Week 8 Fantasy Football Busts: 3 Players to Avoid

Week 8 feels especially tough to recommend fantasy managers avoid any player. We witnessed a slew of injuries over the weekend, and we still have teams on bye. Every player feels like an option. They’re not great choices, but ones we have to make. However, I did find three guys with limited ceilings on the upcoming slate. If you have to start them, try and insert some upside elsewhere on your roster.

Quarterback

Kirk Cousins (Vikings) vs. Cardinals

The Vikings are coming off their bye, and it’d be logical to assume they’ve planned for this matchup. But it’s difficult to work around your quarterback’s greatest weakness in a couple of weeks. And for Cousins, it’s dealing with pressure.

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