Do I have a shot?

[Jim Rome is Flaming]

I'm just getting pounded by byes this week. Starting lineups are below. Any suggestions on players that I could pick up, possible trades, etc. would be much appreciated. Or if I should just stand pat, give up on this week and be pretty much done with byes for the year? My bench this week is Brady, AJ Green, Demaryius, Bernard, Ball, Ellington.

My team:
QB: Phillip Rivers
WR: Reuben Randle
WR: Allen Robinson
RB: Fred Jackson
RB: Stevan Ridley
TE: Greg Olsen
FLEX: Pierre Thomas
K: Dan Bailey
DST: Chicago

His team:
QB: Drew Brees
WR: Calvin Johnson
WR: Pierre Garcon
RB: Arian Foster
RB: DeAngelo Williams
TE: Delanie Walker
FLEX: Julian Edelman
K: Robbie Gould
DST: Houston

 

[SoShady]

Do you have a shot I would have to go with no. But stranger things have happened. I would just bite the bullet on the bye week.

 

[MilkSpiller22]

you have a chance... Really the only thing he has that you don't is receivers... But if either randle or robinson get a TD then you will be in the same position as he is... He is really not that good anywhere besides QB and WRs...

I would actually take your RBs and TE over his, and Rivers has an easy game this week, so maybe he can even be better than Brees(or at least very close)...

So yes you have a chance!!! As long as Calvin does not have a bigger day than 100 yards and a TD...

 

[broncosmitty]

Id root for Robbie Gould to miss some field goals if I were you.

I do every week.

 

[Nosferatu]

I think you got a shot, who knows maybe Ridley has a big game, his backs might not score a point. I'd look for a different defense though. Anybody got San Diego?

 

[broncosmitty]

You need Greg Olsen to come thru. But I think you have an outside shot.

Not banking on CJ to have a monster week.

 

[TKOSpikes]

Yes you have a shot. Foster and DeAngelo aren't scary, and might not even be on the field!

Randle had 10 targets last week and did squat. Road team on Thursday haven't been the greatest adds in the past, especially WR. Potential is there for Randle, I liked him preseason, but he just might not be that good. I would certainly take a look at waiver WR.

If you don't like the looks of waivers, then I might have just given the spark to Randle that he needed, by dogging him. Usually works like that anyway.

 

[Jim Rome is Flaming]

I think you got a shot, who knows maybe Ridley has a big game, his backs might not score a point. I'd look for a different defense though. Anybody got San Diego?

The league only allows 2 moves per week, one of which was used to grab Robinson. If I don't end up making any other moves I'll probably end up adding SD defense.

 

[tlance]

I certainly would not give away value in a trade to marginally improve your odds in 1 week. You have a good team overall, don't sweat 1 week.

 

[wilwhite]

 

[SteelersPride]

yeah, i mean in week 1 this week every poster said i would win my matchup, said the team i was playing looked like it was drafted by a blackout drunk.......

i lost

 

[Jim Rome is Flaming]

We were supposed to have an online draft, but the commish messed up the time, so I didn't have anything with me. All of the byes being on the same week was some shitty luck.

 

[LambeauLegs]

You should pick up a better defense as Rodgers is mad and will torch the Bears this week. I went and picked up the Charger defense that was on waivers that is playing worst team in the league. The Colts defense scored 16 points on the Jags last week. So if nobody has taken the Chargers go get them

 

[Jim Rome is Flaming]

You should pick up a better defense as Rodgers is mad and will torch the Bears this week. I went and picked up the Charger defense that was on waivers that is playing worst team in the league. The Colts defense scored 16 points on the Jags last week. So if nobody has taken the Chargers go get them

Nah, Packers suck this year.

 

[Jim Rome is Flaming]

Good start, with Randle outscoring Garcon 8.9-2.8. Could've been even better if Randle hadn't had the pass knocked out in the endzone. Also went out of bounds at the 2 on a long reception. Still, I'm happy with the results. Yahoo only has me at a 10.5 point underdog now, as opposed to 19.5 points before last night.

 

[leftypower]

There is always a chance that your guys blow up and his have off days. Who foresaw Donnell and Eli putting in such monster efforts last night. .... not me, and I'm not alone.

 

[Yellow Fuzzies]

Grab SD DST if you can. They should be good this week and I actually like them the rest of the year-other than in the Denver matchups.

 

[Jim Rome is Flaming]

51.28 - 45.90 lead after the 3 PM games. I have Ridley, Pierre Thomas, Dan Bailey left, and he has Brees & Edelman. As long as Brees doesn't torch the Cowboys (very real possibility) I like my chances.

I don't like putting much stock into Yahoo projections, but right now they have it going down to the wire, with me winning 78.72 - 78.01.

 

[SteelersPride]

told u , u had shot

 

[Breasy4c_o_l]

Depending on your league, you're probably down by about 7-8 pts if not more. Need to hope Ridley outperforms Edelman; doesn't fumble & plunges into the end zone more than Edelman. Just kinda goes to show you how volatile & unpredictable fantasy football can be; on paper it might've looked like you didn't have a chance, but now you're right there in it