My problem with fantasy drafts is I tend to go with adp even when in my heart I believe that certain players getting drafted later are better then the players in the adp range of your pick .
For instance in my rx league I had the 3rd pick .
I took DJ even though I knew kamara and Barkley are better .
I need to stop doing that
For instance in my rx league I had the 3rd pick .
I took DJ even though I knew kamara and Barkley are better .
I need to stop doing that
Ok let's run through these
- Is Mahomes a stud? With 6 tds today and most through two games in nfl history I'd say that's a yes. Single handedly carried me to victory in both my leagues. I was all over this guy before the year. It was easy to start over him over Luck but the stone cold nuts to start him over Cam when every single expert had Cam in top 3 this week. This guy is carry your fantasy season type good. He wont put up 40+ every week but with his talent/gunslinger mentality, combined with his weapons and the fact that KC defense is trash....it doesnt get much better for him right now.
- Cooper might just not be a dud. 10 catch 100 yard performance today. I think a win would have been better because Gruden might have connected the dots that feeding his most talented player = wins. But still this was a step in the right direction. Hes now flex worthy next week. Let's see if he can have some consistency
- chris Thompson absolutely a solid PPR starter. Back to back 20+ pt performances. And hes matchup proof considering week 1 the skins won in a blowout and week 2 they played from behind. Thompson could flirt with PPR RB1 numbers.... I still have faith in Dion lewis. Week 2 was a dud but was also a flukey game. Mariota didnt play and strangely the titans played with a lead. Also Henry has been horrible. Hes not matchup proof yet but titans should he trailing quite a bit this year. I still like him as a #2 ppr RB.
- Saints D was better. A couple sacks and a pick. Still below expectations against the browns at home. They are droppable at this point with some bad matchups coming.
- Enunwa is now a solid PPR starter. Another big target day and solid line. I used him in both leagues today and will be plugging him in as a WR3 each week going forward.
I picked up Dallas D last week in hopes to use them against the trash seahawks O line in week 3. They looked good last night.
My favorite Defense streaming strategy is to look 2 or 3 weeks ahead and pick up that D in waivers. Most people stream week to week so this way I can pick up the defense for the minimum in blind bidding points
My favorite Defense streaming strategy is to look 2 or 3 weeks ahead and pick up that D in waivers. Most people stream week to week so this way I can pick up the defense for the minimum in blind bidding points
I just saw this post a few days ago when Cruise was bumping threads. I didn't see it when you posted it and I didn't really wanna reply then with Kamara off a monster game since it would look results oriented. But the Kamara regression thing got very overrated. He only played 12 games last year in a regular role, and even his role last year wasn't close to what it is this year. He played more and more down the stretch last year, increased red zone work. He's just simply too good to be on the sidelines that long.
When people say regression to the mean, they need to realize the mean is of that particular player, not some overall mean. So if he scored 12 TD's last year, what do you think his TD equity is this year? It's probably in the 10-12 range again. The Saints D isn't going to be as good as last year and they likely won't run the ball as well so they're going to be in more shootout games. And again, he has an extra 4 games with a big role + 4 games without Ingram.
Another thing with Kamara and other pass catching RB's is they're just more durable, catching a pass in the flat and juking 1 LB then getting tackled is just a lot easier way to make a living than running into a brick wall over and over again.
I think Barkley's upside is higher than Kamara's but like I said in the post, the mistake people make sometimes is they try to win the league in rd 1 when you just need to make the best pick.
Let's say he has TD regression to 9-10ish but still plays all 16 games...What's his line? 105-1800-10? That's as good of a year as anyone unless someone just goes nuts like Todd Gurley last year.
And he could be reasonably handcuffed with Ingram.
Ingram and Kamara are about as seperate is you can get from the running back position .
Its the first duo I’ve ever seen where each back actually helps the other get better numbers and not take away from each other .
I actually think Ingram not playing is hurting kamara right now .
I can easily make the case kamara would have been better yesterday and had more numbers if Ingram played .
The clowns we throwing out there right now to assume Ingram’s role is doing nothing but killing drives and putting the defense back on the field .
The Ingram /kamara combo might be the best running back combo I’ve ever seen.
We miss Ingram and so does kamara .
Its the first duo I’ve ever seen where each back actually helps the other get better numbers and not take away from each other .
I actually think Ingram not playing is hurting kamara right now .
I can easily make the case kamara would have been better yesterday and had more numbers if Ingram played .
The clowns we throwing out there right now to assume Ingram’s role is doing nothing but killing drives and putting the defense back on the field .
The Ingram /kamara combo might be the best running back combo I’ve ever seen.
We miss Ingram and so does kamara .
But his volume has not increased .
Just look at his touches .
So he is not getting that extra volume you speak of but is getting hurt with the less efficiency of not having Ingram
He is on pace for 120-1920-24, does that sound hurt to you?
Ingram caught 58 passes and had 12 TD's last year, if you think taking that out of the equation isn't helping Kamara then we'll agree to disagree.
You could argue Ingram will help keep Kamara fresh and stay healthy but that's a diff discussion then we're talking about.
I mean if you want I'll take Kamara w/o Ingram vs Kamara w/ Ingram PPG this year.
