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@ProFootballTalk: Vikings add Charles Johnson to fill Adrian Peterson's roster spot http://t.co/FGPGhMNLe4

Charles Johnson isn't the RB1 for Vikings now is he? Does that just mean he's more or less filling out a team list or something?

EDIT: Wait he's a WR. I'm confused.

Teams have a fixed number of players they can have on their active roster at any one time.
Adrian Peterson's indefinite suspension means the Vikings had an opening.
So they filled it with a wide receiver.
That's all this means.

Asiata and McKinnon are still the primary ball carriers in Minnesota. With Joe Banyard in reserve and MarQueis Gray as acting fullback.

 

[J. Bravo]

got bernard, spiller, and terrence west starting right now. should i replace one of them with joique bell? espn said bell is a guy to start, but it's not like the other 3 backs are terrible haha. also, cousins or russell wilson?

edit: oh and fuck in my other pay league i also have some good rbs.

you guys think i should change anything? what sucks is that miller and davis both play at 3:25, but my other rbs play at noon. so i can't wait and see if knile gets the start. (although i think he will)

 

[UberTag]

got bernard, spiller, and terrence west starting right now. should i replace one of them with joique bell? espn said bell is a guy to start, but it's not like the other 3 backs are terrible haha. also, cousins or russell wilson?

edit: oh and fuck in my other pay league i also have some good rbs.

you guys think i should change anything?

I would bench West for Bell.
Start Wilson against the Broncos in the Superbowl rematch.

As for your other league, I would swap Miller in to your flex spot in place of Fred Jackson.
And replace them both with Knile Davis if Charles is ruled out before kickoff.

 

[J. Bravo]

I would bench West for Bell.
Start Wilson against the Broncos in the Superbowl rematch.

As for your other league, I would swap Miller in to your flex spot in place of Fred Jackson.
And replace them both with Knile Davis if Charles is ruled out before kickoff.

aight pretty much what i was thinking. i just don't like that the chiefs might not announce anything about charles until game time.

 

[UberTag]

aight pretty much what i was thinking. i just don't like that the chiefs might not announce anything about charles until game time.

They probably won't... but you've got Miller so your ass is covered either way.
Charles has to be ruled active or inactive either way.

It's actually a better situation because you've got Knile and Miller and not Charles and Miller.
If you had Charles, you could get screwed over by a late "active" ruling only for him to not play and/or get re-injured right away.
Because you've got Knile, you can safely bench him for Miller without any risk so long as Charles is deemed eligible to play (which will be disclosed an hour before the late games).

The only instance where you may have a tough decision is if you're getting throttled in the early games, need a home run hitter and Reid's employing transparent active/inactive shenanigans on Charles. Davis has a much higher ceiling than Miller IF you believe he's getting the volume he got last week. But if your game is close, don't even entertain that idea and take the safe play in Miller. He's not losing the job to Damien Williams this week.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

I'd go with Hawkins.

But would you then keep MIchael Floyd active in place of Fred Jackson?

 

[UberTag]

But would you then keep MIchael Floyd active in place of Fred Jackson?

I have a hard time starting Floyd in any lineup until Palmer's back.
Stanton is dialed in on Fitz.

 

[RBH]

But would you then keep MIchael Floyd active in place of Fred Jackson?

Even though Jackson is struggling compared to last year thus far, I just can't keep Floyd in the lineup as long as Stanton is behind center. And Jackson is still getting 10+ touches/game so far, so I feel like he has more opportunities than Floyd for the time being.

 

[mr2xxx]

Who's better to keep for the rest of the year in a PPR league, Wheaton or Quick?

 

[Captainbojanglesiii]

Who's better to keep for the rest of the year in a PPR league, Wheaton or Quick?

I'm not a fan of either, but I think Wheaton is the better WR and therefore has more upside.

 

[UberTag]

Who's better to keep for the rest of the year in a PPR league, Wheaton or Quick?

I think in a perfect world I'd prefer to keep both of them. They're both going to be targeted a ton.

All things being equal, however... I'll let the fantasy playoffs break a tie.

Weeks 14-16 for the Steelers = @ Cincinnati / @ Atlanta / vs. Kansas City
Weeks 14-16 for the Rams = @ Washington / vs. Arizona / vs. NY Giants

That's a much nicer playoff sched for Wheaton... all 3 teams currently bottom 10 in giving up points to wide receivers. Granted, that will probably change somewhat over the next 3 months. Of course, if I know my Rams receiver history, Quick will be lucky to make it to Week 10 before landing on the IR. When a star receiver breaks out for St. Louis they seldom last for long. Plus, I'll trust a receiver that has Big Ben throwing to him far more than one that has the worst stable of QBs in the entire league throwing to him.

Also, if you got a kick out of seeing Matt Ryan & Julio Jones undress the Bucs on Thursday night... guess who's hosting Tampa Bay next week?

 

[FUBAR McDangles]

Need help deciding a trade, bros.

I was offered Josh Gordon and Vincent Jackson for Wes Welker.

Standard scoring, 3 WR starts. I have, before the trade:

Randall Cobb
Sammy Watkins
Wes Welker
Cecil Shorts III
Hakeem Nicks

Josh Gordon is not going to play for a few more games, correct? And Vincent Jackson has been a bust thus far. Wes Welker, though, has a long injury history.

What do, gaf?

 

[UberTag]

Need help deciding a trade, bros.

I was offered Josh Gordon and Vincent Jackson for Wes Welker.

Standard scoring, 3 WR starts. I have, before the trade:

Randall Cobb
Sammy Watkins
Wes Welker
Cecil Shorts III
Hakeem Nicks

Josh Gordon is not going to play for a few more games, correct? And Vincent Jackson has been a bust thus far. Wes Welker, though, has a long injury history.

What do, gaf?

Make the deal. Just be mindful that Gordon isn't playing until WEEK 12. That's more than a few more games. You "may" have him in some form for the last two weeks of your regular season. And I'd actually give that trade some pause if you're in a league with an extremely short bench (which you're probably not seeing that you're rostering a stiff like Hakeem Nicks).

 

[Captainbojanglesiii]

Need help deciding a trade, bros.

I was offered Josh Gordon and Vincent Jackson for Wes Welker.

Standard scoring, 3 WR starts. I have, before the trade:

Randall Cobb
Sammy Watkins
Wes Welker
Cecil Shorts III
Hakeem Nicks

Josh Gordon is not going to play for a few more games, correct? And Vincent Jackson has been a bust thus far. Wes Welker, though, has a long injury history.

What do, gaf?

Do it. Welker is way too risky I think. Vincent Jackson is a stud WR and is the number one, where Welker is probably the number four option in Denver. Once Glennon gets back to his form last season, Vincent Jackson is a very viable option.

Josh Gordon is just an added bonus.

WR1: Cobb
WR2: Watkins
FLEX: Jackson

and then you have Gordon for the playoffs.

 

[sf2fanatic]

Which two of the three assuming AJ Green plays tomorrow should I use?
K Allen
Mike Wallace
Or Green?

 

[UberTag]

Which two of the three assuming AJ Green plays tomorrow should I use?
K Allen
Mike Wallace
Or Green?

Allen is actually the bigger injury question mark of that trio right now.
He's probably who I leave on the bench as well (even if he's active). At least until Rivers and Gates stop canoodling so much.

 

[sf2fanatic]

Allen is actually the bigger injury question mark of that trio right now.
He's probably who I leave on the bench as well (even if he's active). At least until Rivers and Gates stop canoodling so much.

Cool thx.

 

[Choomp]

Here's what I got this week
QB: Peyton Manning
RB: Matt Forte
RB: DeMarco Murray
WR: Keenan Allen
WR: Eric Decker
WR/TE: Delanie Walker
TE: Jordan Cameron
FLEX: Brian Quick
FLEX: Khiry Robinson
Panthers D/ST
K: Steven Hauschka

Bench: Frank Gore, Nick Foles, Justin Forsett, Maurice Jones-Drew, Victor Cruz, Josh Gordon, Andrew Hawkins.

I feel like I need to change some things. Any advice? Cameron, Allen, and Decker are questionable.

 

[Captainbojanglesiii]

Here's what I got this week
QB: Peyton Manning
RB: Matt Forte
RB: DeMarco Murray
WR: Keenan Allen
WR: Eric Decker
WR/TE: Delanie Walker
TE: Jordan Cameron
FLEX: Brian Quick
FLEX: Khiry Robinson
Panthers D/ST
K: Steven Hauschka

Bench: Frank Gore, Nick Foles, Justin Forsett, Maurice Jones-Drew, Victor Cruz, Josh Gordon, Andrew Hawkins.

I feel like I need to change some things. Any advice? Cameron, Allen, and Decker are questionable.

Get Khiry out I'd say. Put in Gore or Cruz. Despite him not showing up thus far, I see it difficult to not start Cruz, especially with all of your injured players.

 

[UberTag]

I feel like I need to change some things. Any advice? Cameron, Allen, and Decker are questionable.

It's hard to give you proper advice unless we know your scoring system (i.e. PPR? Standard? Other variables?).

Secondly, I doubt Decker plays... and unless you have another starter from that Jets/Bears game (apart from Forte who you'll play regardless) you can't really wait until Monday night to find out. I would pick up Kerley if he's available as a handcuff as it's a nice matchup for either of those guys.

Thirdly, I'll give Cameron 50/50 odds that he suits up. They certainly won't lean on him if he's out there due to his health and the upcoming bye week. He's a gamble that may not be worth taking when you've got other options like Gore, Forsett and Hawkins on your bench.

Lastly, there's a decent chance Pierce doesn't play tomorrow which means you'll want to get Forsett into your lineup.

Unlike Captainbojanglesiii, I do still think it's not so difficult to leave Cruz on your bench.
I would probably start Foles over Peyton but that's strictly a judgement call. Go with your gut on that one.

 

[Kusagari]

Even if Cameron starts, is it worth starting Niles Paul over him?

 

[UberTag]

Even if Cameron starts, is it worth starting Niles Paul over him?

In PPR, I'd lean Paul over Cameron.
In Standard, I'd lean Cameron over Paul.

 

[FUBAR McDangles]

Make the deal. Just be mindful that Gordon isn't playing until WEEK 12. That's more than a few more games. You "may" have him in some form for the last two weeks of your regular season. And I'd actually give that trade some pause if you're in a league with an extremely short bench (which you're probably not seeing that you're rostering a stiff like Hakeem Nicks).

Do it. Welker is way too risky I think. Vincent Jackson is a stud WR and is the number one, where Welker is probably the number four option in Denver. Once Glennon gets back to his form last season, Vincent Jackson is a very viable option.

Josh Gordon is just an added bonus.

WR1: Cobb
WR2: Watkins
FLEX: Jackson

and then you have Gordon for the playoffs.

Well bench is six deep but it's 12 teams and I drafted focused on RBs. But then AP went down and Gerhart has shit the bed thus far so my team isn't the greatest. Somehow 2-0 though.

Then I look at Welker and imagine him and Manning hooking up for TDs all the time. But then the injuries...

So pull the trigger?

EDIT: Pulled the trigger. Got my boy Vince.

 

[Choomp]

My starts seem to depend on injuries. It seems like Allen will play, right? I'll keep him in, but Decker's playing on Monday and it'll be a risk keeping him in through tomorrow. I'll end up having to play Cruz at WR/TE if Cameron doesn't play.

 

[Maklershed]

Would it be too cute to drop Donnell for Carrier if its announced Vernon won't play tomorrow (which seems like a strong possibility)?

 

[AZ Greg]

Need thoughts. Standard scoring league. Trying to decide on my flex. Welker, Matt Asiata, or Khiry Robinson?

 

[El_Presidente]

Need thoughts. Standard scoring league. Trying to decide on my flex. Welker, Matt Asiata, or Khiry Robinson?

Hard not to go Welker. You know Peyton will give him his touches.



Im having a really hard time with my flex... Terrance West or Dwayne Bowe? Or wildcard that is Justin Forsett

 

[RBH]

I have 4 options for my FLEX and need some help picking which one to go with (it's a 12-team PPR league):


Michael Crabtree @ Arizona
OR
Shane Vereen vs. Oakland
OR
Zach Ertz vs. Washington
OR
Khiry Robinson vs. Minnesota

Still not sure about who to pick.

 

[Erico]

Which WR to start at the flex?
Sammy Watkins vs SD
Pierre Garcon @Phi

Watkins, right?

Also, which TE to start?
Larry Donnell vs Houston
Kyle Rudolph @NO

 

[Ninja Scooter]

Still not sure about who to pick.

i'm tempted to say Vereen at Oakland as the Raiders are terrible but you never know who Belickeck is going to give the most touches to

 

[harSon]

I'm not sure what to start:

My running backs are: Eddie Lacy, Frank Gore, Chris Ivory and Knile Davis. Lacy and Gore are obviously the big names, but they're both going against stout defenses, so I'm not sure who to start. And potential Flex options, not including the before mentioned running backs, are Kelvin Benjamin, Wheaton, Garcon, Brandin Cooks and Hawkins. Garcon is the big name, but he has been ass cheeks lately. I'm leaning towards Benjamin, since as a Steelers fan, I know how trash our defense truly is.

It's a PPR league BTW.

Any ideas? I really need a win this week. I have Aaron Rodgers, Antonio Brown, Julio Jones, Gronkowski, Bengals D and Blair Walsh rounding out the rest of my team.

 

[Triangulate]

Can't make up my mind, gone back and forth at least five times. 12 team standard scoring.

Pick 1 RB and 1 Flex:

Montee Ball
Pierre Thomas
Donald Brown
Michael Floyd


I don't like Ball in Seattle and I'm not sure about Floyd without Palmer, but they're the more talented of the four. Talent vs matchup.

 

[OJdaKiller]

Can't make up my mind, gone back and forth at least five times. 12 team standard scoring.

Pick 1 RB and 1 Flex:

Montee Ball
Pierre Thomas
Donald Brown
Michael Floyd


I don't like Ball in Seattle and I'm not sure about Floyd without Palmer, but they're the more talented of the four. Talent vs matchup.

I agree it's a tough call. No one really stands out as great.

I'd pick Ball and Thomas.

Ball strictly based on talent and draft position.
Thomas due to presumably a high scoring game at home for the Saints.

Floyd may bounce back this week as the 49ers aren't great statistically against the pass but Stanton can't throw long to Floyd..Or at least couldn't last week and has trouble his whole career throwing long.

Brown, imo, will get less carries than say Mathews would have, but he'll have a decent workload..Brown has never been a fantasy star..I think Woodhead gets more carries and they pass more..

 

[OJdaKiller]

Which WR to start at the flex?
Sammy Watkins vs SD
Pierre Garcon @Phi

Watkins, right?

Also, which TE to start?
Larry Donnell vs Houston
Kyle Rudolph @NO

Garcon and Donnell.

After one decent week I'm not jumping on the Watkins bandwagon just yet..Safe pick is Garcon in what is being anticipated as a higher scoring game.

Donnell..This one is tough..I hate Eli as a fantasy QB, but Donnell has produced the last couple of weeks with solid targets, catches, and yards...Don't get me wrong, it's close..If you like Rudolph more, go for it, as the Saints should be up big and that means passing for the Vikes..But pressure on Eli means shorter routes for Donnell...So I guess I just like Donnell more this week, it's not that I don't like Rudolph.

 

[Triangulate]

I agree it's a tough call. No one really stands out as great.

I'd pick Ball and Thomas.

Ball strictly based on talent and draft position.
Thomas due to presumably a high scoring game at home for the Saints.

Floyd may bounce back this week as the 49ers aren't great statistically against the pass but Stanton can't throw long to Floyd..Or at least couldn't last week and has trouble his whole career throwing long.

Brown, imo, will get less carries than say Mathews would have, but he'll have a decent workload..Brown has never been a fantasy star..I think Woodhead gets more carries and they pass more..

Yeah, Ball and Thomas are who I've got slotted right now after my latest lineup shuffle.

I agree there really aren't any great options, and after already getting disappointing games from Rainey and V Jackson, I pretty much have to make the right call here.

Thanks for the input.

 

[UberTag]

Im having a really hard time with my flex... Terrance West or Dwayne Bowe? Or wildcard that is Justin Forsett

Forsett if Pierce is ruled out. Otherwise, ride West.
Bowe is unstartable until he proves something. The only non-Chiefs running back I would entertain putting into a lineup right now is Kelce.

 

[Erico]

Garcon and Donnell.

After one decent week I'm not jumping on the Watkins bandwagon just yet..Safe pick is Garcon in what is being anticipated as a higher scoring game.

Donnell..This one is tough..I hate Eli as a fantasy QB, but Donnell has produced the last couple of weeks with solid targets, catches, and yards...Don't get me wrong, it's close..If you like Rudolph more, go for it, as the Saints should be up big and that means passing for the Vikes..But pressure on Eli means shorter routes for Donnell...So I guess I just like Donnell more this week, it's not that I don't like Rudolph.

Thanks for the help.
Yeah, I'm also leaning Donnell.
Might take a gamble on Watkins though. I'm desperate for big WR points after VJax's sub-par performance.

 

[Caddywompus]

Floyd V. Sanders

Stanton is in, so it wil be Fitz all day in ARI but a somewhat favorable passing matchup against division rival SF while Sanders is facing SEA and who I assume will have a pissed off Sherman on him since there is no Decker to erase from the box score this time. But Rivers/Allen had success with quick short passes so he might have a better day than Floyd on receptions alone.

Thoughts?

 

[DarkJediKnight]

I've got 2 great QB options this week. Who do you start:

Stafford or

Russell Wilson

 

[Choomp]

So for the time being I took out Cameron
and put Delanie in his spot, waiting to see if Bernard Pierce plays so I'll play Forsett there if not, and took out Eric Decker. I need someone for the WR/TE spot, do I put Andrew Hawkins or Victor Cruz there? Or should I pick someone up?

 

[SeanR1221]

In one league....

What should I do for the flex? Crabtree or Pierce? Pierce is still questionable, but let's assume he gets cleared to play.

In another league for the flex....

Cruz or do I take a chance on Hurns?

 

[RBH]

#Chiefs RB Jamaal Charles (ankle) is not expecting to play today, I’m told. Will still test it out pregame. Looking like Knile Davis

https://twitter.com/RapSheet/status/513683532070543360

 

[Maklershed]

Jordan Cameron expected to play.

Arian Foster looking unlikely. Rumors have it his replacement will be all three running backs with most touches likely going to Alfred Blue.

 

[ostrichKing]

Pick 3: Lamar Miller, Alfred Blue (may be starting with Foster out), Knile Davis, Jeremy Hill, Chris Johnson...any help is much appreciated!

Edit: non-ppr

 

[Chorazin]

J. Witten or Z. Ertz today? I'm so torn.

Standard scoring.

 

[Captainbojanglesiii]

Pick 3: Lamar Miller, Alfred Blue (may be starting with Foster out), Knile Davis, Jeremy Hill, Chris Johnson...any help is much appreciated!

Edit: non-ppr

Davis
Bleu if he starts
Hill

Miller and Johnson are risky starts, especially Johnson. Blue can score TDs in the redzone, Hill has big play potential on a run heavy offense and Davis is a must start this week.

Lamar Miller kinda sucks too...

 

[ostrichKing]

Davis
Bleu if he starts
Hill

Hill over Miller? And thanks!

 

[Captainbojanglesiii]

Hill over Miller?

Read the edit. I say yes, due to Miller's inconsistency.

 

[Crazymoogle]

Jordan Cameron starting...now I have to decide between him and Larry Donnell. ugh.

But yeah would start Blue over Chris Johnson for sure.

 

[Captainbojanglesiii]

J. Witten or Z. Ertz today? I'm so torn.

Standard scoring.

Until Witten and Romo get it together, Ertz every week.