Week 6 Start 'Em, Sit 'Em: Matt Schaub and QBs You Must Leave Benched

When the bye weeks start to take place, it becomes really hard to leave your normal fantasy football starters on the bench—especially in deep leagues.

The waiver wire and your bench are probably significantly thinner. 

Still, unless you're in a really deep league, you probably have a good enough backup to play matchups at quarterback.

Therefore, if you have these guys on your team, at least take a look at what other options you have at the quarterback position.

If you can count on your backup, go with them for this week.

Matt Schaub, Houston Texans

Andre Johnson's absence didn't exactly hurt Schaub's fantasy owners a week ago. Even with some turnovers, 416 yards and two touchdowns is a pretty solid performance.

However, a few things have changed.

Firstly, the Ravens defense is much more smothering than what the Raiders had to offer. The bend-but-don't break style of the Raiders is pretty pleasant when you have the quarterback that's going against them. However, the Ravens won't offer that.

Secondly, Schaub himself is now banged up.

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Nick Scurfield has reported that Schaub will likely play on Sunday.

Still, he's going to be banged up and missing his best receiver. Leave him on your bench.

Jay Cutler, Chicago Bears

Cutler went a long way in answering his completely unfair criticism with Monday night's performance. Still, the fact remains that the Bears don't have a lot of great weapons for him to throw to. What's more, they don't have the line to protect him.

Cutler can have a fine game but look very unimpressive on the stats sheet.

Given Jared Allen's ability to rush the passer, I think Cutler will be rushing the ball out a lot. I will say that I think the Bears will win, but they will need to do so with a strong ground attack.

Mark Sanchez, New York Jets

Sanchez isn't really ever a great fantasy option. However, I'll be the first to say that I am impressed by his ability to lead his team to wins. Unfortunately, that doesn't mean much in fantasy.

The Dolphins defense is quite solid, even if their record doesn't show it. I could see decent yardage from Sanchez in this game, but I see too many turnovers and too few touchdowns for him.

I can't imagine a situation where Sanchez would be a good play for you.