Need to pick 2 in lieu of injuries...Please Help

[HizzleRocker]

Injury bug has gotten me. V. Davis; Matthews; and now AJ Green. Which 2 of these 3 would you start?

PPR league.

1) Sproles vs NYG
2) Ridley @ Buffalo
3) Sanu vs Carolina


My gut is telling me roll with Sproles and Sanu. Picked up Ridley because he has gotten 20+ touches in 3/4 games, and he killed it last week. Don't love the matchup @ Bills though. Love Sproles, but for some odd reason Chip is starting to go away from him. I guess 8yds/carry is no good? And Sproles has only gotten 2 passes in the last 2 games combined (odd). Sanu is going to be the guy this week with Green out, but does that mean he will be blanketed?

What to do?

 

[TKOSpikes]

Not Ridley. Feels weird for me to say this and have it not be biased. The Bills defense is nasty good. 0 rush TD allowed so far this year... (damn, did I just jinx them?)

 

[Sam Sportboy]

Injury bug has gotten me. V. Davis; Matthews; and now AJ Green. Which 2 of these 3 would you start?

PPR league.

1) Sproles vs NYG
2) Ridley @ Buffalo
3) Sanu vs Carolina


My gut is telling me roll with Sproles and Sanu. Picked up Ridley because he has gotten 20+ touches in 3/4 games, and he killed it last week. Don't love the matchup @ Bills though. Love Sproles, but for some odd reason Chip is starting to go away from him. I guess 8yds/carry is no good? And Sproles has only gotten 2 passes in the last 2 games combined (odd). Sanu is going to be the guy this week with Green out, but does that mean he will be blanketed?
What to do?

The Bills run D has been pretty freaking good so regardless or Sanu being blanketed I'd start Sanu over Ridley without a doubt. Don't forget Sanu had a big game when AJ left in the Falcon's game. As for Sproles, I see this game as being a shootout (duh) and he should be heavily involved in the passing game. I say you have it right.

 

[Sam Sportboy]

Not Ridley. Feels weird for me to say this and have it not be biased. The Bills defense is nasty good. 0 rush TD allowed so far this year... (damn, did I just jinx them?)

Maybe, but it'll be Vereen that gets it..................I hope.

 

[SteelersPride]

call me crazy but belicheat will find a way to pound the rock, i say sanu and ridley......

my take is i want guys that get touches......ridley is getting them, sproles is not.......even if ridley struggles, he has a CHANCE......sproles is a huge question mark.....

 

[HizzleRocker]

call me crazy but belicheat will find a way to pound the rock, i say sanu and ridley......

my take is i want guys that get touches......ridley is getting them, sproles is not.......even if ridley struggles, he has a CHANCE......sproles is a huge question mark.....

Ok, this is what's killing me. I think at this point Sanu is a given (especially in ppr). So it is between Ridley and Sproles.

I am still tending to agree with the others that Sproles is the better play. but 25 touches vs 7 touches is hard to ignore - regardless of match ups.

 

[TKOSpikes]

How is Ridley guaranteed 25 touches? I'm not saying Ridley is the wrong play, and with the Eagles O line woes, maybe Sproles will continue to nose dive, but don't base your choice on expecting 25 Ridley touches.

 

[Sam Sportboy]

Ok, this is what's killing me. I think at this point Sanu is a given (especially in ppr). So it is between Ridley and Sproles.

I am still tending to agree with the others that Sproles is the better play. but 25 touches vs 7 touches is hard to ignore - regardless of match ups.

You guys make good points and 99.9% of the time I agree with the touches and will go with the guy that gets the most but in this case I like Sproles in a shoot out over the guy that will probably get 15 to 20 touches against team that gives up the 4th least points to FF RB's and is ranked #2 against the run in the NFL. I'd say if any NE RB has any success it would be Vereen.

 

[The Foot]

Sproles and sanu

 

[HizzleRocker]

How is Ridley guaranteed 25 touches? I'm not saying Ridley is the wrong play, and with the Eagles O line woes, maybe Sproles will continue to nose dive, but don't base your choice on expecting 25 Ridley touches.

In this game, he may not. But:

Week 2 - 25 touches
Week 3 - 20 touches
Week 4 - 5 touches
Week 5 - 27 touches

Looks to me like they are trying to get him the ball over 20 times/game.

 

[HizzleRocker]

Think I'm gonna stick with Sanu and Sproles.