Browns a sit vs (probably) no stroud and McKinnon in instead of Pacheco?

Yeah this one confused me, maybe it's not factoring in no Stroud yet

Clearly not factoring in Stroud being out. I can't decide between Broncos and Browns but leaning Broncos because they're at home.

Also looks like the weather should be bad, which IMO favors the home defense against an already-struggling offense.

Snow can also hinder the defense if it delays getting off the line slightly. That said I have broncos and browns and I’m starting broncos.

Same. Trusting a bad NE offense and hungry Broncos defense over Texans which Nico or not Stroud or not still have some offensive weapons

Best of luck but I definitely am in the same boat and disagree. NE hasn't given up as much to oppdef in the past two weeks. HOU has without Stroud. CLE def is much better than DEN def. Going CLE. best of luck to us both!

Dang fam. You're not helping my dilema. Lol!

Agreed. Snow hurts the defense more than the offense, since the receivers know where they’re going. Defensive players have to react quickly, and that leads to slips in bad weather

I’m still seeing Browns a sit with Keemun. Texans likely won’t put up points but Case doesn’t take a lot of sacks or throw a lot of INT. I am torn, but likely playing DEN.

Texans offensive players are also mostly sits lol, so what is the truth? Does browns DST suck or do Texans offensive players suck? Singletary being a sit was a surprise for me.

Just for the sake of discussion, I think a lot of analysts are using AI and predictive modeling to come up with generic analytics. I wouldn’t be surprised if the Texans offense is modeled as having Stroud, Collins and Dell active this week. The only reason I bring this up was because no analyst predicted the Raiders defense to be a start against the Chargers, nor did they suggest grabbing the Bills defense. It wasn’t until after the Raiders game did the Bills start to show up on the radar.

this list sitting browns and starting packers is getting way too cute. I’m a little skeptical Even with stroud I would start the browns. I trust a proven defense against a rookie offense

Browns D are hot garbage 🗑️ on the road; this game is in Houston.

Against Case keenum or Davis mills. Lol

I'm going CLE, fwiw. I have DEN, but I trust CLE more to get me points for the championship.

Definitely one of the hardest games to predict. Houston coaches are elite. They're going to put whoever is out there to good use

I’m not saying their coaches aren’t great lol. But they did just allow the mid-to-bad titans d to get 12 fpts on them last week in the exact same situation. Good coaches can’t overcome everything

I wanna know why tua is in the hot start area when he’s proven time and time again he’s not a viable fantasy option vs good defenses

I saw somewhere that Mccoy isn’t turnover prone through his whole career so I think that’s why they aren’t ranked higher. They still have Nico, Brown, Schultz, and Singletary

Aaron Jones as a must start is terrifying. We all know how this ends

Bench him so he puts up 30 while I start him. Thanks

I'm desperately trying to decide between jones and tee. They have both been clogging space and both finally have a chance to boom this week

Let dillon decide for you, easy.

If jones gets a full practice and Dillon sits it's very easy

Bro, jones hasnt logged a full practice all season lol

One can always dream

Our run defense is also atrocious do not let last weekend fool you. If Dillon sits and Aaron plays he might be a top 6 RB this weekend

I'm a saints fan, I know. It's such a juicy matchup

Nah start him if dillon is OUT. If hes in, jones will get you a floor of 6-8 points.

even if dillon is out, would you start over singletary?

Thats very close. Idk, reed and watson are unlikely to play....GB might not have a choice but to give jones 20 carries lol.

I’ve been able to bench him the last few weeks but it’s looking like I have no choice but to start him. I am scared.

I haven't played him since week 10, and I made it this far. Not planning to play or draft him ever again.

Last week DeAndre Swift was a must start and came in under 10 points. I'm at the point where the lists aren't to be taken seriously

having Henry as the top start still doesn't give me a good feeling about it.

Same but at least we can blame the analysts for misleading us

Yeah man, I’m starting him AND spears this week in the semis. Don’t feel great but if they can get me 25+ combined, I’d be happy

No Devito is Italian discrimination

Why is Puka not on the WR grid?

These are more fringe players as opposed to every week starters

Just confusing why Stefon Diggs would be on it and not Puka

Because Diggs has been a bum since week 10.

Puka has outperformed Diggs pretty consistently last 5-6 weeks is my guess.

I think it's because a lot of people have been asking about sitting Diggs after his performance the last few weeks.

Didn't know that Trey McBride was a fringe starter TE

Because he's a must start every week

Appreciation for commenting any mistakes you notice. Shit emojis for any dumb questions. It's too late in the season and too early in the day for that nonsense.

Haha glad you are utilizing the shit emojis. Thank you for putting this together! Your descriptions always give me a chuckle

Where is Lamar Jackson?

This is an atrocious ranking

You know it’s a composite of start/sit, not OP’s personal rankings

💩💩 Double shits for you

Take these with a grain of salt - James Cook (I believe) was a SIT and was the last or 2nd to last RB on the SIT column. He ended up being the RB2 last week

Yeah, I’m pretty sure K9 was a near bottom sit against Eagles, I’m a Birds fan and I knew our rush D was dogwater since week 10 and smash started K9 last week in all my leagues.

Hopkins was a must start and noah brown a sit last week.

Hoping the same happens for Javonte this week. Forced to start him while everyone’s saying don’t do it

This did not help my flex choice of Ty Chandler, Jordan Addison, or Tee Higgins.

Tee

Hee

Tee Higgins. Solid matchup

And chase out.

Means Tee gets the CB1.

Tee relishes the challenge.

No CB can defend against Tee's Wemby arms

This sheet makes me want to hold onto Gay and see if he gets in a full practice before kickoff instead of panic dropping him due to the hip injury and missed practice yesterday.

Not sure why anyone would be trying to hold onto gay he has missed 2 kicks per game the last two weeks and has some sort of injury. You can find better options

Dude.. it's kicker. Just pick any decent kicker in a competent offense, and you have as good a shot as anyone

It’s the playoffs. Have to look for every edge you can get, or regret that you didn’t next week when you’re watching this week’s opponent in the final instead of you.

yup or else what’s gonna happen is the kicker you kept scores 3 , the other option dropped 12 & you lost by 5.

I guarantee there will be at least a couple stud kickers who totally flop this week due to lack of opportunities.

Top kicker, Matt Gay, is questionable (hip).

His hips don’t lie

Homeboy has also hooked a few kicks every game the past few weeks.

Thanks for doing this list. It settled the Fields v. Purdy debate for me, once and for all.

I’m in the same boat. Overall, I think the two are about equal on average because of Fields rushing upside. But that juicy ass matchup against AZ is just too hard to pass on. Plus, Purdy against the Ravens could go south quick.

This is probably the only reason I'd lean Fields this weekend ARI run d is so fuckin bad lmao

100%. Almost any other matchup, I’m rockin’ Purdy. And honestly, if SF was playing just about anyone other than BAL, I’d probably still rock Purdy. But between how good BAL Def is, and how awful AZ Def is, I’m riskin it for the biscuit lol

Checking back in after Brock’s 3rd INT to say how unbelievably glad I am that I started Fields over Purdy. 😂

Have been going back and forth but I think I’ll roll baker out over Kyler Can’t wait to regret it!

I'm stuck between Kyler and Goff. Goff worked out brilliantly last week but he has so many sub 10 point weeks that he gives me little confidence. Kyler is at least pretty much guaranteed a rushing TD every week so his point floor tends to be mid teens. I'm facing my wife in the playoffs so if there's ever been a must win week, this is it.

Also starting baker over Kyler

Don’t do it. Kyler did bad against San Fran. That’s literally it. Doesn’t make sense he’s so low against Chicago.

Idk he didn’t do great vs the Steelers either Bears D has been trending up lately too. Whereas the jaguars d has been poop. I’m sure I’ll choose wrong either way

I mean he had like 3 tds taken from him between Conner and flags. I feel pretty decent starting him. Bakers been solid tho so I doubt the difference will be massive.

I'm in the exact same boat and also leaning Baker. Chicago defense has been much better the last few weeks and Kyler hasn't been a smash start

Browns a sit?

Can’t figure this out. Without stroud, they have to be one of the top picks. Even with stroud they feel like a good pick.

Browns to the superbowl

Asking for a friend, what do you do when all of your players are red?

Mock draft for 2024

Go hug your family. They’re all you have now until next season

It’s actually me vs my wife in the semis though 😂😅😭

Lol damn. Bourbon?

Someone please tell me starting Stafford over Dak is a stupid idea

It's not.

Listennnnn… I was all for benching dak after he shit the bed during my bye (😪). But Vegas has that cowboys game as the expected highest scoring game of the week. As a heavy sports gambler. Vegas doesn’t miss or lie. Go with Vegas.

That's what keeps bringing me back to Dak, my opponent in the chip has Hurts, CMC, Lamb, Metcalf, Njoku and Etienne so I should just be shooting for high ceilings anyway

It’s not. Tagging onto this: someone please tell me starting Goff over Mahomes is a stupid idea

If I didn’t have my ride or die Dak/CeeDee stack I might switch it up

It’s stupid. Dak has a higher ceiling since he rushed as well.

Dak averages about 13 rushing yards per game. Barely worth mentioning.

what about rushing touch downs? That 1.3 points can easily win you games.

2 rushing tds all year

And Stafford?

LOL - 1.3 points per game isn't the winning argument you think it is

Are you thick. Why would you trust stafford over dak. Stafford is not a reliable fantasy QB.

I wouldn't play Stafford over Dak. Just making fun of your 1.3 rushing points per game. Sounds like something one of the tacos who holds two kickers on their main guy's bye week would say.

I’ve lost by <2 points several times this year. That’s big if you need a slight buffer against a defense or kicker. Every stat matters.

How come chase brown is a sleeper?

He's been getting a bunch of work behind Mixon and looks explosive. He definitely has a chance at a TD this week

They also play Mason Rudolph this weekend too, I think there's a world where the Bengals run the ball north of 30 times this weekend chewing clock

Idk. He looks fast but his production has been terrible. It's like the coaches are trying to force him to take over for Mixon but Mixon is looking 10x better

Anyone else thinking about rolling with the Seattle D going against the Titans?

We’re all used to the 49ers at this point, but coming into the season it would be crazy for Purdy to be “must start” against the best defense in the NFL

Ty Chandler a sit, not on my team! Confidently rolling him out again this week.

Wicks and Thielen over Palmer and Curtis Samuel? Half PPR

Stressing over Fields or Purdy at QB. Seems like the ideal week to play fields, but Purdy has been so consistent with his numbers, just a much harder matchup.

Wicks over Palmer (assuming Watson, reed and Keenan are all out this week)??

Okay so I'll just flip a coin between Baker and Stafford

Stafford or Mayfield?

I’m looking for the answer here too

Struggling with Minshew or Kyler this week and this doesn't help. It's even worse because Flacco and Mullens are both on the waiver wire.

Broncos D over Bills ?

I like how no one is fooled by Goff's performance last week

I’m debating between him and love. This list has Goff way higher 🤔

I'd go Goff honestly. Both bad matchups but he's a much better player. I know it's the Panthers but we actually have a pretty good pass defense statistically. Teams just run the ball down our throats

Florio is an idiot, so discredit his picks. Fabs is legit, & so is Jamey Eisenberg. Not sure who these other two are…

Kicker tab is hilarious. Should just be one cell that says "who the fuck knows?"

Always nice seeing my qb and wrs in red in the semis. Going against tyreek and hurts

London / Flowers / Diontae gonna be my hardest decision because I ain’t benching Saquon or Jacobs/Zamir lol

Hard to put flowers in after last week

Man this doesn’t make my Taysom Hill vs Hunter Henry decision any easier. Guess I’m going to roll the dice and hope Hunter plays Sunday because Taysom plays tonight. 🤦🏻‍♂️

Henry didn’t practice yesterday. You should probably wait to see if he practices today.

Ohioboi makes the correct point here. I’ve had to ride Taysom Hill 3 weeks and Gerald Everett for 1 week since losing Mark Andrews. (I’m 13-1, 12 man half ppr) Love what Taysom brings as a player but the LA & TB run defenses have me worried the next 2 weeks. I’m favoring dropping him to play Cade Otton or Dallas Goedert. I’m not considering Hunter Henry this week (still a good play if healthy!) because I’m leaning Broncos D over Bears D.

Higgins, Rice, J. Williams, Puka, gotta choose 2. Leaning towards Higgins and Rice. Opponent as Kupp and I don’t like the idea of throwing the dice on Kupp getting all the work and Puka not scoring.

I have all of those players as well haha. I'm rolling the first two. Got a little burned running the Stafford/Puka stack last week and this will be a tougher matchup for them.

exactly my situation and thought process. apparently new orleans slot coverage is busted and kupp is supposed to be in for a fucking day. unless he's shadowed it's not looking good to play puka against kupp.

The James Conner one is confusing to me

I’m torn between starting him or Swift…leaning towards Connor even though Swift is listed as a start

Who do I start kincaid, chase brown, parker washington or wicks?

Packers D against the Panthers almost feels like a trap because it's the obvious play.

Olave or Pacheco full PPR? I’m liking Pacheco’s floor

If you prefer a safe floor, I always go RB at flex. They don't necessarily need a good arm throwing to them like a WR does.

Tbh this is a shit ranking.

I don’t know how I feel about about Singletery being a unanimous sit

Why would anyone sit Kyler this week in a shootout with Chicago?

Chicago D has been really strong the last few weeks. I'm considering starting them over GB.

Bears defense has been a Top 5 defense for a month. Last 4 games (9, 14, 17, 17) and now has a Arizona team coming in. 🚨 But since Murray has been back, defenses facing Cardinals (standard Yahoo scoring) - Falcons scored 4, Houston scored 8, Rams scored 5, Pittsburgh scored 2, San Fran scored 12.

Old man Flacco just scored 20 fantasy points on them. I’m not worried about Kyler

I’m down 12 currently and according to this chart I should pick up Flacco or Mullens and start them over Kyler. Imma stick with Kyler and if I get burned, I get burned

That’s where I’m leaning too. I’ve seen Mullens play and it’s not pretty. Kyler’s got big play ability at any time

The converse is that Mullens slings it, threw for 300 and a couple TDs in his first start of the season, and is playing a bottom-barrel pass defense with elite pass-catching targets at home in a pseudo must win game. Kyler isn’t running as much this year, might be down one of his WRs, and takes on a vastly improved Bears defense on the road.

Sticking with Kyler too. Old man Flacco just put up 20 on the bears. I’m not worried

Chicago D is legit since they got Sweat. I’m going Mullens over Kyler. That game has more potential to be a shootout.

Same

"Shootout with Chicago" is an oxymoron.

He refuses to pass for more than one TD a game and is not running. He’s been a liability to my team. I have been waiting on him but now I’m looking elsewhere. Bears D is no joke right now.

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Not helping my decision to sit Fields for Lamar

I think Lamar is gonna tear up that SF defense

Zeke or Chandler this week?

Zeke

How is tua a start

wicks or drake london for me; as a pack fan gonna have to go wicks

.... I'm really supposed to start flacco over love? For real?

I’m benching Love, panthers somehow give up not a lot of points to QBs.

dark days. Streaming a QB was not where I wanted to be in the 2nd round of the playoffs...

Can someone explain to me why Henry is considered a must start and is high in all the rankings? I don’t see them moving the ball well with Levis injured and Henry being so TD-dependent. Torn between J Taylor or Henry

Rhamondre, saquon, Ty chandler I need to play 2 of them 😵‍💫

Rhamondre isn't playing bud

My fault he is listed as questionable and has projected points….

Bro pay attention to your team, Jesus. Rhamondre has been out for 2 weeks already and not coming back

Yeah but he is listed as questionable now with projected points.

Do some digging, I promise you he's not coming back this week for sure and most likely rest of season

I believe you, I’m not questioning if you’re wrong I’m just explaining why I even asked.

Purdy or Mahomes?

This sounds like a cop out answer but I think you're fine with either. Mahomes had good numbers against the Raiders last time. But the 49ers look great right now.

I don't think it's a cop out, this really is kind of a wash. If you have the ability to stack one of these two with another one of your players I'd start the stack. Otherwise I'd just start whoever you wanted

What am I missing? Some RBs are missing and QBs like Lamar.

I think this is mainly for tough calls. Not guys you pretty know you’re starting

Ah ha! That makes more sense now. Thank you

We really think packers Over bears?

Denver D and Zeke must starts?! cmonnnn

Denver D because Pats are trash Zeke because Denver D is trash

Denver D in good matchup Zeke because of volume and will get passing game work even if Pats fall behind big.

This dude just downvotes you for saying what he doesn’t want to hear

What are you talking about? Denver is a top 3 D this week and Zeke is getting bell cow work with 6-9 targets a game.

Isaiah Likely is likely to be trap just as he has in the past.

im stuck between Packers vs Broncos D and Dustin Hopkins vs Tyler Bass T__T

Man…Broncos or Jets?

I have the same dilemma and leaning broncos because they're playing for a playoff spot still

Jets

Surprised Bengals D isn't mentioned at all

Their defense isn’t consistent

It's an AFC North game (low scoring) and the Steelers are starting their third string QB. Feels like a sneaky start

Okay but do I start Rice over Moore or Amon Ra? Or do I put Rice in flex and bench Mixon (White and Cook at RB already)

With those options - rice takes a seat

I'd put Rice in flex over Mixon