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Jen asked in SportsFantasy Sports · 1 decade ago

Which RB's and WR's to start in Week 3?

I need (3) WR's and (2) RB's. Who would you start?

WR

Eddie Royal (against NO)

Lee Evans (against OAK)

Jerricho Cotchery (against SD)

TJ Houshmanzadeh (against NYG)

Bryant Johnson (against DET)

RB's

Darren McFadden (against BUF)

Pierre Thomas (against DEN)

Thomas Jones (against SD)

Willis McGahee (against CLE)

Ray Rice (against CLE)

Willis McGahee hasn't played yet this season, so I kind of want to wait it out until he does (Rice is his backup). BUT, against CLE?? TJ Houshmanzadeh has REALLY disappointed me so far this year...and he is up against a tough NYG defense in Week 3... so... I welcome all thoughts and opinions. Thanks!

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    Eddie Royal (looks like a shootout)

    Cotchery (SD Defense looks bad)

    Bryant Johnson to be safe agianst a bad det secondary or go with Lee Evans and hope he lines up on DeAngelo Hall.

    McFadden has a toe injury but the Raiders are running well (they just can't pass block).

    Thomas Jones looks like a solid play.

    Check on either Ray Rice or McGahee over Thomas Jones depending on who starts

  • 1 decade ago

    Eddie Royal, Bryant Johnson, and TJ, the toughest secondary out of them all would be the giants, but Lee Evans hasn't exactly lit up the field yet, and Jericho only caught one pass against the Pats....TJ still has Ocho Sinco to draw some of the secondary away, not much, but some. D. MCFadden has turf toe and Michael Bush might end up starting this week, if he doesn't start, he'll still get the bulk of the work. I say go with MCGahee and T.Jones...but run defenses are quite suspect.

  • 1 decade ago

    Jen, I'd start...

    WR Houshmanzadeh

    WR Evans

    WR B. Johnson

    RB Jones

    RB McFadden

    Houshmanzadeh will rebound. I doubt anyone would have put up good numbers in that wind last week. It's only a matter of time before Cincy's offense starts clicking. Besides, he's your #1 WR. You've got to go with him.

    I'm not fully confident in McGahee just yet. It's best to wait a week or so before plugging him in. With the injury to Fargas, McFadden is the #1 back in Oakland and they like to run.

    Starting Johnson over Cotchery is a tough decision, but Detroit's pass defense is really soft and Johnson put up big numbers last week. He looks like he's the go-to guy in that offense.

    Good luck!

  • 1 decade ago

    I would start WRs Lee Evans, Eddie Royal, and TJ Housyodaddy. For RBs I would go with McFadden and McGahee.

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  • 1 decade ago

    This is a tough one.....

    I would start

    Lee Evans

    Eddie Royal

    Jerricho Cotchery

    and

    McFadden

    Thomas Jones

    I with you on McGahee. I have him in my league and his not playing in week 1 cost me. Not sure what is going on there, but I also want to wait and see. Rice didn't do much that game. TJ has also been no where to be found. I would sit him until Cincy gets it's passing game back to form.

    Good Luck.

  • 1 decade ago

    You gotta go with Royal, Evans, and Johnson: Royal because of his performances and also with Evans, but with Johnson its merely a matter of default because of the defenses of TJ and Cotchery.

    With RB's you wanna go with Mcfadden and Thomas.

  • 1 decade ago

    Start

    WR:

    Eddie Royal

    Jerrico Cotchery

    Bryant Johnson

    RB:

    Darren McFadden

    Thomas Jones

    Don't get me wrong, Housh is great, but Cincy's passing game is atrocious so far this year. I swear they don't have a Heisman QB behind center.

    Favre automatically makes Cotchery and Jones good picks every week. With him at the helm, he opens up so much for this entire offense.

    Source(s): My Brain
  • 1 decade ago

    start royal, cotchery and johnson at wr. mcfadden and rice at rb.

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