Thursday fantasy fliers, Week 8: Mike Tolbert and Brandon LaFell By Nevel
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers went into their Week 5 bye looking, at least statistically, like a team with a respectable defense. The Bucs were (and are) winless, sure, but that was mostly about the ineptitude of the offense. Tampa Bay's D held the Jets to 18 points, New Orleans to 16, New England to 23, and Arizona to 13. Nothing shameful about those totals. But after the bye, things have fallen apart. The Bucs have allowed 31 points to opponents in back-to-back weeks. The defense made us all briefly think that Nick Foles was the answer in Philly (296 pass, 4 TDs), and that Harry Douglas was a suitable replacement for both Roddy and Julio (149 yards, TD). Tampa has given up four touchdowns to wide receivers over the past two weeks, two to running backs, plus the rushing score to Foles. So we've reached the point where this D is no longer on the avoid list, if it ever was. Darrelle Revis spending half his day in zone? That seems like a favor to the fantasy community. Let's get ...