Christopher Harris' Fantasy Football Mailbag Week 2

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Brolo El Cunado: What is Spencer Ware's value when Jamaal Charles returns?

Ain't that the million-dollar question! Unfortunately, the answer comes down to usage, and anyone telling you that they know what the Chiefs' RB usage will be after the return of J-Mail is either wearing a red XXXL windbreaker or lying. It's easy for me to sit far from the situation and say, "Dude, you have a borderline Hall-of-Fame running back near the end, ride him for all he's worth!" But the fact is we don't actually know what's going on with Charles's knee. It's been nearly a calendar year since he tore his ACL, and he still can't even finish a full practice? That doesn't sound great! Then again, Andy Reid may simply be playing it safe, with the intention of unleashing Charles soon. If and when J.C. comes back, I don't think Ware is a pure fantasy starter, but he could be part of a platoon, and maybe the TD-scoring part.

Digg Gardens: As a Charles owner—he dropped to the fifth round in my draft—how hard do I go after Ware?

I don't mind trying to pry Ware free via a trade, but I'm not giving up the farm for him. If someone wants the player you drafted in the first or second round, tell them to pound sand. But if it's a fair trade—if you're giving up something of value, but not a player with the upside to be the most valuable commodity in fantasy—there's sense in trying. If you get Ware, your worst case is Charles coming back and the two guys splitting the workload…or even Charcandrick West getting run, and creating a three-headed monster. Better would be Charles never getting right and Ware maintaining the top gig, or Charles reclaiming the top spot, whereupon Ware becomes a terrific handcuff.

Jeff Tako Takemoto: Projecting DeAngelo Williams's value and rank after Le'Veon Bell comes back?

Not good, Jeff! When Bell played Weeks 3 through 7 last year, D-Willy had one, two, five, and one touches from scrimmage. Every Bell owner in the fantasy kingdom must continue to own Williams as the best pure handcuff in the realm, but if 2015's usage is any indication, you won't want to start him as long as Bell is around. Of course, you'll hear some folks making the argument that the Steelers made a mistake putting too much on Bell's plate too quickly last season, and it got him hurt. But I don't know about that: the hit Bell took down the left sideline Week 8 against the Bengals was borderline dirty, and would've injured his knee regardless of whether it was his first carry or his 20th. That said, I don't hate the idea of hanging on to Williams even if you don't have Bell, if you can spare the bench spot, because he'll still be one hit away from RB1 status.

Uncle Ray Ray: Are you buying or selling Dez Bryant?

Here's where I take the oh-so-bold step of saying I think Dez is a "hold." But if I'm forced to choose "buy" or "sell," I'll say buy. Early in the year, a smart agent of fantasy arbitrage doesn't sell talented commodities who've just laid an egg, and statistically Bryant's Week 1 was a true clucker. He had one catch for eight yards! But Dak Prescott was fine, and he took a couple end zone shots Dez's way: one wasn't thrown quite far enough to the outside to let him make a grab, and the other Dez did catch, almost, but as he rolled on the ground the ball shook loose. The reason Bryant isn't a pure "buy" for me is Prescott was encouraged to check down against the Giants, so players like Jason Witten and Cole Beasley saw a ton of action as receivers, while Dez had five targets. I left Dez at No. 13 in my WR ranks headed into Week 2 and No. 30 in my rest-of-the-season ranks; I still believe his talent makes him a fantasy starter.

Nick Atkins: In a dynasty league, would you trade Todd Gurley for Le'Veon Bell and a 2017 first-round rookie pick?

That's a great question on a couple levels, Nick. First, it brings up the issue of how much we should value a first-round rookie pick in a dynasty league. My estimation is that such picks typically are overvalued, partly because you don't know where in the draft the pick will turn out to be, and partly because we aren't always great deciding which rookies will make a fantasy impact early in their careers. Second, it brings up how much we should ding Bell for his love of the giggle weed. How many suspensions can his dynasty-league owners endure?

First thing's first: I will almost always include a first-round rookie pick if it gets a deal done. If my dynasty team is good and I don't trade away my first-rounder, I'm not doing my job.

As for Bell, that's thornier! If he didn't have off-field troubles, I would rate Bell as the No. 1 player in a standard-scoring dynasty league, and pretty close to that in a PPR. If he didn't have a marijuana proclivity, I'd put Bell ahead of Gurley. But as things stand? Oof. That's tough. I still think I'd prefer Bell, actually. (And this isn't me being swayed by a poor Week 1 from Gurley.) As players, they're close. But their situations are wildly different. So I think yes, in this case, I'd make the move for Bell.

Henry Villatoro: Would you rather stick with Philip Rivers sans Keenan Allen for the rest of the season, or nab someone like Osweiler/Ryan/Wentz?

Allen's season-ending ACL tear doesn't help his QB's stock. But how badly does it hurt? You'll hear some folks draw a straight line between Allen being lost for the season in 2015 (because of a lacerated kidney) and Rivers's downturn, but I don't think it was that simple. After all, Phil Rivers makes a habit of coming out big early in campaigns, acquiring a litany of injuries, and fading late. Don't confused causation with correlation. One thing you know about Señor Bolo Tie is he'll wing it no matter who his targets are; maybe someone like Travis Benjamin, Tyrell Williams, or Dontrelle Inman is ready to become an Allen-esque star.

That said, I had Rivers and Matt Ryan close to one another in my ranks all summer; I thought Ryan was being undervalued because he threw seven or eight fewer TDs than he usually does, the result of Devonta Freeman's bizarro September circa 2015. I probably wouldn't dump Rivers at all, but if I were picking one guy on your list, it would be Matty Ice.

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