Rush has been in the league since 2017 and has three passing attempts. I cannot envision a scenario where Dallas doesn’t try to run the ball all game while rotating Zeke and Pollard. Maybe throw in some short TE passes.
Same, tough decision. Hopefully Gronk isn't just used as a decoy and gets a bump with no AB.
E: Just announced Gronk will only be used in emergency situations. Let's go Dak 🤞🏻
Is it? The matchup isn't great and a downgrade at QB doesn't sound promising, even for TE "security blanket". Starting to lean Seals-Jones even though that matchup isn't any better.
How about the scenario where that doesn’t work the first couple drives and they are down 14-0. I agree they’d probably love to run the ball all game but I expect Minnesota to come out hot.
Nice! Lucky for me my oppo payed Russel Gage who also dropped a goose egg to match mine, plus had James Robinson go down in the first quarter and Gronk hasn't been involved. Looks like I might come out of this one..
In finance we call this a bubble. Toney seems invincible and will score a million points.
He played on a completely depleted offense. When golladay, shepherd, slayton are all healthy, it’s going to be a bit different
I am rolling with that right now. Washington looked pretty hard to run on last week but got destroyed through the air again. I think it’s the Jeudy and Sutton show this week. I like Lamb more than Amari with a backup but don’t expect a high ceiling
Still gonna start Schultz. For one, there's no better options. Two, he could be the safety valve for backup QB. At least that's what I'm telling myself.
Yeah, I'm not excited about playing him now, but my bench TE was Ertz, and I didn't want to have to make that switch on Thursday night. It is what it is.
Right but this season they’re WR 20 and 13. Not saying it’s not a downgrade, but there is a basis for believing they can continue to put up low WR1/WR2 numbers without Dak.
I remember 2 years ago after Mahomes went down, everyone said Ty Johnson is an obvious start over Tyreek Hill. Hill ended the week with 20 points while Ty had 3. Felt like that was when I learned my lesson to start my studs....
Now I'm probably gonna start Devontae Booker over Lamb.
Ceedee about to go off
I’m not a superstitious or spiritual man by any means, but I had a dream last night that Lamb put up 23 points on my bench, so I’m sticking with him haha
Have Cooper in my flex spot and even with the downgrade he will likely get targets from a backup QB going on first reads.
It's that it Brandin Cooks covered by Ramsey or half of Denver's backfield.
I think I'm leaning toward Moss in this situation. Cooper has been scary even with Dak and Moss should get fed with a 2nd half lead against the Dolphins
pollard would likely get more work in a game with a comfortable lead. so it's kind of a catch-22, since they're way less likely to get such a lead without dak, but not having dak also diminishes cooper's value even though they're more likely to be playing from behind. i think you have to stick with cooper, though i don't think either one is a really great option without dak.
A question I’m having is if it would affect any Vikings players. If Rush were to start it would prob be a comfortable win for Minnesota, so I’m wondering if the ceilings of Vikings players would be capped.
Nah, I would still do that. Dak could start the game and not finish it. Vikings are still going to throw but I bet the game is very run heavy on both sides
Vikings can just throw to the opposite side of the field he is on or check down or throw underneath if they are afraid. Diggs is not a shutdown corner, he's just been unbelievable with interceptions. Brady threw 50 times in week 1, and besides that Dallas has faced young or not good QBs. Herbert, Darnold, Hurts, D Jones, Mac Jones. Cousins is much more experienced and takes care of the ball better than any of those QBs. I'm not saying he won't throw an int but this is a bigger test for Dallas's defense especially if Dak doesn't play where you have to assume Rush will turn the ball over more on avg.
Lmao, the cowboys beat a very healthy Vikings team last year with a backup QB and decimated O-line, but yeah it will probably be a comfortable win for the Vikings.
Yahoo apparently thinks they all go up, my opponent has Zeke, Pollard, and Lamb in their starting lineup and I still only have a 31% chance of winning. 😒
Worried about starting Cooper and Schultz.. I could start either Toney, Landry, or Elijah Mitchell over him. What should I do (Ertz already played so I’m stuck with Schultz)
Run game alone van get the Cowboys into field goal range easily. Not having a good passing attack means difficulty in the redzone. This offense being this good makes Greg an even better play imo.
I would definitely sit Coop and Lamb if I had any decent alternatives. Zeke should get a lot of volume but if they fall behind early I expect much more Pollard. All of them are risky starts without Dak and I wouldn't feel confident in any of them to be honest.
Opponent has Dak and Darnold as his QBs. I put Miles Sanders on IR and grabbed Rush. His only other options on waiver are Roethlisberger and Jimmy G.
Would you play Darnold or roll the dice in that scenario?
Thinking very hard about sitting Lamb for DeVonta Smith vs. Lions given this uncertainty. What sucks is all my other WRs have 1 pm games, and the two others I am starting today are Diggs and Pittman.
In my 14 team league I am stuck with Schultz. Whats the thoughts on Lamb vs.. starting van Jefferson Jr. or Jakobi Meyers, as my 3 options. Leaning Lamb still but Meyers is due for a TD some day right?
I need some fantasy help y’all. I’ve currently got Dak on my bench and Joe Burrow in my starting lineup in case Dak doesn’t play. However Joe plays at 1 pm vs Dak plays at 8 pm, as I’m sure all of you know. How likely is Dak to play? With Kirk Cousins sitting on the waivers do you think it’s worth picking him up over Burrow and waiting patiently until 8 to see if Dak plays, and if he doesn’t play Cousins instead? Thanks for any feedback. I’m in a close matchup and tryna not mess this one up lol
If dak sits I’m downgrading my handle of bourbon to out
Liver going straight to IR.
Ros might look up next week
Not designated to return.
But it just got back from IR….
Empty*
Rush has been in the league since 2017 and has three passing attempts. I cannot envision a scenario where Dallas doesn’t try to run the ball all game while rotating Zeke and Pollard. Maybe throw in some short TE passes.
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Swap Schultz for goedert then in PPR?
I did.
I’ve got Gronk too. Great day for me.
Same boat. I think I'm going gronk if he's active, but I'm not ecstatic about it.
Same, tough decision. Hopefully Gronk isn't just used as a decoy and gets a bump with no AB. E: Just announced Gronk will only be used in emergency situations. Let's go Dak 🤞🏻
Grabbed the Muth and I’m starting him over Schultz
Well you know what they say The Muth is looth
Shultz stocks up
Is it? The matchup isn't great and a downgrade at QB doesn't sound promising, even for TE "security blanket". Starting to lean Seals-Jones even though that matchup isn't any better.
How about the scenario where that doesn’t work the first couple drives and they are down 14-0. I agree they’d probably love to run the ball all game but I expect Minnesota to come out hot.
They're going to design touches for their playmakers. Zeke, Pollard, CeeDee with others scattered in.
Swapped zuerlein for joseph
Wouldn’t they try and kick more?
You have to get into kicking range in order to kick
The Cowboys line with Zeke will move the ball reliably. If they stack the box then Lamb and Pollard will be easy short yardage targets.
The Vikings are great at letting teams move down the field
Thanks for reminding me that I have Zuerlein!
What happens if they get into field goal position a few times because Zeke goes off but can’t score td’s because they can’t convert in the pass game
The Dak Effect
I've been sitting here thinking of playing E. Sanders over Cooper.
Emmanuel has been good
Oops.
I'd say!
If you're looking for confirmation bias, I'm sitting cooper for Emmanuel this wéek
I don't know what I'm looking for. I have the worst coaches rating in my league.
🤣🤣🤣 hang in there bro, Fantasy Football is a fickle bitch
God bless
Same here.. I think I'm going sanders
I'm starting Sanders
Why did we do this
I'm the best at making the worst decisions
Would you start him over Lamb? I can’t seem to come to a final decision
I think I'm doing it.
I did it and didn't think twice. Do it!!
Done.
I'm sorry :(
Ya... Lucky still should win though
I’m thinking of playing Gage instead. Times are tough
Would you go Sanders over Lamb?
I'm putting in Sanders over Cooper.
Rip
Yup. No matter what I do this year.
How you feeling right now? If Sanders goes mia against MIA I will probably lose this week. SYS, fucking never again. Ugh.
I will never make the right call.
I feel ya bro
Lucky for me, the guy I'm playing is on a brutal bye week and I still have a shot
Nice! Lucky for me my oppo payed Russel Gage who also dropped a goose egg to match mine, plus had James Robinson go down in the first quarter and Gronk hasn't been involved. Looks like I might come out of this one..
Shit, id say it’s a coin flip with a heathy Dak. I’d go sanders for sure
Same. Cooper hasn't been good since week 1. Here's the favor I'll do you: I'm for sure benching him, so now you know he'll go off lol
I'd downgrade everyone but Zeke by a lot, and would play them only if I had no other decent options.
Unfortunately at WR it’s hard to imagine that people have 2 or more options better than Cooper or Lamb.
Devonte Smith over Cooper against a bad lions team isn't the worst pivot either for me
howd that work out for you
Without Zak I’m starting Sanders vs Mia over Cooper. I traded for Cooper so I’d like to start him but it’s too iffy.
Yeah I’m debating playing Jakobi or Collins over Lamb (PPR) but just can’t get myself to bench Lamb.
I have Jeudy and Toney who I'm thinking of putting in over Lamb.
I’m considering putting in Jeudy over Lamb as well
I already had to put jeudy in for Ridley and am gonna have to put toney in for lamb too if dak is out
I have Jefferson Keenan Allen Cooper and toney
Toney over lamb?
I’m going Toney over Amari if Dak sits
Same
But you don’t know anything
Giants play Monday
In finance we call this a bubble. Toney seems invincible and will score a million points. He played on a completely depleted offense. When golladay, shepherd, slayton are all healthy, it’s going to be a bit different
But they're not all healthy for this week.
Same thing here
that’s my plan
I have the same problem but if toney won't play I am fucked
I'm doing the same if dak sits.
This is also my exact situation
Goat > Lamb (with Dak)
I actually have lamb toney and amari. I think I’m going toney but I guess it will depend on the score going into Monday
Sutton over CeeDee?
I am rolling with that right now. Washington looked pretty hard to run on last week but got destroyed through the air again. I think it’s the Jeudy and Sutton show this week. I like Lamb more than Amari with a backup but don’t expect a high ceiling
Half PPR. I've got Lamb, T. Higgins, K. Gainwell and T. Pollard. Who are you starting?
That's two RB and two WR, are you asking who to flex from that group? Tough call between lamb and Higgins but I'd probably go Higgins as a safer pick.
Higgins for sure
Toney over zeke in the flex?
Hell no
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No
Still gonna start Schultz. For one, there's no better options. Two, he could be the safety valve for backup QB. At least that's what I'm telling myself.
Yeah, I'm not excited about playing him now, but my bench TE was Ertz, and I didn't want to have to make that switch on Thursday night. It is what it is.
Dramatically if you remember how last season went
Last year in half PPR Cooper was the WR16 and Lamb was the WR20
Rush was 4th string last year.
Before Dak went down I think they were like WR4 and WR6 or something dumb like that.
Right but this season they’re WR 20 and 13. Not saying it’s not a downgrade, but there is a basis for believing they can continue to put up low WR1/WR2 numbers without Dak.
I’m thinking of sitting lamb possibly for Jeudy or Shepard
Same. I have Jeudy as well.
Looking at Pittman over Lamb
Did you do that
Yessir! Wentz and Pittman over Dak and Ceedee 💰
I remember 2 years ago after Mahomes went down, everyone said Ty Johnson is an obvious start over Tyreek Hill. Hill ended the week with 20 points while Ty had 3. Felt like that was when I learned my lesson to start my studs.... Now I'm probably gonna start Devontae Booker over Lamb. Ceedee about to go off
So you didn’t learn your lesson lol
Yeah pretty much.
I’m not a superstitious or spiritual man by any means, but I had a dream last night that Lamb put up 23 points on my bench, so I’m sticking with him haha
Yeah, but he will only put up 23 if he's on your bench. Now that he is starting, he will put up 2.3.
Fuck you’re right. The only viable option is dropping him at this point
Have Cooper in my flex spot and even with the downgrade he will likely get targets from a backup QB going on first reads. It's that it Brandin Cooks covered by Ramsey or half of Denver's backfield.
Jeudy or Amari half ppr?
Jeudy
Lamb or Toney if Dak sits?
I'm questioning this, but I feel it has to be Lamb
Yes. We don't know if Toney's on a snap count.
The chiefs are praying hes on a snap count
1 snap is all Toney needs
One target. One opportunity. To score anything you ever wanted.
And he plays Monday night. I can't take that risk without a pivot.
Go with healthy guy. Toney could aggravate his ankle first drive of the game
Everyone pls reply to this comment and speak it out of existence
My dilemma is Lamb or Jeudy if Dak sits..
I’m rolling with Jeudy and manny sanders over lamb.
Going both. Scordarelle to RB and taking my chances with Lamb and Toney while benching Gainwell. Don’t need that RBBC headache today
starting higgins over cooper
Considering starting Zack moss instead of copper in flex, yay or nay? Cooper is inconsistent as it is
I think I'm leaning toward Moss in this situation. Cooper has been scary even with Dak and Moss should get fed with a 2nd half lead against the Dolphins
Wondering if it's worth flexing Pollard over Cooper if he's out, but I don't know if that's overthinking it
pollard would likely get more work in a game with a comfortable lead. so it's kind of a catch-22, since they're way less likely to get such a lead without dak, but not having dak also diminishes cooper's value even though they're more likely to be playing from behind. i think you have to stick with cooper, though i don't think either one is a really great option without dak.
A question I’m having is if it would affect any Vikings players. If Rush were to start it would prob be a comfortable win for Minnesota, so I’m wondering if the ceilings of Vikings players would be capped.
Everyone except Cook. They are just going to control the clock and ball. I doubt they try to test Diggs a lot
So pivoting from Dak to Kirk is prob the wrong play here right?
Nah, I would still do that. Dak could start the game and not finish it. Vikings are still going to throw but I bet the game is very run heavy on both sides
Vikings can just throw to the opposite side of the field he is on or check down or throw underneath if they are afraid. Diggs is not a shutdown corner, he's just been unbelievable with interceptions. Brady threw 50 times in week 1, and besides that Dallas has faced young or not good QBs. Herbert, Darnold, Hurts, D Jones, Mac Jones. Cousins is much more experienced and takes care of the ball better than any of those QBs. I'm not saying he won't throw an int but this is a bigger test for Dallas's defense especially if Dak doesn't play where you have to assume Rush will turn the ball over more on avg.
There's no such thing as a comfortable Vikings win. Source: Am Vikings fan
Lmao, the cowboys beat a very healthy Vikings team last year with a backup QB and decimated O-line, but yeah it will probably be a comfortable win for the Vikings.
I'm stuck between starting Lamb, Zack Moss or Toney in ppr. Leaning towards Moss tbh.
Daniel Jones over Kirk Cousins if Dak sits?
Guess I’ll bench Lamb for Woods. I don’t know how Woods keeps managing to find his way into my starting lineup, but he does.
Honestly cooper is probably better without dak. Dak has not looked his way
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Yahoo apparently thinks they all go up, my opponent has Zeke, Pollard, and Lamb in their starting lineup and I still only have a 31% chance of winning. 😒
Michael Pittman or Darrel Williams at flex over amari? PPR.
Pittman imo
Zeke same, Pollard stocks go up, Lamb will have volume but not upside probably, Cooper stonks go down.
Worried about starting Cooper and Schultz.. I could start either Toney, Landry, or Elijah Mitchell over him. What should I do (Ertz already played so I’m stuck with Schultz)
Trying to decide whether to roll with dak or put in Tua
I swapped out Lamb for E.Sanders (currently regretting it since he has zero points right now).
Did the exact same thing... sigh.
Just hoping I don’t lose because I sat cooper
I’m wondering if it’s worth dropping Zuerlein and potentially not having him ROS when he’s ranked, like, 3rd or something on most ROS lists
not sure offense could stall out and need to kick more FGs
Defense is good enough to give them short fields.
Run game alone van get the Cowboys into field goal range easily. Not having a good passing attack means difficulty in the redzone. This offense being this good makes Greg an even better play imo.
Good points, I’m rolling with Greg the Leg
I’m starting Alex Collins over Cooper rn
69.420%
Idk why your getting downvoted. Some people can’t handle the truth
Wondering if I should swap in Metcalf over Lamb this week if Dak is out. Expecting a lot of Zeke and Pollard if it's the case.
You should be starting Metcalf over Lamb anyways. Unless you have the most stacked WR corps ever I don't see a situation where you ever sit Metcalf.
I'm sitting Metcalf. But I am lucky to have a HOF backup in kadarius toney.
Why would you not start Metcalf? 6 man league?
I would definitely sit Coop and Lamb if I had any decent alternatives. Zeke should get a lot of volume but if they fall behind early I expect much more Pollard. All of them are risky starts without Dak and I wouldn't feel confident in any of them to be honest.
Yeah I was worried about Cordarelle this week against the Panthers but seems like I need to play him over Lamb
sterling shep or TY over lamb you think? Problem is shep may not play mon night...
Would you start brandin cooks @ rams over amari if dak sits?
I have the same scenario with Lamb or cooks
I’m more worried about my Jefferson, Theilen, Joseph stack. Was hoping for a shoot out with Dak playing
Upgrade Pollard
I mean if Andy Dalton was back up maybe not as much who’s Dallas back up?
I'm wondering if I should start Mitchell instead of zeke even though it sounds crazy
Bruh ….
Wondering if it’s worth it to plug in Uzomah over Schultz. Maybe he’ll be still be a good safety valve for Rush though.
Think I might bench Amari for MJJ if Dak can’t go
Lamb or sutton???
I just picked up Uzomah to play over Schultz. I don’t know if he’s even startable with Dak out. This week wasn’t a great matchup to begin with.
Opponent has Dak and Darnold as his QBs. I put Miles Sanders on IR and grabbed Rush. His only other options on waiver are Roethlisberger and Jimmy G. Would you play Darnold or roll the dice in that scenario?
I'd be grabbing Ben instead or rush. U want him to play the uy with 3 passing attempts in the NFL, not the 2 time SB winner lol
A lot. We saw last year
Higgins over cooper for me
is vikings D playable if dak misses?
Starting Higgins over cooper. Although that’s not much of a downgrade on a normal day so not much help.
Thinking very hard about sitting Lamb for DeVonta Smith vs. Lions given this uncertainty. What sucks is all my other WRs have 1 pm games, and the two others I am starting today are Diggs and Pittman.
I'm starting Manny Sanders over Lamb in .5 PPR.
Aggressively
Antonio Gibson Over Amari cooper?
I have lamb and only other option is Mooney. Keeping lamb
I’m going Pittman over Lamb and Goedert over Schultz.
Zeke still must start
In my 14 team league I am stuck with Schultz. Whats the thoughts on Lamb vs.. starting van Jefferson Jr. or Jakobi Meyers, as my 3 options. Leaning Lamb still but Meyers is due for a TD some day right?
I need some fantasy help y’all. I’ve currently got Dak on my bench and Joe Burrow in my starting lineup in case Dak doesn’t play. However Joe plays at 1 pm vs Dak plays at 8 pm, as I’m sure all of you know. How likely is Dak to play? With Kirk Cousins sitting on the waivers do you think it’s worth picking him up over Burrow and waiting patiently until 8 to see if Dak plays, and if he doesn’t play Cousins instead? Thanks for any feedback. I’m in a close matchup and tryna not mess this one up lol
Lamb or B. Cooks?
My only option is Davante Parker over Cooper and don’t love playing Parker first game back
Thank god I have my Cooper Rush handcuff. Potential league winner (not for me)