Quote :

"I countered and then he countered: I get: Heath Miller Clinton Portis For: Calvin Johnson Owen Daniels"

^ Heath Miller is not really a pass-catching tight end in Pittsburgh's offense, which is weird because he was one of the best coming out of UVA. I doubt you will get more than 1 or 2 points a week from him. Daniels is a good scoring option at TE.

Not a good trade for you in my opinion.

[Edited on October 1, 2009 at 1:53 PM. Reason : a]

10/1/2009 1:52:52 PM

just claimed Tashard Choice

I'm hoping for big things this weekend from him

10/1/2009 1:54:44 PM

Calvin Johnson @ CHI
Mario Manningham @ KC
Percy Harvin vs GB
Terrell Owens @ Miami


i'm starting Johnson, i need to pick 2 out of the remaining three

[Edited on October 1, 2009 at 2:06 PM. Reason : TO, I hate you.]

10/1/2009 2:06:30 PM

Don't be sexy, start TO

10/1/2009 2:18:17 PM

Some of these trades aren't even worth posting.

Why would you trade Calvin Johnson for Clinton Portis and downgrade your TEs?

Silly.

10/1/2009 2:25:17 PM

Quote :

" Heath Miller Clinton Portis For: Calvin Johnson Owen Daniels""

This might be the worst trade I have ever seen in my life. Just hand over your money now and quit playing Fantasy

10/1/2009 2:36:57 PM

Nice hyperbole cunt face


way to go rallydurham on his ass

10/1/2009 2:39:29 PM

^guy obviously has no business playing fantasy though

10/1/2009 2:45:22 PM

For some people, its just a fun excursion, and not the cutthroat fuck you world you people make it out to be

10/1/2009 2:46:56 PM

A guy in my league has put Vincent Jackson and Greg Jennings on the block, says he needs RB.

I really like both these guys and want to go after Jackson. We start 2 RB, 2 WR, and a flex. At the moment I have the following:

RB: Willis McGahee, Cedric Benson, Darren McFadden, and the 3 Browns (Lewis, Harrison, Davis)
WR: Jerricho Cotchery, Roddy White, Donald Driver

Ideally I'd like to offer him McGahee and Driver (2 overachievers in my mind) for both Jackson and Jennings. I assume he'd reject that offer, so I'd come back with McGahee for Jackson. Here are my questions though:

1) What are people's views on McGahee and Driver? Obviously they are probably playing at least a bit above their heads, but how much?
2) Even if I walk away from this trade a winner, it still puts me in a bit of a crappy spot at RB. I'd then be having to start McFadden, who hasn't shown anything this year. Would it be worth the trade?
3) Would it be a bad trade if I ended up trading both Driver and McGahee for either Jackson or Jennings?

[Edited on October 1, 2009 at 3:10 PM. Reason : a]

10/1/2009 3:02:15 PM

Keep willis and Cedric benson....both will finish the season as top 15 RBs.

I love Vincent Jackson this year, but it's not worth it unless you can trade away your non-starters. You don't have anyone at RB that can start besides those two, as I consider McFadden a RB3/Flex usually....maybe a RB2....and you can pretty much get rid of the Browns squad...no clue why you'd have 3 browns RBs on one team. Even if one emerges.....it's the fucking Browns.

Maybe get rid of Driver and McFadden for Vincent, or some shit like that...if you can pull it off. But you'll be hurting if you get rid of Ced or Willis.

10/1/2009 4:02:30 PM

Pick 1: PPR
Santonio Holmes
Devin Hester
Wes Welker (if he plays)

Pick 2:
Thomas Jones
Joseph Addai
Knowshon Moreno

Pick 3: Non PPR
Randy Moss
Devin Hester
Derrick Mason
Mario Manningham
Mike Sims-Walker
Wes Welker (if he plays)

10/1/2009 5:33:41 PM

^
Pick 1: Welker if he plays....otherwise Holmes

Pick 2: Addai and Moreno

Pick 3: Moss, Sims-Walker, Manningham

10/1/2009 6:44:05 PM

Welker could reportedly be shut down for the season.

10/1/2009 7:08:12 PM

reported by who?

10/1/2009 7:28:23 PM

^^ source on that?

According to Jerry Jones Marion Barber should play on Sunday.

10/1/2009 7:35:10 PM

due to injuries and bye weeks I need to decide between:

Pierre Garcon (Sea)
or
Johnny Knox (Det)

for my flex position. Non-PPR Yahoo standard scoring league.

10/1/2009 8:04:37 PM

garcon. peyton is #2 qb in NFL, so garcon has good value.

thats why i am afraid of dropping anthony gonz. my nightmare scenario is i drop him, someone gets him, he takes the job back and has very good games in fantasy playoffs.

I dont have a TE this week. lesean mccoy and a.gonz are my most droppable players. 14 team league, so i dont want to drop good guys out there.

10/1/2009 8:12:50 PM

^^ pretty even choice there. Knox could have a great game against a terrible DET defense. Cutler should be able to open it up and Knox could get alot of looks. Manning has more weapons against SEA so garcon may see limited touches (and SEA defense is better at the pass than the run).

10/1/2009 8:31:17 PM

^^^^

Quote :

"Patriots | Reiss speculates that Welker could be shut down around week 8 Wed Sep 30, 04:39 PM Mike Reiss, of ESPNBoston.com, reports that he wouldn't be surprised if Patriots WR Wes Welker is "shut down" around the team's week 8 bye to have his knee "cleaned out". Reiss writes "My hunch is that he is dealing with some type of swelling in the knee, and the fact that it's happened so early in the season is troubling. It will not surprise me if there comes a point at which Welker is shut down -- maybe around the bye -- with the thinking to have the knee cleaned out so he has a chance to return to full health. This is all speculation on my part based on my feeling that that when a player is dealing with a knee injury and is a game-time decision in Weeks 2 and 3, it's usually not the type of situation that goes away on its own.""

Sorry I should've waited till I was on my PC not my phone so I could type out more on that. Its just speculation, but at this point I'm anxious for any Welker news (I'm a Brady owner) and this is not the type I want to hear.

10/1/2009 9:09:36 PM

i need a replacement for frank gore for the next few weeks.

i have beanie wells (Ari) and larry johnson (kc) on my bench currently.

available in my league are Carnell Williams (TB), Knowshon Moreno (Den), Derrick Ward (TB), Heath Evans (NO), and Le'Ron McClain (Bal).

who would you use?

10/1/2009 9:58:14 PM

so i have gore and i've gotten some ridiculous trade offers for him (like steve slaton straight up)... i'm not too worried about it b/c i have some decent backups (and coffee) but in your leagues has anybody traded gore for anything worthwhile?

10/1/2009 10:13:02 PM

^^Knowshon, hands down.

10/1/2009 10:21:01 PM

What do you think about his trade: give LT and get Steve Smith (panthers)

RBs: donald brown, choice, marshawn, mccoy, LT
WRs: garcon, burleson, a.gonz, roddy white


can only start 2 of each. I figure I can rotate backs based on situation and get a good result every week.

[Edited on October 1, 2009 at 10:26 PM. Reason : also ppr]

10/1/2009 10:24:10 PM

That's tough becuase all of those backs split time. But you need WR help. I'm not sure.

pick three

MJD
Ryan Grant
Pierre Thomas
Marshwn Lynch

10/1/2009 10:39:09 PM

^^ Definitely a good trade for PPR. Especially with LT being injury prone and Steve Smith as the #1 WR.

^ MJD, Thomas, Grant. Dont expect Lynch to play often as its his first game back and the MIA Def is very good against the run.

[Edited on October 1, 2009 at 10:44 PM. Reason : a]

10/1/2009 10:43:02 PM

kinda the same as ^^, but pick 3

MJD vs ten
grant vs min
pierre thomas vs jets
glen coffee vs stl
brandon jacobs vs kc

figure i have to start mjd since he was my first rounder

[Edited on October 2, 2009 at 12:19 AM. Reason : ,]

10/2/2009 12:18:09 AM

not to mention MJD is the best of the bunch...him and coffee fo sho. 3rd up to elsewhere..im thinking jacobs.

pick 3:
Coffee STL
Hester DET
F Jackson @MIA
Marshall DAL
Lynch @MIA
LDT @Pit

[Edited on October 2, 2009 at 1:52 AM. Reason : ,]

10/2/2009 1:47:06 AM

You guys think its too early to go ahead and try to cash out on Welker?

10/2/2009 2:58:26 AM

^for what it's worth, i'm trying to

10/2/2009 5:08:32 AM

Quote :

"MJD vs ten grant vs min pierre thomas vs jets glen coffee vs stl brandon jacobs vs kc"

MJD, Coffee, Jacobs

Quote :

"pick 3: Coffee STL Hester DET F Jackson @MIA Marshall DAL Lynch @MIA LDT @Pit"

Coffee, Marshall, Hester

10/2/2009 9:16:04 AM

The question I will be asking myself every week till I trade one of these two:

Matt Schaub vs Oakland
Tom Brady vs Baltimore

Also, if anyone wants to chime in:

Pick 3
Steve Smith (NYG) @ KC
Marques Colston v NYJ
Chad Ochocinco @ Cle
Mike Sims-Walker v Ten

Pick 2
Knowshon Moreno v Dal
Glen Coffee v StL
Willie Parker v SD
Donald Brown v Sea

And pick 1 out of those for my flex

10/2/2009 9:30:37 AM

I like the Schaub matchup better than Brady this week. BAL has a very similar defense to the Jets and they shut him down and Welker is most likely out.

Pick 3: Colsten, Ocho, Sims-Walker

Pick 2: Coffee and Brown. I dont think Parker is going to be very effective with the turf toe (also didnt practice Thurs).

Flex: Steve Smith


[Edited on October 2, 2009 at 9:55 AM. Reason : a]

10/2/2009 9:53:32 AM

i picked up cincy's defense, so would you guys play them against the brownies, or denver against dallas

10/2/2009 9:56:08 AM

Cincy vs Cleveland



Coffee, McFadden or Jackson for my 2nd RB spot in a PPR league ?

Santana, Roy Williams, Brandon Marshall, or a leftover RB for the flex in that league ?

[Edited on October 2, 2009 at 10:15 AM. Reason : x]

10/2/2009 10:09:45 AM

i really like cincy this weekend.

10/2/2009 10:10:33 AM

Cincy. I'm telling you guys that Denver's D is a trap.

They are pretty good, but they ARE NOT the #1 defense in football. Don't treat them as such.

Cleveland has not scored double digit points all year....and Cincy's D looked pretty stout against Pitt last week.

I'm starting Cincy for my bye week.

Also, i see people sleeping on Pierre Thomas this week. He's back and apparently healthy, and despite the tricky matchup is a good play this week. Mike Bell is out, and Bush is no longer a threat to his carries. And did you watch him run all over the place last week....in one half? The Jets D is scary good, but it's not like they can load the box or anything.

Schaub vs. Oak is an easy choice over Brady this week.

[Edited on October 2, 2009 at 10:13 AM. Reason : ]

10/2/2009 10:12:40 AM

Devery Henderson or Jericho Cotchery?

They are playing each other, and I am leaning towards Cotchery because of the Jets strong pass defense.

10/2/2009 10:18:06 AM

^ Cotchery because the Jets will have to play from behind, which means alot of passes.

10/2/2009 10:30:04 AM

Now that I think about it, I could drop someone else instead, pick 3

Devery Henderson (NO) NYJ
Santonio Holmes (PIT) SD
Chad Ochocinco (CIN) @ CLE
Jerricho Cotchery (NYJ) @ NO

Also, I really hope Marion Barber plays, this week was awful for my RB, 2 out of 4 had byes, and the other 2 are questionable/probable for week 4...

10/2/2009 10:54:11 AM

OK, I was offered a trade today.

I'd give up Vincent Jackson.

I'd get Fred Jackson & Carson Palmer.

My team (core positions):
QB: Flacco
RB: Jacobs, Parker, Tomlinson, C. Williams, and C. Taylor
WR: S. Moss, Ward, Royal, Holt, D. Mason

I don't really want to get rid of Jackson, and I'd rather get rid of Moss personally, but what do you all think? Deal or no deal?

10/2/2009 12:14:16 PM

I wouldn't. We still don't know what Fred Jacksons role will be with Lynch back. And you don't really need Palmer much.

10/2/2009 12:15:19 PM

LT coming back against PIT
or
Tarshard Choice against DEN

10/2/2009 12:21:21 PM

^Taster's Choice vs. the Broncos

The guy wanting to trade with me has Colston. Should I just trade for him straight up for Jackson?

[Edited on October 2, 2009 at 12:23 PM. Reason : guess?]

10/2/2009 12:22:36 PM

i would never give up Vincent Jackson for those two

Jackson is PRIV's #1 guy

[Edited on October 2, 2009 at 12:25 PM. Reason : Flacco is getting better every week]

10/2/2009 12:25:12 PM

^In P.Riv we trust.

10/2/2009 12:29:47 PM

damn straight

10/2/2009 12:34:26 PM

Vincent Jackson at this point is a DO NOT TRADE.

He's going to be a top 10 reciever this year for sure, maybe even top 5....he's been a sleeping giant and is finally waking up and you want to trade him?

When looking at a trade, figure out why the person wants to trade. For example, in the above case he's trading Fred Jackson because he was awesome, but Lynch is coming, which means a committee. Everyone should be trying to trade Fred Jackson and selling high. So this guy is also trying to buy Vincent Jackson lowish....not many people talk about V. Jack but he's the #2 WR right now and shows no signs of slowing down. IMO he's the #1 WR so far, based on his consistency. Guys like that win you championships....

Oh, and final trade advice....if a guy has to give you two lower quality players to get your higher quality player...don't do it....in general. You want that elite talent and don't want to dilute your roster.

[Edited on October 2, 2009 at 1:29 PM. Reason : ]

10/2/2009 1:28:26 PM

just proposed fred for vincent. lets hope the guy is a moron

10/2/2009 1:38:06 PM

Suggestions for WR/RB flex positions in a PPR league

Pick two:

Ted Ginn, Jr - Buffalo at home
Pierre Garcon - Seattle at home
Laveranues Coles - at Cleveland
Bobby Wade - Giants at Home
Rashard Mendenhall - SD at Home, assuming Parker is out

[Edited on October 2, 2009 at 1:48 PM. Reason : ..]

10/2/2009 1:46:48 PM