Fantasy Football Start Sit Weekly Advice
Kurt Turner | October 19, 2009
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joeizgodtou – posted the below questions right as I was deleting all the old start sit questions and answers. – so here he Joe's question along with my start sit answer.
"GUYS QUICK!! I have an emergency pick! Like an idiot i sat ray rice yesterday and started LT in my flex spot. Now Im losing by 18 points. I have Eddie Royal i can put in place of him. Should I keep LT in that flex spot or put in Eddie Royal? Im thinking I should take out LT and put in Eddie Royal, what do you guys think?"
I say start LT as he could pull off 2 TD's – as a RB he will touch the ball more and have more opportunities to make it happen for you!
Royal is a good start but I don't think he stands a chance to get you 18 points, not with Brandon Marshall getting all the TD love and the Bronco's top rated rushing attack getting plenty of goal line work.
I can't remember what I originally told you, but I agree with Kurt, out of the two L.T. has a better chance of giving you 18 points than Royal.
last week he posted 19 points in my league
Sorry I didn't see your response Ray or I would have added it =)
but you are right i dont know what im thinkin, i want to beat this guy so bad you have no idea, thanks for the advice guys
man Royal is going off tonight. Does your league pay off punt return yards? I'm pulling for you man! RUN LT RUN!!
Miles Austin and Austin Collie are both available in my league, should I dump Coffee for one of them? I am already pretty good with receivers: Andre Johnson, Fitz and just picked up Crabtree. I am not too good on running backs though. Marshawn Lynch, Coffee, W. McGahee and Hightower. Would anybody recommend pick ups that may still be out there, Like Ricky Williams? Thanks for your help
I would definitly pick up Austin. Last year he was killing in Fantasy before being relegated to the bench. This year he usurped the 3 WR spot away from Crayton so he is obvisouly moving forward in a big way.
Should I start Choice as a flex against ATL, or start Olsen against CIN instead? (standard scoring)… Thanks!
Don't drop Coffee as the rookie should be a RB2 used extensively during fantasy playoff weeks to rest Gore for next season. He might even start in week 7 if Gore isn't fully ready. When A Gonzalez returns, likely week 8, forget about Collie and Garcon. Choice should be getting half of the carriers, since Barber will be slowed for 10 weeks and lacks ability to burst a long play now. They were sorry to overplay him last week and see this, so Choice is a far better option at flex then Olsen who lacks athletic agility to leap up high and make great grabs and focuses on their vertical passing game at TE.
I have to disagree with this one. Choice will no doubt see more playing time as he has earned it, but he is still only good for 15 to 18 carries a game and Barber is still number one inside the 10 which is important for Standard leagues; they won't just simply cut down Barber's workload considering he is the number one guy by performance AND contract. The Bears have already commited to getting Olsen the ball more, and offensive coordinator Ron Turner was quoted as saying 'he could be our top reciever by the end of the year."
Atlanta is ranked 11th against the run and ranked 18th against WR1 18th against WR2 and 11th against WR3 and other; the Cowboys are looking to pass in this one.
i have pierre thomas, tomlinson, westbrook, t. choice, and l. mccoy and 2 open rb spots and a flex. which 3 should i go with
You don't have any WR available for flex? If not, L.T vs. a horrid KC defense and both Eagles back against Washington.
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I would go with Thomas, Tomlinson and Westbrook, I know that there has been some disappointment with those players, but your best chance for production might be them for another week. Hopefully Tomlinson does something for your lineup, he has been terrible so far but has the potential for a big game against KC.
Which 3 RB's should I play out of these 4: (Mendenall vs Minn), (Gore vs Hou), (Slaton vs SF)and (Grant vs Cle)?
Gore since he's had 2 weeks to prep for them and they have bad run D. Grant cuz the browns suck. Slaton just because Mendenhall is no Ray Rice and Big Ben has been pass happy as of late.
Grant vs. a weak Cleveland D is a great start. Slanton has finally found his mojo making him a good start vs. Hou and Gore definitlely, he is good to go and reeling at the chance.
Olsen or V. Davis as my TE this week?
I would ride the hot-hand of Davis, he is the main target in the passing-game, I can't say the same for Olsen.
RB Question:
I have Barber and Choice (v ATL), T Jones (OAK) and Sammie Morris (TB) and am not sure which two to start.
I’d love to use Morris with the TB match-up but injury news is always fuzzy out of New England so that’ll probably have to be a game time decision.
Jones has been great lately but I’m wondering if this is the week it’ll stop – although an Oakland match-up is also pretty tasty.
Barber or Choice. I’m waiting for Barber to have that breakout game since returning, do you all think this will be the week? Choice has been such a great option. I’m also monitoring the return of Felix Jones which would certainly change things.
Thanks!
How can you NOT start Thomas Jones man??? Guy killed it last week and goes against one of the worst teams in the league. Jets are scaling back the throwing offense cuz Sanchez sucks so they will be running first. Also, they should win by a ton and will need to run out the clock. Jones is the clear favorite
Start Jones and Barber if you want clear-cut roles with opportunity in your lineup, it's not far fetched that your other RB's do something, but I would go with those two.
I need one more WR. Who do i start from: Santonio Holmes, Austin Collie, or Johnny Knox
start Austin Collie
I have to start 2 of the 3. I know its not great, but the byes this week are killing me.
Glen Coffee, Lance Moore, Jeremy Maclin.
Moore and Maclin. gore is back which means Coffee is nothing more than a handcuff at the moment.
Need help for Week 7
RBs – Pick 2 – Westbrook, McCoy, Slaton, Forte, S. Morris
I like Westbrook this week and probably Slaton. Who knows if Forte will show up and the Pats aren't saying anything about Morris.
WRs – Pick 3 – M. Colston, C. Johnson, S. Breaston, H. Nicks, J. Maclin, E. Royal, K. Walter
I'm thinking Colston, Nicks, and Breaston…What do you think?
I think you pretty much got it right man
Good mornning gentlemen, Here is my question (s)….
1) Who should I start at TE, Kellen Winslow, or Zak Millar?
2)Who should I start in my Flex, Bernard Berrian, Steve Smith (CAR), or Miles Austin?
Fyi – I have Reggie Wayne and Roddie White as my starting WR.
Thanks!
Sorry guys, I didnt list what type of scoring because I am not sure myself….really new to all of this. I do know it is fox fantasy football…perhaps it is regular scoring.
Winslow and Austin for sure!
Thanks Ray04, I appreciate it!
Addai, Barber or Hightower
Kevin Walter or B. Berrian
PPR league ….Thanks
I like Addia and Hightower for PPR – Hightower, as you know, is a PPR god so far. Plug him in!
Start Addai and Berrian.
should i start Thomas Jones and/or Leon Washington at Oakland, M. Turner at DAL or C. Williams at NE. I have two RB slots and a WR/RB flex that i could use to start Pierre Garcon at StL instead of a third back.
Basically, are Turner and WIlliams washed up and is it a bad idea to start the Jets RBBC together?
Standard Scoring.
Thank
I like the Jets RBBC since Oakland is so bad.
I would not say Turner and Williams are washed up.. just not in the best situation right now. But Turner is on pace for 20 TD's this year so you need to start him and Jones.
Sorry for the double post…just noticed something…i already own Garcon in my standard scoring league, but i notice Collie is on the wire…stay with garcon or pick up collie instead?
Guys, I am being forced to start Mark Sanchez, I need to make sure everything else goes smoothly
First question should I start Pierre Thomas (Saints), vs the tough run defense of the Dolphins (and Mike Bell may continue to steal carries) or the underachieving Larry Johnson (Chiefs) vs the weak run defense of the San Diego Chargers?
Secondly, I know I must start Marques Colston, But should I go with Steve Breaston (Cardinals) vs the New York Giants, Roy Williams (Cowboys) vs the Atlanta Falcons, Austin Collie (Colts) vs the St. Louis Rams, or Hakeem Nicks (Giants) vs. the Arizona Cardinals for my last two spots?
Standard Scoring
man I like Steve Breaston and Collie -
Steve Breaston is the real deal and Boldin might not even start (injury) which makes Steve Breaston even better.
I would pick up Collie, his production is slightly better in yards ( 228 to 216 ) and TDs (3 to 2 )
I would start L.J. since Bell took over for goaline scores making Thomas not that worthy in Standard leagues this week against the Dolphins wo are ranked third.
I would definitly go with Williams and Collie as your other two recievers.
I need one more WR. Who do i start from: Santonio Holmes (MN), Austin Collie (STL), or Johnny Knox (CIN)
Guys,
One more question…. Who should I start at RB – S. Slaton (SF) / Donald Brown (Stl) / or LT (KC)?
Regular scoring I guess.
Thanks!!
Ok my R Rice us on bye so should I play P. Thomas NO and Mike Bell NO vs MIA or go to wavier I seen J Harrison CLE vs GB and K Faulk NE vs TB or keep who I have
Also what D should I play Vikes vs Pit or Bills vs Car. Thx
NO is a huge rotation but I still like P. Thomas over your other options.
Play the Bills!
Start Austin Collie all day! He has been producing and that should not change.
Start LT versus KC
Slaton is second runner up
then Brown
But they all have a good chance to hit pay dirt.
should i start Dwayne Bowe or Jerrico Cotchery saying cotchery is healthy ?
start Dwayne Bowe are you kidding me? Cassel is on fire!
Gentleman, I have: Colston, G.Jennings, A. Collie, Dallas Clark, and Owen Daniels. I need to start 3 in a TD–only league. Thanks
Oops, I forgot to put the opponents in my first question: Colston vs (Mia) G. Jennings vs (Cle) A. Collie vs (St L) Dallas Clark vs (St L) or Owen Daniels vs (SF) TD–only league Start 3 of these.
Should I drop Dustin Keller to pick up Zach Miller (Oak)? I have K. Winslow and on his bye week, WK8, Miller plays the Chargers, who have been fairly generous to TE's…but what about the rest of the schedule?
Wow that's a nice list!
In this order:
Colston
Daniels
Clark
Collie
Jennings
start Colston
Daniels
Clark
man I'd like you to hold onto Keller. If you drop him someone else might snag him up. So far he has 32 targets.. check this list out it may help you http://top-fantasy-football.com/ffb-advice/week-7...
Ya man it's hurt but he will most likely play versus a mouth watering Bills.
Check it out before the game to be sure and start Lynch if you have to… he isn't a bad option anyways.
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I like Rice so start him.. it will be a gun show!
I also like Slaton as a PPR play in SF so start him.
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do that trade.. you have plenty of RB and need WR.. Do it!
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Start Romo in ATL – ATL will be without their starting DB
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Forte has done anything for us so fr this year
stewart could be limited since he is hurt a little
so roll with Jennings
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PPR League….Addai or Bradshaw in the flex. thanks!
sorry we missed you man.. hit us earlier if you can next week.
Should I start Ronnie Brown VS New Orleans or go with Marshawn Lynch VS Carolina
Sorry I forgot ot add this a ppr league
I need to start 2 RBs (.5 ppr). I have R. Mendehall, P. Thomas and L. Maroney.
Also, my WRs are on a bye, so I need to decide between T. Owens or M. Mohamed.
Thanks for your help!!!
Thinking of picking up Anthony Gonzalez while he's still on the wire for my standard league. I believe he's due to return week 8 or 9. I'm heavy on RB so wondering if I should give up Michael Bush, Felix Jones, or new addition Ahman Green, will need one to fill in for Slaton in week 10. (my other RB is Forte). Appreciate your thoughts.
YES! Pick up Gonzo and I would drop Jones. Hope this helps.
Gonzalez has Peyton Manning tossing him the pigskin, need I say more? He is an immediate upgrade once he comes back and no doubt will return as the starter in a high-flying potent offense. Gonzalez is owned less than 40 percent of fantasy leagues and is easily the biggest wavier wire stud available. Plant that seed now by adding him to your roster and you’ll have a stud come Week 9.
Is it time to consider dumping Portis for Greene or McCoy? I love McCoy's situation. Portis, apart from one or two weeks has been a total bust, bye-week filler. Also, how about Jacobs? Hang on to him or let him go?
IMO this situation depends on the RB situation on your team. Also I always try to make trades where I give someone value and depth and in return I get one complete upside. Lets say you need a strong WR. So with players like McCoy, Greene, and Portis find someone who needs a RB. Then offer them the value RB and a value WR for the one stud WR.
McCoy owners of course need to sell now to Westbrook owners for the most upside.
Greene is staying on my team as Jones could get hurt at any point and Greene has way to much upside as you can actually start him now in the best running back by comity in the NFL.
Portis is a must sell. Who knows if Washington will turn around but right now I DONT SEE IT.
I'm solid at RB. Not great, but solid. Currently on the roster: Johnson, Rice, Brown, Jacobs, Portis and Caddy. WR: Roddy, Austin, Driver, Harvin, Nicks, Mason, Devery.
I'd love to be able to pack together McCoy and Caddy or Portis to tear Welker away from my league's current Westbrook owner(I've got Brady and Schaub), but I can't see it happening. Might just sit with what I have.
Gentlemen,
Week 8 question as far as starting running backs are concerned…..
Should I be starting Beanie Wells Vs. CAR / Kevin Smith Vs. STL / Steve Slaton Vs. BUF / LT Vs OAK / or Tashard Choice Vs. SEA?
I need 2 to start.
Regular scoring.
Thanks!!
Kevin Smith and Steve Slaton both have very good matchups.
I think Slaton is a better play maker but Smith seems to find the enzone more often.. seeing as how the Bills have such a strong pass defense I'd say do with Slayton. He will catch more underneath passes and should break a big one with all the touches he will be seeing. I always start the player with the most upside.
LT is another good option here but is a risky play..
should i try to trade for vernon davis and give up witten?
it all depends on the schedule
I appologize my son put a toy on the keyboard.
I hate when that happens
Of the following 4 what ONE player should Bench??? Deshaun Jackson, Devin Hester, Owen Daniels and Sims-Walker
Bench Hester as DJ did indeed practice today
I need another WR and Jerricho Cottrey and Jeremy Maclin are available on the waiver wires. Which one should I go for?
Jeremy Maclin is in a pass happy offense and DJ has foot issues
Should I start Tony Romo or Matt Schaub?
Schaub going against a good Bill secondary, away, with a questionable Johnson but reliable Olsen. Weather Factoring also
or Romo, At home vs. a bad team and coming off a great game? Miles Austin also emerging as a go to.
I guess it is win win. I just want the better
Romo all day.. Schaub versus Bills equals a bad day