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Erik Kuselias (3:00 PM)
just polished off a Texas sized piece of pumpkin cake...so I'm feeling very "hey hey hey" fat albertish...let's roll
Sahil (San Fran, CA)
What do you think about Willie Parker the rest of the way? Would you take this trade in a 12 team league, get: Wayne, Edge...give: Parker, Javon Walker?
Erik Kuselias (3:01 PM)
1st question always gets answered...here it is...I think Fast Willie will split this week...get healthier...but I HATE his playoff schedule...(not as much as the idiot who passes out fruit on halloween...but you get the point)
Jeff *Ohio*
Better start this week Slaton or Chris Johnson? Schaub *Hot Hand* or Warner? Thanks
Erik Kuselias (3:02 PM)
Like CJ...the Pack has given up 170+ rugh yds a bunch of times...LOVE Warner he's the Kit Kat (i.e. top candy) on the board
Johnny (NC)
With RunDMC getting turf toe on the other foot, is Fargas a solid pickup for the second half?
Erik Kuselias (3:03 PM)
yes he is...I don't expect McFaddent o play this week either....get a better option
Bob (OH)
If Dunn sits as Stephania thinks he is, do you play Graham over either Forte or Chris J?
Erik Kuselias (3:04 PM)
Graham and Forte are a oin flip...and better than CJ. I love CJ this week...but he's no guarantee to score (LenDale White just called and reminded everyone he's the goalline back)...and Stephania nominates Reces PB Cups as the #1 candy...better than a refridgerated Kit Kat? I think not
Kelly (Toronto)
What's up w/ Wayne? Will he be worth the risk, because it's a Sunday Night game?
Erik Kuselias (3:05 PM)
Wayne will play..he was bad last week...but the Colts are comming on...he's a must start
Kevin (Los Angeles, CA)
Hey EK love the show Fanasy Football Now at 12pm EST!! Pick 1 from Thomas Jones, Cotchery or Kevin Faulk for a flex spot.
Erik Kuselias (3:06 PM)
WHOOO-HOOOO! 6 minutes to get us out first gratitutious Fantasy Football Now plug....nice work...see you all at noon on Sunday. I kinda like Faulk...will settle for TJ...would not choose Cotchery
Frank (Medford, MA)
I love you like a fat kid love cake
Erik Kuselias (3:06 PM)
thank you Fity....
Tim (Daytona Beach)
Happy Halloween Erik! I've got two WR spots, who do I start out of Ginn, Avery, Nate Washington, Derrik Masson, and Camarillo?
Erik Kuselias (3:08 PM)
Avery is a must start...and should NOT be on the waiver wire (if he is then go to him like he's the old lady from your old 'hood who just holds out the candy bowl and looks the other way as you grab handfuls)...good times
Ryan (Rochester)
Welker and Fargas for Steve Smith?
Erik Kuselias (3:09 PM)
heck yeah...that's a peppermint patty and a clark bar for a King Size Snickers
Chuck (Brooklyn)
Hey Erik! Calvin or Braylon as my Flex this week?
Erik Kuselias (3:09 PM)
Calvin has cored 3 straight...he's a top 10...Braylen has been better lately...he's a bad #2 option
Randy (CT)
Like you, I have issues. Do I bench Lynch to give way to CJ and Graham?
Erik Kuselias (3:10 PM)
glad to see I'm not the only one...and yes "give way"...a very nautical term
Bethany (Portland, OR)
Help a girl out! I?ve got J. Lewis, Thomas Jones, Hightower & Fargas. Which one do I sit? Thanks for the help and GO DUCKS!
Erik Kuselias (3:11 PM)
probably sitting hightower...especially if McFadden is out (which I project)...and I always like when the ladies hit the chat....
Jayson (Detroit, MI)
Happy Halloween EK! Will Tim Hightower get the starting gig in AZ? Should I trade Mewelde Moore for him?
Erik Kuselias (3:12 PM)
let's follow up on the AZ RB situation...I think Hightower will continue to emerge...but I worry about a time split...and I consider "time split" the 2 dirtiest words in fantasy sports
Will, MA
Gonna be a chick magnet for Halloween (red shirt, gray pants, glue barbie dolls to me)...Now all I gotta decide is who to start in my flex position, Hightower, Addai, or Deshawn Jackson? Thanks EK.
Erik Kuselias (3:13 PM)
really? you're admitting this. ok quick poll...what's worse...the 5 hr enegry drink ads...or that costume?
Timmy T (Gainesville, FL)
Why you guys so high on Heath Miller? He's got 1 TD for the year.
Erik Kuselias (3:14 PM)
honestly I'm not sure...it's a fair point...but it seems every week the Pittsburgh papers are quoted saying he will be a bigger part of the game plan this week...and they're doing it again
Erik Kuselias (3:15 PM)
ok time for 5 mi of rapid fire...get the questions in fast...make them quick...
Josh (Maryland)
Garrard or Warner? also should I drop Ocho and pick up Berrian?
Erik Kuselias (3:15 PM)
Warner...and yes...Absolutely berrian is a stud..top 10 for me this week
John (OK)
Edwards or Rodgers?
Erik Kuselias (3:16 PM)
Edwards...i fear Tennesee...but they are very close
Ron
Minn D or Clev D this week?
Erik Kuselias (3:16 PM)
Vikes...but my sleeper defense for the week is Clev...4 straight weeks the opponents have scored 17 or less...great pickup if you're stuck
Nathan
Avery or DJax?
Erik Kuselias (3:17 PM)
Avery...in the immortal words of the fat lord of the neigherberhood talking about Tom Cruise in "The Color of Money"...."that boy is hot"
Andy (Phoenix)
Matt Jones or Kevin Curtis (season)?
Erik Kuselias (3:18 PM)
Curtis...and I think he'll be big this week...ultimately he should be the #1 target in philly
Tina Fey
Pick 2...Randy Moss, Cotchery, Boldin, and Avery.
Erik Kuselias (3:19 PM)
Cotchery is nmore overrated than you this week...and that's saying something...in fact you're more overrated than gummy bears
Dave (GA)
Santana Moss or Reggie Wayne for the rest of the season?
Erik Kuselias (3:19 PM)
Wayne...and Moss's hammy SCARES me
Jason (Lancaster, PA)
I GIVE Matt Forte for Jamal Lewis and Roddy White? Good deal?
Erik Kuselias (3:20 PM)
yep...Roddy White is a must start #1 WR who has 100 yds and a td 3 straight weeks
What do you think
Snikers, Reese's or Apples. Plax, Addai, S.Morris for A.P and B.Edwards
Erik Kuselias (3:20 PM)
Apples? really? if you pass out fruit...my kid will politely thank you...walk a safe distance from your house...turn and PELT YOUR FRONT DOOR WITH THE APPLE!!!!
Erik Kuselias (3:21 PM)
and you would deserve it. so when you're scrubbing pieces of apple out of the screen in the am...remember...you deserved it.
Vic M (Farmington)
Dude, gimme the scoop...Lendale going to the a solid flex play the rest of the way or would you sell high and try to get someone that doesn't rely solely on goal line carries?
Erik Kuselias (3:22 PM)
I think I'd sell high...look nobody has looked better than me...(I called White the most underrated commodity in fantasy at the start of the season)...but he's gold at 800 dollars an ounce...get out while the gettin's good
Matt (ATL)
Colts or Pats? Addai or Faulk?
Erik Kuselias (3:23 PM)
I like the Indy defense better...NE has allowed 3+ sacks in 4 straight...plus they will probably give up less points...and let's wait on the RB...more info will emerge Sunday
Murph (Chicago)
Teen Wolf or Hamburglar as my halloween costume? Lynch, Jacobs, McGahee, or C. Johnson? Need 2!
Erik Kuselias (3:25 PM)
nice choice on the costume...well done....I'll bet you pass out Kind Size candy (not the ridiculious "fun size"...fun size is code for "small"...we had a kid in college and...oh nevermind, I'll get in trouble for that) sit McGhee...the other 3 are close...l probably sit Lynch
Alex (Chicago)
Hey, I got a tough one here. Slaton or Lendale as my Flex?
Erik Kuselias (3:27 PM)
Slaton...he's a rock BTW: was watching the Charlie Brown Halloween special...and it irks me. What kind of neigherberhood give an innocent kid like Chuck Brown a ROCK? And it happens at like 8 houses in a row...What the HECK????
Kevin (Memphis)
Sup E. I gotta sit one between Portis, Forte, and Turner. What say you?
Erik Kuselias (3:27 PM)
can't believe I'm sayin this but sit Portis...and Sup back
Adam (WI)
I'm going as Dog The Bounty Hunter. So Beware.. Have Panthers DST.. Need a by replacement. Keep them or drop them?
Erik Kuselias (3:28 PM)
is he well known enough to warrant a Holloween costume?...i'd drop XAR..go get Clev for this week
Shawn (Oak)
Tough call this week... Would you start Marvin Harrison or W. Welker as a #3 WR? I know Welker gets the targets, but does Marvin have a better chance to score with Wayne potentially out or limited?
Erik Kuselias (3:29 PM)
I'd play welker...MH is on my bad list untill he gives me a little somthin somethin
Crash (PA)
Joe Paterno or Mike Ditka, halloween costume, not the better coach! Who do I start this week at WR, Evans or Fitz?
Erik Kuselias (3:29 PM)
gotta go as JoPa (the glasses...the highwaters...the UNDEFEATED SEASON)!!!!....and both are excellent but I'd never sit Larry Fitz....
BOO
Favorite Halloween scary movie? And am I OK with Pennington for my by week QB? If not, gimme a sleeper
Erik Kuselias (3:30 PM)
I really like Pennington this week....he's a Nestle's Crunch...solid, been around awhile....gets the job done
Dan (Boston)
Who's the better start this week...Trent Edwards or Chad Pennington?
Erik Kuselias (3:31 PM)
in fact....to finish the point...I'd take Chad here....BTW: does anyone disagree with me that a refridgeraterd Kit Kat is the King of all candies?
Robert Edwards
Grant v. Ten D or Faulk v. Indy D?
Erik Kuselias (3:32 PM)
faulk...Grant doesn't score...and probably won't this week....
Kevin Texas
When you gonna start warming up to Desean jackson, you been hating on him, and all hes done is proved to be the best deep threat and gets the most targets...just admit when you are wrong, thats all we ask
Erik Kuselias (3:33 PM)
"the best deep threat"...really? he's not even the #1 target on his team right now...he rarely scores...he's a very good flex player...he'll never make my top 10...if you want more than that, sorry
Nathan, MN
so your telling me AP is a refridgerated Kit Kat. what would VY or Gus Bus be?
Erik Kuselias (3:34 PM)
box of raisins...
Erik Kuselias (3:34 PM)
ok 5 more min of rapid fire....get the questiosn in quickly...let's roll
Dave (Raleigh, NC)
Kit Kat in the FREEZER dude! Curtis or Avery the rest of the way?
Erik Kuselias (3:34 PM)
nope...fridge...Avery
Sean
Yes or no? I trade: Portis/Holmes and I get: M. Lynch/W. Parker/Colston and maybe McNabb if I squeeze.
Erik Kuselias (3:35 PM)
yep...and squeeze like its Charmin
Eric Huntin for a W (IDAHO)
S Moss or Avery (and Frozen Snickers is where its at E)?
Erik Kuselias (3:35 PM)
Smoss for the season...Avery this week (Moss is banged up)
Tod (Sedona, Az)
Erik- Solid everywhere but QB. Can Ferotte and Campbell get me to the playoffs?
Erik Kuselias (3:36 PM)
sure..play the matchups...but this week neither is a great play
Michelle (Cleveland)
Driver or Reggie Brown
Erik Kuselias (3:36 PM)
Driver...RBorwn is still #3 on the philly depth chart
Kenny (SEA)
Who do I start as flex Jerious Norwood, Tim Hightower, or Eddie Royal
Erik Kuselias (3:36 PM)
not Jerrius
Josh (Norman, OK)
Bret Favre or Mark Bulger?
Erik Kuselias (3:37 PM)
Bulger...but they are #13 and #14 on my rankings...Favre has been ice cold lately
Eric (Boston)
Who to sit? Berrian, Breaston, Royal, Hester
Erik Kuselias (3:37 PM)
Hester....BLloyd is back...he may cut into the looks to Hester
Landon (IN)
Pick 3...Bulger, Ryan, Garcia.
Erik Kuselias (3:38 PM)
ok...did I miss someting with this question? I have the look that my kid gets when i tell him he has to give me all his Kit Kats because "they really aren't any good"
Erik (TEXAS)
Pick two..Grant, McGahee, Lynch or wonder boy Torain
Erik Kuselias (3:39 PM)
Still think Torain won't go this week....give me Grant and Lynch
Erik Kuselias (ESPN)
Did I really give advice to sit Portis?
Erik Kuselias (3:39 PM)
hard to believe...like swallowing the fact that one of your neigherbors will be "that family" and pass out toothbrushes
John (Dallas)
will McClain get goal line touches this week? is Colston gonna be considered a #1 again before the year is out?
Erik Kuselias (3:41 PM)
The bal RB situation is scarier than the chain smoking single mom who has the dimly lit porch and the big barking dog in the garage....but I think Colston will be huge b4 the year is out
Evan Dallas
Lance Moore or Edge in a flex spot
Erik Kuselias (3:42 PM)
Lance Moore is on a bye...so Edge...but sadly, its close
Matt (Denver, CO)
If Moss can't go, are any of the other Redskins WRs other than Randle El worth a start?
Erik Kuselias (3:43 PM)
nope....and i think Moss will play...but he may be limited
Ozzy Osbourne
Garrard and S Moss for Brees?
Erik Kuselias (3:44 PM)
yes! Garrard has been better lately...but he's not elite...Moss has the creaky hammy..and Brees is a Butterfinger...i.e. really nice
brian (de)
Pick up Curtis, Matt Jones, or Ted Ginn this week for possibly injured Santana Moss?
Erik Kuselias (3:44 PM)
I like curtis here...against SEA (who just lost their best pass rusher)
Jeff (washington, DC)
Ronnie, SJax, Earnest this weekend?
Erik Kuselias (3:45 PM)
all top 10 plays..you can't go wrong
Erik Kuselias (3:46 PM)
ok 5 min of rapid fire...last time...make the questions quick...get 'em in...and give me a number with your questions...signigying the # of houses you used to hit on Halloween..back in your day
Lee
Would you trade Andre Johnson and Jonathan Stewart for Gore?
Erik Kuselias (3:47 PM)
I wouldn't trade Andre Johnson for anyone or anyting...
Daryl (Virginia Beach, VA)
braylon or royal?
Erik Kuselias (3:47 PM)
Braylon...starting to come on (a little)..Den has been held under 20 4 straight weeks
Derek (CO)
TO, Curtis or Kevin Walter? 237...
Erik Kuselias (3:48 PM)
TO...and you NEVER hit 237 houses in one night! not even if you grew up in an apartment complex...like a pre-teen Janet jackson in "Good Times"
Matt (Denver)
Walter or Holt - 166
Erik Kuselias (3:49 PM)
Walter...but I kinda like Holt...told you about him...sit outdoors/play indoors
Paul (New York)
Faulk, Matt Jones, Ryan Torain or Brandon Lloyd? Only need one. 86 houses
Erik Kuselias (3:49 PM)
Faulk...and even 86 seems high...then again maybe my kid just walks slow...
Ryan (Fort Wayne, IN)
Portis, LT, AP, or Westbrook for the year? 150
Erik Kuselias (3:50 PM)
I think I'd take Westbrook...but AP has a GREAT playoff schedule...the other 2 are banged up
Waiver Wire Genius (The Ridge, CA)
Trade Plax for Boldin or Evans??
Erik Kuselias (3:51 PM)
probably...if you can get a stud...why not pick a guy (Boldin) who is dying to play...as opposed to Plax, who is dying to get suspended
Garth (Towson, MD)
I'm giving candy cigarettes this year...come on by for a pack. I need a deep deep sleeper RB this week for a 14 team league.
Erik Kuselias (3:52 PM)
wow...where to start...candy cigs...remember those? they were just...wow. I dont even know where to begin...oh, and Ricky Williams
T-Man (Tri Cities, WA)
60...K Curtis or J Fargas?
Erik Kuselias (3:52 PM)
Fargus
rob (chicago)
slaton or edge and cal johnson or b. marshall thank you!!
Erik Kuselias (3:53 PM)
slaton &...Marshall
Booya!
Quick! R. Moss, Matt Jones, or Fargas for this week? # depended on how many it would take to get a years stockpile of twizzlers
Erik Kuselias (3:53 PM)
Moss....and my candy never lasted past Veteran's day...I think pops would bogart some
Wes (SD)
Schaub or T. Edwards....go candy!!
Erik Kuselias (3:53 PM)
Schaub
T. Romo, DAL
Am I worth a top WR? Top 6, top 8? I could throw in a middlin WR3 also.
Erik Kuselias (3:54 PM)
yep...top 6 certainly
d-houston
Addai or Grant?
Erik Kuselias (3:54 PM)
grant...I wonder if Addai and Rhodes will split this week...we still aren't sure how healthy he is
Rob (Memphis)
I'm bout to cry on Halloween bc I cant get an answer. Schaub or Eli? and Which Def: Browns, Bills, Jets, Cardinals, Falcons, or Colts?
Erik Kuselias (3:55 PM)
wow...that's really soft of you. But I hate to see anyone sad...so, Schaub and BROWNS
Ryan (B-more, MD)
K. Faulk or Slaton for my flex?
Erik Kuselias (3:56 PM)
Slaton...you can't trust Belicheck over a legit #1 option
Erik Kuselias (3:56 PM)
5 min left...we're behind on questions...I want to set the record this week...let's get them in...
Perry (Boston)
Wow. 55 minutes and no answer. JUST PICK 2 OF THESE PLAYERS: AVERY, FARGAS, SLATON.
Erik Kuselias (3:57 PM)
dude...I'm doing my best...seriously does anyone answer MORE questions in an hour? I even do rapid fiire just so that I (ok...now I'm whiny)....sit Fargus
Laura - Likes Bush
Which QB rest of the way Rivers or Cutler?
Erik Kuselias (3:57 PM)
Rivers
Record Set
Rodgers or Pennington and Barber or Fargas???
Erik Kuselias (3:58 PM)
Pennington and barber
Joe: San FRancisco, CA
I've had Warner as my "Big Cherry" so far. I've got Garrard as the "Lifesaver" on my bench. Should I pick up Leinart or would he just be a "Goober" if Warner went down?
Erik Kuselias (3:58 PM)
not great but an A for effort...stick with what you have
Tito (San Jose)
Which one do I sit this week: Santana, Avery, E.Royal, or H. Ward?
Erik Kuselias (3:59 PM)
Royal...unless Moss is out..stay tuned for that...I'll get you an update Sat AM on "the erik kuselias show" espn radion 7-10am est
Josh (Texas)
T.O. or Chambers and will Lloyd get hot again in Chicago
Erik Kuselias (3:59 PM)
TO...and yep I think he might
Horton (whoville)
Slaton and J-Stew for Westbrook??
Erik Kuselias (4:00 PM)
heck yeah...two decent plays for the #1 guy in the league?..all day long
Ben (Tempe, AZ)
Nice Plug for your Radio show. Must sit one: Addai, Edwards, J Lewis, T Jones...
Erik Kuselias (4:01 PM)
thx...glad you noticed...not the middle two...
Erik Kuselias (4:01 PM)
ok that's it for me..see you tomorrow am 7-10 est on ESPN radio...sun am at noon est for FFNOW! Great job with the questions!!!!!
Erik Kuselias (4:01 PM)
and happy Holloween!
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