Bruno Boys Fantasy Football

When your fantasy football players can’t cut it, it’s time to “Cut Them Loose.” Too often, though, we can’t bring ourselves to pull the trigger. That’s where the Bruno Boys come in. Alleviating the agony, you out there in Bruno Boys Nation experience over those roster moves, we highlight the guys you should cut from your fantasy squads and in our “Keep them Cut” area, guys out there that you need to continue to stay away from. It’s all here in the Fantasy Football Week 7 Waiver Wire - Cut Them Loose.

Note: While you are watching to see if these players can redeem themselves or if you are cutting your losses and dropping some players, you should be checking out Fantasy Football Week 7 Waiver - Pick Them Up article so you can start planning on whom to pick up to replace them. And, remember you can always visit our FORUMS to get your questions answered about waiver wire candidates, players to drop or anything at all related to fantasy football.

QUARTERBACKS — CUT THEM LOOSE

Jason Campbell (Washington Redskins)

With the Washington Redskins failing to take advantage of the easiest of schedules through 5 weeks of football, it was well-documented that head coach, Jim Zorn, was on the hot seat heading into week 6. With a 14 to 6 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs this weekend, a pink slip may be in Zorn’s future. Zorn, though, is not the only one whose job may be in jeopardy. Starting quarterback, Jason Campbell, could very well find himself on the sidelines moving forward just as he did in the second half of Sunday’s game when Todd Collins replaced him. Since a 340 yard and 2 TD (and 3 TO) performance in the Redskins’ loss to the Detroit Lions in week 3, Campbell has just 404 passing yards and 3 TDs to go along with 7 TOs in his last three games. His opponents in those last three contests? The Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Carolina Panthers, and Kansas City Chiefs, not the toughest of pass defenses. The schedule doesn’t get any easier from here on out, so it’s probably best to cut ties with Campbell.

Kerry Collins (Tennessee Titans)

Want to know how bad it’s gotten for Kerry Collins? He wasn’t even the top quarterback named Collins in week 6. That distinction belonged to Todd Collins, who as mentioned above replaced Jason Campbell in the Chiefs - Redskins contest. Even had Todd Collins not gotten onto the field, he’d still have outperformed Kerry Collins for fantasy purposes as Kerry accumulated a whopping -2 fantasy points against the Patriots. Had his opposing QB Tom Brady not done so well, perhaps Collins could have blamed his 2 of 12 outing for -7 yards and 1 INT on the weather, but sadly, Brady played out of his mind. Nope, Collins is just playing bad football. With the Titans now sitting at 0-6, look for them to shift gears and begin looking towards the future, which means Vince Young should begin to get more playing time.

Matthew Stafford (Detroit Lions)

The rookie quarterback for the Lions was showing promise prior to a knee injury that’s kept him out the last two weeks as he had 15 and 13 fantasy points in week 3 and week 4 respectively. Those double digit outings led many fantasy owners dealing with QB issues to scoop Stafford off of waiver wires. With Stafford sitting the last two weeks, the return has been minimal. And, with ESPN reporting that Stafford will be getting a second opinion on his knee from Dr. James Andrews that could lead to surgery, it doesn’t appear a pay off is in the immediate future. In fact, owners may have to wait until 2010 to see Stafford on the field again. Surgery isn’t yet guaranteed, but since it is even a possibility, we’d look to drop Stafford now, while using the roster spot for someone with a bit more potential.

Keep Them Cut - JaMarcus Russell (Oakland Raiders), Jake Delhomme (Carolina Panthers), Derek Anderson (Cleveland Browns), Trent Edwards (Buffalo Bills)

RUNNING BACKS — CUT THEM LOOSE

Jerome Harrison (Cleveland Browns)

Following his 29 carry and 121 yard day against the Cincinnati Bengals in week 4, Harrison was a hot waiver wire pick up. The thought was with the Browns struggling the team would give up on the old man, Jamal Lewis, and see what the explosive Harrison could do. Well, things haven’t exactly played out that way. Since Lewis’ return in week 5, the veteran has 42 carries to Harrison’s 13. Were the Browns’ a high potent offense, Harrison could have value as a flex type option even while serving as the team’s No. 2 running back due to his explosiveness. But, as any football fan knows, the Browns aren’t an offensive power house.

Willis McGahee (Baltimore Ravens)

It’s hard to recommend that fantasy owners drop a running back that has already tallied 6 TDs in 6 weeks of action, but based on the last two weeks, McGahee’s role in the Ravens’ offense has greatly diminished. McGahee tallied just 9 touches in week 5 and week 6, which he took for a total of 5 yards. Yes, you read that right, 5 yards! The Raven’s backfield was once an area of confusion for fantasy owners, but it appears that is no more. Ray Rice is the man for Baltimore, which means McGahee is waiver wire fodder.

RB Beanie Wells (Arizona Cardinals)

Beanie Wells is owned in a surprising 50% of ESPN fantasy leagues. Yes, we know the rookie showed some promise in the pre-season, but in 5 regular season games, the running back has yet to tally more than 2 fantasy points in any one contest. Part of that has to do with his 3.5 ypc average, while another part has to do with the zero trips he’s made to the end zone. So, why are fantasy owners holding onto this back? It could be that they’re hoping the Cardinals will make Wells the featured back over Tim Hightower; however, we can’t see that happening in the near future. Sure, Hightower hasn’t been doing the most with his carries, but he has been effective in the passing game and near the goal-line, which is what the Cardinals want out of their running back. There are plenty of No. 2 RBs out there that have a better chance at seeing significant playing time than Wells.

Keep Them Cut - Julius Jones (Seattle Seahawks), LenDale White (Tennessee Titans)