Fantasy Football Update: Bye Week Blues
By Joe Tufaro
If it hasn’t happened already, it’s only a matter of time until the Bye Weeks creep up & ruin your fantasy football winning streak. Rather than waiting until you’re in a bind, you should start planning ahead for the upcoming bye weeks now.
There’s been plenty of breakout players this season that you should be able to pick up as a free agent in your league.
If you have any of the following players you should be keeping your eye out for free agents you can add to your roster.
Week 6
Chicago Bears: Jay Cutler, Matt Forte & Brandon Marshall
Jacksonville Jaguars: This shouldn’t be an issue unless you have Maurice Jones-Drew…
Carolina Panthers: Cam Newton, Greg Olsen & Steve Smith
New Orleans Saints: Drew Brees, Jimmy Graham, Marques Colston & Mark Ingram
Week 7
Miami Dolphins: Reggie Bush, Ryan Tannehill and Brian Hartline.
Philadelphia Eagles: Michael Vick, Brent Celek, LeSean McCoy, DeSean Jackson, & Jeremy Maclin
Atlanta Falcons: Matt Ryan, Roddy White, Michael Turner, Julio Jones & Tony Gonzalez
Denver Broncos: Peyton Manning, Eric Decker, Knowshon Moreno, Willis McGahee & Demaryius Thomas
Kansas City Chiefs: Dexter McCluster & Dwayne Bowe
San Diego Chargers: Phillip Rivers, Robert Meachem, Ryan Mathews, Jackie Battle & Malcom Floyd
Week 8
Buffalo Bills: Fred Jackson or CJ Spiller
Baltimore Ravens: Ray Rice, Torrey Smith & Joe Flacco
Cincinnati Bengals: Andy Dalton & AJ Green
Houston Texans: Matt Schaub, Andre Johnson & Arian Foster
Week 9
New England Patriots: Tom Brady or Rob Gronkowski
New York Jets: Hmm… Not sure this will effect your team much… Unless you rely on Shonn Greene.
St. Louis Rams: Steven Jackson
San Francisco 49ers: Alex Smith, Vernon Davis, Mikchael Crabtree, Randy Moss, Frank Gore
Week 10
Washington Redskins: RGIII, Pierre Garcon
Cleveland Browns: Trent Richardson
Green Bay Packers: Aaron Rodgers, Greg Jennings, Jordy Nelson, Michael Finley & Cedric Benson
Arizona Cardinals: Larry Fitzgerald, Ryan Williams & Michael Floyd
Week 11
New York Giants: Eli Manning, Ahmad Bradshaw & Victor Cruz
Minnesota Vikings: Percy Harvin & Adrian Peterson
Tennessee Titans: Kenny Britt & Jared Cook
Seattle Seahawks: Marshawn Lynch or Sydney Rice