Hey Guys, Did great in week 1 and got my first win. Now that Ellington has gotten injured, I need to replace him. I dropped Charles Sims and picked up Lance Dunbar but am having second thoughts. With Gore as my Rb2, I really need a strong flex play. I didnt really want to trust either of the Johnson boys on the Cards as Ellington's backup so im torn. Best available based on projected points are in the attached photo. I appreciate any advice you can give. Keep in mind, I must drop someone in order to pick someone up, so I need to know who to drop, and who to replace them with. Thanks, Brian
I'd drop Dunbar and Escobar for both Johnsons, personally-- but you can't. You have a 5RB limit (silly rule, imo). I guess my thought is, you're OK at RB for now. So if you want a flex for this week, add CJzeroK. If you want a shot for the future, add David Johnson. In all leagues where I had the option, I added David Johnson this week. If you just want a flex for week two, swap Dunbar for CJ.
Thanks for the response @PeteTheGreek......Yes limiting 5 RB is a silly rule, but since our bench was so fat, people were stashing hoards of RB and WR so rather than shrinking the bench, I limited the positions. Perhaps its time for me to trim my bench back. I am definitely looking for the long term over just this week, but of course, I want to win every week. I picked up Dunbar strictly for this week because I didnt have Ellington. It sounded like he was going to be a sleeper Flex play being that Dez is out and they passed a LOT to him last week. But, by the sound of it, you say I should drop Dunbar and grab CJ for this week then if DJ is still available next week, I should swap them out. Does that sound about right? Thanks for your help!
As a one week only play I prefer Johnson to Dunbar. He'll get more work - again, if we believe Arians- and by whatever metric you use, the Bears D is terrible.
