50 Shades of Fantasy Football, Vol. VII: Buyin’ on the Bye
By Mike Randle
With fewer injuries and much better production from the early round draft picks, Week 3 of the NFL season had a calming effect on the Fantasy Football community. Now it’s time for Bye weeks to throw a wrench in things.
Week 4 not only signals the beginning of bye weeks, but the start of “buy” weeks as well. There are many viable fantasy players that fellow owners are now looking to trade away. The key question being: Who are the players we should be looking to acquire?
Close your eyes. Relax your shoulders. Deep breath in…..and out.
Feel better?
The fantasy world has begun to stabilize, with Allen Robinson, Coby Fleener, and Aaron Rodgers owners feeling a bit more secure after their respective performances. But with bye weeks finally here, choosing lineups becomes a bit trickier. The next time we have a full slate of NFL games is Thanksgiving weekend. How crazy is that?
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If you’ve observed poor performances for one week? That’s a random event. Two weeks? A coincidence. Three weeks? A clear fantasy football trend that demands your attention. Like stock brokers in a bear market, there are fantasy owners just itching to make trades to try to upgrade their teams. This is where the savvy fantasy owner must pounce, and pounce with reckless abandon.
This week’s installment takes a look at those fantasy players owners are likely willing to trade. From quarterbacks to defenses, we examine who you should target and why.
It might sound crazy, but it ain’t no lie, baby… buy on byes!