{"id":1243,"date":"2013-11-12T22:16:22","date_gmt":"2013-11-13T03:16:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bigredsportsmachine.com\/?p=1243"},"modified":"2013-11-13T08:52:20","modified_gmt":"2013-11-13T13:52:20","slug":"tuesday-teabag-november-12-2013-fantasy-football-busts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bigredsportsmachine.com\/?p=1243","title":{"rendered":"Tuesday Teabag, November 12, 2013 – Fantasy Football Busts"},"content":{"rendered":"

Happy Sequential Numbers Day!\u00a0 Nerd alert:\u00a0 this is the penultimate sequential number day of the century.\u00a0 Don\u2019t worry, The Machine\u2019s already planning its 12\/13\/14 bender.\u00a0 Until then, let\u2019s talk a little fantasy football.<\/p>\n

Way back in August, The Machine gave you 5 names to avoid this season<\/a>, and, not to toot our own horn but damn we\u2019re good.\u00a0 Mike Wallace?\u00a0 1 td.\u00a0 Arian Foster?\u00a0 Out for the year.\u00a0 Hakeem Nicks?\u00a0 0 tds.\u00a0 Darren McFadden?\u00a0 Out.\u00a0 Joe Flacco?\u00a0 11 ints in 9 games.\u00a0 Chances are, if you got one of those guys on your team, you\u2019re struggling.\u00a0 But these are far from the only disappointing players this year.\u00a0 In this Tuesday Teabag, we give you 5 additional players who have earned the right be called a bust.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s important to note that, when we say bust, we don\u2019t mean players who get injured.\u00a0 Injuries are part of the game, they\u2019re unfortunate, and sure, they can kill your fantasy team.\u00a0 But injuries have a sense of finality to them.\u00a0 When Julio Jones goes down, don\u2019t get mad, get your ass to the waiver wire and pick up Harry Douglas.\u00a0 But with busts, it\u2019s different.\u00a0 These are people who had high expectations and are simply underperforming, and in the process are slowly and painfully killing your team week after week.\u00a0 To make matters worse, (a) you probably spent a high draft pick on them, (b) because they now suck they have no trade value, and (c) you\u2019re forced to continue to play them because, the moment you sit them they\u2019ll have their breakout game.\u00a0 Do I sound bitter?\u00a0 It\u2019s probably because 3 of the following 5 assholes are currently on my team.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Suddenly,<\/a>

Suddenly, Indy’s hoping Vick Ballard heals quickly.<\/p><\/div>\n

Trent Richardson, RB, Indianapolis<\/b><\/p>\n

By far, the biggest disappointment this season.\u00a0 At the beginning of the year, Trent was a late first round pick.\u00a0 He had a solid rookie year, running for over 1,300 yards, 13 tds, and 65 receptions for Cleveland.\u00a0 When he got traded to Indy after Week 2, everyone thought this would elevate Trent to a Top 5 running back, including yours truly who quickly traded for him, sat back, and laughed at what I steal I got (and what a steal Indy got, giving up a first round pick for the #3 overall pick 17 months prior).\u00a0<\/p>\n

Everything was in Trent\u2019s favor:\u00a0 he was going to a contender, and was going to play the Edgerrin James to Andrew Luck\u2019s Peyton.\u00a0 At only 22 years old, Trent was the perfect complement to Indy\u2019s offense.\u00a0 On paper, it was perfect.\u00a0 In reality (and fantasy) a total bust. \u00a0In his 7 games as a Colt, Trent\u2019s rushed for a total of 250 yards, a whopping 35 yards per game, and has barely factored into the passing game, averaging one catch a game.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Move over sophomore year slumpbuster, trading for Trent is now my biggest regret.<\/p>\n

\"Hey<\/a>

Hey Ray, got any deer antler spray I could borrow?<\/p><\/div>\n

Ray Rice, RB, Baltimore<\/b><\/p>\n

Ray has been a huge disappointment this year, both to fantasy owners and Ravens fans.\u00a0 In nine games, he\u2019s rushed for 289 yards.\u00a0 His 2.5 YPC are nowhere near his career average (4.4), and he almost has as many fumbles (2) as tds (3).\u00a0 Ray was a consensus first round pick and, at 26, is in the prime of his career.\u00a0 Unfortunately, he\u2019s a shell of his former self, and sucking the life out of your team.<\/p>\n

\"Justin's<\/a>

Justin’s problem isn’t catching the rock…it’s smoking it.<\/p><\/div>\n

Justin Blackmon, WR Jacksonville<\/b><\/p>\n

The wise fantasy football player picked up Blackmon\u00a0with a late round pick during the draft and waited, knowing that a small 4 game suspension is worth it for a player who was a Top 5 WR the last half of the 2012 season.\u00a0 Ginger King was so high (pun intended) on Justin that I drafted him in not one, but two, leagues.\u00a0 And Justin delivered.\u00a0 When he came off of suspension, Blackmon was an absolute monster, highlighted by a huge 14\/190 performance against Denver.\u00a0 He averaged over 7 catches and 100 yards in his first four games back.\u00a0 His only problem:\u00a0 those were his only games of the season.\u00a0 Justin was suspended indefinitely for his third (yes, third) violation of the NFL\u2019s substance abuse policy, impressive considering he\u2019s been in the league less than two years.\u00a0 It appears he smokes the rock as good (if not better) than he catches the rock.\u00a0 We’re hoping Justin gets the help he needs…we’re also helping his (inevitable) trip to rehab goes like this:<\/p>\n

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