Ask Sports Guy Mike, Week 9 Questions Answered
November 4th, 2009 by Sports Guy MikeWith week 8 now in the books and some of the bye weeks have caught up to you and maybe you have lost some of your players due to injury, now it is time to assess your team and the damage. I know I cannot keep giving the “bad matchup” excuse, but seriously, I play Brady in his 6 TD game, Philly when then scored TDs on defense and Chris Johnson when he has over 200 yards and a few scores. A once promising comeback to my poor start has left me for dead. But this isn’t about me, its about the GMs that are looking to me for fantasy football advice, so forget what you read above!
I did have a few questions from some followers of the blog (I would love to get more, email me at sportsguymike@gmail.com!)
Q: If I am looking to add and drop players, what should I look for?
A: If you have read my blog in the past, you know I am a numbers guy, I work in sales and I am surrounded by numbers and projections. So when I look at players to add or drop I look at what they have done weekly and break that down. Look at someone who I have coveted all season as a sleeper, Mike Wallace (WR, Pitt) he is stats and targets have steadily increased and he even has a few rushes in the last few games. Not a bad pickup as the Broncos had a rough week and the Steelers are coming off a by. You can also look at big play ability. There are a few guys that have the ability to create big plays with low touches. The Chargers receiving corps have plenty of those guys, I know Vincent Jackson isn’t available, but look at Malcom Floyd, now that Chambers has left, he get more targets and he averages 22.8 yards per catch. That is 2 points every time he catches the ball, not a bad average. Lastly, injuries, they happen every week, Cooley, was another one that hurt everyone, don’t just look at his back up, look at guys that are red zone targets, Chris Baker (NE), Matt Spaeth, and look at Bo Scaife, now the VY is back, his targets should be way up.
Q: When I set my lineups, should I look for RB or WR with my flex, or unbalanced lineup?
A: I have always been the guy that soaks up the RBs and plays them all the time with my flex or unbalanced lineup. One of my leagues, the line up calls for 1 RB, 1 WR, and 2 RB/WR flex options. I always play 3 RBs and 1 WR. This season, it is not necessarily the best way using this strategy. With some many teams using more than 2, and even sometimes 3 RBs, this can be tricky. Even this year, the usual suspects of number 1 WRs are not producing like they once were. Who would have thought that Larry Fitzgerald has 7 more fantasy points than Donald Driver, and 16 points less than Vincent Jackson? Unless you have Peterson, Turner, or Forte, you must look at the depth chart before you play all of the RBs at flex spot. This is the year of the WR in my opinion and they are now becoming they way to win games.
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Good Luck in week 9, more to come from Sports Guy Mike!
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