Here at The Fake Football, we are going to close our eyes, take a deep breath, and pretend that Thursday night never happened. No single digit pouting performance from Cutler, no excruciating drop from Marshall, no boring performance from Rodgers and certainly no high ankle sprain fiasco for Forte.
The new plan of attack, my football friends, is to give our fantasy leagues a swift boot to the backside and swipe some victories whether we were victims of a disastrous Thursday or not. Consider this your headquarters for Sunday domination, where you can find every last inch of information needed to make your lineup decisions a piece of cake…or pie…or steak…or whatever you enjoy grubbing on the best day of the week, Sunday.
Below are the finest tools that The Fake Football has to offer. If you still find yourself torn about a lineup decision after devouring this fine collection of week 2 forecasts, feel free to leave your questions in the comments below.
- Start your morning with Chet, Greg, and Jeff in The Fake Football Staff Consensus Rankings. Look at them, learn them, love them.
- Next, make your way over to the greatest machine in the history of machines…better than pinball machines, copy machines, and the Angel’s #3 hitter. It’s the Matchup Machine!!! Join our man Scott, as he looks at some matchups of note and schools you in the sweet science of fake football efficiency.
- Defenses are up next on the trek toward Sunday dominance, as Chet takes a look at statistics from defenses that your players will be dealing with in his latest edition of fantasy strategery. On the other side of the peso, join C.D. Carter as he digs deep into the decision of what defenses to stream in the week 2 installment of Dreaming of Streaming.
- Still not settled on who will start and who will ride pine? Scope out Mike Braude’s weekly Start/Sit column, and get his take on the prime players to trot out against your opponent, and the ones to send to the showers.
- In this week’s Last Second Decisions, Kevin covers the win, place, and show of the lineup decision trifecta as he tackles the “injury watch,” “role circus,” and “matchup alerts.” Great information to add to your weekly reconnaissance mission.
- The last piece of the Sunday preparation jigsaw puzzle is the list of game day actives & inactives. The following pack of training table talent will be updated throughout the morning:
Early Games
Hakeem Nicks: ACTIVE and starting
Steve Smith (car): ACTIVE and starting
Jonathan Stewart: ACTIVE – DeAngelo Williams will start
DeSean Jackson: ACTIVE and starting
Jeremy Maclin: ACTIVE and starting
Late Games
Pierre Garcon: Questionable — ESPN reporting he is unlikely to go. Err on the side of caution.
Nate Washington: Questionable
Ryan Mathews: Adam Schefter is reporting Mathews is OUT.
Antonio Gates: Questionable
Feel free to fire up those questions in the comments below. Good luck, and let’s go get some wins in week 2!
Jeff was the only 7th grader at Sumner Jr. High playing fantasy football in 1995. When he isn't on the diamond playing softball or on the couch watching NFL RedZone, you can catch him on Twitter @Orangebru.
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PPR League… Nicks vs. Antonio Brown and Lance Moore vs. A. Hawkins (flex spot)
Brown and Moore
Vick, Flacco, or Roethlisberger?
I’m leaning Vick.
Need 2 WR and 1 flex help…S. SMith(good one), Dez, Lloyd, Wayne, and ALF…leaning Smith + Dez, but unsure after that…if ALF gets 28 carries again then…but…standard league…thanks for any help and as always great site..
It is close, but I’d go with your first thought.
PPR- Amendola, McCluster, Heyward-Bey? Have to start 1 of these guys. Thanks!
I think Amendola is your safest bet in PPR.
Also 2 of 3 here: Dez, Lafell, Heyward Bey, D-Jax, Lance Moore. .5 PPR. Have Dez and Moore right now. Thanks for your help!
That’s probably how I would go. I like LaFell, but no Henderson helps Moore in what should be a shootout.
Please rank the following Rb’s in the order of which I’d want to own at he end of he season:
Leshoure, Dwyer, Tate, Mendenhall
Thanks
Tough call. I’d lean that order. Mendy is a wildcard right now.
BJGE vs Doug Martin this week: the internet varies between who to start. What’s your rationale for Martin?
When they are even I usually lean to the more talented back.
who would u bench?
M. Lynch, A. Morris or A. Bradshaw?
I’d bench Morris
Ahmad Bradshaw or Reggie Bush in my flex? 1 PPR league.
I like Reggie there
Roll with the Jets DEF (minus Revis) vs Pitt or will Bengals have that good a day you think? [Picking up Bengals risks the Jets to waivers. ]
I’m going with the Bengals there
Better Game ppr leauge Lance Moore or Antonio Brown?
Brown.
Big Ben or Luck? I was leaning Luck before Revis was ruled out, but now I’m unsure.
Yeah, it’s a coin toss there. Ben is safer.
Who do I start Spiller or RIchardson .5 PPR? Pettigrew or Witten?
I like Spiller and Pett
brown vs. NYJ or murray @ SEA at flex? 0.5ppr
I like Murray
Play Hakeem Nicks? I only have Devone Bess or Santonio Holmes to fill in.
I’d go with Nicks. He should play.
CJ or Bradshaw in 0.5 PPR?
I’m giving CJ another shot, especially in PPR.
Non ppr – mccluster or Pierre Thomas? Also, freeman or russel Wilson?
McCluster/Freeman
RG3 without Garcon or Vick against ravens? Thanks
A close one, but I’m leaning RG3
Flex in a PPR: Kevin Smith, Dwayne Bowe, Danny Amendola?
Bowe
Fred Davis hasn’t looked like much. Garcon is out so seemingly he’ll get more looks. But Pettigrew, Cook and Tamme are all available. Should I move on from Davis?
I would go with pett
Got Ryan Mathews penciled in at flex. Other options: Bess (it’s PPR), Greg Olsen, Donald Jones, Burleson, or Jacquizz. Only Burlo and Jacquizz have late starts. If Mathews doesn’t go, who should I plug in? Thanks!
It doesn’t look like Mathews will go. I would lean Olsen.
Any reason to sweat Demaryius tomorrow?
No, I think he’ll do his thing
H.Nicks, Eric Decker, or Lance Moore?? PPR, Have Nicks in but Prob??
I might lean Decker there in PPR. Nicks should play, but Decker seems safer.
Being a D.Jackson and S.Smith owner I’m force to lean to my bench:
Starting: D.Moore and S.Hill (Hearing no Polamalu or Harrison.)
Bench: T.Young.
Thoughts?
Hello and Good Morning! It’s week 2 and I have a question about who to start in my flex. Mike Williams ( Tampa ), Beanie Wells, J. Gresham, Davon Bess or Emanuel Sanders? Is it worth picking up A. Robinson ( Redskins ) and starting him?
Donald Brown or Maclin?
PPR leauge flex option Stewart or Lafell?
I like laFell for safety. Stewart has a bit more upside.
Desean j, R Wayne, or Antonio Brown? Pick two. Standard league.
Wayne/Brown
Sit Vick for Luck with both maclin and jackson questionable?
I think they’ll play so I’m leaning Vick.
Greg Olsen or Gonzo on Mon night?
I like Olsen, but I think Gonzo is the safer play.
Yo Doc!
Pick 2 of these 3 to start in 12 team PPR: Blackmon, Dwyer, & Ogletree
Also, what is the latest on Nicks starting for the G-men & do I start him if he does play?
Thanks in advance!
Dwyer, Ogletree. I think Nicks will play. I’d start him unless you have a good option.
Would you still start Nicks if best back-up option is Steve Johnson?
I might lean SJ. Hard to know how Nicks foot is feeling.
Need 2, PPR: Maclin, Bowe, VJax?
Going to lean Bowe
Maclin or T Rich Flex spot standard lg?
Maclin
Spiller, Lynch, DeMarco. start 1 standard league
Jamaal Charles or Doug Martin standard lg
Pick one RB and Flex out of T Rich, MJD, and Torrey Smith standard lg
Hakeem Nicks or Lance Moore in non-ppr?
Have Nicks, Maclin, Demaryius, Antonio Brown and Alfred Morris. Need to go with 3WRs and a flex. What do you think?
PPR, pick two, please: Maclin, DHB, D. Brown. Thanks!
@ianw14: Charles, and go with both RB’s
@Tggq21: If Nicks is active play him but if not, Moore is a good sub
@Bealzy: Maclin/Thomas/Brown at WR. Nicks at flex if he is good to go, Morris if not.
@Scott: Maclin, D. Brown. Need to see life from the Raiders air game before playing DHB.
RaIders or jest dst
Big Ben or Ryan Fitzpatrick?
AND
Pick two please – Sidney Rice, Mike Williams (TB) and Stephen Hill.
Thanks!
Ridley or A. Brown at PPR flex? Cheers.
I need 2(nonPPR) ABrown, Nicks, Wayne, S Smith?
Donald Brown or Eric Decker as my flex this week?
You guys think Gates is gonna play? Rudolph is other option and he plays at 1; Gates at 4.
Also, Pick 1 PPR: Crabtree vs DET, LaFell vs NO, Boldin vs Eagles, or DHB vs MIA. Thanks!
@Ian: Raiders
@Zandercage: Big Ben and Rice/M. Williams but make sure Rice is active
@Dan Wren: Ridley but its very close
@jeffdotca: ABrown/Wayne
Which 2 should I start in standard scoring non PPR? R.Wayne, Steve Smith (CAR), Demaryious Thomas, Dez Bryant.
Pick 1…
Sjax, Bowe or A Brown for flex Standard..
Which is the better play this week? Aldrick Robinson or Greg (Stonehands) Little?
Maclin, Crabtree, Stephen Hill, Denarius Moore? Need to start two in .5 ppr.
pick 2
Mjd , Doug Martin , T Rich, A Morris
@w00tm3: Wayne and Smith
@Ab: Give SJax another shot
Dez Bryant or Eric Decker?
Reggie Wayne or Torrey Smith standard lg
Russell Wilson or Gabbert 2 QB standard lg
Malcolm Floyd or Decker standard lg
Thanks in advance, recovering from a wedding last night, brain is mush
@w00tm3: Robinson is a better play with Garcon out.
@Jeff: Maclin
@Ab: MJD/Martin
Worried about Bradshaw against that Tampa D. Would VIncent Jackson be a bad flex over bradshaw?
@Will: I don’t think Tampa’s D is quite as good as it appeared last week. Stick with Bradshaw.
@Markus: Dez
@ianw14: Wayne/Gabbert/Decker…no problem, I know how that goes!
K. Smith, J. Stew or Maclin in Flex spot?
Picking Ridley over T Rich and Dekcer for flex in one league… thoughts?
@Matt: Mcalin now that he is good to go.
@Mark: I think you are a smart man.
Dwyer or maclin?
@Kyle: Maclin
Start Maclin, Malcom Floyd or Lafell in a PPR? Need a big week after Forte injury
TRich Or M Lynch Who has better Upside Today with News B.Jackson out???
Which 2 for WR2 and WR3: Moore, Nicks, Shorts, Kerley? THANKS!
@Dustin Karmine:TRich should be ok this week, but stick with Lynch
Thanks!!
I thought So Just Comf.
Redraft League trade offer: AJ Green and J. Freeman for B Rothlesburger and V Jackson
@Matt: Maclin
@Murray: Moore and Nicks
With CJ2K’s grandma passing away this morning do you start him in a daily league like draftday thinking he can go for 200yards and 2 TDs
PPR LaFell or Maclin?
Regular Flex R. Moss or Lynch
Special Teams15yds = 1 pt. 12 teams… Need help picking w/r/t flex. David Wilson, Andre Roberts, or Kyle Rudolph?
@kdubya: Im not sure I would take that drop at QB in order to upgrade at WR
need a flex from the following: lmoore, hillis, jaquizz, lafell or deyheybey…thanx
Amendola, L Moore, or Willis McGahee in PPR Flex, but its 1 pt per 20 yards receiving instead of 10.
PPR Flex: Hillis or J-Stew. Need some upside because started Alshon Jeffery at WR3 (deep league and waited on WR3).
@stickmark: Rudolph should still outscore the others
@dave m: Lance Moore
Sorry Non PPR Starting D. Bryant, S. Smith, But have H Nicks, E. Decker, and L. Moore on BE. Can Start 1 Be 3 WR league Who?? NICKS?? or DECKER??
oops…. ppr for those players too
DeAngelo Williams or Jared Cook for flex in .5ppr?
@Bryan: Lance Moore
@Ryan: J-Stew. He may get less carries but will get more passing down work.
@Dustin Karmine: Nicks or Moore. Go Nicks.
@Jeff: Cook
.5PPR league: Maclin, Lafell or Britt?
Thanks
@CP: Maclin
Pick three – Morris, Greene, Nelson, Bryant, D. Moore and Turner.
@Jayrock: Morris, Bryant, Turner
And in my other league pick two: C Johnson, A. Morris, Stewart, D Brown, Meachem. Thx
@Jayrock: C Johnson, Morris
better flex ppr……Vernon Davis or Kevin Smith ?
@Cold Beer: Great question. I would go with Smith. He may not do much on the ground but he’ll still get his looks through the air.
T. Richardson over A. Morris; especially with B. Jackson inactive… right?
@Charles: Yep!
K. Wright or K. Britt for my WR3 today? ppr.
Please help
McCoy vs. BAL
D. Martin vs. NYG
Law firm vs. CLE
Sprolles vs. CAR
Pick 3. Thanks.
Stafford or RG3?
Romo over A.Smith,right?
@Jackson: Britt
@SMH: Leave Sproles on the bench
@Jeff: Stick with Stafford
Pick 2: meachem, maclin, decker
@rob J: Yes, sir.
@Zach P: Maclin, Decker
PPR LaFell or Maclin?
Regular Flex R. Moss or Lynch
@Badlab: Maclin and Lynch
Standard Scoring. Flex: Moss, LaFell or Hillis? thanks
@phil: Hillis
Thanks Jeff
thx
Kyle Rudolph, Jared Cook or Kevin Smith for flex spot in .5 ppr league?
Kyle Rudolph > Dennis Pitta standard lg right?
@J: Still stick with Smith
@ianw14: Yes
Drop lloyd for amendola ?
Drop lloyd for amendola ? Standard
In a 3 WR/0.5 PPR league I have 4 top WRs and then M. Floyd and Heyward-Bey at WR5/6…would you drop DHB for Martellus B if your only TE is Gonzalez? No Flex in the league.
9:22:27 am
PPR Flex, DWill or DHB?