Phinfan0301

I'm sitting here with Boone, Lindsay, and Drake....no idea what to do. If Mattison could come back then its between those 2. Who would you guys start? If Mattison doesn't come back though then I'm going with Boone.

Really tough decisions this week guys...I've bolded the positions that are up in the air for me. All of my bench players have excellent match-ups and some positive games of late. I don't know what to do! Standard scoring. 12 teams. QB - Aaron Rodgers @Min RB - Christian McCaffrey @Indy RB - Mike Boone .vs. GB WR - DeVante Parker .vs. Cin WR - A.J. Brown .vs. NO TE - Hunter Henry @Oak DST - Ravens @Cle BENCH RB's: Do I go with Boone because of one week...? Or do I play Lindsay like I've been playing all season, or do I play the recently hot Drake? This is a tough one. And while I don't think Cook comes back this week...what if Mattison does? Phillip Lindsay .vs. Det Kenyan Drake @Sea BENCH WR's: I feel pretty confident in my choices, but Winston is on fire and Perriman is getting the looks...I love the other guys match-ups too but I just can't see myself replacing them in a slot above unless you have a reason. Breshad Perriman .vs. Hou Mike Williams .vs. Oak DK Metcalf .vs. Ari Waiver Wire QB's: Don't feel comfortable with A-Rod...do I "R-E-L-A-X" or do I get desperate? Tom Brady .vs. BUF Jimmy Garoppolo .vs. LAR Jared Goff @SF Baker Mayfield .vs. BAL Gardner Mindshew @ATL Andy Dalton @MIA Daniel Jones @WSH --------------------------------------------- My competition: QB - Lamar Jackson @Cle RB - Alvin Kamara @Ten RB - Devin Singletary @NE WR - Julian Edelman .vs. Buf WR - Allen Robinson .vs. KC TE - Darren Waller @LAC DST - 49ers .vs. LAR --------------------------------------------- He could have snatched up Perriman and Boone because I was down to $0 FAAB but he slept on them! Do you guys think I'll win? I feel pretty good about this given the state of his roster. I'm worried I'm going to overthink my situation and make a poor substitution, but I really want to know if you guys think I should substitute anyone and why? Just as I'm thorough in my post...I'll be thorough in my response to you as well. Really appreciate your time and advice. *WHIR*

Gurley & Mostert - double down on this game. I don't expect this game to get "out of hand" one way or the other...this bodes well for both players to have excellent games even though its tough defenses. I don't like Chubb...Baltimore is a completely different team now than they were before. I think hes a total bust this week because Mayfield will be playing from behind and gonna be turning the ball over. Don't bet against the #1 team in the league in your championship....don't do it. WRs - Do NOT go with Edelman or Moore...really bad plays this week. Go big or go home...Diggs / TY Hilton. Pick up Perriman and replace Diggs if you can though. Flex - Mack - double down on the Colts too...everyone has been destroying Carolina and these 2 should put up some points for sure. good luck.

No Bell cannot play this season. If its a high ankle sprain then it could be as short as 1-2 weeks (seems optimistic) or as long as 7 weeks.

14 team. Keeper league. 1 QB, 2 RB, 2 WR, 1 TE, 1 FLEX, 1 DEF My team: QB - Patrick Mahomes, Kirk Cousins WR - Josh Gordon, Corey Davis, Will Fuller, Alshon Jeffery RB - James Conner, Jay Ajayi, Royce Freeman, Kenyan Drake, Dion Lewis TE - Kyle Rudolph DEF - Titans TRADE (FLEX player) --- My Kenyan Drake for his Mike Williams Drake has been awful. The O-Line is missing its LG and C for season. Gase will change things up on offense...but when? And will he continue to split with Gore as hes been doing? Mike Williams has been what I thought he'd be. He could end up being a #2 indefinitely in a solid air attack for years. I feel like this trade is a no brainer as far as the future is concerned (Mike Williams went undrafted in my league, so if he broke out and I kept him for next year he'd be $1...I spent $25 on Drake this season in the draft. But as for THIS season...i'd hate to see Drake turn it around and then I suffer a loss (e.g. Conner is benched for rest of season for Le'veon Bell and then I'm hurting in depth rest of year.) .... Thoughts?

PICK 1: Mahomes - faces Jags DEF...but ballsy to sit the best QB in NFL this year or Cousins? - missing cook, will throw a lot. question is - does the O-Line hold up? PICK 2: Corey Davis, - just broke out last week (finally) Alshon Jeffery, - comes back and scores and 100 yards in first game, torched them for 80 yards and 2 TD's last year in playoffs Will Fuller, - this dude just scores TDs...insane, but his hamstring has been an issue PICK 2: Jay Ajayi, - face 6.4 defenders in box per game ( best in NFL ) might try to control possession in this game against Vikes Dion Lewis - lots of potential for pass targets in this game Royce Freeman - TD in last 3 games, but no value if he doesn't score...facing decent jets rush D

I own both players. I'm starting Cousins for same reasons mentioned above. Please tell us who you choose before kickoff.

So we have 5 of us considering or actually BENCHING MAHOMES, the #1 QB in fantasy....for: Cam Big Ben Wilson Brees and now me - Cousins I personally wouldn't sit Mahomes for Ben or Wilson... But Cam and Brees are reasonable...and I believe Cousins is reasonable. Does anyone disagree with benching Mahomes for Cousins this week?

R E L A X....relax boys. I warned about this in the original Drake thread. I said Gase was gonna be running HIS offense finally. That meant HURRY UP and LOTS of passing. He finally has HIS guys (intellectually capable, fast, and selfless.) But are we gonna play like this the entire season? Is it possible we've been holding back a lot of plays? Is it possible that its because we intend on shredding the Patriots this week like we did on the ground last year? Calling it now: Drake gets a respectable 120 combined yards and a TD this week in NE.

**UPDATED post-Josh Gordon news: My current lineup: QB - Patrick Mahomes RB 1 - James Conner RB 2 - Jay Ajayi WR 1 - Will Fuller V WR 2 - Corey Davis TE - Kyle Rudolph FLEX - ??? DEF - Broncos Options: RB Royce Freeman .vs. OAK Kenyan Drake @ NYJ Dion Lewis .vs. HOU * Royce Freeman lost me my game last week after what happened with Lindsey. * Kenyan Drake just lost his starting LG for the season and the Jets game last week might not have been a fluke. * Dion Lewis did great last week, but his starting Tackles are out this week, and who knows what is going on at QB? Thanks!!! Please link me to your thread!

ESPN rankings just boosted Dion Lewis over 2 full points in the last 24 hours?? He was around 7.8 and now hes 9.8!!!! A 2 point swing the day before the game is HUGE. What could be the reason!? Does anyone know?? I can't find anything significant in the news.

Who would you be trading for them? I was very high on Royce until this unknown took 50% and went off. I was not high on Dion Lewis at all. But after week 1 things are up in the air. Lets see how this week plays out and then make your decision based on that. My gut would be Royce. I don't trust TEN's lack of tackles, QB uncertainty, and their TE going down. None of those are good things.

This is really a tough one guys. I mean....3 legitimate RB's (albeit might share carries a bit or have injuries to their lines, but still legit...) or a potential big play threat in Fuller...he could have 100 yards and a TD easssyyyy...but he could also get limited targets and not take advantage whereas a RB will get likely 15 opportunities at least to break one. If you wouldn't mind elaborating on why you choose a player and comment with your recommendation I'd appreciate it!!

Very nice. I'm also using Cousins/Mahomes. Had I started Mahomes last week I'd have won my game... So who are you starting this week? Cousins or Mahomes?

Here is my situation. I have Josh Gordon, Corey Davis, Will Fuller V, and Alshon Jeffery as my WR's in a 14 team league. Jeffery is out and Fuller is definitely going to be 1 of my 2 WR's I start this week. So the choice is between Davis and Gordon. Do I go with Gordon? I think I do...i believe based on Hue's latest statements and nothing but positive reports on his health and condition...the Browns are just trying to keep their Ace up their sleeve against the Steelers. I read that Gordon is expected to get more than the 8 looks he averaged last year. I think the hamstring thing was overblown. They're playing their hated nemesis the Steelers...why would they show their cards if they don't have to? Are you going with Gordon? Am I making the right choice with going with Gordon/Fuller? Or should I substitute Corey Davis?

Well because of Alshon Jeffery being injured and Fuller questionable against Pats...I'm basically stuck with Josh Gordon in my lineup. But as for James Conner....I also have Kenyan Drake and Dion Lewis (.vs. each others DEF). I know Miami's DEF is weak .vs. RB's but I feel like the Steelers might heavily rely on Conner with this weather.... Should I roll with James?

Sure. Here is my lineup this week. 14 team. Standard. 1 QB, 2 RB, 2 WR, 1 FLEX, 1 TE, 1 DEF. *Bold = I'm starting in my lineup this week. Keep in mind this is an Auction draft. People overbid on RB's ($70-80 out of their $200 budget for the top-10 backs) So I sit back an let everyone overbid and then swooped up a bunch of RB2's that I can interchange based on matchups. We have 1 flex...so I figure I'll probably always start 3 RB's. Thats why I can justify being weak at WR...and if Gordon indeed plays to his potential I got a WR1 for half the price ($30 opposed to 60 for top10 WR's) QB - Kirk Cousins, Patrick Mahomes RB - Royce Freeman, James Conner, Kenyan Drake, Jay Ajayi, Dion Lewis, C.J. Anderson, WR - Josh Gordon, Corey Davis, Will Fuller V, Alshon Jeffery TE - Kyle Rudolph DEF - Broncos Kickoff is in 1 hour 1/2...does anyone suggest I start Drake or Lewis over Conner? If Fuller plays should I go with him over Gordon? The weather in the CLE/PIT game is going to be really bad.

14 team league / Standard QB - pick 1 ESPN PROJECTION: Kirk Cousins .vs. SF 18 Patrick Mahomes @ SD 16.7 RB - pick 2 Royce Freeman .vs. SEA 11 Kenyan Drake .vs. TEN 9.5 James Conner @ CLE 11.1 Dion Lewis @ MIA 7.7 WR - pick 2 Josh Gordon .vs. PIT 7.8 Will Fuller V @ NE 7.6 Corey Davis @ MIA 7.7 DEF - pick 1 Broncos .vs. SEA 6.3 Lions .vs. NYJ 7.4 I'd love to hear your thoughts. Right now this is my plan, but I'd love to hear why you think I should substitute another in their place? QB - Cousins RB - Freeman, Conner WR - Gordon, Fuller DEF - Broncos ***Leave me a link for your question and I'll give you my advice.

Definitely with those RB's you should be bidding up to 50% of your stack. If you nail him you're set...and if you miss, isn't it worth the risk? 30$ atleast.

C. 100%. Its not even a question. Although I might say you replace Lynch with Drake or Ajayi.

14 Team - Auction Standard 1 QB, 2 RB, 2 WR, 1 TE, 1 FLEX, 1 DEF - no kicker * = starting in my lineup currently. QB - *Kirk Cousins, Patrick Mahomes RB - *Royce Freeman, *Kenyan Drake, Jay Ajayi, Dion Lewis, C.J. Anderson WR - Josh Gordon, *Corey Davis, *Will Fuller V, Alshon Jeffery TE - *Kyle Rudolph DEF - *Broncos Areas I should improve? Who should I start in my FLEX? ----- Lewis .vs. MIA?... or ...Ajayi .vs. ATL? Gordon .vs. PIT? Who should I go with at QB? ----- Cousins .vs. SF? ... or ... Mahomes .vs. SD?

Any thoughts?

I think he meant 70-75%. Could be wrong though. So I just finished my draft guys. 14 team league. My RBs: Royce Freeman Kenyan Drake Jay Ajayi Dion Lewis C.J. Anderson They wen't crazy with overbidding on the #1 RBs...so I figured wth...I'll just grab the middle tier guys and hope one kills it. Hoping I get proven wrong and Drake does indeed become a RB1.

I'm back again to give you guys insight into my beloved Dolphins.Take a look at my contributions to the Mike Gesicki thread if you're looking for a sleeper TE this year. The number 1 issue with Drake? The Gase effect. He simply doesn't like to use a bell-cow. Sure you'll remember when Jay Ajayi was getting 200 yard games... but Arian Foster retired and Gase was FORCED to dumb down his offense for Ajayi/Landry (notice neither is on our team anymore.) He didn't want to do that. So what can we expect this year when Gase finally runs HIS offense for the first time? Take a look at the 2014 Denver Broncos: https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/den/2014.htm#all_rushing_and_receiving">https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/den/2014.htm#all_rushing_and_receiving *Note - C.J. wasn't even the starter in a featured role until week 12 and he finished with those stats. This is the thing. Every year the goal for Gase is to copy his Broncos of 2013 (when they broke all kinds of records.) Then at some point he switches to run-first-mode because its not going how he wants. When he does use of a bell-cow and go run first his RB's absolutely KILL IT...but the sad thing is...he never does this over a full season. So while Drake killed last year just like C.J. did in 2014, and just like Ajayi did in 2016....that isn't what Gase wants to do by default. So for us fantasy football fans...we never get the ELITE potential out of our players. My concern is that were back to HURRY UP mode this year. Its been made a big deal in the off-season. That tells me he is back to trying to copy 2013 again. That's why we got rid of stupid players and now have highly intelligent players. I expect Ryan Tannehill to have a career year and for our offense to be immensely better...but will Drake be featured or not? I expect not (as much as I'd like to see it happen) ...I expect Gore to take short yardage situations and very short goalline carries. I do expect Ballage to catch some passes later in the season but nothing significant. So for Drake...expect 200 carries, 700-800 yards rushing, 400-500 yards receiving, and 6-10 total TDs. If you're comfortable with those numbers for a RB2 then by all means - take him there. Drake has a very, very high ceiling...but his floor brings his projection to what I anticipate above. Last word: People talk about Gore and Ballage as legitimate threats to Drake. They also doubt his durability. All of that is rubbish. The bottomline is that it comes down to how Gase runs his offense. If you look at C.J.s #'s in 2014 and expand it over a 16 week season...you're talking the #1 RB in the NFL. Same thing with Ajayi in 2016. Same thing with Drake in 2017. The problem is that Gase doesn't want to give a RB 350 carries and all the catches - period. Target Drake as your #2 only if you have a top5 #1. Otherwise target him as a RB3.

14 team, Auction, Standard scoring. QB - Matt Ryan - $1 RB - David Johnson - $80 RB - Jay Ajayi - $16 WR - Josh Gordon - $33 WR - JuJu Smith-Schuster - $18 TE - Evan Engram - $6 FLEX - Kenyan Drake - $25 DEF - Rams - $1 K - Justin Tucker - $1 BENCH - Kirk Cousins - $1 C.J. Anderson - $1 Will Fuller V - $9 Calvin Ridley - $2 DJ Moore - $2 $196 out of $200 spent.