Fantasy Football 2012: Bye-Week Saviors and YouTube Trips Down Memory Lane

Jay Clemons

May 31, 2018

Citing my recent countdown of the 32 presumed starting quarterbacks, here are the most ideal fantasy backups (generally those ranked 17-32) to start during a star's bye week:

Week 4—Star On Bye: Ben Roethlisberger
1. Ryan Fitzpatrick vs. New England
2. Matt Cassel vs. San Diego
3. Matt Flynn @ St. Louis

Week 5—Stars On Bye: Matthew Stafford, Tony Romo
1. Andrew Luck vs. Green Bay
2. Brandon Weeden @ N.Y. Giants
3. Joe Flacco @ Kansas City

Week 6—Stars On Bye: Drew Brees, Cam Newton, Jay Cutler
1. Josh Freeman vs. Kansas City
2. Matt Cassel @ Tampa Bay
3. Robert Griffin III vs. Minnesota

Week 7—Stars On Bye: Michael Vick, Matt Ryan, Peyton Manning
1. Josh Freeman vs. New Orleans
2. Joe Flacco @ Houston
3. Andrew Luck vs. Cleveland

Week 8—Star On Bye: Matt Schaub
1. Matt Cassel vs. Oakland
2. Christian Ponder vs. Tampa Bay
3. Josh Freeman @ Minnesota

Week 9—Star On Bye: Tom Brady
1. Andy Dalton vs. Denver
2. Matt Flynn vs. Minnesota
3. Robert Griffin III vs. Carolina

Week 10—Star On Bye: Aaron Rodgers
1. Andy Dalton vs. N.Y. Giants
2. Josh Freeman vs. San Diego
3. Andrew Luck @ Jacksonville

Week 11—Star On Bye: Eli Manning
1. Matt Cassel vs. Cincinnati
2. Josh Freeman @ Carolina
3. Andrew Luck @ New England

Toolbox Of Wonder

The forward-thinking workerbees at Fantasy Football Toolbox are off and running with unique takes on the season:

1. Positional Average Draft Position (ADP)
2. Team-by-Team Depth Charts
3. Beware of the Busts
4. Best Year 3 Wideouts

Thank God For YouTube!

Back by popular demand, here are some of the greatest fist-pumping, spine-tingling NFL moments of the 1970s and 80s:

**1980: Detroit's Billy Sims caps the greatest rookie RB debut in modern NFL history (217 total yards, 3 TDs).

**1979: Hall of Fame receiver Lynn Swann recklessly hurdles a car after a Terry Bradshaw miss on a 'Go' route.

**1978: The eventual champion Steelers get the ultimate pre-instant- replay gift against the Browns in overtime.

**1977: One of NBC's most underrated classics—a winner-take-all showdown between the Colts and Patriots. (This epic is precisely why the NFL Network needs to expand into a second network. Games like this define the league's heritage).

**1973: The iconic Howard Cosell performs his Monday Night Football Halftime Highlights for Raiders-Broncos.

And, last but not least...

**1980: Here it is...the greatest two-play sequence in NFL history. Bar none! It also helps that legendary NBC announcer Charlie Jones was on the call that day.