5 QBs I Would Drop for Taylor Heinicke

First off, I’m pretty sure Taylor Heinicke and Will Poulter were separated at birth. Don’t lie to me and say you can tell them apart.

Second, Heinicke might be a great solution to some really bad QB situations, just in case he wasn’t already grabbed in your Superflex and 2QB leagues. We are already off the some discouraging starts for a few QBs that likely got drafted and he might be your solution. And don’t kid yourself, he can play. Here are 5 guys I would drop Heinicke for if I had them.

#1: Matt Ryan

Is it going to get better in Atlanta? Well, it can’t get any worse. But do we really expect Ryan to bounce back and post 4500 yards and 25 TDs after that absolute travesty in Atlanta? Hell no. At best he will keep Ridley and Pitts from being absolute busts. At worst, he and Arthur Smith take the ship down with them and we are looking at a fantasy wasteland all year long. Either way, I’d rather have Heinicke as a QB2.

#2: Zach Wilson

Dude absolutely needs garbage time to succeed, and just isn’t going to be good when facing pressure. And he’s going to see way worse pressure than he saw from the Panthers in week 1, starting this week and continuing in week 3, 6, and 10. Plus he doesn’t have a receiver nearly as good as Terry McLaurin to make him look good.

#3: Tua Tagovailoa

Will Fuller is out for “personal reasons” and the coach does not know when he will be back. Also, what the hell is this franchise trying to do to this kid? Just absolutely crush his confidence? I don’t see it coming together for Tua this season, and that makes me sad but it is what it is. The team really has not helped him, but I don’t expect him to outperform Heinicke the rest of the season.