Much of fantasy football's in-season team strategy centers around which players to pick up from the waiver wire or to target in the trade market. However, roster spots are a premium (and finite) resource. Cutting a player - or adding them to a trade - opens a roster spot for a key waiver wire addition or the flexibility to keep a currently injured player through a missed game or two. Here are the key players to cut or trade after Week 14:
*Roster Rate references data collected from myfantasyleague.com leagues*
This is the final redraft-centric installment of the season, looking at playoff schedules and players to fade for lineup and roster decisions in the closing weeks. In Week 16, a dynasty slant for the offseason will close the season series of Cutting the Cord.
QUARTERBACKS
QB Sam Howell, Washington Commanders
Why: Unless streaming Howell in Week 15, the rest of the playoff schedule is the toughest in the NFL (Jets-49ers) with both -3.0 aSOS PPG or more difficult.
QB Desmond Ridder, Atlanta Falcons
Why: Carolina is one of the toughest Week 15 matchups on the board (-4.0 PPG), and the Falcons are likely to have positive game script to lower volume from last week's shootout with Tampa Bay.