wolves111 106 Posted November 8, 2023 So, a couple weeks ago Lamar Jackson was a must start. The last two weeks? He's been a must sit. Herbert? He's trying to figure out how to throw the ball to himself as most of his WR's are hurt or just not good enough. Goff is great at home but struggles on the road and C J Stroud can't possibly sustain this incredible rookie campaign, or can he? This week Lamar will host Cleveland's dynamic defense and Goff travels to San Diego. Fittingly I have Lamar and Stroud on one team and Goff and Herbert on another. Sit Lamar for the rookie who plays Cincinnati and play Goff over the anemic Herbert who plays Detroit? Does anyone have a gut feeling or a logical reason on who to start? My head hurts from thinking about it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TBayXXXVII 2,538 Posted November 8, 2023 Lamar is only a "must start" if he runs. He's a bad passing QB, so if he's not getting you 10+ points on the ground, he's a QB2. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ray_T 753 Posted November 8, 2023 4 hours ago, wolves111 said: So, a couple weeks ago Lamar Jackson was a must start. The last two weeks? He's been a must sit. Herbert? He's trying to figure out how to throw the ball to himself as most of his WR's are hurt or just not good enough. Goff is great at home but struggles on the road and C J Stroud can't possibly sustain this incredible rookie campaign, or can he? This week Lamar will host Cleveland's dynamic defense and Goff travels to San Diego. Fittingly I have Lamar and Stroud on one team and Goff and Herbert on another. Sit Lamar for the rookie who plays Cincinnati and play Goff over the anemic Herbert who plays Detroit? Does anyone have a gut feeling or a logical reason on who to start? My head hurts from thinking about it. well I watched the last chargers game. I think they knew the key is to not beat themselves. They got up 2 TD early in the game and ran a conservative game plan and made sure they didnt turn the ball over to give them a shot. good strategy to win the game. but not so good for your fantasy team. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grack 3 Posted November 9, 2023 Herbie vs Detroit will be a better game offensively for the chargers. They wont have the luxury of sitting on a lead. Hebert will have to push it downfield. He still has weapons. For the other... If Lamar is going to beat that Cleveland D again, he will have to ball out like he did in week 4 when he had 4 TDs (2 passing and 2 rushing). That was his 2nd best game of the season. Roll with the 1st string dudes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JagFan 159 Posted November 9, 2023 Stephen Davis…never bench your studs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ray_T 753 Posted November 9, 2023 3 hours ago, Grack said: Herbie vs Detroit will be a better game offensively for the chargers. They wont have the luxury of sitting on a lead. Hebert will have to push it downfield. He still has weapons. For the other... If Lamar is going to beat that Cleveland D again, he will have to ball out like he did in week 4 when he had 4 TDs (2 passing and 2 rushing). That was his 2nd best game of the season. Roll with the 1st string dudes. Detroit will score enough points that they wont be able to run the conservative offense like they did against the Jets. this is one of those games where if they dont score 30 points, they likely dont win. I like those kind of games. wide open offense on both sides. lots of points. Fantasy gold Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rotisserieking 56 Posted November 9, 2023 13 hours ago, JagFan said: never bench your studs. If there's anything this season has taught us it's "question everything" and go with matchups. Case and point: Last week Herbert was ranked anywhere between 5 and 9 on the 5-6 websites I looked at and yet many had him as a sit. Sorry but if a QB is in the top 10 to me that's a must start. But he clearly wasn't. I benched his a$$ for Carr, who was brutal but scored twice as many points as Herbert. And this week I might bench him again for Geno who appears to have a better matchup on paper. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Showboat 256 Posted November 9, 2023 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. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wolves111 106 Posted November 9, 2023 Exactly. And I’m hesitant to call Herbert a stud without wrs snd a rb who dominates game plans. As for Lamar I’m waiting on the update of his tweaked ankle Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
