Fantasy Defense pickups
There is something inherently cheesy about picking up a team defense for a playoff matchup, but that doesn't mean it's a bad idea.
Plenty of owners rolled with the Bengals versus Brock Berlin, and they were a Rams defensive score away from holding St. Louis to three points. I picked up Bengals with an eye on this week's matchup against San Francisco. The news that Shaun Hill will make his first NFL start doesn't disappoint me. Here's a look at the three best possible defensive pickups this week. I'm only including teams not ranked in the top-15 fantasy scorers this year.
1. Baltimore (vs. Miami)
2. Tampa (vs. Atlanta)
3. Cincinnati (vs. San Francisco)
Some other choice matchups include Green Bay (vs. Rams), Colts (vs. Raiders), Titans (vs. Chiefs), and Seahawks (vs. Panthers).
Comments
Little help, y'all.
Baltimore (at Mia.) or
Tennessee (at KC)
Who should I go with???
Posted by: Flip D. | December 11, 2007 05:49 PM
The Titans. Tennessee is a much stronger defense, and KC has devolved into a much more hopeless mess than even the Dolphins. KC failed to execute a 1st down on 10 of their first 11 possessions against Denver's woefully crappy defense.
Tennessee has an excellent chance of putting up a shutout and augmenting it with 5+ sacks and multiple turnovers.
Posted by: Shawn | December 11, 2007 10:49 PM
I"ll take a cheesy win anytime. I've played the waiver wire juggling two defenses all season, it got me at least 3 wins that I would have lost otherwise and now I'm playing to get into the title game.
And yes, I'm running the Titans against KC's anemic offense.
Posted by: drater | December 12, 2007 10:41 AM
I agree - go with the Titans.
Posted by: Gregg | December 12, 2007 11:50 AM
Thanks, y'all. Titans it is.
Posted by: Flip D. | December 12, 2007 01:45 PM
So, would you guys start the Titans DST over the Colts who play the Raiders?
Posted by: Rick | December 12, 2007 03:50 PM
I don't know, that seems beyond "cheesy" ... you don't see NFL teams substituting a new D when they start the playoffs!
Also, beware the SF matchup. Shaun Hill may be a 'career backup' but their offense looked at least average w/ him in there last week, and Cincy's no great D.
Posted by: FootballWizard | December 13, 2007 12:23 AM