Fantasy football busts: PK - Week 9

November 5, 2009 @ 15:00:00

By Bryce McRae
Edited by Cory J. Bonini and 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 5 to Week 8, unless otherwise noted.

Fantasy football busts: Place kickers

Mason Crosby, Green Bay Packers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Fantasy value: Midrange No. 1

• Crosby has attempted 3.00 field goals per game over the last month (three games). However, his accuracy hasn't been there with just seven makes of those nine attempts.
• He hasn't missed an extra point in that time, though. That should help against the Bucs, who are allowing 4.33 extra points per game to this position in the last month (three games) - the most in the league in that time.
• Extra points might be Crosby's only way to contribute this week; the Buccaneers have allowed just 0.33 field goal attempts per game over the last month. Green Bay should score a ton of points, just not many through the uprights.

NEW - Nate Kaeding, San Diego Chargers at New York Giants

Fantasy value: Midrange No. 1

• Kaeding has been hit or miss this year with his attempts: In three games he has one or fewer attempts while in the other four he has four attempts. When he gets them, he has been accurate, connecting on 15 of 18 on the year.
• The Giants have allowed 4.00 extra point attempts per game. Field goals have been a different story, though, with just 0.75 attempts allowed per game.
• It's hard to sit or release Kaeding, who has been one of the top kickers this year, but you shouldn't expect a big week from him in New York.

Nick Folk, Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles

Fantasy value: No. 1 or bench

• Since Dallas' Week 7 bye, Folk has attempted five field goals, connecting on four, and has converted all nine of his extra point attempts. Those points coincide with the Cowboys' turnaround on offense.
• The Eagles have allowed just 4.8 kicking points per game over the last month. The other important averages: 1.25 field goal attempts and 1.75 extra point attempts allowed per game in that time.

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

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Bryce McRae
Bryce McRae is a Managing Editor with KFFL and has been involved in fantasy sports since 1999. He joined KFFL as a volunteer writer in March 2005 before becoming a Hot off the Wire Analyst in March 2006. He began working in his current capacity in September 2008. His work has appeared on fantasy sports sites such as Yahoo! and CBS Sportsline as well as in print. He graduated from the University of British Columbia in 2008 with a B.A. in History and U.S. Studies.

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