The Final All-Out Blitzes of the season (2023) ...

[The Football Guru 222]

As has become an annual tradition for me, I would like to use my final three columns of the season to answer your start/sit questions for the fantasy playoffs. Please ask them below or tweet me @DougOrth. Dynasty questions are also fair game.

All I ask is that you include anything that would help me sway my decision one way or the other, especially if there is an unusual scoring setup.

I will assume that you are OK with your question(s) being featured in the column(s) unless you say otherwise.

[polecatt 474]

Awesome! Thanks in advance, and of course I'm okay with you using this as a featured column.

I'm in a dynasty league, we keep 8-12 players each year. It's PPR, longball bonus, with big bonuses at 100/300 yds.

Normally, I like to keep 8 and get a high draft pick. However, this season I may struggle to break it down to 12.

I have players that are no brainer to keep-    J Jefferson, C Lamb, P Nacua, Kyren Williams, Kenneth Walker, S LaPorta, CJ Stroud, J Herbert, C Olave.

3 spots left, I have a few guys I'm on the fence about. That would be- C Kupp, Jaylen Warren, K Pitts, Anthony Richardson

Should I keep all, none, some?

What would you do?

[gridirongoofs 124]

Thank you Doug. Much appreciated. 

PPR league, 10 team. 

I'm putting in a claim for Stafford in case Stroud doesn't play.  Love, Carr and Murray are other options. 

Moss or Hopkins this week? I'm leaning towards Moss only slightly because I don't enjoy having that many Titans in the lineup haha.

Current lineup... Ekeler, Allen, Henry, D. Moore, Monty, McBride, Saints

I have A. Jones, Likely on the bench along with Spears.

I don't have Twitter. 

Cheers. 

[Chickie 74]

Thanks for offering your expertise. Superflex league, 12 teams, round one playoff. Have 4 QBs. Tua v NYJ, Fields @ Cle, Love v TB and Flacco v Chi. I’m actually contemplating the latter two. My opponent has both Amari and Njoku. Flacco, aside from having the better match than both Tua and Fields, can also serve as a partial mitigator against both Amari and Njoku. If Tyrek is hobbled that would diminish Tua’s passing game. Besides Tua gets enamored with his running game, especially near the goal line. Thoughts?

[The Football Guru 222]

18 hours ago, gridirongoofs said:

Thank you Doug. Much appreciated. 

PPR league, 10 team. 

I'm putting in a claim for Stafford in case Stroud doesn't play.  Love, Carr and Murray are other options. 

 Moss or Hopkins this week? I'm leaning towards Moss only slightly because I don't enjoy having that many Titans in the lineup haha.

Current lineup... Ekeler, Allen, Henry, D. Moore, Monty, McBride, Saints

 I have A. Jones, Likely on the bench along with Spears.

 I don't have Twitter. 

Cheers. 

Just double-checking we are talking about Keenan Allen, Aaron Jones and D.J. Moore above.

Also, do you only need to start two WRs?

[gridirongoofs 124]

4 hours ago, The Football Guru said:

Just double-checking we are talking about Keenan Allen, Aaron Jones and D.J. Moore above.

Also, do you only need to start two WRs?

Correct. And I only need to start one WR. 4 flex. 

And while I have you, if Allen doesn't play,  I could play Hopkins. I'm not willing to play A. Jones at this point unless you have some crystal ball haha. Zeke (KC) and OBJ (jax) are available on waivers as well. I did get Stafford.

Cheers. 

[craigp94 0]

 Howell vs Rams or

Stafford vs Wash?

6pts per TD, 1pt per comp after 20comp.

Howell is currently 4th leading scorer in my league. Thanks Doug!!!

 

[DrG 102]

Superflex playoff this week. Easton Stick or Drew Lock at the QB2?

Mclaurin or Meyers at the wr3? If Jimmy G were to start, I’d be tempted to roll w Jacobi

[The Football Guru 222]

6 hours ago, gridirongoofs said:

Correct. And I only need to start one WR. 4 flex. 

And while I have you, if Allen doesn't play,  I could play Hopkins. I'm not willing to play A. Jones at this point unless you have some crystal ball haha. Zeke (KC) and OBJ (jax) are available on waivers as well. I did get Stafford.

Cheers. 

I think you will like what I have to say about Stafford. Glad to hear it!

I am not going to talk you into Jones

If you can find a way to add Zeke, I would.

[gridirongoofs 124]

19 minutes ago, The Football Guru said:

I think you will like what I have to say about Stafford. Glad to hear it!

I am not going to talk you into Jones

If you can find a way to add Zeke, I would.

Thank you. Just checked. Missed out on Zeke by a couple of hours. 

You like OBJ better than Hopkins if Allen doesn't play? Or Z. White if Jacobs sits?

Cheers. 

[The Football Guru 222]

5 minutes ago, gridirongoofs said:

Thank you. Just checked. Missed out on Zeke by a couple of hours. 

You like OBJ better than Hopkins if Allen doesn't play? Or Z. White if Jacobs sits?

Cheers. 

I haven't quite arrived at my opinion for Hopkins yet. I think I would play him over OBJ though.

[bimmer 7]

playoff week... standard Yahoo scoring

starting 2 WRs/2RBs/TE/FLEX WRT

starting JJ & Pacua at WRs assuming JJ is a go

RBs: Mixon & Swift/Chandler/CEH/BRobJr

TE: Mcbride or Likely FLex: Flowers/London/or 1 RBs above/Likely

what do you suggest? Appreciate the help!

[gridirongoofs 124]

1 hour ago, The Football Guru said:

I haven't quite arrived at my opinion for Hopkins yet. I think I would play him over OBJ though.

Thank you Doug. Cheers. 

[gridirongoofs 124]

5 hours ago, The Football Guru said:

I think you will like what I have to say about Stafford. Glad to hear it!

I am not going to talk you into Jones

If you can find a way to add Zeke, I would.

Do you like Browning more than Stafford this week? Sounds crazy I know

[The Football Guru 222]

3 hours ago, gridirongoofs said:

Do you like Browning more than Stafford this week? Sounds crazy I know

Good question. No.

[weepaws 3,157]

Half ppr, 6 points tds.  

Sutton Vs Lions

Swift Vs Seahawks 

Rice Vs Pats.  

Looking for a Wr2, and a Flex.   

Full ppr. 

K Williams Vs Washington 

Gibbs Vs Broncos 

Ekeler Vs Raiders.  

Looking for a Rb 2 , and a Flex.  

Thank you.  

[polecatt 474]

PPR, longball bonus

Would you start Chris Olave over Justin Jefferson this week?

[The Football Guru 222]

3 hours ago, polecatt said:

PPR, longball bonus

Would you start Chris Olave over Justin Jefferson this week?

No. JJ for me.

[Chickie 74]

10 hours ago, weepaws said:

Half ppr, 6 points tds.  

Sutton Vs Lions

Swift Vs Seahawks 

Rice Vs Pats.  

Looking for a Wr2, and a Flex.   

Full ppr. 

K Williams Vs Washington 

Gibbs Vs Broncos 

Ekeler Vs Raiders.  

Looking for a Rb 2 , and a Flex.  

Thank you.  

Sutton & Swift, Williams and Gibbs.

[gridirongoofs 124]

10 hours ago, weepaws said:

Half ppr, 6 points tds.  

Sutton Vs Lions

Swift Vs Seahawks 

Rice Vs Pats.  

Looking for a Wr2, and a Flex.   

Full ppr. 

K Williams Vs Washington 

Gibbs Vs Broncos 

Ekeler Vs Raiders.  

Looking for a Rb 2 , and a Flex.  

Thank you.  

Swift and Rice

Williams and Ekeler

Good luck. Cheers. 

[Mike FF Today 721]

Doug's Playoff Q & A for Week 15 is posted!

[weepaws 3,157]

8 hours ago, Chickie said:

Sutton & Swift, Williams and Gibbs.

 

8 hours ago, gridirongoofs said:

Swift and Rice

Williams and Ekeler

Good luck. Cheers. 

Thank you. 

[gridirongoofs 124]

11 hours ago, weepaws said:

 

Thank you. 

My pleasure. Bummer about Ekeler. Nothing like starting in a "hole" after Thursday   Oh well. I still have a chance as do you. 

[weepaws 3,157]

6 hours ago, gridirongoofs said:

My pleasure. Bummer about Ekeler. Nothing like starting in a "hole" after Thursday   Oh well. I still have a chance as do you. 

Thanks, but I didn’t play Ekeler, I have K Williams at my Rb2 slot and Gibbs in my flex as I listed them in my post, I never made any changes.  

[gridirongoofs 124]

27 minutes ago, weepaws said:

Thanks, but I didn’t play Ekeler, I have K Williams at my Rb2 slot and Gibbs in my flex as I listed them in my post, I never made any changes.  

Nice. 

[RareN64Dream 21]

Pick 3 of these 5. Garrett Wilson, Jaylen Waddle, Drake London, Zay Flowers and Odell Beckham Jr.

Half-point PPR.