2006-2007 Fantasy Football Thread

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[quote]Amsterdam Animal wrote:
Not a bad move but I would have traded Bruce instead, he has more value if he stays healthy. In your logic, thats like saying I have Edge and Parker in one league, I am going to drop Droughns (or someone like that) bc he is not going to get a start for me.

dre wrote:
Alright, well, I decided to drop Isaac Bruce and pick up Greg Jennings. Since I have Tory Holt, I wouldn’t start both of them on the same week anyways. So, why drop a RB when i’m not going to be using Bruce.

What do ya’ll think? Think I made the right move?

EDIT: Oh and Chestor Taylor against the Redskins or McAllister against the Browns? Right now I have Chestor in there.

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I hear ya. I tried to trade Bruce to a couple of different teams and no one would bite.

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[quote]Amsterdam Animal wrote:
I would stick with Pitt D, KC is going to put up numbers.

I would start Taylor and Brown.

spacepirate wrote:
dre

  1. Chaz Batch == disaster for Pit. I know their d is good, but the turnovers and 3 'n outs are going to kill them. Play Brown, he’s your #1 back.
  2. Play Taylor, he’s got the starting job by himself. McAllister is still working back in with his jacked knee, and will be losing carries to Bush. Plus, the Cle. D is going to be improved with the leadership of McGinest.
  3. Play the Cin D. Loss of Richardson and Roaf are going to be big in KC.

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I hate having my No. 1 RB going against my DEF though. If one does well the other doesn’t usually.

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[quote]dre wrote:
Amsterdam Animal wrote:
Not a bad move but I would have traded Bruce instead, he has more value if he stays healthy. In your logic, thats like saying I have Edge and Parker in one league, I am going to drop Droughns (or someone like that) bc he is not going to get a start for me.

dre wrote:
Alright, well, I decided to drop Isaac Bruce and pick up Greg Jennings. Since I have Tory Holt, I wouldn’t start both of them on the same week anyways. So, why drop a RB when i’m not going to be using Bruce.

What do ya’ll think? Think I made the right move?

EDIT: Oh and Chestor Taylor against the Redskins or McAllister against the Browns? Right now I have Chestor in there.

I hear ya. I tried to trade Bruce to a couple of different teams and no one would bite.[/quote]

Because he’s the #2 wideout on a new offensive running team with a busted up Qb coming off injury… did I mention that he’s also 152 years old? Good drop with Bruce! and don’t look back.

Do you guys not know anything about the 3rd year breakout WR’s? Find them! Ernest Wilford is still available in most leagues… pick him up. There’s your breakout 3rd year WR… if Jennings doesn’t work out for you.

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I hear ya, but you pick a guy as your number one RB for a reason. I see your conflict but when in doubt I got with my horses.

And benching LT if he was playing Pitt thats like saying you would bench Peyton if the pass D was good enough, absurd in my mind. I rather go down with my top dogs than my line up decisions.

[quote]dre wrote:
Amsterdam Animal wrote:
I would stick with Pitt D, KC is going to put up numbers.

I would start Taylor and Brown.

spacepirate wrote:
dre

  1. Chaz Batch == disaster for Pit. I know their d is good, but the turnovers and 3 'n outs are going to kill them. Play Brown, he’s your #1 back.
  2. Play Taylor, he’s got the starting job by himself. McAllister is still working back in with his jacked knee, and will be losing carries to Bush. Plus, the Cle. D is going to be improved with the leadership of McGinest.
  3. Play the Cin D. Loss of Richardson and Roaf are going to be big in KC.

I hate having my No. 1 RB going against my DEF though. If one does well the other doesn’t usually.[/quote]

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I am trying to work a trade as we speak so the pepp argument may be a moot one.

I am trying to deal Bledsoe an Dunn for Palmer. The guy is struggling at RB. He may want Pepp though, you guys sold on Palmer and think that knee will hold up?

I am thinking it may be worth the risk. My other backs are LT, Droughn, Lundy, T. Jones, Marion Barber so Droughns needs to stay healthy or Jones keep the gig over Benson, too risky?

A

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[quote]Go heavy fool wrote:

I hear ya. I tried to trade Bruce to a couple of different teams and no one would bite.

Because he’s the #2 wideout on a new offensive running team with a busted up Qb coming off injury… did I mention that he’s also 152 years old? Good drop with Bruce! and don’t look back.

Do you guys not know anything about the 3rd year breakout WR’s? Find them! Ernest Wilford is still available in most leagues… pick him up. There’s your breakout 3rd year WR… if Jennings doesn’t work out for you.

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Oh, I know about it. And I would love to pick up Wilford but he’s already on someone’s roster.

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[quote]Amsterdam Animal wrote:
I am trying to work a trade as we speak so the pepp argument may be a moot one.

I am trying to deal Bledsoe an Dunn for Palmer. The guy is struggling at RB. He may want Pepp though, you guys sold on Palmer and think that knee will hold up?

I am thinking it may be worth the risk. My other backs are LT, Droughn, Lundy, T. Jones, Marion Barber so Droughns needs to stay healthy or Jones keep the gig over Benson, too risky?

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I am absolutely sold on Palmer’s knee. I mean, how good did he look against the Packers on Monday night? He looked good. And he’s got a great offense around him. I would go for it.

I think T. Jones will keep the job. The team obviously likes him better and will rally around him. Droughns isn’t a bad No. 2 guy. They have a easy schedule and he should put up decent numbers.

And actually I would rather deal Culpepper than Bledsoe. If Pepp gets hit awkwardly on that knee again he’s done. Yeah, Bledsoe isn’t mobile… AT ALL! But he’s got great WRs to throw to and I think the O-Line there is better. If he wants Pepp, give him Pepp.

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[quote]Amsterdam Animal wrote:
I hear ya, but you pick a guy as your number one RB for a reason. I see your conflict but when in doubt I got with my horses.

And benching LT if he was playing Pitt thats like saying you would bench Peyton if the pass D was good enough, absurd in my mind. I rather go down with my top dogs than my line up decisions.

dre wrote:
Amsterdam Animal wrote:
I would stick with Pitt D, KC is going to put up numbers.

I would start Taylor and Brown.

spacepirate wrote:
dre

  1. Chaz Batch == disaster for Pit. I know their d is good, but the turnovers and 3 'n outs are going to kill them. Play Brown, he’s your #1 back.
  2. Play Taylor, he’s got the starting job by himself. McAllister is still working back in with his jacked knee, and will be losing carries to Bush. Plus, the Cle. D is going to be improved with the leadership of McGinest.
  3. Play the Cin D. Loss of Richardson and Roaf are going to be big in KC.

I hate having my No. 1 RB going against my DEF though. If one does well the other doesn’t usually.

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LJ is the only running back I wouldn’t bench no matter who he played. I probably woundn’t bench Shaun either because he has an easy schedule. but LT I would against Pitt’s DEf, hell yeah… if I want to win. Depends on your other options as well. If I have an ave back going up against a weak run def, he gets the start. But if its the same situation for all backs… and it depends who they are, then I start LT and just suffer a bad week.

Again, it depends on who you have.

Just remember that even an average back or a less than average back can tear up a bad run def. The only back i see in the NFL that can’t be stopped is Larry Johnson. LJ is the only one with the killer power and speed combination. LT and Shaun will get shut down by powerful DEF’s. They lack the power compared to LJ. LJ runs over and around everyone. He is clearly the best back in the NFL. And his numbers will show that this year when he has a chance to put up 16 game numbers. I smell 2,000 yards and 25-30 TD’s quite possible and quite easily for this power and speed rare combination back.

There I said it. Sue me. i have Larry going 2,000 yards this season and at least 25 td’s.

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Yeah its bullshit. Some break out, some dont. Who were pegged to break out as 3rd year guys last year again? My point exactly…

[quote]Go heavy fool wrote:
dre wrote:
Amsterdam Animal wrote:
Not a bad move but I would have traded Bruce instead, he has more value if he stays healthy. In your logic, thats like saying I have Edge and Parker in one league, I am going to drop Droughns (or someone like that) bc he is not going to get a start for me.

dre wrote:
Alright, well, I decided to drop Isaac Bruce and pick up Greg Jennings. Since I have Tory Holt, I wouldn’t start both of them on the same week anyways. So, why drop a RB when i’m not going to be using Bruce.

What do ya’ll think? Think I made the right move?

EDIT: Oh and Chestor Taylor against the Redskins or McAllister against the Browns? Right now I have Chestor in there.

I hear ya. I tried to trade Bruce to a couple of different teams and no one would bite.

Because he’s the #2 wideout on a new offensive running team with a busted up Qb coming off injury… did I mention that he’s also 152 years old? Good drop with Bruce! and don’t look back.

Do you guys not know anything about the 3rd year breakout WR’s? Find them! Ernest Wilford is still available in most leagues… pick him up. There’s your breakout 3rd year WR… if Jennings doesn’t work out for you.

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[quote]Amsterdam Animal wrote:
I am trying to work a trade as we speak so the pepp argument may be a moot one.

I am trying to deal Bledsoe an Dunn for Palmer. The guy is struggling at RB. He may want Pepp though, you guys sold on Palmer and think that knee will hold up?

I am thinking it may be worth the risk. My other backs are LT, Droughn, Lundy, T. Jones, Marion Barber so Droughns needs to stay healthy or Jones keep the gig over Benson, too risky?

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Yep… Get PALMER! even if you have to give up Pepp and Dunn.

Chad Johnson and TJ… and Carson is looking good. I have him #2 behind Peyton. Remember Carson was the #1 fantasy QB last year.

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Yeah just nervous to see him hobble a bit but you are right. The pay off would be great

[quote]Go heavy fool wrote:
Amsterdam Animal wrote:
I am trying to work a trade as we speak so the pepp argument may be a moot one.

I am trying to deal Bledsoe an Dunn for Palmer. The guy is struggling at RB. He may want Pepp though, you guys sold on Palmer and think that knee will hold up?

I am thinking it may be worth the risk. My other backs are LT, Droughn, Lundy, T. Jones, Marion Barber so Droughns needs to stay healthy or Jones keep the gig over Benson, too risky?

A

Yep… Get PALMER! even if you have to give up Pepp and Dunn.

Chad Johnson and TJ… and Carson is looking good. I have #2 behind Peyton. Remember Carson was the #1 fantasy QB last year.
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[quote]Amsterdam Animal wrote:
Yeah its bullshit. Some break out, some dont. Who were pegged to break out as 3rd year guys last year again? My point exactly…

Go heavy fool wrote:
dre wrote:
Amsterdam Animal wrote:
Not a bad move but I would have traded Bruce instead, he has more value if he stays healthy. In your logic, thats like saying I have Edge and Parker in one league, I am going to drop Droughns (or someone like that) bc he is not going to get a start for me.

dre wrote:
Alright, well, I decided to drop Isaac Bruce and pick up Greg Jennings. Since I have Tory Holt, I wouldn’t start both of them on the same week anyways. So, why drop a RB when i’m not going to be using Bruce.

What do ya’ll think? Think I made the right move?

EDIT: Oh and Chestor Taylor against the Redskins or McAllister against the Browns? Right now I have Chestor in there.

I hear ya. I tried to trade Bruce to a couple of different teams and no one would bite.

Because he’s the #2 wideout on a new offensive running team with a busted up Qb coming off injury… did I mention that he’s also 152 years old? Good drop with Bruce! and don’t look back.

Do you guys not know anything about the 3rd year breakout WR’s? Find them! Ernest Wilford is still available in most leagues… pick him up. There’s your breakout 3rd year WR… if Jennings doesn’t work out for you.

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nah… there’s smoke smoke with all these mirrors

Look at Steve Smiths 3rd year, Santana Moss, Javon Walker… i could go on forever.

It’s usually the 2nd year for a killer wide out and the 3rd for a great wide out.

Larry Fitzgerald bust out last year in his 2nd year.

This year… look again for those 2nd and 3rd year guys… that havn’t put up big seasons yet.

You can’t see it because they havn’t put up the numbers yet. Well neither did Larry, Santana, Javon, Anquan Boldin, Steve Smith. But now you can see them as great becuse they already busted out in their 2nd or 3rd year.

You will be looking to draft some 3rd and 4th year wr’s next year that had breakout seasons this year. There is your myth buster. Nobody was drafting Steve Smith in his 2nd year. I got Anquan Boldin out of the free agent pool in his 2nd year. Go look at what Anquan did in his 2nd year… HE WAS UNDRAFTED!

The key here is that there are fantasy breakout players in everyones league and nobody knows who they are. I’m telling you who 1 of them is. It’s Wilford. There are more i’m sure but I would really have to look. I have 4 studs so I didn’t need to look this year.

Edit: my bad! it was anquan’s first year he broke out immediately, went down his 2nd year, then his 3rd put up another year similiar to his first one. These guys are almost impossible to know… but they are sitting in your free agent pool right now, and most of us do not know who they are.

If you’re looking for a breakout Wr, get them early… because that is a huge steal. I think I picked up Anquan in his 3rd game in first year. He ended up with 1300 yeards 100 receptions and 7 TD’s. Not bad for a pick up.

Same scenario for RB’s.

Anybody see Foster going down and DeAngelo coming out as the killer steal for RB’s this year? I do. Hang on to williams for awhile if you got him.

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I know what you mean and I am aware but its still bullshit. Some put up big numbers, some dont.

My point is, those guys that are predicted to break out in their third year WR, dont alwyas do.

Please tell me what happened to Andre Johnson and Nate Burleson, now 4th year, who were supposed to have huge years last year?

[quote]Go heavy fool wrote:
Amsterdam Animal wrote:
Yeah its bullshit. Some break out, some dont. Who were pegged to break out as 3rd year guys last year again? My point exactly…

Go heavy fool wrote:
dre wrote:
Amsterdam Animal wrote:
Not a bad move but I would have traded Bruce instead, he has more value if he stays healthy. In your logic, thats like saying I have Edge and Parker in one league, I am going to drop Droughns (or someone like that) bc he is not going to get a start for me.

dre wrote:
Alright, well, I decided to drop Isaac Bruce and pick up Greg Jennings. Since I have Tory Holt, I wouldn’t start both of them on the same week anyways. So, why drop a RB when i’m not going to be using Bruce.

What do ya’ll think? Think I made the right move?

EDIT: Oh and Chestor Taylor against the Redskins or McAllister against the Browns? Right now I have Chestor in there.

I hear ya. I tried to trade Bruce to a couple of different teams and no one would bite.

Because he’s the #2 wideout on a new offensive running team with a busted up Qb coming off injury… did I mention that he’s also 152 years old? Good drop with Bruce! and don’t look back.

Do you guys not know anything about the 3rd year breakout WR’s? Find them! Ernest Wilford is still available in most leagues… pick him up. There’s your breakout 3rd year WR… if Jennings doesn’t work out for you.

nah… there’s some smoke with all these mirrors

Look at Steve Smiths 3rd year, Santana Moss, Javon Walker… i could go on forever.

It’s usually the 2nd year for a killer wide out and the 3rd for a great wide out.

Larry Fitzgerald bust out last year in his 2nd year.

This year… look again for those 2nd and 3rd year guys… that havn’t put up big seasons yet.

You can’t see it because they havn’t put up the numbers yet. Well neither did Larry, Santana, Javon, Anquan Boldin, Steve Smith. But now you can see them as great becuse they already busted out in their 2nd or 3rd year.

You will be looking to draft some 3rd and 4th year wr’s next year that had breakout seasons this year. There is your myth buster. Nobody was drafting Steve Smith in his 2nd year. I got Anquan Boldin out of the free agent pool in his 2nd year. Go look at what Anquan did in his 2nd year… HE WAS UNDRAFTED!

The key here is that there are fantasy breakout players in everyones league and nobody knows who they are. I’m telling you who 1 of them is. It’s Wilford. There are more i’m sure but I would really have to look. I have 4 studs so I didn’t need to look this year.
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[quote]Amsterdam Animal wrote:
I know what you mean and I am aware but its still bullshit. Some put up big numbers, some dont.

My point is, those guys that are predicted to break out in their third year WR, dont alwyas do.

Please tell me what happened to Andre Johnson and Nate Burleson, now 4th year, who were supposed to have huge years last year?

Go heavy fool wrote:
Amsterdam Animal wrote:
Yeah its bullshit. Some break out, some dont. Who were pegged to break out as 3rd year guys last year again? My point exactly…

Go heavy fool wrote:
dre wrote:
Amsterdam Animal wrote:
Not a bad move but I would have traded Bruce instead, he has more value if he stays healthy. In your logic, thats like saying I have Edge and Parker in one league, I am going to drop Droughns (or someone like that) bc he is not going to get a start for me.

dre wrote:
Alright, well, I decided to drop Isaac Bruce and pick up Greg Jennings. Since I have Tory Holt, I wouldn’t start both of them on the same week anyways. So, why drop a RB when i’m not going to be using Bruce.

What do ya’ll think? Think I made the right move?

EDIT: Oh and Chestor Taylor against the Redskins or McAllister against the Browns? Right now I have Chestor in there.

I hear ya. I tried to trade Bruce to a couple of different teams and no one would bite.

Because he’s the #2 wideout on a new offensive running team with a busted up Qb coming off injury… did I mention that he’s also 152 years old? Good drop with Bruce! and don’t look back.

Do you guys not know anything about the 3rd year breakout WR’s? Find them! Ernest Wilford is still available in most leagues… pick him up. There’s your breakout 3rd year WR… if Jennings doesn’t work out for you.

nah… there’s some smoke with all these mirrors

Look at Steve Smiths 3rd year, Santana Moss, Javon Walker… i could go on forever.

It’s usually the 2nd year for a killer wide out and the 3rd for a great wide out.

Larry Fitzgerald bust out last year in his 2nd year.

This year… look again for those 2nd and 3rd year guys… that havn’t put up big seasons yet.

You can’t see it because they havn’t put up the numbers yet. Well neither did Larry, Santana, Javon, Anquan Boldin, Steve Smith. But now you can see them as great becuse they already busted out in their 2nd or 3rd year.

You will be looking to draft some 3rd and 4th year wr’s next year that had breakout seasons this year. There is your myth buster. Nobody was drafting Steve Smith in his 2nd year. I got Anquan Boldin out of the free agent pool in his 2nd year. Go look at what Anquan did in his 2nd year… HE WAS UNDRAFTED!

The key here is that there are fantasy breakout players in everyones league and nobody knows who they are. I’m telling you who 1 of them is. It’s Wilford. There are more i’m sure but I would really have to look. I have 4 studs so I didn’t need to look this year.

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QB problem for ANDRE. Burleson… same thing.

Burleson is the guy this year, he has Hasselbeck and Hasselbeck likes him as a target.

Andre… unless Houston gets a better QB, nothing for him again. He has the talent, but nobody to throw him the ball.

Same problem with Randy Moss last year, no QB.

Moss will be big this year with Brooks. Burleson Big with Hasselbeck. T O big with Bledsoe. Boldin and Fitzgerald both big with Warner, he throws 350 yards a game when healthy. Holt is questionable depending on new offense and Bulger health issues… he is this years last year unproductive Moss.

Harrison and Wayne have Peyton. CJ and TJ have Palmer. Ward has Big Ben, expect another Steeler to come up big this year with a weak running game over there. Ben will be passing alot and his completion % is high.

Roethlisberger is a top 5 QB easy if he was on a passing team, the Steelers may finally pass more this year. Remember he was on the team that ran the ball more times than any other team in the NFL. Ben would easily have 4,500 yards on the Eagles team.

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[quote]Go heavy fool wrote:

QB problem for ANDRE. Burleson… same thing.

Burleson is the guy this year, he has Hasselbeck and Hasselbeck likes him as a target.

Andre… unless Houston gets a better QB, nothing for him again. He has the talent, but nobody to throw him the ball.

Same problem with Randy Moss last year, no QB.

Moss will be big this year with Brooks. Burleson Big with Hasselbeck. T O big with Bledsoe. Boldin and Fitzgerald both big with Warner, he throws 350 yards a game when healthy. Holt is questionable depending on new offense and Bulger health issues… he is this years last year unproductive Moss.

Harrison and Wayne have Peyton. CJ and TJ have Palmer. Ward has Big Ben, expect another Steeler to come up big this year with a weak running game over there. Ben will be passing alot and his completion % is high.

Roethlisberger is a top 5 QB easy if he was on a passing team, the Steelers may finally pass more this year. Remember he was on the team that ran the ball more times than any other team in the NFL. Ben would easily have 4,500 yards on the Eagles team.
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Agreed with your points on Andre and Burleson. I hope to heck that Burleson has a big year this year. I took thinking that he could breakout on that Seattle team. Hopefully he does.

I really have to disagree with you on R. Moss. I don’t see Brooks being an upgrade from Collins. Brooks has a good arm and can make plays. But he also makes some throws that make even the casual football fan say WTF! On top of that Oakland is an awful team playing in a tough division. Randy will be playing when he wants to and will have a year like last year. I don’t see him being a top 10 receiver this year.

I don’t think the Steelers running game will be weak this year. What did they lose? Bettis around the goal line and that’s it. They still have Willie Parker and he’s going to show what he can do. They are still a run first team and they will be as long as Cowher is there.

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Consider yourself sued. LJ is a great back, but no Roaf and no Richardson means he’s going to have to be breaking tackles a lot earlier. He won’t get 1800 yards this year, let alone 2000.

I think you’re forgetting a couple things here…

  1. Play your studs, they’re top notch for a reason. I’d rather have a good player against a top D than a mid range player against a bad D.

  2. Make or break time is the 4th quarter. Teams that are ahead rack up the running yards. Those that are playing catch up need to pass. This is why you’ll get more points with a Rudi Johnson rather than a Willis McGahee.

  3. KC now has Herman Edwards.

[quote]Go heavy fool wrote:
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LJ is the only running back I wouldn’t bench no matter who he played. I probably woundn’t bench Shaun either because he has an easy schedule. but LT I would against Pitt’s DEf, hell yeah… if I want to win. Depends on your other options as well. If I have an ave back going up against a weak run def, he gets the start. But if its the same situation for all backs… and it depends who they are, then I start LT and just suffer a bad week.

Again, it depends on who you have.

Just remember that even an average back or a less than average back can tear up a bad run def. The only back i see in the NFL that can’t be stopped is Larry Johnson. LJ is the only one with the killer power and speed combination. LT and Shaun will get shut down by powerful DEF’s. They lack the power compared to LJ. LJ runs over and around everyone. He is clearly the best back in the NFL. And his numbers will show that this year when he has a chance to put up 16 game numbers. I smell 2,000 yards and 25-30 TD’s quite possible and quite easily for this power and speed rare combination back.

There I said it. Sue me. i have Larry going 2,000 yards this season and at least 25 td’s.
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[quote]dre wrote:
Agreed with your points on Andre and Burleson. I hope to heck that Burleson has a big year this year. I took thinking that he could breakout on that Seattle team. Hopefully he does.

I really have to disagree with you on R. Moss. I don’t see Brooks being an upgrade from Collins. Brooks has a good arm and can make plays. But he also makes some throws that make even the casual football fan say WTF! On top of that Oakland is an awful team playing in a tough division. Randy will be playing when he wants to and will have a year like last year. I don’t see him being a top 10 receiver this year. [/quote]

Completely disagree! Moss is so good he even did ok last year being hurt and missing a bit. But the main factor was a horrible QB in Collins, and Randy Still finished in the top 15 without a full season. Randy is healthy, has a better than average QB and will put his dominate numbers back to where they where. Randy is the best WR in football other than T O and he had 2 rough years due to injury and a shit QB. That is over, Expect Randy to dominate as he did before. He may not finish #1 but will be top 5.

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I don’t think the Steelers running game will be weak this year. What did they lose? Bettis around the goal line and that’s it. They still have Willie Parker and he’s going to show what he can do. They are still a run first team and they will be as long as Cowher is there. [/quote]

They have no running game at all. They didn’t have one last year either. Now they lost Bettis the goalline back. Running the ball alot doesn’t make you a successful running team. They were horrible last year in picking up first downs and 3rd down conversions running. Big Ben is that whole offense… without him in the line up, Pittsburgh is all Def.

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[quote]spacepirate wrote:
Consider yourself sued. LJ is a great back, but no Roaf and no Richardson means he’s going to have to be breaking tackles a lot earlier. He won’t get 1800 yards this year, let alone 2000.

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I’m gonna post this one after week 14 when he proves you wrong. LJ is the real deal buddy. He don’t need a line or a weak run DEF. He runs over anything and around anybody.

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[quote]Go heavy fool wrote:

Completely disagree! Moss is so good he even did ok last year being hurt and missing a bit. But the main factor was a horrible QB in Collins, and Randy Still finished in the top 15 without a full season. Randy is healthy, has a better than average QB and will put his dominate numbers back to where they where. Randy is the best WR in football other than T O and he had 2 rough years due to injury and a shit QB. That is over, Expect Randy to dominate as he did before. He may not finish #1 but will be top 5.

They have no running game at all. They didn’t have one last year either. Now they lost Bettis the goalline back. Running the ball alot doesn’t make you a successful running team. They were horrible last year in picking up first downs and 3rd down conversions running. Big Ben is that whole offense… without him in the line up, Pittsburgh is all Def.

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Alright, i’m not going to argue with someone who thinks that Brooks is an upgrade from Collins. Brooks is a horrible QB. You must be a Raiders fan. Collins finished 6th in the league in passing yards while Brooks finished 16th. Collins threw 20tds and 12 ints while Brooks threw 13 tds and 17 ints. Collins had a completion percentage of 77% and Brooks had 70%. Now, do you really think that Moss is going to have a better year than he did last year with Brooks throwing to him instead of Collins?

Ah, no running game? The finished 5th in the league last year in rush yards per game. 5th in the league in total yards. 5th in first downs. And 9th in the league in 20+ yard runs. Can you still seriously sit there and tell me that they have no running game?

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[quote]spacepirate wrote:

  1. Play your studs, they’re top notch for a reason. I’d rather have a good player against a top D than a mid range player against a bad D.

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I agree. I dont ever bench a WR stud unless I have another stud to replace him with. Same with the RB’s. I won’t bench the studs unless there is an obvious blockcade and a great upside for a so-so back you have waiting.

I play LT every game unless he runs into a top 3 run DEF and has done bad against them in the past… and I have someone waiting to go on my bench that’s facing a piss poor run def where i know he can score and put up a 100 yard game easy, then he’s in and LT is on the bench. I have L J do I don’t have that debate, L J will never leave the roster spot except for his bye week.

Shaun and LT would have maybe 1 questionable game. Then doen the line… it depends who you have in your arsenal. Barber, Brown, Jackson are all great backs… but I guarentee you I would have ronnie Brown on the bench this week for a Corey Dillon start against Buffalo where he tears their run def up and has a history.

Prediction:
If you have Ronnie Brown & Corey Dillon sit/start debate on your team. No question about it to sit Brown this week.

THIS WEEK
MIA vs PIT-- Ronnie Brown- 3 fantasy points, about 60 yards.

N.E. vs BUF
Corey Dillon- 11 fantasy points, 1 Td and 100 yards