PRO Trashman’s Week 8 Flex Rankings: RB, WR, TE

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Often times, there is nothing tougher (or more important) than deciding who your weekly flex-plays are. It can be a mind-numbing experience having to make cross-positional projections.

This season, our RosterWatch PRO community will have personal and exclusive access to our very own disgusting Trashman, who has carefully curated his personal weekly flex rankings in order to help you in gaining input about your roster decisions.

PLEASE Keep in mind, these are not our official RosterWatch Week 8 rankings, but we’ve learned over time to pay extra-special attention to what the Trashman might have up his filthy sleeve – and where he stacks up players against one another for the coming week’s slate cross-positionally.

Our OFFICIAL rankings page here on the site will continue to be updated through the day Saturday and Sunday morning as more information comes in and we become more comfortable with player slotting. In the meantime, have a look at how the Trashman sees Week 8’s Sunday and Monday slate shaking out – as his inputs to our formula are a key (albeit smelly and gross) component.

Click here to go to the spreadsheet (PRO membership required)

34 Comments

  1. ↓ Post By The Great

    Let’s get you a Blake Bortles jersey trashman.

  2. ↓ Post By ea4582

    Thanks for all the help. I’m in a 12 tm dynasty keeper, standard scoring.

    My rbs are Ingram Ajayi Sims (IR) Knile Davis P Perkins.

    Sims is on IR so no roster spot counted. I’m thinking about dropping Perkins to pickup an RB playing this week and next week I can pick him backup.

    Who would you pickup?
    Barber
    Ward
    Prosise
    Ward
    Bibbs
    J Williams
    Thomas Rawls

    Looking for potential guy to break out this year and next season. Thanks

    1. ↓ Post By The Great

      Is Rob Kelley available on the wire? He is the guy with the most opportunity to break out this week. Prosise is the guy out of the listed above.

    2. ↓ Post By Trashman

      Rawls would be my guy if you’re thinking long term. Bibbs or Williams if you can’t get him.

  3. ↓ Post By FarEastSal

    I was offered a trade I would have to give up QB Palmer and WR Evans for Luck and Marvin Jones? My other WRs are Crabtree, Baldwin, C Patterson, Sanu, Lafell and Crowder. Im in a 10 man Standard League.

    1. ↓ Post By The Great

      Do not give up Mike Evans! Isn’t he your favorite player on your team right now!?

      1. ↓ Post By FarEastSal

        Thanks, didn’t do it.

    2. ↓ Post By Trashman

      I probably wouldn’t do it. Evans is becoming even more integral to the Bucs and Jones is losing targets to Tate and Boldin. Your other wrs are too up and down to add another to the fold.

  4. ↓ Post By fragglerock

    I’ve got a strange yet perhaps dumb question. There’s always the major disclaimer on the Trashman Flex ranking, that “These are not our official RosterWatch Rankings.” However, the official RW rankings don’t offer a Flex Ranking. Why is that?

    Perhaps it’s just that you want to highlight the lovably foul Trashman purposefully, but it seems like official RW flex rankings could be useful. Thanks for all that y’all do!

    1. ↓ Post By Trashman

      The disclaimer is there because the other guys don’t have input into my flex rankings. The other rankings are a composite. I tend to deal more in those less desirable players that don’t tend to crack the other rankings. As bandwidth increases in the future, that may be something that we can include on a regular basis.

  5. ↓ Post By xraytakr

    If I can grab Robert Kelley from waivers in the morning, would I be crazy to play him over Crowell as my RB2? Half point PPR league.

    1. ↓ Post By The Great

      You would be crazy not to pickup up Kelley tomorrow morning and see what happens with him Sunday. Now starting him over Crow is the million dollar question… I’m in the exact same conundrum. Right now I’m personally leaning towards Kelley. I like his yards per carry and matchup better than Crow. But I’m going to wait until Saturday night when I’m boozed up, ask the fantasy gods for a sign and take it from there.

      This is a nation X-RAY!! We are all brothers in the same war. I’d like to know what way your gut is leaning. What are your thoughts currently? — Crow vs Kelley

      1. ↓ Post By xraytakr

        Thanks, looks like we are rowing 2 oars in the same boat. Fortunately we are also rowing in the same direction. I’m not feeling Crow’s matchup. The only thing holding me back is we don’t know how, or even if, Washington will use Kelley. I think I’m about 60/40 Kelley over Crow right now……let me know what your boozed up sign tells you PLEASE!

        1. ↓ Post By The Great

          Im expecting Kelley to play the exact same role as a healthy Matt Jones. 1st, 2ndown and goal line work. Believe Jay Gruden said that same thing…

          1. Post By xraytakr

            Oh, I missed that. Well, that deals it, if I get him off waivers, he’s in over Crow!

    2. ↓ Post By Trashman

      it’s not crazy, but it seems like a bit of a wash to me. Crowell has the tougher matchup, but stands to get whatever goal line carries are available. Kelley has a better matchup, but we don’t know the extent to which he and Thompson will split carries. There’s a larger sample size for Crowell. If you’re not squeamish and need to take the chance, it makes sense in some reality.

      1. ↓ Post By born2beast

        How about White vs Kelley vs Crowell? I could go either way here

        1. ↓ Post By The Great

          The fantasy gods answered my call and addressed the Crow vs Kelley question live on the airways. The boys provided a in depth breakdown and decided Kelley is the guy! Go listen on demand if you missed it.

          1. Post By xraytakr

            I missed it due to a Halloween party, thanks for letting us know!!!

  6. ↓ Post By Deagsdan

    ZEKE VIRUS
    .5 ppr

    I have Julio, Baldwin, Larry Fitz and Kelvin Benjamin. I’m starting Julio, DB and Fitz but my opponent has Cam. Love the matchups for DB and Fitz, however I am wondering if I would be crazy to swap out Dougie Fresh or Fitz for Benjamin to offset any of Cams potential td passes? If so, who do I sit?

    Thanks Deagsdan

    1. ↓ Post By The Great

      I don’t like to play defense in fantasy football. This is an offensive game. It’s about scoring as many points possible. Just try to get your highest scoring lineup in there. I hope your league pays the regular season points champ not the record champ.

      The RW experts have Baldwin over Benjamin this week. I think that is based upon his matchup with the lowly saints. But personally i think it is a toss up. And in a toss up I go with the more talented player as opposed to matchup. I personally think Benjamin is more physically talented. The choice is yours sir. Go with you instincts.

  7. ↓ Post By Trace17

    Standard league:

    For flex: The Crow, Gillislee, Hogan (possible explosion game) or C. Brate?

  8. ↓ Post By AbnerLofton

    Standard scoring

    Pick 2:

    Edleman, Montgomery, or Fuller

    Leaning Montgomery and fuller right now…

    1. ↓ Post By The Great

      Edelman and Montgomery

  9. ↓ Post By rw-K8YG2UGnW

    PPR need 2-

    Fuller, Crowell, Tate and Moncrief (psyched Moncrief is back!)

    I like Fuller and Tate but I’m worried about Tate’s match up and the return of Riddick and Ebron. I’d love to go Fuller Moncrief but I think I should probably sit him to see how he looks?

    Ann

    1. ↓ Post By The Great

      Fuller and Tate

  10. ↓ Post By rw-Qp0Jd6Xta

    rob kelley or ryan mathews for ppr?

    1. ↓ Post By The Great

      Bob Kelley

  11. ↓ Post By Silver Fang Big Wolf

    After looking over RW rankings, the trash man’s stuff, and the matchup tool, am I crazy to sit Melvin Gordon and roll with Forte and DBooker at RB this week?

    1. ↓ Post By Alex Dunlap

      I don’t think that’s crazy at all – it’s a perfectly fair idea/

  12. ↓ Post By rw-V82GRCYmb

    Standard league….Alex Smith or Ryan Fitzpatrick? Thanks!

    1. ↓ Post By Alex Dunlap

      slight lean to Alex Smith, good luck

  13. ↓ Post By rw-WEs7ARvi5

    Montgomery or Ingram. Can’t sort out this Montgomery thing, will Knile Davis and/or Don Jackson adversely affect Ty’s output to the point where Ingram is viable?? Non-ppr.

  14. ↓ Post By PRS3758

    Considering making a trade and giving away greg olsen and Christine Michael for blount? I have jimmy graham and want to beef up my running backs. I have zeke currently and ty Montgomery and that’s all I have at rb. Thoughts on the trade?

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