2009 NFL Fantasy Football Thread

[burn_baby_burn]

As requested by Troutman.

[burn_baby_burn]

Topic of the minute. Whether or not to pick up Baskett now that he is a Colt.

[Sainters7]

Good idea on the thread, I always feel a little douschey talkin fantasy ball in the main thread.

How bout this? Who would you rather have, Baskett or Britt? I think Britt will be the much better pro, but he is still a rookie, plus he plays for a run first team. But then again theres no real guarantee Baskett WILL replace Gonzalez at the #2 spot, and it may only be temporary if the injury isn't as bad as initially thought. Tough call.

[rubecube]

I'm trying to decide whether to drop Earl Bennett for Hank Baskett.

[Pagal4321]

I think I'd hold on to Bennett for a few weeks......I think Indy will throw more to this Garcon than Baskett...maybe that's just me though.

[Pagal4321]

Oh and keep Britt for now, see how he does against a team not called the Steelers.

[Bobblehead]

OK, here is my team (14 team league)

- Offense
Jason Campbell (Was - QB)
Calvin Johnson (Det - WR)
Chris Chambers (SD - WR)
LaDainian Tomlinson (SD - RB)
Ryan Grant (GB - RB)
Antonio Gates (SD - TE)
Devery Henderson (NO - WR)
Cedric Benson (Cin - RB)
Darren Sproles (SD - RB)

- Kicker
Jason Hanson (Det - K)

-Defense
Channing Crowder (Mia - LB)
Lofa Tatupu (Sea - LB)
Maurice Leggett (KC - CB)
Erik Coleman (Atl - S)
Gerald Sensabaugh (Dal - S)
Darren Sharper (NO - S)
James Sanders (NE - S)
Bart Scott (NYJ - LB)
Lance Briggs (Chi - LB)
Daryl Smith (Jac - LB)

-Bench
Ricky Williams (Mia - RB)
Matt Cassel (KC - QB)
LeSean McCoy (Phi - RB)
Sidney Rice (Min - WR)
Eli Manning (NYG - QB)

[Sainters7]

Good call on Sharper, he's got 2 picks already. I've had a man crush on him since the first week of training camp.

[OILFAN #81]

Obviously Wayne is #1 in Indy right now. Talk in the Indianapolis Star is that Garcon and Collie will also see a lot of throws their way this week at Miami. Baskett at this point is #4 but that could change by game day.

[burn_baby_burn]

I think the whole Baskett question comes down to how bad do you need a WR? I have always struggled at WR position, because I have a believe that I need to load up on RB's. I had Gonzalaz so I needed a replacement. I picked up Baskett, Clayton from Baltimore and Joshua Cribbs from the Browns this week.

[burn_baby_burn]

My team this week (12 team league, 4 keepers each)

QB Phillip Rivers, SD, K
WR Dewayne Bowe, KC, K
WR Mark Clayton, Bal
WR Joshua Cribbs, Cle
RB Frank Gore, SF, K
RB Kevin Smith, Det
TE Tony Gonzalez, Atl, K
K Robbie Gould, Chi
DB Quintin Jammer, SD
DB Nick Collins, GB
DL Osi Umenyiora, NYG
DL John Abraham, Atl
DL Mario Williams, Hou

I'm too lazy to type in my bench.

[burn_baby_burn]

For those of you with a BlackBerry, I found a Yahoo! Fantasy Football app the other day. Downloaded it off the Yahoo! Sports mobile site. I'm sure there is one for iPhone as well.

[Sylvanfan]

I would like Clayton against the Chargers pass defence this weekend. Chargers have a short week, and Shawn Merriman was dragging his leg against the Raiders all night in what I thought was a pretty ineffective pass rush. If JaMarcus Russel could throw a 10-15 yard pass with any accuracy he really could have lit up the Chargers.

[howard_the_duck]

McNabb QB
MJD RB
Portis RB
Moss WR
Colston WR
S. Holmes RB/WR
Kevin Boss TE
Titans ST/DEF
Nate Kaeding K

BENCH
F. Jones RB
F. Jackson RB
J. Cutler QB
P. Harvin WR
J. Stewart RB
A. Fasano TE

[FlamesKickAss]

would you drop crabtree for baskett? I see the niners have offered him some decent money but hasnt signed yet

[Sylvanfan]

Originally Posted by FlamesKickAss

would you drop crabtree for baskett? I see the niners have offered him some decent money but hasnt signed yet

Having missed all of camp Crabtree isn't really going to work his way onto the field for at least 4 weeks. As of right now I can't see the Niners using him until week 6 at the absolute earliest. So yeah, I'd grab Basket who'll go play for the Colts now and have Peyton Manning throwing him the ball.

[Displaced Flames fan]

Originally Posted by rubecube

I'm trying to decide whether to drop Earl Bennett for Hank Baskett.

I wouldn't. He's the only receiver Cutler trusts and he's going to see a ton of balls.

[FlamesKickAss]

Originally Posted by Sylvanfan

Having missed all of camp Crabtree isn't really going to work his way onto the field for at least 4 weeks. As of right now I can't see the Niners using him until week 6 at the absolute earliest. So yeah, I'd grab Basket who'll go play for the Colts now and have Peyton Manning throwing him the ball.

done. I got lots of WR though

[Sainters7]

Brady better get his s*** together, he singlehandedly cost me a loss today. And to think I kept Eli on the bench...

[Montana Moe]

My wife is in the local league I run, she has Frank Gore and Chris Johnson...FML