Board 8 > NFL Discussion Topic - Week 16

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I figured 24 hours away is close enough to make this topic.

Good luck on everyone's fantasy championship game this weekend!
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Lotta buzz around how hard the bills are gonna go after gronk. It'll be interesting if nothing else.
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I'd hope that it's "not at all", because that wouldn't be very nice.
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I hope it's all of them and they all get suspended so the ravens have wiggle room.
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also

https://twitter.com/BortlesFacts/status/943842234541191168
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BortlesFacts is the best
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I hope the Bills and Ravens both lose to give the Titans some wiggle room.
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FFDragon posted...

also

https://twitter.com/BortlesFacts/status/943842234541191168

I was thinking about posting this.

Someone did the math based on his time in the 40, and concluded that it was possible if he ran at full sprint untouched for something like 32 minutes of game time.
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just need to score like 300 touchdowns with perfect onside kicks averaging 5 seconds or less per onside kick

or maybe run out of bounds just before the touchdown and 20 false starts per run
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So with Brown out I need a replacement for my fantasy finals.

I need to start two players out of Josh Gordon, McKinnon, D. Thomas, Sanders, and Martavis Bryant. I'm leaning on the first two because I feel like Gordon and McKinnon have the highest big game potential, and I don't trust anything surrounding the Broncos.

EDIT: Also I have to choose between the Panthers and Steelers DEF. I was initially leaning Steelers, but all the rankings have the Panthers as top 5 this week.
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I don't trust Gordon because Kizer is trash. End of story.

I'd go McKinnon/Bryant probably, though I think McKinnon is the only sure thing there, and an argument can be made both for and against any of the others.
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I'm going to hate myself if I bench Gordon and he has a classic Josh Gordon game. Bryant probably is the safest bet in terms of highest floor though.

I guess it's a matter of whether I'm willing to take the risk.
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Well, let's put it this way

Do you need the ceiling to win?
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I mean if the Browns are going to win a game this is the one so it might be worth taking the risk on Gordon
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This is the likely starting roster for the final match up. I'm on the left. You can kind of see the remnants of my strategy of going all-in on WR, which only worked because I picked up nearly every good back-up RB over the course of the season. My first 3 picks were Brown, Baldwin, and Thomas, and that hasn't really worked out. We start a bunch of players because it's a 10 team league and I don't like having great players on benches and in FA.


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LeonhartFour posted...

I hope the Bills and Ravens both lose to give the Titans some wiggle room.

I'm ok with this
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I can't find a way to even fake being interested in these Saturday games
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If the Vikings lose they could no longer control the first round bye, and if the Ravens lose they could lose control of their destiny for a playoff berth (only non division leader in the AFC to have the win out and their in option)
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Can't decide which 2 to play out of:

Kenyan Drake
Adam Thielen
Keenan Allen

Right now I have the 2 WRs in although Drake is projected to score more and I'm thinking switch him for Thielen. It's a two week final so although I'm projected to outscore him by a decent amount (30points), I'm wary that it could swing next week given we are stupidly playing playoffs still in week 17 where a lot of people might be sitting

Logicblade posted...

If the Vikings lose they could no longer control the first round bye, and if the Ravens lose they could lose control of their destiny for a playoff berth (only non division leader in the AFC to have the win out and their in option)

yeah but nobody actually wants to watch the Ravens play football

especially against the Colts
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=(
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apparently Thielen gets a big bonus if he gets to 90 catches, and he's 7 away

might be a bonus for 100 catches, too, so maybe he'll get a lot of targets the last two weeks
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He'll probably get 90 catches tonight alone
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Well, there's definitely a game being played right now.
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Someone can't make up their mind, apparently.
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Meow was complaining that he jinxed the Colts

You know, it gets kind of disturbing how the Timjab/SephG duo relentlessly stalks me, but it sure does make it easy to block all their alts.
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Answering a question makes me an alt. Damn dude you still have a victim complex

Let there be no doubt that Aaron Rodgers is the Packers Lord and Savior
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Stuck with Thielen after comments made in the topic, not looking so hot now. Not blaming anyone though, I was really on the fence and would have probably stuck with him anyway

I have Keenum but my team is all Hunt Gurley and Zeke or bust
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McKinnon has a solid 2.2 points so far.
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Mike Golic picked the Colts to win as a 14.5 underdog.

"Ok"
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http://www.weei.com/blogs/ryan-hannable/bills-richie-incognito-its-our-defenses-chance-take-their-shots-rob-gronkowski

That doesn't sound very nice.
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Richie Incognito is a terrible human being? Color me shocked.
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so apparently this was Minnesota's first shutout since 1993?

that seems absurd
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Football
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I expect mah panthers to clinch today.
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Ok, let's see if any game actually gets interesting enough to make us care about football this week
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Too busy caring about fake football
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Breaking news: Opposing QB's can still get as many yards as they want against the Pats when they scramble out of the pocket.
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Snowing in Chicago. Both teams looked terrible on their first drive. Game is gonna end up being a 0-0 tie.
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MysteriousStan posted...

Snowing in Chicago. Both teams looked terrible on their first drive. Game is gonna end up being a 0-0 tie.

we can only hope
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I swear to god if I managed to navigate through Todd Gurley's ridiculous week last week and then he blows up again this week when I am up against him in my other league final I am going to be pissed.

LeonhartFour posted...

MysteriousStan posted...

Snowing in Chicago. Both teams looked terrible on their first drive. Game is gonna end up being a 0-0 tie.

we can only hope

the dream is dead
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Falcons just had a 1st and 40 because they kept committing penalties.
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Rare pick-6 from Brady
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I have a feeling the playoffs are not going to be kind to this New England team.
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Derek anderson just threw a pass for carolina.

Why, God?
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Another catch for Kenny Britt. He's just smashing those Browns stats now.
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