Fantasy Football Week Nine Waiver Wire: Cut Them Loose

Michael Whooley by Senior Writer Written on November 05, 2009
KANSAS CITY, MO - OCTOBER 11:  Tashard Choice #23 of the Dallas Cowboys celebrates in the end zone during the NFL game against the Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadiumin on October 11, 2009 Kansas City, Missouri. The Cowboys defeated the Chiefs 26-20 in overtime. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) Jamie Squire/Getty Images

When your fantasy football players can’t cut it, it’s time to “Cut Them Loose.” Too often, though, we can’t bring ourselves to pull the trigger. That’s where the Bruno Boys come in.

Alleviating the agony, you out there in Bruno Boys Nation experience over those roster moves, we highlight the guys you should cut from your fantasy squads and in our “Keep them Cut” area, guys out there that you need to continue to stay away from. It’s all here in the Fantasy Football Week 9 Waiver Wire - Cut Them Loose.

Note: While you are watching to see if these players can redeem themselves or if you are cutting your losses and dropping some players, you should be checking out Fantasy Football Week Nine Waiver—Pick Them Up article so you can start planning on whom to pick up to replace them.

And, remember you can always visit our FORUMS to get your questions answered about waiver wire candidates, players to drop or anything at all related to fantasy football .



QUARTERBACKS—CUT THEM LOOSE


Marc Bulger (St. Louis Rams) This is more so a reminder to the 7-10 percent of you who rolled with Marc Bulger in Week Eight because you were faced with a bye week dilemma. On paper this match-up with the Detroit Lions was a good one, as the Lions defense had allowed opposing quarterbacks to complete 74.2 percent of their passes while surrendering 17 touchdowns in just six games.

Owners who started Bulger expecting a breakout game were highly disappointed as the veteran signal caller completed just 17 of 35 passes for 176 yards and an interception. His lackluster performance led to just five fantasy football points and if Bulger can’t produce against the Lions don’t expect him to do anything moving forward.

After a Week Nine bye the Rams play just three games against opponents who are under .500 through the seasons first eight weeks and with Bulger’s season high being 10 fantasy points in Week Six you are better off finding a back-up QB with some better matchups.


Keep Them Cut : JaMarcus Russell (Oakland Raiders), Jake Delhomme (Carolina Panthers), Jason Campbell (Washington Redskins), Matthew Stafford (Detroit Lions), Derek Anderson (Cleveland Browns), Trent Edwards (Buffalo Bills), Kerry Collins (Tennessee Titans), Shaun Hill (San Francisco 49ers)



RUNNING BACKS—CUT THEM LOOSE


Tashard Choice (Dallas Cowboys) Early season injuries to Marion Barber and Felix Jones opened the door Tashard Choice to do some damage and he made the most of his opportunity. With Barber and Jones being limited or out of action in Weeks three through five, Choice had 49 touches for 290 total yards and two touchdowns while running in a timeshare.

However, Dallas used their Week 6 bye to get their workhorses back to full strength and this has resulted in a significant decline in Choice’s production over the last two weeks. The Cowboys have scored 75 points over the last two games and all Choice has to show for it is five touches for 34 total yards. In comparison, Barber has 30 touches during that span while Jones has touched the football 19 times.

Despite showing flashes of his potential at the end of last season and beginning of this season it’s tough to keep a guy on your roster who is the third running back in an offense that has thrown on 54 percent of its offensive plays.

There is just simply not enough footballs to be spread around for Choice to have any true value on fantasy football

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