You’re waking up on Tuesday reading all that you can about the players that you should be picking up off the waiver wire as you prepare for Week 16 of fantasy football in 2019 … championship week!!
But it’s likely there aren’t as many things written about who you should be dropping to grab those players. That’s what this weekly column — keep ’em or dump ’em! — will hopefully answer for you: Some help in the debate over who you should keep or drop in order to improve your team.
This week, we’re going to do something a little different for those of you in your finals and in re-draft leagues without keepers: a look at what your roster should look like this week. Any players who don’t fit this description should be sent to the waiver wire immediately.
Keep: your stars in the starting lineup
Duh. But only ONE quarterback needs to be on the roster if you’re in a one-QB league.
Drop: a backup quarterback and/or defense
Choose who you’re starting and that’s it. If you’re considering choosing between two streaming options, pick one and stick with it. Drop the other. This might seem obvious, but if it isn’t, now it is. You should use your bench to its biggest advantage in the final week.
Drop: any bench player who has a bad matchup
This is where you look at your opponent’s team. Does he or she have a starting roster spot where he or she could pick up someone you dropped and plug the upside player into your game and win? Hang on to those guys. Everyone else — I’m thinking of names like Jamaal Williams, LeSean McCoy, Duke Johnson, John Brown, etc. — can be dropped.
Keep: any player who your opponent might need
This is more of a waiver wire strategy. But if you’re playing someone this week who has Dalvin Cook rostered and you have the higher waiver priority than your opponent, than you should ABSOLUTELY go grab Mike Boone, who’s Cook’s current backup, assuming Alexander Mattison isn’t healthy in Week 16.
That’s it! Good luck.
