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Is it time to pull the trigger and start Sankey vs. CLE? Do you think they'll finally give him the right amount of touches? Or do I go chalk and start Bradshaw vs. BAL even though they insist on trotting Richardson out there? Right now I'm 3-1, but I'm in a divisional matchup and I can ill afford to lose this week. Which is the smarter play?

Part of me agrees that Bush will get a lot of touches. But I don't see how you can sit a white-hot Smith Sr. against the Colts secondary. Marshall and Smith.

I already have Delanie Walker, and I'm thinking of putting in a bid for Austin Seferian-Jenkins and dropping the oft-injured Reed. I'm just tired of waiting around for this guy to do something resembling anything. Thoughts?

Just realized that Wright can't be dropped, since he just played last night. Ugh, guess I either drop Taliaerro or stand pat until the week's done. Thanks anyway for the help.

Yeah, I'm tempted to gamble on Dez and Brown staying healthy. Dez is a bit riskier in that dept, but I think I can chance it, considering Wright isn't any better than the other available wideouts. And yes, only 12 roster spots. 14-team league makes the waiver pool very shallow. But it also keeps everyone on their toes.

I could possibly drop Taliaferro, but I'd like to hold onto him just a little longer. I might drop Wright, since MIN's offense seems out of sorts currently, but that would leave me without any WR backups.

If it's just for Austin, don't bother dropping Thomas. It's not like you're starting Thomas any time soon with Miller on your bench, and Austin is not worth the roster spot. If you can get someone with more upside, then go for it. Maybe someone like Davante Adams or Austin Seferian-Jenkins (I'm kinda down on Witten at this point). Hope that helps.

I like Tate. Better matchup than Hurns and Garçon, and a little more opportunity than Cooks. Hope that helps.

I trust CIN offense a lot more than whatever has become of NE. Hawkins for sure.

Agree with piya. Jackson.

Everybody and their mother is proclaiming this is the week that Sankey fulfills the prophecy. Which means he'll either underperform grossly or get injured in the first quarter. That said, I'm a believer. I have him as my RB3 and I'm considering starting him over Bradshaw. If you buy into the collapse of the Pats, then get Hill. There will be plenty of touches for him even if/when Bernard goes off.

So I get to keep one player from last year (league details in my sig). I was leaning toward Bell (disclosure: I'm a Steeler fan) before yesterday's legal debacle, but now I don't know. They both have strikes against them: Foster: injury history crazy workload over his career defenses will focus on him first and foremost offseason comment about possible retirement could be going insane (see his interview where he answered every question with "I'm just trying to be the best teammate I can be" Bell: YPC not that great admitted he would lose goal line carries to Blount offense looks to pass a lot more (could be good for Bell since he catches out of the backfield) now could face punishment/suspension (if not from the League, definitely from the team) To top it all off, I have to decide by tomorrow, so I can't even wait to see how the legal stuff pans out. Any advice that could sway me either way? Or should I forget them both and keep Dez? Thanks for the help.

Graham. He's ranked that high for a reason. Plus you have Thomas and Nelson so you're already stacked at WR. You'll win every week at the TE position and never look back.

I wouldn't worry about this turf toe scare, but I think you'll be better off with AP over Forte if you don't want to risk it with McCoy.

No loss of picks. Just get to keep one player from last year. The problem is that with 14 teams, players go quick, and since I'm picking last, I don't know if I'll get a quality RB by the time I pick my first. And while I understand Dez's value, I'd hate to go into the season with a low RB2 as my lead guy. Unless I can snag a Jeffrey or Antonio Brown at the wrap, which would make me feel a little more at ease with the RB deficit. Thanks for the advice. I'm seriously considering the Dez Contingency now.

Waht TxTech8 said. Forte/Stacy is a great starting backfield, and Lynch is poised to regress after such a monster season. With Calvin on your team with Dez and Brown, you may as well clear a place on your mantle for your League trophy right now. I say yea to the trade.

Team 1 as well. McCoy as the lynchpin of your team will do better than with Bryant, although Team 2's WR/TE combo is tempting. And it would help to see what the rest of your team looks like. Hope that helps.

My league is looking into using composite rankings from several websites to help in evaluating player trades, and we're trying to find websites that offer "remainder of the season" rankings. Not the weekly rankings that omit players that are on a bye or injured, but rankings that evaluate player value even if the player is not active in a particular week. And we're looking for overall rankings, not positional rankings. If anyone has any suggestions, it would be greatly appreciated. Please also specify if your suggestions are pay or free sites. Thanks again.

The tiered ranking actually makes sense rather than purely by numbers. Thanks. Let me ask you... how do you come up with these rankings? Is it just one guy, or do you do a composite of experts? If it's the latter, is it just guys at your site, or do you consult other rankings?

Do you do overall rankings instead of positional as well? That's really more of what we need, especially when we're evaluating trades between players at different positions.

Awesome. This is why I like using this site. Do you have any other suggestions? We'd like to get a composite of at least three sites so that we can get a more broad sense of a player's overall value.

I also have Gronkowski but am slowly buying the Kendricks hype, but still not enough to drop one for the other. Should I wait to see how Kendricks will do after Week one against the Eagles or pick him up right now? I don't know enough about Gronkowski to feel comfortable with him, especially with Hernandez in the mix.

Roethlisberger v. CLE E. Manning v. DET Both are juicy matchups on paper, and being a Steelers fan, I really want to start Big Ben. But will he outperform Manning, who is coming off a big game and playing an inferior defense? Will the four-week layoff make Ben rusty, or will Coach Tomlin keep the offense conservative on his first game back? Any help would be appreciated and reciprocated.

Johnny Knox v. SEA Mike Williams (TB) v. NO Also, should I start MIA DST v. GB (looks like Rodgers might start after suffering concussion), or should I pick up MIN DST v. DAL? Thanks. And naturally, I'll answer yours as well.

I like BJGE as well. I think he'll garner the lion's share of touches, even if he has to split the backfield with Morris or whoever, whereas Williams and Brown's touches will even out as the season goes on. Plus, I trust NE's offense more, and they'll use the pass to set up the run. Hope that helps. Can you help me with mine?