SORRY, JUST NOT FEELING IT
No shame in trading a ‘ premium’ player like Wilson if he isn’t giving you what matters: production
Some things I know, some things I suspect, and some things I have no idea. I know I made a good trade hours before kickoff Sunday— at least for one week— when I dealt TerranceWest and Russell Wilson for Jay Ajayi, Alex Smith and SpencerWare. I didn’t play the other owner this week, but my new players outscored his 65.53 to 8.2 ( silly scoring rules with decimals).
I’m not trying to show off— much— but there’s a lesson to be learned here. Another owner questioned me for trading Wilson, whom I chose with the fourth overall pick ( it’s an eight- team league that starts three quarterbacks, so they’re at a premium). My response was, he isn’t playing like the fourth overall pick. In our scoring system, Wilson ranks 28th among quarterbacks.
We’re halfway through the fantasy regular season. It doesn’t matter where anyone was drafted anymore. It’s all about production. If you don’t like the direction a player is trending, find another owner who does. Knowing when to cut bait is tricky, and I might be wrong aboutWilson in the end. But I didn’t want to waste any more time to find out.
I suspectWare will continue to play a key role in the Chiefs’ offense, regardless of whether Jamaal Charles is 100 percent healthy. In the three games Charles has played, Ware has rushed for 82, 131 and 77 yards and Charles seven, 33 and zero yards.
Granted, coach Andy Reid said Charles’ surgically repaired knee became swollen last week, so he decided to play it safe and give Charles two snaps ( one carry). But he also admitted to sticking with the hot hand. Ware is averaging 5.2 yards per carry and is playing a bigger role in the passing game than he did last season.
So even if Charles starts taking carries away fromWare ( a big if at this point), don’t fret too much. He’s proving he can make the most of what he gets.
I have no idea what’s going on with Bengals running back Jeremy Hill. Here are his weekly standard- scoring totals this season: 9, 5, 21, 7,1, 3, 24.
Yes, he exploited a favorable matchup against the Browns on Sunday with 168 yards— 74 of which came on a touchdown run. But Giovani Bernard outcarried him 17- 9, and in a tasty matchup against the Dolphins in Week 4, Hill needed 21 carries to get 71 yards.
He’s such a hit- or- miss player, I wouldn’t even bother with him unless Bernard gets hurt. If you have Hill, consider him a low- end RB2— and consider selling high.