Fantasy Football: Play Bench

Each week in this space I review players who are ranked outside the top 10 for QB’s and TE’s and top 20 for WR’s.  Basically this is who I think will flourish and who will disappoint this upcoming week.  I do not review those ranked higher since they are probably highly drafted and unable to be benched especially with the lack of depth a RB.  This is the last of the big bye weeks.  Last week was alright, I went 4-4 in the Play them and 6-3 in the Bench them.  We have bye week filled with Denver, Detroit, NY Giants, Arizona, San Francisco, Jacksonville being off.   I will be away on vacation next week out of the country and will be back for week 11. Let’s get to this week.

Play Them

Terrelle Pryor  (11) – He is a very shaky passer but with his running and the Eagles defense he should have a top 6 kind of day.

Jake Locker (14)- The Rams have actually been solid against QB’s in fantasy scoring but with week off and as well as he was playing,  I can see a top 10 kind of game.

Giovanni Bernard (20)- The 28th Dolphins run defense should be the cure to his struggles.

Mike Tolbert (29)- He is not a sexy name but is a solid bye week fill in against the 16^th ranked fantasy defense vs the run.

Alshon Jeffrey (20)- Off a bye week, he is due a breakout against the 15h ranked defense against receivers.

Kendall Wright (31)- He is averaging 8 targets a week and gets to play on turf, should have a good week.

Lance Moore (35)- He came back strong last week with a TD and the Jets are surprisingly shaky versus receivers ranking 24^th.

Kyle Rudolph (12)- Going back to Freeman many not be good for him but the Cowboys have been awful vs tight ends this year ranking 28^th.

Bench Them

Alex Smith  (12) –  His points are on a downward trend plus being on the road mean a below average game for him.

Tom Brady (13)- He has been struggling and now gets the #2 fantasy defense against QB’s .

Steven Jackson (24)- He has the 11^th ranked run defense and looked like he was running in quick sand, he is done.

Mike James (27)- The Seahawks 7^th ranked run defense plus a blowout equals not enough points.

Mike Wallace (23)- Yes he is home but continues to not be a main target and the Bengals are 12^th vs receivers.

Dwayne Bowe (24)- There is nothing that could make me start him  even against the 32^nd ranked defense vs receivers.

Marques Colston (25)- He is living by reputation now and even though has a nice matchup , he seems to e invisible on Sunday’s.

Heath Miller (13)- He had an awful drop in the end zone last week and gets a stingy Patriots defense ranked  10^th versus tight ends.

Sorry for the short list but the picking were slim this week.  Thanks for reading and please free to ask any questions on Twitter.