Nothing is worse than hearing about another peep's lineup as they head into the playoffs. Especially if your team is out. However, I'm searching for some advice and while I'm leaning towards one lineup, I'd love to hear any and all advice. Constantly we're asked for advice, so I'm turning the tables when the stakes are the highest.
I won my hometown league last season (it's been in existence for four years). The possible units of winning the season-ending championship (which are hypothetical of course) sent my family to Disney World after an unsuccessful bid by me to the family (which include a power-point presentation) to convince said family that Vegas was better. Apparently Mickey has much more clout to my seven-year-old than his thought of…well me playing craps. Back to the hometown fantasy league. I've been in the finals two of the last three years. I'm now in the final four so stop reading if you're thinking "Screw You Payne!" I don't and can't blame you.
Again, I don't blame you, not in the least unless you're not sympathetic to my view. Let me explain. My hometown league is a 22-team-PPR with a starting lineup of: a team QB, two RBs, three WRs/TEs, a team D and a team PK. We put up a good amount of money which is nothing crazy but again when it is 22 teams, you can do the math.
My original pick was at number 18 (a snake-draft) and my picks: (first) Jamaal Charles, (second) Arian Foster, (third) Hakeem Nicks…and who cares after that. Those three carried me for most of the season. I had the team with the best H2H record and recorded the most fantasy points. Again, whaaa Kevin, I get it.
So I head into the playoff games with these decisions:
Do I start Jay Cutler (weather) or Sam Bradford (pickup)?
At RBs, I'm set. Go Jamaal Charles (earn that contract!) and Arian Foster (setting myself up for Monday night drama).
WRs/TEs. Here's where it gets tricky. I'm leaning towards Lee Evans, Ed Dickson (my sneaky play of the week) and then I have to choose from Hakeem Nicks (limited play), Joel Dreessen (Daniels should be back) and Jermaine Gresham.
PK – Folk, Brown, Kasay, Dawson. I'm leaning towards Kasay as crazy as that seems.
My sneaky defense of the week? I'm with the Denver Broncos against a first-start John Skelton (who is a |STAR|big|STAR| QB) and I'll hope for the best against a team who has seemingly quit.
Any opinions? Comments? Complaints? Love to hear you, fire away.