**OFFICIAL** 2018 Fantasy Foootball Thread

[ChickenStu]

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I do agree that Keenan Allen is a perfect trade target right now, as he has had a slow beginning to his season and is on a bye right now. His owner could be impatient and especially if that owner is in need of winning this week (maybe they are 3-4 or 2-5), you could get a bargain.

[ChickenStu]

Amendola with a couple of catches and a TD pass, and Fuller is eating. A lot to like in terms of that conversation yesterday.

[LakersChamps04]

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[Huskers]

Now for the good dilemma to have: I need to start 2 of these 3 and not sure which 2.

K. Hunt -vs- Denver
J. Conner -vs- Cleveland
A. Kamara -vs- Minnesota

Right now I'm trying to move Conner for a WR1, but it's no takers yet.

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[ChickenStu]

Stafford's pass attempts have gone down pretty dramatically lately, as they seem to be realizing how good Kerryon Johnson is, and they are playing at the slowest pace in the entire league offensively. I think Patricia wants to keep his defense off the field for as long as possible, kind of how Dallas used to play it when its defense was putrid. As much as I love Golladay, he can only do so much with 5-6 targets a game, if that's how it's going to play out. Of course, there will still be some games where they are behind and need to throw, too.

With that being said, if you could flip Golladay for someone like Keenan Allen, that's a trade I'd make. Allen is still getting the target volume, and the TD's will come. If the Allen owner in your league is a bit thin at WR this week and if you are deep at WR and if you have a WR2/3 type like a Golladay or a John Brown and if you think Allen would be an upgrade after this week, that might be a move I'd try to make. The Allen owner may be impatient since he isn't scoring, and may feel like he/she needs the help for this week and can accept the trade since maybe he/she thinks that the player they are acquiring is similar to Allen anyway. I feel like in PPR an owner would be more likely to hold onto Allen, though. But in standard, since he hasn't been scoring, perhaps it's more likely you could pull something off like that.

[BadGuy]

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[ChickenStu]

OK, so here is some trade deadline fallout, and other thoughts:

--Go get Courtland Sutton, if available. He essentially will get the same target share that Demaryius was getting, and since Sutton is probably better than DT at this stage (not as drop-prone with more explosiveness down the field), you can assume he will be a WR3 at worst with legit WR2 upside.

--As for Demaryius, he does get a QB upgrade, and could still be the clear #2 target in the pass game behind Hopkins. (At least, once he gets fully up to speed.) That said, I don't think his value changes much. I'm just not that high on him as a player, as I think he looks like he's lost at least a step from his prime, and, yeah, those drops. I wouldn't trade for him thinking he's going to be a hot WR2. Still, his target floor should make him a WR2/3.

--Golladay is back as a high-target play for the Lions. They strangely had gone away from him for the past couple of games, and it was always dumb since he is their best WR, but no matter now. We will not be seeing 1-target games for him again, assuming no injuries. It's worth noting that he's caught all of his targets in the past 2 games, all 3 of them lol. Kid is a stud, and now that he will undoubtedly be getting targets, I'm looking for him to finish the season very strongly.

--Marvin Jones' target volume also will be steady now, so his floor just became way more stable. We might see a similar passing offense, in terms of targets, as what Denver had been with DT and Sanders soaking up targets. I think that's how it will be with Golladay and Jones now.

--Sticking with the Lions, T.J. Jones is now likely to become their slot WR, which is what Tate was playing, and although he won't receive the targets that Tate did, he could be a decent pickup in PPR leagues if you have the bench space to take a shot on someone.

--Add D.J. Moore. He's starting to emerge for the Panthers, Norv Turner is having a very good year calling plays, and they have a golden matchup in the Bucs this week. In shallow leagues, I can't think of too many bench stashes that would be better, and he's a fine WR4 in 12-team leagues.

--The Tampa Bay QB position is averaging the 2nd-most fantasy points per game, just behind Mahomes. Of course there is always the risk for an in-game benching, but if Fitzpatrick is available in your league and if you're streaming QB's, I mean, pick him up if you can. This would also apply to those in 2-QB leagues and if your second starting QB has been a guy like Flacco or Keenum or something.

--Corey Clement has been terrible lately. We know about Smallwood, but Adams got a lot more work against the Jaguars, and who knows when Sproles will be back. The Eagles also didn't trade for a RB at the deadline. Adams is a decent speculative pickup if you have the room.

--If you're searching for a viable defense to stream, KC has been much better lately, really getting after the QB and playing much better pass defense. (Their run D still sucks.) I'd prefer playing them in Arrowhead, but a trip to Cleveland this week amidst their coaching upheaval may not be a bad spot, especially with how the Browns are giving up a ton of sacks.

--Another WR stash I really like is Valdes-Scantling for the Packers. He played as many snaps as Allison did on Sunday, and more than Cobb. Now, both Cobb and Allison were coming back from injuries, so who knows if they were being eased in. But maybe McCarthy, as much of an idiot as he is, sees what I see, which is that MVS pops on tape. They are in a real battle just to make the playoffs, as their schedule is daunting in this stretch, and it's possible that McCarthy knows he is on the hot seat. What if they see that MVS needs to be on the field more? I mean, you want a piece of that, anytime you can get a piece of an Aaron Rodgers offense, and targets could be had, given how bad Jimmy Graham continues to look. Maybe they end up rotating snaps between all 3 of Allison/Cobb/MVS going forward, which would make each difficult to play each week, but I'd want to stash MVS if I could just to see how it plays out. We could find out as soon as this Sunday night at New England. I also am OK with picking up Allison if he is available. I'm not too high on Cobb, as most of his production this year came on one long gain.

--Lastly, I will just say that you should always check the wire to see if guys were dropped during their bye weeks. I got Jared Cook this way in a league last week, and not only did I play him over Gronk last week, but I'm going to continue to do so until Gronk shows me something. Anyhow, yes, guys like Austin Hooper and Ito Smith may have been dropped by an owner during their bye if they needed the roster spot.

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Question for tonight.

George Kittle or OJ Howard? PPR

Looks like CJ Bethard may sit tonight and the 49ers will start some dude named Nick Mullens.

[ChickenStu]

[BadGuy]

[ChickenStu]

In my 8-team, 2-QB league, I made a trade early this morning where I traded Kenyan Drake and received Ryan Fitzpatrick. My 3 QB's had been Rodgers, Stafford, and Dalton, and I'm just seeing no upside from Stafford and inconsistency from Dalton. I know Fitzpatrick could get replaced, in theory, at any time, but I felt that having a QB with his scoring upside was too good to pass up, and at 5-3, I wasn't feeling good about Stafford this week and with Dalton on bye. As for Drake, I would've used him this week but he's 4th in my RB rotation behind Hunt, Mack (on bye), and Chubb. I also was able to pick up Dion Lewis this week, and I was encouraged by his usage in Week 7 before they went on their bye.

What say you, LG'ers?

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[ChickenStu]

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