With the Raiders, Packers, Jets, Falcons, Buccaneers and Bears on a bye week. You might be seeing some gaps in your fantasy football team. If you are, here are a few people to consider.
QB: John Beck (WAS)- The Redskins did lose their best receiver and their starting running back. This all ends up in favour for playing John Beck this week. After two starts, he is averaging over 14 points per game. Remember also that he has a rushing touchdown in both games and played against much better defences than the Bills have to offer. After all, the Bills are ranked 30th in both run and pass defence. Mike Shanahan might run the ball often though. Partly because they will want to keep the Bills' offence off the field and partly because they have lost a key member of their passing attack. The reason I like Beck is this. The running game will set up some play-action. The man taking Santana Moss' place is Anthony Armstrong. Armstrong has some serious speed and is likely to go deep down field often, Beck has a very strong arm- simple. I like Beck on Sunday. He is owned in only 4.5% of leagues.
QB: Christian Ponder (MIN)- The rookie did very well last week. Having over 200 yards in your first start against the unbeaten Super Bowl Champs is impressive. Now the Panthers are terrible at stopping the run so expect a huge dose of AP. The Panthers will focus on trying to shut Adrian Peterson down, however they will not succeed. Even so, Ponder will get opportunities to play-action and his receivers should be open for big gains. He is owned in only 12% of leagues.
RB: Delone Carter (IND)- I know what your thinking, I am not touching the Colts offence. I agree with you. However, Carter had a great day last week against the Saints averaging 8.9 yards per carry. Carter is the goal line back as of now and the only promising thing coming out of the Colts. This is the spin, Curtis Painter is not doing well because he is being constantly pressured. This means that the Colts will want to run the ball more to take the pressure off of Painter. The Titans are 24th against the run and gave up over 200 yards to each of the Texans' running backs. Carter may not be quite as good as Ben Tate, but expect similar results. He is only owned in 30% of leagues and if your missing big players like Forte, McFadden or Turner then Carter is not a bad option.
WR: Antonio Brown (PIT)- Brown recently had a huge game and caught 7 catches for 102 yards but he was targeted a team-high 9 times. With Hines Ward hurt, Brown could become the new possession receiver that Roethlisberger needs. Mike Wallace will always be the deep threat. However, Wallace's recent touchdown catches have been long ones usually. Heath Miller will be needed to stop Big Ben from getting hurt, so Brown could become a big target which I believe could end up with Brown in the end zone. Roethlisberger has really been favouring the pass recently and the Patriots' pass defence will be completely focused upon Wallace, Brown is in store for a potential huge game. With all the Packer's receivers and the likes of Roddy White and Santonio Holmes on a bye, Brown is only owned in 17% of leagues. Worth a shout.
WR: Demaryius Thomas (DEN)- The reason I have chosen Thomas here is because he was targeted 10 times by Tebow last week and I have chosen him in my team. Yes he is very risky but 10 targets and he caught a great dramatic catch last week. Tebow will have confidence in him. You could do a lot worse than Thomas this week and he is owned only in 13% of leagues.
TE: Jake Ballard (NYG)- Now here is an exciting prospect. The Giants have replaced Kevin Boss with Jake Ballard. In the last three games Ballard has had 12 targets, 11 catches, 185 yards and 2 touchdowns. Eli Manning is always going to throw the ball and Miami's pass defence is 2nd worse against tight ends. It only takes one pass and he is in the end zone. Best of all he is owned in 7% of leagues. I actually think that Ballard could develop into a star for the rest of the season so think about it.
D/ST: Cincinnati Bengals/ New York Giants - With the Bears and Jets out, the Cowboys and Eagles playing each other, a pick-up defence is badly needed. The Bengals (owned in 59 %) are definitely your best fill ins. They play against a poor Seattle offence that could barely claw together 150 yards of offence last week; even if Tavarris Jackson is back, do not be concerned. The New York Giants have Justin Tuck back and are playing Matt Moore. the Dolphin's offensive line is struggling and they will continue to struggle against the Giants viscious front 4. The points potential for both defences are brilliant. Expect either one to give you a nice match-up.
Good luck and I feel confident about this week's tips. If you have any questions or would like an opinion on who to place, feel free to comment and I will answer as many as possible. Follow me on Twitter during the game for updates on my fantasy picks and comments.
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