Yeah, but look at their benches (IOW, their lack of drafted WR depth) and you'll see why they were in a situation where they kind of HAD to start Barden.particra wrote:Not really. I'm sure many people who picked him up and started him were people with Nicks. That would include the teams that are currently 2nd and 5th in the Classic.Toscano wrote:If you picked up Barden and started him in week three and had to start him may have some bigger isuues.
Team #2: Binns, Manningham. Even if he bumped LMoore up from flex to WR3, his flex options would've been Hillman, Lewis, HMiller, Moreno, Redman, Ringer.
Team #5: Collie, Edelman, Jeffery, ARobinson.
I'd guess that anyone with a better option on their bench wouldn't have started Barden last night, given that many people figured CAR was going to win and that the Giants would struggle. So IMO, this is a case of their draft decisions put them in a more "desperate" position last night, hence them starting the very unproven Barden.