Fantasy football busts: PK - Week 11

November 18, 2010 @ 14:08:00

By Cory J. Bonini
Edited by Tim Heaney

Fantasy football busts: QB | RB | WR | TE | PK | DT

In this article KFFL breaks down fantasy football busts of the week. Some high-level players will be included, because you need to know when is time to sit a player even though it may not seem appropriate. Primarily, however, we will address the midrange to low-end fantasy options that you rack your brain over each week. Read on to learn which of these players that you wouldn't want in your lineup.

Note: All statistical averages are from Week 7 to Week 10, unless otherwise specified.

Fantasy football busts: Place kickers

Carpenter's offense wobbly

Dan Carpenter, Miami Dolphins vs. Chicago Bears

Fantasy value: Midrange No. 1

• Only two kickers have averaged more fantasy points per game in the past month than Carpenter. In his past four games, the fantasy darling of late has connected on 3.50 of his 3.75 field goal attempts and has been perfect on his 1.25 extra point tries per game.
• Quarterback Tyler Thigpen will be making his first start since 2008 and could struggle leading the team on a short week of preparation.
• The Bears have yielded just 1.00 field goal and 1.33 extra points per game in the past month. Kickers have attempted a matching 1.67 treys and one-pointers per outing.

Mason Crosby, Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings

Fantasy value: Bench

• Crosby is coming off his bye and was picking up steam before taking the week off. From Week 7 to Week 9, he averaged 2.00 field goal attempts (1.33 made) and 3.33 extra point kicks (3.33 made) per game.
• The Vikings haven't found much success in the win column, but kickers have been worked over against this team. Minnesota has allowed only 1.00 three-point attempt (0.75 made) and 3.50 single-point kicks (3.50 made) per outing in the past four games.

Fantasy football busts: QB | RB | WR | TE | PK | DT

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Cory J. Bonini

Cory J. Bonini is a senior editor at KFFL. In late 2002, Bonini joined the KFFL staff as a research analyst. He vaulted himself into one of the industry's leading fantasy analysts.

Bonini has been involved in fantasy sports since 1996. A member of the Fantasy Sports Trade Association as well as Fantasy Sports Writers Association, he has been featured in print, on the radio and is also a published writer on scores of sites. Bonini co-hosted Big Lead Sports on SiriusXM Fantasy Sports Radio from 2011 to 2012.

Bonini was recognized with the 2010 Best Article in Print Award from the FSWA and was a finalist for the same award in 2011. In '11, he finished first overall in the FSWA NFL experts challenge that featured 60 of the industry's best competitors.

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