I s rOnnie Hillman avail on the wire?

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Yes he is. Wouldn't McGahee restrict his value?

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I've quoted the above to further focus and clarify my situation. Seeing as I'm 3-5, obviously I need to win more often than not to give myself a chance at a top eight finish and make the playoffs. Going back to my dilemma coming up in week 11, where both Lynch and Johnson are on byes, I cannot just give up that week as I expect that a 7-6 record should be good enough for the playoffs but 6-7 is not certain. If I lose in week 11, that is six losses, which means I would need to win the rest of my matchups to be assured a playoff place.

So, you see that's my focus. I need to give myself a chance at winning in week eleven or I could be in big trouble. Sure, if I keep losing then I'm out of it anyway, but as long as I have starters in every week then I'll have a better chance.

Considering my roster, what do you think?

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QB,3WR,2RB,TE,K,DEF,6BN

QB: Vick, Shaub; WR: Bowe, V.Jackson, Heyward-Bey, J.Gordon, A.Hawkins; RB: Lynch, C.Johnson, Mendenhall, P.Thomas, J.Bell
TE: Daniels; K: Forbath; DEF: Green Bay

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- Try trading Lynch and C2K for RBs that already had bye (Martin, Forte, Ridley after this week, etc), and hope Mendenhall is a starter again.

- Maybe try to get Titus young or Cobb, or struggling hurt player like J.Graham, Nicks, etc. Sell high on V.jax and Bowe.

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Yeah that's the idea but the challenge is finding the right manager. Those in a similar position to me fighting for a playoff spot might be less likely to take on a player that could hurt them in week eleven as well.

I'm still considering getting in touch with the league leader (who is the only one who's close to being safe) as I had considered earlier in this thread. However, I'm playing him this week so it could be tricky as a win by him could help me make an offer since he's a safer bet to make the playoffs, but with that result would hurt me even more. If I win, he might be feeling a bit of pressure at 6-3, which would still lead the league though.

Main RB who still have upcoming byes:

Mine: C.Johnson (11), Lynch (11)
Others: T.Richardson (10), AP (11), S.Jackson (9), Bradshaw (11), Gore (9), Greene (9), Ridley (9), Morris (10)

Realistic RB targets who have already been on a bye, with that manager's other relevant RB and current record:

R.Bush (Rice, D.Brown) 6-2 - league leader
Murray (F.Jones, Green) 5-3
FJax (T.Rich) 5-3
Sproles (AP, LeShoure) 5-3
McFadden (Charles) 4-4
McGahee/Turner (Morris) 4-4
D.Martin/Forte (no others of value) 3-5
BGE (K.Smith, D.Wilson) 3-5

Is V.Jackson really a sell high? He's having a great year so far but wasn't that expected? And I'm not sure if I'd consider Bowe a sell high, unless it's more by name as he's just having an average year IMO. But will consider those ideas. Good shout on some underperforming/banged up players that I might be able to target.

Maybe I could throw them all on the block and see if any offers come in?

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I would MUCH rather have HIllman on my roster (as I do) than Bell. If McGahee goes down (he's 31 don't forget, but I wouldn;t bet against him as he's been doing well) Hillman will be crazy valueable. Even if he doesn't go down, Hillman is getting more touches and they'll want to keep McGahee fresh for the post season if they keep up their current roll.

Martin is the only guy I would consider moving Lynch for at this point of those you mentioned.

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The Sproles owner strikes me as one you might be able to strike a deal with. Who are his Wideouts?

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If I were to pick up Hillman for Bell, perhaps it's worth going after McGahee? His top WR are Nelson (with Jones as current replacement), Welker and M.Williams though, so not sure how much of an upgrade they'd be.

His top three WR are Calvin Johnson, Wallace and Austin. Though just read briefly that Sproles missed practice yesterday due to a hand injury. Something to keep an eye on. Assuming CJ has another good week and if Sproles is ok, I wonder if I should try a Calvin Johnson/Sproles for Bowe/Chris Johnson offer? If not enough I could even throw in Bell since he has LeShoure - not sure if would make a difference but just brainstorming.

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Hope you played Bell this week! I sure did and came up big haha

Nope, with Lynch and Johnson I wasn't going to. Fortunately didn't matter as Lynch had 20 points and Johnson had 16 (same as Bell). Unfortunately I'm still 27 points behind with only Vick remaining tonight.

If I lose, I'll have some decisions to make in the coming week.

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