A mixed bag of fantasy discussion.
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Rest of season, .5 point ppr Stafford or Brady?
Forecasting for the next 14 weeks is like guessing lottery numbers, good luck, but I'll try anyway.
On its face, Stafford's schedule seems like the easier one. If the rematch with Minnesota weren't in week 17 then it would be even easier to say go with him. But for the longevity that Brady has had and all the well-documented talent that surrounds him right now. It's a good problem to have and will sort itself out in the end but to answer the question, I'd go with the TB.
Wentz this week or do I add Fitzmagic & start him before tonight’s game?
I'll get to Wentz more down the page. So in short, tonight is the young gun-slinger versus the old one. Add Fitzpatrick & start him.
Trade Michael Thomas for Miles Sanders and Diggs?
Thomas could respond well to treatment and return sooner than normal from his high ankle sprain. That's the wrench in the question, obviously. The long history of the injury is that it takes close to a month to recover from and I can't ignore history on a hope.
Short of it being a dynasty league, and maybe even in such a format considering the ages of the two players, make the deal.
PPR League, 2 of these for RB: Edwards-Helaire, Gordon, J. Robinson or M. Davis?
And for my WR need 2: Godwin, Allen, Parker or Hill?
CEH & Davis for your running backs.
And in the vein of starting all KC players, even against a defense like Baltimore, Tyreke Hill gets the nod along with Chris Godwin.
David Johnson, Brandon Cooks or Robby Anderson for flex?
I have a hard time being confident in any of those three, even as a flex. The closest I can get is to David Johnson finding a way to be better against Pittsburgh than he was against Baltimore but that's a low bar.
Robby Anderson is the clearest no until Bridgewater shows that he can be capable in the absence of McCaffrey.
Had to dig deep this week, which means that the right guys are already on at least half of all rosters. Well done! But there's a guy that through two weeks has shown he's worth being on far more than than 26%. I may only pull this card once but you need to add Rodrigo Blankenship. He won't put up 15 every week because most defenses aren't as paper-thin as Minnesota's but Indy hosts the equally putrid planes from New York in the next one and in a few weeks they get Cincinnati. Those are a couple prime opportunities for Rivers to get the offense close and even into the endzone, so double-digits could very well happen!
This is another personally painful one but outside of 3-quarterback leagues, Carson Wentz has not proven to be worthy of nearly 90% ownership. I admit he could turn it around any given weekend but less than 13 points per game so far with twice as many interceptions as touchdowns thrown stinks something fierce! After a softer opponent this week (Cincy), Philly has San Fran, Pittsburgh & Baltimore to look forward to.
That could all lead to a buy-low scenario for those who are willing to wait but there are a host of other QBs worth considering more than Big Red right now.
Through two weeks Arizona has shown itself to be a much-improved team. That's pretty obvious after they started the year with a win over the reign NFC champions. But I think it'll be a much older Sooner who could tip the scales on Sunday as Detroit travels to the desert.
Not that Patricia's team will win, but if they're going to keep it close then Adrian Peterson & the running game will need to have another effective day. Something like 80 yards with a touchdown is what I think the future HOF will finish the day with and I think that merits more than 25% startership.
Here I go, swallowing even more vinegar but with a price tag of only $5,900 and the perennially Super Bowl hung-over Atlanta team up next I think Mitch Trubisky could have his third effective fantasy day! For the record, it took him 10 weeks to do the same last season so the Tarheel may be coming around!
But that's all for now.
Until next week, happy Fantasy hunting!