Buffalo03 Posted September 7, 2018 Share Posted September 7, 2018 I drafted Jerick McKinnon to be my full time flex guy but that went out the window 10 minutes after my draft was over. I currently have Jordy Nelson there now but I don't like his matchup this week against the Rams. I picked up John Ross out of free agency and actually feel really good about his matchup this week. I'm thinking of playing John Ross here but was wondering what everyone here's opinion would be. Other options for the flex spot: Chris Thompson Pierre Garcon Rashaad Penny Paul Richardson Alfred Morris Matt Breida It is a PPR league so I'm thinking Chris Thompson might be good to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwksilver Posted September 7, 2018 Share Posted September 7, 2018 It's a tough call. It's Thompson or Ross. I feel like Ross is more boom or bust and Thompson is much safer without the upside potential of Ross. Are you favored this week, will it be a close match or is one of you expected to blow out the other? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Hammersticks Posted September 7, 2018 Share Posted September 7, 2018 I think Alfred Morris is going to play a big role in the 49ers offense. I think he’s a strong flex play until proven otherwise. He may even be a sound RB2 down the road, as he will get all the goalline touches in a good offense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo03 Posted September 7, 2018 Author Share Posted September 7, 2018 11 minutes ago, qwksilver said: It's a tough call. It's Thompson or Ross. I feel like Ross is more boom or bust and Thompson is much safer without the upside potential of Ross. Are you favored this week, will it be a close match or is one of you expected to blow out the other? As of right now I'm projected to lose by 12 so not necessarily a blow out but a decent margin. The thing that scares me about Chris Thompson is he is just coming back from a bad injury and I'm worried they may ease him back in. John Ross I think is primed for a break out season and his matchup this week looks great on paper 4 minutes ago, Johnny Hammersticks said: I think Alfred Morris is going to play a big role in the 49ers offense. I think he’s a strong flex play until proven otherwise. He may even be a sound RB2 down the road, as he will get all the goalline touches in a good offense. This is a good point. That Minnesota defense is the one thing that has me hesitating with him this week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwksilver Posted September 7, 2018 Share Posted September 7, 2018 4 minutes ago, Buffalo03 said: As of right now I'm projected to lose by 12 so not necessarily a blow out but a decent margin. The thing that scares me about Chris Thompson is he is just coming back from a bad injury and I'm worried they may ease him back in. John Ross I think is primed for a break out season and his matchup this week looks great on paper I would probably go with Ross. The colts D should still be somewhat terrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1st Ammendment NoMas Posted September 7, 2018 Share Posted September 7, 2018 You got to hope that Ross has one big TD play to make it work. 2 REC 50-60 yds and a TD. They will target him 3-5 times. The underdog getting picked up a bit is Breida. I think he will get more touches than Morris, but it's a risk. Both of them will get 10-12 carries, and hopefully 40+ yds, but Brieda is the red zone guy so I think he gets a leg up on Morris. Thompson is that boom or bust guy. One week he goes for 100yds and a TD, the next week 23. Everything depends on how safe you want to play it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunnerBill Posted September 7, 2018 Share Posted September 7, 2018 29 minutes ago, qwksilver said: I would probably go with Ross. The colts D should still be somewhat terrible. Me too. I even picked up Dalton specifically to start him week 1 and then release again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MakeBuffaloGreatAgain Posted September 7, 2018 Share Posted September 7, 2018 1 hour ago, Buffalo03 said: I drafted Jerick McKinnon to be my full time flex guy but that went out the window 10 minutes after my draft was over. I currently have Jordy Nelson there now but I don't like his matchup this week against the Rams. I picked up John Ross out of free agency and actually feel really good about his matchup this week. I'm thinking of playing John Ross here but was wondering what everyone here's opinion would be. Other options for the flex spot: Chris Thompson Pierre Garcon Rashaad Penny Paul Richardson Alfred Morris Matt Breida It is a PPR league so I'm thinking Chris Thompson might be good to Penny... but I would keep Ross over him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJB Posted September 7, 2018 Share Posted September 7, 2018 PPR? This choice is easily Thompson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJS Posted September 7, 2018 Share Posted September 7, 2018 Go with Ross. After his bust rookie year, they are really trying to prove he is good, so I bet he'll get a bunch of targets. 52 minutes ago, BillsRdue said: You got to hope that Ross has one big TD play to make it work. 2 REC 50-60 yds and a TD. They will target him 3-5 times. The underdog getting picked up a bit is Breida. I think he will get more touches than Morris, but it's a risk. Both of them will get 10-12 carries, and hopefully 40+ yds, but Brieda is the red zone guy so I think he gets a leg up on Morris. Thompson is that boom or bust guy. One week he goes for 100yds and a TD, the next week 23. Everything depends on how safe you want to play it. I disagree about Ross. I think they want to feature him big time. We won't know till it happens, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo03 Posted September 8, 2018 Author Share Posted September 8, 2018 Just now, MJS said: Go with Ross. After his bust rookie year, they are really trying to prove he is good, so I bet he'll get a bunch of targets. I was thinking the same thing. I believe he is the number 2 behind AJ and AJ should have most of the double teams which leaves Ross with 4.22 speed one on one and seeing as how they got him involved in the preseason, I think he is good for a breakout this week against the Colts bad defense. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1st Ammendment NoMas Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 (edited) 29 minutes ago, Buffalo03 said: I was thinking the same thing. I believe he is the number 2 behind AJ and AJ should have most of the double teams which leaves Ross with 4.22 speed one on one and seeing as how they got him involved in the preseason, I think he is good for a breakout this week against the Colts bad defense. It will be interesting, but I just don't see him getting more than 8 targets. I think he's not a polished route runner, but straight up speed to burn. I think they will try the deep ball to him 2-3 times. If he hits one for a TD, you get your points. He hits 2 and it's the bet to make. The key is Dalton getting time and being accurate. Here's my WR, would you take Ross over any of these guys Kelvin Benjamin Amari Cooper Marquise Goodwin Jarvis Landry Jordy Nelson Sammy Watkins Edited September 8, 2018 by BillsRdue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuvian Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 I think the Bengals are going to smoke the Colts but I'm unsure of how many touches Ross will get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2o Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 I'd roll with Alfred Morris. He had his best years in the Shanahan system and has a legit QB in Jimmy G to keep defenses honest. I expect him to have 1,100yds and 8+ TD's on the ground this year if he stays healthy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holmz56 Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 I dumped Ross for Penny this morning ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CommonCents Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 (edited) 28 minutes ago, BillsRdue said: It will be interesting, but I just don't see him getting more than 8 targets. I think he's not a polished route runner, but straight up speed to burn. I think they will try the deep ball to him 2-3 times. If he hits one for a TD, you get your points. He hits 2 and it's the bet to make. The key is Dalton getting time and being accurate. Here's my WR, would you take Ross over any of these guys Kelvin Benjamin Amari Cooper Marquise Goodwin Jarvis Landry Jordy Nelson Sammy Watkins ? What in the world did you do If I’m reading this correctly you missed out on Ted Ginn. Edited September 8, 2018 by Commonsense Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1st Ammendment NoMas Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 1 hour ago, Commonsense said: ? What in the world did you do If I’m reading this correctly you missed out on Ted Ginn. Ginn got taken earlier so I grabbed Jordy. RB's David Johnson, McCaffrey, Jordan Howard Dion Lewis QB's Deshaun Watson/Jimmy G D-- Denver TE's is the weak spot with Ebron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 My work FFL team has Shady at RB and Baltimore's defense this week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJS Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 3 hours ago, BillsRdue said: It will be interesting, but I just don't see him getting more than 8 targets. I think he's not a polished route runner, but straight up speed to burn. I think they will try the deep ball to him 2-3 times. If he hits one for a TD, you get your points. He hits 2 and it's the bet to make. The key is Dalton getting time and being accurate. Here's my WR, would you take Ross over any of these guys Kelvin Benjamin Amari Cooper Marquise Goodwin Jarvis Landry Jordy Nelson Sammy Watkins Probably I'd take Ross over Benjamin, especially given the defenses they are facing. Also, I'd take him over Sammy Watkins. New, raw starting QB throwing the ball and he is not the primary target there. I bet KC will be run heavy with Hunt, plus pass a bunch of dump offs to him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Jackson Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 (edited) It’s Morris (or James Conner if he’s available). Morris is going to have a big year. If he’s still out there add him and don’t look back. He’s looking at 1,000 yard season. When in doubt go with the guy that will see the football the most. Edited September 8, 2018 by Kirby Jackson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Hammersticks Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 14 hours ago, BillsRdue said: You got to hope that Ross has one big TD play to make it work. 2 REC 50-60 yds and a TD. They will target him 3-5 times. The underdog getting picked up a bit is Breida. I think he will get more touches than Morris, but it's a risk. Both of them will get 10-12 carries, and hopefully 40+ yds, but Brieda is the red zone guy so I think he gets a leg up on Morris. Thompson is that boom or bust guy. One week he goes for 100yds and a TD, the next week 23. Everything depends on how safe you want to play it. How is Breida the red zone guy? He’s 190 pounds. If goalline carries are to be had, it’s going to be Morris. If he stays healthy, AM is going to blow up in Shanahan’s offense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo03 Posted September 8, 2018 Author Share Posted September 8, 2018 10 minutes ago, Johnny Hammersticks said: How is Breida the red zone guy? He’s 190 pounds. If goalline carries are to be had, it’s going to be Morris. If he stays healthy, AM is going to blow up in Shanahan’s offense. The one thing with Morris I don't like for this week is that Matt Breida is on top of the depth chart. I think I'm gonna give it one week to see how it plays out 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D521646 Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 I put Ross on a few of my DK lineups; true, boom or bust kind of play. I wouldn't and didn't play him in any of my cash games, as boom or bust isn't the strategy to use there. Tim- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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