(10-04-2024, 04:54 PM)coachmcneil71 Wrote: Their defense still got torched. Baker was efficient and had good numbers. Ts, Cousins has always managed to be fairly consistent and gets the most from his surrounding cast. 

A run is possible for sure, but would be a little surprising. He won't be facing such weak secondaries moving forward and if he throws 50 times a week they're probably in trouble. Plus that ATL defense is shaky at best. 

No doubt, I still think London and Mooney are consistent 8-12 point guys every week just due to the targets they get. Pitts I think is awful and is gonna disappoint more weeks than not.

I'd also say the Falcons defense being shaky at best would be a positive for the passing game.

Hard to judge anything after a solid week or two, Saints were the best offense in the league the first two weeks and now they have fallen off.

(10-04-2024, 05:10 PM)BobJones4980 Wrote: No doubt, I still think London and Mooney are consistent 8-12 point guys every week just due to the targets they get. Pitts I think is awful and is gonna disappoint more weeks than not.

I'd also say the Falcons defense being shaky at best would be a positive for the passing game.

Hard to judge anything after a solid week or two, Saints were the best offense in the league the first two weeks and now they have fallen off.

Solid reasoning about having to pass the ball more often than not. Cousins track record suggests that their offense should be solid week in and out. He's a tough rascal for sure. Stands in there and gets rid of it. Having Penix behind him is definitely a plus in case of injury. For my money Daniels and Penix were the two best QBs in this draft. 

Williams is talented but throwing a rookie into win now mode is a tough ask. I think both Penix and Daniels would have been a better fit for Chi-Town. Penix especially! He would probably be shredding defenses with the weapons that they have there. 

It was a mess, but I got a line-up for this week that I'm OK with.   What makes it rough is Mixon and DeVonte Smith going on and off and on and off the IL each week.  Add in  Montgomery has a bye week so that left me with no starting RB's and add in Chase Brown will have a rough time against Baltimore D.   So I had to make a ton of moves, especially this week.  I used 2 waivers this week to get starting RB's.  Williams who is suppose to be Broncos #1 RB this week, and the Ravens #2 RB who comes in for Henry and gets OK Fantasy points.  Since Bengals D is so awful right now, the Baltimore #2 RB and their TE Lively who gets the most passes.  Doubling down against Bengals D, one of these players could have a big game.  

So I had to move Mixon off IL and end of week back to IL.  So I had to add players to use as waiver trades to get 2 starting RB's that give me a chance this week.  Since RB''s in free agency are few, trying to get 2 starting RB's took some moves.  It will be so much easier if Mixon and Devonte Smith play again, and Montgomery comes off bye week. I lose Jefferson to bye week next week, but I can cover that with players I added and if some players come off IL.  

A big mess, but I had to make moves to field a team against tough Harley Dogs.  Otherwise I was sure to lose by 40 points.  I hope people get healthy, because I really don't like making this many player drops and adds just to come up with a starting roster.  I'm rooting for Bengals, but grabbing 2 Ravens to go against weak Bengals D was needed due to injuries and bye weeks.  I need my #3 pick Mixon and my #4 pick Devonte Smith to get healthy, because they are making this harder than  it should be, especially with others now getting bye weeks. Getting the Denver RB isn't bad, that waiver Saturday morning is far better than how little I had at RB with both starters out.

If you lose a WR or QB or other positions to IL, you can find OK help in free agency, but to not have either of your starting RB's is almost impossible to fill in F/A because good RB's are sandbagged so much on roster bench's for this very reason. It's why I added Rodgers to try to trade him or Darnold at QB for a RB, but that wasn't going to happen.  The Denver RB Williams and the Baltimore #2  RB that catches a lot of passes, I can live with those 2 starting at RB this week as fill ins. 

I'm just hoping I score more than 75 points with my waiver wire lineup this week. Lol

Robert Saleh and the supposed draft experts can suck it! Breece Hall, my number one draft pick, is now averaging 1.5 points per week the past two weeks. Pisses me off.

Due to key injury and bye week missing players, I would have needed a big week from Josh Allen to keep up with Harley Dogs.  I did not get it.   Still, Allen will put up points this season.  He will have 30 to 40 point weeks, just not this week.


ADD ON :  Monday morning I see my team scored over 100 points.  That isn't bad considering top players on  bye weeks and injured.  Harley Dogs put up close to 130 points.  We both scored over 100.  Yes, it's still a loss, but my team is putting up points.  I will get Montgomery off bye week, and Mixon and DeVonte Smith should be close to playing again.  My hopes are high that I have the first healthy team for me in the last 3 seasons.  I'm real close to having my team back that scored a lot in week one. 

Big shout out to the Bengals and Ravens defenses for sucking! Thanks for the lopsided scoring in fantasy this week.

Pittsburgh is winning the division. They're the only team in the division with a defense.

(10-07-2024, 10:25 AM)coachmcneil71 Wrote: Big shout out to the Bengals and Ravens defenses for sucking! Thanks for the lopsided scoring in fantasy this week.

Pittsburgh is winning the division. They're the only team in the division with a defense.

Pittsburg played Dallas who has not been very good this season. Dallas bad on defense this year after D Coordinator became Commanders head coach.  I wouldn't hand it to Steelers just yet.  It's too early and AFC NORTH is up for grabs.  Ravens are tough and Bengals looked better with players back from IL.  I don't know about Browns, but they are usually tough in Division Games.   No, I wouldn't hand it to the Steelers just yet.  I didn't see the Steelers vs Cowboys game, but Cowboys haven't looked that good in 2024, their defense has been awful first 4 games.  I think Bengals came close against the 2 teams that could be AFC Championship Game, Kansas City and Baltimore.....and I look for Bengals to put up wins because they are starting to get healthy and look real good

Chiefs and Ravens offenses are going to make most defenses look bad.  Bengals didn't get beat as bad as Buffalo did, Burrow put up points. I think Steelers are better at QB this year, but I don't think Steelers QB's are going to sweep Joe Burrow.  

(10-07-2024, 10:25 AM)coachmcneil71 Wrote: Big shout out to the Bengals and Ravens defenses for sucking! Thanks for the lopsided scoring in fantasy this week.

Pittsburgh is winning the division. They're the only team in the division with a defense.

It gets lonely down here in the basement doesn't it coach?

(10-07-2024, 11:26 AM)Tiger Teeth Wrote: It gets lonely down here in the basement doesn't it coach?

This sentence reminds me of a line from Stephen Kings IT! "We all float down here," or something like that.. Lol... The other cruel irony for me is that I've been bagging on Caleb Williams for sucking all season and he decides to show up the week that I play him. I thought that I had dodged a bullet when he left Cousins and his 500 yards on the bench.  

(10-07-2024, 10:41 AM)kevin Wrote: Pittsburg played Dallas who has not been very good this season. Dallas bad on defense this year after D Coordinator became Commanders head coach.  I wouldn't hand it to Steelers just yet.  It's too early and AFC NORTH is up for grabs.  Ravens are tough and Bengals looked better with players back from IL.  I don't know about Browns, but they are usually tough in Division Games.   No, I wouldn't hand it to the Steelers just yet.  I didn't see the Steelers vs Cowboys game, but Cowboys haven't looked that good in 2024, their defense has been awful first 4 games.  I think Bengals came close against the 2 teams that could be AFC Championship Game, Kansas City and Baltimore.....and I look for Bengals to put up wins because they are starting to get healthy and look real good

Chiefs and Ravens offenses are going to make most defenses look bad.  Bengals didn't get beat as bad as Buffalo did, Burrow put up points. I think Steelers are better at QB this year, but I don't think Steelers QB's are going to sweep Joe Burrow.  

Ravens vs Commanders coming up this weekend will be a very telling game. Commanders hung 30 plus on us and the Browns. Be interesting to see what they do with the Ravens. 

(10-07-2024, 01:11 PM)coachmcneil71 Wrote: Ravens vs Commanders coming up this weekend will be a very telling game. Commanders hung 30 plus on us and the Browns. Be interesting to see what they do with the Ravens. 

I don't see Washington in the NFC Championship Game so fast this year,  but Chiefs and Ravens in AFC Championship is very possible. ....Of course as a Bengals Fan, I hope Bengals win next week and all other AFC North teams playing lose. Climb to 2-4 and try to get to 4-4.  Bengals were far back in 1970 and 2012, and  got on a roll and made play-offs. It would help if Bengals have a winning record against AFC North teams, including paying Ravens back and beating them in Game 2 this season.  5-1 or 4-2 in Division Games would help Bengals.  I remember fans complained about Bengals in 2009 going 6-0 against AFC North, but I never saw why fans complained about sweeping the AFC North.  Maybe because losing twice in 7 days to the Jets at end of season and play-offs.  Heck, if Bengals can beat the AFC North teams and use that to make play-offs this year, I'm all for it. 

Washington turns out to be a better team than fans thought.   Of course Bengals are looking better as they get injured players back.  The DT's looked better because they did OK against Henry and Jackson up the gut most of game. 

We got some climbers. Harley is the new #1 with his 4th straight dub and Bob, after starting 0-2, is back in the race with his 3rd straight win. 

Congrats fellers.

(10-08-2024, 11:37 AM)rfaulk34 Wrote: We got some climbers. Harley is the new #1 with his 4th straight dub and Bob, after starting 0-2, is back in the race with his 3rd straight win. 

Congrats fellers.

Feels good after that rough start.

Now I probably lose to bfine with half his team on a bye because that's how fantasy works 

It appears we have a competitive league with lots of teams in contention thus far.

Someone please take Murray off my hands. Make a good trade offer. Someone? Anyone?

(10-09-2024, 11:40 AM)TecmoBengals Wrote: Someone please take Murray off my hands. Make a good trade offer. Someone? Anyone?

Throw some offers out there to teams weak at QB and hope you get a counter, that's how I got rid of Mahomes.

It atleast gives an idea of what you'd take.

(10-09-2024, 01:46 PM)BobJones4980 Wrote: Throw some offers out there to teams weak at QB and hope you get a counter, that's how I got rid of Mahomes.

It atleast gives an idea of what you'd take.

Time will tell if getting rid of Mahomes was a good move.  The team that got QB that just won back to back Super Bowls may have got the better of that trade. Most in NFL think Mahomes is pretty good. 

(10-09-2024, 04:44 PM)kevin Wrote: Time will tell if getting rid of Mahomes was a good move.  The team that got QB that just won back to back Super Bowls may have got the better of that trade. Most in NFL think Mahomes is pretty good. 

In football Mahomes is no doubt a good QB but for fantasy this season he is putting up some tough games.

Considering I had an Injured Raheem Mostert as my RB2 I needed to make a trade.

(10-09-2024, 01:46 PM)BobJones4980 Wrote: Throw some offers out there to teams weak at QB and hope you get a counter, that's how I got rid of Mahomes.

It atleast gives an idea of what you'd take.

I'd prefer people just overpay so I "win" the trade.