Law 220 Posted September 16, 2016 Last week, I played the defense I drafted in KC. They got me a cool zero points. This week they play Houston (Hopkins, Miller, et al) so I picked up the Jets against a sorry Bills offense on TNF. They got me a cool zero points. Awesome. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hoydogg 3 Posted September 16, 2016 I had the Eagles D last week, and they were decent. Was kind of concerned about starting them @ Chicago, so I picked up Jets D. Seems like a bad move on my part thus far. I fell into the trap of everyone saying how bad Buffalo's offense was. I should have given more thought to this being a divisional game, and Rex playing his old team. Revis Island is no more. I know KC didn't do very well, but they have some injuries. Houston is out, and Hali is not 100%. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GobbleDog 822 Posted September 16, 2016 Played the Eagles Week 1 and I'm sticking vs Bears. Already picked up MIA for Week 3 (home vs Browns). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brotherbock 349 Posted September 16, 2016 I'm rolling primarily with the with the Eagles and Vikings across my leagues for the season, I suspect. At least, I have no plans on rotating them out yet. My All-D league I have the Eagles and Cards, and I'm going Eagles this week. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brutal Brutus 182 Posted September 16, 2016 I had the Eagles D last week, and they were decent. Was kind of concerned about starting them @ Chicago, so I picked up Jets D. Seems like a bad move on my part thus far. I fell into the trap of everyone saying how bad Buffalo's offense was. I should have given more thought to this being a divisional game, and Rex playing his old team. Revis Island is no more. I know KC didn't do very well, but they have some injuries. Houston is out, and Hali is not 100%. Did the same thing, should have stuck with the Eagles vs Santa Claus. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Antiramie 50 Posted September 16, 2016 Week 1 - Vikings D Week 2 - Lions D Start everyone against Titans until it fails... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cyclone24 1,822 Posted September 16, 2016 I'm rolling primarily with the with the Eagles and Vikings across my leagues for the season, I suspect. At least, I have no plans on rotating them out yet. My All-D league I have the Eagles and Cards, and I'm going Eagles this week. Have the Eagles too this week. But I'm also starting Langford. Not sure I should start my running back against my own defense? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Gladstone 33 Posted September 16, 2016 I got cute this week and picked up the Jets, pushing Houston to my bench. Never again. Never, ever, EVER again. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
giraldi02 470 Posted September 16, 2016 I want to play Baltimore this week in a couple leagues...but I worry McCown is going to pull a rabbit out of his nether regions. Primarily I'm just worried about the Vikings this week. Shariff Floyd and Xavier Rhodes are both out. Despite being a home game, I could see Green Bay coming in with a vengeance wanting to assert their dominance over the division again. Uggghhhh Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brotherbock 349 Posted September 16, 2016 I want to play Baltimore this week in a couple leagues...but I worry McCown is going to pull a rabbit out of his nether regions. Primarily I'm just worried about the Vikings this week. Shariff Floyd and Xavier Rhodes are both out. Despite being a home game, I could see Green Bay coming in with a vengeance wanting to assert their dominance over the division again. Uggghhhh I'm not confident MN will keep the score down. And they likely won't get more than one INT, if that. Rodgers is too careful. But the leagues I play in, other stats are more important than Points Against. Sacks, fumbles, etc can get you a good day even if the score gets run up. So I'm going with them and not trying to get cute. Plus, I'm stocked up on project WRs and RBs, I can't afford another Def Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AintNoStoppinMeNow 68 Posted September 16, 2016 Have the Eagles too this week. But I'm also starting Langford. Not sure I should start my running back against my own defense? Have the same exact scenario but I'm in a deep league and options are very limited. I figured I will start both. Langford can still get his yardage and a TD and hopefully Eagles can get a few sacks and a pick six off of Cutler. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Byrdman5 104 Posted September 16, 2016 Week 1 - Vikings D Week 2 - Lions D Start everyone against Titans until it fails... Vikings have one of the best defenses in the NFL. I would start any defense against the Browns or Rams. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vash1012 19 Posted September 16, 2016 If you didn't draft one of the top 2 or 3 defenses that comes out and does well week in and week out, its totally luck of the draw. Just pick a random one from the list and hope for the best. Trying to pick a defense based on match ups is probably only slightly better than random selection. Its not worth the effort. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
weepaws 2,499 Posted September 17, 2016 I'm rolling with the he same two I had last week , Eagles and Vikings. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GobbleDog 822 Posted September 17, 2016 Trying to pick a defense based on match ups is probably only slightly better than random selection. Completely disagree. But it'd be interesting to see it tested. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brotherbock 349 Posted September 17, 2016 If you didn't draft one of the top 2 or 3 defenses that comes out and does well week in and week out, its totally luck of the draw. Just pick a random one from the list and hope for the best. Trying to pick a defense based on match ups is probably only slightly better than random selection. Its not worth the effort. In my experience there's about six or seven that can be counted on like that each year, and then you're getting to matchups or stabs in the dark. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GornFishin' 57 Posted September 17, 2016 If you didn't draft one of the top 2 or 3 defenses that comes out and does well week in and week out, its totally luck of the draw. Just pick a random one from the list and hope for the best. Trying to pick a defense based on match ups is probably only slightly better than random selection. Its not worth the effort. The facts do not support this opinion. Defence performance has more than a reasonable correlation to predictive analysis. Certainly no worse than positional players performance. The top 10 or 12 predicted Defences last season pretty much filled those eventual rankings. Yes, it can differ greatly from scoring prediction in any single given game, but so can the vast majority of players. The notion that defences are completely unpredictable, and inconsequential, is one of the sillier ones pervading fantasy football. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jrokh 569 Posted September 17, 2016 I'm 1 for 2 on streaming defenses philly week 1 Jets week 2. so far its random but I expect over the course of the season matchups give you a slight edge. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brotherbock 349 Posted September 17, 2016 I'm 1 for 2 on streaming defenses philly week 1 Jets week 2. so far its random but I expect over the course of the season matchups give you a slight edge. That's not what random means. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lamb of God 14 Posted September 18, 2016 Yeah count me in on the jets fiasco. Everything was lining up right for them to be a great play just didn't happen I got 2 points from them. 7 sacks week one and zero week two. Weird. Oh well onto the next hot pickup in week 3. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shredhead 21 Posted September 18, 2016 I want to play Baltimore this week in a couple leagues I'm thinking of dropping the D I drafted (Rams) to jump on the stream defense bandwagon starting with Baltimore this week. Should I give up on the Rams D so soon? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
