tev

I need to decide on 2 keepers out of the following 3. Standard scoring; 12-team league: Chad Johnson, Carson Palmer and M. Jones-Drew I figure I should keep Chad. But the Palmer v. Jones-Drew question is tough. I know I should probably keep a top RB, and Jones-Drew has huge upside. But F. Taylor could severely limit his production this year. Also, the Palmer-Johnson connection is nice. And by keeping a QB and WR I could feast on RB's for the first 3 rounds while others need to fill out the roster. Any thoughts on this dilemma? Thanks.

Thanks for the input. I was slightly in favor of the deal before, but now I'm pretty sure I'll do it.

Thanks Hugh! That's all the validation I need. Good luck this year!

Welcome back Hugh, I posted this separately but I'd like to hear your thoughts. I'm considering offering D.Rhodes for T.Jones. It would basically be a handcuff swap trade. Here's the situation: Scoring: 1 pt. for 10 yds. rush/rec. and 6pts for TD. My RBs are D.Rhodes, C.Benson, M.Bell, C.Taylor. My potential trading partner has J.Addai and T.Jones along with S.Alexander. I know he'll accept Rhodes for Jones if I offer it. Basically I'm taking the CHI running game for the IND running game which may not be a great deal but I need more potential production at RB and I know he won't give up Addai so it's my only option. It does offer me a virtual lock on whomever emerges as the #1 back in CHI. What do you think?

Scoring: 1 pt. for 10 yds. rush/rec. and 6pts for TD. My RBs are D.Rhodes, C.Benson, M.Bell, C.Taylor. My potential trading partner has J.Addai (sp?) and T.Jones. Would you offer D.Rhodes for T.Jones? I know he'll accept it if I offer it. Basically I'm swapping handcuffs and taking the CHI running game for the IND running game which, now that I say it doesn't sound like a great deal but I know he won't give up Addai so that's my only option. It offers me a virtual lock on whomever emerges as the #1 back in CHI. Thoughts?

Sad day for Pats fans. Whatever his physical attributes and his short and long-term outlook, the fact is that with the departure of Adam, the Pats have lost some their swagger. He was as much a part of the heart and soul of that team as anyone. How comforting was it to see him warming up on the sidelines with the game on the line (as a Pats fan, of course)? I'm having a hard time picturing any other kicker out there in the same situation. The Pats play a game where points are at a premium. Without Adam's consistency they will need more production out of the offense to secure those victories that they would have eked out by a few points (like a field goal) in years past.

Hollow victory for Pitt. I didn't even have an interest in this game and I'm sick over this. Sorry SEA fans...you wuz robbed.

I'm trying to do the same with Cablevision. I'm in Northern NJ. Cablevision customers, you can send a suggestion to Cablevision to add the NFL Network here: http://www.cablevision.com/index.jhtml;jse...=suggestion_box And send an email here: http://cablevision.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/ca...enduser/ask.php

congrats steeler fans. that was an incredible run, on the road, through the afc. good luck in two weeks.

I know, but I'd much rather try to get them at face value if possible. So I suppose I should start paying attention in April?

Does anyone know when tickets for the 2006 season go on sale? Every year I promise myself I will try to snag some single game tix and every summer I realize that I missed the onsale :doah: Anyone know? Is it team by team? Is there a resource I can check? Thank you.

As a Pats fan, I feel compelled to post. I think it's part of the healing process. The Broncos have historically been a very difficult match-up for the Pats. I don't know why things work that way, but some teams just seem to consistently get the better of other teams. The Pats have been fortunate enough to have IND and PIT as their main foes during their SB runs. They seem to get the better of those matchups. But DEN usually has our number. It was a very tortuous way for the streak to end. But end it must. It's been an incredible run and it's certainly not over, but that veneer of invincibility has been tarnished. I know it's illogical and just plain greedy to have expected it to last forever, but it's very difficult to see it end nonetheless. Congrats to the Broncos. Good luck the rest of the way. It's going to be strange not having the Pats in the AFC Championship or the SB. I might have to focus on work again!

disclaimer that I am a Pats homer. But I have to say I'm pretty neutral about this and I don't understand the outrage. To be honest, I never even knew this award existed until this season. So here's my questions: 1) What, if any, are the stated criteria for this award? "Comeback Player of the Year" could be pretty subjective. Does it mean the player with the most remarkable comeback? Or the player who contributed the most a year after being a non-factor for whatever reason? 2) What do the awardees get?

In my third visit to the finals I finally won it all in the only league I play! I didn't have any superstuds, but my team was consistently solid all around and I got big production out of key players when I needed it, i.e. Chris Cooley in the semifinals catching 3 TD's to put me into the finals over a team with LJ. Here's my championship lineup: QB: C.Palmer, C.Simms RB: M.Anderson, D.Davis, C.Martin, C.Houston, M.Barber WR: C.Johnson, E.Kennison, I.Bruce, L.Evans TE: C.Cooley, J.Stevans K: Vandy D: TB Now I'm left with a difficult decision next summer in my two-keeper league. C.Palmer's a keeper. And I'd like to keep C.Johnson as well, but can I really go without a keeper RB? Can I let D.Davis go? Oh well. I'll worry about it come July. Things may change by then. Congrats to the other winners!

Thanks for your prompt and sound advice. Happy Holidays!

I like Lewis for the reasons you cited. He has the hot hand, and the news out of INDY is not great.

Rew, thanks for offering your help. It is much needed this week. Dom Davis is likely down. That leaves me with a major hole to plug at RB. Alongside M.Anderson do you like: C.Houston v. NE M.Barber v. CAR Wells v. JAX Tough choices. I think the conservative approach would be to start Barber. He's likely to get me something, and he has some upside...but of course he's likely splitting with Jones. I don't like Houston against NE very much...same for Wells against JAX if DD can't go. For WR, who do you like alongside C.Johnson: E.Kennison (Q) v. SD I.Bruce v. SF L.Evans v. CIN I've been using Kennison and have been disappointed recently. But he usually has good divisional games. Only problem is that he's now questionable. Evans is not a great play without Losman, and Bruce has been largely disappointing...but they're playing SF. I guess I go with Kennison if he's healthy and otherwise Bruce?? Thanks in advance for your insights.

Dom Davis is likely down. That leaves me with a major hole to plug at RB. Alongside M.Anderson do you like: C.Houston v. NE M.Barber v. CAR Wells v. JAX Tough choices. I think the conservative approach would be to start Barber. He's likely to get me something, and he has some upside...but of course he's likely splitting with Jones. I don't like Houston against NE very much...same for Wells against JAX if DD can't go. For WR, who do you like alongside C.Johnson: E.Kennison (Q) v. SD I.Bruce v. SF L.Evans v. CIN I've been using Kennison and have been disappointed recently. But he usually has good divisional games. Only problem is that he's now questionable. Evans is not a great play without Losman, and Bruce has been largely disappointing...but they're playing SF. I guess I go with Kennison if he's healthy and otherwise Bruce?? Any opinions would be greatly appreciated.

He carried me into the the SB! Although I had C.Palmer, C.Johnson, and M.Anderson going as well, Cooley outscored them all and I only won by 3 points. What a performance!!! I may have to consider giving him a keeper spot. How about an encore next week?!?!?!

I'm starting Anderson this week. But that's more out of need than anything else. Aside from the 66 yard receiving TD two weeks ago, he's been pretty anemic. Still, you never know with DEN. All the experts are saying lots of running today so it could be a good day for both. Who else do you have going?

I like whomever starts for HOU, Wells or Davis. Wells always fills in nicely for Davis, and against ARZ it's a pretty good play. The other players have been inconsistent with touches and performance.

Great stuff here. Thanks for the insight. I've made the change to Houston/Anderson and I am going to propose lineup procedures similar to those you've described. Thanks again and good luck!

One thing I've learned from this thread is that my league's lineup procedure is backa**wards. I think I'll propose a change for next season that allows us the ability to wait until gameday for each player.

At least you have LJ. LJ and Anderson is a viable backfield. Davis is/was my #1. He's been carrying me lately. Oh well, you never know what is going to happen. At this point it's up to the FF gods. Good luck.

Thanks for the input. My other options are M.Anderson, C.Houston, or M. Barber. I'll probably go with Anderson and Houston...but this could be the end of the road. Something tells me that Davis will play and will go off tomorrow...but I just can't risk it I suppose. I guess if that happens I can take solace in the fact that it will at least have helped you and probably others, weekapaug.