Had somebody who contacted me today about wanting one of my running backs. He suffered a loss to Fred Jackson.

Here's my roster, followed by his:

http://www.chiefsplanet.com/BB/pictu...pictureid=1193 vs. http://www.chiefsplanet.com/BB/pictu...pictureid=1194

At this point, I can't see a trade that makes sense. I'm not trading McCoy, so it'd have to be Forte.

What positions do I need improved? Not QB, not WR, at this point just TE, and I'd rather have Cook than Gresham. RB depth is a big need, though.

The only trade I'd consider is Matt Forte for DeMarco Murray and Fred Jackson. I can start Murray now while he's healthy, and start Jackson later when he returns.

He probably wouldn't go for that. But it's worth at least thinking about for now.

Greg Jennings has a groin problem and didn't practice today. If its a repeat of Andre Johnson's issues last year, you should be prepared to play without him for a while.

Hard times have befallen the Turds of Wisdom.

1. Greg Jennings is out for at least this week, if not longer.

2. Matt Forte has suffered a high ankle sprain, and will be out a full month.

So, suck.

My primary backup WR, Nate Washington, is also out. My 5th WR slot was originally Kendall Wright, who I dropped for Alshon Jeffery. Well, Jeffery is off the table now because he played on Thursday, and he sucks anyway. So I had to drop him for Kendall Wright again, who is going to get the start in Tennessee. It is looking really, really rough.

My RB position is in dire straights. Mark Ingram gets the carries in New Orleans, but there aren't a lot of carries to get just yet. David Wilson and Ryan Williams are waiting for the starters in front of them to get injured.

So I made a desperation move and picked up DeAngelo Williams, who at least gets a good number of carries, but was discarded to the scrap heap after a freakish game where Carolina refused to run the ball.

QB
Matt Ryan
Andrew Luck

WR
AJ Green
Dez Bryant
Kendall Wright
Nate Washington (out)
Greg Jennings (out)

RB
LeSean McCoy
Mark Ingram
DeAngelo Williams
David Wilson
Matt Forte (out)

TE
Jared Cook

K
Graham Hartley

Def
Houston Texans

What was once the strongest team in the league.... is now in dire straights.

Looks like you got your wish with Ahmad Bradshaw going down, but you might have the wrong backup RB.

Welp, that went about as expected.

http://www.chiefsplanet.com/BB/pictu...pictureid=1197

0-2. 8th in the league. 4th in points.

The fuller stats won't be out until tomorrow, but I'm likely to be the first- or second-most scored-on opponent.

• Kendall Wright did what I needed him to do as a one-week rental. Too bad nobody else did.
• Forte is out for a month. Dez Bryant flaked. Jared Cook flaked. My defense has only given me 21 total points, despite the fact it faced Ryan Tannehill and Blaine Gabbert.
• LeSean McCoy has faced two tough assignments, so maybe things will ease up as we go forward. He's got to stop fumbling, though.
• My bench is still laden with injured players and shit backups. Ahmad Bradshaw went down with injury, but the Giants are starting a no name instead of playing David Wilson.
• Mark Ingram is getting more carries than any other RB in New Orleans, but runs like shit.

I am still trying to build depth. I have dropped David Wilson for Andre Brown, in the hopes that he gets the carries while Ahmad Bradshaw is out. Mark Ingram and DeAngelo Williams flesh out my bench. But I honestly don't know. I also cut Jared Cook, who has a brutal matchup against the Lions, for Martellus Bennett.

I cut Kendall Wright, and brought in Donnie Avery, whom Andrew Luck looooves throwing the ball to. I need a guy who gets ****ing targets.

QB
Matt Ryan
Andrew Luck

WR
AJ Green
Dez Bryant
Donnie Avery
Greg Jennings (out)
Nate Washington (out)

RB
LeSean McCoy
DeAngelo Williams
Mark Ingram
Andre Brown
Matt Forte (out)

TE
Martellus Bennett

K
Graham Hartley

Def
Houston Texans

Now the choice pops up, one I'll be stewing over all week: who do I start at the other RB position?

Andre Brown @ CAR
Mark Ingram vs. KC (Pierre Thomas is also an option on the scrap heap.)
DeAngelo Williams vs. NYG

The Giants and Chiefs defense alternate between allowing RBs career days, and shutting them down. And Ingram and Williams are both in timeshares so it's hard to figure who will get the carries and where (though Ingram is NO's goalline back). Andre Brown is running against a relatively soft Panther defensive line, and he'll get the carries since everybody hates David Wilson.

Will be a situation to monitor all week. At this point, I favor Brown.

I'm going with Brown.

I also dropped Donnie Avery and brought on Mike Williams (TB), but I'm starting Greg Jennings as he returns to a brutal matchup against the Seahawks.

QB
Matt Ryan
Andrew Luck

WR
Greg Jennings
AJ Green
Dez Bryant
Mike Williams
Nate Washington (out)

RB
LeSean McCoy
Andre Brown
DeAngelo Williams
Mark Ingram
Matt Forte (out)

TE
Martellus Bennett

K
Graham Hartley

Def
Houston Texans

Hard to feel good about this matchup with Forte out.

http://www.chiefsplanet.com/BB/pictu...pictureid=1198

Andre Brown will do as long as Ahmad Bradshaw is out -- but how frickin' long is that going to be? The Giants also terrify me because I still love David Wilson, who is no longer on my roster.

My opponent has yet to pluck a TE to replace Hernandez. He does not have a backup TE.

Those on the market:

Brent Celek
Jared Cook
Owen Daniels
Jacob Tamme
Kyle Rudolph

I think he almost has to go with Brent Celek.

Ryan @ SD > Rivers vs. ATL

Green @ WAS > White @ SD
Bryan vs. TB > S. Smith vs. NYG
Jennings @ SEA < Bowe @ NO

McCoy @ ARI = Foster @ DEN
Brown @ CAR < Green-Ellis @ WAS

Bennett @ CAR > Celek @ ARI

Hartley vs. KC > Janikowski vs. PIT

Houston D @ DEN < Pittsburgh D @ OAK

Blah.

I just hate this league so far this year.

Well my opponent has yet to pluck a healthy TE. I assume he'll to do that tomorrow morning.

For the longterm health of my team, I continue to look for depth across the board.

I have officially pulled Greg Jennings, and put in Mike Williams, who will surely give me absolutely nothing in return.

Two things to keep my eyes trained on over the next couple of days:

• Somebody in my league just dropped Pierre Garcon, probably because he's doubtful. I put in a waiver claim for him, replacing Mike Williams. This league has rolling waivers, meaning it's not assigned to the claiming owner who automatically has the worst record, but instead randomizes throughout the season. So no telling if I'll land him. A pretty savvy owner dropped him today, on Saturday, knowing that Garcon won't come off waivers until Tuesday. So he might just swoop back in and claim him, but Pierre Garcon is a must-get player for depth.
• Pierre Thomas is still on the scrap heap. He's outplayed Mark Ingram, and has earned more fantasy points. The questions remain: Ingram gets the goalline work, and he's not as injury prone as Thomas.
• Yes, I realize I'm looking to add two players named "Pierre."

I was really happy, obviously, with the output I got from Andre Brown (~25 points) and Martellus Bennett (~13). No owner has made as many fantasy moves as me this year in this league (I'm already at 11), but I basically had to wipe out the entire back end of my roster to improve it:

• My backup RBs of David Wilson and Rashad Jennings were supplanted immediately. Andre Brown and DeAngelo Williams are much stronger options.
• Mark Ingram is on the short list to get cut soon if Pierre Thomas keeps outplaying him.
• The Titans offense has been too awful for me to rely on anybody but Nate Washington, who is now injured. Nate's not terribly good but he gets a ton of targets. Kendall Wright gave me one decent week in a losing effort (his spot is now occupied by Mike Williams and hopefully soon Pierre Garcon).
• Jared Cook's not shown to be the kind of red zone threat that Martellus Bennett is.

Just saw this post from the 3rd of September.

lol

The rebuild is showing signs of life.

http://www.chiefsplanet.com/BB/pictu...pictureid=1199

Big win today. My opponent lined up a shit team and I've managed to top 100 for the second time in three weeks.

• Andre Brown makes me feel a ton better about the time Matt Forte will be out. The Giants simply do not trust David Wilson's butterfingers, and Brown is set to get a majority of the carries while Bradshaw is out. I just need Bradshaw to sit out one more week, because it seems Matt Forte is coming back sooner rather than later.
• I couldn't afford to wait on Greg Jennings, so I plugged in Mike Williams while Jennings and Washington recover from injury. The kicker: Washington actually played today, and put up very strong numbers. So it was a poor play to put in Williams, but he'll be cut soon as I can either land Pierre Garcon off waivers or some other hot hand off the scrap heap. Doesn't matter, Greg Jennings should be back next week.
• And while Matt Ryan was his usual stupendous self, Andrew Luck blew up on my bench. Luck has been a bit disappointing but if the Colts play a shit opponent, Luck can produce. That will come in handy in week 7 when Ryan sits on a bye. The Colts play the Browns that week.
• I am thisclose to trading out Mark Ingram for Pierre Thomas. It's almost six of one, half-dozen of the other.
• I got some fruits from bringing in Martellus Bennett, even though Jared Cook who I cut for him, had a hell of a game as well. I'm betting on Bennett having more good games than Cook.
• Dez Bryant and LeSean McCoy have both had shit seasons so far. I'm just banking on that not being a regular thing.
• I put up 160 points in the other league! How about that. Led by Jamaal Charles' 30 points.
• Two of the three weeks this season, I've topped 100. My team can score. And I am thisclose to having my roster officially rebuilt.

I have moved up to 6th in the league at 1-2. 4th in scoring.

Next week I have a pretty favorable matchup, but I need to make sure I'm playing the right combination of RBs.

.500, onward!

Landed Pierre Garcon. Golden acquisition -- he is a legit WR2 when he comes back. Dez Bryant will be fighting him for my third WR slot.

Did not acquire Pierre Thomas, however. Went with Tashard Choice. CJ Spiller and Fred Jackson are both injured. Bye bye Mark Ingram, you unproductive failure.

QB
Matt Ryan
Andrew Luck

WR
Greg Jennings
AJ Green
Dez Bryant
Nate Washington
Pierre Garcon (out)

RB
LeSean McCoy
Andre Brown
Tashard Choice
DeAngelo Williams
Matt Forte (out)

TE
Martellus Bennett

K
Graham Hartley

Def
Houston Texans

I've been subsisting without Greg Jennings and Matt Forte.

And yet I'm still 3rd in the league in points.

That's a strong output, and if I get both Jennings and Forte back in the next couple of weeks (I anticipate getting Jennings back next week, and Forte back the week after), I should be operating at peak condition come the second half of the season.

1-2, 6th in the season, 3rd in points.

Marathon, not a sprint.

Assessing next week's opponent.

QB:
Cam Newton @ ATL

WR:
Brandon Marshall @ DAL
Torrey Smith vs. CLE
Brandon Lloyd @ BUF

RB:
Trent Richardson @ BAL
Mikel LeShoure vs. MIN
Chris Johnson @ HOU
Ben Tate vs. TEN
Ryan Williams vs. MIA
Jacquizz Rodgers @ CAR

TE:
Tony Gonzalez @ CAR

K:
Robbie Gould @ DAL

DEF:
Seattle vs. STL

Very good team, but I'm hoping I can get a real leg up in the RB department.

He has to start two, and other than Richardson (who has a brutal matchup against the Ravens), he's got a plethora of shit option. I'm guessing he starts LeShoure?

Of course, that begs the question of who I'm going to start.

RB
LeSean McCoy vs. NYG
Andre Brown @ PHI
Tashard Choice vs. NE
DeAngelo Williams @ ATL
Matt Forte (questionable) @ DAL

McCoy, of course, is playing.

Brown gets the start if Bradshaw is still out. If Bradshaw comes back, I may still start Brown regardless, unless CJ Spiller and Fred Jackson are both out, in which case I'll start Choice.

Williams is my desperation play if the matchup is right, and against the Falcons, it's not. Forte may play this week, but he's as good as dead to me for another week.