Buds Board Keepers League

In a do or die week 13, I need to win and I'm in for the playoffs. I can lose and still make it but need some help of course. Most of my "main" starters are in the toughest matchups. I have a very strong bench but it feels weird having to go with:

Kaepernick over Dak at QB
Hill over Ajayi at RB1
Ingram over Gore at RB2
Marshall over Crowder / Britt / Gore / Ajayi in the FLEX

But I think the matchups are much better .. We'll see if I stick with it.

Im in same boat Shep. Last week my bench outscored my starters by a large margin. Just one of those years where i cant win with my decisions. I am going against division leader this week and i need to win to have a chance to get in.

Play Jae Crowder if it's PPR. Guy is so underrated.

I'll finish in 1st in my dynasty league, added Aaron Rodgers last week for Shady and 2 1sts to shore up my only hole. Should win the league with ease and make some money.
Will be 1st in a standard league but have a bad feeling I'll get knocked in the playoffs too early, I got some lucky wins during the season. Just hope I make it to 3rd to get some cash, though I get my dues back for finishing in 1st at least.
Other standard league I started slow and am currently 1 game back from a playoff spot. But even with a win and a timely loss by the current 6 seed I don't think I'll overcome the points scored tiebreaker so probably toast in there.

I need to be in more pools like you guys. Mine is super boring and i am right into it. Not one trade this year. So i am 6-6 in a 2 division league with 12 teams total. I have most points against in entire league. I am facing the division leader this week and am in MUST WIN mode. Out of my choices below who would you go with. Last week i had Sanders, Hyde and Murray on the bench but surprisingly pulled off the win.

QB: Big Ben
WR1: Jordy Nelson
WR2: Edelman
RB1: Lamar Miller
RB2: Carlos Hyde
TE: Ebron
W/R: Latavius Murray
K: Santos
DEF: Baltimore

on bench:
Devontae Booker, Thomas Rawls, Dion Lewis
Antonio Gates
E. Sanders
NYG

Am i starting the best possible lineup?

I'd start Booker over Murray, personally.

foofnik wroteCOLONPlay Jae Crowder if it's PPR. Guy is so underrated.

It's 0.5 PPR. The guy is a beast.

Shep wroteCOLONChargers don't have any WR? Tyrell Williams has been incredible and Inman/Benjamin are also good. Their WR core is extremely underrated. If they had Keenan Allen healthy Rivers would be a top 3-5 fantasy QB this season.

Tyrell has been the 3rd best WR over the last 3 games.

There is abdifference between fantasy good and actually being good. FWIW:

Williams 15th among wrs in dyar and 15th in dvoa with a 60% catch rate
Inman 43rd in dyar and 38th in dvoa with a 60% catch rate
Gates 28th among TE's in dyar and 26th in dvoa with a 54% catch rate
Rivers 8th in qbr

Moral of the story? Rivers is amazing.

Shep wroteCOLONI'd start Booker over Murray, personally.

Jacksonville and Buffalo are equally bad against the run, but both are actually pretty good at covering backs as receivers.

Murray 8th in dyar 7th in dvoa
Booker 30th in dyar and 30th in dvoa

As a receiver:

Murray 29th in dyar and 29th in dvoa
Booker 38th in star and 39th in dvoa

Basically Booker needs volume to be successful. Fortunately for him he gets more volume than Murray. It's really more or less a toss up bc what Booker lacks in effiency he makes up in volume.

CasperX22 wroteCOLON

Shep wroteCOLONChargers don't have any WR? Tyrell Williams has been incredible and Inman/Benjamin are also good. Their WR core is extremely underrated. If they had Keenan Allen healthy Rivers would be a top 3-5 fantasy QB this season.

Tyrell has been the 3rd best WR over the last 3 games.

There is abdifference between fantasy good and actually being good. FWIW:

Williams 15th among wrs in dyar and 15th in dvoa with a 60% catch rate
Inman 43rd in dyar and 38th in dvoa with a 60% catch rate
Gates 28th among TE's in dyar and 26th in dvoa with a 54% catch rate
Rivers 8th in qbr

Moral of the story? Rivers is amazing.

I've always felt Rivers gets a bit underrated considering the shit show the Chargers have been after LT, V-Jax, and others left.

Arian The Insider wroteCOLON

CasperX22 wroteCOLON

Shep wroteCOLONChargers don't have any WR? Tyrell Williams has been incredible and Inman/Benjamin are also good. Their WR core is extremely underrated. If they had Keenan Allen healthy Rivers would be a top 3-5 fantasy QB this season.

Tyrell has been the 3rd best WR over the last 3 games.

There is abdifference between fantasy good and actually being good. FWIW:

Williams 15th among wrs in dyar and 15th in dvoa with a 60% catch rate
Inman 43rd in dyar and 38th in dvoa with a 60% catch rate
Gates 28th among TE's in dyar and 26th in dvoa with a 54% catch rate
Rivers 8th in qbr

Moral of the story? Rivers is amazing.

I've always felt Rivers gets a bit underrated considering the shit show the Chargers have been after LT, V-Jax, and others left.

He is always criminally underrated. There are only a handful of qbs in the NFL that can raise the level of play of the guys around him and he is one of them. It's a shame that he plays for a hopeless franchise in Southern California.

Anyone make the playoffs? Post your active lineup and your opponents.....

I know i am fucked. Went 5-0 last 5 weeks to squeak into playoffs but going against #1 seed who has retarded team....Not expecting much.

1st round matchup this week...8 of 10 teams in the playoffs with a Week 17 finals.

I have a rematch with a team I beat by 71 points last week.

My team:
QB Luck (or Mariota)
WR J. Nelson, E. Sanders, S. Watkins (Julio Jones is an option if he's healthy.)
RB J. Hill, D. Martin
TE T. Eifert (or J. Reed)
K C. Santos
DEF Dallas (or Houston)

My opponent:
QB Stafford
WR M. Evans, M. Crabtree, G. Tate (or Demaryius Thomas)
RB M. Gordon, D. Booker
TE D. Walker (or J. Witten)
K J. Tucker
DEF Cincinnati

Shoalzie wroteCOLON1st round matchup this week...8 of 10 teams in the playoffs with a Week 17 finals.

I have a rematch with a team I beat by 71 points last week.

My team:
QB Luck (or Mariota)
WR J. Nelson, E. Sanders, S. Watkins (Julio Jones is an option if he's healthy.)
RB J. Hill, D. Martin
TE T. Eifert (or J. Reed)
K C. Santos
DEF Dallas (or Houston)

My opponent:
QB Stafford
WR M. Evans, M. Crabtree, G. Tate (or Demaryius Thomas)
RB M. Gordon, D. Booker
TE D. Walker (or J. Witten)
K J. Tucker
DEF Cincinnati

Go snatch Farrow off of FA list before your opponent gets him as a Melvin Gordon owner...

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Shoalzie wroteCOLON1st round matchup this week...8 of 10 teams in the playoffs with a Week 17 finals.

I have a rematch with a team I beat by 71 points last week.

My team:
QB Luck (or Mariota)
WR J. Nelson, E. Sanders, S. Watkins (Julio Jones is an option if he's healthy.)
RB J. Hill, D. Martin
TE T. Eifert (or J. Reed)
K C. Santos
DEF Dallas (or Houston)

My opponent:
QB Stafford
WR M. Evans, M. Crabtree, G. Tate (or Demaryius Thomas)
RB M. Gordon, D. Booker
TE D. Walker (or J. Witten)
K J. Tucker
DEF Cincinnati

Go snatch Farrow off of FA list before your opponent gets him as a Melvin Gordon owner...

And i dont think you have anything to worry about this week with that lineup. Looks good.

2 playoff teams and then 1 where I just don't want to finish in last and deal with league punishment... My team on left in all 3.

Potential Last Place: (1 point PPR)

Flex Options: Lamar Miller/Landry/Snead/Malcolm Mitchell - leaning Miller
Gonna be a nail biter. Fucked myself last week playing Wilson over Rodgers at the last minute and it cost me the week. Tied this guy in regular season matchup - no partial points.

Playoff Team 1: (.5 PPR)

Have Melvin Gordon so that really hurts if he's out. Have Robby Anderson to play with possibly instead of A Rob or Shepard.

Playoff Team 2: (1 PPR and bonus points for 1st downs)

Traded Shady and 2 1sts for Rodgers, Doctson, Rob Kelley to shore up my QB spot. I'll be mad if I don't win it all in there.

How is that first team a last place team? Wow...

You are rolling with Green at TE on team 2? Nervous? I have him and Gates and cant decide. Big Ben fucked me over last week and scared its gonna happen again on the road against a division rival with history.

8 team league so everyone looks a little stacked. Others are 12's.

Little nervous with Green but no other options in there. Lance Kendricks my backup it's that barren.

Gates went 4-30-1 against Oakland earlier this season, he's a safer play. Henry had a TD that game too so they went heavy with their TE's probably because the Oakland defense is fast. Green a higher ceiling but a lower floor too. Depends on the rest of your roster and who you're facing how you want to play it.

Since my screen grab isn't working. I'm 2nd of 12 teams with the roster going into this week:

QB - Marcus Mariota
RB - DeMarco Murray
RB - Le'Veon Bell
WR - A.J. Green
WR - Brandin Cooks
TE - Zach Ertz
FLEX - Thomas Rawls or Golden Tate
K - Dan Bailey
DEF - Buffalo

My Opponent:

QB - Cam Newton
RB - Isaiah Crowell
RB - Kenneth Farrow
WR - Michael Crabtree
WR - Tyreek Hill
TE - Tyler Eifert
FLEX - T.Y. Hilton
K - Stephen Gostkowski
DEF - Baltimore

I am hoping for a miracle....my team on left

koomzzz wroteCOLONSince my screen grab isn't working. I'm 2nd of 12 teams with the roster going into this week:

QB - Marcus Mariota
RB - DeMarco Murray
RB - Le'Veon Bell
WR - A.J. Green
WR - Brandin Cooks
TE - Zach Ertz
FLEX - Thomas Rawls or Golden Tate
K - Dan Bailey
DEF - Buffalo

My Opponent:

QB - Cam Newton
RB - Isaiah Crowell
RB - Kenneth Farrow
WR - Michael Crabtree
WR - Tyreek Hill
TE - Tyler Eifert
FLEX - T.Y. Hilton
K - Stephen Gostkowski
DEF - Baltimore

you're gonna play AJ? ballsy