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Direckshun 08-19-2012 09:26 PM

Playing the Matchup 2012
 
Just a running journal of my fantasy football teams this year.

This year, I'm in two money leagues.

Rosters will be updated here as time and my interest allows.

UPDATE (big money league):

QB
Matt Ryan, Falcons
Andrew Luck, Colts

RB
LeSean McCoy, Eagles
Matt Forte, Bears
Mark Ingram, Saints
David Wilson, Giants
Rashad Jennings, Jaguars

WR
Greg Jennings, Packers
A.J. Green, Bengals
Dez Bryant, Cowboys
Nate Washington, Titans
Kendall Wright, Titans

TE
Jared Cook, Titans

K
John Kasay, Saints

Def
Houston Texans

Direckshun 08-19-2012 09:33 PM

My drafts are over the next two weeks. So I've been practicing by participating in mock drafts online.

Just finished one up just now:

QB
Tony Romo
Matt Ryan

WR
Julio Jones
Greg Jennings
Pierre Garcon
Nate Washington
Titus Young

RB
LeSean McCoy
Ahmad Bradshaw
Mark Ingram
Kevin Smith
LeGarrette Blount

TE
Jared Cook

K
Lawrence Tynes

DEF
Kansas City Chiefs

It's almost certain that no team I draft in a money league will be as good as this team, but meh. Might as well mention it.

A couple players from this draft will surely end up on my squads this year:

1. McCoy is at the top of my board.

2. The TE corps is really thin this year, so TEs are getting overdrafted. But Jared Cook is about the only TE worth a damn that's really dropping to his value.

3. Kevin Smith is getting WAY under drafted. He's the only RB the Lions halfway trust anymore. This will probably change as the season wears on and Best and Leshoure return from injury. But Smith is killer value late in the draft.

4. Unless I'm unsatisfied with my depth, I'm probably going to end up drafting Tebow in the very last round this year. You watch.

Direckshun 08-19-2012 09:36 PM

Also, just for kicks, one of my leagues has great mixture this year.

2 women
2 latinos
4 black dudes
2 white guys

Should be fun.

Sofa King 08-20-2012 08:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Direckshun (Post 8834126)
Also, just for kicks, one of my leagues has great mixture this year.

2 women
2 latinos
4 black dudes
2 white guys

Should be fun.

You should draft an all white team.

Peyton Hillis, Danny Woodhead, Toby Gerhart etc..

Direckshun 08-26-2012 09:52 PM

Drafted in my big money league.

QB
Matt Ryan
Andrew Luck

WR
Greg Jennings
A.J. Green
Dez Bryant
Nate Washington
Kendall Wright

RB
LeSean McCoy
Matt Forte
Mark Ingram
David Wilson
Rashad Jennings

TE
Jared Cook

K
John Kasay

Def
Houston Texans

I think I have an absolutely lethal starting lineup, and my bench is loaded with high-upside players.

My main concern, obviously, is depth. I feel like I took good gambles across the board on my bench, but I need at least most of my gambles to pay off.

RealSNR 08-26-2012 09:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Direckshun (Post 8834126)
Also, just for kicks, one of my leagues has great mixture this year.

2 women
2 latinos
4 black dudes
2 white guys

Should be fun.

Pics of the women or GTFO

Direckshun 08-26-2012 10:20 PM

I can't tell you how much I love this starting lineup I've drafted.

I think Ryan is underrated this year, throwing to the best WR corps in the league with Tony G at TE.

I think both my RBs are quality 1st in McCoy and Forte. Guaranteed touches with both of them.

I think my starting WRs, all three of them, are classic WR1s. Jennings, Green, Bryant...

I love the bottom of my roster too. Texans are the best fantasy defense in the league. Jared Cook is a high upside TE, super athletic Jimmy Graham type. And the Saints kicker is a kicker.

So long as everybody stays healthy, I'm golden. If a few folks blow up on my bench, I should be solid. And I drafted Andrew Luck, who should be my keeper for 2013.

Direckshun 08-27-2012 10:57 AM

The season is starting off with one of the most brutal matchups I'll have all year.

I think only two teams in this league can hang with me, and sure enough I'm starting off against one of them:

Ryan @ KC < Vick @ CLE

Jennings vs. SF = A. Johnson vs. MIA
Green @ BAL = Maclin @ CLE
Bryant @ NYG = Blackmon @ MIN

McCoy @ CLE > McFadden vs. SD
Forte vs. IND > Peterson vs. JAX

Cook vs. NE < Gronkowski @ TEN

Henery @ CLE > Bryant @ KC

Houston D vs. MIA > Green Bay D vs. SF

Barring an explosion by Vick, I like my chances more often then not in this matchup.

I obviously realized my mistake of drafting John Kasay in the 15th round -- Kasay isn't even the starting kicker in New Orleans anymore. So I dropped Kasay and I'll just hop around on kickers until I find one midway through the season.

Vick hasn't looked too good this preseason, so I think Matty Ice might be able to outplay him if he exposes Jalil Brown and a lack of Tamba Hali.

Our WR corps are both very, very strong. I have the better players but they are playing the tougher defenses.

My runners are stronger, by far. I'd take both my runners over either of his.

Gronkowski, of course, is the wild card. But I think Houston is going to make Tannehill's first start miserable.

This should be a good victory over a strong opponent. We'll see.

Direckshun 08-28-2012 09:49 PM

I love this:

http://www.chiefsplanet.com/BB/pictu...pictureid=1184

I know it's just Yahoo projections, but whatever. My worst WR is better than his best. My worst RB is better than his best.

My defense is projected better, and my kicker will soon be projected better when I trade out Kasay for Hartley (waiver expires tomorrow).

The only advantage he has is Vick and Gronkowski. Formidable fantasy villains, but I can't help but believe I have the upper hand here.

Direckshun 08-29-2012 08:03 AM

Boom.

http://www.chiefsplanet.com/BB/pictu...pictureid=1185

Again, I know it's just Yahoo projections, but boom.

Direckshun 08-29-2012 08:12 AM

QB:
Ryan (7) vs.
Vick (9)

WR:
Green (2), Jennings (4), & Bryant (19) vs.
Maclin (18), Johnson (28), & Blackmon (59)

RB:
McCoy (1) & Forte (4) vs.
Peterson (12) & McFadden (17)

TE:
Cook (12) vs.
Gronkowski (1)

K:
Hartley (25) vs.
Bryant (6)

Def:
Houston (6) vs.
Green Bay (10)

ChiefGator 08-30-2012 04:17 AM

Would be nice to know how many teams in your league and any non-standard rules whenever I look at your fantasy team lineup.

ChiefGator 08-30-2012 04:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Direckshun (Post 8855808)
Jared Cook is a high upside TE, super athletic Jimmy Graham type.

Don't mean to piss in your Cheerios, but I think we have heard that refrain before and it didn't turn out as advertised.


Quote:

Originally Posted by Direckshun (Post 8855808)
And the Saints kicker is a kicker.

This, however, I have never heard. Excellent fantasy analysis. And one which people in my league don't seem to understand since someone always drafts a kicker in round 7.

RealSNR 08-30-2012 10:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ChiefGator (Post 8863867)
Don't mean to piss in your Cheerios, but I think we have heard that refrain before and it didn't turn out as advertised.

Graham was showcasing his incredible abilities last preseason. Cook hasn't really been doing that. Again, I think it's the Titans' desire to see Cook be a better all-purpose TE instead of just a good athletic target in the passing game.

Either way, he's been going way late in drafts. If your league has more than 5 bench slots, it's well worth it to draft a 2nd TE like Cook, even if you have Graham/Gronk.

Hoover 08-30-2012 12:15 PM

Cook had a couple of monster games at the end of the season. A better running game and better WR play should help him. I'm high on him as well.

ChiefGator 08-30-2012 02:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hoover (Post 8864804)
Cook had a couple of monster games at the end of the season. A better running game and better WR play should help him. I'm high on him as well.

With a different/better QB.

I'm just saying this has the sound of deja vu. So many times players are hyped year and year based on physical talent, but they never really produce on the field. I think Cook is one of those guys.

Ceej 08-30-2012 02:58 PM

Even though you're basically talking to yourself in these threads they're always a pretty good read, Direckshun.

Direckshun 08-30-2012 04:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ChiefGator (Post 8863866)
Would be nice to know how many teams in your league and any non-standard rules whenever I look at your fantasy team lineup.

10 teams.

All rules are standard.

Direckshun 08-30-2012 04:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SNR (Post 8864488)
Graham was showcasing his incredible abilities last preseason. Cook hasn't really been doing that. Again, I think it's the Titans' desire to see Cook be a better all-purpose TE instead of just a good athletic target in the passing game.

Either way, he's been going way late in drafts. If your league has more than 5 bench slots, it's well worth it to draft a 2nd TE like Cook, even if you have Graham/Gronk.

The TE pool is exceptionally shallow right now in this league.

Would you rather start Cook or Fred Davis?

RealSNR 08-31-2012 01:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Direckshun (Post 8865410)
The TE pool is exceptionally shallow right now in this league.

Would you rather start Cook or Fred Davis?

I'd rather roll the dice and start Cook. Stagnant shit-eaters like Davis just aren't my thing. It's how I roll.

Direckshun 08-31-2012 08:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SNR (Post 8867518)
I'd rather roll the dice and start Cook. Stagnant shit-eaters like Davis just aren't my thing. It's how I roll.

It's like you and I are the same person sometimes.

I should have named my FF team Stagnant Shit Eaters.

Direckshun 08-31-2012 11:32 AM

Speaking of stagnant shit eaters, today is another fantasy draft in my other, non-big-money league.

This league is significantly less important to me. I'll include updates but I'm not going to be invested in it like I am the big money league.

My strategy:

The draft is top heavy in WRs, middle-heavy in QBs and RBs, and bottom-heavy in TEs and Ds.

Try to get a franchise RB in the first round.

Go heavy on WRs soon after.

Pad the RB position and get a Tier 3 QB in the midrounds.

Invest in high upside everything late in the draft.

Take a TE and a D late, only when the value presents itself. No reaching.

Direckshun 09-01-2012 09:53 AM

Welp, the draft came and went, and I officially hate this league.

Live draft, half the people were late. Two were half an hour late. One was a no show and we had to put them on an autodraft. Three people showed up with no big board whatsoever, and just named players off the top of their heads. About half the time in the last four rounds of the draft, we were telling drafters that the guy they wanted was drafted -- sometimes many, many rounds ago.

Some of the picks were just freaking bizarre. This was not very fun, not as much fun as my big money league, and frankly it was a waste of two hours.

To make matters worse, I drafted 10th out of 10. Which I've never done before, but I came away with a pretty decent team regardless. I think, based on my projections, it's only the third best team in the league. But we'll see how I fare.

Frankly, I'm predicting no fewer than three teams in this league become ghost teams. A good collection of people. But just a shit league.

QB
Michael Vick, Eagles
Matt Ryan, Falcons
Tim Tebow, Jets

RB
Darren McFadden, Raiders
Jamaal Charles, Chiefs
Cedric Benson, Packers
Mark Ingram, Saints

WR
Julio Jones, Falcons
Victor Cruz, Giants
Antonio Brown, Steelers
Darius Heyward-Bey, Raiders
Austin Collie, Colts

TE
Jared Cook, Titans

K
Jason Hanson, Lions

Def
New York Giants

The running backs department is obviously where I'm a bit concerned, but I passed on stocking up on another RB in order to draft Tebow in the 14th.

Anyway. Just getting this on the record.

Direckshun 09-02-2012 12:48 PM

Back to the real show, the big money league.

1. MJD is back. Fan****ingtastic, I feel wonderful having Rashad Jennings on my bench now, considering he'll be getting approximately 0% of the workload by the time I'd need him for byes. I've scoured the scrap heap, and here's the best we've got this year (excluding Redskins and Patriots RBs, because Shanahan and Belichek are not to be trusted):

Ryan Williams
Pierre Thomas
LeGarrett Blount
Ronnie Brown
Kendall Hunter
Robert Turbin

I think that Hunter might be the safe bet right now, considering that Frank Gore can never get through a season. Pierre Thomas is really the only other guy worth serious consideration here, if the Saints finally give up on Mark Ingram.

At this point, I'm sticking with Jennings. But if there is an injury to a key back at any point, I'm all over the backup like a fly on shit.

2. Somebody just dropped Titus Young in order to pick up Josh Freeman? I don't understand this move, seeing how this owner is already stocked with Matt Stafford and Peyton Manning.

Nonetheless, I consider Titus Young an upgrade over Kendall Wright in every way. They are similar players, but Young (a.) isn't a rookie, (b.) plays with a better QB, (c.) benefits from defenses keying on Calvin Johnson, who (d.) is about to suffer from the Madden Curse this year.

I love Titus Young, and just put in a claim for him.

Direckshun 09-02-2012 08:04 PM

Adrian Peterson is a game time decision.

Bodes poorly for my opponent, who pretty much has to start him. His only other RB is Willis McGahee, who is facing the Steelers.

RealSNR 09-02-2012 11:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Direckshun (Post 8872747)
Back to the real show, the big money league.

1. MJD is back. Fan****ingtastic, I feel wonderful having Rashad Jennings on my bench now, considering he'll be getting approximately 0% of the workload by the time I'd need him for byes. I've scoured the scrap heap, and here's the best we've got this year (excluding Redskins and Patriots RBs, because Shanahan and Belichek are not to be trusted):

Ryan Williams
Pierre Thomas
LeGarrett Blount
Ronnie Brown
Kendall Hunter
Robert Turbin

I think that Hunter might be the safe bet right now, considering that Frank Gore can never get through a season. Pierre Thomas is really the only other guy worth serious consideration here, if the Saints finally give up on Mark Ingram.

At this point, I'm sticking with Jennings. But if there is an injury to a key back at any point, I'm all over the backup like a fly on shit.

2. Somebody just dropped Titus Young in order to pick up Josh Freeman? I don't understand this move, seeing how this owner is already stocked with Matt Stafford and Peyton Manning.

Nonetheless, I consider Titus Young an upgrade over Kendall Wright in every way. They are similar players, but Young (a.) isn't a rookie, (b.) plays with a better QB, (c.) benefits from defenses keying on Calvin Johnson, who (d.) is about to suffer from the Madden Curse this year.

I love Titus Young, and just put in a claim for him.

Ryan Williams will be the main ballcarrier over Beanie by the end of the season.

Pick him up or you're an idiot.

Direckshun 09-03-2012 09:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SNR (Post 8873535)
Ryan Williams will be the main ballcarrier over Beanie by the end of the season.

Pick him up or you're an idiot.

You think so? What gives you that inclination?

Direckshun 09-03-2012 09:39 AM

Just landed Titus Young. My team just got better.

QB
Matt Ryan
Andrew Luck

WR
Greg Jennings
AJ Green
Dez Bryant
Nate Washington
Titus Young

RB
LeSean McCoy
Matt Forte
Mark Ingram
David Wilson
Rashad Jennings

TE
Jared Cook

K
Garrett Hartley

Def
Houston Texans

Ceej 09-03-2012 09:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Direckshun (Post 8873816)
You think so? What gives you that inclination?

Probably has to deal with the fact that Beanie is one big injury prone puss.

Direckshun 09-03-2012 10:04 AM

It is an interesting question...

Both are backups behind a guy who will get 90% of the work.

Both are in shit offenses with shit quarterbacks.

Williams starts behind a guy who is injury prone.

Jennings doesn't, but he's behind a guy who is definitely an injury risk this season with the holdout.

Research will need to be done.

RealSNR 09-03-2012 12:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Direckshun (Post 8873863)
It is an interesting question...

Both are backups behind a guy who will get 90% of the work.

Both are in shit offenses with shit quarterbacks.

Williams starts behind a guy who is injury prone.

Jennings doesn't, but he's behind a guy who is definitely an injury risk this season with the holdout.

Research will need to be done.

I see no indication that David Wilson will do anything spectacular this year. At least that he won't do anything worth plugging him in as a starter.

I highly advise you ditch him and put in Williams, who's going to get carries regardless of Beanie. But go ahead and assume Beanie will be hurt, because he always is.

OnTheWarpath15 09-03-2012 12:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SNR (Post 8873535)
Ryan Williams will be the main ballcarrier over Beanie by the end of the season.

Pick him up or you're an idiot.

This.

I have a hard time taking a league seriously when Ryan Williams goes undrafted.

Direckshun 09-03-2012 12:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SNR (Post 8874160)
I see no indication that David Wilson will do anything spectacular this year. At least that he won't do anything worth plugging him in as a starter.

I highly advise you ditch him and put in Williams, who's going to get carries regardless of Beanie. But go ahead and assume Beanie will be hurt, because he always is.

**** no.

David Wilson has been spectacular this preseason. He's running the ball in a wide open offense with an elite QB, and one of the league's best offensive lines.

Ceej 09-03-2012 12:54 PM

Not to intrude guys.

But, quick question.

Who is a better play this week?

Stewart v. TB, or DeAngelo v. TB?

I know JSTEW is a little beat up at the moment.

Also, with these guys -- would you consider having one as your #2RB and the other as a potential flex?

Foster has locked up #1 RB all year. Other RBs include: Stewart, Williams, Helu, Taiwan Jones, Dwyer.

Other potential flexes include: Garcon, DHB, Bennett, Cribbs.

Right now I've got Foster/Stewart as RBs. And DWilliams as flex. Considering putting Garcon in at flex.

Direckshun 09-03-2012 12:57 PM

I'd definitely go with DeAngelo.

I'd probably have Garcon as my flex, but JStew is pretty solid as well.

Ceej 09-03-2012 01:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Direckshun (Post 8874223)
I'd definitely go with DeAngelo.

I'd probably have Garcon as my flex, but JStew is pretty solid as well.

This whole Carolina RB situation is going to be a headache for me all year.

I'm an idiot.

RealSNR 09-03-2012 01:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Direckshun (Post 8874191)
**** no.

David Wilson has been spectacular this preseason. He's running the ball in a wide open offense with an elite QB, and one of the league's best offensive lines.

Then ditch Mark Ingram. He's worthless.

Direckshun 09-03-2012 01:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SNR (Post 8874243)
Then ditch Mark Ingram. He's worthless.

I am staying with my projections board for now. I have Ingram, Wilson, and Jennings ranked higher than Williams.

Direckshun 09-03-2012 01:55 PM

Ryan (14) vs. Vick (9)

Jennings (6), Green (11), & Bryant (15) vs.
A. Johnson (4), Maclin (24), & Blackmon (35)

McCoy (1) & Forte (5) vs.
McFadden (3) & Peterson (n/a)

Cook (8) vs. Gronkowski (1)

Houston D (1) vs. Packers D (12)

Direckshun 09-03-2012 02:00 PM

Vick (9) vs. Brees (1)

J. Jones (2), Cruz (5), & Brown (14) vs.
Green (11), T. Smith (20) & S. Smith (23)

McFadden (3) & Charles (7) vs.
Bradshaw (8) & Richardson (32)

Cook (8) vs. Graham (2)

NY Giants D (9) vs. NY Jets D (13)

Direckshun 09-03-2012 09:51 PM

Dropped players: Ronnie Hillman, CJ Spiller.

I'm comfortable with my backup trio of Mark Ingram, David Wilson and Rashad Jennings.

Direckshun 09-04-2012 10:55 PM

http://www.chiefsplanet.com/BB/pictu...pictureid=1188

Kinda weird he's still starting Peterson. He's got several days. Surely he'll change.

The Steelers/Broncos game will feature tons of running, and Willis McGahee will get 90% of the carries. I'd start McGahee over Peterson this week in a heartbeat.

Direckshun 09-11-2012 11:44 AM

2011, continued.

http://www.chiefsplanet.com/BB/pictu...pictureid=1192

Of course. I was the third-highest scorer in the league this week, and I played the second-highest scorer. 2011, all over again. Play well, but face an opponent every week who's rocking it.

Welp. The upside is that the players I selected look pretty good. I need to think longterm here, and just assume that 2011 isn't going to happen again.
  • Matt Ryan, of course, tore up the Chiefs.
  • LeSean McCoy had a weak outing, but you figure that can't happen too often (though he has a brutal matchup next week).
  • Matt Forte really showed the Bears he needs to be their primary ball carrier in scoring situations.
  • Houston's defense looks great.
  • Really, really disappointed with my wide receivers. I don't think there's a single person in the league that has a better WR corps than I do with Jennings, Green, and Bryant. But combined, they scored just north of 18 points, which is good for lowest in the league this week. If I had gotten one strong performance out of any of them, I win the league this week. So you gotta figure that's going to be a rare occurrence.
  • That stat about my WRs, by the way, comes courteous of Yahoo!'s new "recap" feature, which compares my stats to those across the league.
  • Other recap information: Matt Ryan led the league in scoring with 32.46 points, and I led this matchup all the way up to the final Monday night game, when McFadden finally surpassed me.
  • My bench RB situation is really, really rough at the RB position. Between Mark Ingram, David Wilson, and Rashad Jennings, I received a grand total of 3.90 points. Mark Ingram still has a chance to rebound, and I love David Wilson. But Jennings is off this bench right now, replaced by Arizona's Ryan Williams.
  • Everybody laughed at me for drafting three Titans receivers, but other than Kendall Wright (who I've replaced with a lackluster Titus Young), Jared Cook and Nate Washington are the only people Locker throws it to.
I'm 0-1, 6th in the league. Third in scoring.

I lost in the other league as well, as I put up 98 points but played the guy with the highest point total of the week. In this league, I played the guy with the 2nd highest point total.

2011, continued.

The Franchise 09-11-2012 11:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Direckshun (Post 8901369)
Of course. I was the third-highest scorer in the league this week, and I played the second-highest scorer. 2011, all over again. Play well, but face an opponent every week who's rocking it.

Same shit happened to me. I put up 155......the guy I played put up 161.

Direckshun 09-11-2012 11:52 AM

Alright, made a couple moves to spruce up the bench.
  • Rashad Jennings, gone. MJD came back too soon and Jennings hurt his knee. Basically a waste of a low rounder. But that's why they make low rounders. Picked up Ryan Williams, who still isn't getting the carries, but I like him for if/when Beanie Wells goes down.
  • Dumped Titus Young, who the coaching staff clearly has waning faith in right now, and is the team's 3rd best WR. But Cutler looked to Alshon Jeffery a few times, so he's a Turd of Wisdom now.
QB
Matt Ryan
Andrew Luck

WR
Greg Jennings
A.J. Green
Dez Bryant
Nate Washington
Alshon Jeffrey

RB
LeSean McCoy
Matt Forte
Mark Ingram
David Wilson
Ryan Williams

TE
Jared Cook

K
Garrett Hartley

Def
Houston Texans

Direckshun 09-11-2012 12:01 PM

Had somebody who contacted me today about wanting one of my running backs. He suffered a loss to Fred Jackson.

Here's my roster, followed by his:

http://www.chiefsplanet.com/BB/pictu...pictureid=1193 vs. http://www.chiefsplanet.com/BB/pictu...pictureid=1194

At this point, I can't see a trade that makes sense. I'm not trading McCoy, so it'd have to be Forte.

What positions do I need improved? Not QB, not WR, at this point just TE, and I'd rather have Cook than Gresham. RB depth is a big need, though.

The only trade I'd consider is Matt Forte for DeMarco Murray and Fred Jackson. I can start Murray now while he's healthy, and start Jackson later when he returns.

He probably wouldn't go for that. But it's worth at least thinking about for now.

sedated 09-11-2012 03:58 PM

Greg Jennings has a groin problem and didn't practice today. If its a repeat of Andre Johnson's issues last year, you should be prepared to play without him for a while.

Direckshun 09-15-2012 04:37 PM

Hard times have befallen the Turds of Wisdom.

1. Greg Jennings is out for at least this week, if not longer.

2. Matt Forte has suffered a high ankle sprain, and will be out a full month.

So, suck.

My primary backup WR, Nate Washington, is also out. My 5th WR slot was originally Kendall Wright, who I dropped for Alshon Jeffery. Well, Jeffery is off the table now because he played on Thursday, and he sucks anyway. So I had to drop him for Kendall Wright again, who is going to get the start in Tennessee. It is looking really, really rough.

My RB position is in dire straights. Mark Ingram gets the carries in New Orleans, but there aren't a lot of carries to get just yet. David Wilson and Ryan Williams are waiting for the starters in front of them to get injured.

So I made a desperation move and picked up DeAngelo Williams, who at least gets a good number of carries, but was discarded to the scrap heap after a freakish game where Carolina refused to run the ball.

QB
Matt Ryan
Andrew Luck

WR
AJ Green
Dez Bryant
Kendall Wright
Nate Washington (out)
Greg Jennings (out)

RB
LeSean McCoy
Mark Ingram
DeAngelo Williams
David Wilson
Matt Forte (out)

TE
Jared Cook

K
Graham Hartley

Def
Houston Texans

What was once the strongest team in the league.... is now in dire straights.

sedated 09-17-2012 10:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Direckshun (Post 8912240)
My RB position is in dire straights. Mark Ingram gets the carries in New Orleans, but there aren't a lot of carries to get just yet. David Wilson and Ryan Williams are waiting for the starters in front of them to get injured.

Looks like you got your wish with Ahmad Bradshaw going down, but you might have the wrong backup RB.

Direckshun 09-18-2012 01:28 AM

Welp, that went about as expected.

http://www.chiefsplanet.com/BB/pictu...pictureid=1197

0-2. 8th in the league. 4th in points.

The fuller stats won't be out until tomorrow, but I'm likely to be the first- or second-most scored-on opponent.
  • Kendall Wright did what I needed him to do as a one-week rental. Too bad nobody else did.
  • Forte is out for a month. Dez Bryant flaked. Jared Cook flaked. My defense has only given me 21 total points, despite the fact it faced Ryan Tannehill and Blaine Gabbert.
  • LeSean McCoy has faced two tough assignments, so maybe things will ease up as we go forward. He's got to stop fumbling, though.
  • My bench is still laden with injured players and shit backups. Ahmad Bradshaw went down with injury, but the Giants are starting a no name instead of playing David Wilson.
  • Mark Ingram is getting more carries than any other RB in New Orleans, but runs like shit.
I am still trying to build depth. I have dropped David Wilson for Andre Brown, in the hopes that he gets the carries while Ahmad Bradshaw is out. Mark Ingram and DeAngelo Williams flesh out my bench. But I honestly don't know. I also cut Jared Cook, who has a brutal matchup against the Lions, for Martellus Bennett.

I cut Kendall Wright, and brought in Donnie Avery, whom Andrew Luck looooves throwing the ball to. I need a guy who gets ****ing targets.

QB
Matt Ryan
Andrew Luck

WR
AJ Green
Dez Bryant
Donnie Avery
Greg Jennings (out)
Nate Washington (out)

RB
LeSean McCoy
DeAngelo Williams
Mark Ingram
Andre Brown
Matt Forte (out)

TE
Martellus Bennett

K
Graham Hartley

Def
Houston Texans

Now the choice pops up, one I'll be stewing over all week: who do I start at the other RB position?

Andre Brown @ CAR
Mark Ingram vs. KC (Pierre Thomas is also an option on the scrap heap.)
DeAngelo Williams vs. NYG

The Giants and Chiefs defense alternate between allowing RBs career days, and shutting them down. And Ingram and Williams are both in timeshares so it's hard to figure who will get the carries and where (though Ingram is NO's goalline back). Andre Brown is running against a relatively soft Panther defensive line, and he'll get the carries since everybody hates David Wilson.

Will be a situation to monitor all week. At this point, I favor Brown.

Direckshun 09-18-2012 08:11 PM

I'm going with Brown.

I also dropped Donnie Avery and brought on Mike Williams (TB), but I'm starting Greg Jennings as he returns to a brutal matchup against the Seahawks.

QB
Matt Ryan
Andrew Luck

WR
Greg Jennings
AJ Green
Dez Bryant
Mike Williams
Nate Washington (out)

RB
LeSean McCoy
Andre Brown
DeAngelo Williams
Mark Ingram
Matt Forte (out)

TE
Martellus Bennett

K
Graham Hartley

Def
Houston Texans

Direckshun 09-18-2012 08:13 PM

Hard to feel good about this matchup with Forte out.

http://www.chiefsplanet.com/BB/pictu...pictureid=1198

Andre Brown will do as long as Ahmad Bradshaw is out -- but how frickin' long is that going to be? The Giants also terrify me because I still love David Wilson, who is no longer on my roster.

My opponent has yet to pluck a TE to replace Hernandez. He does not have a backup TE.

Those on the market:

Brent Celek
Jared Cook
Owen Daniels
Jacob Tamme
Kyle Rudolph

I think he almost has to go with Brent Celek.

Direckshun 09-18-2012 08:19 PM

Ryan @ SD > Rivers vs. ATL

Green @ WAS > White @ SD
Bryan vs. TB > S. Smith vs. NYG
Jennings @ SEA < Bowe @ NO

McCoy @ ARI = Foster @ DEN
Brown @ CAR < Green-Ellis @ WAS

Bennett @ CAR > Celek @ ARI

Hartley vs. KC > Janikowski vs. PIT

Houston D @ DEN < Pittsburgh D @ OAK

Blah.

I just hate this league so far this year.

Direckshun 09-22-2012 01:23 PM

Well my opponent has yet to pluck a healthy TE. I assume he'll to do that tomorrow morning.

For the longterm health of my team, I continue to look for depth across the board.

I have officially pulled Greg Jennings, and put in Mike Williams, who will surely give me absolutely nothing in return.

Two things to keep my eyes trained on over the next couple of days:
  • Somebody in my league just dropped Pierre Garcon, probably because he's doubtful. I put in a waiver claim for him, replacing Mike Williams. This league has rolling waivers, meaning it's not assigned to the claiming owner who automatically has the worst record, but instead randomizes throughout the season. So no telling if I'll land him. A pretty savvy owner dropped him today, on Saturday, knowing that Garcon won't come off waivers until Tuesday. So he might just swoop back in and claim him, but Pierre Garcon is a must-get player for depth.
  • Pierre Thomas is still on the scrap heap. He's outplayed Mark Ingram, and has earned more fantasy points. The questions remain: Ingram gets the goalline work, and he's not as injury prone as Thomas.
  • Yes, I realize I'm looking to add two players named "Pierre."
I was really happy, obviously, with the output I got from Andre Brown (~25 points) and Martellus Bennett (~13). No owner has made as many fantasy moves as me this year in this league (I'm already at 11), but I basically had to wipe out the entire back end of my roster to improve it:
  • My backup RBs of David Wilson and Rashad Jennings were supplanted immediately. Andre Brown and DeAngelo Williams are much stronger options.
  • Mark Ingram is on the short list to get cut soon if Pierre Thomas keeps outplaying him.
  • The Titans offense has been too awful for me to rely on anybody but Nate Washington, who is now injured. Nate's not terribly good but he gets a ton of targets. Kendall Wright gave me one decent week in a losing effort (his spot is now occupied by Mike Williams and hopefully soon Pierre Garcon).
  • Jared Cook's not shown to be the kind of red zone threat that Martellus Bennett is.

Direckshun 09-22-2012 06:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Direckshun (Post 8875696)
Dropped players: Ronnie Hillman, CJ Spiller.

I'm comfortable with my backup trio of Mark Ingram, David Wilson and Rashad Jennings.

Just saw this post from the 3rd of September.

lol

Bowser 09-22-2012 06:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Direckshun (Post 8875696)
Dropped players: Ronnie Hillman, CJ Spiller.

I'm comfortable with my backup trio of Mark Ingram, David Wilson and Rashad Jennings.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Direckshun (Post 8935797)
Just saw this post from the 3rd of September.

lol

http://themavesite.com/TMS-Pictures/...ealGuySpit.png

Direckshun 09-23-2012 09:20 PM

The rebuild is showing signs of life.

http://www.chiefsplanet.com/BB/pictu...pictureid=1199

Big win today. My opponent lined up a shit team and I've managed to top 100 for the second time in three weeks.
  • Andre Brown makes me feel a ton better about the time Matt Forte will be out. The Giants simply do not trust David Wilson's butterfingers, and Brown is set to get a majority of the carries while Bradshaw is out. I just need Bradshaw to sit out one more week, because it seems Matt Forte is coming back sooner rather than later.
  • I couldn't afford to wait on Greg Jennings, so I plugged in Mike Williams while Jennings and Washington recover from injury. The kicker: Washington actually played today, and put up very strong numbers. So it was a poor play to put in Williams, but he'll be cut soon as I can either land Pierre Garcon off waivers or some other hot hand off the scrap heap. Doesn't matter, Greg Jennings should be back next week.
  • And while Matt Ryan was his usual stupendous self, Andrew Luck blew up on my bench. Luck has been a bit disappointing but if the Colts play a shit opponent, Luck can produce. That will come in handy in week 7 when Ryan sits on a bye. The Colts play the Browns that week.
  • I am thisclose to trading out Mark Ingram for Pierre Thomas. It's almost six of one, half-dozen of the other.
  • I got some fruits from bringing in Martellus Bennett, even though Jared Cook who I cut for him, had a hell of a game as well. I'm betting on Bennett having more good games than Cook.
  • Dez Bryant and LeSean McCoy have both had shit seasons so far. I'm just banking on that not being a regular thing.
  • I put up 160 points in the other league! How about that. Led by Jamaal Charles' 30 points.
  • Two of the three weeks this season, I've topped 100. My team can score. And I am thisclose to having my roster officially rebuilt.
I have moved up to 6th in the league at 1-2. 4th in scoring.

Next week I have a pretty favorable matchup, but I need to make sure I'm playing the right combination of RBs.

.500, onward!

Direckshun 09-24-2012 08:25 AM

Landed Pierre Garcon. Golden acquisition -- he is a legit WR2 when he comes back. Dez Bryant will be fighting him for my third WR slot.

Did not acquire Pierre Thomas, however. Went with Tashard Choice. CJ Spiller and Fred Jackson are both injured. Bye bye Mark Ingram, you unproductive failure.

QB
Matt Ryan
Andrew Luck

WR
Greg Jennings
AJ Green
Dez Bryant
Nate Washington
Pierre Garcon (out)

RB
LeSean McCoy
Andre Brown
Tashard Choice
DeAngelo Williams
Matt Forte (out)

TE
Martellus Bennett

K
Graham Hartley

Def
Houston Texans

Direckshun 09-24-2012 10:30 PM

I've been subsisting without Greg Jennings and Matt Forte.

And yet I'm still 3rd in the league in points.

That's a strong output, and if I get both Jennings and Forte back in the next couple of weeks (I anticipate getting Jennings back next week, and Forte back the week after), I should be operating at peak condition come the second half of the season.

1-2, 6th in the season, 3rd in points.

Marathon, not a sprint.

Direckshun 09-24-2012 10:40 PM

Assessing next week's opponent.

QB:
Cam Newton @ ATL

WR:
Brandon Marshall @ DAL
Torrey Smith vs. CLE
Brandon Lloyd @ BUF

RB:
Trent Richardson @ BAL
Mikel LeShoure vs. MIN
Chris Johnson @ HOU
Ben Tate vs. TEN
Ryan Williams vs. MIA
Jacquizz Rodgers @ CAR

TE:
Tony Gonzalez @ CAR

K:
Robbie Gould @ DAL

DEF:
Seattle vs. STL

Very good team, but I'm hoping I can get a real leg up in the RB department.

He has to start two, and other than Richardson (who has a brutal matchup against the Ravens), he's got a plethora of shit option. I'm guessing he starts LeShoure?

Of course, that begs the question of who I'm going to start.

RB
LeSean McCoy vs. NYG
Andre Brown @ PHI
Tashard Choice vs. NE
DeAngelo Williams @ ATL
Matt Forte (questionable) @ DAL

McCoy, of course, is playing.

Brown gets the start if Bradshaw is still out. If Bradshaw comes back, I may still start Brown regardless, unless CJ Spiller and Fred Jackson are both out, in which case I'll start Choice.

Williams is my desperation play if the matchup is right, and against the Falcons, it's not. Forte may play this week, but he's as good as dead to me for another week.

Direckshun 09-25-2012 12:56 AM

Tough, tough game.

I need Dallas/Philly to be a shootout. I also need Matt Ryan to light up, but somehow not use Tony Gonzalez.

http://www.chiefsplanet.com/BB/pictu...pictureid=1203

Matt Ryan vs. CAR > Carolina @ ATL

Jennings vs. NO = Marshall @ DAL
Green @ JAX = T. Smith vs. CLE
Bryant vs. CHI < Lloyd @ BUF

McCoy vs. NYG > Richardson @ BAL
A. Brown @ PHI = LeShoure vs. MIN

Bennett @ PHI < Gonzalez vs. CAR

Hartley @ GB > Gould @ DAL

Houston D vs. TEN < Seattle D @ STL

Direckshun 09-25-2012 01:25 AM

My draft, a far-too-early review:

1. RB LeSean McCoy, Eagles -- Underwhelming returns so far, still healthy & working.
2. WR Greg Jennings, Packers -- Sidelined by injury from Week 1. Still waiting.
3. RB Matt Forte, Bears -- Underwhelming and injured. Waiting for a couple more weeks.
4. WR AJ Green, Bengals -- Has played very well.
5. WR Dez Bryant, Cowboys -- Underwhelming, but still holding out hope.
6. QB Matt Ryan, Falcons -- Once again, an absolute dynamic talent.
7. RB Mark Ingram, Saints -- Total failure. Has since been replaced by Tashard Choice.
8. QB Andrew Luck, Colts -- Solid reserve against shit defenses.
9. WR Nate Washington, Titans -- Solid reserve performance.
10. RB David Wilson, Giants -- Total failure. Has since been replaced by Andre Brown.
11. Houston Defense -- Has not delivered much of anything. Still waiting.
12. TE Jared Cook, Titans -- Middling results, dumped for a better option in Martellus Bennett.
13. RB Rashad Jennings, Jaguars -- Benched immediately in MJD's return. Replaced by DeAngelo Williams.
14. WR Kendall Wright, Titans -- Gave me one decent week, has since been scrapped for Pierre Garcon.
15. K John Kasay, Saints -- Wasn't even the Saints' kicker, lol. Graham Hartley.

Direckshun 09-26-2012 08:38 AM

Ugh.

Forte is still out, but Ahmad Bradshaw and Fred Jackson are both likely to return this week.

Direckshun 09-26-2012 04:03 PM

My RB2 situation just got very complicated:

Andre Brown @ PHI
Ahmad Bradshaw has returned, and will be starting. They are suggesting that Brown could get the early-down work and be the goal line back. Philly is a tough defense.

Tashard Choice vs. NE
Fred Jackson is probably back, but he's running in a brace that he hates. He's also coming back at a shockingly fast pace from an LCL. The Bills are probably going to want to bring him along slowly. Choice would be the feature back in that case. The Pats have a tough defense.

DeAngelo Williams @ ATL
Williams is in a timeshare with Mike Tolbert and a recovering Jonathan Stewart. He's not receiving the goal line work, so god knows what Ron Rivera is organizing here. The Falcons have a tough defense.

Lance Ball vs. OAK (scrap heap)
Willis McGahee is discussed as "questionable" after leaving a tough game with a rib bruise. If he plays, he swallows up all the work. If he doesn't, Ball and Moreno get the touches, and the coaches hate Moreno. Oakland has a soft defense.

Pierre Thomas @ GB (scrap heap)
Pierre Thomas is getting more of the carries than Mark Ingram, who just looks horrific. Thomas is active in the passing game as well. Green Bay's defense is poor.

If Fred Jackson is a scratch --> Choice

If Fred Jackson plays --> Brown

If Fred Jackson plays AND Willis McGahee is a scratch --> Ball

Direckshun 09-27-2012 08:17 AM

And now a new complication: Matt Forte is practicing, and says he will play on Monday night.

Arg.

Willis McGahee is also probable. So Lance Ball is out of consideration.

Direckshun 09-27-2012 12:11 PM

Took a swing at a trade for RB Chris Johnson.

Why not. His value is never going to be lower, and who the hell knows if he is going to figure stuff out eventually.

Sent a trade offering the lowest player on my depth chart, DeAngelo Williams.

The owner may be simply fed up with him and want to get rid of him.

Direckshun 09-27-2012 04:54 PM

Fred Jackson getting a lot of positive buzz. Tashard Choice is looking like he's out.

Pierre Thomas was picked off the scrap heap today.

So it's come down to Andre Brown and... dare I trust him, Matt Forte.

There's an outside chance the Chris Johnson deal lands, in which case he'd become an option, too. But I'd probably just sit on him for a while.

Direckshun 09-27-2012 07:17 PM

Right out of the ****ing gate, Torrey Smith lands a 50 yard TD.

:facepalm:

This is going to be a long week.

Direckshun 09-27-2012 07:51 PM

Now Trent Richardson has scored.

:facepalm: :facepalm: :facepalm: :facepalm: :facepalm: :facepalm:
:facepalm: :facepalm: :facepalm: :facepalm: :facepalm: :facepalm:
:facepalm: :facepalm: :facepalm: :facepalm: :facepalm: :facepalm:

Firs thalf isn't even over, and my opponent has put up over 25 points.

Direckshun 09-30-2012 05:43 PM

Well, with Graham Hartley's miss, I trail my opponent by 6 points with Sunday night & Monday night's game left.

My remaining players: Dez Bryant, LeSean McCoy, Andre Brown, and Martellus Bennett.

His remaining players: Brandon Marshall and Robbie Gould.

This week's got to be mine.

Direckshun 09-30-2012 10:12 PM

Well Bennett and Brown gave me jack shit. Not even two points between them.

But McCoy's master performance, though it came without a touchdown, does give me a 10 point lead heading into tomorrow.

It is going to be really, really tight.

Dez Bryant and my 10 point lead vs. Brandon Marshall and Robbie Gould.

ARRRGGGGGGG

Rausch 10-01-2012 04:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Direckshun (Post 8954528)
Took a swing at a trade for RB Chris Johnson.

Why not. His value is never going to be lower, and who the hell knows if he is going to figure stuff out eventually.

Sent a trade offering the lowest player on my depth chart, DeAngelo Williams.

The owner may be simply fed up with him and want to get rid of him.

I wouldn't want him either.

I don't know if you're in a keeper league or not but now is when you can start getting sweet trades vs. knee-jerk owners.

Direckshun 10-02-2012 05:01 PM

lol

http://www.chiefsplanet.com/BB/pictu...pictureid=1208

This is amazing. I am 3rd in the league in scoring, but now am in 9th place. This is 2011 all over again.

It's gotten so bizarre that Yahoo's recap feature provided me this golden statistic:

Quote:

All three of the losses for Turds of Wisdom this season have come when their opponent had their highest-scoring week of the season.
Holy shit, this is stupid.

Direckshun 10-02-2012 05:07 PM

Tracked this post down from Playing the Matchup 2011:

Quote:

Week 1: 94.88
Week 2: 110.60
Week 3: 103.62
Week 4: 107.28
Week 5: 96.48
Week 6: 90.58
Week 7: 128.34

That is an absolutely brutal schedule. I'm the #1 most scored on guy in the league. Every week there are a ton of 70 and 80 point games and a guy is winning this week with only 57 points. But this is the lineup I have to face.

Hard to believe when you look at my point totals that I'm just 3-4.

Week 1: 92.06
Week 2: 116.52
Week 3: 86.70
Week 4: 101.18
Week 5: 119.68
Week 6: 104.32
Week 7: 105.24
My point totals so far this year: 108.36, 83.76, 115.40, 110.86.

My opponents': 112.98, 105.80, 68.32, 119.50

:facepalm:

Direckshun 10-02-2012 05:15 PM

This season has also been an injury whack-a-mole.

Greg Jennings is out for a few, but comes back when Matt Forte goes down. Matt Forte comes back when Jennings goes down. And on we go.

To help beef up my RB backups, I picked up the least pathetic RB on the market, Jackie Battle, dropping Tashard Choice.

Meanwhile, Aaron Hernandez and Michael Bush just hit the open market.

Hernandez is a really enticing guy, but I refuse to bow to Martellus Bennett's shit performance this week. Bennett's been too valuable up to this point.

Bush, meanwhile, would be very valuable as a handcuff to Matt Forte.

I've put in a waiver wire claim for Bush (replacing Battle), and I'm going to wait out what I hear about Hernandez as the week wears on. I'd like to add him, but that raises the question of who I'd have to cut to make room.

QB
Matt Ryan
Andrew Luck

WR
AJ Green
Dez Bryant
Pierre Garcon
Nate Washington
Greg Jennings (out?)

RB
LeSean McCoy
Matt Forte
Andre Brown
DeAngelo Williams
Jackie Battle

TE
Martellus Bennett

K
Graham Hartley

Def
Houston Texans

Ceej 11-08-2012 05:16 PM

whatever happened to direckshun?

I enjoyed reading this thread.

RealSNR 11-18-2012 04:31 PM

Dude's been hanging out in the DC forum nonstop for more than a month.

It's time to come home and talk football, Direckshun. The Chiefs will soon be pointed in the right direction again. It's time to start talking about it.

Ceej 12-06-2012 03:16 PM

Direckshun....


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