Jones and Mostert wins and it's not very close; 2 start-able RBs vs. 1.

Agreed. Bucs season currently swirling the drain. As soon as Brady re-retires in a week or two, all Bucs players except Evans and possibly Godwin will be near fantasy worthless.

I'll say the AJ/Mostert team

Mostert's been very good. Sure he's a ticking time bomb, a glass cannon if you will. But AJ is probably about as good as Fournette (only around 10 fewer points in my league's settings YTD). Just go grab Edmonds to handcuff Mostert i guess.

Repped you guys.

The AJ/Mostert team is mine so I'll stay put. Mostert has been really solid as a floor FLX player, but I know him getting injured is a matter of time. That's the only reason I considered it.

it reminds me of my boy Jay Ajayi all those years ago. you ride the wave while you can knowing it'll end at any time. i bet even he feels that way. go get Edmonds.

Dat feel when Breece was one of the dudes producing for your fantasy team fuark

The guy in my league who had Breece is absolutely stacked so I'm not not happy about this.


What does Ehlinger replacing Matt Ryan mean, if anything? I was pretty disappointed with Alec Pierce this week, and was considering grabbing Parris Campbell instead but I'm not sure what Ehlinger does to all this. Seemed like Ryan and Campbell were finding rhythm together.

I got offered Debo and Singletary for my Cook and Renfrow and I’m not exactly a big believer in Cook right now.

My Team PPR:
QB- Carr
RB- Cook, Barkley, Walker III, B Robinson, Hilliard, Dobbins
WR- DK, Godwin, London, Bateman, DJ Moore, Renfrow
TE- Pitts

Edit: Diggs and Nuk are his other best 2 WR, and just read Debo is day to day with a hammy strain. I think I’ll counter with Nuk instead of Debo, he had 14 targets in his first game back

The report on Ehlinger out of college is that he is a high character, high motor gamer and locker room leader, but lacks the height and arm talent to be an NFL franchise QB. To the extent that Campbell remains a short outlet receiver, he should be good with Ehlinger, but Pittman and Pierce, who are more intermediate and downfield targets, will take a little hit.

If you can get Hopkins instead, take it, but I'd take it with Deebo, too. I don't think the hammy is a big deal, and with Wlaker's emergence, you have a chit load of RBs and need help at WR. DK is hurt and the rest of your WRs have serious questions. This is a deal that should help you.

so i'm kinda burnt at WR now that mike williams went down (especially with bye weeks coming)

WR1 Jamarr Chase
WR2 George Pickens (nice, but bye week coming) or....... Drake London (he apparently stinks)

Free agents I have eyes on (all have been disappointing/hurt/quiet but rank them please)

Darnell Mooney
Michael Gallup
MV Scantling
Romeo Doubs

Pickens will be a startable WR2 as long as Pickett is playing QB (and obviously, chase is a legit WR1), so I don't think you're in bad shape. Of the guys available, I think Mooney is the best option. He is a really good IRL WR, and the Bears look like they're willing to throw more than 10 times a game now, so his stock should rise over the rest of the season (to be at least a serviceable bye week fill in or flex option).

This is one of the craziest things I've been a part of in fantasy. I WON with a starting lineup of Pickett, Eno, Huntley, M-Will, Claypool, A Pierce, Everett, Steelers, and Boswell.WON. Other than Williams, none of those guys were even drafted consistently at all.

This team is 6-1 now with hot garbage. I've lost my #2 pick/RB1 Devontae Williams for the season, cut my #4 pick/RB2 Akers, and now I'm looking at extended time off without my #3 pick/WR2 Mike Williams, but it doesn't seem to matter. I joined this league last year and won by limping into the playoffs then having Burrow score 50 points in both the semis and 'chip. These guys are going to really hate me soon. LOL.

i agree here, i basically ranked them how i see them there. mooney at least has a track record. Doubs seems like he's in and out of the dog house at any given time. MVS is never going to be consistent and a risk of a zero.

MVS is a hero/zero dart throw if you feel like you need a home run to win a week, but this week, it really looked like Hardman was finally going to grab the reins of the deep threat role in the KC offense, which will cut into MVS's upside probability.

I'm not sold on Doubs at all. It doesn't look like Rodgers trustsanyof his WRs. Watson is the one with the most natural talent, but he came into the league as a project, and missing half the season with hammy issues isn't helping his development any.

Todays burning question now that Breece is done. Henderson or Gus?

That's a tough one. I think I'll take Gus, but it's not clear cut. It would be prudent for Baltimore to have a goal line back other than Lamar to protect him a little, and Gus is the best option for that. So, however the mess of Gus, Drake, and eventually Dobbins works itself out, as long as Gus is healthy, he should have the first crack at the high value red zone touches. His value is lower in PPR (especially full PPR) and higher in standard scoring, so it also depends on your league scoring, too. The Rams just don't seem to want to commit a full workload to Henderson, and I think they will replace Akers role with someone (either Kyren Williams when he comes off IR or a trade for someone before next week).

Yeah it’s PPR. If Swift and Thomas come back I could get away with not using either by playing Aiyuk in my flex spot instead. But not sure that’ll happen so I may be stuck. In PPR I was leaning Henderson but his usage is just infuriating.

What do you guys think are the chances JRob is brought in as a backup and Carter will end up being the back to own? JRob had a few big runs that padded his stats but other than that he's not very efficient. Thinking of sending a few lowball offers out to the Carter owners in my leagues while the JRob news is still fresh.I'd just wait until the weekend and see if Swift plays. If he does start him, if not Henderson. I'd start Henderson over Gus anyways in PPR assuming they're both the clear starters.

At this point I'm just assuming MT is done for the year lol.

I would definitely use Aiyuk over either of them in a PPR flex spot. No doubt, but I'm sort of an Aiyuk nuthugger for the rest of this season. Jimmy G loves him.

I think Carter will be more valuable, especially in PPR. I think Robinson will get some early down and short yardage work, but Carter will split that role plus get the passing down & hurry up type work. I don't think they view Carter as a 3 down bell cow and want someone else to form a committee to keep him fresh and healthy, but they will commit to getting him 15 touches per game, one way or the other. This is similar to the role he had at UNC sharing the backfield with Javonte Williams.

Just got offered Henry for a 5th next year and Henderson. I’m about to insta accept that.

I would take that right away for sure.

Even better I gave him CEH instead of Henderson. He would’ve ridden the bench and I’m hoping Henderson can get it going. Just too big of a committee in Kc at the moment to get any real value from CEH.

I strongly consider straight up dropping CEH every day of my life just so there’s no temptation to ever play him again lol

I have lineup questions all over this week:

1/2 PPR - 1 RB, 1 WR, 1 W/R/T
RB: Edwards, Benjamin, Henderson, Allgeier
WR: Pierce, Claypool

I have no idea what to do. This is all a big sea of mediocrity. I know I want Benjamin to play if Conner is still out, but I don't think we know that, and I have to make a decision on Edwards by Thursday. If I start Edwards tomorrow and Conner sits again, then I can only play one of Henderson or Benjamin. If I wait for Sunday and Conner is in, then I'm forced into Henderson and Allgeier. For WR, I'm leaning Claypool over Pierce because Pitt should be chasing points from the get go and Indy has a 6th round QB playing his first game (although I guess he can't possibly be worse than Ryan, LOL). Thoughts?

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Full PPR - 1 W/R/T

Henderson or Kirk? I'm definitely leaning Kirk, especially since it's full PPR, but if you disagree, try to talk me out of it.

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Full PPR - 1 WR, 1 W/R/T

RB: Stevenson
WR: Aiyuk, Pickens, Bateman, Mooney

This is another tricky one. I feel like I should play Stevenson in the flex spot, but the Belichick RB carousel could easily start up again any week. For WR, I'm leaning Aiyuk, but I'm definitely an Aiyuk truther this year (this is the team I traded Zeke for Aiyuk, no regerts). The ESPN projection says start Mooney, but that can't be right, right? He'll see a lot of Diggs, which sounds like a bad matchup, but from the receiver perspective, it's really not because Diggs gets burned taking chances all the time (just the way he plays, he makes a ton of big plays taking chances, too). Pickens is a good choice, too, since Pickett loves to throw to him and they should be throwing 50 times this week. Again, I'm in a quandary with this one, but at least this time, it's choosing from a bunch of pretty good choices.

I could also bench either Etienne or Pierce for Stevenson at RB and play one of the WRs at flex, but Etienne and Pierce seem like every week "set it and forget it" RBs at this point.

I'll be fully transparent that I'm a big believer in Edwards, partly because I need him to take over, but I also genuinely think that Baltimore staff loves Edwards in a similar way they love Dobbins. I was expecting it to be a pure split if Dobbins had been around, with him gone I really think Edwards will see the bulk of it all. The only worry currently is they may not consider him full speed just yet, so I'm sure Drake will see some touches. But if last week was any indication where he still saw 16 carries it's only going to get better for him from here.

I also have him in a 1/2 PPR league and it's true he won't be much of a factor in the passing game probably.

To sum it up, I'd go Edwards, Benjamin (Henderson if Connor goes), Claypool

I also have Henderson for what it's worth and plan on benching him. I dropped Alec Pierce this week, I really don't think he's even a consideration. If Parris Campbell is still available in your league I'd rather take a shot with him over Pierce. Campbell vs Claypool is like a coinflip though and I still might lean Claypool.

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For your bottom scenario I'd say definitely go Stevenson in the flex. The WR looks pretty tough. Mooney I probably wouldn't consider, but any of the other 3 I don't think there's one better than another. I'd probably go Pickens, but really you have a case for any of those 3.

Thanks (on spread). I think I'm leaning towards playing Edwards tomorrow and then see about Sunday. Henderson's matchup is pretty bad (@SF), so sitting him isn't too bad, although Benjamin's isn't great, either (@Min). Allgeier is just a high floor / low ceiling option since Atlanta is committed to the run even if they are down by 4 TDs.

Etienne is a made guy at this point. Ditto Pierce

First scenario i'm going Edwards and eno, with henderson if conner is back. WR i'll go claypool. you said it yourself they'll throw a lot. i would think indy/washington is a cheap ugly game so i'm not feeling pierce.
Kirk over Henderson. tough matchup for henderson. i also think the rams make a trade at RB and bring someone in.

no idea between aiyuk and pickens. i want it to be pickens but that's because i have shares too. hard to say. probably aiyuk.

we spoke about Mooney and he may be turning his season around right now but let's see him do it again before leaning on him like that over these other talents.

Thanks (also on spread). I want it to be Pickens, too, but because I'm a Steelers fan and therefore, I'd love nothing more than to see him develop into a dominant WR1, LOL. Honestly, I wouldn't be uncomfortable starting Pickens every week at this point, it's just that this team has several good options.