Pricer's Picks - Week 3

[Matt Price]

Questions for Friday's (9/22) article go here. Thanks for the responses last week.

[ross10019]

I'm one of those unlucky Hernandez owners (ugh).

My guess is he's out for 6 weeks minimum.

Whose the best replacement out of:

Pitta
Rudolph
Marcedes Lewis
Chandler

[Matt Price]

I'm one of those unlucky Hernandez owners (ugh).

My guess is he's out for 6 weeks minimum.

Whose the best replacement out of:

Pitta
Rudolph
Marcedes Lewis
Chandler

Lewis is out for sure. Long term I like Rudolph, Pitta, and Chandler in that order, but for this week Rudolph has a bad matchup against the 49ers.

I think Pitta is borderline TE1 in PPR leagues, but he doesn't have a great matchup (Patriots) this week either. If I recall correctly you are in a non-ppr league though.

Chandler seems like the best option to score a TD this week and while his matchup isn't great either, I think he is the play in Week 3 against the Browns in non-ppr leagues.

[Matt Price]

Which two of these receivers would you play this Sunday, scoring is .5 per reception, 20 yds = 1 point, TD = 6 points and 30 return yds = 1 point.

Emannuel Sanders
Brian Hartline
Titus Young
Eddie Royal
Alshon Jeffery

I currently have M. Wallace, Hartline and Jeffery in, would you change it?

Thanks,

Oof. There HAS to be better options on the waiver wire, but If I have to pick from this group I'm going with Titus Young and Hartline. I guess.

If you list what's available on the WW I can recommend some other options.

Thanks for posting your scoring settings. It makes answering questions a lot easier!

[ross10019]

Lewis is out for sure. Long term I like Rudolph, Pitta, and Chandler in that order, but for this week Rudolph has a bad matchup against the 49ers.

I think Pitta is borderline TE1 in PPR leagues, but he doesn't have a great matchup (Patriots) this week either. If I recall correctly you are in a non-ppr league though.

Chandler seems like the best option to score a TD this week and while his matchup isn't great either, I think he is the play in Week 3 against the Browns in non-ppr leagues.

Thanks!

Now looks like NE has signed Kellen Winslow as a stopgap for Hernandez, should I nab him instead of any of these other players?

Also, I will likely drop Meachem to pick up the TE. Only other option is to drop LaFell (I like his upside) or Michael Bush (too valuable at the moment) - that said I have more depth at RB (Peterson, Spiller, Lynch, McGahee and Bush) than at WR (A Johnson, Decker, Garcon, LaFell and Meachem) so maybe the better move is to dump Bush, particularly since it looks like Forte could be back lots sooner than previously thought.

[STONE.]

I grabbed Winslow. The guy was always a disappointment, but The Pats have a history of making things out of disappointments. I won't start him until I see something out of him, but if you've got somebody to drop....

[TrueNorth]

Oof. There HAS to be better options on the waiver wire, but If I have to pick from this group I'm going with Titus Young and Hartline. I guess.

If you list what's available on the WW I can recommend some other options.

Thanks for posting your scoring settings. It makes answering questions a lot easier!

Not much it's a 14 team league, here are the top 3 on the waiver wire.

Kerley NYJ
Tate CIN
Gibson STL

Thanks!

[Zorro]

Pitta has the most looks from Flacco so far in 2 weeks.. I like Pitta Pit going forward..

[One87]

Looking for RB/WR help. Standard Yahoo scoring.



RB

DeMarco Murray vs. TB
Jamaal Charles vs. NO - Can't stop the run
Alfred Morris vs. Cin - Bengals have a horrible D in general
Andre Brown vs. Car - Panthers ranked 28th against run
Daryl Richardson vs. Chi

WR

AJ Green vs. Was
Jeremy Maclin vs. Ari - Hip Pointer
Brandon LaFell vs. NYG - Bad Giants secondary
Danny Amendola vs. Chi


I'm not sure if I should start Charles. They say his knee was aggravated. However, he could have went back in. He's expected to play. Would I be better off going with another back? Another concern is Maclin's hip. This sounds like je can play but be limited, much like Charles.

With the names above, who would be your two wides, two backs and flex? Thanks in advance.

[Zorro]

RB
DeMarco Murray vs. TB
Jamaal Charles vs. NO - Can't stop the run
Alfred Morris vs. Cin - Bengals have a horrible D in general
Andre Brown vs. Car - Panthers ranked 28th against run
Daryl Richardson vs. Chi

WR
AJ Green vs. Was
Jeremy Maclin vs. Ari - Hip Pointer
Brandon LaFell vs. NYG - Bad Giants secondary
Danny Amendola vs. Chi

With the names above, who would be your two wides, two backs and flex? Thanks in advance.

RB: Murray and Morris
WR: Green and LaFell
Flex: Brown(with Bradshaw out)

[One87]

RB: Murray and Morris
WR: Green and LaFell
Flex: Brown(with Bradshaw out)

Nice. Thanks, Zorro. Anyone else? I may repost this for more opinions, so it doesn't get lost in the shuffle with everyone else's inquiries.

[Matt Price]

Nice. Thanks, Zorro. Anyone else? I may repost this for more opinions, so it doesn't get lost in the shuffle with everyone else's inquiries.

Thanks!

Now looks like NE has signed Kellen Winslow as a stopgap for Hernandez, should I nab him instead of any of these other players?

Also, I will likely drop Meachem to pick up the TE. Only other option is to drop LaFell (I like his upside) or Michael Bush (too valuable at the moment) - that said I have more depth at RB (Peterson, Spiller, Lynch, McGahee and Bush) than at WR (A Johnson, Decker, Garcon, LaFell and Meachem) so maybe the better move is to dump Bush, particularly since it looks like Forte could be back lots sooner than previously thought.

Definitely drop Meachem. He won't have any real value unless Floyd and Gates both miss significant time. I'm open to the possibility of Winslow having value, but since Hernandez is out for a good while we can wait and see. He is still worth a luxury pickup if you have some roster room.

[Matt Price]

Not much it's a 14 team league, here are the top 3 on the waiver wire.

Kerley NYJ
Tate CIN
Gibson STL

Thanks!

Ah 14 teams. That makes more sense. I know Young hasn;t shown a lot this year but he gets to face a Titans defense that gave up great passing games to Tom Brady in week 1 and Phillip Rivers in week 2. If we are to follow this trend then Stafford could have a great game as well. This could all very well go to Megatron, but Young has a chance to get a piece of the pie.

Hartline emerged as a steady security blanket to Tannehill in week 2, but faces Revis or Cromartie and a tough Jets pass defense this week. I still think he is your best option at WR3 despite the matchup, but I wouldn't fault you for going with Jeffery instead.

[Matt Price]

Looking for RB/WR help. Standard Yahoo scoring.



RB

DeMarco Murray vs. TB
Jamaal Charles vs. NO - Can't stop the run
Alfred Morris vs. Cin - Bengals have a horrible D in general
Andre Brown vs. Car - Panthers ranked 28th against run
Daryl Richardson vs. Chi

WR

AJ Green vs. Was
Jeremy Maclin vs. Ari - Hip Pointer
Brandon LaFell vs. NYG - Bad Giants secondary
Danny Amendola vs. Chi


I'm not sure if I should start Charles. They say his knee was aggravated. However, he could have went back in. He's expected to play. Would I be better off going with another back? Another concern is Maclin's hip. This sounds like je can play but be limited, much like Charles.

With the names above, who would be your two wides, two backs and flex? Thanks in advance.

Murray is going to have a monster game. My #2 RB this week so he is in. Morris has to be in. Despite less than 100 yards and no touchdowns, he actually ran BETTER in week 2 than he did in week 1. Andre Brown ran hard and as long as Bradshaw is out I would throw him in your flex. I do think that Charles bounces back this week against the Saints, but you definitely don't feel good about him. Charles definitely has the highest ceiling of your RBs after Murray, so if you have a tough matchup and you think playing it safe isn't going to get you a win, I would go ahead with Charles in the flex.

Receivers are easy. Green and LaFell and don't even think about it. Even if Maclin plays (which I don't think he will) he could reaggravate the injury again, just like last week. Despite his game last week Amendola is still a flex play at best in non-ppr leagues and you have much better flex options.

[TrueNorth]

Ah 14 teams. That makes more sense. I know Young hasn;t shown a lot this year but he gets to face a Titans defense that gave up great passing games to Tom Brady in week 1 and Phillip Rivers in week 2. If we are to follow this trend then Stafford could have a great game as well. This could all very well go to Megatron, but Young has a chance to get a piece of the pie.

Hartline emerged as a steady security blanket to Tannehill in week 2, but faces Revis or Cromartie and a tough Jets pass defense this week. I still think he is your best option at WR3 despite the matchup, but I wouldn't fault you for going with Jeffery instead.

Thanks Pricer, one more for you Rivers or Dalton this week? WSH is giving up a ton of passing TD's and they are banged up to boot.

Passing 50 yds = 1pnt, TD = 6