There are some weeks that are worse than others as it pertains to bye weeks. Depending on how invested you or your Week 10 opponents are in specific teams, it can be argued this is the most gut-wrenching loss of talent of any bye week of 2023.
The four teams sitting next weekend are the Kansas City Chiefs, Miami Dolphins, Philadelphia Eagles and Los Angeles Rams. It’s one thing to have players on your roster. It’s another to have them in your starting lineup.
Unavailable this week will be quarterbacks Patrick Mahomes, Jalen Hurts, Tua Tagovailoa and Matthew Stafford. So are running backs Isiah Pacheco, Raheem Mostert and D’Andre Swift. Also gone are wide receivers Tyreek Hill, Jaylen Waddle, A.J. Brown, DeVonta Smith, Cooper Kupp and Puka Nacua. So are tight ends Travis Kelce and Dallas Goedert (for a while). So are their kickers and defenses.
A lot of guys who have been in fantasy football lineups every week are down in Week 10. Roster depth will be tested, because it would hard for any fantasy team not to have a taste of one or more them. Hopefully your crippling is minimal.