Torain, Blount and BYEs...

Had a bad first 3 weeks?

Are things getting tight in your division?

Now is the time to shine. The BYE weeks begin- meaning: for the next 6 weeks or so- there will be a number of teams who will have the weekend off. And your players don't make you any points if they are sitting at home, watching games like you.

This means, you have to focus even more on your team of course. But what you REALLY want to watch especially close are the waiver wires.

Other managers in your league are going to have to make some serious decisions to keep their rosters full. Often, they have to drop a player they would rather keep.
That's when you come in and make the swoop.

The BYE weeks is also a chance to pick up some W's because there will always be a manager who doesn't keep up with who is not playing this week OR refuses to fill an empty spot because they would have to drop a player to do so.


Coin-Flip Futures...

Fantasy is like stocks. You want to buy low and sell high- BUT I always say- "If you drop a football, you never know which way it's gonna bounce." and that's true of the sport as well.

So, with that out there- I'm gonna try to predict some solid buy low types that might help you over the BYE weeks.

Ryan Torain
Some say the clock is ticking on Portis. Others say the bell has already rung- All agree, it's just a matter of time.
SOMEONE has got to be the starter in Washington.
Torain is a good runner. He got off to a great start in Denver 2008 but only played for a quarter when he was hurt and done for the season.
Week 3 he looked really good filling in for Portis who played less due to his wrist injury.

The Upside:
This is going to be the guy in Washington...soon. You can probably grab him pretty easily this week AND he's got a nice match up every other week before the Redskins' BYE (PHI, IND and DET with GB and CHI in between).

The Risk:
Well, we don't know WHEN he will get the shot. So, if you have to drop someone you might want to reconsider.
I personally had Portis riding my bench and I did the ULTIMATE gamble by dropping him for Torain- again, Portis was just bench riding so I didn't mind making the swap.

LeGarrette Blount
Watched this guy play during the preseason...AWESOME.



I was surprised the Titans let him go and only kept Ringer as a backup for CJ (if you have CJ and you don't have Ringer as a backup...strap on a jacket because you are crazy).

Now, he's the No. 2 behind C. Williams of Tampa Bay and Cadillac hasn't been looking all that hot over the past 3 weeks.

The Upside:
Cadillac tends to get injured- but even healthy, he hasn't shown much so there is a chance LeGarrette will see some action and earn a solid spot. Plus, the Bucs have a very nice schedule ahead for RBs.
If Blount gets the ball he makes plays and on Monday, Morris said Blount would be their goal line back...

The Risk:
Morris recently backed down from that statement saying Blount would have to outplay Earnest Graham to have a shot at goal line carries.
And we can't forget that we ARE talking about the Buccaneers. They could easily fall behind and turn away from the run.