Alright, so it’s Week 12, and I’m staring at my fantasy lineup, scratching my head over the Budda Baker versus Ernest Henley dilemma. I mean, both are solid, but who’s gonna bring home the bacon this week?
First, I dove into the stats, you know, the usual drill. Checked out their recent performances, looked at the matchups, the whole nine yards. Budda’s been a beast as always, consistent, racking up those tackles. But Henley, man, he’s been coming on strong these past few weeks, especially in that Chargers’ defense.
- Scoured some expert rankings too, just to see what the so-called pros are saying.
- Most of them have Budda a bit higher, which makes sense, he’s Budda Baker.
- But there’s a whisper going around about Henley being a sneaky good start this week.
Then I remembered that handy tool, that start/sit optimizer from Pro Football Network. Figured I’d give it a whirl, see what the algorithm spits out. Plugged in my team, my league settings, and bam! It gave me a breakdown, comparing Budda and Henley side by side, based on projections from a bunch of different sources.
The Verdict (according to the machine)
Surprisingly, the optimizer leaned towards Henley. It wasn’t a huge difference, but it was enough to make me think twice. The reasoning was something about the matchup, how the Chargers are likely gonna be using him in a way that could lead to more points.
Honestly, I was still on the fence. My gut told me Budda, but the numbers were whispering Henley. So, I decided to go with my gut on another player where I was having issues and let the optimizer decide this one. I swapped out Budda and slotted in Henley and submitted my lineup. Hoping for the best, it’s all a gamble anyway, right?
Update: Well, Sunday’s games are over and guess what, the machine was right! Henley outperformed Budda, not by a landslide, but enough to make a difference. The optimizer was a winner this week and I’m definitely going to be using it again.
