Fantasy Football: 5 Halloween Treats to Buy Low Now

You're on your couch, watching some good Halloween Monday Night Football between the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Diego Chargers. There's a huge thunderstorm outside.

Just then, you receive an alert on your phone. You have been offered a trade in fantasy football. You chuckle. What a terrible trade.

Just as you're about to decline it, a loud burst of thunder makes the electricity go out. You get up to get a candle.

Making your way through the dark, you run into something. Something hard. Something firm.

Something alive.

You can hear it breathing. You try to squint your eyes to see what it is. It seems to be...another human.

You leap back, screaming, "Get out of my house!" Just then, the lights come back on. The last thing you see is an axe coming at your head.

It's Halloween night alright. Know your tricks and treats for fantasy football this Halloween.

Here are five "treats" to buy low.

Philip Rivers

Philip Rivers has been a real disappointment this year. Some think he's hiding an injury.

More likely than not, it's just an aberration. Here's why:

Rivers is an elite quarterback who's had years of good production. He's getting Antonio Gates and Malcom Floyd back from injury. And he's a guy whose best games usually come in the latter half of the year (not including the playoffs, of course).

Think about it: You could trade someone like Stafford for this guy and a starter at another position.

Philip Rivers is a milk dud. He may be a dud, but he's tasty. Make sure to grab some milk duds while trick-or-treating this Halloween.

Vincent Jackson

Vincent Jackson is another Charger that's been having a bad year. Ironic, given that the Chargers forgot to dig a hole for themselves this year.

Speaking of holes, if you have a hole at wide receiver, you need to get Jackson. He's being outproduced by guys like Jordy Nelson, but it won't continue.

As described in the last slide, Philip Rivers is going to improve. And as his numbers go up, so will Jackson's.

No. 1receivers of elite quarterbacks always are fantasy superstars. And to think you can get a fantasy superstar at Halloween for the price of a guy like Cedric Benson, well, you might just as well be living in Candy Land.

Beanie Wells

Beanie Wells' name even sounds like candy.

Wells, believe it or not, has been the seventh-best running back in fantasy football this year in terms of points per game.

Strangely, few people know about it. Maybe it's because he plays for the Arizona Cardinals.

I referenced it here already, but I managed to essentially trade Maurice Jones-Drew for this guy. Jones-Drew is the 38th-best fantasy player overall.

That trade was quite the treat for me. And I'd love to share it with you.

Victor Cruz

What would you do if I told you Victor Cruz of the New York Giants was the fifth-best receiver in fantasy football?

You'd probably snicker at me, and say, "Ha! That's a trick."

Well, it's true, to some extent. Cruz's amount of fantasy points has been hampered by his lack of playing time in his first two games. But ever since he started getting major playing time in Week 3, he's averaged 14 points a game.

If we only consider those games, he's the fifth-best receiver in fantasy football, in terms of points per game.

And with Hakeem Nick's injury yesterday, his value is only going up.

But no one knows about it yet. Some people still think of him as a decent free-agent pickup.

Trade someone like Wes Welker for this guy and Beanie Wells. That may look bad for you, but it's a robbery.

Don't you love those houses that hand out giant Hershey's bars? Take this "Giant" one before it's too late.

Michael Vick

Michael Vick has been quite the subject of harassment recently.

The Philadelphia Eagle's struggles have been well-documented this year. But they're a humbled team now. And there's nothing more dangerous than a hungry, talented team.

Many people think of Drew Brees, Aaron Rodgers, and Tom Brady as the top fantasy quarterbacks this year. If you need a good quarterback, but don't have the resources to trade for those guys, don't hesitate to "settle" for Vick.

Vick will be with those guys by the end of the year.

The Eagles have been called the dream team. There's nothing better on Halloween than being treated to a candy bar that makes you salivate in your dreams.

In fact, speaking of dreams...

Happy Halloween

Suddenly you wake up. You're sitting on the couch still, and the Chargers vs. Chiefs game is still on television.

That was quite the dream, you think. Just then, you notice your fantasy football trade on your phone again.

You chuckle again. Was I really about to decline that? You quickly accept the trade and turn your attention back to the television.

You sit back, content. But something felt wrong. Things never go smoothly on Halloween nights.

Read what happens next here.

And those are five treats you should try to buy low for Halloween.

Happy trick-or-treating, for those of you young enough. And Happy Halloween!