the Titans expose something the the Vikings will also be able to exploit (even with Hall at QB).