Fantasy football

Bills D at Oakland or Eagles D at Washington? I'm leaning toward the Bills.

 

Jeremy Hill vs. Denver or Joique Bell vs. Chicago? Feels like a Joique Bell week.

 

I'd go Hill, but that's a tough one..

 

Found this interesting, if not particularly surprising.

Most common players on finalists in ESPN standard leagues
Player Team % of Rosters
DeMarco Murray Cowboys 41%
Le'Veon Bell Steelers 40%
Odell Beckham Jr. Giants 39%
Rob Gronkowski Patriots 34%
Antonio Brown Steelers 33%
Baltimore D/ST Ravens 33%
Andrew Luck Colts 33%
C.J. Anderson Broncos 30%
T.Y. Hilton Colts 30%

 

Surprisingly, I had none of these players. Not surprisingly, I am not a finalist.

 

It's interesting, because it's a combination of guys who had great seasons, and more specifically, played well last week, at least in most cases.

I'm guessing that's why Manning and Rodgers aren't on that list.

 

I've got four of them on one finalist, two on the other.

 

I've got Bell and Hilton on my finalist team in an ESPN league.

In other fantasy news, Gerhart's touchdown tonight may have saved a Redditor from having to drink his own piss:

http://www.reddit.com/r/fantasyfoot...tart_the_white_rhino_with_confidence_tonight/

 

You get some decent points from Tenn? Did get the obligatory 4 sacks but no turnovers.

Bills D without a doubt. No-brainer to me. Second best D in my league all year. Against Oakland? You kidding?

 

I changed course at the last minute and stuck with the Fins, after doing an informal poll of friends, who all thought the Jags might be decent last night. TEN ended up with just six points, so hopefully Miami can do better than that.

 

Not so fast, my friend.

Philadelphia leads the fantasy world in defense/special teams points this season -- remember the ST is part of this, too. The Eagles have 10 return touchdown this season -- 10! -- to Buffalo's four. They have also blocked five kicks and recovered 15 fumbles, both league highs.

And Washington is the worst train wreck in the league right now, especially on offense. The Redskins have given up more fantasy points to defenses that any team except Jacksonville and have allowed six return TDs this season to Oakland's four. And Washington has allowed five or more sacks in each of its past six games, including seven each in its past two. Redskins QBs have been sacked 36 times in that span. The Raiders? Only 14 sacks allowed in those six games. Oh, and the Eagles are only two sacks behind Buffalo for the league lead.

I'm going with the Eagles.

 

Well, OK, then. Didn't consider the Eagles return game. Guess you can't go wrong wither way. I'd still go with the Bills, since defense is more reliable than ST, and Buffalo just seems to be getting better. They have allowed a total of 50 points over the last three weeks and have 3 TDs in that span. But I wouldn't want to count on return TDs.