Aaron Rodgers owners: Be afraid, be very afraid…

by Brent

Halloween is in our rear-views but there’s reason for Aaron Rodgers owners to still be quivering.  Okay, maybe I’m being a little extreme, but pardon me for trying to instill a tiny bit of uncertainty into confident Aaron Rodgers owners that have been frightening opponents all year long, hear me out.

Is it possible for Rodgers to be too good? Emphatically, yes. The Green Bay Packers are the only undefeated team left in the league, and at the half-way point it’s got many talking about the Pack running the table en route to a second consecutive Super Bowl championship. With sights set so high, are the Packers willing to risk their Uber-star quarterback late in the season when fantasy owners are having hopes of a championship themselves?

If you recall last year, week 15 in Detroit, Aaron Rodgers got sacked and had to leave the game from a concussion prompting him to miss the following game on the road in New England. I would not want to chance that this time around with Green Bay seemingly already wrapping things up in the NFC.

The point is it’s never too early to look ahead. Do your homework. Here are some possible waiver wire quarterbacks that you might want to consider now as an insurance policy for when the season’s on the line.

Matt Hasselbeck : owned in 56% of leagues. Week 15 @ Indy (got to love that), Week 16 home vs. JAX, and week 17 @ HOU. Not bad matchups for a Tennessee team with an outside chance at the playoffs.

Andy Dalton: owned in 36% of leagues. Week 15 @ STL, Week 16 home vs. ARZ, Week 17 home vs. BAL. A personal favorite of mine. This kid is getting better by the week and the week 15 and 16 matchups should have fantasy owners falling over themselves to scoop him up now.

Matt Cassel: owned in 46% of leagues. Week 15 home vs. GB, Week 16 home vs. OAK, Week 17 @ DEN. Matt Cassel, yeah yikes. But actually three nice matchups there. The Chiefs will throw the ball and should be competitive all the way to the end.