YOU PLAY. TO WIN. THE GAME. Request and offer FANTASY FOOTBALL advice HERE

seems like it'll be an all or nothing year for you

Play to win, not to place!

btw, this is for the 12-team PPR.

has anyone tried locking waivers/free agents from sunday-tuesday?

good: means you don't have to watch every second of every game waiting to jump on an injured stars replacement
bad: if your player goes down sunday morning, you won't be able to replace unless there's one on your bench already

So my two really proud drafts this season: I got Arian Foster really deep into the draft and now it looks like he's going to be the #1 RB for the Texans. (I actually grabbed Slaton really late in the draft in his rookie season too -- so maybe I just have good luck with Texan RBs.) I also drafted Favre around the 10th round and now it looks like he's playing -- which actually leads me to my fantasy football advice request.

I've now got Favre + Eli Manning both on my team. Seems like a bit of overkill -- I didn't even want a backup QB, let alone two starters sitting on my roster. I'm thinking about trading Eli to someone but 1) should I wait a week or two into the season and make sure Favre is really back to form (and his ankle isn't really bothering him?) and 2) If I do trade Eli, what do you think I can get for him? I was thinking about trading him and some player with minor upside (like maybe Laurent Robinson or Correll Buckhalter) for a real backup QB (like Vince Young) and a mid-stud RB/WR -- doable? There are some teams with some really shitty starting QBs I think I could target (especially if I wait until week 2 when they start to recognize how shitty their QB situation is).

You should wait unless there is someone who you think is in desperate need of a starter and has someone you want.

have fun with favre or underdog it with eli???

My first thought was that Eli's less likely to get his face pushed in this week, but that's just me being an NO homer.

Even with Sharper out for the Saints, they're still likely to pick him off a couple times. Also, who's he got to throw to besides Harvin?

Eli has, like, 20 good receivers in his arsenal.

for week one? I'd likely go with UNSTOPPABLE

One slot: Brandon Jacobs, Austin Collie or Ricky Williams?

not jacobs

Ricky.

good call on eli, bros. I have hakeem nicks too ^_^

delighted about leaving Hicks on my bench

nicks. conflation.

holy crap
ive never had benching regret 1 min 43 seconds into a game before

Minnesota
(Min - DEF) No new player Notes
DEF @NO L, 14-9 75% 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
BN
Arizona
(Ari - DEF) No new player Notes
BN @StL Q1 13:17, 0-0 18% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10

Gonna end up with over 155 points this week and still losing the week's game because the guy I'm playing against scored the unheard of 184! (Top two scores in the league, just my luck to be playing against the very top score.)

ADVICE TIME

in a league w/ two starting QBs, i'm trying to decide between a concussed matt moore vs tampa (i also have steve smith) or a non-concussed jason campbell vs the saints

(for the record this decision is only being made because my second qb drafted was ol rapelisberger)

er, jason campbell vs THE RAMS

Campbell.

I expect mcfadden to destroy rams all day. campbell should get some points in the wake.

hope so. i picked him up this week

In the suckage starting QB loser sweepstakes who do I start this week; Favre or Eli?

I'd go Manning.

Yeah, even though Vikings play the Lions, Favre STILL has no one to throw to besides his tight end.

Johnny Knox or Hakeem Nicks? I like both but I think I favor Knox in the matchups.

I AM NOT GOING TO HELP YOU BEAT ME

by the act of choosing to play me, you are helping me beat you

Whoever's got Larry Fitzgerald might want to consider playing him this week. List of Saints defensive injuries:
Darren Sharper (Safety) Out
Roman Harper (Safety) Doubtful
Pierson Prioleau (Safety) Questionable
Chris Reis (Safety) Out
Tracey Porter (CB) Out
Jonathan Casillas (LB) Out

Is Javier Arenas going to be worth a damn this season?

Looks like he had an ankle injury to overcome. He's a fast corner, but not a shut-down corner by any means. His return yardage will probably be his greatest asset.

Trying to decide whether to give him one more week or not.

off-week terribleness call

W/R: Brandon Jacobs vs Dez Bryant vs Kevin Walter

Based on my team's current record I will not be giving fantasy advice to anyone.

I'd play Dez, but I'm in the same boat as polyphonic.

kevin walter is a solid fantasy wr. if the texans offense is clicking he will get points. kc defense has been tight this year but houston are at home and they will get a lot of the ball.

I say Dez --http://images.chron.com/blogs/askacat/hatcat.JPGis clearly trying to get him involved in the passing attack and he's been targeted a number of times in every boys game I've seen.

dez may be injured tho'?

So, PPR league, the score for this week's game is currently 136-99. I'm winning, and I've played all my players. My opponent still has Chris Johnson left to play. What do you guys think? Am I gonna win this one?

i have 3 fantasy teams and am caretaking 1 for a friend on vacation and 3 of those 4 teams have a decent sized lead but are facing chris johnson. i am hoping that dude slips and breaks his leg getting off the bus.

I have a 7 pt lead, TN's return guy and one of Jax's TEs vs. Johnson. Figure I'll be saying "dammit!" by the end of the night.

I know Johnson is probably gonna have a huge day. I just hope he has a small enough day that I keep my lead.

I think I'm just going to let it autodraft for me next year. I couldn't do any worse.

apparently Carolina Steve Smith is playing this week. What do you guys think -- start Smith at flex or Seahawks' Mike Williams?

i think you play Smith if he's healthy.

moore is starting for carolina right? that makes smith a better play than clausen would, obv

always feel like I get burned not playing a guy who is starting but "banged up" i.e. Gates this week.

the rule is: if you start a guy who is banged-up, he will either not play or barely play. if you bench a guy who is banged-up, he will score 3 TDs.