Defensive Maneuvers -- 2024 Week 10 -- Subvertadown Early D/ST Picks
Let's continue the debate and deliberations of our D/ST options!
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Last week
Frankly, week 9 felt like the letdown that many of us sensed: 3 busts near the top!
Saints had already fallen naturally in the rankings (CB injuries), but the biggest surprise was the Chiefs not coming through in MNF. Well done if you chose the Chargers. We should have heeded the comment that one of you left on the website: "Hard to believe they're [Chargers] so low... Winston is going to come back to earth this week". Prescient.
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We had 69 votes last week. Don't forget to cast your week 10 picks here!
Still waiting for a score between 15 and 38!
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Defensive Maneuvers -- Week 10 Tiers
There seems to be a good mix this week. We have some standout options, then some less uncertain picks that are worthy of discussion.
| Tier | Why so high? | Why so low? |
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| 1 - Chargers vs. Titans | Pros: Vegas implied score, QB Interceptions | Cons: Yards allowed, Def. Interceptions |
| 1 - Bears vs. Patriots | Pros: Vegas implied score, Yards allowed | Cons: Opposing QB, Yards allowed |
| 2 - Chiefs vs. Broncos | Pros: Vegas implied score, Yards allowed | Cons: QB Interceptions |
| 2 - Eagles @ Cowboys | Pros: Vegas implied score, Opposing QB change | Cons: Def. Interceptions, Yards allowed |
| 2 - Giants @ Panthers | Pros: Vegas implied score, QB Interceptions | Cons: Def. Interceptions, Yards allowed |
| 2 - Vikings @ Jaguars | Pros: Vegas implied score, Def. Interceptions | Cons: QB Interceptions, Yards allowed |
| 2 - Falcons @ Saints | Pros: Vegas implied score, Yards allowed | Cons: Yards allowed |
| 3 - 49ers @ Buccaneers | Pros: Vegas implied score, Yards allowed | Cons: QB Interceptions |
| 3 - Bills @ Colts - Lower in ESPN | Pros: Opposing QB, QB Interceptions | Cons: Opposing QB change, Yards allowed |
| 3 - Patriots @ Bears | Pros: QB Interceptions, Yards allowed | Cons: Def. Interceptions, Vegas implied score |
| 3 - Lions @ Texans - Lower in ESPN | Pros: Sacks, Yards allowed | Cons: QB Interceptions, Vegas implied score |
As before, D/STs are in tiers, as sorted by an algorithm-- to provide early-Tuesday rankings. The rankings are for Yahoo scoring, and any significant deviations for ESPN scoring are indicated. The "pros/cons" categories are just quick and dirty simplifications of the website tool.
Remember this is just a Tuesday preview, serving to help discussion and thoughts for waivers tonight. Always expect the D/ST rankings to shift during week. At the moment you can still check the website for the most up-to-date model projections. (Sorry that might not be the case next week, as described here. I would much prefer to keep it up!)
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Good luck!
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