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Aaron Rodgers – QB, Green Bay Packers
Welcome back to the real world with the rest of us, Aaron. The lead man for the Green Bay Packers looked pretty awful against the fierce Denver defense in Week 8. While throwing for just 77 yards is obviously something to talk about and a reason to be concerned, let's look a bit deeper than that.
Sure, he was shut down by a powerful defensive unit, but after his five-touchdown performance against the Kansas City Chiefs, he's failed to throw more than two touchdowns in any game, while also throwing two interceptions as well.
It's obvious that with a guy like Rodgers, the "warning signals" aren't the same as they are for other quarterbacks, but after going the whole season without an interception, two of his last three games haven't blown us away. He threw two interceptions against the St. Louis Rams, then had the 77-yard performance against the Broncos.
When you're one of the top fantasy quarterbacks drafted, it's much easier for those dreaded warning signals to begin going off, and that's what we saw from Rodgers. He'll still be Aaron Rodgers and should get the ball rolling again, but I'm not expecting any five-touchdown games in the near future.
Ben Roethlisberger – QB, Pittsburgh Steelers
What exactly happened in Roethlisberger's return to action in Week 8? Aside from a simply brutal showing, Roethlisberger and the Pittsburgh Steelers lost star running back Le'Veon Bell for the season. Obviously, that doesn't help Big Ben's stock moving forward in 2015.
In his first game back in action after missing four games with a knee injury, Roethlisberger completed 28 of 45 passes for 262 yards with one touchdown and three interceptions. Whether it was just shaking off the rust or being a bit anxious playing with his knee at less than 100 percent, it's an obvious cause for concern.
It's likely that Roethlisberger will return to form in the coming weeks, but there's still plenty of reason to be concerned about your likely QB1 in fantasy.
Matthew Stafford – QB, Detroit Lions
Let's get to possibly the most frustrating fantasy football quarterback out there right now, Matthew Stafford. Stafford got benched in Week 5 after throwing three interceptions against the Arizona Cardinals. He bounced back from that game by throwing for 405 yards and four touchdowns against the Chicago Bears.
After that, he had another solid showing, throwing for 256 yards and two touchdowns against the Minnesota Vikings. All was good for Stafford owners, but then the red lights started flashing again in Week 8. Stafford was simply awful against the Kansas City Chiefs, throwing for 217 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions in a blowout loss in London.
Any time a player as shaky as Stafford has a game like this one, it's time to sound the alarms once again. He needs to get things figured out, or else his time in Detroit may come to a close sooner than later. To top it off, he's completely unreliable as a fantasy player right now.
