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We have now had three weeks of the 2009 fantasy football season and everyone should have a decent idea of what kind of team they have.
I’m in six leagues and am at least 2-1 in five of them, so I’m feeling pretty good.
But the equations change a little bit this week as the bye week rotations begin.
This week, Arizona, Carolina, Philadelphia, and Atlanta are all on byes. This means that teams with the likes of Larry Fitzgerald, DeAngelo Williams, Desean Jackson, and Tony Gonzalez, among many others, have to find productive fill-ins to continue competing in week four.
And that’s what we’re going to look at this morning.
So far, my start em, sit em picks have worked out a lot better than my sleeper picks on a weekly basis (Byron Leftwich last week, ’nuff said).
In reality, though, weeks one through three are really like the preseason when it comes to waiver wire trolling in the 50 percent-or-less category.
Most teams, if they drafted at least semi-competently, should not have been digging too far down the wire to plug any holes yet.
It’s a different ballgame now, with each team needing to find bye week replacements. This morning, I will attempt to identify players at each primary fantasy position (no kickers…not now, not ever) who have favorable match-ups in week four and could do some damage.
Here we go!
Week Four Sleepers & Bye Week Fill-Ins: Quarterback
Kyle Orton, Denver Broncos (vs. Dallas, 45 percent owned)
Where’s the love for Kyle Orton? He has thrown three TD passes in three games this season and has yet to throw a pick.
The Cowboys come into town this weekend and are suspect against the pass (don’t let a strong performance against a fading Jake Delhomme fool you). With Brandon Marshall getting his act together again, Orton’s numbers should be solid this week.
Mark Sanchez, New York Jets (at New Orleans, 43 percent owned)
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