C. Henry, Bennett, McCoy, or J. Davis for Week 1 Flex (WHIR)

[YoungPhoenix]

Well, its week 1 and injuries are already taking a toll on my starting lineup. I have Pierre Thomas and Kevin Walter (both most likely will not play Week 1) and the rest of my bench is filled with guys who have major potential, but not necessarily in Week 1.

I need to fill a Flex (RB/WR) position for Week 1 in a PPR league. My options are as follows:

LeSean McCoy @ CAR
James Davis vs. MIN
Jamaal Charles @ BAL
Earl Bennett @ GB
Chris Henry vs. DEN

Most likely I will not go with Charles or Davis since they have unfavorable match-ups and no one is quite certain how they will be used in their respective offenses so that leaves McCoy, Bennett, and Henry. Right now I am leaning towards McCoy. He has a decent matchup (Carolina's rush DEF is below average) and I am thinking with Westbrook not practicing and still coming back from surgery we could see a 50-50 split in carries? Bennett is also tempting since Chicago will probably need to throw the ball should they fall behind. Henry is also a gamble since there seems to be some question as to whether he is the #3 or #4 receiver on the Bengals. What do you think I should do? As always, WHIR.

[JRbengals85]

C. Henry is who I would pick. he's definitely the WR3, so there's not really a gamble in that sense. But as the WR3, there is still some risk that he won't get enough playing time. I think he will be on the field a lot, since Carson Palmer is back and the Bengals running game is still pretty mediocre. I'm really just guessing about his playing time, but I still rank him #1 because even if I'm wrong and he doesn't get a lot of snaps, he's tall and a big TD threat. The Bengals should be able to get inside Denver's 30 or 20 yard line a few times, and Chris Henry becomes much more dangerous once they're close.

E. Bennett would be my 2nd choice. True, GB has a good pass D, but I don't think the matchup is as bad as it looks on paper. Al Harris (CB) will probably be the guy defending Bennett's side of the field. Harris is a decent cover CB, but is apparently not adjusting well to GB's new zone D, not to mention he's getting old. Bennett is also almost certainly going to get more playing time than any of your other options. If Green Bay gets a decent lead, the Bears will have to pass more often... good news for Bennett's fantasy value. Probably a safer pick than Henry, but probably not as much upside.

L. McCoy probably has the most upside, but I rank him 3rd because I'm guessing that the split won't be anywhere near 50/50. I agree that it's a good matchup, but McCoy could end up sitting on the bench most of the time, and I think your other options are good enough that he isn't worth the risk.

I like your other 2 guys for their potential this season, but I think you're right to sit them for now.

good luck!

[hutchdawg85]

Those are some ugly choices, but I'd go with Henry because I think he has the most potential to get touches.


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[crashpad]

I go a litle bit of a different way then the others I like McCoy as my first shoice:

McCoy: Good matchup and I think the eagles are going to try to give Westy a break as much as possible. He is already nursing a sore knee and a sore ankle. They want to keep him around this year, and every indication is that McCoy is just like him so he fits in all the same plays. They can't keep Westy out there all day or he won't play next week.

Henery #2: hit or miss to me. He has had a great pre-season but is the #3 so who knows what he will get you.

And the rest are just bad this week. I like Davis overall but not this week!

Good luck and help me:
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