i would plug in miller in week 1...see how gates looks before you decide for week 2

9/5/2008 11:01:25 PM

ok so i should definitely start shockey over gates this weekend?

9/6/2008 8:13:24 AM

who should I start?

Guys in bold are starting now

Kitna vs Atl
or
Derek Anderson vs Dal

and

Edge vs SF

or

Jamal Lewis vs Dal
Justin Fargas vs Den

9/6/2008 11:02:32 AM

McNabb or Palmer?

San Diego or Baltimore?

9/6/2008 11:35:53 AM

I'd go with Palmer just because of all his weapons.

And SD could be great or awful, Merriman is a huge question mark, and so is the Panthers offense.

9/6/2008 12:05:27 PM

reggie bush
thomas jones
or ricky williams


which one should i start this weekend? some help would be great. thanks!

9/6/2008 12:06:20 PM

jones

9/6/2008 12:11:28 PM

Posting again since I got no response:

Here's my team (5 keeper league, standard scoring, 12 team league):

QB: Brady (K), Jon Kitna
RB: Jamal Lewis (K), Ryan Grant (K), Thomas Jones, Julius Jones, Kevin Smith, Justin Fargas
WR: Randy Moss (K), Marques Colston (K), Jerricho Cotchery, Reggie Williams, Jerry Porter, Kevin Walter, Muhsin Muhammad
TE: Tony Scheffler
D: Packers
K: Mason Crosby

It's an interesting draft, since it was keepers, but how do you think I my team looks? Critique?

For week 1, should I start Kevin Smith over Ryan Grant (vs. tough Minnesota D)?
Do I try to shop around for another TE? The only thing left on the board now is Utecht, and worse.

9/6/2008 12:14:40 PM

I see that Jamal Lewis is questionable and listed as the dreaded "game time decision". Should we roll the dice or go with another option?

On the bench:
Graham
Selvin Young
Julius Jones
Fargas

[Edited on September 6, 2008 at 12:28 PM. Reason : foo]

9/6/2008 12:27:23 PM

ANSWERS BELOW!!

Quote :

"ok so i should definitely start shockey over gates this weekend?"

Yes. Gates is not starting, and he won't be needed against the Cats.

Quote :

"who should I start? Guys in bold are starting now Kitna vs Atl or Derek Anderson vs Dal and Edge vs SF or Jamal Lewis vs Dal Justin Fargas vs Den"

Looks to me like you have all the right people starting. A case could be made for Anderson instead of Kitna, but he's playing his first game in ~3 weeks coming back from a concussion, Braylon hasn't played in 4 weeks from an injured foot, Jamal is questionable, and they are playing a tough Dallas Defense. Start Kitna. Edge is the pick out of those 3

Quote :

"McNabb or Palmer? San Diego or Baltimore?"

Palmer. Both of McNabb's top 2 WR's will be out. Palmer will have Chad and Housh, plus he will be throwing a ton to perry and watson out of the backfield.

Start SD. Their 3-4 D is going to give the panthers fits, and when they get up by a 10-14 points, the defense is going to tee off on Delhomme.

Quote :

"reggie bush thomas jones or ricky williams"

I'm starting Jones in a very similar decision this week. I expect him to have top 10 RB #'s this week. He should have plenty of opp's to do something. Williams is the starter, but Brown will be in the mix. Tampa's D will key in on Bush. Start Jones.

Quote :

"Posting again since I got no response: Here's my team (5 keeper league, standard scoring, 12 team league): QB: Brady (K), Jon Kitna RB: Jamal Lewis (K), Ryan Grant (K), Thomas Jones, Julius Jones, Kevin Smith, Justin Fargas WR: Randy Moss (K), Marques Colston (K), Jerricho Cotchery, Reggie Williams, Jerry Porter, Kevin Walter, Muhsin Muhammad TE: Tony Scheffler D: Packers K: Mason Crosby It's an interesting draft, since it was keepers, but how do you think I my team looks? Critique? For week 1, should I start Kevin Smith over Ryan Grant (vs. tough Minnesota D)? Do I try to shop around for another TE? The only thing left on the board now is Utecht, and worse."

Start Smith over Grant. No question.

Quote :

"I see that Jamal Lewis is questionable and listed as the dreaded "game time decision". Should we roll the dice or go with another option? On the bench: Graham Selvin Young Julius Jones Fargas"

Graham should have a very good combo day against the Saints. I would "roll the dice" and go with Graham.

Damn...I'm done until tomorrow morning.

Good luck everyone.

- The Guru

9/6/2008 3:21:19 PM

Who to start at WR3?

Vincent Jackson vs. CAR
or
DeSean Jackson vs. StL

WR1 and 2 are T.O. and Plax, so I'm thinking I could take a risk on DeSean, but I dunno

9/6/2008 5:02:43 PM

im playing desean in one of my leagues

hoping he shows some of the stuff he showed in the PS

9/6/2008 5:03:44 PM

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?playerId=5362

espn.com is quoting the chargers as saying that gates will be starting tomorrow. i know he played injured a lot last year and did fine so im torn whether to chance it with him or start shockey.

9/6/2008 6:12:42 PM

Is there some kind of internet program to watch games from other parts of the country?

9/7/2008 12:30:42 AM

Seahawks D/ST @ Buffalo or Vikings D/ST @ GB???

Mason vs CIN or Colston vs TB?

Kevin Smith, Larry Johnson, or Ricky Williams???

Lol this first week is tough...

9/7/2008 12:57:02 AM

personally I would go:

Minnesota - Rodgers hasn't proven anything to me and the Minny D is stout...

Colston - probably shouldn't ever sit him unless he is injured in that Offense

Kevin Smith - Johnson against NE and Ricky splitting carries

but these are just my opinions...

9/7/2008 1:20:11 AM

Alright, a lot of questions from a fantasy noob.. Panthro(and anyone else), if you have a moment!

Current situation: I couldn't attend my league's draft, and got kinda screwed with the computer's picks (I guess I didn't set up a great draft order either as I picked some positions too early). There are 16 teams in my league, so I don't really have any free agent pickup options that are decent. I've combed the available options and made a few changes to my bench to get to my current lineup:

My team (starters in bold):
QBs: Tom Brady, Chad Pennington
WRs: Torry Holt, Isaac Bruce, Marty Booker, Jerry Porter, Andre Davis
RBs: Darren McFadden, Rashard Mendenhall, Ladell Betts
TEs: Tony Gonzales, Leonard Pope
K: Nate Kaeding
Team D: Chicago
D, DB (2 spots): Terrence McGee, Adam Jones, Will Blackmon

So my WRs aren't too great besides Torry, and none of my RBs are starters. I figure I'll hold onto Porter for when he comes back from injury so I'll have more WR options.

Questions:
Am I screwed?
Am I starting the right people? (specifically Booker vs Davis for the 3rd WR spot)
Should I try to trade Pennington (my only decent bench player) for a somewhat better WR or RB?

thx.

9/7/2008 1:22:41 AM

you are screwed.

9/7/2008 1:23:51 AM

yea, kinda what i figured. I'm like 20 projected points below the guy i'm matched up with week 1

oh well, maybe i'll win a few matchups if brady/holt have a good week at the same time

9/7/2008 1:28:54 AM

try picking up Courtney Taylor from Sea...#2 receiver and may be projected to do better than booker or Davis...


Also is Chris Perry or Kevin Smith available at RB? Probably not in a 16 teamer, but worth a check

Chris Johnson also might be worth a move if available...never played in a 16 teamer so I don't know what it looks like that thin...

Wow 16 team league...sorry to see that man...maybe Brady can pull you through a few times.

[Edited on September 7, 2008 at 1:51 AM. Reason : l;k]

9/7/2008 1:49:10 AM

Thanks for the advice of courtney taylor. I went ahead and swapped out Andre Davis for him. Still not sure if I'd rather start taylor or booker though..

yea, definitely no chris perry (he was available until a week ago, then the browns traded rudi johnson ), kev smith, or chris johnson..

9/7/2008 4:37:45 AM

A limited McGahee or Perry?

9/7/2008 11:32:12 AM

^^shit, i didn't realize it was 16 team. That size is completely retarded for fantasy. No one wants to keep track of courtney taylor and andre davis.

9/7/2008 11:43:00 AM

Derek Anderson (v Cowboys) or Rivers (v Panthers)?

and

Chris Harris or Ed Reed? Both are coming off of injury.

9/7/2008 11:43:37 AM

I would say Anderson if you trust he is ok because Terrance Newman is out for Dallas. Could be a shootout.

That second one is a toss-up but Reed if he is healthy.

9/7/2008 11:49:00 AM

rudi johnson or rashard mendenhall?

9/7/2008 11:51:41 AM

Peyton Manning against da Bears

or

Brett Favre against the Dolphins

I have been back and forth on this one.

9/7/2008 11:56:19 AM

Peyton no matter who they play....trade Favre if it is a 1-QB league....

^^Yuck. I say Mendenhall because Rudi is on a new team

[Edited on September 7, 2008 at 11:58 AM. Reason : neither]

9/7/2008 11:57:34 AM

Warner or Cutler?

9/7/2008 12:02:59 PM

warner


any interesting injury/gametime decision news?

9/7/2008 12:04:02 PM

McGahee is starting....ESPN has a new feature that lists updates on Sunday morn.

http://proxy.espn.go.com/chat/chatESPN?event_id=22281

[Edited on September 7, 2008 at 12:06 PM. Reason : Check that...he is active probably starting]

9/7/2008 12:05:01 PM

Current starters in bold.

QB: Palmer (vs. BAL) or Schaub (vs. PIT) - start one

Flex: Ted Ginn Jr. (vs. NYJ), Jamal Lewis (vs. DAL, also Questionable), Steve Slaton (vs. PIT), Sidney Rice (vs. GB), Jerious Norwood (vs. DET), DeShaun Foster (vs. ARI)

Thoughts - Want to start Jamal Lewis but him being a game-time decision I lose the option to switch to anyone but DeShaun Foster and Sidney Rice. In our league the individual players get 6 pts for kick/punt returns, which could add another dimension to Ginn.

[Edited on September 7, 2008 at 12:16 PM. Reason : bold]

9/7/2008 12:15:51 PM

help!!!

i have mcgahee, perry, and stewart at RB
and coles and galloway at WR

i can only choose 1 RB and 1 RB/WR

my gut tells me perry and galloway but im not sure!

9/7/2008 12:18:30 PM

ronnie brown ugh...now that williams is starting i dont want to play him at W/R

not much to choose from as replacement though:

galloway v. saints
rudi johnson v. falcons
chris johnson v. jaguars
berrian v. packers

9/7/2008 12:20:42 PM

every analysis i read has said that galloway owns the saints so id play him, i am!

9/7/2008 12:25:18 PM

he's questionable though

9/7/2008 12:26:05 PM

go to NFL.com, he will start

9/7/2008 12:29:48 PM

yeah not too much to choose from out of those. but i'd go galloway


last minute decision; i need to start one
kevin smith
ryan grant vs. vikings
reggie bush
michael turner

thoughts?

9/7/2008 12:30:32 PM

ok

Gates v. Panthers (little hurt)
Miller v. Texans

9/7/2008 12:34:46 PM

anyone know of other sites like http://channelsurfing.net that may be carrying panthers game?

9/7/2008 12:35:28 PM

http://www.myp2p.eu/competition.php?competitionid=&part=sports&discipline=americanfootball

youll have to install Sopcast, but its free

im hoping i can get it to work later

9/7/2008 12:37:41 PM

Need to pick 2 of the 3 WR's

Joey Galloway vs. Saints
Greg Jennings vs. Vikings
Nate Burleson vs. Bills

9/7/2008 12:40:54 PM

jennings v. vikes
colston v. bucs
?

stands at colston

9/7/2008 12:41:54 PM

Colston. The Vikes D is too good, for one thing.

9/7/2008 12:45:10 PM

oh, just heard that mackenzie is out for the saints, so definitely start galloway.

9/7/2008 12:53:05 PM

quick:

Anderson vs Dallas or Favre vs Miami?


i'm thinking Favre (i gots Cotchery too )

9/7/2008 12:55:11 PM

oh ya - got Ricky Williams too (on bench for now cause i gots AP & MJD starting )

9/7/2008 12:57:22 PM

i really like anderson overall, but not his first week back from a concussion against the cowboys. given the woes of the dolphins and favre's needing to prove himself i would go with him.

9/7/2008 12:58:14 PM

COTCHERY!

9/7/2008 1:18:35 PM

Michael Turner with my 8th pick

9/7/2008 1:21:58 PM