Matt Ryan - ROS

[jwlincy]

I drafted Matt Ryan as my QB1 this year in my local 14 team league (4pts per passing TD) but grabbed Russell Wilson to back him up. Just wondering about Ryan going forward this season. The Falcons have a bunch of injuries on their OL and it has affected Ryan's play.

Would you rank any of the following guys over Ryan for ROS?

Stafford - Trade
Foles - Trade
Roethlisberger - Trade
Palmer - Trade
Dalton - Trade
Eli - Trade
Flacco - Trade
Tannehill - Trade
Orton - Trade
RGIII - Waivers
Glennon - Waivers
A. Davis - Waivers
Locker - Waivers
Hoyer - Waivers
Carr - Waivers
Fitzpatrick - Waivers
G. Smith - Waivers

Or should I just drop Ryan for depth at another position & roll with Wilson? Then pick up a guy from waivers if Wilson gets injured?

Any thoughts would be appreciated.

[swampdragon]

Ryan will turn it around and using Wilson in the short term seems ok
none of the waiver guys are better
Stafford might be better - what kind of trade would you do?

This is a short week and I have no idea how the England thing impacts Ryan - I might start Dalton instead for just this week

[jwlincy]

Ryan will turn it around and using Wilson in the short term seems ok
none of the waiver guys are better
Stafford might be better - what kind of trade would you do?

This is a short week and I have no idea how the England thing impacts Ryan - I might start Dalton instead for just this week

Looking at the QB trades, I'd be offering Ryan for Stafford straight up. Both QBs are struggling right now. I think that Ryan's struggles are based on the injuries on his OL while Stafford's struggles are based on Calvin Johnson's injury. With Calvin expected to be back soon, I have a little more faith in Stafford going forward.

[jwlincy]

Since dropping Ryan for another waiver QB isn't a real option, would you trade Ryan for any of the following QBs in a 1 for 1 deal?

Stafford - Trade
Foles - Trade
Roethlisberger - Trade
Palmer - Trade
Dalton - Trade
Eli - Trade
Flacco - Trade
Tannehill - Trade

[jwlincy]

I sent an offer to the Stafford owner. I give Garcon (11.0pts per game) & Ryan (18.9pts per game), I get B. Marshall (11.2pts per game) & Stafford (17.3pts per game). I fully expect that he'll reject the offer. Then I could counter with either Garcon/Ryan for Dalton/B. Marshall or just Ryan for Stafford.

Thoughts?

[Erik]

Ryan's O-Line issues have gotten so bad that he may not be much of a viable fantasy starter for the rest of the year. I certainly don't expect him to do well this week; Detroit's exceelent front 7 should dominate the Atlanta OL. You can try to deal him, but if nothing pans out, there's nothing wrong with rolling with Wilson for the rest of the year and cutting Ryan for help elsewhere if needed.

Obviously we can't expect 40+ points from Wilson every week, but the Seattle D and O-Line are not what they used to be, so Wilson may well be running and throwing more than expected for the rest of the year.

[jwlincy]

Ryan's O-Line issues have gotten so bad that he may not be much of a viable fantasy starter for the rest of the year. I certainly don't expect him to do well this week; Detroit's exceelent front 7 should dominate the Atlanta OL. You can try to deal him, but if nothing pans out, there's nothing wrong with rolling with Wilson for the rest of the year and cutting Ryan for help elsewhere if needed.

Obviously we can't expect 40+ points from Wilson every week, but the Seattle D and O-Line are not what they used to be, so Wilson may well be running and throwing more than expected for the rest of the year.

Would you deal Ryan (in a 1 for 1 deal) for any of the following QBs?

Stafford - Trade
Foles - Trade
Roethlisberger - Trade
Palmer - Trade
Dalton - Trade
Eli - Trade
Flacco - Trade
Tannehill - Trade

Or would you offer Ryan/Garcon for Dalton/B. Marshall?

[swampdragon]

magic 8 ball says
http://www.fantasypros.com/nfl/projections/qb.php

[Erik]

Would you deal Ryan (in a 1 for 1 deal) for any of the following QBs?

Stafford - Trade
Foles - Trade
Roethlisberger - Trade
Palmer - Trade
Dalton - Trade
Eli - Trade
Flacco - Trade
Tannehill - Trade

Or would you offer Ryan/Garcon for Dalton/B. Marshall?

In your situation, I would play Wilson over any of those guys most weeks.

[jwlincy]

In your situation, I would play Wilson over any of those guys most weeks.

I agree. But would any of the trade targets be an upgrade over Ryan for ROS as a QB2?

[DMT]

I agree. But would any of the trade targets be an upgrade over Ryan for ROS as a QB2?

After his week 9 bye, Ryan's matchups are pretty good. If the line continues to be this awful, then he's not going to perform well. But, offensive lines generally improve over time as they get to work together so I'm hopeful and am not trying to move him. I picked up Carson Palmer and streamed him last week and plan to start him this week as well.

In your situation, why are you that concerned about your QB2? One of them will be available if Wilson gets hurt, and other than Stafford I wouldn't start any of them over Ryan.

[revo]

I sent an offer to the Stafford owner. I give Garcon (11.0pts per game) & Ryan (18.9pts per game), I get B. Marshall (11.2pts per game) & Stafford (17.3pts per game). I fully expect that he'll reject the offer. Then I could counter with either Garcon/Ryan for Dalton/B. Marshall or just Ryan for Stafford.

Thoughts?

I just don't see why the other owner would do any of these three offers.

Marshall is the best player in offer 1, and Ryan is not a help.

If he has Stafford, he'd still play him over Ryan in offer 2, and is still losing Marshall, so no dice here either.

And not sure how offer 3 helps him.


You have Wilson, that should be enough of a blessing. Leave Ryan as your backup in case of injury, but his value in a 1-QB league is not much higher than a waiver wire body, unfortunately.

[chancellor]

When I saw the thread title was Matt Ryan - ROS, I thought jwlincy made a typo and meant to put "P" instead of "R"...

I'd take Stafford straight up. I think his numbers improve further once Megatron comes back, and you can start Wilson for the next couple weeks until that happens.