Week 11 Waiver Wire: Smartest Options To Replace Injured QBs

Quarterbacks are going down left and right.

Matt Schaub may be done for the season, and ditto for Matt Cassel. Matthew Stafford revealed he has a hand injury and Michael Vick has some severely bruised ribs.

Here are three QBs that can help replace the production of all of these injuries:

Carson Palmer: Oakland Raiders

If he can throw for 299 yards and two TDs a week after throwing for 332 yards and three TDs…you can feel comfortable picking him up.

As the season progresses you can expect him to only get more comfortable in the offense he joined a month ago.

He has been throwing the deep ball quite often with all of the speedy Raider receivers. With the aid of one of the best running games in the entire NFL, the balanced Raiders offense will provide plenty of opportunities to put up a ton of fantasy points for Palmer.

He is still turnover-prone, but that’s not a huge deal in fantasy.

Christian Ponder: Minnesota Vikings

Ponder didn’t have the greatest game against the Packers on Monday Night Football, but you can’t blame him for struggling against the defending Super Bowl champs on the road.

He put up at least 13 fantasy points (ESPN standard scoring leagues) in his first two starts and will now be going up against a slew of below-average pass defenses in the coming weeks.

With the Vikings always playing from behind, expect Ponder to be throwing the ball early and often for the remainder of the season so the team can evaluate what exactly the rookie can do.

Sam Bradford: St. Louis Rams

Don’t forget, this guy was a potential fantasy stud heading into the season (I certainly didn’t considering I drafted him, sigh) and he was the 2010 No. 1 overall pick.

He is slowly coming back from his high ankle sprain, but should be poised for an explosive second half of the season.

Brandon Lloyd is now on board, and they still have two games apiece against the Seahawks and Cardinals. He has the talent to be great, and I think he shows as much just in time for the fantasy playoffs.