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Is Cousins an upgrade over Newton?
Single QB league. Cam is my one-and-only QB and hasn't been impressive at all in the wake of his injuries. I don't have room to stash anyone - my bench is filled with bye week studs - Gio, Percy, Welker, and Ellington. Cam will face the Ravens this week, while Cousins will face Eli. I know Cousins is a risk, but he's been playing like a stud. Would anyone advocate dropping Cam for Cousins?
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0BEAST MODE (607 Reputation Points)starting one over the other is one thing, and I would say sure give it a shot... but outright dropping Cam Newton to waivers? yikes man that is not a move I could make. I find it hard to believe you don't have a second defense or rb5 to drop instead, unless you have a really really stacked team or very small bench size. Cam would be swooped up in 2 hearbeats and then come back to haunt you.... (and i saw that partly as a Cam-starter... :)12 Comments↳BEAST MODE (607 Reputation Points)*say↳Wendi Benalt (378 Reputation Points)Small bench and stacked RBs. Whole team is:↳Wendi Benalt (378 Reputation Points)QB: Newton, RB: Forte, Gio (bye), Ellington (bye), Ridley, and Joique, WR: Roddy, Percy (bye), Benjamin, and Welker (bye), TE: Jimmy. 4 bench spots. WWYD?↳BEAST MODE (607 Reputation Points)your team list didn't show, post probably too long. but if stacked with short bench, then it comes down to who do you care more about your opponent(s) picking up? Cam vs. worst WR/RB.... on top of do you really believe Cousins would beat Cam over the course of the next 13 FF weeks, as once you drop him, if Cousins falters, you are probably left with tannehill or BenR as your waiver options... real tough one↳BEAST MODE (607 Reputation Points)we posted at same time as your second item... 4 bench spots... yikes dude... off topic but your commish has to change that next year...↳BEAST MODE (607 Reputation Points)so who is left at QB on waivers? must be decent options as i doubt anyone is carrying 2qb with a 4man bench↳Wendi Benalt (378 Reputation Points)My league hoards QBs. It's weird. Available are Cousins, Locker, Bridgewater, Manuel, both Smiths, Carr, Fitzgerald, Flacco, Glennon, Bortles... that's it!↳BEAST MODE (607 Reputation Points)I could not do it then, at least not outright drop Cam. You'd be super hosed if it didn't work out. If you really want to grab Cousins you have to let go of Joique or Ridley. Hate to lose one as RB depth but with your league roster setting its not like there wont be options for you, and not like someone is going to start them right away and dominate. (guess its possible someone could start either guy in flex, but again, they arent scoring 20 pts a game, either of those guys) Cam on the other hand could score 20 a game and change some matchups down the line....↳Wendi Benalt (378 Reputation Points)Thanks. It's rough, though. I thought about cutting Joique or Ridley, but it would mean leaving a blank spot in my lineup because the bench is filled. The only guy on the bench that I would consider dropping is Ellington, but it doesn't seem wise...↳Wendi Benalt (378 Reputation Points)Joique is a set up for a bad week against the Jets. I could drop him for Cousins and leave my flex empty... but then I'm sacrificing him in the hopes that Cousins beats out Newton + J. Bell.↳BEAST MODE (607 Reputation Points)gosh... that 4 bench spot thing is ridiculous, I would almost ask commish to adjust that mid season, although then youd have a run on waivers... id ride Cam one more week, see how he does. if someone else picks up Cam, then they are likely dropping their top 10 QB you can grab, or a similar top RB/Wr↳Wendi Benalt (378 Reputation Points)Thanks. Yeah, the bench is killing me. I reframed the question and reposted to see if anybody else might weigh in on dropping someone to make room for Cousins.
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