Week 9 Start 'Em, Sit 'Em: Carson Palmer and Other QBs to Bench

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. Rex Ryan's team 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 2011 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 them. It's safe to say that 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 in red-hot form.

Carson Palmer, Oakland Raiders

I still don't trust this relationship in Oakland. Palmer has been a Raiders quarterback for just over two weeks. However, 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.