Ok, heres a couple things I'm looking at this week. Any suggestions would be great. Sorry if something has already been addressed, I only skimmed through the last page of stuff.

1) Bears Defense or Carolina Defense? I am leaning toward Carolina b/c Bears play AT Det. and its Garcia, not Harrington.

2) Eli Manning or Chris Simms? Pretty sure I'm going to play it safe and go with Manning. I've got Hasselback, but he's on a bye. Anyone vs. SF Def. just looks really tempting though.

3) RB's: I am starting Steven Jackson. I need to start 2 more. I have Cadillac Williams and Tony Fisher. I also have Michael Pittman. I am considering starting both Williams and Pittman against that SanFran defense. Is that better than going with Fisher?

4) WR: Not a big one here. I'm pretty light at WR. I have Owens and Harrison, just no backups. Harrison on bye this week. I picked up Porter. Was also thinking about Dante Hall and even Welker as they both get a lot of return yards. Pretty much, my question on this would be, is Porter worth starting this week?

Thanks.

10/28/2005 3:11:56 PM

travis taylor (vs car) or brandon lloyd (vs ?)? im starting lloyd now (along with mushin muhammad and chad johnson) but i saw lloyd is listed as probable on sunday and the panthers secondary is suspect to big plays.

who should i start out of bettis, droughs and mcgahee? i only get two rb's.

10/28/2005 3:23:44 PM

go with simms, and carolina defense also cadillac is gonna have a big game

as for WR pick up moulds or curtis

10/28/2005 3:28:14 PM

Varsityblues,

here ya go:

1) Panthers D would be a good pick here. While Chicago has more picks and sacks for the year, the panthers will likely be leading big in this game and in all likelyhood will get at least a few sacks and Int's while the Vikings struggle to play catch up.

2) Definitely Manning. Im shocked that you actually are having trouble picking this one. Simms would be a pick for at most 15 points, but this is Simms first game, Cadillac will be coming back most likely, and it looks to be a game where all they do is run the ball in the 2nd half b/c of the blowout. Oh yeah, the giants have the highest ppg in the league, and its a home game i believe. Manning may throw a pick or 2, but if you throw for 300 and 3 TD's, most fantasy owners can live with that.

3) like above, depending on the status of Cadillac (be sure to check Yahoo fantasy page before kickoff) I'd go with Cadillac and Fisher. As strange as it sounds, Fisher is similar to Mewelde Moore in the sense that he will get a lot of receptions as well as rushing yards. Not to mention the fact that the Bengals can definitely get run on. I think its worth a start for fisher, hes the only back they have so he will be used early and often.

4) As for the recievers, its tough to say about Porter. I tried over and over to hold on to Porter this season, but i finally had to let him go a few weeks ago. I dont know how deep your league is and what you may have available at WR, but there may very well be better options out there. Let me know who else is still out there for the taking. But if you are forced to start Porter, there are probably worse options especially considering Moss isnt 100% and they are playing a terrible Titans secondary.

Hope this helps.

10/28/2005 3:28:15 PM

mcaghee and prolly bettis, depends on the d they play

10/28/2005 3:29:33 PM

No Way.

McGahee and Droughns

Droughns will anihilate the Houston D-line. And the Pats D is all messed up.

Bettis is never even a guarantee to play.

10/28/2005 3:32:27 PM

thats why i said the d they play, i didnt know who they played

10/28/2005 3:37:48 PM

who should i start at QB this weekend???
Daunte Culpepper
Marc Bulger
Eli Manning
i was leaning towards manning but he's playin a tough redskins team

10/28/2005 3:40:15 PM

lol, if you start Bulger, you deserve to die.

He's not playing. Culpepper is playing like ass and playing a tough D.

Manning is leading the best offense inthe league.

No, brainer.

BTW, you are stacked at QB. I'd be making some trade proposals if i were you.

10/28/2005 3:44:21 PM

Thanks Panthro. Yeah, I was pretty much planning on starting Manning, but with Plaxico a little banged up and going against Skins defense.
I have a pretty good team, very close to most total points in the league, and I'm 1-6. Its unbelievable and so frustrating. I played Culpepper the only week he did anything. I played Payton Manning on his first good week. Like 38 points for both of them. I just got done playing a team with both Brunell and S. Moss who destroyed the Niners.
4 teams have had their best week against me, and 2 of them have sucked almost every other week. The funny thing is that I'm not completely out of it, b/c my division is so bad. But its still a longshot. I could easily be at least 4-3 and cruising in that div. I scored 151 one week and the guy with Payton scored 165. He has sucked most all other weeks.
Anyway, enough of the pity party.

I appreciate the advice and will take it. Let me check to see any available WR's. Dante Hall might actually be a good start b/c I think he's starting plus the kick returns.

10/28/2005 5:26:28 PM

I think I'm going with Dante Hall. Rec. yds, Ret. yards, might get a TD one way or the other. Prob. my best option. Thanks again.

10/28/2005 5:29:14 PM

i had droughns for the first 5 weeks and he did nothing but bring me down by not scoring

avg 70 yds a game when i had him.

10/28/2005 5:29:57 PM

OKay im playing a team who is 7-0 and i HAVE to get this win to get myself into the playoffs... lucily his team isn't that good (i have 3 less points than him and im 3-4) he's just been lucky as crap with his opponents every week...

THe scenario is very important so let me lay things out.

he's starting eli manning, chester taylor, chris brown, tony fisher, chad johnson, donald driver, jeremy shockey, bucs D, and jason elam.

So as you can see, i probably dont need a miraculous week to beat him...

Given that which 3 RB of the following (opponents, status in parentheses) would you start:

Lamont Jordan (TN), Corey Dillon (Buf, questionable), Cadillac (San Fran, questionable), Mewelde Moore (Car), Domanick Davis (Cleve), Willie Parker (Balt w/ Ray Lewis likely out)

any thoughts on 2 WR b/t Mike Williams, Antonio Chatman, and Deion Branch?

10/29/2005 10:36:26 AM

PLEASE. TRUST ME ON THIS ONE.

GO WITH JORDAN AND D. DAVIS.

THEY ARE BOTH GOING TO HAVE MONSTER GAMES.


Chatman and Branch at WR.

Quote :

"but Chatman b/c GB doesnt have a RB, they will be playing from behind, and Chatman has scored in 3 of the last 4 games""

and Branch b/c Dillon may not play and the Pats will have to pass quite a bit due to the Broncos Rush Defense being so good.

Trust me on this. I am the Fantasy Guru.

10/29/2005 10:54:07 AM

^ yeah i have those two in right now, but what about my #3 RB? thats my real question mark....

i had Williams over Branch just cause he's the #1 guy this week for Det.... Branch scares me cause they spread the ball so much in NE

10/29/2005 10:56:02 AM

Alright....

Steve McNair against Oakland

or...

Duante Culpepper against Carolina?

10/30/2005 9:47:45 AM

culp.

car's secondary is banged up enough that he should have some success...

this is more of a vote against McNair who probably shouldnt be playing this week... no sense risking a start on a guy who might not make it out of the first quarter

10/30/2005 10:27:51 AM

Play Willie Parker.

He's guaranteed to have 100+ yards simply because they are gonna lead the majority of the game and run the ball 40+ times. Cowher has shown over the last 3 weeks that Parker is gonna get his touches.

10/30/2005 10:34:08 AM

^ thats who ive got at #3 right now, thanks

just seeing if i was crazy...

im just too nervous to start Cadillac in fear of them jumping ahead early and going with pittman the rest of the game...

dillon makes no sense to me either, and mewelde moore just seems like im throwing my hands up in the air and saying fuck it.

im still sticking with mike williams and chatman though i think

10/30/2005 10:50:24 AM

who should i go with at RB
droughns@texans
or
kevin jones@the bears but i have the bears defense

10/30/2005 11:44:39 AM

Droughns....NO QUESTION.

DONT EVEN THINK ABOUT STARTING JONES AHEAD OF HIM.


and Rally, I'm telling you, Branch is going to have a good game, and you are going to miss out on it.

THERE IS STILL TIME TO CHANGE.....MAKE THE SWITCH NOW, BABY!!!

10/30/2005 12:25:03 PM

Anyone know if Fred Taylor is gonna play?

[Edited on October 30, 2005 at 12:39 PM. Reason : Never mind he is starting, the news just updated on Yahoo.]

10/30/2005 12:38:31 PM

WOW.

HELL YEAH HE"S PLAYING.

4 minutes into the game:

97 yards rushing. 1 TD.

FRAGILE FREDDY STRIKES AGAIN

10/30/2005 1:20:17 PM

JT3bucky.....I HOPE YOU LISTENED TO ME EARLIER THIS WEEK.

Quote :

"but the big money is in Curtis this week. Holt will be out this week and Bruce will remain out as well. Curtis is their #1 receiver this week. Even though they will try to start with the run, and they are playing a tough Jax D, they will have to throw and when they do, Curtis is thier best option."

1 RECEPTION 83 YDS. 1 TD......w/10:54 left in the 1st quarter.

10/30/2005 1:25:37 PM

Quote :

"culp. "

I know it's not your fault....but I feel like I have a right to say...

Thanks a lot dickhead!!!

10/30/2005 1:56:50 PM

its your own fault for not listening to me:

Quote :

"Culpepper is playing like ass and playing a tough D. Don't play him."

when will you guys realize that i know my shit?

EVERY prediction i've made so far in the last 2 pages has been correct.

10/30/2005 2:01:27 PM

^

Actually dumbass...Culpepper had a great game last weekend and was looking pretty good in the 2nd drive against the Panthers after completing about 3 or 4 in a row.

10/30/2005 3:15:50 PM

HOORAY!

[Edited on October 30, 2005 at 3:47 PM. Reason : !]

10/30/2005 3:45:56 PM

Hell yes. I started both Curtis and Taylor! And I picked up Marion Barber and started him. Too bad Santana Moss got shut the fuck down

10/30/2005 5:06:49 PM

I should have learned a lesson from watching the Saints-Panthers game earlier this year and known not to play Mark Brunell today . Its ok though, Im still in pretty good shape.

10/30/2005 6:08:53 PM

i told one of you that Plummer > Bledsoe and look what Plummer did today...

10/30/2005 8:27:13 PM

domanick davis was 3 yards a carry with no TD's... thats not a monster game

and Culp was en route to a good game before he got killed... McNair didnt do that much either

10/30/2005 9:42:50 PM

yea i went with curtis and moulds, kinda glad i didnt go with Moss because that would have really suckeddddddd

7 point difference in me and teh dude im playin he has Dillon and the kicker for NE, i have Branch...its gonna be a battle to the end

10/30/2005 9:49:47 PM

me and my opponent are tied and i have pass and j. lewis and he has the buffalo defense and branch

what's the deal with pass' injury? i didn't hear them say anything about his status

10/30/2005 10:04:07 PM

muscle pull

prolly gonna be out for the game

10/30/2005 10:06:14 PM

LOL,

I TOLD YOU TO START BRANCH!!!

10/30/2005 10:20:52 PM

i prob just lost with that branch td...i had jerry porter on the bench due to his awful play and he woke up today and culpepper at qb KILLED me...i'm gonna lose for those two bad moves unless pass comes back in or jamal lewis wakes up against pittsburgh

10/30/2005 10:21:12 PM

I got Favred today. There goes my undefeated season...

I mean, I figured that he would struggle against an opportunistic Bengals D, but I didn't expect 5 interceptions. I also benched Gonzalez for Heath Miller, and thats likely to backfire on me since Gonzo had a great game.

I also had Steve Smith, Stephen Davis, Mike Anderson and Antonio Chatman, so I still have a chance heading into MNF. I need Willie Parker and Heath Miller to have big games.

10/30/2005 10:37:16 PM

maybe jamal lewis will get a contract overnight and decide to finally play for once...

i'm gonna need about 15-20 points out of him to win...

10/30/2005 10:45:21 PM

if willie gets 2 TDs and 175+ yards or 3 TD's and 50+ yards tomorrow i will win my game

10/31/2005 2:04:22 AM

i lost, im no longer undefeated i think

Moss sucked it up for me, lost by 3 points, friggin three points, way to go randy

10/31/2005 2:06:12 AM

ok i'm down 9 with jamal lewis to make it up...i feel pretty good about that...40 total yards and a td and i win......come on WAKE UP JAMAL

10/31/2005 5:05:42 AM

FUCK....I'm down 12 points to this guy.

I need Pittsburgh to get at least 34 points on Balitmore so his team will lose 4 points.

then i need my DB, Polamalu, to get 8 points somehow.

Longshot , i know.......but i can only hope.

P.S. Just out of curiosity, did anyone happen to use anyof the advice i gave for these games??? I know i didnt get all of my predictions right, but for the most part i think the advice was ok.

10/31/2005 2:29:48 PM

Yeah I started Chatman over Burleson. Good decision.


I also started Heath Miller over Tony Gonzalez, in my toughest choice for the week. I figured both would have big games.

10/31/2005 9:28:29 PM

Yeah I think now that I have a roster spot open with Culpepper officially done, Im going to have to pick up Heath Miller. Is that four straight weeks with a TD now? Of course hell get 11 yards next week if I play him .

10/31/2005 9:30:59 PM

^yeah 4 straight weeks with TD's, 5 TD's on the year

10/31/2005 10:40:21 PM

glad i picked up Heath Miller this week. i've been trying to solidify the TE spot all year.

10/31/2005 11:43:51 PM

Tony Fisher and Marion Barber are both available in my league. Right now my only options for week 10 are Mewelde Moore and DeShaun Foster, so Id definitely like to have some better options. Whos my best bet?

11/1/2005 6:28:05 AM

delhomme vs. da bucs or rothlisbugger vs. green bay

(my D is the bucs)

11/1/2005 11:03:46 AM

Brunell vs PHI
or
Leftwich vs Houston
or
T. Green vs Oakland


im leaning towards Leftwich, what do you guys think?

11/1/2005 6:56:56 PM