TNF Discussion: Falcons @ Buccaneers - Week 15

[Mike FF Today 758]

Inactives -

ATL: WR Drake London, WR Jamal Agnew, LB JD Bertrand, T Michael Jerrell, WR Casey Washington, WR Malik Heath, DL Elijah Garcia

TB: LB SirVocea Dennis, TE Cade Otton, S Tykee Smith, CB Benjamin Morrison, G Elijah Klein, DL Elijah Simmons, QB Connor Bazelak

Line: TB -4.0
Total: 44.5

Mike Evans is active. Coach says he's going to be limited.

[Showboat 307]

42 minutes ago, Mike FF Today said:

Mike Evans is active. Coach says he's going to be limited.

Limited to red-zone plays?

[Law 263]

He already has 5 targets. The rest of the team also has 5.

[Mike FF Today 758]

Falcons have 9 penalties in the first half. 

[Mike FF Today 758]

7 targets for Evans in the first half (2-24-0). He looks upset after Baker threw a high ball causing Evans to land on his back.

[Law 263]

Dang. Hope no one is going up against Pitts. Rough way to lose.

[kutulu 1,722]

Damn I was so close to pulling Pitts out of my lineup 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Mike FF Today 758]

Nice little first half for Kyle Pitts: 6-110-2    

[polecatt 488]

This is the Kyle Pitts I've waited for 5 or however many seasons it's been on my dynasty team.

[Drogon 29]

3 minutes ago, Mike FF Today said:

Nice little first half for Kyle Pitts: 6-110-2    

Now who will admit Pitts is currently sitting on their bench?

Guy in my league has Pitts on his bench in favor of Fannin in the 1st round of our playoffs.  Fannin going to get 33+ (and counting) points?  Doubt it. Ouch!

[polecatt 488]

2 minutes ago, Drogon said:

Now who will admit Pitts is currently sitting on their bench?

Guy in my league has Pitts on his bench in favor of Fannin in the 1st round of our playoffs.  Fannin going to get 33+ (and counting) points?  Doubt it. Ouch!

Only reason he's starting for me is Sam LaPorta is on IR and waiver wire is of course trash

[Drogon 29]

4 minutes ago, polecatt said:

Only reason he's starting for me is Sam LaPorta is on IR and waiver wire is of course trash

However, he got into your starting lineup doesn't matter now.  The tuddies he is getting is what matters!  Congrats!  Nice way to start a playoff weekend!

[Law 263]

I appreciate having a bye this week so I didn't have to think about starting Evans or not. After one half, I feel good about next week. 

[Mike FF Today 758]

1 minute ago, Law said:

I appreciate having a bye this week so I didn't have to think about starting Evans or not. After one half, I feel good about next week. 

Hopefully Baker won't get him killed before then.

[Drogon 29]

5 minutes ago, Mike FF Today said:

Hopefully Baker won't get him killed before then.

That's what I'll be doing on my bye week.... hoping I get through the weekend with my players healthy!

[Showboat 307]

The Bucs may want to think about making a little adjustment to cover #8.

[Law 263]

What the hell is a Devin Culp???

[Showboat 307]

The Bucs seem content to give up the 35 yard line?

[easilyscan 1,062]

1 hour ago, Mike FF Today said:

7 targets for Evans in the first half (2-24-0). He looks upset after Baker threw a high ball causing Evans to land on his back.

Suck it up buttercup........this is the NFL

[kutulu 1,722]

 

Damn I was so close to pulling Pitts out of my lineup 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[kutulu 1,722]

Another junk catch for The Pitt 

[easilyscan 1,062]

Thankful that the alligator vulture didn't come in and steal a touchdown from Robinson.

[Mike FF Today 758]

Pitts out here winning fantasy games on Thursday night. 10-152-3

[LVSaint429 34]

All doubt has been removed…Mike Evans is BACK

[Chickie 85]

That was some impressive play calling by the Bucs tonight. Keeping their best RB, Bucky on the bench for the most part. Never allowing him to get into a rhythm. Three headed backfields never work. Good loss by Bowles, couldn’t happen to a brighter bunch of guys.

[kutulu 1,722]

43 minutes ago, Chickie said:

That was some impressive play calling by the Bucs tonight. Keeping their best RB, Bucky on the bench for the most part. Never allowing him to get into a rhythm. Three headed backfields never work. Good loss by Bowles, couldn’t happen to a brighter bunch of guys.

This

[easilyscan 1,062]

I just listened to part of the post game new conference with Bowles on KFAN. It was 27 seconds long & there was a bleep every 2.7 seconds.

 

 

[weepaws 3,410]

4 hours ago, polecatt said:

This is the Kyle Pitts I've waited for 5 or however many seasons it's been on my dynasty team.

Amazing ff game for him tonight. 

[polecatt 488]

3 hours ago, Mike FF Today said:

Pitts out here winning fantasy games on Thursday night. 10-152-3

I had him going and my opponent had Bijan, never in a million years would I expect to be up 22 pts

It's not like Bijan had a bad game either 

[polecatt 488]

9 minutes ago, weepaws said:

Amazing ff game for him tonight. 

Quite possibly the best game I've ever had from a TE in my long history of fantasy football 

[polecatt 488]

3 hours ago, kutulu said:

 

Damn I was so close to pulling Pitts out of my lineup 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I think if I had benched him this game I may have been the angriest I've ever been in my life

[Maximum Overkill 2,593]

Who'd of thought, Kyle Pitts is a league winner?

[BufordT 444]

12 minutes ago, Maximum Overkill said:

Who'd of thought, Kyle Pitts is a league winner?

Todd Bowles

[Maximum Overkill 2,593]

14 minutes ago, BufordT said:

Todd Bowles

Truth

[TBayXXXVII 2,677]

15 hours ago, LVSaint429 said:

All doubt has been removed…Mike Evans is BACK

What's sad is that if Evans had an actually "Good" QB throwing him the ball, he still could have gotten 1000 yards this season.

[LVSaint429 34]

11 minutes ago, TBayXXXVII said:

What's sad is that if Evans had an actually "Good" QB throwing him the ball, he still could have gotten 1000 yards this season.

I’m gonna disagree with that. Mayfield has been really good the last couple years. I think he’s really banged up & he’s struggled with everyone else’s injuries too. Yeah, that game hurts, but with everything they’ve dealt with this year being 7-7 is an accomplishment. The defense is probably more of a problem than the offense

[TBayXXXVII 2,677]

57 minutes ago, LVSaint429 said:

I’m gonna disagree with that. Mayfield has been really good the last couple years. I think he’s really banged up & he’s struggled with everyone else’s injuries too. Yeah, that game hurts, but with everything they’ve dealt with this year being 7-7 is an accomplishment. The defense is probably more of a problem than the offense

He's a mediocre QB who when everything around him is great, i.e. OLine, WR's, backfield, game calling... he's plays really well.  Any ONE of those things faulter, and he's "meh".  Just like 2023, just like this year, just like in Cleveland.

[weepaws 3,410]

11 minutes ago, TBayXXXVII said:

He's a mediocre QB who when everything around him is great, i.e. OLine, WR's, backfield, game calling... he's plays really well.  Any ONE of those things faulter, and he's "meh".  Just like 2023, just like this year, just like in Cleveland.

So we now need to knock down qbs if they play on good teams. Okay. 

Joe Montana was horrible. 

[Drogon 29]

18 minutes ago, TBayXXXVII said:

He's a mediocre QB who when everything around him is great, i.e. OLine, WR's, backfield, game calling... he's plays really well.  Any ONE of those things faulter, and he's "meh".  Just like 2023, just like this year, just like in Cleveland.

You mean in Cleveland when he led the Browns to their first playoff win since 1994 against the Steelers?  And when they nearly knocked the Chiefs out the very next week? When he threw for over 4000 yards and 30 TD with those all-world class receivers....Jarvis Landry and Rashard Higgins.  You mean when, in the next season he played with a partially torn labrum and had to deal with a toxic locker room thanks to everyone's favorite teammate Odell Beckham?

[TBayXXXVII 2,677]

26 minutes ago, Drogon said:

You mean in Cleveland when he led the Browns to their first playoff win since 1994 against the Steelers?  And when they nearly knocked the Chiefs out the very next week? When he threw for over 4000 yards and 30 TD with those all-world class receivers....Jarvis Landry and Rashard Higgins.  You mean when, in the next season he played with a partially torn labrum and had to deal with a toxic locker room thanks to everyone's favorite teammate Odell Beckham?

Yup.  When he had a top 5 OLine and the best RB in the NFL.  That tenure in Cleveland.