You’re waking up on Tuesday reading all that you can about the players that you should be picking up off the waiver wire as you prepare for Week 11 of fantasy football in 2019.
But it’s likely there aren’t as many things written about who you should be dropping to grab those players. That’s what this weekly column — keep ’em or dump ’em! — will hopefully answer for you: Some help in the debate over who you should keep or drop in order to improve your team.
You’re past the worst week of byes of the entire season. Congratulations! Now you just have eight more teams off in the next two weeks. Here are some names you might be debating keeping or dropping:
1. RB Frank Gore, Buffalo Bills
The volume has gone down somewhat, although he had five carries to Devin Singletary’s eight. It’s just that Singletary did so much more (5.3 ypc to Gore’s paltry 2.4). I think it’s safe to drop him.
VERDICT: Drop him
2. WR Robby Anderson, New York Jets
So much for all that hype against a soft schedule.
VERDICT: Drop him
3. RB Jaylen Samuels, Pittsburgh Steelers
James Conner may be back in Week 11, but there’s no way you can give up on a valuable handcuff who also catches passes.
VERDICT: Keep him
4. QB Baker Mayfield, Cleveland Browns
There’s an argument to be made about keeping him to play games against the Dolphins, Bengals and Cardinals. But are you going to trust him when your postseason might be on the line? Nope.
VERDICT: Drop him
5. RB Ty Montgomery, New York Jets
If you got him as Le’Veon Bell insurance, it’s safe to let him go.
VERDICT: Drop him
6. WR Sterling Shepard, New York Giants
It seems like Golden Tate and Darius Slayton are 1-2 on the depth chart, and it doesn’t seem like Shepard is coming back anytime soon. If you need the room, go ahead and let him go. But keep an eye on his status after the Giants’ Week 11 bye.
VERDICT: Drop him
7. RB Darrell Henderson, Los Angeles Rams
He had just four carries on Sunday and Malcolm Brown had five. But Todd Gurley had 12, so I’m holding on to him in case this is more of a trend.
VERDICT: Keep him
8. LeSean McCoy
A healthy scratch last week? Yes. But this is an actual case of NBA load management in the NFL. Per NFL.com, Andy Reid is attempting to keep him fresh down the stretch, so he still may be a factor.
VERDICT: Keep him
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