Now that we’re halfway through the season, it’s time to stop and take an honest look at your fantasy football team. Is it good enough to win the league or make the playoffs? Is your team full of good players, but not winning? Did injuries decimate your roster and force your hand in free agency? Where do you stand at the midway point?
Since the beginning of the season, our weekly waiver wire piece has provided you with information on players worth looking at or picking up to help patch up your roster.
However, this is not the only aspect of the waiver wire that players need to handle.
Therefore, this week, we’ll be looking at players who are currently on people’s teams that should be dumped to free agency. There’s nothing worse than a worthless player who sandbags your team while taking up a precious roster spot in the process. So, enjoy the Bruno Boys Fantasy Football Week Nine Waiver Wire article.
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QUARTERBACKS
Carson Palmer/Ryan Fitzpatrick (Cincinnati Bengals)
Instead of listing both Carson Palmer and Ryan Fitzpatrick separately, we’ll save you some time and lump them together. Palmer needs to have Tommy John surgery on his throwing arm, though he has delayed the decision to see if there’s any way to play through the injury.
Even if he does play, he’s not worth it, as he threw just three touchdown passes in four games he played before getting hurt. So, how good can you expect him to be with a bad elbow?
Fitzpatrick has had a couple good games, but overall, he’s just not that good of a quarterback. He has four touchdowns to six interceptions and the Bengals offense is too stagnant for Fitzpatrick to be worth a roster spot.
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Rex Grossman (Chicago Bears)
With the ankle injury to Kyle Orton looking like it could be serious, Grossman will take over at quarterback for the Bears. In case you needed to be reminded why this guy shouldn’t be on your team, consider his career completion percentage (54.2) or that he’s thrown more interceptions (34) than touchdowns (32). Add that to the fact that the guy’s incredibly injury prone, and Grossman is not a guy you want on your team.
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Brad Johnson (Dallas Cowboys)
Johnson is a former Super Bowl-winning quarterback who’s had some good years in the NFL. Unfortunately for him and the Cowboys, this is not one of them, as Johnson has just two touchdowns and five interceptions and has looked nothing like the quarterback he once was. It’s gotten so bad Dallas even brought in Brooks Bollinger to play against the Giants this past weekend.
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RUNNING BACKS
Edgerrin James (Arizona Cardinals)
It appears that James’ 2,957 career rushing attempts have finally caught up to him. James has gained just 380 yards through seven games this season and has just three touchdowns. In the team’s win over St. Louis last week, James was benched in favor of rookie Tim Hightower and didn’t carry the ball once. In his place, Hightower rushed 22 times for 109 yards and a touchdown. James can continue to find himself on the bench for the rest of the season.
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Chris Perry (Cincinnati Bengals)
Perry and his 2.6 yards-per-carry were so unimpressive that the team went out and signed former first-round bust Cedric Benson in Week Five. Two weeks later and Benson was the starter. Since Benson became the starter, Perry has carried the ball once. It’s safe to say the Bengals have finally given up on Perry. You should do the same.
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Ricky Williams (Miami Dolphins)
Major waves were made during the preseason when Miami head coach Tony Sparano
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