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by **cpmcda01** » Wed Sep 14, 2011 1:55 pm

I need 1 RB and a flex this week. TE's get .5 ppr, RB's get no ppr.

Beanie Wells @ WAS
Mike Tolbert @ NE
Jermichael Finley @ CAR

Washington shutdown the Giants ground game, so that concerns me a bit. How good is Carolina's rush defense this year? These are the questions I have going into week 2 with Beanie. As for Tolbert, Reggie Bush put up 56 receiving yards and a receiving TD on NE, while Tolbert had similar receiving stats plus a second TD through the air in week 1. However, Tolbert splits time with Matthews and Beanie is a featured back.

And the 0.5 PPR makes the second choice tough between Finley and Tolbert/Wells.

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by **cpmcda01** » Wed Sep 14, 2011 2:01 pm

Also consider that Wells accounted for 42% of the offensive workload (touches and targets) for Arizona, while Tolbert workload was 28%. I'm still tempted to play the matchup...

by **B3N1ZJAM1N** » Wed Sep 14, 2011 2:03 pm

I would go with Tolbert, that game should be high scoring, and he gets a lot of red zone looks

by **Yceman** » Wed Sep 14, 2011 2:04 pm

Who's your other TE if you are trying to decide on Finley as a flex? I'd definitely start Tolbert and would probably start all 3 of these guys and bench whoever you have starting at TE right now. NYG was behind and had to pass more to get back into the game, so I wouldn't worry much about WAS stopping the run. I also don't think CAR is gonna have a good rush defense.

by **cpmcda01** » Wed Sep 14, 2011 2:38 pm

Yceman wrote:Who's your other TE if you are trying to decide on Finley as a flex? I'd definitely start Tolbert and would probably start all 3 of these guys and bench whoever you have starting at TE right now. NYG was behind and had to pass more to get back into the game, so I wouldn't worry much about WAS stopping the run. I also don't think CAR is gonna have a good rush defense.

Heh, you stumbled upon an interesting rule in our league. My TE1 is Gates...yep. We start 2 RBs, 1 RB/WR/TE flex, and 2 WR/TE slots. When Mike Wallace has a buy week, I may actually start 3 TEs (putting in a WW claim for Hernandez). The fact that they get 0.5 PPR makes a decent TE a better play than most WR3s. Put another way, Gates is basically my WR2.

by **Yceman** » Wed Sep 14, 2011 2:46 pm

cpmcda01 wrote:
Yceman wrote:Who's your other TE if you are trying to decide on Finley as a flex? I'd definitely start Tolbert and would probably start all 3 of these guys and bench whoever you have starting at TE right now. NYG was behind and had to pass more to get back into the game, so I wouldn't worry much about WAS stopping the run. I also don't think CAR is gonna have a good rush defense.

Heh, you stumbled upon an interesting rule in our league. My TE1 is Gates...yep. We start 2 RBs, 1 RB/WR/TE flex, and 2 WR/TE slots. When Mike Wallace has a buy week, I may actually start 3 TEs (putting in a WW claim for Hernandez). The fact that they get 0.5 PPR makes a decent TE a better play than most WR3s. Put another way, Gates is basically my WR2.

Hah, I should have figured you had Gates. I'd start both of your TE's then and also Tolbert.

by **Weasel_King** » Wed Sep 14, 2011 4:39 pm

Well I would definetly go with Finely at the flex spot because of the rule favoring TE's at the flex. I think that Wells would be considered the "safer" play as he will definetly rack up some yards against the Redskins. However, I think that I would rather start Tolbert over Wells because of the nice TD opportunities he will undoubtedly get, although he will have the chance for a small-output week if he fails to find the endzone.

by **cpmcda01** » Thu Sep 15, 2011 4:17 pm

Anyone else thinking Beanie. I'm really torn. I just keep thinking, "Feature back, playing all 3 downs." Should I really be scared of Washington's DEF based on how NYG played them?