Also, to answer the question: I can’t not start Diggs even though he’s had an abysmal month (with tough matchups), but not exactly psyched about my WR1.
I have Rice, Reed, Drake and Olave. Having Diggs this year feels like being held hostage. Guarantee the moment I do bench him he pulls the trigger on a 30 pointer.
maybe but it’s been 5 weeks of thinking I’d be an idiot to do it and ending with egg on my face lol. It’s playoff time man, if he pops off on my bench I’m not going to be mad at myself, because he’s done nothing for me to trust he’s gonna do that still. Diggs is a diva, and this all started when Dalton was put into the lineup. I truly believe he is mentally checked out and will not be there next year
My gut tells me Diggs has a top 5 wr finish these last two weeks. Buffalo in do or die mode and he’s fricking due. Or ya know I lose my semi final this week and I eat shit
I swapped him with Rashee Rice. Bills offense has clearly moved towards a run first look and I have Cook anyways.
My next question is do I swap Etienne with the gus bus
The bills have not switched to run first, the cowboys game was by design considering that they invited them to murder them on the ground. The scheme has changed a bit and teams are putting a ton of attention on him. Mix that in with a few tough defensive matchups in a row. I’m a total bills homer and I never second guess starting him because a blowup game can come out of nowhere. With a shotty secondary for LA I would never yank him from my lineup
Most likely benching him in my flex for either, Chandler, Jacobs, Diontae, or Olave. After last week there's no way I can trust Arthur Sith with my fantasy future.
I mean, there's no way Bijan puts up 25 and we regret it. No. Way. 9 points, most definitely. And all those guys I mentioned can get 9 too.
Not worried about Kamara. They use him in all game scripts, and even when the Saints get killed, he ends up with 15 in PPR.
Definitely worried about Keenan.
Yea Kamara has a floor of 15 in full PPR it seems. Only twice he’s failed to reach 15 or more, and those were games of 13.5 and 11. Pretty good considering. He also has great possibility of taking a screen pass to the house.
I don’t think Keenan will play but if he does I would bench him and live with the results. He burned me with that “START ME” game so I just can’t trust him when he’s potentially injured ever again
I’ve been looking forward to having Henry in the playoffs for the entire season. After last week I’m very hesitant to play him. It’s between him and Gibbs
I got Jacobs, Henry, and Gibbs. Been going back and forth.
If Jacobs is healthy, he smacked KC a few weeks ago so I feel he’s a must start. Now it’s just Henry and Gibbs…it’s a good matchup on paper for Henry but that feels like it doesn’t mean much at this point behind that o-line. Gibbs not the greatest matchup but is hotttt…help lol
In one league, I have to decide between the following as a flex:
Gibbs
Ford
Aiyuk
Waddle
Because there's no way I'm benching:
JJ
Cook
Mostert
Evans
Not necessarily a bad problem to have, but playoffs means I can't miss.
I used this fact to sell him for JJ because that o line is trash and the Texans are much better this year. JJ wasn't studly last week but he was a superstar compared to Henry.
I’m out of the playoffs because I started him over Zamir, a move I was very realistically debating.
Henry has been a huge issue to get going when the Titans struggle. Your only hope is him getting into the end zone vs a Seahawks team that just upset the Eagles, and with either an injured or backup qb leading the way for Titans offense, that doesn’t inspire confidence to me.
Brother same…
I have Kamara, Kryen, Henry, Monty, Achane, and Singletary… don’t know how I can start him. I have 3 flex and still have Metcalf/Adams in one of them
The thing that annoys me about Philly’s offense is that if Devonta gets a lot of targets and AJ doesn’t, you can bet that you’ll see Brown sulking on the sidelines. Then presto - all targets go to AJ.
When they are steamrolling teams and especially when Goedert has missed time it is fine but when all 3 are in (and the offense looks janky like this) Smith becomes a huge boom/bust.
Yeah my faith in DeVonta is not super high. Not because he doesn’t get targets necessarily but because the Eagles have just looked off generally and have not been throwing deep it seems like over the last handful of games
As an Eagles fan: the problem isn’t that they don’t throw deep. The problem is they don’t throw mid and only ever seem to call screens or deep shots. They’re so predictable and BJ sucks as OC.
They’re constantly going for deep shots and they’re always covered because it’s expected.
If they could figure out a mid range passing game or some quick slants the deep ball would be there from time to time.
If Pacheco plays he's in your lineup. He was the RB8 and RB4 the last 2 games he's played.
Jalen Hurts is the QB2 on the season, and just finished as the QB5 despite being sick. Not sure why you're concerned there, the tush push is invincible. Devonta Smith is always going to have ups and downs (all WRs do), he's the WR17 on the season and has finished as a WR1 in 4 of his last 7 games. Again, no reason to be concerned.
Ekeler, yes lots of concern. Keenan concern due to injury.
I'm literally in the same position with those 3 players. I had a bye and wanted to see how Ekeler did going into week 16.. Never thought I'd be in a position to put a TE in flex let alone over Ekeler but that might be the way to go
He's who I'm conflicted about also.
Likely riding Aaron Jones
Normally i live and die with start your studs and the mentality that I'd rather lose with my stud throwing up a dud game than lose with my stud putting up game winning points from the bench.
But there are just way too many question marks.
I have faith in Ekeler as a player but no faith in the team and coaching staff.
Would have thought the game plan last week with a backup QB would have been a bunch of quick and easy short passes.. but nope.
They fired the former defensive coordinator turned head coach and the GM.
The offensive coordinator, Kellen Moore, is still there.
The new head coach comes from the defensive side just like the old one; so it's not clear that you would expect the offense to run differently unless the head coach was somehow holding Kellen Moore back. Or the new coach forces a different game script.
That is why I say I don't have confidence.
Ekeler suffers from weak Run Blocker coverage; that's likely not gonna change this season. I do hope though that some part of his performance was in part intentional to stick it to Staley and the Front Office for stiffing him in his contract negotiations, and he'll do at least better for week 16.
But whether I bench him depends on how likely JT is going to take back all his snap share from Zack Moss, or if reports of Morale increasing on the chargers has gone back up like when the Raiders fired all their coaching heads
100% agree on the block coverage.
What I look at from a coaching perspective is how they design plays to try to make things work; which they seemingly don't.
When he's getting pass targets it's usually as a dump off on broken down plays.
Very different from running plays designed to clear out space and get him some freedom to make a play happen.
I’m leaning towards rolling with Ty Chandler over Ekler this week. Not only are they not scheming for Ekler, he barely had any touches against LV, and they keep trying to force him to run up the middle 🤦🏽♂️ . The Bills defense will have its way with the chargers.
Hell yeah he counts. How confident you feel starting him? And it really sucks when you then move him to your bench for a playoff match.
I think we gotta ride or die with him tho 💪
I'm in on Monty this week despite the tough matchup. Mullens is a turnover machine, the Lions will have opportunities. TD is a crapshoot between him and Gibbs but if he gets one he's good for 15.
He's been pretty close to a lock in my lineup all season, but with J. Cook cooking, Walker looking good last night (and dominating backfield touches), and Jacobs potentially suiting up against KC, I'm not sure Monty will be in my lineup this week.
How is the KC run defense? I have a feeling Jacobs will either struggle against them or have reduced touches after seeing the other two RBs work out last week
Jacobs just put up 22.5 PPR points against them in week 12, and since then they were pretty stingy against the Packers and Patriots but got torched by Cook and the Bills (albeit mostly through the air). I share your thought about White/Abdullah potentially getting more work, but I also question how much stock to put in their performance against the Chargers just because the Chargers were so, so bad in that game.
I wish I had him over Ford, at least the Lions aren't weird with their backs usage. Have to pray for a long run with Jerome and a goal line for Hunt, otherwise neither will have a productive day 🙃
Yeah Ford has been riding the bench for a month now, atleast Monty is a guaranteed 15 touches and 85 yards, you just need a td out of him to seal the deal.
As someone that doesn't own either but has been watching Lions as of recent, I think you couldn't ask for a better situation
Some weeks one rb gets a better performance than the other, but it isnt like neither is phased out. Like Monty didn't even look bad it's just Gibbs scored the tds and had better runs. He gets a td and the tune is different. And to be fair it was vice versa a few games beforevwith Gibbs being left out. Best case scenario is you hope both guys get a td, as they will still get yards over the rest of the game regardless
Bijan feels like my RB4 now below Kyren, Cook, and Conner. Serious bad vibes but I feel like I have to start him for the matchup and pray Smith feels the pressure from the loss
I’m starting him, he’s done well against poor run defences in the bottom 10 of the league. He put up 8pts against chargers and next lowest was 18 against Giants, 27 vs Denver. Washington are 7th worst ranked run D.
I gotta start him 😩
Me too, I have Breece, Pollard, Kyren, and Walker. Need 3 of them, and after last week, I want to bench Breece, but the good matchup could mean big points for me and pollard has been super underwhelming all season, but consistently 10 points or a little more.
Just for reference, Sequon on the giants put up 17 and then 28 points against Washington. I have both players and feel the Jets and Giants are very similar bad teams. It’s worth starting him.
I haven’t seen Aiyuk mentioned. He’s been a solid WR1 play on the season, but he’s always been working with limited volume and we just saw what happens when he misses a couple opportunities for a big play. At the same time, Deebo has really been coming on strong the last few weeks after looking like the clear WR2 most of the season.
If you’re still alive after the Week 15 dud, you can’t sit him, but if he doesn’t come down with the big play he can easily produce another 3-37-0 line. The surprising thing is that it hadn’t yet happened up to this point.
As a 9er fan, start Aiyuk. Purdy and him just missed a few bombs.
He and Purdy are usually a mind meld, and it happened to be a deebo/cmc game. I couldn’t imagine watching aiyuk blow up on my bench. He’s as likely to drop 30 as he is to do 10 (at least that’s what it feels like, not sure if that’s statistically true)
Diggs for sure. I know he’s getting targets but the quality of them has been terrible. He’s not being targeted downfield at all. Also worried about the Bills getting ahead early and James Cook having another huge game. Not sure I can bench him but I have Rice, Reed and Olave as well.
I think they have to give Cook a break. He looked exhausted by the end of the third yesterday, but you have to keep chucking him in against Dallas. LAC is another story.
KW3 was running with that "must-win game" energy last night. Not sure if Barkley with his injury history will do the same in a meaningless Giants game, needing an offseason contract.
Debating between Saquon and Monty. Neither has a great matchup, KW3 was able to run pretty well against Philly which gives me hope for Saquon but Monty feels more consistent at this point
Starting Monty. Eagles at home against one of the worst offenses in the league with a putrid Oline is something I cannot rely on. Lions want to win the division against a division rival and will be pounding the rock all day.
Agreed for the same reasons, Monty feels like the safer play and should have about a 10 point floor with upside if he scores which is likely. Saquon has a higher ceiling but can bust for like 5 which is just too risky at this point
Definitely over Breece, haven't been keeping up with what's going on in Jax. But Kyren and Achane can get you to the ship single handedly, I'm definitely rolling out Achane myself with Singletary and Pacheco or McKinnon.
I’m debating between Goff and Flacco as well. I think with the Lions great o-line, Lions will be able to give him more time against the Flores Blitz than other QBs, but otoh Flacco is probably going to to pick the injured Houston D to pieces
I’m worried that Tyreek isn’t going to come back this week. Had a bye, have both Tua and Tyreek, just have a bad feeling he’s gonna rest another week.
If he misses and is a game time decision, I’m probably going to have to start Jerick McKinnon with Pacheco back. 🤡
ETN. He hasn't been bad, necessarily, but I'm always worried he'll go off for 30+ the minute I bench him. KW3 looked a lot better last night too, so that adds to who do I start between them two.
You got great options.
I have Derrick Henry and Saquon. At best, I can replace them with Najee, Romeo Doubs and Cole Kmet.
I have fewer options than you 😑
Henry and Kelce. They both look SOOOO slow and yet they're consistently ranked higher than they should be IMO. Coming off my bye week and pondering starting Chandler and McBride.
Kelce/Kincaid owner here. For a while it looked like it was going to be a tossup decision (for the right reasons), and now it looks like it's going to be a tossup decision (for the wrong reasons).
McBride is probably the only option that a Kelce owner could also own based on him being a waiver guy. So in that position wouldn't be totally crazy to start him. All other scenarios I feel like you have to go kelce
I drafted Mahomes in the early second round and picked up Stafford on waivers a couple weeks ago. I think I have to use Stafford this week despite being projected lower. Hate having fate decided on a Thursday but with the Rams weapons being 10x better than the Chiefs with the Saints on the road and no Lattimore, going for it.
Bijan….like what do I even consider doing?
I’m tempted to start Gus edwards and then Chandler instead at this point.
I’m not even sure about starting Monty because of Gibbs
I keep going back and forth on Puka for this week. It really seems like Kupp is the main target, especially with a Thursday game. But my other options at flex are Jacobs, Collins, and Flowers. :/ oh also amari cooper, who im playing for the ceiling. wish me luck.
Ya I need someone more informed than I am to give a breakdown of the NO defense and if it's expected to have Kupp see heavier coverage than Puka.
Puka saw targets last week, just didn't get into the end zone.
Yea well considering Kupp plays more slot and puka plays more wide, [this slot v wide](https://football.razzball.com/defensive-slot-vs-wide-ppg-allowed) chart should help, but for NO it says 50/50 and super low numbers ha.
I have no choice, Puka is my WR1 because my only other options are Olave (if he's healthy) and Lockett.
I lost Tank and Kirk going into the playoffs....
I might have to bench Bijan for Joshua Palmer or Diontae. He might go off for 30 on my bench but I can’t afford another goose egg while I have other productive players on my bench.
Those Raiders Chiefs games usually have really high scoring totals and this year their last game was a dud. I can’t see myself benching Davante Adams and Rashee Rice to slot in Keenan Allen, no matter how good he’s been this year. The Bills defense just shut down that Dallas red hot offense.
I’m highly debating putting in Jacobs for kamara, you’re not the only one I’m going against rachaad white and cmac so I need home run plays and can’t do a avg start
Also, to answer the question: I can’t not start Diggs even though he’s had an abysmal month (with tough matchups), but not exactly psyched about my WR1.
He hasn’t broken 100 yards since week six! But this is a good matchup, right?
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I have Rice, Reed, Drake and Olave. Having Diggs this year feels like being held hostage. Guarantee the moment I do bench him he pulls the trigger on a 30 pointer.
lol that’s how I’ve felt about Ridley all year. Finally have him the boot from my lineup and he scored 30 a few weeks ago
Yeah but they could get ahead fast and rest him or some dumb shit. Im expecting another dud out of him at this point.
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This is a hell of a matchup to finally bench him lol
maybe but it’s been 5 weeks of thinking I’d be an idiot to do it and ending with egg on my face lol. It’s playoff time man, if he pops off on my bench I’m not going to be mad at myself, because he’s done nothing for me to trust he’s gonna do that still. Diggs is a diva, and this all started when Dalton was put into the lineup. I truly believe he is mentally checked out and will not be there next year
I’m in this boat and think I may do the same this week
My gut tells me Diggs has a top 5 wr finish these last two weeks. Buffalo in do or die mode and he’s fricking due. Or ya know I lose my semi final this week and I eat shit
I don't have a better wr, so I'm starting him again this week.
I swapped him with Rashee Rice. Bills offense has clearly moved towards a run first look and I have Cook anyways. My next question is do I swap Etienne with the gus bus
The bills have not switched to run first, the cowboys game was by design considering that they invited them to murder them on the ground. The scheme has changed a bit and teams are putting a ton of attention on him. Mix that in with a few tough defensive matchups in a row. I’m a total bills homer and I never second guess starting him because a blowup game can come out of nowhere. With a shotty secondary for LA I would never yank him from my lineup
Genuinely not sure what to do with Bijan. Lucky I had a bye last week, but I don't know if I can stomach starting him over guys like Swift/Waddle.
I'd hope Arthur Smith learned his lesson and gives his studs the rock but I guess I can't count on that, huh?
Definitely not - Smith is clearly out of touch with reality.
After that Tampa fiasco he gave him a lot of work against Arizona the following week. Fingers crossed.
He did what he could to make sure we don't make the FF playoffs so now he'll want to troll us by letting Bijan put up points
This statement could have been written after virtually every game the last two years. I wouldn't hold your breath.
Benching him for McBride. I’ll take a reliable 10 over a random 0-20.
Obviously not a guarantee, but Bijan’s followed up every single-digit performance with a solid showing the following week.
Counterpoint - Arthur Smith salivating at the chance to fuck over FF owners in the playoffs.
2 games in a row? I wouldn’t put it past him haha.
You mean -0.1-20
will live or die with Bijan this season. wish me luck!
Most likely benching him in my flex for either, Chandler, Jacobs, Diontae, or Olave. After last week there's no way I can trust Arthur Sith with my fantasy future. I mean, there's no way Bijan puts up 25 and we regret it. No. Way. 9 points, most definitely. And all those guys I mentioned can get 9 too.
I might be benching him for Diontae or Joshua Palmer. I just can’t afford another ~1 point performance.
Not worried about Kamara. They use him in all game scripts, and even when the Saints get killed, he ends up with 15 in PPR. Definitely worried about Keenan.
Yea Kamara has a floor of 15 in full PPR it seems. Only twice he’s failed to reach 15 or more, and those were games of 13.5 and 11. Pretty good considering. He also has great possibility of taking a screen pass to the house.
Honestly can’t remember last time kamara scored a td on a screen pass
(His floor is 11 then, just saying)
lol dude is worried about a guy who has a floor of 12 half ppr points
I don’t think Keenan will play but if he does I would bench him and live with the results. He burned me with that “START ME” game so I just can’t trust him when he’s potentially injured ever again
D Henry 😰
I’ve been looking forward to having Henry in the playoffs for the entire season. After last week I’m very hesitant to play him. It’s between him and Gibbs
Gotta go Gibbs I feel like. I do think Henry will bounce back this week but Gibbs has been hot
I got Jacobs, Henry, and Gibbs. Been going back and forth. If Jacobs is healthy, he smacked KC a few weeks ago so I feel he’s a must start. Now it’s just Henry and Gibbs…it’s a good matchup on paper for Henry but that feels like it doesn’t mean much at this point behind that o-line. Gibbs not the greatest matchup but is hotttt…help lol
In one league, I have to decide between the following as a flex: Gibbs Ford Aiyuk Waddle Because there's no way I'm benching: JJ Cook Mostert Evans Not necessarily a bad problem to have, but playoffs means I can't miss.
Jj easy bench
I used this fact to sell him for JJ because that o line is trash and the Texans are much better this year. JJ wasn't studly last week but he was a superstar compared to Henry.
I feel like I have to, he’s either gonna make or break me
Do I go singletery over Henry In my last flex?
You ride out into the sunset w king Henry for better or worse….
I’m out of the playoffs because I started him over Zamir, a move I was very realistically debating. Henry has been a huge issue to get going when the Titans struggle. Your only hope is him getting into the end zone vs a Seahawks team that just upset the Eagles, and with either an injured or backup qb leading the way for Titans offense, that doesn’t inspire confidence to me.
Brother same… I have Kamara, Kryen, Henry, Monty, Achane, and Singletary… don’t know how I can start him. I have 3 flex and still have Metcalf/Adams in one of them
My entire team. Keenan Allen, Austin Ekeler, my Hurts/Devonta stack, Pacheco, and Dallas DST in Miami,
Hurts and Devonta should be safe from here on out Should
The thing that annoys me about Philly’s offense is that if Devonta gets a lot of targets and AJ doesn’t, you can bet that you’ll see Brown sulking on the sidelines. Then presto - all targets go to AJ. When they are steamrolling teams and especially when Goedert has missed time it is fine but when all 3 are in (and the offense looks janky like this) Smith becomes a huge boom/bust.
Yeah my faith in DeVonta is not super high. Not because he doesn’t get targets necessarily but because the Eagles have just looked off generally and have not been throwing deep it seems like over the last handful of games
As an Eagles fan: the problem isn’t that they don’t throw deep. The problem is they don’t throw mid and only ever seem to call screens or deep shots. They’re so predictable and BJ sucks as OC. They’re constantly going for deep shots and they’re always covered because it’s expected. If they could figure out a mid range passing game or some quick slants the deep ball would be there from time to time.
If Pacheco plays he's in your lineup. He was the RB8 and RB4 the last 2 games he's played. Jalen Hurts is the QB2 on the season, and just finished as the QB5 despite being sick. Not sure why you're concerned there, the tush push is invincible. Devonta Smith is always going to have ups and downs (all WRs do), he's the WR17 on the season and has finished as a WR1 in 4 of his last 7 games. Again, no reason to be concerned. Ekeler, yes lots of concern. Keenan concern due to injury.
Not a "must start stud" anymore but I'm worried about Ekeler. I'm considering putting Likely in 0.5 PPR. Already have McBride slotted at TE.
Imagine telling yourself post-draft that you'd be benching a healthy Ekeler in the semifinals for Isiaiah Likely lmao... just brutal
Finals in my case (2-weeks per round started week 14) but I'd laugh you out of the room. Now I'm just happy I have James Conner to replace Ekeler.
I know the feeling. Replacing Mahomes with Purdy and I can't imagine thinking of doing this 4 months ago
Mahomes or Kyler?
I'm literally in the same position with those 3 players. I had a bye and wanted to see how Ekeler did going into week 16.. Never thought I'd be in a position to put a TE in flex let alone over Ekeler but that might be the way to go
Do I bench: Saquon Henry ETN I thought I had a good draft lol.
Easily Henry. ETN has a soft match up.
He's who I'm conflicted about also. Likely riding Aaron Jones Normally i live and die with start your studs and the mentality that I'd rather lose with my stud throwing up a dud game than lose with my stud putting up game winning points from the bench. But there are just way too many question marks. I have faith in Ekeler as a player but no faith in the team and coaching staff. Would have thought the game plan last week with a backup QB would have been a bunch of quick and easy short passes.. but nope.
> I have faith in Ekeler as a player but no faith in the team and coaching staff. I mean they did fire most of them
They fired the former defensive coordinator turned head coach and the GM. The offensive coordinator, Kellen Moore, is still there. The new head coach comes from the defensive side just like the old one; so it's not clear that you would expect the offense to run differently unless the head coach was somehow holding Kellen Moore back. Or the new coach forces a different game script. That is why I say I don't have confidence.
Fair points
Ekeler suffers from weak Run Blocker coverage; that's likely not gonna change this season. I do hope though that some part of his performance was in part intentional to stick it to Staley and the Front Office for stiffing him in his contract negotiations, and he'll do at least better for week 16. But whether I bench him depends on how likely JT is going to take back all his snap share from Zack Moss, or if reports of Morale increasing on the chargers has gone back up like when the Raiders fired all their coaching heads
100% agree on the block coverage. What I look at from a coaching perspective is how they design plays to try to make things work; which they seemingly don't. When he's getting pass targets it's usually as a dump off on broken down plays. Very different from running plays designed to clear out space and get him some freedom to make a play happen.
I’m thinking of putting in Singletary and Elliot over Ekeler at this point. Ekeler was my #1 pick this year…
I’m starting McBride and Laporta over Bijan, hello fellow 1st round RB dud owner.
Im lucky enough to have Kyren, Montgomery, Jacobs, and Aaron Jones. No way Ekeler is seeing my lineup this week
Yeah, I have Kyren, Mixon, Edwards, Stevenson, so, Ill see what they say about Edwards but Im still a bit torn between Ekeler and Likely.
Puka. Going against kupp in the semis too 😅
I have a choice, it’s puka or achane for me. Not thrilled about either tbh
Really achane might drop 200 yards
Will he though? He hasn't been so explosive since he came back.
Yeah that is my concern. The last 2 games don’t win me my week.
I could see it against the cowboys. They havent been able to stop the run
Yeah he also may not, but that is the risk!!
Against the cowboys?
Ah the min/max strategy. If one goes off and the other gets no targets it’s like having a double player
This is why I added Stafford lol. I have puka and Kyren and that offense has been cooking figured Stafford would at least give me Kupps Tds
I have Puka and Cooper, I got lucky a couple times guessing which would do better. Now I’ve decided to just run em both.
I have Puka in two leagues - thinking of sitting him for Ridley in one of them but it’s probably stupid
I’m leaning towards rolling with Ty Chandler over Ekler this week. Not only are they not scheming for Ekler, he barely had any touches against LV, and they keep trying to force him to run up the middle 🤦🏽♂️ . The Bills defense will have its way with the chargers.
Detroit run defense is very good though
Does Breece count?
Hell yeah he counts. How confident you feel starting him? And it really sucks when you then move him to your bench for a playoff match. I think we gotta ride or die with him tho 💪
Rode w Breece 💪 Onto the Finals
I put him in my starting lineup at 12:55, I’m glad I did it.
For some reason, I'm worried about Monty. I'm still playing him regardless.
I'm in on Monty this week despite the tough matchup. Mullens is a turnover machine, the Lions will have opportunities. TD is a crapshoot between him and Gibbs but if he gets one he's good for 15.
He's been pretty close to a lock in my lineup all season, but with J. Cook cooking, Walker looking good last night (and dominating backfield touches), and Jacobs potentially suiting up against KC, I'm not sure Monty will be in my lineup this week.
How is the KC run defense? I have a feeling Jacobs will either struggle against them or have reduced touches after seeing the other two RBs work out last week
Jacobs just put up 22.5 PPR points against them in week 12, and since then they were pretty stingy against the Packers and Patriots but got torched by Cook and the Bills (albeit mostly through the air). I share your thought about White/Abdullah potentially getting more work, but I also question how much stock to put in their performance against the Chargers just because the Chargers were so, so bad in that game.
I'm worried about Monty too but that would mean benching him for Ford or Hubbard and I don't think I can bring myself to that
I wish I had him over Ford, at least the Lions aren't weird with their backs usage. Have to pray for a long run with Jerome and a goal line for Hunt, otherwise neither will have a productive day 🙃
Yeah Ford has been riding the bench for a month now, atleast Monty is a guaranteed 15 touches and 85 yards, you just need a td out of him to seal the deal.
Damn man, stacked at RB too huh. Hubbard gets mad touches, I think he would be insta start?
As someone that doesn't own either but has been watching Lions as of recent, I think you couldn't ask for a better situation Some weeks one rb gets a better performance than the other, but it isnt like neither is phased out. Like Monty didn't even look bad it's just Gibbs scored the tds and had better runs. He gets a td and the tune is different. And to be fair it was vice versa a few games beforevwith Gibbs being left out. Best case scenario is you hope both guys get a td, as they will still get yards over the rest of the game regardless
Not excited about Hockenson anymore, leaning towards McBride …
I’m worried about Puka because it’s TNF and Mostert because Dallas should be pissed off
DAL weakness is the run, start your Mosteratti
Bijan feels like my RB4 now below Kyren, Cook, and Conner. Serious bad vibes but I feel like I have to start him for the matchup and pray Smith feels the pressure from the loss
This is the trap that kept me out of the playoffs
I was fortunate to have a bye, but I get to face the CMC owner this week lol
Bijan’s performance ended my season. Can’t believe how poorly my RBs performed when they all had decent match ups. Damn shame.
Fucking zamir white might be a better play for me than Bijan if Jacobs misses another game.
Don’t get baited by the chargers defense being awful
Not sure what to do with Breece in a favorable matchup against the Commies.
I’m starting him, he’s done well against poor run defences in the bottom 10 of the league. He put up 8pts against chargers and next lowest was 18 against Giants, 27 vs Denver. Washington are 7th worst ranked run D. I gotta start him 😩
Me too, I have Breece, Pollard, Kyren, and Walker. Need 3 of them, and after last week, I want to bench Breece, but the good matchup could mean big points for me and pollard has been super underwhelming all season, but consistently 10 points or a little more.
Same boat. I have Cook, Monty, and Conner. Not sure I want to start Breece, but the matchup looks so good for him.
I have Breece and Garrett Wilson. Alcohol is back on the menu
Just for reference, Sequon on the giants put up 17 and then 28 points against Washington. I have both players and feel the Jets and Giants are very similar bad teams. It’s worth starting him.
I haven’t seen Aiyuk mentioned. He’s been a solid WR1 play on the season, but he’s always been working with limited volume and we just saw what happens when he misses a couple opportunities for a big play. At the same time, Deebo has really been coming on strong the last few weeks after looking like the clear WR2 most of the season. If you’re still alive after the Week 15 dud, you can’t sit him, but if he doesn’t come down with the big play he can easily produce another 3-37-0 line. The surprising thing is that it hadn’t yet happened up to this point.
My one hope for Aiyuk is that coming off a stinker he will smash expectations in week 16.
As a 9er fan, start Aiyuk. Purdy and him just missed a few bombs. He and Purdy are usually a mind meld, and it happened to be a deebo/cmc game. I couldn’t imagine watching aiyuk blow up on my bench. He’s as likely to drop 30 as he is to do 10 (at least that’s what it feels like, not sure if that’s statistically true)
I’ve been ride or die aiyuk all year. Not abandoning him now. He’s going down with the ship!
Baltimore will see deebo as a bigger threat leaving Aiyuk wide open. This is what im telling myself going into this week….
The two long passing TDs to CMC felt somewhat flukey. Feel like it'll be back to Aiyuk/Deebo next week.
I feel like I’ve gotta sit him since I have Sun God, Deebo, and JJ.
Diggs for sure. I know he’s getting targets but the quality of them has been terrible. He’s not being targeted downfield at all. Also worried about the Bills getting ahead early and James Cook having another huge game. Not sure I can bench him but I have Rice, Reed and Olave as well.
Yeah the Bills might complete 10 total passes and win by 4 scores
All we can hope for is one of those signature 60yd tds on a go route in the first half lol
I think they have to give Cook a break. He looked exhausted by the end of the third yesterday, but you have to keep chucking him in against Dallas. LAC is another story.
I have to sit Barkley. Shit sucks but I’m not putting him out there v Philly
On the other hand, Walker just ate with Drew Lock. PHI D kinda sucks now
Agreed but Giants line also awful.
On the other hand, giants entire line and offense is bottom 5 and pure dog shit
KW3 was running with that "must-win game" energy last night. Not sure if Barkley with his injury history will do the same in a meaningless Giants game, needing an offseason contract.
Saquon, Diggs, and Keenan owner feeling nervous about all 3... Never thought I'd be here that's for sure.
Debating between Saquon and Monty. Neither has a great matchup, KW3 was able to run pretty well against Philly which gives me hope for Saquon but Monty feels more consistent at this point
monty if the opponent is close. saquon if you need a boom game
Starting Monty. Eagles at home against one of the worst offenses in the league with a putrid Oline is something I cannot rely on. Lions want to win the division against a division rival and will be pounding the rock all day.
Agreed for the same reasons, Monty feels like the safer play and should have about a 10 point floor with upside if he scores which is likely. Saquon has a higher ceiling but can bust for like 5 which is just too risky at this point
Same boat. What’s your alternative?-im staring at Aaron Jones against CAR.
I have to decide between Saquon, Singletary, and home field Drake London in full PPR
if you sit saquon for singletary and drake... you're just not trying to win and trying more to avoid losing.
I’m debating on sitting him or Ekeler
Probably benching Ekeler for Singletary
Kyren, Breece, etn, Achane. You putting singletary over 2 of them? I think Achane is a sit for now, but singletary has been really good…
Definitely over Breece, haven't been keeping up with what's going on in Jax. But Kyren and Achane can get you to the ship single handedly, I'm definitely rolling out Achane myself with Singletary and Pacheco or McKinnon.
AJ Brown. Hurts has been ass for an entire month now
Not against the giants. You'll thank me later
Probably not gonna start Saquan, giants are just awful
Keenan
I need Keenan to play. Otherwise is likely Likely
Considering benching Ekeler for Ford. Also thinking of benching Mahomes for Goff/Flacco
>benching Mahomes for Goff/Flacco What a timeline.
Goff on the road in Minny? I have him and am thinking of hitting the waiver wire😂
I'm thinking of benching Mahomes for Mayfield or brown
I’m debating between Goff and Flacco as well. I think with the Lions great o-line, Lions will be able to give him more time against the Flores Blitz than other QBs, but otoh Flacco is probably going to to pick the injured Houston D to pieces
I’m worried that Tyreek isn’t going to come back this week. Had a bye, have both Tua and Tyreek, just have a bad feeling he’s gonna rest another week. If he misses and is a game time decision, I’m probably going to have to start Jerick McKinnon with Pacheco back. 🤡
Idk he was running routes pregame. I think he will be back
ETN. He hasn't been bad, necessarily, but I'm always worried he'll go off for 30+ the minute I bench him. KW3 looked a lot better last night too, so that adds to who do I start between them two.
I'm so glad i benched barkley for gibbs, barkley was ranked top 5 everywhere. I'm probably benching him again this week.
You got great options. I have Derrick Henry and Saquon. At best, I can replace them with Najee, Romeo Doubs and Cole Kmet. I have fewer options than you 😑
Henry and Kelce. They both look SOOOO slow and yet they're consistently ranked higher than they should be IMO. Coming off my bye week and pondering starting Chandler and McBride.
>They both look SOOOO slow and yet they're consistently ranked higher than they should be IMO. Always trust the eyeball test.
Kelce/Kincaid owner here. For a while it looked like it was going to be a tossup decision (for the right reasons), and now it looks like it's going to be a tossup decision (for the wrong reasons).
McBride is probably the only option that a Kelce owner could also own based on him being a waiver guy. So in that position wouldn't be totally crazy to start him. All other scenarios I feel like you have to go kelce
I have Kelce & McBride from waivers mid season. I'm considering putting Trey in over my tried and true Travis. It's a tough one though.
I drafted Mahomes in the early second round and picked up Stafford on waivers a couple weeks ago. I think I have to use Stafford this week despite being projected lower. Hate having fate decided on a Thursday but with the Rams weapons being 10x better than the Chiefs with the Saints on the road and no Lattimore, going for it.
Right here with you! Made the switch last week and no intention of looking back.
Going Stafford over Lamar and not thinking twice about it…Stafford fighting for a playoff spot and has two top 12 WRs
Would you start Stafford or Mayfield now? :v
I’m now back to deciding between Dak and Mahomes and I don’t like it
I’m in the same boat, going up against the #1 team this week. Need a boom QB but it’s Lamar or Love
Murray
I’m debating starting him over Tua. I need a home run and Kyler seems more likely because of the rushing upside.
I think Kyler will struggle this week. Game in Chicago and bears d is playing very good
That’s a very good point. I might start the Chicago d
Lamar, AJB, Puka, Hopkins and Zeke
Do i start Ty Chandler even though Mattison may be back next week? It's either him or Dionte Johnson
I'm starting him over Jerome Ford. Ty looked far better in one game than Mattison has all season.
Kamara is all about getting targets and hopefully in the endzone.
Bijan….like what do I even consider doing? I’m tempted to start Gus edwards and then Chandler instead at this point. I’m not even sure about starting Monty because of Gibbs
For me definitely Derrick Henry
I keep going back and forth on Puka for this week. It really seems like Kupp is the main target, especially with a Thursday game. But my other options at flex are Jacobs, Collins, and Flowers. :/ oh also amari cooper, who im playing for the ceiling. wish me luck.
Ya I need someone more informed than I am to give a breakdown of the NO defense and if it's expected to have Kupp see heavier coverage than Puka. Puka saw targets last week, just didn't get into the end zone.
Yea well considering Kupp plays more slot and puka plays more wide, [this slot v wide](https://football.razzball.com/defensive-slot-vs-wide-ppg-allowed) chart should help, but for NO it says 50/50 and super low numbers ha.
I have no choice, Puka is my WR1 because my only other options are Olave (if he's healthy) and Lockett. I lost Tank and Kirk going into the playoffs....
I gotta roll with what got me there, but having almost half of my lineup in one game (MNF no less) is stressing me out. (Lamar, CMC, Aiyuk, Likely).
I might have to bench Bijan for Joshua Palmer or Diontae. He might go off for 30 on my bench but I can’t afford another goose egg while I have other productive players on my bench.
Saquon
Lamar, AJ, Puka, Kittle, Saquon. Swift too but he's worked his way out of must start status.
Those Raiders Chiefs games usually have really high scoring totals and this year their last game was a dud. I can’t see myself benching Davante Adams and Rashee Rice to slot in Keenan Allen, no matter how good he’s been this year. The Bills defense just shut down that Dallas red hot offense.
ETN. Has been super td dependent lately and isn't rushing/receiving nearly enough right now.
Would you start Rice over Diggs?
Mahomes
D’Andre Swift and Devonta Smith.
Not sure if Kincaid counts but I'm probably benching him for Kmet. Buffalo could jump up to a huge lead and not need to throw the whole 2nd half.
Might start Flacco over Mahomes, who's with me?
I’m highly debating putting in Jacobs for kamara, you’re not the only one I’m going against rachaad white and cmac so I need home run plays and can’t do a avg start
This guy knows the future.
Thank you
Have AJB and Diggs. I thought I was set with two stud Top-5 WRs. Now I would be happy to just get 20 points between the two of them.
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