Week 7 Friday Mailbag

Question 1: Asked by @Sproles86

Who do I start between Daniel Thomas, Jackie Battle, and DeMarco Murray at RB

Answer

I would start Daniel Thomas. The Dolphins are going to struggle in the passing game and they will NEED Thomas in order to be competative against the Broncos. I do like Denver to win this game with Tim Tebow at the helm, but it would surprise me if it was a blowout and Miami’s offense needed to become one-dimensional.

Question 2: Asked by @Aglikas

Bottom Line – if you were in need of a WR would you trade Cam Newton for Wes Welker?

Answer

I do hate these “inside a vacuum” questions without too much insight into the rest of your team but the short answer is yes. I do not think Welker continues this mind boggling production that he has had early on in the year, but I do think he is a top 3 receiver at the end of the season and Cam is very likely to fall outside the top 5 at QB. I do think that the QB position is more important to have a “stud” than WR but since you very possibly have a very good QB sitting on your bench to start in place of Cam.

Question 3: Asked by Zack

I have a chance to get Demaryius Thomas off of free agency and I am not sure who I should drop.  It is coming down to Dexter McCluster or Brandon Gibson, which guy should I cut?

Answer

Gibson. The Rams receivers that I want to own at the moment are Brandon Lloyd and Danario Alexander. The only other guy I might consider is Greg Salas in a PPR format. The Rams have yet to score more than 16 points in a game this entire season. Thomas’ upside makes him very worth the pick-up over Gibson. Good luck!