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You'd think so given the matchup. Both QBs have been struggling of late, however.
I'd probably still lean on Rodgers over Freeman here.
It's not like Chicago's D is playing at the level they did at the start of the season, either.
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I'd probably still lean on Rodgers over Freeman here.
It's not like Chicago's D is playing at the level they did at the start of the season, either.
I couldn't get myself to sit Rodgers if I had him, even with last weeks pitiful performance.
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I'd go with the Fatman, TB's receivers are excellent and his running factor should come into play also. Yahoo! also projects him as a dud this week.
Also, this is for Puddles since I know he's lurking (I need to get on IRC and contact him)
Kickers and Defenses: Stealing points in Week 15
The Frankman
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Yeah, I know I'm posting a shitton of crap but this amused me:
Bitch Anderson...
oh Mr.
The Frankman
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Guys, I have a huge dilemma here. Playing in the semifinal game in my league and I don't know who to start. Bryce Brown vs a Cinny run defense that has looked good over the last few weeks, or Mikel Leshoure at Arizona, who has been horrible against the run. My gut says Brown will bounce back after last week but do I risk it? My problem with leshoure is that Joique Bell has been splitting carries and he sometimes is the redzone guy. Please help me GAF and thanks.
PS I have Ryan Mathews as well vs Carolina.
PS I have Ryan Mathews as well vs Carolina.
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Yeah, I know I'm posting a shitton of crap but this amused me:
oh Mr.BitchAnderson...
Nice anecdote you found there, Frank. Too bad that's quite a different scenario than what you pulled.
What this guy did: Sat a player in a game he had won to ensure a win. That's defendable. I have no problem with that.
What YOU did: With a playoff spot safely secured and trailing your final game, you sat a player hoping to intentionally tank the matchup to draw what you thought was a more advantageous first round playoff opponent.
You admitted as much yourself:
And later...
Then after your sitting BGE in that last regular season game cost me a spot in the finals, I called you out on it. A couple other people reacted negatively to you in the thread at that point.
That's when your story changed and you started lying in an attempt to defend yourself.
Lying through your teeth. There is no possible way that was applicable in your situation.
You had a playoff spot secured by more than 24 points at that point. There's no way "something crazy" was going to happen and BGE was going to score negative 24-something points.
Then a few days ago I see this thread had new posts so I clicked... to see you accusing somebody of doing something "bitchmade."
I couldn't help but comment on your hypocrisy.
Trying to game the playoff system to face a weaker opponent then lying once you get called out on it. I'd say that's pretty "bitchmade" (to use your word).
I think this is the part where you hurl some memes, gifs, challenges, and unrelated crap my way pretending like it didn't happen. Whatever.
The Frankman
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Bryce Bryce baby. Cincy has given up the 13th-most fantasy points to opposing RBs and Philly wants to be more run-heavy with Foles back there. Also LeShoure is ceding more and more carries to Joique Bell, even on non-passing downs, so don't question what can Brown do for you this week.
Agree. given matchups I'm considering sitting Gore this week for Bell, simply because I don't expect Gore to do diddly. (Can't actual get myself to sit a stud like Gore though.)
The Frankman
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Man, very surprised Eagles are passing so much with Foles. They had a lead, run that ball or playaction it at least. Bad INT leads to Cincy taking the lead.
Also BJGE... yikes.
Also BJGE... yikes.
ok guys question. i'm in the playoffs in both my leagues. i'm leading my espn matchup after week 1. thats what i mostly got questions about
first, my TEs
scott chandler vs seattle
OR
greg olsen @ san diego
now my QB (tough situation lol)
eli @ atlanta
freeman @ new orleans - this guy is projected for hella points, and he destroyed them last time.
kaepernick @ new england
also, who should i play in the FLEX position?
chris givens vs minny
deangelo williams @ san diego
cecil shorts @ miami - if he's not out, that is.
OR
the other TE.
this is by far the most difficult week i've had lol. last week eli came through for me, but i don't wanna miss out on 30 points from freeman, but eli is heating up, and colin is pretty beastin...
first, my TEs
scott chandler vs seattle
OR
greg olsen @ san diego
now my QB (tough situation lol)
eli @ atlanta
freeman @ new orleans - this guy is projected for hella points, and he destroyed them last time.
kaepernick @ new england
also, who should i play in the FLEX position?
chris givens vs minny
deangelo williams @ san diego
cecil shorts @ miami - if he's not out, that is.
OR
the other TE.
this is by far the most difficult week i've had lol. last week eli came through for me, but i don't wanna miss out on 30 points from freeman, but eli is heating up, and colin is pretty beastin...
The Frankman
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I'm going to give this a shot, but my accuracy lately has been bleh. Fair warning.
I like Olsen, I just can't trust Chandler. Plus KillaScam's revival/LaFell injury means more work for Greg.
Yikes... well Roto has Fatman 7th/Eli 8th/Colin 14th. It depends how far ahead you are. Eli and Freeman are solid plays, Kap gives you more upside. If you're up enough take Eli or Freeman as safe plays.
This is tough... Givens is nice but the CBs for Minny are no slouch. I don't trust players off a concussion. DAWill is a definite no for me. If it's between Chandler and Givens I go Givens, but check if Amendola plays first. If he does the decison is even more muddled.
Why I hate and love fake football: atttention to detail and analysis, and sometimes flip a coin.
thank you sir. going with freeman, olsen, and then for the flex i'll play givens. amendola is back i think which will take some of the heat off givens. i hope.
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It's a possibility but I wouldn't necessarily count on that being a positive. Amendola tends to be a target siphon whenever he's on the field so Givens would ultimately get fewer looks.
If Shorts is healthy and starting, you have to put him in your lineup ahead of any of your other flex options. He's listed as Probable and plays a 1:00pm game so you'll have plenty of advance notice should he be ruled out to insert another option like Givens.
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Romo or Roethlisberger?
Seems to be a wash to me, but wondering what you guys think.
Seems to be a wash to me, but wondering what you guys think.
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I think I would ride Ben between the two of them.
Romo has played better this season AWAY from the Dallas media scrutiny. (This game is at the Alamo Dome.)
And then you have the question marks surrounding Dez Bryant's fractured hand.
None of the other Cowboy receivers have shown Dez's consistency or big play ability of late.
I'm also not convinced that Murray is back to 100% health. His yards after contact has been terrible since his injury.
Can easily see the Steel Curtain selling out to stop the pass feeling Murray poses minimal threat.
Couple all of those factors with the fact that this is essentially a must-win game for the Steelers and they've played UP to the level of good competition (and down to the level of bad competition) and I think Big Ben has a really nice day here. Pittsburgh's also been historically solid versus the NFC.
We're also getting around that time of year where Dallas goes through its annual collapse from contention. That usually equates to Romo-generated turnovers.
I am facing a Romo dilemma myself and I'm playing Ubertag again and last time I didn't follow his advice he beat me by 3 points when I would've won had I listened to him. He made good points above, can't really argue with that ... if I had Big Ben I might do the same. Unfortunately my other choices are names such as Flacco (new OC & couldn't trust him anyway) and Wilson (they might run all day and 10 points when you win 58-0?).
I will say that I don't think the Steelers defense is the same without Ike Taylor not to mention their other cb Cortez Allen is out too now. Rivers was really picking on the backup corners last week to great success as well. I actually like the Cowboys not having much of a run game cause that means Romo has to do it all himself. Dez injury a huge concern, but Romo's been pretty consistent all season where Dez has not, so I'm rolling with "live by the Romo, die by the Romo" knowing he could post negative points at any week lol.
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Romo's the right call for you. Wilson won't have Sidney Rice in all likelihood to lean on either this week and you're absolutely correct about Ike Taylor's absence providing an undeniable weakness in Pittsburgh's pass defense that Romo can exploit.
Another reason for you not to start Flacco against me is that I've got Denver's D locked and loaded to pounce on any Flacco fumble, interception or Pick-6. Caldwell hasn't even called plays in college or the pros before. Cameron needed to go but the Ravens' timing here is unquestionably terrible. They should have cut their losses in the off-season.
Good news for you is that I've got 4 fantasy semifinal matchups on my plate this week which will ensure I'm distracted and unable to devote my full attention to any one matchup.
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I think I'd still plug in Torrey ahead of either of the St. Louis receivers with Amendola back in the mix. Only one of Gibson or Givens at most is going to deliver fantasy numbers alongside Amendola and you're bound to start the one who doesn't go off. I'd rather roll the dice on Smith even with Champ Bailey designated to shadow him all day.
I'm not expecting much in the way of offense on either side of the ball in that Broncos-Ravens contest.
Thinking we'll see something along the lines of an ugly 16-13 score with Baltimore pulling out the win.
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Like their setup. Only 4 bench spots and while I'd rather make a 3rd WR spot than two W/R/T Flex spots, very interesting After the season ends I plan to have some data for a new setup next year.
Like their setup. Only 4 bench spots and while I'd rather make a 3rd WR spot than two W/R/T Flex spots, very interesting After the season ends I plan to have some data for a new setup next year.
Here we go again! Thanks to your advice, I'm guaranteed monies, but I WANT IT ALL
QB: Colin Kaepernick @ NE
WR: Miles Austin vs Pit
WR: T.Y. Hilton @ Hou
RB: Ray Rice vs Den
RB: Knowshon Moreno @Bal
TE: Jimmy Graham vs TB
Flex: Victor Cruz @Atl
Flex: Mike Wallace @Dal
K: David Akers @NE
DST: Denver @Bal
Bench
Justin Blackmon @Mia
Stevan Ridley vs SF
Carson Palmer vs KC
Chris Givens vs Min
SF @ NE
The one's bolded are some I'm considering. Henne is up and down and all over the place, but I think he'd wanna play well against the team that let him go, so Blackmon could have another monster game.
Then there's Palmer vs KC. It can be a low scoring game, or a very high scoring one.
QB: Colin Kaepernick @ NE
WR: Miles Austin vs Pit
WR: T.Y. Hilton @ Hou
RB: Ray Rice vs Den
RB: Knowshon Moreno @Bal
TE: Jimmy Graham vs TB
Flex: Victor Cruz @Atl
Flex: Mike Wallace @Dal
K: David Akers @NE
DST: Denver @Bal
Bench
Justin Blackmon @Mia
Stevan Ridley vs SF
Carson Palmer vs KC
Chris Givens vs Min
SF @ NE
The one's bolded are some I'm considering. Henne is up and down and all over the place, but I think he'd wanna play well against the team that let him go, so Blackmon could have another monster game.
Then there's Palmer vs KC. It can be a low scoring game, or a very high scoring one.
The Frankman
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Going to say this calmly.
There is no way on God's green Earth do you play Palmer over Kapernick.
Now that I got that out of the way, I'm not high on Blackmon at all. There's no way 2-3 games outweigh 11-12. Blackmon is a very flawed WR who needs a terrible secondary to put up big numbers. I'd rather play Givens over someone rather than Blackmon.
That being said, I don't see who you sub out.
I know Kaepernick has a higher floor, but, like you said earlier, Palmer is a good garbage time QB. In our league, it's 6 points a TD. Palmer would have scored more points last week if it weren't for Kaepernick's rushing TD (bonus points for runs/passes over 40yards).
But I have to agree with you, Kaepernick is doing well.
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For the second consecutive week in the Economy League playoffs, I am BENCHING Aaron Rodgers, Pierre Garcon and Eric Decker.
My madness worked out once before. Let's see if it works out once again. THIS time as a huge underdog no less.
I'm also starting the Rams D directly against the biggest threat on the two teams I oppose in both GAF leagues this afternoon... none other than Superman himself, Adrian Peterson.
Time for Round 2 of "dumb things I once said earlier in this thread that may come back to haunt me this season"...
I dealt Austin to Hookers And Blow in exchange for Dwayne Bowe in a hasty deal back in Week 7.
Predictably I now face him with Bowe on IR and Austin poised for a big day.
If Austin is what sinks my ship then I should be barred from making any trades at all next season.
It was a trade that went south that sunk my ship in the semi-finals LAST season as Run DMC became a permanent benchwarmer while Reggie Bush teed off on my hapless Bills to the tune of 209 combined yards and a score on Week 15. Had Bush still been in my lineup instead of traded away, I don't lose to FPL by 8 1/2 points and the entire dynamic of the NQ3 playoffs is changed.
I'm hoping another trade from this season doesn't prove to be equally costly.
My madness worked out once before. Let's see if it works out once again. THIS time as a huge underdog no less.
I'm also starting the Rams D directly against the biggest threat on the two teams I oppose in both GAF leagues this afternoon... none other than Superman himself, Adrian Peterson.
Time for Round 2 of "dumb things I once said earlier in this thread that may come back to haunt me this season"...
Speaking of moves that may come back to haunt me, Azwethinkweiz is tapping into that infamous "trade w/ UberTag and good things will happen" karma by starting Miles Austin against my team this week.
I dealt Austin to Hookers And Blow in exchange for Dwayne Bowe in a hasty deal back in Week 7.
Predictably I now face him with Bowe on IR and Austin poised for a big day.
If Austin is what sinks my ship then I should be barred from making any trades at all next season.
It was a trade that went south that sunk my ship in the semi-finals LAST season as Run DMC became a permanent benchwarmer while Reggie Bush teed off on my hapless Bills to the tune of 209 combined yards and a score on Week 15. Had Bush still been in my lineup instead of traded away, I don't lose to FPL by 8 1/2 points and the entire dynamic of the NQ3 playoffs is changed.
I'm hoping another trade from this season doesn't prove to be equally costly.
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In the NEL Foster and Jones are trying to keep me in it. What a clusterfuck Brown was...
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Spiller and Smith proving to be clutch for the Broskis so far in the late games. Pushed my lead to 19.6 points over Hookers And Blow. Hope they keep it up.
Dinner Out vs. Phoenix looks like it'll come down to Hernandez vs. Welker tonight.
I haven't even looked at my Economy League matchup today but I'm assuming I'm losing.
This was a terrible week to face Adrian Peterson in 3 leagues.
Dinner Out vs. Phoenix looks like it'll come down to Hernandez vs. Welker tonight.
I haven't even looked at my Economy League matchup today but I'm assuming I'm losing.
This was a terrible week to face Adrian Peterson in 3 leagues.
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LONG ISLAND BROSKIS 108.32
HOOKERS AND BLOW 101.54
This is only the 3rd time in No Quitters playoff history that two non-eliminated teams have cleared triple-digits in their matchup.
The highest point score ever accumulated for a losing team in these matchups was 103.66 by Alex Anderson in the NQ2 semi-finals. That seems likely to be bested by whichever of these teams loses today.
EDIT: You can make that official now. Hookers And Blow just eclipsed that mark.
Both teams are going all-out for the win today.
LONG ISLAND BROSKIS 116.22
HOOKERS AND BLOW 112.54
H&B has now toppled the losing score in NQ1's infamous 1-point 3rd place game.
Whomever loses this matchup will have fielded the greatest fantasy team to never advance to the next round of the playoffs.
HOOKERS AND BLOW 101.54
This is only the 3rd time in No Quitters playoff history that two non-eliminated teams have cleared triple-digits in their matchup.
The highest point score ever accumulated for a losing team in these matchups was 103.66 by Alex Anderson in the NQ2 semi-finals. That seems likely to be bested by whichever of these teams loses today.
EDIT: You can make that official now. Hookers And Blow just eclipsed that mark.
Both teams are going all-out for the win today.
LONG ISLAND BROSKIS 116.22
HOOKERS AND BLOW 112.54
H&B has now toppled the losing score in NQ1's infamous 1-point 3rd place game.
Whomever loses this matchup will have fielded the greatest fantasy team to never advance to the next round of the playoffs.
Azwethinkweiz
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That reseeding was bullshit. I should've made it to the finals.
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You still might. Although yeah, we'd have both been sitting pretty right now had historic seeding been adhered to instead of landing us square against each other this week.
Whichever one of us loses this matchup will have been robbed.
EDIT: I have just signed Ryan Mallett to cheerlead from my bench as a good luck charm.
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LONG ISLAND BROSKIS 119.52
HOOKERS AND BLOW 114.84
My team is done. Just hoping to withstand the Austin-Miller onslaught over the next 5:39.
Watch my lead hold through regulation only to lose in overtime.
I'm predicting an Austin TD kills me in poetic fashion. The trade will be what does me in.
2 MINUTE WARNING
HOOKERS AND BLOW 114.84
My team is done. Just hoping to withstand the Austin-Miller onslaught over the next 5:39.
Watch my lead hold through regulation only to lose in overtime.
I'm predicting an Austin TD kills me in poetic fashion. The trade will be what does me in.
2 MINUTE WARNING
The Frankman
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In fairness, it's been in the rules since Day 1.
I'll argue starting Devin Hester as more of a problem...
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As it turns out, it looks like I'm losing in all of my other fantasy leagues this week. My fantasy championship hopes rest on holding this lead over Austin & Miller.
COWBOYS & STEELERS IN OVERTIME
The 1-yard line? Seriously?!?
C'mon Ryan Mallett Magic Time. No pass to Austin. Let Murray run this in!
BROSKIS WIN!!!
Good game Azwethinkweiz! You had one hell of a fantasy season. Hope you mop up next week in the 3rd Place game to win the $200 prize.
I'm cheering for Aaron Hernandez tonight. I want to prove my mettle against the NQ1 League Champion next week in the finals!
COWBOYS & STEELERS IN OVERTIME
The 1-yard line? Seriously?!?
C'mon Ryan Mallett Magic Time. No pass to Austin. Let Murray run this in!
BROSKIS WIN!!!
Good game Azwethinkweiz! You had one hell of a fantasy season. Hope you mop up next week in the 3rd Place game to win the $200 prize.
I'm cheering for Aaron Hernandez tonight. I want to prove my mettle against the NQ1 League Champion next week in the finals!
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There was no one left available that would've really given me anymore points.
I wonder how my season would've ended had Percy Harvin not been lost for the season in early November. The available WR pool was very thin at the time and I really didn't have many options. Using my WR flex (Boldin) at a starting spot and then putting in anyone I thought could get me points at all ultimately doomed me. Ah well, I guess we'll see what happens next year.
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This was such a crazy week of fantasy football. So many elite players dropped the ball despite amazingly good matchups today.
I'm not so sure it was a great trade but I know I would not have won today had I started the Muscle Hamster with his combined 35 yards.
It was just good fortune that none of the players that brought me to the dance laid an egg today. A lot of great fantasy enthusiasts who dominated their leagues this season aren't so lucky after Week 15.
Can't take anything for granted. My opponent next week is a former league champion who owns a 3-0 lifetime record against me. I've still got work to do.
I'm not so sure it was a great trade but I know I would not have won today had I started the Muscle Hamster with his combined 35 yards.
It was just good fortune that none of the players that brought me to the dance laid an egg today. A lot of great fantasy enthusiasts who dominated their leagues this season aren't so lucky after Week 15.
Can't take anything for granted. My opponent next week is a former league champion who owns a 3-0 lifetime record against me. I've still got work to do.
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Fork 'em, Sparky!
In my other league, I still have an outside chance of winning, especially if Brady throws another TD...
I would also except a pick-6 by Rob Ninkovich!!!
I would also except a pick-6 by Rob Ninkovich!!!
I texted a link of this post to him
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THIS right here is the reason I have to win this week.
Hey fellas... do you want some guy who doesn't even post on GAF winning our GAF money league? AGAIN!?
Granted, it's not just "some guy"... Dinner Out boasts a lifetime No Quitters win percentage of .661 with a sterling 41-21 record and one league championship.
He has like 10 more wins than the next closest owner.
He is the New York Yankees of No Quitters.
He is 3-0 against the Broskis.
And there would be no finer glory than to slay this dragon for the league championship next week. (And you can text him MY victory message when that happens!)
As far as I'm concerned, I'm representing every man, woman and child that's ever posted in this thread in my matchup next week.
Any and ALL advice you guys can forward along here or via PM will be welcomed.
Incidentally, I want to congratulate both greepoman and TheApatheticOne for making the NeoGAF Economy League championship game.
So yea about ADP... I mean STL has a decent defense and not like Ponder is gonna beat them...defies logic that he still put up 30. I think you made the same mistake I did though...putting any faith at all in the Flacco offense. Looks like with the Denver defense in you would've eeked out a win.
Can't blame you for playing Vjax,Hilton, and Cobb over Garcon and Decker but I am kind of curious as to your reasoning behind benching ARod? Still learning and I kind of just lucked out with a healthy team this year.
Hey now, slow your roll. Frankman can still win. Are you saying Titans are so bad Bironas won't be able to get 6 pts?
that might be right...god they've been awful to watch this season
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Main line of thinking was that Luck had played better than Rodgers the past month and that the Texans had surrendered more points on average the past 4 weeks to opposing QBs than the Bears had given up to any opposing QB all season.
Yeah, I suppose it's premature of me to write Frankman off here. I'm not really buying into his Bironas love the past couple weeks. We'll see how things play out tonight. I probably got ahead of myself as I'd love to face him for a 5th time this season in the Week 16 consolation game. Either that or I'm buying into Frankman's mantra of his teams finding a way to choke at the last minute.
Not really feeling Tenny tonight. Think the Jets lean on Greene and their defense overwhelms Locker, CJ and company.
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