Eddie Lacy causing major fantasy headaches
Did your question not make this week's Mailbag? You can still get an answer! Submit it to and have your question seen by millions of fantasy fans just like you! supposedly I drafted two studs from Green Bay, Cobb and Lacy, is it time to worry about both or one? Adam Khater (@katorade11) Marcas Grant: I wouldn't be so worried about . It's been frustrating to watch the young wideout struggle with an injury and facing extra attention from opposing defenses, but he has a full bye week to recover and he still has as his quarterback. is a different story. Hopefully the bye week helps heal his ankle injury, but there is the i sue of his schedule. The next four games include contests against the , and and the late season slate features the surprisingly stout and a championship week matchup against the . If he's healthy, it's a tough stretch. If he's not healthy, it's nearly impo sible. seeing Lacy in my team makes me want to start him just in case. Is it time to stop hoping? Time to drop/trade him? Edgar Espinosa (@TheBear_Crow) M.G.: You're not going
Nick Holden Women Jersey to want to hear this, but you're going to have to suck it up and ride this out. Lacy is too talented to just give up on -- especially since you likely drafted him early in the first round. That last fact also makes it hard to trade him. Right now, no one is going to give you anything close to commensurate value for him. It's not that no one will take him, but if you're offering him everyone knows you're desperate to deal him. I'd try to low-ball you as well. For the time being, you'll need to hold on to Lacy and hope things get better. should I trade Allen Robinson and lacy for Gurley??! Ryan (@rynogden9014) M.G.: See what I'm saying? This is what it's come to for . People are using him as a throw-in for trades. That's e sentially giving him away. Don't do this. And don't do this deal. Robinson could end up as a top 10 fantasy receiver this season and I refuse to believe that Lacy will continue to be as bad as he has been so far. is an amazing talent who could end up as a fantasy star for years to come, but you're giving up far too much in this deal.Should I drop Palmer? He seems to be declining. Bortles is available. Frank Lourence (@Pirateninja79) M.G.: I think Freddie Mercury said it best when he wrote The "decline" you reference has meant two games in the past four with fewer than 18 points. So far, the signal-caller has had a floor of about 16 points. You have to feel pretty good about that. I'm a big fan of Bortles, but he his tendency to throw picks in bunches can be Staffordesque and that dud game is coming. The flow of the offense almost demands it. That doesn't mean Bortles isn't worth an add off the waiver wire. You'll need someone to cover 's bye week. I just wouldn't ditch Palmer to make that move.M.G.: The only way I would make that move is if I was forced to roll
Griffin Reinhart Kids Jersey with and (yeah, I said it) at quarterback. Otherwise, you can probably cobble together a decent group of streaming QBs from week to week. Brady has been outstanding this season, but he's not really worth giving up a potential workhorse running back and the current top receiver in football for -- even with coming back the other way. The quarterback position is just far too deep right now. Need Help, I was 5-0 Until I didn't play a IDP. Wagner was out and it was to late. I lost by 2 points! Nick Hutch (@NICKHUTCH49) M.G.: If you're 5-1 right now you're not needing a whole lot of help, but I don't mind getting IDP questions. The beauty of many IDP leagues is that there is always a ton of talent available on the waiver wire. In most cases, a middle linebacker is going to be your best option since they're in the midst of all the action and there are plenty of players at that spot that don't have a lot of name recognition but are playmakers. (BUF) and (JAX) are a couple of guys that are available in plenty of leagues. If you need to go a little deeper, check out guys like (NYG), (NO) or (SF). begin shamele s self-promotion Plus, you can always visit my weekly IDP column, . end shamele s self-promotionM.G.: This is a deal I would make. I'm a huge fan of Sr. on the field (please never, ever leave us Triple-S), but I worry about his longterm production from a fantasy standpoint. Similarly, the NFL.com Stronghold has been on Team Tyrod since the preseason. But you're not wrong about Luck's schedule. He still has one trip left through the putrid AFC South plus games against the and . So far this season, Luck hasn't looked like the quarterback we expected, but last week's game against the showed that he can still be a
Ryan Carpenter Women Jersey fantasy stud. Bank on talent to win out in this situation and Luck (and the offense) has plenty of it. have Eifert on a bye. Should I pick up Carrier, Clay or Cameron? Dan Bailey or Catanzaro? Derek Hudson (@derekhudson420) M.G.: was a nice deep waiver wire play a couple of weeks ago, but he's got a tough matchup this week against the Bucs. Plus could return, which could scuttle his value. has been
James Neal Jersey too inconsistent to consider him in a mediocre matchup while has become a bigger part of the pa sing game -- especially with at le s than 100 percent. Hey ... this question has a kicker kicker! has a really great matchup on paper, but I have more confidence in leading his team to touchdowns than I do . I'd much rather have my kicker lining up for field goals than extra points. I'd roll with this week. Would you drop Knile Davis to pick up Bradshaw? I have Gore... Chadd Mahaffey (@AlieNatoR_FiLmS) M.G.: I'd drop for nothing. Forget about what did on the field last week, he still looks to be the primary running back going forward. It's hard enough to try to rely on a secondary running back, but a secondary running back playing in the least inspiring offense in the NFL is a no go for me. Meanwhile what we saw from last week means Bradshaw's perceived value is sinking quickly. Still with a dearth of running backs available, it's worth giving the veteran back playing in a (supposedly) high-powered offense a spot on your roster. If if doesn't work out, you can always cut him and you haven't lost much. Sorta like you're doing with . With Broncos on bye looking for a D/ST to stream. Miami or Pittsburgh? Ryan Shields (@ryan_shields) M.G.: I'd give the edge to the in this debate. Mostly because they have the good fortune to be playing against the offenzzzzzzzzzz...Sorry. Talking about the Kansas City offense tends to make me a drowsy. is gone and is looking like a longshot to play as he goes through the league's concu sion protocol. That leaves you with and not much else. At least the will have to figure out how to slow down and . As long as the can cover a five-yard out, they should be okay this week. Since we're talking about streaming defenses, give the a look against the turnover-prone this week. They're available in an overwhelming majority of NFL.com leagues.Bonus question: Who is trying to avenge Vader? Has Luke gone to the dark side? L Cast (@WeZe_inTX) M.G.: I know this theory about Luke turning to the Dark Side has been picking up steam ever since the new
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