Fantasy football busts: QB - Week 8

October 29, 2009 @ 11:10:05

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 statistics are from Week 4 to Week 7, unless otherwise noted.

Fantasy football busts: Quarterbacks

Matt Ryan, Atlanta Falcons at New Orleans Saints

Fantasy value: Low-end No. 1

• No welcome Matt in N'awlins

  Ryan has been prone to turning over the ball since the team's Week 4 bye, throwing five interceptions in three games after just one in the three games prior to the week off. He also lost a fumble in Week 7. The former Boston College standout has thrown for less than 200 yards each of the past two weeks.
• Over the past month, New Orleans has limited quarterbacks to 199.7 passing yards and 0.67 touchdowns while picking off a pair of passes per game. They have averaged 2.67 sacks per outing, as well.
• Ryan averaged 282.0 passing yards and 1.5 throwing touchdowns per game in two matchups against the Saints in his rookie season, but this defense is a much better unit than what he was able to pick apart.

Alex D. Smith, San Francisco 49ers at Indianapolis Colts

Fantasy value: Low-end No. 1 or bench

• Despite a strong effort in the second half last week, Smith has shown us time after time that he can't be relied on for consistent play. His career has been marred by turnover-prone play, and Smith is seemingly an injury waiting to happen. The Niners remain a run-first offense, and if they weren't forced to come from behind last week, how many times would he have passed?
• The Colts have been stingy against the position in recent weeks, allowing only 187.0 passing yards, 4.3 rushing yards and 0.67 total touchdowns per game to quarterbacks in their past three games. Indy has downed enemy passers an average of 3.0 times per game, too.

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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