If you haven't given up yet — don't give up! — then these tips are the most important thing you'll read all week.
DO Pick Up Colin Kaepernick
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Let me blow your mind real quick: Colin Kaepernick, firmly ensconced as the starting quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers and on a 16/18/19 three-game fantasy-point run, is owned in only 42% of leagues. That's insane. This guy is the starter for one of the league's best teams and a combination run/pass threat, capable of putting up three TDs with relative ease in any given week. And if you're stuck with any number of underperforming quarterbacks, it would be worth snatching him up at least as a safety net for the playoffs.
DON'T Wait For Ben Roethlisberger
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Waiting For Ben Roethlisberger is the tentative title of my upcoming screenplay about one blue-collar Pittsburgh teenager's coming-of-age, but it's also what you shouldn't be doing as the quarterback recovers from a bizarre and sort of unpredictable rib injury. If you've been relying on Roethlisberger, try and find another option either on waivers (Kaepernick!) or on your bench — I would assume that, in most leagues, the trade deadline has come and gone, but if not, there's that option as well.