FANTASY PLAYS: West, Smith, Henry and other Week 9 pickups

Week 9 is another difficult one for fantasy owners with the Bears, Bengals, Cardinals, Patriots, Redskins and Texans on their bye. Since you'll likely be delving a bit deeper into the depth charts, keep in mind that another eight teams still have their break coming up; four in Week 10 and another four in Week 11.

If your roster is in good shape for this week, it doesn't hurt to think ahead. Here are some players to consider adding in Week 9:

SAM BRADFORD (QB, Vikings)

If you're looking for a bye week substitute or streaming candidate at quarterback then Bradford is a solid choice. The Detroit Lions have allowed an average of 25.7 fantasy points per game to the quarterback position, third most…