I have Rivers going up against KC who put the clamps on him a few weeks ago & he's without his best WR , Keenan Allen who's out for the season. He was #5 in the league as a fantasy WR at the time he went down ... and was on my roster. Go figure. I'm starting the Chiefs defense ....
My options are .... Brian Hoyer who I picked up off the scrap heap when one of my TE's went to IR.
Mariota , Alex Smith , Cutler , Bradford & Hasselbeck are all available on waivers.
Hoyer ... gets a tough test in NE (#9 against QB's) but he'll likely have to throw a lot to keep up with Brady's offense , just don't know if he's going to come out and lay a damn egg as this franchise is prone to doing in primetime games.
Mariota - all or nothing play , not much in between. He might give you 40 or 10. Tough defense in the Jets (12th)
Alex Smith - He posted 13.4 points the last time they played SD , on the road. SD is #14 against QB's. The Chiefs offense has been a little more vertical since Charles went down. The last two weeks he's posted 25.7 & 28.8.
Cutler - He's been garbage the past 3 games. Prior to that , acceptable production , 5 consecutive games of 21 and one 30+ game. He gets a pretty neutral matchup #16 Washington.
Bradford - Never mind.
Hasselbeck - He gets the NFL's worst defense against opposing QB's in Jax. But damn that offense is a wreck.
I can win this weeks matchup and a spot in the finals pending I get fairly average production out of my QB spot ....
My options are .... Brian Hoyer who I picked up off the scrap heap when one of my TE's went to IR.
Mariota , Alex Smith , Cutler , Bradford & Hasselbeck are all available on waivers.
Hoyer ... gets a tough test in NE (#9 against QB's) but he'll likely have to throw a lot to keep up with Brady's offense , just don't know if he's going to come out and lay a damn egg as this franchise is prone to doing in primetime games.
Mariota - all or nothing play , not much in between. He might give you 40 or 10. Tough defense in the Jets (12th)
Alex Smith - He posted 13.4 points the last time they played SD , on the road. SD is #14 against QB's. The Chiefs offense has been a little more vertical since Charles went down. The last two weeks he's posted 25.7 & 28.8.
Cutler - He's been garbage the past 3 games. Prior to that , acceptable production , 5 consecutive games of 21 and one 30+ game. He gets a pretty neutral matchup #16 Washington.
Bradford - Never mind.
Hasselbeck - He gets the NFL's worst defense against opposing QB's in Jax. But damn that offense is a wreck.
I can win this weeks matchup and a spot in the finals pending I get fairly average production out of my QB spot ....