ON THE PINE: Identifies fantasy football players who you should likely avoid unless there is no one else on your roster or on the waiver wire that can help your team win.
NOTE: This list is inclusive of the Quick Hit list for fantasy football players that should be on the pine from the Thursday Special Edition Game for Week 1. Each subsequent list for Week 1 will build on this list. Also, since kickers’ weekly performances are difficult to predict, kickers will not be categorized but defenses (DST) will. As to kickers, just get a good one on a team that will give the kicker an opportunity to score points.
Quarterback
Kerry Collins
Curtis Painter
Matt Hasselbeck
Luke McCown
Andy Dalton
Bruce Gradkowski
Colt McCoy
Running Back
Pierre Thomas
James Starks
DeLone Carter
Donald Brown
C.J. Spiller
Thomas Jones
Brandon Jackson
Montario Hardesty
Wide Receiver
James Jones
Donald Driver
Steve Breaston
Dexter McCluster
Jerome Simpson
Jordan Shipley
Josh Cribbs
Brian Robiskie
Mohammed Massaquoi
Greg Little
Steve Smith
Mike Sims-Walker
Hines Ward
Emmanuel Sanders
Nate Burleson
Arrelious Benn
Tight-End
Germaine Gresham
Brent Celek
Heath Miller
Ed Dickson
Dennis Pitta
Defense
Jaguars DST
Rams DST
Kicker
Garrett Hartley