Week 9 Wr Help......???

Question

Oh man.....what to do, what to do. I have a BUNCH of (in my view) underachieving WR's.

My WR's are...... (with projected week 9 points listed after)

M. Colston 10
L. Fitzgerald 9
S. Holmes 7
(Below is my bench as of now)
L. Coles 10
L Evans 10


Please give me your starting 3 out of those 5, with at least some detail for each. Thanks

Best answer will recieve 11 points. (Also, if you could, please give me a tad bit of info on the defense each is playing is good or bad at the Pass Defense, because that is one area I am not an expert in, with the defenses)

Also, just to point out, Coles has a nagging injury, which is why I am hesitant to start him.

Answer 1

Alright first off...Never trust the projected points stats.

Second of all, your starts should be...

Colston, Evans, Fitzgerald.

For the people I don't start. I personally am starting Coles just because I don't have anybody else better to start than him. With that said Coles is facing a really tough Was DEF who is going to be out their to prove they are better than what the Pats did to them. I know they are. Also with the change at QB the chemisty is going to be off with Clemens and Coles and that is going to slow his production.

I just don't like this play with Holmes on Monday night vs BAL. I think that when the big stage comes around, Ray Lewis and Company really seem to step it up. Also with the way Ward played last week, I see more passes ending up his way than Holmes. Miller also happens to be a TD stealer from Holmes and that has killed his fantasy value.

Now for the reasons I choose.

Evans just because he is going up against a really soft Cinci DEF. I don't really like Evans here, but he is the best out of the other 2 that you should sit. The Cinci pass DEF has gave up 18 TD passes this year, and should be prone to give up more. I think with no matter Edwards or Losman starting, he should have a decent game, hopefully.

Colston has finally got onto some sort of pace with Brees. 3 touchdown catches last week against what most consider to be a good passing DEF. Sadly enough Harris didn't come to play and he did benefit. NO is playing Jacksonville at home, and well, their run DEF is good, their pass DEF is pretty bad. I would expect Mathis to be matched with Colston, and Brees should find him often. Right now Brees needs to find that chemisty with him that he did last year, and this could be a huge game as well.

Fitzgerald is just a stud. Even though Boldin is seeming to get all the touchdown passes that is going to change as it gets later into the year. I think that with James running the ball the play action pass is really going to hurt the TB DEF. I would expect Fitzgerald to be on the receiving end of a lot of passes. Most likely Barber will be on Boldin and that should leave Fitzgerald open and by himself with ...somebody.

I personally like Colston, Fitzgerald, and Evans.

Good luck!!

Answer 2

Well for Holmes
He probably won't go off, not against Baltimore, but the returns should be good enough to make him a No. 2 option.
Colston
In Week 8, Colston did more than he had in the previous three weeks combined. Looks like last year's breakout star finally figured out how to recapture that magic. Look for a solid encore performance.

Fitzgerald
Larry should have a nice day, even against Tampa, who are second in the league against the pass.

Coles
In two of the past three games, he has caught only one pass. But the switch to Kellen Clemens should at least inject some life into what was seemingly becoming a lifeless offense. Expect a rebound from Coles, even if his ceiling is a tad limited by the Redskins' strong secondary.
Coles suffered a concussion in Sunday's loss to the Bills

Evans

Here's one aspect of the Bills' passing game in which the favorable matchup could lead to a big game. Evans has 10 catches for 236 yards and a score the past two weeks combined, and it seems like it doesn't matter which quarterback is slinging him the ball these days. That makes him matchups-worthy once again, and this one's quite nice.

Thats my info
So you pick what you want but i would go with
Coles, Colston, and Fitzgerald

Answer 3

I concur with the majority, though Evans and Fitzgerald are the must-starts, with Colston still being an unknown commodity; his last 4 scores before last week were 6, 3, 6, and 4. Until he can maintain productivity, go with the evil you know - Fitzgerald always gets right around 10 points. Holmes would be your 4th best option in case you have a late-week injury issue; he'd be even with Colston except for the less favorable matchup. Coles did not practice yesterday and is questionable.

Answer 4

Evans and Colston are must starts because of how they will be utilized against the Bengals and the Jags, respectively. I like Fitz as the "third" receiver - he usually is a #1. Kurt Warner should do a good job selling play action with the Edge, though Anquan Boldin is a real TD thief. Santonio Holmes is playing the Ravens whom are very physical, a matchup I feel does not favor the Steelers. Coles is going to have newbie starting QB Kellen Clemens throwing passes (Chad Pennington is eating pine this week), so I'm not expecting any Jet miracles.

Answer 5

Okay here it is:

Locks

#1 M. Colston- cant sit him this week should get you some points, the Jags give up over 200 yards per game in the air so he looks good.

#2 L. Evans-JP back in the lineup and Cinci can't stop the pass

This brings us to the #3 slot

#3 L.Coles-Leads team in recieving td's, is the playmaker on the team

Answer 6

I would go with Colston, Fitzgerald and Coles.