Week 9: Stop the Insanity! - 16 comments

I don’t believe in vetoes. I mean, I believe they exist. I just don’t think they have a place in fantasy sports. Except in cases of collusion, trades shouldn’t get vetoed. Not by a commissioner. Not by a vote. Why? Because Randy Moss was waived by the Vikings. Less than a month ago, Minnesota “stole” Moss from the Patriots for a third round pick. At the time, many wondered how a contender like New England could trade one of the best receivers in the game for what comparatively looked like some magic beans. Why, when they have a chance to win now, would they make their team worse only to become marginally better in the future? It didn’t make sense.

Fast forward a few weeks and the Patriots have the best record in the NFL. They haven’t lost a game since they “gave up” their “best” receiver. Moreover, Moss is no longer a Viking. What appeared to be a sweetheart deal for Minnesota wasn’t so sweet after all. Combine the two transactions and they’ve done nothing more than forfeit a draft pick. What happened? Well, there are two possibilities. One is that Minnesota didn’t want the pick because they hate the NFL draft. Not likely, but not impossible. Remember the 2003 draft when the Vikings had the seventh overall pick? They refused to take a player within the allotted time, allowing Jacksonville to use pick seven to select quarterback Byron Leftwich. (Fun fact: Although many people criticized the Jaguars for taking Leftwich too soon, experts now agree the early selection was necessary for him to complete his throwing motion before the start of the ’03 season.)

While there is some evidence to suggest the Vikings are draft-averse, the more likely scenario is simply that some trades don’t go according to plan. It happens in NFL and in happens in fantasy. When is the last time you made a deal that didn’t work out the way you thought it would? It probably wasn’t that long ago. For me, it was earlier this year when I “bought low” on DeAngelo Williams and “sold high” Darren McFadden. Swing and a miss. I figured Williams would emerge as the lead running back in Carolina. I figured Jonathan Stewart would only be used as a change-of-pace back. I did a lot of figuring. I suppose you could argue that Stewart is a change-of-pace back in that he usually rushes for no gain to the left, while Williams typically rushes for no gain to the right. Either way, the trade didn’t work. And that’s the point. Whenever a deal goes down in any of our leagues, we all have opinions as to which team won or lost the trade. Sometimes we feel we made a better offer and wonder why our offer got rejected. These differences of opinion are part of what makes fantasy sports fun. However, they are still opinions and opinions are often wrong. Except is cases of collusion, it’s better to allow owners to be wrong than it is to veto his or her trade. Why? Because your version of wrong isn’t always right.

With that, let’s get to Start/Sit. Here at the Café, we rank all the players we expect could see a significant amount of game action each week. We factor in a player’s overall ability, his weekly match-up, and the current status of his health. The result is one Start/Sit number, based on a scale of 100, and we’ll use each member’s ratings to find an average for each player. The higher a guy is on our list, the better you should feel starting him. Finally, below each table, I will give my personal Start/Sit recommendations for each position. Without further ado, here’s Start/Sit for Week 9.

Rank	Quarterbacks	Team	Opp	Average
1	Philip Rivers	SD	at HOU	95.20
2	Peyton Manning	IND	at PHI	92.80
3	Aaron Rodgers	GB	DAL	90.40
4	Drew Brees	NO	at CAR	89.40
5	Tom Brady	NE	at CLE	86.00
6	Jay Cutler	CHI	at BUF	79.00
7	Ben Roethlisberger	PIT	at CIN	78.20
8	Michael Vick	PHI	IND	77.28
9	Matt Schaub	HOU	SD	77.20
T-9	Eli Manning	NYG	at SEA	77.20
11	Matt Ryan	ATL	TB	76.40
12	Joe Flacco	BAL	MIA	70.80
T-12	Mark Sanchez	NYJ	at DET	70.80
14	Matthew Stafford	DET	NYJ	69.80
15	Josh Freeman	TB	at ATL	68.00
16	Ryan Fitzpatrick	BUF	CHI	67.60
17	Matt Cassel	KC	at OAK	65.20
18	Carson Palmer	CIN	PIT	64.40
19	Brett Favre	MIN	ARI	64.26
20	Chad Henne	MIA	at BAL	63.60
21	Jon Kitna	DAL	at GB	62.60
22	Jason Campbell	OAK	KC	62.00
23	Matt Moore	CAR	NO	54.80
24	Colt McCoy	CLE	NE	54.60
25	Derek Anderson	ARI	at MIN	52.40
26	Charlie Whitehurst	SEA	NYG	36.60
27	Tarvaris Jackson	MIN	ARI	21.80
28	Jake Delhomme	CLE	NE	18.80
29	Max Hall	ARI	at MIN	18.60
30	Bruce Gradkowski	OAK	KC	14.20

Start: Matt Ryan, Atlanta Falcons. Matty Ice is starting to heat up. In his last three games, he’s thrown one, two and three touchdowns, respectively. If that trend were to continue, he’d throw for something like four touchdowns this week. It’s a free site, people.

If you need a more compelling argument (and you should), Ryan is at home to face Tampa Bay. The Buccaneers have coughed up seven passing touchdowns to opposing quarterbacks in their last three contests. Moreover, Ryan has thrown for more scores at home than on the road despite playing fewer home games to date. He should be started in all formats in Week 9.

Sit: Carson Palmer, Cincinnati Bengals. “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, but expecting different results.” – Albert Einstein

The last time Palmer was recommended as the “sit” in this column, he threw for over 400 yards and three touchdowns. This week, I’ll tempt fate and say he belongs on your bench against a tough Steelers defense. Besides, Albert Einstein’s intelligence was vastly overrated. That’s why you’ll often hear a person refer to someone as “Einstein” if they did something stupid.

Rank	Running Backs	Team	Opp	Average
1	Adrian Peterson	MIN	ARI	98.20
2	Michael Turner	ATL	TB	87.40
3	Arian Foster	HOU	SD	86.00
4	LaDainian Tomlinson	NYJ	at DET	85.40
5	Matt Forte	CHI	at BUF	84.40
6	LeSean McCoy	PHI	IND	84.00
7	Darren McFadden	OAK	KC	83.00
T-7	Rashard Mendenhall	PIT	at CIN	83.00
9	Ahmad Bradshaw	NYG	at SEA	81.60
10	Ray Rice	BAL	MIA	80.60
11	Jamaal Charles	KC	at OAK	80.40
12	Thomas Jones	KC	at OAK	78.00
13	Peyton Hills	CLE	NE	75.20
14	Shonn Greene	NYJ	at DET	70.60
15	Jahvid Best	DET	NYJ	70.44
16	Cedric Benson	CIN	PIT	69.00
17	Ryan Mathews	SD	at HOU	68.96
18	Beanie Wells	ARI	at MIN	67.60
19	Jonathan Stewart	CAR	NO	67.40
20	BenJarvus Green-Ellis	NE	at CLE	66.80
21	Fred Jackson	BUF	CHI	66.20
22	Michael Bush	OAK	KC	65.92
23	Chris Ivory	NO	at CAR	65.08
24	Felix Jones	DAL	at GB	65.04
25	Ronnie Brown	MIA	at BAL	65.00
26	Brandon Jackson	GB	DAL	64.60
27	Marshawn Lynch	SEA	NYG	63.60
28	Brandon Jacobs	NYG	at SEA	63.20
T-28	Mike Tolbert	SD	at HOU	63.20
30	Ricky Williams	MIA	at BAL	63.00
31	LeGarrette Blount	TB	at ATL	62.40
32	Mike Hart	IND	at PHI	58.26
33	Marion Barber	DAL	at GB	58.00
34	Cadillac Williams	TB	at ATL	57.60
35	Danny Woodhead	NE	at CLE	57.40
36	Ladell Betts	NO	at CAR	54.20
37	Justin Forsett	SEA	NYG	53.60
38	Chester Taylor	CHI	at BUF	49.00
39	Jason Snelling	ATL	TB	46.40
40	Tim Hightower	ARI	at MIN	45.60
41	Derrick Ward	HOU	SD	43.80
42	Darren Sproles	SD	at HOU	43.60
43	Toby Gerhart	MIN	ARI	43.40
44	John Kuhn	GB	DAL	42.00
45	C.J. Spiller	BUF	CHI	41.80
46	Donald Brown	IND	at PHI	41.44
47	DeAngelo Williams	CAR	NO	41.28
48	Willis McGahee	BAL	MIA	40.80
49	Mike Bell	CLE	NE	39.40
50	Tashard Choice	DAL	at GB	35.60
51	Bernard Scott	CIN	PIT	34.40
52	Jerome Harrison	PHI	IND	33.20
53	Kevin Smith	DET	NYJ	30.60
54	Mewelde Moore	PIT	at CIN	27.20
55	Earnest Graham	TB	at ATL	26.40
56	LeRon McClain	BAL	MIA	26.20
57	Isaac Redman	PIT	at CIN	26.00
T-57	Leon Washington	SEA	NYG	26.00
59	Marcel Reece	OAK	KC	24.60
60	Steve Slaton	HOU	SD	19.00

Start: Matt Forte, Chicago Bears. Forte has rushed for a total of 52 yards in his last two games. During that time, he’s only averaging nine carries per contest. I’ll assume he was being kept in the backfield to help protect Jay Cutler. I’m sorry, I couldn’t resist.

While the Bears rushing attack has been less than impressive, it’s about to take on a Buffalo defense that had only held one team under 100 yards rushing all season. If there was ever a week for Forte to get going, it’s Week 9 against the Bills.

Sit: Marshawn Lynch, Seattle Seahawks. Lynch is the starter in Seattle, but he’ll continue to lose touches to both Justin Forsett and Leon Washington, especially in passing situations. Combine that with an ever-improving Giants defense and Lynch is unlikely to have the running room or the opportunity needed for a big day.

Rank	Wide Receivers	Team	Opp	Average
1	Roddy White	ATL	TB	91.40
2	Reggie Wayne	IND	at PHI	89.20
3	Andre Johnson	HOU	SD	85.60
4	Miles Austin	DAL	at GB	84.40
5	Greg Jennings	GB	DAL	84.20
6	Anquan Boldin	BAL	MIA	82.80
7	Brandon Marshall	MIA	at BAL	82.20
8	Calvin Johnson	DET	NYJ	81.80
9	Hakeem Nicks	NYG	at SEA	81.00
10	Wes Welker	NE	at CLE	80.80
11	Hines Ward	PIT	at CIN	79.40
12	Larry Fitzgerald	ARI	at MIN	79.00
13	Pierre Garcon	IND	at PHI	76.80
T-13	Marques Colston	NO	at CAR	76.80
15	Mike Williams	TB	at ATL	75.60
16	Jeremy Maclin	PHI	IND	74.60
17	Steve Smith	NYG	at SEA	74.40
18	Mike Wallace	PIT	at CIN	74.20
19	Dwayne Bowe	KC	at OAK	74.00
20	Johnny Knox	CHI	at BUF	73.80
21	Steve Smith	CAR	NO	72.80
22	Braylon Edwards	NYJ	at DET	72.60
23	Terrell Owens	CIN	PIT	72.40
24	Deion Branch	NE	at CLE	69.68
25	Percy Harvin	MIN	ARI	69.32
26	Mike Williams	SEA	NYG	69.20
27	Chad Ochocinco	CIN	PIT	69.00
28	Santonio Holmes	NYJ	at DET	67.60
29	Lee Evans	BUF	CHI	67.20
30	Steve Breaston	ARI	at MIN	66.51
31	DeSean Jackson	PHI	IND	66.47
32	Steve Johnson	BUF	CHI	66.00
33	Mario Manningham	NYG	at SEA	65.60
34	James Jones	GB	DAL	64.60
35	Derrick Mason	BAL	MIA	63.80
36	Lance Moore	NO	at CAR	62.80
37	Davone Bess	MIA	at BAL	60.80
38	Roy Williams	DAL	at GB	60.40
T-38	Patrick Crayton	SD	at HOU	60.40
40	Jacoby Jones	HOU	SD	59.80
41	Robert Meachem	NO	at CAR	59.60
42	Kevin Walter	HOU	SD	59.40
43	Jerricho Cotchery	NYJ	at DET	58.80
44	Dez Bryant	DAL	at GB	58.60
45	Austin Collie	IND	at PHI	58.13
46	Darrius Heyward-Bey	OAK	KC	55.40
47	T.J. Houshmandzadeh	BAL	MIA	55.00
48	David Gettis	CAR	NO	54.60
49	Devin Hester	CHI	at BUF	50.60
50	Joshua Cribbs	CLE	NE	50.00
51	Brandon Tate	NE	at CLE	49.40
52	Michael Jenkins	ATL	TB	48.00
T-52	Nate Burleson	DET	NYJ	48.00
54	Devery Henderson	NO	at CAR	46.20
55	Seyi Ajirotutu	SD	at HOU	45.40
56	Jordy Nelson	GB	DAL	45.00
57	Mohamed Massaquoi	CLE	NE	44.60
58	Louis Murphy	OAK	KC	44.04
59	Bernard Berrian	MIN	ARI	43.40
60	Earl Bennett	CHI	at BUF	43.20
T-60	Jason Avant	PHI	IND	43.20
62	Brian Hartline	MIA	at BAL	42.20
63	Early Doucet	ARI	at MIN	42.00
T-63	Deon Butler	SEA	NYG	42.00
65	Sammie Stroughter	TB	at ATL	41.80
66	Harry Douglas	ATL	TB	41.60
67	Chris Chambers	KC	at OAK	40.80
T-67	Greg Lewis	MIN	ARI	40.80
69	Dexter McCluster	KC	at OAK	40.60
70	Jordan Shipley	CIN	PIT	40.20
71	Antwaan Randle El	PIT	at CIN	38.40
72	Brandon LaFell	CAR	NO	38.20
73	Roscoe Parrish	BUF	CHI	36.40
74	Devin Aromashodu	CHI	at BUF	36.00
75	Arrelious Benn	TB	at ATL	32.20
76	Julian Edelman	NE	at CLE	32.00
77	Golden Tate	SEA	NYG	31.40
78	Legedu Naanee	SD	at HOU	31.30
79	Brandon Stokley	SEA	NYG	29.20
80	Blair White	IND	at PHI	29.00
81	Brian Robiskie	CLE	NE	27.20
82	Michael Spurlock	TB	at ATL	26.00
83	Bryant Johnson	DET	NYJ	25.60
84	Jacoby Ford	OAK	KC	25.40
85	Malcom Floyd	SD	at HOU	24.76
86	Andre Roberts	ARI	at MIN	24.00
87	Brian Finneran	ATL	TB	18.20
88	Andre Caldwell	CIN	PIT	17.00
89	Brad Smith	NYJ	at DET	16.20
90	Donald Driver	GB	DAL	15.23

Start: Hines Ward, Pittsburgh Steelers. I’m giving the Steelers offense a pass for last week. Ben Roethlisberger and company had been on a roll prior to Week 8, and I’m willing to forgive one hiccup against the Super Bowl champs. Ward didn’t do much either against the Saints (3/15/0), but came awfully close to catching a 40-yard touchdown that would have saved his day. I’m betting the Steelers bounce back this week versus Cincinnati and that Ward is a big part of the reason.

Sit: Santonio Holmes, New York Jets. Whenever a receiver drops a pass, it’s always referred to as a “key drop.” The term is undoubtedly being overused. It’s gotten to the point where a player can’t drop a single pass without it being consequential. I feel like our standards for what constitutes a “key drop” should be higher. Anyway, weather you agree or not, Holmes had a variety of drops last week. So far this year, he’s averaging just over three catches per game. Considering his most recent performance, along with the Jets pension for running the ball, it’s tough to see Holmes increasing that average this week.

Rank	Tight Ends	Team	Opp	Average
1	Jason Witten	DAL	at GB	81.00
2	Dustin Keller	NYJ	at DET	80.00
3	Aaron Hernandez	NE	at CLE	78.40
4	Visanthe Shiancoe	MIN	ARI	77.20
5	Tony Gonzalez	ATL	TB	76.80
6	Greg Olsen	CHI	at BUF	72.80
7	Tony Moeaki	KC	at OAK	71.80
8	Jeremy Shockey	NO	at CAR	71.12
9	Owen Daniels	HOU	SD	70.80
10	Todd Heap	BAL	MIA	70.69
11	Antonio Gates	SD	at HOU	70.35
12	Ben Watson	CLE	NE	69.80
T-12	Jacob Tamme	IND	at PHI	69.80
T-12	Kellen Winslow	TB	at ATL	69.80
15	Zach Miller	OAK	KC	69.40
16	Brent Celek	PHI	IND	69.00
T-16	Heath Miller	PIT	at CIN	69.00
18	Jermaine Gresham	CIN	PIT	68.40
19	John Carlson	SEA	NYG	67.20
20	Brandon Pettigrew	DET	NYJ	63.20
21	Kevin Boss	NYG	at SEA	61.80
22	Andrew Quarless	GB	DAL	59.40
23	Anthony Fasano	MIA	at BAL	59.00
24	Jeff King	CAR	NO	53.00
25	Rob Gronkowski	NE	at CLE	52.40
26	Ben Patrick	ARI	at MIN	49.40
27	Donald Lee	GB	DAL	49.20
28	Tony Scheffler	DET	NYJ	46.20
29	Jonathan Stupar	BUF	CHI	41.60
30	Randy McMichael	SD	at HOU	25.60

Start: Visanthe Shiancoe, Minnesota Vikings. He’s been my “sit” for the last two weeks and he’s delivered. Shiancoe didn’t reach 40 yards or find the end zone in either game. So why the change of heart? Randy Moss. That’s the reason. Moss is gone, and that means Shiancoe has become something of an endangered species. Namely, a Vikings pass-catcher with the ability to get open. He should see a lot targets in Week 9 against Arizona.

Sit: Jeremy Shockey, New Orleans Saints. Shockey is still talented enough to have a big game. Unfortunately, predicting said game is next to impossible thanks to Drew Brees’ ability to spread the ball around.

Rank	Team Defense	Team	Opp	Average
1	Steelers	PIT	at CIN	88.80
2	Jets	NYJ	at DET	84.60
3	Giants	NYG	at SEA	82.00
4	Packers	GB	DAL	80.20
5	Bears	CHI	at BUF	79.80
6	Saints	NO	at CAR	78.60
7	Ravens	BAL	MIA	78.20
8	Vikings	MIN	ARI	76.80
9	Falcons	ATL	TB	76.20
10	Chargers	SD	at HOU	75.20
11	Patriots	NE	at CLE	74.80
12	Chiefs	KC	at OAK	74.60
13	Colts	IND	at PHI	72.20
14	Dolphins	MIA	at BAL	71.00
15	Seahawks	SEA	NYG	70.20
16	Eagles	PHI	IND	69.00
17	Bengals	CIN	PIT	68.00
18	Cardinals	ARI	at MIN	67.20
19	Cowboys	DAL	at GB	66.20
20	Raiders	OAK	KC	65.40
21	Buccaneers	TB	at ATL	63.00
22	Bills	BUF	CHI	62.80
23	Lions	DET	NYJ	61.60
24	Texans	HOU	SD	61.00
25	Panthers	CAR	NO	60.80
26	Browns	CLE	NE	57.80

Start: New York Giants. We’ve already established that Marshawn Lynch isn’t going anywhere.

Sit: Detroit Lions. The Lions earned a win over Washington last week by stopping Rex Grossman with the game on the line. Apparently, starting quarterback Donovan McNabb was a little tuckered and head coach Mike Shanahan felt Grossman gave them a better chance to win. I find it hard to believe that a professional athlete can make it through 98% of a game and not get through the last 2% on some combination of adrenaline and Chunky™ soup.

Rank	Kickers	Team	Opp	Average
1	Robbie Gould	CHI	at BUF	86.20
2	Mason Crosby	GB	DAL	85.40
T-2	Kris Brown	SD	at HOU	85.40
4	Stephen Gostkowski	NE	at CLE	83.60
5	Nick Folk	NYJ	at DET	82.20
6	Neil Rackers	HOU	SD	80.80
7	Matt Bryant	ATL	TB	80.00
8	David Akers	PHI	IND	79.80
9	Sebastian Janikowski	OAK	KC	79.20
10	Mike Nugent	CIN	PIT	78.80
11	Adam Vinatieri	IND	at PHI	78.40
12	Jeff Reed	PIT	at CIN	78.20
13	Garrett Hartley	NO	at CAR	77.60
14	Ryan Longwell	MIN	ARI	76.80
15	Lawrence Tynes	NYG	at SEA	76.00
16	Dan Carpenter	MIA	at BAL	75.40
17	Jason Hanson	DET	NYJ	74.00
18	Ryan Succop	KC	at OAK	71.40
19	David Buehler	DAL	at GB	70.80
20	Jay Feely	ARI	at MIN	69.00
21	Billy Cundiff	BAL	MIA	68.80
22	Phil Dawson	CLE	NE	66.80
23	Rian Lindell	BUF	CHI	65.80
T-23	Connor Barth	TB	at ATL	65.80
25	John Kasay	CAR	NO	65.20
26	Olindo Mare	SEA	NYG	63.40

Start: Mason Crosby, Green Bay Packers. He accounted for all of Green Bay’s points last week and the Cowboys haven’t been synonymous with defensive excellence lately.

Sit: Jason Hanson, Detroit Lions. Just because.

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16 Responses to “Week 9: Stop the Insanity!”

joejlitz says:

November 5, 2010 at 9:54 am

Foster is awesome! But at #3 this week against SD who is #2 against the rush at 83 yards per game and only 5 TDs…? I’m thinking he belongs somewhere between 7-10.

Brandon Marshall does not belong in the top-10! I repeat, Brandon Marshall does not belong in the top-10. Name recognition does not equal fantasy production. He comes in ranked 14th in my PPR league and this isn’t even a PPR ranking column. C’mon rankers! He’s got 1 receiving TD all year and an average matchup this week – not even a great matchup. I would start Mike Williams (13), Steven Johnson (32!) with 5 straight TD games, and Patrick Crayton (38) against HOU before I ever played Marshall this week.

Tamme comes in at 12 in the tight end set, and I suppose that will be the logical line of thinking across all fantasy websites. He went for 60+ and a TD last week and Manning went to him often. I’m hoping he turns into a weekly starter and against PHL defense, I would have ranked him higher than Moeaki (who was an epic failure last week against BUF’s miserable TE-defense) and Shockey. I also wouldn’t rank Hernandez that high until he proves he can get in the end zone. It doesn’t appear that NE game plans for him in the red zone, so Hernandez drops down below 7 for me.

And Olindo Mare ranked 26th! Are you kidding me!?!?!? Just kidding ;)
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daullaz says:

November 5, 2010 at 10:56 am

Great points all around, Joe.

I do want to point out that our raters made very astute projections at TE (IMO) with regards to Shiancoe (4) and Olsen (6). Neither have done much in recent weeks, but Shiancoe gets a huge boost with Moss’ exile, while Olsen has a very good matchup against Buffalo that I think he’ll exploit.

Other calls I liked:

Vikings D in the top ten against ARI despite being pretty bad this year.
Brent Celek out of the TE1 range with Vick under center.
James Jones in WR3 range with no Driver.
Having the guts to rank fantasy’s best QB outside the top 15.
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joejlitz says:

November 5, 2010 at 11:21 am

I liked the Olsen pick, too. If I didn’t get Tamme on waivers, I was gunning for Olsen.
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MistaBigxxL says:

November 5, 2010 at 1:03 pm

Forgive my criticism but it baffles me that Shonn Greene is continually ranked within the top 15. His touches have been declining despite what Rex Ryan gas said about getting him more involved. Are we expecting LT to get injured or something? Until I see the trend change there is no way I would rank him above guys like Green-Ellis, Blount, or Benson.

Can you explain your rationale?
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Balto says:

November 5, 2010 at 1:38 pm

Austin Collie looks to be a GO for this weekends game against Philly. With this new info where would you place him on your list?
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kennydg111 says:

November 5, 2010 at 2:10 pm

Rivers is ranked as the number one quarterback yet Gates is questionable at best and Crayton is the highest ranked Charger receiver. If Crayton and / or Gates do not perform higher than your current rankings, I really doubt Rivers has a prayer to be even in the top 5 qb’s this week
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lacunacoiler says:

November 5, 2010 at 2:36 pm

Shockey on the top 10 rankings this week & is listed as the sit of the week??? it doesn’t make sense at all with your recommendations considering gates is ranked lower than him(even with gates’ injury)..
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u_fig_eater says:

November 5, 2010 at 6:24 pm

Shonn Greene is 45th in Yahoo! PPG scoring. Which means he would be borderline waiver-wire material, if he were not on the Jets. As for his high rank this week, I think people are predicting a NYJ blowout over the Lions. They’re probably banking on Greene getting garbage time. I wouldn’t be so sure. I think the Lions are going to put up a good fight, and it could be a high-scoring affair. In which case LT will have the lions’s share of the carries again.
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u_fig_eater says:

November 5, 2010 at 6:27 pm

Also, by all reports Desean Jackson looks like he is all systems go. I’d bump him up a bit in the rankings, maybe even top 20.
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Abiding Dude says:

November 5, 2010 at 11:03 pm

I traded for Moss on Monday when he was released and had no team (after a message entitled “Anyone want to trade for Moss” was left on our board). I took a flyer and offered Anthony Gonzales, who played his first game for the Colts since week 1 where he was injured. The guy bit on the trade and it cleared with two vetoes. It was then reversed by the commissioner after the fact (due to accusations of collusion) when Moss was a Titan and it was found out that Gonzales had a season ending injury on Monday night. It would have been a terrible trade for the other guy, but it still remains to see if I would have faired any better.
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joejlitz says:

November 6, 2010 at 8:27 am

ufig – great comment about Greene. I didn’t notice that.

kennydg – I still love Rivers this week. He goes against the worst passing D in football who have given up something like 15 TD passes. He’ll make it work.

And now that we’ve all bashed our rankers enough times (myself included), I’d like to say thanks to those who put this together. Lord knows I don’t have the time this month.

Abiding – we have conversations just like yours in this forum: http://www.fantasyfootballcafe.com/forums/viewforum.php?f=238
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daullaz says:

November 6, 2010 at 10:21 am

Balto – I’m going to slot Collie into Gonzalez’s spot at 45, since he will likely be filling the same role.
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kennydg111 says:

November 6, 2010 at 2:43 pm

joejlitz – I think Rivers will do fine as well although I would probably have him ranked at 5 or 6. My point was someone has to catch the ball and Crayton is the highest ranked SD receiver at 38 and Gates is ranked 11th. It just seems like a bit of a disconnect.
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jdogg_ffc says:

November 6, 2010 at 7:01 pm

I see Donald Brown as the Colts starter this wk. Mike Hart didn’t even make the trip so he def won’t be playing.
So just pencil Brown in at 32 on your rankings?
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u_fig_eater says:

November 7, 2010 at 11:43 pm

Greene: 55 total yards
DeSean Jackson: 129 total yards, 1 TD
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u_fig_eater says:

November 7, 2010 at 11:48 pm

Shonn Greene was outscored by phenoms Tyrell Sutton and Corey McIntyre. He did manage to outscore the great Mike Goodson by 0.8 points. Definitely should be ranked top 15 next week. Top 15 busts, that is.
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