Week 2 WR Help: Hines Ward vs Randy Moss, WHIR!

[IForgotMyUsername]

Hey whould should I start Week 2? Randy Moss all day against Revis Island, or Hines Ward vs the Titans?


(just a note for myself: this is the giant crocs league)

[Bigpop]

I am leaning Hines. ESPECIALLY if it's a PPR league. I think Ward will at least get catches, whereas Moss might only have 2-3 plays this Sunday....

[ICanGoAllTheWay]

I think people on here give way too much credit to Revis and the Jets. Lets not forget that the Jets secondary did not look great last week (ton of pass interference calls), and they allowed Boldin to get over 100 yards recieving. Lets also not forget that Revis has only been playing football for about 2 weeks now and is still not in 100% football shape.

Go with Moss. He has the better QB throwing to him, and he is the better receiver. Hines will get catches from Dixon, but don't expect him to get a lot of yards.

help me with mine:

http://www.fantasyfootballcafe.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=473886

[Chuong9]

Despite the match up, I would stick with R. Moss. I believe this is a situation where talent wins over match up. Also, T. Brady is much more reliable than D. Dixon, even if D. Revis is covering R. Moss.

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[bagofmilk]

I too was originally under the impression that Revis wasn't really too big of a factor when deciding to start Tier 1 WR...but...
Looking back at the 2009 stats, The Pats played the Jets twice and these are Moss's stats:

Week 2: 4 receptions/24 yds/ 0TDs
Week 11: 5 reception/34yds / 1TD (scored on Revis. I saw the highlight reel).

I also started to look at other top-notch WR who played opposite Revis in 2009 and these are their stats:

Reggie Wayne vs. Revis: 3 receptions/33 yds/ 0TDs
Andre Johnson vs. Revis: 4 receptions/35 yds/ 0TDs
Marques Colston vs. Revis: 2 receptions/33yds/ 0TDs (the WR with the most yds was Jerricho Cotchery - 71yds)
Roddy White vs. Revis: 4 receptions/33 yds/ 0 TDs.

The Good news for Moss is that last time the Jets played the Pats, Wes Welker tore them up for 192 yds...so maybe Revis might be covering Welker a little more often.