The Guru Gridiron Report: Week 4 Bench/Start Defenses

So far we have had some great success this season, but week 4 delivers the first serious challenge of the season and the biggest of its type we will see all season long. The bye weeks have started and in week 4 you will see 6 teams taking the week off and they include; New York Giants, Miami Dolphins, Indianapolis Colts, Seattle Seahawks, New England Patriots, and Detroit Lions.

Expect to see an active free agency for wide receivers and quarterbacks, but not as much on the runningback side. Examining the 6 teams that have the week 4 bye, fantasy owners will miss roughly 10 wide receivers and 5 quarterbacks, while losing only 5 runningbacks. So grab the wide receivers if they are still out there and you are in need. As for the quarterbacks, here are our recommendations:

DEFENSES AND YOU MUST START
Its another risk, but we think Arizona matches up well against the NY Jets this week. We also think that it will be a field day for Pittsburgh against the Flacco led Ravens. The Minnesota/Tennessee match up looks intriguing and we figure it to be a low scoring affair, so start both. Philadelphia will feast on the Bears. Start them.

Others: Chicago, Dallas, Tampa Bay, Buffalo, San Diego

Other DEFENSES To Consider Starting With Some Risk
Not much here to discuss for a second straight week. Jacksonville should have some success against Houston, but Houston will put up some points.
Others: Baltimore, Houston, Green Bay

Please Bench These DEFENSES

Cincinnati, NY Jets, New Orleans, Oakland, San Francisco

Good luck.

The True Guru