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2019 Midseason’s Biggest Busts


Busts…they’re beautiful on women, but terrible for a fantasy team. Of course, perhaps they’re not such a tragedy since two teams that are currently a combined 13-1 have four players on the 1st-team All-Bust squad.

FIRST TEAM ALL-BUST

QB – Baker Mayfield (Rich B) He was expected to be the centerpiece of a resurgent Browns/Burrier’s 2019 offense. The days of finishing as the 8-seed (or lower) were over. Instead, Baker has made turnovers his mission. He’s tossed just five touchdowns to 11 interceptions and has yet to break 1,000 fantasy points, averaging only 155 points per contest. Rich finally threw in the towel and traded for Deshaun Watson.

RB – Joe Mixon (Don) Mixon is easily the bust of the season. Just look at some of his individual game stat lines – Week one: 11-17-0. Week Six: 8-10-0. Week Seven: 10-2-0. He has failed to rush for 100 yards and has yet to score a rushing touchdown. As of now, this first round pick is on Don’s bench.

RB – Todd Gurley (Rich C) Coming off back-to-back 1st-team All-Robio seasons, there was some concern abut Gurley. The Rams coaches said all the right things, but Gurley has done very little right on the field. He peaked in week one with 97 yard rushing, averaging only 43 per game since (missing one game). The only saving grace are his six touchdowns on the season. Currently, the top pick of the best team in the league is rated 20th among all backs.

WR – Antonio Brown (Rich C) Sometimes when you gamble, you lose and sometimes you lose big. For a hot second, it looked like Brown would be the winning lottery ticket. He was cut by the Raiders and went to New England. In his first game, he scored 182 fantasy points on four catches. And that would be all she wrote. He would never start for Calderon.

WR – Odell Beckham (Jeff) Beckham hasn’t been tragic, but when you’re the fourth overall pick, you’re expected to produce. The shit show that is the Cleveland Browns’ offense has probably made Beckham wish he had Danny Dimes tossing him the ball. He had a 382-point effort in week two, but then followed that up with just 218 points in his next three games. He’s currently the 27th rated wideout in fantasy.

TE – O.J. Howard (Griff) Kept in the 13th around and expected to make a giant leap forward with Bruce Arias calling the shots, Howard has instead become a useless tool. He’s not even ranked in the top-30 among TEs, catching just 13 balls all season. Currently, he’s a free agent if anyone wants to waste a roster spot.

PK – Robbie Gould (Robio) Nobody has missed more field goals than Gould. He’s hit just 12 of 19 this season, yet I can’t seem to let him go, since the 49ers have attempted more field goals than anyone else.

DST – Bears (Michael) There’s an old saying in this league. Don’t draft the first defense. Fact is, history tells us, they won’t live up to the hype. The Bears were the first DST taken and right now, they’re ranked only 8th, giving up 330 yards per contest and 17.7 points per game.

SECOND TEAM ALL-BUST

QB – Cam Newton (Eric) I try not to have injured players on this list. If they’re not playing, at least they’re not hurting you with their awful play. Of course, Newton did play two games and he was pretty awful, throwing for no touchdowns, running the ball one time. Now things are so bad, he’s no longer with Eric’s squad and there’s talk about him being benched for Allen.

RB -Le’Veon Bell (Bob) He was arguable the best back in football while in Steeler country, but after holding out, he went to where running backs go to wither and die. While Bell is not quite withering or dying in Jersey, he certainly is not performing like a first-round pick. He has yet to break 70 yards rushing, has produced over 100 yards total just once, scoring only twice. He’s currently ranked 21st among all back.

RB – Damien Williams (Griff) Last year, Williams stepped into Hunt’s shoes and let many fantasy teams to championship glory. Why wouldn’t he be able to do it again? Instead, Williams isn’t even the most productive Williams on his own team. His best game as a runner was 13-26-1 in week one. He’s missed two games and has barely been involved in the offense since returning from injury.

WR – JuJu Smith-Schuster (Michael) Last year, Juju was a stud and one of the main reasons why Marc only lost three games last year. 1,400 yards and seven scores will do that. This season, with no Big Ben, Smith-Schuster has disappeared. He’s caught just 25 balls and is on pace for 906 yards receiving, which is why he has spent so much time on Mike’s bench.

WR – Will Fuller (Rob M) Fuller has never been a great wideout. However, he’s always projected to become a great wideout. Nope. He’s got 1,060 fantasy points on the season, which isn’t tragic, but 57% of that came in one game. And now, like always, he’s hurt again.

TE – Vance McDonald (Micheal) McDonald is not a big name and probably shouldn’t be in the conversation for busts, but Michael did make him the 6th tight end taken in the back end of the fifth round. In return, Dudelove has received just 14 catches for 127 yards and a pair of scores, proving yet again, it’s hard to have value with no quarterback. He’s currently the 25th best TE in fantasy.

PK – Stephen Gostkowski (Eric) He played just four games and attempted just eight field goals. Only two were further than 40 (he made just one of those), before getting knocked out for the season.

DST – Jaguars (Colby) The Ramsey-less Jaguars are currently ranked 17th among all Ds and that’s with a game with the Bengals under their belts. They’ve forced just six turnovers and given up 361 yards per game.

THIRD TEAM ALL-BUST

QB – Jared Goff (Michael) I actually thought Goff would struggle this year, based on his end-of-season performance last year. However, Michael is not me and he made Goff the third quarterback drafted in the fourth round. Seven games in and Goff has rewarded him with the 16th best arm in fantasy. Despite having an amazing trio of wide receivers, the Rams quarterback only has nine touchdown passes and two rushing to go along with his 11 turnovers.

RB – David Montgomery (Rob M) Finding gold among the handful of rookies is one way to turn a good team into a great team. Unfortunately for Masterson, Montgomery is not that guy. The rookie back in Chicago has rushed for more than 3.5 yards per carry in just one game. Against New Orleans this week, his coach forgot about him, as he was handed the ball just twice.

RB – Devonta Freeman (Colby) Currently, Freeman is ranked 18th and you’re thinking, that’s not so tragic. However, I disagree. With Coleman gone, the backfield belong to Freeman. With two of the best receivers in football catching passes, there should be plenty of space. Yet, Freeman can’t get it going, averaging just 3.5 yards per carry with no rushing touchdowns.

WR – Mike Williams (Rich B) Like Fuller up above, Williams a was fourth-round pick capable of sneaking into the starting lineup and making a difference. Williams go-to was the touchdown, as he had 10 last year on 43 catches. Well, this year he appears to be allergic to the end zone, as he has scored no touchdowns so far.

WR – DeAndre Hopkins (Rich C) Hopkins is currently the 15th best wideout in football. That’s not bad. Yet, Hopkins was expected to challenge for the top spot and he’s certainly not doing that. He’s on pace to catch 400 yards less than he did in 2018, despite being on pace to catch the same amount of balls. His 10.4 yards per catch are a career low.

TE – Zach Ertz (Matt) It’s probably not fair to put the sixth best TE in football on this list, but that’s what you get with expectations. Ertz is suppose to be an elite tight end, but he’s failed to top 70 yards in a game and has just one touchdown on the season. Don’t blame targets, as he’s on pace for 137. The problem is, he’s only caught 58% of his balls, which is way too low.

PK – Ka’imi Fairbairn (Griff) He’s made just nine field goals on the season and missed four extra points. This might be why Griff ditched him a long while ago.

DST – Ravens (Matt) They are ranked 7th, which isn’t too bad, but they were certainly expected to be elite. They have just have just 12 sacks so far, giving up 350 yards and 22 points per game, forcing just nine turnovers.

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