The "Who should I start" thread

[Blake]

Originally Posted by JCTexan

I have a question regarding WR's. Which three should I start?

Brandon Marshall vs. Houston
A.J. Green @ Denver
Braylon Edwards vs. Dallas
Robert Meachem vs. Chicago
Jacoby Jones @ Miami

I'm thinking of going with Marshall, Meachem & Jones, but I wanted some advice first.

I like Marshall, Meachem as locks. Flip a coin for the other. Probably Edwards though.

[Brandon420tx]

AJ Green's big play came when the Browns were still in their defensive huddle, don't expect Denver to make that mistake, he'll have to earn the points he gets this week. Braylon Edwards is intriguing because of the Dallas Pass D. But Frank Gore, ruined my fantasy week so I'm down on all 9ers for the time being. I agree with your three

As for me.
I'm strongly considering starting Addai this week vs. Cleveland. He would take Beanie Wells vs. Washington Redskins. Wells is the more reliable play, but in my league its important to score the most points, and I think Addai will have a huge game as the Colts will rely on him more and the Browns run D was soft vs. Cinci, its a risky play, and pretty much the only game I'm considering Addai for so far this season

[JCTexan]

Originally Posted by Brandon420tx

AJ Green's big play came when the Browns were still in their defensive huddle, don't expect Denver to make that mistake, he'll have to earn the points he gets this week. Braylon Edwards is intriguing because of the Dallas Pass D. But Frank Gore, ruined my fantasy week so I'm down on all 9ers for the time being. I agree with your three

As for me.
I'm strongly considering starting Addai this week vs. Cleveland. He would take Beanie Wells vs. Washington Redskins. Wells is the more reliable play, but in my league its important to score the most points, and I think Addai will have a huge game as the Colts will rely on him more and the Browns run D was soft vs. Cinci, its a risky play, and pretty much the only game I'm considering Addai for so far this season

I would go with Beanie Wells. He had a nice game last week (112 total yards & a td), and until the Colts learn to be successful running the ball I would stay away from Addai if you've got better options.

[Dutchrudder]

Originally Posted by JCTexan

I have a question regarding WR's. Which three should I start?

Brandon Marshall vs. Houston
A.J. Green @ Denver
Braylon Edwards vs. Dallas
Robert Meachem vs. Chicago
Jacoby Jones @ Miami

I'm thinking of going with Marshall, Meachem & Jones, but I wanted some advice first.

Definitely Marshall and Meachem given the rest of their teams at the moment. I'd be tempted to go with Jones after watching that pisspoor Phins defense last night. I don't think Edwards will get many chances against a decent defense in the Cowboys. And I would avoid all Bengals besides Benson

[JCTexan]

Originally Posted by Dutchrudder

Definitely Marshall and Meachem given the rest of their teams at the moment. I'd be tempted to go with Jones after watching that pisspoor Phins defense last night. I don't think Edwards will get many chances against a decent defense in the Cowboys. And I would avoid all Bengals besides Benson

Meachem & Jones should also be moving up their teams depth charts after injuries to Walter & Colston, and are both on good passing teams. Both Green & Edwards didn't do much last week and their offenses are a little more questionable.

[JCTexan]

Here's another one:

Joe Flacco @ Tennessee
Matt Ryan vs. Philadelphia

I'm thinking Flacco...

[Mr. White]

Originally Posted by JCTexan

Here's another one:

Joe Flacco @ Tennessee
Matt Ryan vs. Philadelphia

I'm thinking Flacco...

I'd go with Flacco based on the matchups.

[dc_txtech]

Originally Posted by JCTexan

I have a question regarding WR's. Which three should I start?

Brandon Marshall vs. Houston
A.J. Green @ Denver
Braylon Edwards vs. Dallas
Robert Meachem vs. Chicago
Jacoby Jones @ Miami

I'm thinking of going with Marshall, Meachem & Jones, but I wanted some advice first.

I say Marshall, Meachem, and Jones. With Walter going down Jones fantasy value could increase dramatically. Plus Brady just dropped five hundo on the Fins.

Play Flacco for sure this week.

So amazingly, I still won this week even though Big Ben put on about as ****ty a performance as a QB can thanks to LeSean McCoy, Run DMC, and Sea Bass.

So here is my minor predicament: do I give Big Ben another chance?

Ben Roesthlisberger vs SEA
Kyle Orton vs CIN

Also, I need to start two RBs, a flex, and two WRs. Who should I start?

LeSean McCoy @ ATL
Darren McFadden @ BUF
Ahmad Bradshaw vs STL
Larry Fitzgerald @ WSH
Mike Williams @ MIN
Reggie Bush vs HOU
Santana Moss vs ARI
Robert Meachem vs CHI

Thanks!!!!

[dc_txtech]

Originally Posted by Ckw

So amazingly, I still won this week even though Big Ben put on about as ****ty a performance as a QB can thanks to LeSean McCoy, Run DMC, and Sea Bass.

So here is my minor predicament: do I give Big Ben another chance?

Ben Roesthlisberger vs SEA
Kyle Orton vs CIN

Also, I need to start two RBs, a flex, and two WRs. Who should I start?

LeSean McCoy @ ATL
Darren McFadden @ BUF
Ahmad Bradshaw vs STL
Larry Fitzgerald @ WSH
Mike Williams @ MIN
Reggie Bush vs HOU
Santana Moss vs ARI
Robert Meachem vs CHI

Thanks!!!!

I think for sure you go with McCoy, DMC, Bradshaw, and Fitz. After that I would be looking at Moss and Meachem. I would probably go with Moss for the simple fact that Chicago dismantled ATL while ARI let a rookie throw for 422 yards against them in his first game ever.

Originally Posted by dc_txtech

I think for sure you go with McCoy, DMC, Bradshaw, and Fitz. After that I would be looking at Moss and Meachem. I would probably go with Moss for the simple fact that Chicago dismantled ATL while ARI let a rookie throw for 422 yards against them in his first game ever.

Thanks bud!!

So I guess you aren't much of a Mike Williams fan or just not a fan of the matchup? Regardless, you have sold me on starting Santana.

What do you think about the QB situation? Should I start Big Ben?

[GP]

Just now joining this conversation.

Here's how my Week 1 went down for me:

1. Matt Ryan sucked BAD at my QB1.

2. Andre Johnson did well for me at WR1.

3. Roddy White (who I drafted in round 2) was absent, like Matt Ryan was.

4. Beanie Wells delivered for me at RB1.

5. Derrick Ward did somewhat OK at RB2. I benched Shonn Greene in favor of Ward, so I made the right move there.

6. Ben Tate was great for me at the flex. I originally had Darren Sproles in that spot.

7. OD underperformed for me at TE. I expect him to rebound well in Week 2.

8. Rackers got me 10 points as my K.

9. Giants D/ST was pedestrian, which I expected.

The major headache, for me, is that I wasted a round 4 pick on Shonn Greene as my first RB taken. Thank goodness I picked up Beanie Wells and Tate. But Foster will return soon and life won't be fun for me at the RB spot with really only Beanie Wells as a consistent producer at RB.

I went heavy on WR-WR-QB in rounds 1, 2, and 3.

I somehow was able to get Flacco in like round 6, which is crazy IMO that he was still there. I have a feeling Flacco is my starting QB in Week 2.

Matt Ryan and Roddy White's troubles with Chicago almost cost me a Week 1 win. I expect them to get better, though, as the season progresses. Until they catch fire, I'm going with Flacco.

Anybody want Shon Greene? Just give me positive rep and I'll send him to you. That's all I'm asking for. Shon Greene won't be a Jets RB next year, IMO. I think he's a goner.

[Mr. White]

Originally Posted by Ckw

What do you think about the QB situation? Should I start Big Ben?

I've got Big Ben and Orton too. I've also got Bradford.

I'm going with Big Ben myself. This game is gonna be a mudhole stomping.

[Mr. White]

Originally Posted by GP

Anybody want Shon Greene? Just give me positive rep and I'll send him to you. That's all I'm asking for. Shon Greene won't be a Jets RB next year, IMO. I think he's a goner.

I drafted Shonn Greene last year in the 2nd round. Ruined my season. Dude was an albatross. Couldn't trade him because nobody else was stupid enough and couldn't drop him because he was a 2nd rounder.

F that bum.

[JCTexan]

Originally Posted by Ckw

Thanks bud!!

So I guess you aren't much of a Mike Williams fan or just not a fan of the matchup? Regardless, you have sold me on starting Santana.

What do you think about the QB situation? Should I start Big Ben?

A pissed off Big Ben against Seattle? Yeah, start him.

[Brandon420tx]

Originally Posted by Mr. White

I drafted Shonn Greene last year in the 2nd round. Ruined my season. Dude was an albatross. Couldn't trade him because nobody else was stupid enough and couldn't drop him because he was a 2nd rounder.

F that bum.

I'm actually trying to trade for Green in my money league, his owner is waaay down on him and I'll probably be able to pawn off Orton to get him, then I'll drop C.J. Spiller (man I was wrong about him I just went to a Bills MB too, for "research" and they really aren't expecting much from him) and pick up Beck. Beck has excellent matchup in week 4 and 11. STL (injured backfield) and Dal (injured backfield again, high potent shootout). While Matt Schaub will play the Steelers, and have a bye during those weeks. Orton has bad matchups those weeks (GB and NYJ) but the guy who owns green is stuck with Eli (Bwahahahhahaa) and Sanchez (not bad, not great either). My other Running Backs are Ray Rice, Beanie Wells, Frank Gore (damn you), Cadillac Williams, and Deji Karim (we get points for KR yards), Cadillac Williams actually has atrocious matchups for the next few weeks, and Steven Jackson will probably be back soon enough, I'll likely end up dropping him too, and Frank Gore is probably not going to crack my lineup again untill he shows me something.

tl;dr I plan on swapping a QB who will have bad matchups when I would actually play him over schaub for a RB who might crack my flex spot during games I'm certain the Jets will be in cruise control

[Brandon420tx]

The trade didn't go through (he actually did a counter offer, Schaub for Green, I rejected it with alot of hahahaha in the reject message) I talked to him at work and he says he has Orton rated in the same teir as Eli and Sanchez, the guy is fuggin nuts. I went ahead and picked up grossman, and I'll hold on to orton for one more week, to see if he changes his mind, (I doubt it) then drop him.

I decided to stay with Beanie this week. I went and analyzed all the runs the Giants had against the skins, and Bradshaw, who is more similar to Beanie than Jacobs, is did well enough, plus I think the Skins are going to drop their safeties back over Fitz anyway and open up some room for Wells

[Dutchrudder]

One league I need to start two of these RB's (1PPR and return yards):
Lesean Mcoy @ ATL, Mendenhall vs SEA, Sproles vs CHI, Wells @ Wash

Other league, I need to start 3 of these (1PPR and return yards):
Ray Rice @ Ten
Michael Turner vs Philly
Reggie Bush vs HOU
Fred Jackson vs Oak
LT vs Jax
or go WR with the 3rd spot and put in Robert Meachum vs CHI

[Mr. White]

Originally Posted by Brandon420tx

I'm actually trying to trade for Green in my money league, his owner is waaay down on him and I'll probably be able to pawn off Orton to get him, then I'll drop C.J. Spiller (man I was wrong about him I just went to a Bills MB too, for "research" and they really aren't expecting much from him) and pick up Beck. Beck has excellent matchup in week 4 and 11. STL (injured backfield) and Dal (injured backfield again, high potent shootout). While Matt Schaub will play the Steelers, and have a bye during those weeks. Orton has bad matchups those weeks (GB and NYJ) but the guy who owns green is stuck with Eli (Bwahahahhahaa) and Sanchez (not bad, not great either). My other Running Backs are Ray Rice, Beanie Wells, Frank Gore (damn you), Cadillac Williams, and Deji Karim (we get points for KR yards), Cadillac Williams actually has atrocious matchups for the next few weeks, and Steven Jackson will probably be back soon enough, I'll likely end up dropping him too, and Frank Gore is probably not going to crack my lineup again untill he shows me something.

tl;dr I plan on swapping a QB who will have bad matchups when I would actually play him over schaub for a RB who might crack my flex spot during games I'm certain the Jets will be in cruise control

I had CJ Spiller last season in addition to Shonn Greene. Talk about a couple of bums. I'm not a Gore fan at all either. I'd try to trade him before he gets a hangnail and ends up on IR.

[JCTexan]

Originally Posted by Dutchrudder

One league I need to start two of these RB's (1PPR and return yards):
Lesean Mcoy @ ATL, Mendenhall vs SEA, Sproles vs CHI, Wells @ Wash

Other league, I need to start 3 of these (1PPR and return yards):
Ray Rice @ Ten
Michael Turner vs Philly
Reggie Bush vs HOU
Fred Jackson vs Oak
LT vs Jax
or go WR with the 3rd spot and put in Robert Meachum vs CHI

In the first league I would start Mccoy & Mendenhall. In the 2nd I would go with Rice, Turner & Jackson.