[shockey]

in my espn league we play with the flex spot...

my team is currently 9-1.. i'm as shocked as anyone.. trust me.. all my other teams are like 5-5.. my second best team is 7-3..

any way... this league actually matters.. so i am trying to win it..

i have a dilemma should i start bobby engram or justin fargas in my flex spot??

here's my team..

SLOT PLAYER, TEAM POS
QB Peyton Manning, Ind QB
RB Reggie Bush, NO RB
RB Marion Barber, Dal RB
RB/WRBobby Engram, Sea WR
WR Plaxico Burress, NYG WR Q
WR Brandon Stokley, Den WR
TE Jeremy Shockey, NYG TE
D/ST Seahawks D/ST, Sea D/ST
K Kris Brown, Hou K

BENCH

Bench Adrian Peterson*, Min RB O
Bench Adam Vinatieri, Ind K
Bench Eli Manning, NYG QB
Bench Derek Anderson, Cle QB
Bench Roddy White, Atl WR
Bench Justin Fargas, Oak RB
Bench Ricky Williams, Mia RB

[Lefty Noob]

Go with Fargas. I believe he's starting at tailback for the Raiders this weekend, and he's been pretty good for me this year in fantasy.

[shockey]

thats what i was thinking.. i'm just kinda afraid..the vikings have the 3rd best run defense...

[shockey]

and.. fargas is the starting rb for oakland now.. the coach made him a starter a while back..

[Lefty Noob]

Originally Posted by shockey

thats what i was thinking.. i'm just kinda afraid..the vikings have the 3rd best run defense...

True, but I figure you just roll the dice and start the better athlete.

[Racer Duck]

I don't have quite that problem with my fantasy teams, but I just acquired Fargas on several of my teams (getting rid of highly rated dead weight that haven't produced) and, though I don't have the caliber backs you have, he's now my 2nd highest rated back, he's probably 3rd on yours.

Engram in your group is 3rd WR at best (depending on how much ATL wants to pass - White has been good the early part of the season, but expectations is for him to get fewer targets now that ATL is trying to run more.)

Dieon Branch is supposed to play this week, so Engram will be getting less targets.

Fargas had 100+ yds combined last week and it doesn't look like it'll change in the near future.

FARGAS is the clear choice.

[Racer Duck]

BTW, have you checked out "Crystal Ball" at ESPN? I don't always agree with their picks (my QB's are Palmer and Anderson and it's continually picking Palmer when Anderson has the better matchup???) but at least they look at your entire team to make a suggestion on active/bench. it's also good for any league 'cause you set scoring options & position (WR/RB vs WR only, etc.) info when you enter your team.

[azrael492]

If I have a decent player, I always go with the RB. He will get more touches on the ball and has the opportunity to make big plays.

[shockey]

racer.. yea i sometimes use the crystal ball thing.. but .. sometimes i think i can predict the outcome better..

and you think fargas is #3 on my team.. i have him 4th behind peterson , barber and bush...

azrael492 - that makes sense..

[Racer Duck]

Originally Posted by shockey

racer.. yea i sometimes use the crystal ball thing.. but .. sometimes i think i can predict the outcome better..

and you think fargas is #3 on my team.. i have him 4th behind peterson , barber and bush...

azrael492 - that makes sense..

I only count players that can play .. peterson is out (for now). guess it's a bit hard-nosed, but "I appreciate everything you've done, but yer not gonna help me this week...." is the way I feel. (but I wouldn't get rid of him until the team says he's gone for the season .. doctors are usually too conservative about an athlete's recovery time - they don't take into account the athlete's desire to return to the game.)

right now I'm carrying Frank Gore as dead weight cause of my league's "no cut" rule. If SF could figure out how to pass, I might re-consider. crystal ball keeps putting him in as my #1 RB - that's why I said it's a good resource, but I don't always agree.