Defense/ST quandry

[MrFurious]

What happened to the NE defense? They have steadily gotten worse as the season has progressed? Should I cut bait now or was that just a brief lull? I have room on the roster to keep NE def and pick up another if necessary and play match-ups the rest of the way, too.


All of these are available this week.

Packers
Cowboys
Titans
Browns
Eagles

Thanks

[Erik]

You will definitely need to play matchups the rest of the way. Age and talent are problems on the defensive side of the ball for NE as well.

I like GB for this week, especially if Ponder starts.

[DMT]

I went with the Browns...they have a good matchup this week vs Titans and a pretty favorable schedule.

[jwlincy]

Not too many defenses are worth playing every single week no matter what the match-up is. I'd grab the Packers this week (at home likely versus Ponder without Peterson). Hang onto the Patriots if they have some good match-ups coming up.

I'm sitting with the Chiefs & Titans because they have good match-ups Week 6-9. Tennessee has a great schedule for Week 15-16 (vs NYJ & at JAC).

Good luck!

[Erik]

Not too many defenses are worth playing every single week no matter what the match-up is.

One could argue that this year, it's the case for all defenses except Cincinnati and Seattle.