Fantasy Football Week 5: Tom Brady and 3 QB's Sure to Cost you a Win

Tom Brady will have his worst game of the season this week against the New York Jets. If you have followed Brady this year, is it a coincidence that he’s gone from 500 yards in Week 1 to 400 yards in Week 2, 300 yards in Week 3 and 200 yards in Week 4? 

With that trend, he’ll finish with 100 yards this week. 

Now, that’s highly unexpected, but against a Raiders team with weaker secondary than these Jets, he had his worst game of the year.

What’s up with that?  

Well, most of you don’t have Patriots quarterback Tom Brady on your roster, but you may have one of these two other quarterbacks that we’re about to list here.  

You should avoid these guys this week like the scared people of Little Tokyo when Godzilla came into town. Do you remember seeing those scared townspeople running from the big monster as Godzilla wrecked everything leaving them with nothing? 

These three quarterbacks will do that to your fantasy team this week.  

Run and hide to your bench or waiver wire for a savior to your team. 

Tom Brady, New England Patriots 

As it was noted above, you should stick Tom on your bench this week. For example, on my roster, Brady is heading to the bench for Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton.  

Newton has a great matchup against Drew Brees and the Saints. Both teams are going to be putting up points like two kids playing Madden12.  

If you don’t have a replacement like Newton, look else where like Eli Manning, Kevin Kolb or Josh Freeman.

Matt Hasselbeck, Tennessee Titans 

Hasselbeck has been a fantasy stud this year that no one wants to own. After four solid games, he still sits on the free agent waiver wire in a majority of leagues.  Even when Hasselbeck lost his top receiver in Kenny Britt, he still found a way to have a multiple touchdown game last week.  

But this week, Hasselbeck goes up against the No. 1-ranked passing defense in the Pittsburgh Steelers.  

The Steelers will be without their defensive MVP in James Harrison, but they will still have Hasselbeck hurrying throws and making bad decisions. 

Michael Vick, Philadelphia Eagles 

Vick has had a roller coaster year through four games. One week he looks like the old Michael Vick from last year, and the next week he is costing you a win by turning the ball over two or more times. 

This week, Vick is coming off of a 400-yard passing day against the 49ers. You can expect the Bills to put constant pressure on Vick during this game trying to get to his injured hand, ribs and whatever else he’s ailing from. 

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