Bye week blues-Who should you pick up for the week 4 Byes?

First things first. If you waited till week 4 to actually get your week 4 bye week players you may have some slim pick-ins. It is a better idea to search 2 weeks ahead if you want to get good matchups. So I will give you week 4 players out and those in Week 5 who you need to backup as well.

BYE WEEK 4 TEAMS: Atlanta, Arizona, Carolina, Philadelphia

Key losses:

QB: Matt Ryan, Kurt Warner

RB: M. Turner, T Hightower (believe it or not), De Williams, Westy (not!)

WR: Roddy White, L Fitz, A Boldin, Steve Smith, De Jackson

TE: Gonzo, B. Celek

K: Elam, Rackers, Kasay, Akers

Week 5 Bye Week Teams: Chicago, GB, SD and NO

QB: Cutler, Rodgers, Brees, Rivers

RB: Forte, Ryan Grant, LT, Sproles, Bush, Pierre Thomas

WR: Hester, Driver, Jennings, Colston, D. Henderson, Vincent Jackson

TE: Olsen, Shockey, A Gates K: Gould

K: Gould, Crosby, Kaeding, Carney

Defense: CHI, GB, SD, and NO

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