Four Tough Choices: Building a Week 5 Cash Core When the Money Runs Out
Two of the league's worst defenses meet in a 54.5-point game, the running back board is stacked from top to bottom, and there is simply not enough salary to go around. Brissett is the quarterback lock, McBride is the tight end lock, and everything in between comes down to four decisions.
Some weeks the slate hides the answers. This week the answers are sitting right on the board, and the problem is paying for them. Lions at Cardinals carries a 54.5-point total, tied for the highest of the week, and neither defense has stopped anybody. Meanwhile the running back pool is loaded, the Jets receiver room is down to one man, and the Chargers have been picked apart by injuries. Everything is playable. Not everything is affordable. Here is how we make the four hardest calls.
Quarterback: Lock Brissett and Move On
Jacoby Brissett ($5,500 DK, $6,800 FD) is the lock, and the case is almost too simple. Detroit
