Week 9 Start 'Em, Sit 'Em: Joe Flacco and Other QBs You Must Bench

Joe Flacco, Baltimore Ravens

There hasn't been a more up and down quarterback in fantasy football this season than Flacco. One week, he'll throw for 300 yards and three scores. The next week, he can't even crack 150 in Jacksonville.

Last week, he was rightfully booed in the first half when the Ravens went into halftime and were down by 18 to the one-win Cardinals. Flacco now has to deal with the Steelers in Pittsburgh, where he's been historically awful. Terrible matchup here for the Ravens quarterback.

Ryan Fitzpatrick, Buffalo Bills

It's an aerially dominated league, but no team has been better at controlling and stopping opposing quarterbacks than the New York Jets. They happen to be Fitzpatrick's opponent this week, which doesn't bode well for the Bills passing game in Week 9.

Against good passing defenses, such as the Eagles and Bengals, Fitzpatrick has struggled this season. If possible, you might want to avoid playing him this week.

Matt Hasselbeck, Tennessee Titans

Like the first two quarterbacks, Hasselbeck finds himself with a tough matchup this weekend. The Bengals pass defense hasn't really got the credit they deserve. They've kept opposing quarterbacks under 225 yards in every game this season save one.

It took the Seahawks almost 50 attempts last weekend to break that total against the Bengals pass defense. It's safe to say Hasselbeck won't be throwing that many times this Sunday. He's been largely average over the past three weeks, after starting off the season red-hot.

Carson Palmer, Oakland Raiders

I still don't trust this relationship in Oakland. Palmer has been the quarterback there for all of two and a half weeks, but some are still expecting him to play lights out against a poor Broncos secondary.

I don't see it.

This experiment is going to take time before we see any real results.

The Raiders will still beat Denver on Sunday, but you shouldn't expect game-changing fantasy numbers from Palmer.

Jay Cutler, Chicago Bears

How are the Bears going to beat the Eagles on Monday night? By running the life out of Matt Forte on the Eagles' shaky run defense. That should limit the amount of pass attempts we see from Cutler, which might be a good thing.

Philly's secondary has started to gel and they have guys who can turn Cutler's mistakes into turnovers. The upside for Cutler in Week 9 is limited.