Week 8 Rankings

First things first, let's look at what teams are on the bye (only 4 this week thank goodness).

Teams on Bye:

Baltimore Ravens:  Joe Flacco, Ray Rice, Anquan Boldin, Torrey Smith, Dennis Pitta, D/ST
Buffalo Bills:  C.J. Spiller, Fred Jackson, Ryan Fitzpatrick, Stevie Johnson, Scott Chandler
Cincinnati Bengals:  A.J. Green, BenJarvus Green-Ellis, Andy Dalton, Jermaine Gresham
Houston Texans:  Arian Foster, Matt Schaub, Andre Johnson, Owen Daniels, D/ST

Since some big name players are on the bye (Arian Foster, Ray Rice, A.J. Green, etc.), let me give you some suggestions where you might find the proverbial diamond in the rough:

Wide Receiver
Brandon Gibson (St. Louis Rams)
Chris Givens (St. Louis Rams)
Jeremy Kerley (New York Jets)
Kendall Wright (Tennessee Titans)
Josh Gordon (Cleveland Browns)
Titus Young (Detroit Lions) (he's the #2 receiver now that Nate Burleson is out for the year)

Running Back
Rashad Jennings (Jacksonville Jaguars) (if you've been living in a hole, MJD is injured and out)
Vick Ballard (Indianapolis Colts)
Jonathan Dwyer (Pittsburgh Steelers)
Montario Hardesty (Cleveland Browns)
LaRod Stephens-Howling (Arizona Cardinals)
Kendall Hunter (San Francisco 49ers
Daryl Richardson (St. Louis Rams)
Phillip Tanner (New York Giants)

Quarterback
Andrew Luck (Indianapolis Colts)
Carson Palmer (Oakland Raiders)
Christian Ponder (Minnesota Vikings)
Brandon Weeden (San Diego Chargers)
Sam Bradford (St. Louis Rams)

Tight End
Dustin Keller (New York Jets)
Jacob Tamme (Denver Broncos)
Joel Dreessen (Denver Broncos)
Jared Cook (Tennessee Titans)
Brandon Myers (Oakland Raiders)

If you aren't sure what guy you want, take a look at the rankings and see where I have them.  And if you're still not sure after that, send me an e-mail at mattymccall@gmail.com and I'll point you in the right direction.

Now here are your rankings!!!

QB Rankings
RB Rankings
WR Rankings
TE Rankings
K Rankings
D/ST Rankings

Any questions e-mail me or post a comment and I'll get back to you as soon as I can.

May the Fantasy Football Gods be with you!!!