Fantasy football 2015

@Big Circus, Hilton is a tough call. I'm struggling with it myself. He's got an inviting matchup, but I shudder to think what's going to happen if it's Whitehurst throwing him the ball. It sounds like that's a pretty good possibility.

I'm totally at the point of overthinking every decision with my lineup.

Bortles and Brees will probably both end up around 25 points, but I'm agonizing over which one to start (leaning toward Bortles).

Then I start wondering if Yeldon is going to play, do I risk relying too much on the Jaguars' offense by starting him and Bortles, or should I hedge my bets and play Yeldon and Brees.

The list goes on ...

 

Brees is injured, right?

 

You're right. I hadn't yet seen the update that he has a torn plantar fascia. He played with it (and played well) through the whole second half Monday night, so I didn't think much of it. Makes the decision easy on Bortles.

Still waiting for an update on Yeldon, though I suspect he's not going to be healthy enough to start. That blows because I turned down two trade offers for him with an eye toward his awesome matchups during the fantasy playoffs.

 

How big of a loss will Tyrann Mathieu be for Arizona? I have Cobb going against the Cardinals, which would normally be a shitty matchup. How much does this improve his chances? Should I consider slotting in Stefon Diggs vs. the Giants? It worked for me last week with Ginn. I think I'm going to avoid Hilton, despite the good matchup.

Also starting for me at WR are Amari Cooper vs. SD (he lit them up earlier this year) and Ginn at ATL.

 

So weird that we live in a world where starting Ted Ginn Jr. in fantasy football is encouraged. For that alone Newton deserves the MVP.

 

Who's your Yeldon alternative? I'd be really surprised if he played.

 

Incredibly, he's got at least 80 yards and 2 TDs in each of the last three games.

 

McFadden at BUF or Gore vs. MIA. Despite Gore having a better matchup, I'm probably going to go with McFadden. He topped 100 yards vs. the Jets last week, so I'm hoping for an even better performance this week. Devonta Freeman is my other starter.

 

What a fall by Freeman.

 

I'd be comfortable with McFadden there. He'll hold serve.

 

The entire ATL offense, really. After topping 24 points in each of their first six games, the Falcons have topped it only once in the ensuing nine games. They need to get him the ball more. They're 4-1 when he carries 20+ times in a game.

 

Yeah, I feel good about him.