Fantasy Football: Cut DeAngelo Williams for Darren Sproles

Sorting through the waiver wire isn't easy. It's either slightly harder than talking to your spouse or slightly harder than dating these days. It really depends on who you ask. Oh, you're asking? Thanks!

But enough about you, it's time to improve your fantasy football team. There are still plenty of players out there who can help you. And there's probably some dead weight on your roster. Let's see if we can't make this all gravy, shall we?

PLAYERS YOU SHOULD PICK UP IF THEY ARE STILL AVAILABLE:

QB
Cam Newton
Ryan Fitzpatrick

RB
Darren Sproles (PPR Leagues)
Ben Tate (All Leagues)
Ryan Grant (Standard Leagues with 12+ teams)
Michael Bush (Leagues with 12+ teams)

WR
Lance Moore (PPR Leagues, All Leagues with 12+ teams)
David Nelson (PPR Leagues)
Denarius Moore (All Leagues)
Eric Decker (PPR Leagues)
Nate Washington (PPR Leagues)

TE
Tony Gonzalez (All Leagues)
Greg Olsen (All Leagues)
Fred Davis (Leagues with 12+ teams)

To pick up one of these players, I would cut any player who is NOT the first player off your bench at any given position. In other words, don't cut a player who is your primary backup RB/WR for one of these players.

PLAYERS YOU SHOULD CONSIDER PICKING UP IF YOU HAVE A ROSTER SPOT:

QB
Mark Sanchez
Sam Bradford
Chad Henne

RB
Bernard Scott
Roy Helu
Kendall Hunter
Stevan Ridley
Montario Hardesty

WR
Nate Burleson (PPR Leagues)
Antonio Brown
Torrey Smith
Jabar Gaffney (PPR Leagues)
Denario Alexander (Leagues with 12+ teams)
Emmanuel Sanders (Leagues with 14+ teams)

TE
Jared Cook (Leagues with 12+ teams)
Ed Dickson (PPR Leagues)
Chris Cooley (Leagues with 14+ teams)

Now to make it more helpful to ya'll (or is it y'all?), here are players THAT I WOULD CUT to pick up these players.

Listed as: Player I would Acquire - Player I would Discard

QB
Cam Newton - Josh Freeman
Ryan Fitzpatrick - Sam Bradford
Mark Sanchez - Matt Cassel
Sam Bradford - Rex Grossman
Chad Henne - Colt McCoy, Kyle Orton

RB
Darren Sproles - DeAngelo Williams (PPR Leagues)
Ben Tate - Marshawn Lynch
Ryan Grant - Danny Woodhead (Standard Leagues)
Michael Bush - CJ Spiller
Bernard Scott - Deji Karim, Jerome Harrison
Roy Helu - Ricky Williams
Kendall Hunter - Cadillac Williams
Stevan Ridley - Javon Ringer
Montario Hardesty - Issac Redman

WR
Lance Moore - Brandon Lloyd (PPR)
David Nelson - Percy Harvin (Standard Leagues)
Denarius Moore - Mike Thomas, Johnny Know
Eric Decker - Deion Branch
Nate Washington - Devery Henderson
Nate Burleson - Davone Bess
Antonio Brown - Torrey Smith
Torrey Smith - Nate Washington
Jabar Gaffney - Hines Ward (PPR Leagues)
Denario Alexander - Ted Ginn, Brian Hartline
Emmanuel Sanders - Steve Smith 2.0

TE
Tony Gonzalez - Dallas Clark, Kellen Winslow
Greg Olsen - Dallas Clark
Fred Davis - Kellen Winslow
Jared Cook - Brent Celek, Zach Miller
Ed Dickson - Randy McMichael
Chris Cooley - Lance Kendricks, Todd Heap, Heath Miller

Hopefully this helps to give you a better idea of where you stand. It's very difficult to tell somebody who to pick up or drop without knowing their situation. If you have a question or comment, please use the comment features below, or holler at me on Twitter. I will do my best to get back to you and help you out. Thanks for reading and good luck in Week 4.