What do you do with these fantasy dogs?
It’s the question we all have to answer when our supposed stars flop around for a week or two. Sometimes the right move is to drop ‘em like a hot potato. Others you want to painfully and patiently wait out, because you have to believe that they’ll turn it around before long and become worth the start again.
These are my top three disappointments of Week 5. I hope for your sake that none of these folks were starting for you this week. Then you’ll get my recommendations on what to do with them in the weeks to come.
Randy Moss, WR, NE
One catch, just one catch an entire game for one of the best WR in the league and one that was surely drafted high in all leagues. This is definitely not the type of production that you would expect out of Moss in the least especially with a healthy Welker on the other side. Thankfully the rest of my fantasy team covered him…
What to do with Moss:
Look, it’s Randy Moss, let’s be honest you aren’t going to drop him. Trading or benching him probably isn’t a move that you want to pull this week either as he faces the woeful Titans secondary that even Garrard of Jacksonville exposed. I think Brady shouldn’t have any issues finding Moss open here. Look for him to get back on track this week.
DeSean Jackson, WR, PHI
What in the world happened here? McNabb goes off for 3 TDs and all Jackson manages to produce is a single yard and reception. Disappointment isn’t even the word here, sometime more along the line of pure rage if you put McNabb and Jackson’s numbers side-by-side. For a receiver that has been doing fantastic all season, this is just mind-boggling.
What to do with Jackson:
Stay the course with Jackson too. The Eagles welcome the Raiders into town and defense is optional for them. I can’t possibly see Jackson having the same awful game twice, he is just too good and has put up fantastic numbers against better defenses (with a backup QB throwing no less).
Willis McGahee, RB, BAL
Oh my, you can’t have much of a worse day if you are a RB than McGahee did. 1 carry for -2 yards, a single catch for 4 yards, and no TDs. For someone couldn’t stay out of the endzone earlier this season, this is beyond disappointing. Not only did he not score, but he didn’t do anything at all to help put any points on the fantasy board; in fact, unless you are in a PPR league, I doubt you even saw a point.
What to do with McGahee:
Time to bid farewell to McGahee. If you have someone in desperate RB need, see if you can’t fire a deal off. Either way, he is rather useless on your roster. This is two weeks in a row that he has failed to see the endzone and it is clear Ray Rice is the man for the Ravens, and McGahee’s touches/targets will likely continue on a decline. He may get a TD here or there, but I think his nice initial scoring streak is done.
