Opinions on Starting QBs

[Listener]

My choices in one fantasy football league are:

Ben Roethlisberger facing a tough San Diego defense that just came off a monster win at Pittsburgh.  SD has a great Front Seven, and good enough secondary, even though they're described as soft.

OR

Brian Griese facing the Jets, who have a good defense, but no offense.  The TB offense will have the ball a lot, and the Jets D will wear down.  Plus, given how many yards Cadillac Williams has been rushing for, you know TB has a more-than-decent O-Line.

I'm really leaning toward Griese, who's pretty much guaranteed to score 10-12 fantasy points (2 TD, 1 INT), but Roethlisberger, if he has a big game, will have a really big game.

Your opinions?

[cnamon]

Mark Brunell.

[VikingJuice]

My choices in one fantasy football league are:

Ben Roethlisberger facing a tough San Diego defense that just came off a monster win at Pittsburgh.  SD has a great Front Seven, and good enough secondary, even though they're described as soft.

OR

Brian Griese facing the Jets, who have a good defense, but no offense.  The TB offense will have the ball a lot, and the Jets D will wear down.  Plus, given how many yards Cadillac Williams has been rushing for, you know TB has a more-than-decent O-Line.

I'm really leaning toward Griese, who's pretty much guaranteed to score 10-12 fantasy points (2 TD, 1 INT), but Roethlisberger, if he has a big game, will have a really big game.

Your opinions?

You better rethink that Griese option.  Cadillac is probably not going to even dress out this week due to a nagging hammy.  Gruden is leaning toward keeping him off the field for a week to heal.  If that happens, Griese becomes a really bad option.  Anytime he is "the" guy, meaning he has to carry the team, he performs very poorly.  Last week was an  anomaly  as he did carry the team to victory after cadillac pulled into the garrage. 

I like your chances with Big Ben against that awful secondary of SD.  They aren't just soft, they plain suck.  The front seven does bring heat but not enough to keep Ben out of the zone at least twice, maybe more.

[Alice]

Paul Konerko.

[Beefy]

Craig Bierko

[ignom]

Craig Sheffer

[Alice]

Maxwell Sheffield

[Beefy]

Bang Bang Maxwell

[Bennyhana]

If I've said it once, I've said it a hundred times:  If one of the dudes is named Ben, go with that one.  If they're both Named Ben, go with the one with the fewest N's in his name.

[cnamon]

Freddie "Boom Boom" Washington

[Alice]

If I've said it once, I've said it a hundred times:  If one of the dudes is named Ben, go with that one.  If they're both Named Ben, go with the one with the fewest N's in his name.

Bwahahahahahaha!

[dazie]

John Shaffer.



Kudos to those who get that.

[Listener]

Here's another quirk added to the mix:

While Cadillac Williams is on the bench, Brian Griese may be depended upon even more, which could lead to mistakes, as he tends to throw 1 INT per 1.5 TDs... but on the other hand, Hines Ward is questionable, and he's the Steelers' possession receiver.  The Steelers do have two good receivers they can slot in (Quincy Morgan & Sedrick or however you spell it Wilson), and Antwaan Randle El will have even more looks...

I'm going to play Roethlisberger, but I'm gonna hold my breath through the Bucs game.

[Beefy]

John Ratzenberger

[VikingJuice]

John Ratzenberger

He's on the bench, er stool rather.

[ignom]

Pope Benedict XVI

[VikingJuice]

Pope Benedict XVI

Only in a SuperBowl having the same number.  And only if he's playing the Bears.  Get it?

[Beefy]

Pope Benedict XVI

Only in a SuperBowl having the same number.  And only if he's playing the Bears.  Get it?

Does a Pope shit in the woods?

[VikingJuice]

Pope Benedict XVI

Only in a SuperBowl having the same number.  And only if he's playing the Bears.  Get it?

Does a Pope shit in the woods?

Exactly!

[dazie]

Pope Benedict XVI

Only in a SuperBowl having the same number.  And only if he's playing the Bears.  Get it?

Not the Bears- it was the Christians vs. the LIONS. 

[VikingJuice]

Pope Benedict XVI

Only in a SuperBowl having the same number.  And only if he's playing the Bears.  Get it?

Not the Bears- it was the Christians vs. the LIONS. 

Yeah, but the punchline is, does the Pope shit in the woods....like a bear.

[dazie]

Pope Benedict XVI

Only in a SuperBowl having the same number.  And only if he's playing the Bears.  Get it?

Not the Bears- it was the Christians vs. the LIONS. 

Yeah, but the punchline is, does the Pope shit in the woods....like a bear.

The last one did, but I'm not so sure about this one.  *grin*