Week 13: Fantasy Commandments - 2 comments

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This article won’t be groundbreaking. (If you haven’t read the first 12 installments of Start/Sit, I encourage you to assume that sentence was necessary.) This article is about commandments. Many columns and columnists have tried to establish a set of rules or “commandments” for fantasy sports. The most recent such column (I think) was Matthew Berry’s “The 10 Fantasy Commandments” posted on ESPN.com. It provides guidelines for proper etiquette in fantasy football. For many fantasy leagues, increased etiquette is a necessary idea. Still, in reading that article and others before it, I noticed that it’s difficult to limit the list to 10. With that in mind, here are a few commandments I haven’t seen.

Thou shalt recognize that your league format isn’t universal
I’m glad the term “standard league” no longer applies to fantasy football. The wide array of scoring systems forces owners to try different strategies and see what works best. Plus, if you lose, you can always say that it was because you never played in a league with such a (challenging/unique/stupid) scoring system. In that respect, it’s kind of a “win-win.” Except for you. Cause you lost. Anyway, if there’s a downside to multiple league formats, it’s that too many owners assume their format is universal. That assumption generally leads to the following conversation:

“Hey, we can only start two receivers. Who would you bench out of Andre Johnson, Roddy White, or 1995 Jerry Rice?”

“Wow, your league sucks. What is it like four teams?”

Or the reverse scenario:
“Hey, we can only start two receivers. Who would you bench out of David Clowney, Mardy Gilyard, or Dancing with the Stars Jerry Rice?”

“Wow, your team sucks.”

Don’t be these people. If you can’t give an opinion without insulting the person asking for your advice, just say you don’t know. If you’re on a message board, simply don’t respond. Just because a league happens to allow for more/less/retired players, doesn’t mean it’s inferior to your league.

Thou shalt not complain about points left on the bench
In a 16-week fantasy season, how many weeks would you expect a player on your bench to outscore someone in your starting lineup?
A) zero (I have unrealistic expectations)
B) 1 – 15 (I have realistic expectations)
C) 16 (I have Thomas Jones)

For most people, the answer is B. Moreover, it’s probably on the high-end of that range. Everyone leave points on the bench. Everyone including the person you’re complaining to.

Thou shalt not abuse the commissioner
Being commissioner of a fantasy league is a thankless job. Even with a thorough league constitution (which is a must), issues can arise. When they do, try to be mindful of the following:
1) The commissioner can’t change the rules midseason.
2) If he or she does, it’s time for a new commissioner (or a new league).
3) When rules are addressed in the off-season, the commissioner won’t be able to make everyone happy.

Everyone has different opinions on the best way to handle trades, waivers, scoring, playoffs, payouts, keepers, etc. Try to make your opinions known without making the commissioner’s job more difficult.

Are there any additional commandments you can think of? Let us know. Until then, let’s get to this week’s 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 13.

Rank	Quarterbacks	Team	Opp	Average
1	Michael Vick	PHI	HOU	95.00
2	Aaron Rodgers	GB	SF	92.33
3	Philip Rivers	SD	OAK	90.50
4	Peyton Manning	IND	DAL	88.67
5	Drew Brees	NO	at CIN	87.00
6	Tom Brady	NE	NYJ	82.43
7	Matt Cassel	KC	DEN	81.33
8	Kyle Orton	DEN	at KC	80.50
9	Matt Ryan	ATL	at TB	78.83
10	Ben Roethlisberger	PIT	at BAL	77.57
11	Eli Manning	NYG	WAS	76.90
12	Matt Schaub	HOU	at PHI	76.33
13	Jay Cutler	CHI	at DET	75.67
14	Ryan Fitzpatrick	BUF	at MIN	73.67
15	Sam Bradford	STL	at ARI	72.33
16	Josh Freeman	TB	ATL	71.00
17	Mark Sanchez	NYJ	at NE	70.67
18	Chad Henne	MIA	CLE	70.00
19	Joe Flacco	BAL	PIT	68.67
20	Jon Kitna	DAL	at IND	67.33
21	Donovan McNabb	WAS	at NYG	65.67
22	Matt Hasselbeck	SEA	CAR	64.87
23	Brett Favre	MIN	BUF	64.05
24	Carson Palmer	CIN	NO	63.67
25	David Garrard	JAC	at TEN	62.33
26	Troy Smith	SF	at GB	58.67
27	Jason Campbell	OAK	at SD	55.33
28	Kerry Collins	TEN	JAC	54.87
29	Derek Anderson	ARI	STL	54.33
30	Jimmy Clausen	CAR	at SEA	53.87
31	Jake Delhomme	CLE	at MIA	38.00
32	Drew Stanton	DET	CHI	35.44

 
Start: Matt Cassel, Kansas City Chiefs. In his last three games, Cassel has thrown 10 touchdowns and no interceptions. The last time he faced Denver, he threw for 469 yards and four scores. I’m betting the rematch is another shootout, only this time the score is close enough to warrant a handshake. Both Cassel and Kyle Orton are must-starts.
 
Start: Ryan Fitzpatrick, Buffalo Bills. Fitzpatrick was a “Sit” last week. The pick wasn’t terrible (265 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT), but it easily could’ve been. Fortunately, I got some help from (Stevie Johnson, God, Troy Polamalu), which prevented Fitzpatrick from having a huge day. Still, if he can have a decent game against the vaunted Steelers defense, he should be able to put up numbers against Minnesota. The Vikings defense isn’t as scary as it used to be. They’ve surrendered eight passing touchdowns in the last three weeks. Prediction: 280 yards and two scores.
 
Sit: Any Quarterback, Detroit Lions. Prior to last week, no team gave up fewer fantasy points to opposing quarterbacks than Chicago. In Week 12, the Bears contained Michael Vick about as well as anyone. Now they’ll take a step down in class to face either Drew Stanton or Shaun Hill, the latter of which is nursing an injured finger. Hill can be a nice match-ups play when healthy. Unfortunately, this is a bad match-up and he’s not healthy. If Hill can’t go, the Lions will turn to Stanton as their starting quarterback. Don’t make the same mistake.
 

Rank	Running Backs	Team	Opp	Average
1	Maurice Jones-Drew	JAC	at TEN	88.00
T-1	Steven Jackson	STL	at ARI	88.00
T-1	Chris Johnson	TEN	JAC	88.00
4	Arian Foster	HOU	at PHI	87.33
5	Michael Turner	ATL	at TB	86.33
6	Peyton Hills	CLE	at MIA	86.00
7	Jamaal Charles	KC	DEN	85.33
8	Matt Forte	CHI	at DET	82.67
9	LeSean McCoy	PHI	HOU	81.33
10	Knowshon Moreno	DEN	at KC	80.00
11	Rashard Mendenhall	PIT	at BAL	78.00
12	Mike Tolbert	SD	OAK	77.33
13	LaDainian Tomlinson	NYJ	at NE	76.00
14	Adrian Peterson	MIN	BUF	75.62
15	Ray Rice	BAL	PIT	75.33
16	Fred Jackson	BUF	at MIN	74.00
17	Thomas Jones	KC	DEN	73.67
18	Ahmad Bradshaw	NYG	WAS	72.67
19	Felix Jones	DAL	at IND	72.03
20	Cedric Benson	CIN	NO	72.00
21	Darren McFadden	OAK	at SD	71.67
22	Mike Goodson	CAR	at SEA	71.00
23	Shonn Greene	NYJ	at NE	70.33
24	Brandon Jacobs	NYG	WAS	69.00
25	Ronnie Brown	MIA	CLE	67.33
26	Marshawn Lynch	SEA	CAR	67.00
27	Beanie Wells	ARI	STL	66.83
28	Justin Forsett	SEA	CAR	66.33
29	LeGarrette Blount	TB	ATL	65.67
30	Brandon Jackson	GB	SF	64.00
31	Toby Gerhart	MIN	BUF	63.67
32	Brian Westbrook	SF	at GB	63.33
33	Ricky Williams	MIA	CLE	62.67
34	Chester Taylor	CHI	at DET	62.33
35	Tashard Choice	DAL	at IND	62.20
36	Tim Hightower	ARI	STL	62.00
37	BenJarvus Green-Ellis	NE	NYJ	61.33
T-37	Darren Sproles	SD	OAK	61.33
39	Donald Brown	IND	DAL	60.37
40	Reggie Bush	NO	at CIN	60.17
41	Maurice Morris	DET	CHI	59.33
T-41	Danny Woodhead	NE	NYJ	59.33
43	Michael Bush	OAK	at SD	59.00
44	Jonathan Stewart	CAR	at SEA	58.67
45	Chris Ivory	NO	at CIN	57.40
46	Mike Hart	IND	DAL	56.63
47	Jason Snelling	ATL	at TB	55.07
48	Keiland Williams	WAS	at NYG	55.00
49	Anthony Dixon	SF	at GB	54.00
T-49	Jerome Harrison	PHI	HOU	54.00
51	Bernard Scott	CIN	NO	53.00
52	Rashad Jennings	JAC	at TEN	52.67
T-52	Isaac Redman	PIT	at BAL	52.67
54	C.J. Spiller	BUF	at MIN	52.60
55	Ryan Mathews	SD	OAK	52.58
56	Cadillac Williams	TB	ATL	52.33
57	James Davis	WAS	at NYG	50.67
58	Willis McGahee	BAL	PIT	49.00
59	John Kuhn	GB	SF	47.67
60	Jahvid Best	DET	CHI	47.13
61	Pierre Thomas	NO	at CIN	40.53
62	Derrick Ward	HOU	at PHI	38.67
63	Fred Taylor	NE	NYJ	35.47
64	Javon Ringer	TEN	JAC	34.67
65	Correll Buckhalter	DEN	at KC	33.33
66	Mewelde Moore	PIT	at BAL	33.00
67	Mike Bell	CLE	at MIA	32.00
68	Ryan Torain	WAS	at NYG	25.40
69	Joseph Addai	IND	DAL	24.17
70	Deji Karim	JAC	at TEN	19.67
T-70	Kenneth Darby	STL	at ARI	19.67

 
Start: Mike Tolbert, San Diego Chargers. For the second straight game, Tolbert rushed for over 100 yards and found the end zone. Now he faces an Oakland defense that was gashed by a less-than-impressive Miami rushing attack. Both Ronnie Brown and Ricky Williams set individual season high rushing totals last week. I’m betting Tolbert follows suit and surpasses his own season high in Week 13. Prediction: 120 yards and a score.
 
Sit: LeGarrette Blount, Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Blount was held to just 46 total yards the last time he faced Atlanta. He’s had two good games since becoming the starter. Those games were against Arizona and Carolina. I know it’s a small sample size, but it seems Blount is more match-ups prone than most. He’ll have good games; just not against a tough Falcons defense.
 

Rank	Wide Receivers	Team	Opp	Average
1	Dwayne Bowe	KC	DEN	93.33
2	Roddy White	ATL	at TB	89.00
3	DeSean Jackson	PHI	HOU	87.67
4	Reggie Wayne	IND	DAL	85.33
5	Andre Johnson	HOU	at PHI	84.83
6	Jeremy Maclin	PHI	HOU	84.00
7	Greg Jennings	GB	SF	83.33
8	Larry Fitzgerald	ARI	STL	81.33
9	Marques Colston	NO	at CIN	80.67
10	Miles Austin	DAL	at IND	80.33
11	Calvin Johnson	DET	CHI	80.03
12	Santonio Holmes	NYJ	at NE	79.67
13	Mario Manningham	NYG	WAS	79.33
14	Mike Wallace	PIT	at BAL	79.00
15	Steve Johnson	BUF	at MIN	78.67
16	Brandon Lloyd	DEN	at KC	77.33
17	Mike Williams	TB	ATL	75.67
18	Wes Welker	NE	NYJ	74.33
19	Johnny Knox	CHI	at DET	74.00
20	Pierre Garcon	IND	DAL	73.00
21	Santana Moss	WAS	at NYG	72.67
22	Percy Harvin	MIN	BUF	72.23
23	Terrell Owens	CIN	NO	72.00
T-23	Nate Washington	TEN	JAC	72.00
25	Jabar Gaffney	DEN	at KC	70.67
26	Dez Bryant	DAL	at IND	70.33
T-26	Deion Branch	NE	NYJ	70.33
T-26	Braylon Edwards	NYJ	at NE	70.33
29	Eddie Royal	DEN	at KC	70.00
30	Hines Ward	PIT	at BAL	69.43
31	Anquan Boldin	BAL	PIT	69.00
32	Chad Ochocinco	CIN	NO	67.67
33	Danny Amendola	STL	at ARI	67.33
34	Ben Obomanu	SEA	CAR	67.00
35	Jason Avant	PHI	HOU	66.67
36	Robert Meachem	NO	at CIN	66.33
T-36	Lance Moore	NO	at CIN	66.33
T-36	Michael Crabtree	SF	at GB	66.33
39	James Jones	GB	SF	66.00
40	Davone Bess	MIA	CLE	65.33
41	Steve Breaston	ARI	STL	65.00
42	Devin Hester	CHI	at DET	64.67
T-42	Earl Bennett	CHI	at DET	64.67
44	Steve Smith	CAR	at SEA	63.67
45	Randy Moss	TEN	JAC	63.33
46	Derrick Mason	BAL	PIT	63.00
T-46	Lee Evans	BUF	at MIN	63.00
48	Malcom Floyd	SD	OAK	62.93
49	Brian Hartline	MIA	CLE	62.67
50	Blair White	IND	DAL	62.33
51	Dexter McCluster	KC	DEN	61.33
52	Mike Thomas	JAC	at TEN	60.83
53	Seyi Ajirotutu	SD	OAK	60.00
T-53	Justin Gage	TEN	JAC	60.00
55	Derek Hagan	NYG	WAS	59.33
56	Devery Henderson	NO	at CIN	59.00
T-56	Brandon Gibson	STL	at ARI	59.00
T-56	Anthony Armstrong	WAS	at NYG	59.00
59	Michael Jenkins	ATL	at TB	57.67
T-59	Kevin Walter	HOU	at PHI	57.67
61	Sidney Rice	MIN	BUF	57.53
62	Chris Chambers	KC	DEN	57.33
63	Brandon Marshall	MIA	CLE	56.23
64	Donald Driver	GB	SF	56.20
65	Mohamed Massaquoi	CLE	at MIA	55.80
66	Golden Tate	SEA	CAR	55.73
67	Jordy Nelson	GB	SF	55.33
68	Roy Williams	DAL	at IND	55.00
T-68	Danario Alexander	STL	at ARI	55.00
70	Nate Burleson	DET	CHI	54.83
71	Jordan Shipley	CIN	NO	54.00
72	Brandon LaFell	CAR	at SEA	53.67
T-72	David Gettis	CAR	at SEA	53.67
74	Joshua Cribbs	CLE	at MIA	52.67
75	Josh Morgan	SF	at GB	52.33
76	Brian Robiskie	CLE	at MIA	52.00
77	Louis Murphy	OAK	at SD	50.47
78	Greg Lewis	MIN	BUF	50.33
79	T.J. Houshmandzadeh	BAL	PIT	49.67
80	Mike Williams	SEA	CAR	47.67
81	Jacoby Jones	HOU	at PHI	43.67
82	Jacoby Ford	OAK	at SD	43.00
83	Deon Butler	SEA	CAR	42.33
84	Arrelious Benn	TB	ATL	42.00
85	Early Doucet	ARI	STL	41.67
T-85	Sammie Stroughter	TB	ATL	41.67
87	Mike Sims-Walker	JAC	at TEN	41.33
88	Mardy Gilyard	STL	at ARI	39.00
89	Harry Douglas	ATL	at TB	37.73
90	Brandon Tate	NE	NYJ	37.00
T-90	Brad Smith	NYJ	at NE	37.00
T-90	Michael Spurlock	TB	ATL	37.00
93	Emmanuel Sanders	PIT	at BAL	36.00
94	Julian Edelman	NE	NYJ	34.67
95	Bernard Berrian	MIN	BUF	34.40
96	Donald Jones	BUF	at MIN	33.00
97	Steve Smith	NYG	WAS	32.90
98	Devin Aromashodu	CHI	at DET	32.00
T-98	Antwaan Randle El	PIT	at BAL	32.00
100	Bryant Johnson	DET	CHI	31.67
101	Ted Ginn Jr.	SF	at GB	30.67
102	Austin Collie	IND	DAL	29.07
103	Kenny Britt	TEN	JAC	27.67
104	Vincent Jackson	SD	OAK	25.33
105	Jerricho Cotchery	NYJ	at NE	21.90

 
Start: Santana Moss, Washington Redskins. Moss started off hot this year, but has cooled off considerably since then. According to a Washington spokesperson, his recent performance against the Vikings (5/40/0) means he’s only one lackluster effort away from getting a contract extension. Redskins’ owner Daniel Snyder didn’t mince words when he stated, “I told Santana how I felt. He’s either going to catch passes or I’m making him the highest paid receiver in NFL history.” You don’t need Donovan McNabb to tell you that Snyder isn’t bluffing. Still, I don’t think Moss is in it for the money. Solid WR2 this week.
 
Start: Derrick Mason, Baltimore Ravens. Looking a little deeper, you could do worse than starting Mason this week. He’s coming off of his best game of the year (8/87/1). More importantly, he’s playing Pittsburgh. That’s normally not a good thing, but Mason is averaging 79 yards receiving per game against the Steelers over the last three years.
 
Sit: Randy Moss, Tennessee Titans. The NFL recently ranked Moss 65th on its “100 Greatest Players” list. I assume he’ll fare better when the much anticipated “100 Greatest Decoys” are unveiled.
 

Rank	Tight Ends	Team	Opp	Average
1	Jacob Tamme	IND	DAL	82.67
2	Tony Gonzalez	ATL	at TB	78.67
3	Marcedes Lewis	JAC	at TEN	78.00
4	Jason Witten	DAL	at IND	76.33
5	Visanthe Shiancoe	MIN	BUF	75.00
6	Chris Cooley	WAS	at NYG	73.33
7	Todd Heap	BAL	PIT	72.67
T-7	Kevin Boss	NYG	WAS	72.67
9	Dustin Keller	NYJ	at NE	71.67
10	Vernon Davis	SF	at GB	71.60
11	Jermaine Gresham	CIN	NO	70.67
12	Kellen Winslow	TB	ATL	70.50
13	Tony Moeaki	KC	DEN	70.08
14	Brent Celek	PHI	HOU	67.67
15	John Carlson	SEA	CAR	66.67
16	Brandon Pettigrew	DET	CHI	66.43
17	Greg Olsen	CHI	at DET	66.33
T-17	Anthony Fasano	MIA	CLE	66.33
T-17	Rob Gronkowski	NE	NYJ	66.33
20	Heath Miller	PIT	at BAL	65.67
21	Ben Watson	CLE	at MIA	65.00
T-21	Bo Scaife	TEN	JAC	65.00
23	Aaron Hernandez	NE	NYJ	64.67
24	Antonio Gates	SD	OAK	63.83
25	Zach Miller	OAK	at SD	61.87
26	Daniel Fells	STL	at ARI	60.00
27	Fred Davis	WAS	at NYG	59.33
28	Andrew Quarless	GB	SF	55.33
29	Jeremy Shockey	NO	at CIN	55.20
30	Daniel Graham	DEN	at KC	53.33
31	Joel Dreessen	HOU	at PHI	52.00
32	Ben Patrick	ARI	STL	46.67
33	Jimmy Graham	NO	at CIN	42.33
34	Donald Lee	GB	SF	40.80
35	Evan Moore	CLE	at MIA	39.33
36	Randy McMichael	SD	OAK	36.00
37	Billy Bajema	STL	at ARI	35.00
38	Jeff King	CAR	at SEA	33.00
39	Jonathan Stupar	BUF	at MIN	32.33
40	Dante Rosario	CAR	at SEA	28.23

 
Start: Jason Witten, Dallas Cowboys. Last week may have produced the craziest stat of the year. Jason Witten caught 10 passes on 10 targets from Jon Kitna. Don’t think about that for more than a few seconds or else your brain will automatically shut down. Just know that Witten is worth starting in Week 13. He faces the Colts, who have allowed touchdowns to opposing tight ends in two of the last three games. The one tight end who didn’t score during that time was Antonio Gates. I’m not counting that one (they give me a fair amount of authority here at the Café) because Gates was playing through what appeared to be a great deal of pain.
 
Sit: Antonio Gates, San Diego Chargers. He has turf toe on one foot and torn plantar fascia on the other. He’ll probably be a game-time decision again. You don’t have to wait that long to decide. Look elsewhere.
 

Rank	Team Defense	Team	Opp	Average
1	Giants	NYG	WAS	84.33
T-1	Chargers	SD	OAK	84.33
3	Packers	GB	SF	83.43
4	Steelers	PIT	at BAL	81.67
5	Bears	CHI	at DET	81.33
6	Saints	NO	at CIN	80.00
7	Titans	TEN	JAC	76.33
8	Rams	STL	at ARI	75.67
9	Seahawks	SEA	CAR	75.00
10	Dolphins	MIA	CLE	74.00
T-10	Jets	NYJ	at NE	74.00
12	Browns	CLE	at MIA	73.33
13	Falcons	ATL	at TB	72.67
T-13	Lions	DET	CHI	72.67
T-13	Colts	IND	DAL	72.67
16	Eagles	PHI	HOU	72.23
17	Chiefs	KC	DEN	71.67
18	Ravens	BAL	PIT	70.67
19	Vikings	MIN	BUF	70.00
T-19	Patriots	NE	NYJ	70.00
21	Redskins	WAS	at NYG	69.00
22	Raiders	OAK	at SD	66.67
23	49ers	SF	at GB	65.67
24	Cowboys	DAL	at IND	65.00
T-24	Buccaneers	TB	ATL	65.00
26	Bills	BUF	at MIN	64.33
27	Jaguars	JAC	at TEN	64.00
28	Panthers	CAR	at SEA	63.67
29	Bengals	CIN	NO	62.33
30	Cardinals	ARI	STL	61.00
31	Texans	HOU	at PHI	60.67
32	Broncos	DEN	at KC	59.00

 
Start: San Diego Chargers. You stop Peyton, you get the nod.
 
Sit: New England Patriots and New York Jets. I’m betting the over in what is being dubbed, “The biggest game of the regular season.” I hate media exaggeration. It’s like they don’t even care that Seattle is hosting St. Louis in Week 17. Hello?!? That four-seed isn’t going to settle itself.
 

Rank	Kickers	Team	Opp	Average
1	David Akers	PHI	HOU	87.67
2	Rob Bironas	TEN	JAC	84.67
3	Mason Crosby	GB	SF	82.67
4	Nate Kaeding	SD	OAK	81.00
5	Adam Vinatieri	IND	DAL	80.33
6	Matt Bryant	ATL	at TB	78.67
7	Lawrence Tynes	NYG	WAS	78.00
T-7	Sebastian Janikowski	OAK	at SD	78.00
9	Robbie Gould	CHI	at DET	77.67
T-9	Ryan Longwell	MIN	BUF	77.67
11	Garrett Hartley	NO	at CIN	75.67
12	Jay Feely	ARI	STL	75.33
13	Nick Folk	NYJ	at NE	75.00
14	Phil Dawson	CLE	at MIA	74.67
T-14	Josh Brown	STL	at ARI	74.67
16	Matt Prater	DEN	at KC	74.33
17	Dan Carpenter	MIA	CLE	73.33
18	Neil Rackers	HOU	at PHI	72.67
T-18	Josh Scobee	JAC	at TEN	72.67
T-18	Shayne Graham	NE	NYJ	72.67
21	Billy Cundiff	BAL	PIT	72.33
22	Ryan Succop	KC	DEN	71.67
23	Olindo Mare	SEA	CAR	71.33
24	Shaun Suisham	PIT	at BAL	71.00
25	Graham Gano	WAS	at NYG	70.67
26	Jeff Reed	SF	at GB	69.00
27	Clint Stitser	CIN	NO	68.67
28	David Buehler	DAL	at IND	68.33
29	John Kasay	CAR	at SEA	67.33
30	Rian Lindell	BUF	at MIN	66.67
31	Connor Barth	TB	ATL	66.33
32	Dave Rayner	DET	CHI	64.67

 
Start: Sebastian Janikowski, Oakland Raiders. He may account for 100% of Oakland’s offense.
 
Sit: John Kasay, Carolina Panthers. Not this week.
 

 
Drew is a lifelong Jets fan. Playing and writing about fantasy football has proven helpful in easing the pain.
 

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