Each week Ray Flowers will give his thoughts on a serious of fantasy football players. Should you hold on to the guy? Should you be moving on from the player? Is his recent run of success sustainable? Why does he stink so bad – will he rebound? Ray will break it all down before rendering his verdict on the players: Bernard, Cameron, Crowell, Donnell, Griffin, Jennings, Nicks, Peerman, Roethlisberger, Tate, Vick, Wayne, Wheaton, Hill, West, Moncrief and Bryant .

 

 

QUARTERBACK 

Robert Griffin III, Redskins
You should have bought last week when the price was nothing. Now that he's all but certain to start in Week 9 the cost has skyrocketed. Still an intriguing talent, RGIII is the perfect second quarterback option in fantasy given the weapons at his disposal. 
Verdict: BUY

Ben Roethlisberger, Steelers
500+ yards and six scores get everyone's attention. What I see is two out of 10 seasons of 16 games. Only three seasons of 4,000 yards and not one of 4,350. I see only one season of 30 scores as well. Great first half but is he really going to thrown for 4,760 yards and 32 scores?
Verdict: SELL

Michael Vick, Jets
Geno Smith stinks. People seem to think that so does Michael Vick. Maybe he does, he's certainly an injury/turnover prone beast, but the man still has a big arm and huge legs. Looking like a solid option to turn to as your backup QB.
Verdict: BUY

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RUNNING BACK

Jeremy Hill, Bengals
It's looking an awful lot like Giovani Bernard will not be playing in Week 9 because of a hip issue. Cedric Peerman will see some touches but expect 20+ to potentially go to Hill. The rookies has failed to reach 40 yards in all but one game, is averaging a mediocre 3.9 YPC, and has just one scored in four contests. 
Verdict: SELL

Ben Tate, Browns
No Alex Mack at the center of the Browns line, and that hurts. Tate is always hurt in his own right. He has just 62 yards on 31 carries the last two weeks. Isaiah Crowell and Terrance West are there. All of that signals that people are giving up on Tate. Don't add him expecting him to be elite, but if the cost is you can add him at the level of an RB3 then you might consider taking the proverbial plunge.
Verdict: BUY


WIDE RECEIVER 

Martavis Bryant, Steelers
Big Ben will be lucky to throw for 300 yards a week, not 500. That should be obvious. Second, though Bryant has passed Markus Wheaton (it appears), Wheaton still saw one more snap than Bryant in Week 8 (34 to 33 out of the Steelers 84). The hype on Bryant is likely to outweigh the production at this point. 
Verdict: SELL

Donte Moncrief, Colts
Moncrief will have to deal with the return of Reggie Wayne which will push Donte into the WR3 slot (he's clearly passed Hakeem Nicks). Moncrief went for 100+ yards and a score last week, but can he expect 12 targets in a game going forward, the number he received in Week 8?
Verdict: SELL

TIGHT END

Jordan Cameron, Browns
Out with yet another concussion, Cameron is going to miss Week 9 and Week 10 is in doubt at well (the Brown play Thursday night).
Verdict: SELL

Larry Donnell, Giants
Victor Cruz is out of the mix and that opens things up for a guy like Donnell. The Giants have also had a hard time moving the ball effectively on the ground. That should change when Rashad Jennings returns to action. Note. In seven games this year Donnell has caught at least five passes five times and six or more four times.
Verdict: BUY


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