# 2017 Fantasy Football general discussion **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [September 7, 2017, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2017-fantasy-football-general-discussion/795765 "2017-09-07T22:55:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2017, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2017-fantasy-football-general-discussion/795765/1 "2017-09-07T22:55:31Z")
I probably should’ve opened this up a few weeks ago to talk drafts, but it slipped my mind. I’m opening this up for general fantasy discussion of any sort you want. Strategy, sit or start questions, injury news, player predictions, gloating or bitching, whatever you want. Real bullets start firing in a couple of hours and we’re off. I’ll start it off: Pick 2, standard scoring (non-ppr) Allen Robinson @HOU Terelle Pryor vs PHI Martavis Bryant @CLE Sammy Watkins vs IND Marvin Jones Jr. vs ARI I don’t know how to treat these WRs yet. I have high hopes for them all this year but I’m not sure anyone is going to come flying out of the gates. I’m concerned Pryor hasn’t looked in sync in the preseason. I think Martavis Bryant will probably hit the ground running, he’s a man on a mission. I don’t know if Bortles can still manage to get so little out of Robinson’s talent. Also, a similar situation in another league: Pick 2 of Pryor, Bryant, Demaryius Thomas vs LAC, Allen Robinson And for RBs: Pick 3 Lamar Miller vs JAX Rob Kelley vs PHI Isaiah Crowell vs PIT Ty Montgomery vs SEA Who sits in that group? ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2017, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2017-fantasy-football-general-discussion/795765/2 "2017-09-10T17:23:47Z")
Looks like yahoo rewrote stat tracker without flash, which is nice. Not a major design rework but everything looks good. Mild annoyance, whenever I glance down at all the games, I hate that when one team has a touchdown it shows who scored the touchdown for a few seconds, but then it shows who scored the PAT for the next 5 minutes. Yeah, I get it, their kicker got an extra point, show who got the TD. They did add live win projections to the matchup page, which is a nice new feature. You used to have to go to the league page for that. ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2017, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2017-fantasy-football-general-discussion/795765/3 "2017-09-10T19:26:35Z")
So far, drafting Zach Ertz in my money league looks like a good idea. I entered the league as defending champion and I had David Johnson, Devonta Freeman, and Jay Ajayi as keepers. ---
**Author:** ![D\_Odds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/d_odds/32/2882_2.png) [@D\_Odds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Odds)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2017, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2017-fantasy-football-general-discussion/795765/4 "2017-09-11T13:18:31Z")
[David Johnson could miss significant time.](https://www.si.com/nfl/2017/09/11/nfl-week-1-jags-rams-win-david-johnson-injury) > [@](#): > > The top pick in most fantasy drafts (I guess) after his 2,118-all-purpose-yard, 20-touchdown year in 2016, Johnson damaged his wrist at Detroit, and though X-rays were negative, Chris Mortensen reported that the Cardinals back could miss significant time. There’ll be an MRI on Monday in Phoenix. For you fantasians, pick up rookie Tarik Cohen of the Bears (who might be a revelation) or Johnson’s understudy, Kerwynn Williams. The bad thing, really, for the Cardinals is that the turnover bug that sometimes plagues 37-year-old quarterback Carson Palmer bit him again in a three-turnover loss at Detroit. Now without Johnson, the pressure increases on Palmer. Coach Bruce Arians prefers the pressure to be on Johnson. Arians is going to have to get imaginative with his game plans now, if Johnson misses a few games. Glad I didn’t chase this one in our auction leagues, and it is why I hate picking first in snake drafts. No one is immune to the injury bug, but when so much goes into a single player, it really impinges your fantasy year. And, of course, the Cardinals year. ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2017, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2017-fantasy-football-general-discussion/795765/5 "2017-09-12T07:22:27Z")
12 team full point PPR money league. I’ve lost David Johnson. We start 2 RB, 2 WR, and a RB/WR Current roster: David Johnson RB Devonta Freeman RB Jay Ajayi RB Giovani Bernard RB Chris Thompson RB Charles Sims RB Stefon Diggs WR Keenan Allen WR Martavis Bryant WR Zay Jones WR John Brown WR I am carrying two QBs with Jameis Winston and Matthew Stafford. I won this week, 110-90. I’m thinking no need to panic, yet. I won this league last year. Right now, I’m thinking I should play with the team I have and not panic on the waiver wire today. ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2017, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2017-fantasy-football-general-discussion/795765/6 "2017-10-01T16:30:52Z")
I keep debating between starting Matthew Stafford on the road at Minnesota or Jameis Winston at home against the Giants. Right now, I"m leaning Winston since it’s a home game and the Giants seem like a team that is ready to implode. Still, Winston has had an interception problem. ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2017, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2017-fantasy-football-general-discussion/795765/7 "2017-10-01T16:36:21Z")
The gameflow probably favors Stafford having to pass more, I’m guessing TB/Giants will be lower scoring and the Bucs will run more. Vikings and Giants are roughly equally good against the pass so far this year. I’m not sure home/away correlate too strongly to passing yards. I’d probably go with Stafford but it’s close. ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2017, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2017-fantasy-football-general-discussion/795765/8 "2017-10-01T17:04:07Z")
I went with Stafford, naturally he’s sacked on the first play from scrimmage! ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2017, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2017-fantasy-football-general-discussion/795765/9 "2017-10-22T20:40:03Z")
Is it ever acceptable to punt a week in a money league? It’s a keeper league, so I can’t just drop guys on bye weeks to build the best possible lineup week by week. After the Thursday game, my opponent already had 49 points from Amari Cooper and 14 points from the Chiefs kicker. I lucked out with starting Jameis Winston, my other QB is Stafford who is on bye. But, I started John Brown who I knew was going to play over the questionable Mohamed Sanu. I work Sunday nights so I didn’t want to have to try to make a last minute change if Sanu didn’t go, but I pretty much knew I was going to lose this week. I probably would have also grabbed another QB since there was a chance that Winston could have been knocked out or pulled quickly today. The short version is, I started an OK team, but had already accepted the loss after the insanity of the Thursday game. ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2017, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2017-fantasy-football-general-discussion/795765/10 "2017-10-22T23:26:43Z")
Yeah, I think it’s alright. Some people deliberately draft around punting a week, picking a bunch of people on the same bye. Obviously it’s preferable if you can change your roster in time to account for questionable players, but I don’t see anything questionable or wrong there. ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2017, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2017-fantasy-football-general-discussion/795765/11 "2017-11-04T22:10:05Z")
In my money league, this is a strongly suggested win week for me, we’re all bunched up at the top of the standings except for a couple of teams which are building for next year. QB, Stafford or Winston, I’m leaning Stafford due to Winston’s injury. D/ST, I’ve got the Eagles and Jaguars, I’m leaning Eagles but ESPN has the Jags ranked 1 and the Eagles 2. ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2017, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2017-fantasy-football-general-discussion/795765/12 "2017-11-11T18:15:50Z")
I assume I can’t trust Martavis Bryant at all this week and I’m better off starting Tarik Cohen as my RB/WR flex this week, correct. There’s not much on waivers, right now the top WRs are Terrelle Pryor Eric Decker Josh Doctson Allen Hurns Doctson is an intriguing pick up and I can easily drop Jameis Winston to pick him up. But, I’m also thinking the Bears will have a big game and Cohen can get me at least 10 fantasy points. ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2017, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2017-fantasy-football-general-discussion/795765/13 "2017-11-11T18:50:43Z")
I’d drop Bryant for Doctson at this point, although the Steelers said they’re bumping up Bryant in training reps, but Doctson looks like he’s starting to develop too. Cohen over Bryant, yeah. ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2017, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2017-fantasy-football-general-discussion/795765/14 "2017-11-12T22:27:09Z")
Ugh, Bryant got 9 fantasy points, Cohen got 2. I’m just determined to finish out of the money this year.