The Zero RB Universe: Week 9 – A Labor of Love

Shawn Siegele
November 1, 2023

Shawn Siegele dives into all of the Week 9 matchups, helps you find the best deep stashes, and recommends some usage and schedule-based trades, including a couple that are sure to generate controversy.

As a thank you for your patience with my recent travel and health blips, this week’s Zero RB Universe is the longest in approximately a decade of writing the article. That also means it’ll have one of the shortest intros, so you can get right into the meat. Hopefully it reads as a labor of love, as I had blast delving into our wide variety of tools to help you find deep stashes, trade targets, and crafty Week 9 options in what profiles for many as a bye-heavy disaster.

Zero RB Universe: Rewarding Stars and Searching for Sleepers

Be sure to check out Bjorn Yang-Vaernet’s Waiver Wire column for the top adds this week and Mat Irby’s 5 Things That Mattered to help orient yourself in an ever-changing landscape.

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Shawn Siegele

Author of the original Zero RB article and 2013 NFFC Primetime Grand Champion. 11-time main event league winner. 2015, 2017, 2018 titles in MFL10 of Death.

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