Quarterback Combos

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FantasyRef.com Keeping Score and Calling Fouls!

By David Gonos of FantasyRef.com

(1 February 2001) -- In our last article, we mentioned grabbing a couple of QBs from the same team to ensure your team will almost always have a starting QB on the roster. Well, we realize that can be a difficult thing to do. So here's some tips on some players you want and don't want depending on your combinations.

Feel good if these guys are your No.1 QBs: Tommy Maddox, Charles Puleri, Casey Weldon Be cautious if the following are your leaders: Mike Pawlawski, Marcus Crandell, Tim Lester, Jeff Brohm, Ryan ClementStart making some moves if your starters are: Paul Fialla, Pat Barnes, Jim Druckenmiller Pickup these backups if you can afford three QBs: Jay Barker, Chuck Clements, Brian Kuklick

If you have Tommy Maddox:
Grab Scott Milanovich! DO IT! You'll thank us around week 3 when Maddox gets called up to play for Dan Reeves again.

If you have Charles Puleri:
Stay away from Wally Richardson, he shouldn't put up much of a fight. Pick up Jim Druckenmiller, Jay Barker or Brian Kuklick as your second QB. Since you already have a secure starting QB in Puleri (albeit not a fantasystar) this will help you out for two reasons: 1) you hurt the guys withMarcus Crandell, Casey Weldon and Jeff Brohm since they can't secure theteam QB no matter what. 2) you may end up with great trade-bait when theirstars go down. And these guys are a shoulder-injury away from starring on nice offenses.

If you have Mike Pawlawski, Marcus Crandell or Jeff Brohm:
Work on getting the backups behind them while also thinking about getting Chuck Clements. Clements was the starter until a shoulder injury knocked him out of service. Ryan Clement has entered the season as a starter, but Chuck comes back next week and may have the job if Clement plays even average. Not much talk around the leagues about Chuck, so now would be a great time to grab him before Ryan has a bad half.