Fantasy Football advice

[Senator Blutarsky]

I am in an 8 team league with all the usual stuff. Do you think I need to upgrade anywhere? Where am I thin at?

QB: Tom Brady and Kerry Collins
WR: Jerry Porter, Deion Branch, Torry Holt, Lee Evans and Brandon Stokley
RB: Ladanian Tomlinson, Tiki Barber and Kevin Jones
TE: Dallas Clark and Ben Watson
K: Shayne Graham
DEF: Buffalo and Atlanta


Any suggestions would be appreciated.

[Papa Chubby]

Seems to me your team is better than average, and that's all you can hope for immediately after the draft.

If you did want to upgrade, how would you go about doing it? Do you think there are guys available on the waiver wire who are better than the ones on your team? Or do you think you can abuse somebody with a trade?

[FightingWhite]

Originally Posted by twotone1985

I am in an 8 team league with all the usual stuff. Do you think I need to upgrade anywhere? Where am I thin at?

QB: Tom Brady and Kerry Collins
WR: Jerry Porter, Deion Branch, Torry Holt, Lee Evans and Brandon Stokley
RB: Ladanian Tomlinson, Tiki Barber and Kevin Jones
TE: Dallas Clark and Ben Watson
K: Shayne Graham
DEF: Buffalo and Atlanta


Any suggestions would be appreciated.

My only suggestion is this ... unless you have to start 2 defenses, don't waste the roster spot. Just carry one defense. I assume Buffalo is your number 1 defense. That's all you need until Buffalo's bye week and then grab the best defense available ... and, in an 8 team league, you shouldn't be stuck with that bad of an option. Instead of wasting your roster spot with a 2nd defense, you should use that spot for a QB or RB that could blow up. Maybe somebody that could be tradebait a few weeks down the road. You may be able to upgrade a WR slot (which is where you seem weakest). Grab Michael Bennett or Stephen Davis or JJ Arrington ... they are all starters that could be available in an 8 team league ... you're better off sitting on one of them instead of a worthless defense. I think another sleeper is Billy Volek ... when McNair eventually gets hurt this season, Volek could once again be a fantasy stud (see last years stats). Good luck!