They may have changed it recently, but when the season started. Jabar Gaffney was listed as the #1 receiver, followed by Lloyd. Looking at their stats, its seems like it is the same right now
Are there any good general buy low candidates that are worthy of being traded for Tom Brady? I have Big Ben on my team so Brady is now dispensable. I'm thinking Michael Turner or someone of that sort, but is that pushing it?
I would not trade brady until you have seen Ben play for a while. There is no gaurantee they go back to being a passing team given how little success they had with it last year and how much success they are having this year
Aaron Rodgers is my starting QB, but he's questionable against Miami. I just picked up Roethlisberger just in case. Even if Rodgers plays, should I start Big Ben against Cleveland, or go ahead and start Rodgers vs Miami?
Tough call in either case. It's Ben's 1st game back and they'll likely get a big lead early with McCoy as the starting qb. That leads to the rushing game dominating to keep the clock moving (yeah Mendenhall!). If Rogers plays, Miami has a very good defense. He's also down 2 te's. That said, if Rogers is 100%, I go with him. They still have little to no running game. Even with a lead, they still have to throw the ball.
If Aaron is playing you start him, period. TE or no TE, he's a top 3 quarterback, and this is a concussion, not an elbow injury. If he's playing, it means he's 100% and ready to go. The absence of Finley (RIP my fantasy team) only means that Driver and Jones get more receptions ... I think James Jones is going to become a pretty hot waiver wire pickup after this weekend. I think people are getting too carried away with Big Ben's 2009 season. Remember, back then they had no running game, and this season they've proven that 1) they have one of the best running games in the league, and 2) they don't need a great quarterback to win games for them anymore. Plus this is his first game back. Keep him on the bench and watch see how he performs before rushing him out there.
Interesting choice I have for one of my WR spots this week: Mike Thomas - Been getting a lot of catches lately, and even some carries (WTF?). Mike Wallace - Big Ben is back so his value has gone up. Is he worth a start? Brandon Tate - Moss' departure helped Tate a s**tload. Enough to start? Not sure who to do with. So far, I'm thinking Mike Thomas since Tennessee's pass defense has been terrible (but then again, so has Cleveland's whom Mike Wallace is facing).
Start Wallace. Don't start getting happy with Jag receivers after they just played the worst team in the NFL by a long shot. I wouldn't gamble on Tate until we get to see exactly what role he's going to be getting in the offense competing with Branch, Hernandez et al. He's got upside, but he's not worth a start yet. Either way, I wouldn't expect much production out of your WR3 this week (these guys are your WR3s, right?).
We have two RB's, two WR's, and a RB/WR slot. Clayton's injury has put me in a real bind. The RB/WR slot is held by the Law Firm, the other WR is Miles Austin, so yes, this is really my last WR slot.
A few questions this week. McNabb vs. Indy or Schaub vs. KC? Jamaal Charles, Peyton Hillis, or Marion Barber at running back? All have unfavorable defensive match-ups. Flex spot: Any of the running backs above or Brandon Lloyd, Jacoby Jones, Louis Murphy, or Mario Manningham
Who else do you have at SF or PF to replace Iggy and Green? Someone really should start a "Should I" basketball version of this....
Good lord, it's like the douche vs. turd bowl in terms of matchups for you. I think you have to go with Schaub and Charles... when the matchups all suck, you have to go with talent. For flex, I'd go with Barber or Murphy, depending on whether your league is RB or WR friendly.
So now that Vincent Jackson has been told to report to the team, does he hold any type of value whatsoever?
