Brady replacements week 1-4, week 9

[Dcat]

For those who have Brady in Keeper leagues or plan to draft Brady in rounds 6 or 7 (where he is typically going in 12-team redrafts), you will need a later round QB pick with a decent week 1-4 schedule. Also, Brady's Bye is week 9.

 

Since I have Brady in a Keeper league, I put all the week 1-4, and week 9 schedules for QBs likely to still be there after round 10 onto a spread sheet. My choices for Brady's "back-up" boiled down to these 2:

 

Matt Ryan:

week 1: Tampa Bay

week 2: @ Oakland

week 3: @ New Orleans

week 4: Carolina

week 9: @ Tampa Bay

 

except for Carolina, that's a damned good schedule to fill in while Brady serves his prison sentence. Also, Ryan has a history of starting the season strong and then fading. He'll be my main choice to back up Brady

 

Kirk Cousins:

Usually drafted around the same round as Matt Ryan or a little earlier.

week 1: Pittsburgh

week 2: Dallas

week 3: @ New York Giants

week 4: Cleveland

week 9: Bye

 

too bad he has the same Bye week as Brady, but that's one damned set of piss-poor passing defenses in weeks 1-4.

 

Looking at all the others that are likely to be on the board after round 10 (Taylor, Stafford, Tannehill, Carr, A. Smith, Flacco) I think Cousins and Ryan are the best options for a Brady surrogate for weeks 1-4. If you go with Cousins, then you'll need another pick up for week 9.

[Gronk87]

You're really looking ahead. But I would say Matt Ryan. I think Cousin takes a fall this year.