Fantasy Football 2011: Musts, Trusts and Busts (Week 7)

No Tom Brady, huge problem for Brady Owners in week 7.
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This week's edition of Musts, Trusts and Busts focuses purely on the individual player rankings for Week 7 of the NFL regular season. It contains bye week fill-ins and value depth.

This is the week that we find out if Tom Brady owners really do have a good team, or if they have just been riding the coattails of Tom Brady, just as the New England Patriots have been since 2001.

I also consider this week a reprieve for Michael Vick owners. This is the only week this season that we don't have to wonder if we should either start or sit the Philadelphia Eagles' signal-caller.

Come back each week for the MTB rankings and follow the Must, Trust and Bust formula to your league's championship.

The road to the championship runs through you.

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Quarterback

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Musts:

1. Aaron Rodgers

2. Drew Brees

3. Matthew Stafford

4. Cam Newton

5. Ben Roethlisberger

 

Trusts: Philip Rivers, Matt Ryan, Tony Romo

Busts: Matt Schaub, Matt Cassell, Jay Cutler, Kyle Boller

Big Name Bye's: Michael Vick, Tom Brady, Ryan Fitzpatrick, Eli Manning

Bye Week Fill-in: Tim Tebow, Matt Hasselbeck

Running Back

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Musts:

1. Ray Rice

2. Darren McFadden

3. Arian Foster

4. Michael Turner

5. Matt Forte

 

Trusts: Adrian Peterson, Steven Jackson, Chris Johnson, Rashard Mendenhall

Busts: Peyton Hillis, Montario Hardesty, Ernest Graham, Jonathan Stewart

Big Name Bye's: LeSean McCoy, Frank Gore, Fred Jackson

Bye Week Fill-in: Daniel Thomas, DeMarco Murray, Mark Ingram, Maurice Morris

Wide Receiver

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Musts:

1. Calvin Johnson

2. Greg Jennings

3. Mike Wallace

4. Miles Austin

5. Marques Colston

 

Trusts: Dwayne Bowe, Vincent Jackson, Dez Bryant, Roddy White

Busts: Larry Fitzgerald, Brandon Lloyd, Darrius Heyward-Bey

Big Name Bye's: Steve Johnson, A.J. Green, Wes Welker, Hakeem Nicks, DeSean Jackson

Bye Week Fill-in: Eric Decker, Santonio Holmes, Pierre Garcon