Peyton Manning – QB, Denver Broncos

There is very little to see here anymore. Yes, his receivers had a few key drops that would have bolstered Manning's stat line in Week 6. But at the end of the day this was an offense with plenty of firepower against a Cleveland defense that was missing its top two secondary options in Joe Haden and Tashaun Gipson, and they failed to impress at all. Peyton Manning threw some terrible passes, with one particularly ugly throw that Barkevious Mingo was able to jump up and snatch.

If Manning thought he had put enough on the throw to arc it over Mingo, he was dead wrong. Misfires like this against a subpar defense make it very difficult to trust Manning at all. If he can't do well against that dinged up Browns' defense, when can you ever trust him? Correct. You cannot.

Melvin Gordon - RB, San Diego Chargers

Melvin Gordon struggled again in San Diego's Week 6 matchup in Green Bay in front of his family and friends from his Wisconsin days, putting the ball on the ground twice and getting benched for Branden Oliver. 2015 just doesn't look like it's going to be Gordon's year. While there is a narrative going around about Wisconsin backs being unsuccessful in the NFL, I don't think it's entirely fair to judge Gordon based on the fact that the Chargers' offensive line is so beaten up.

When lanes don't open, there's little that can be done. Philip Rivers is carrying the team right now with the passing game, and now Gordon has lost the trust of the coaches with how often he is fumbling the ball. With all of these factors coming together, Gordon is shaping up to be quite the bust relative to his ADP that saw him going around the third-fourth round.

Brandin Cooks - WR, New Orleans Saints

Cooks' lone bright spot this year was a last second garbage touchdown in Week 5. Outside of that, he hasn't scored at all and he only one game of over 80 yards receiving (that same Week 5 game where the garbage stats were flowing for New Orleans). If he was consistently getting garbage time stats then nobody would really be complaining, but he's not even getting that. The Saints have actually looked better recently, and their best receiver appears to be Willie Snead.

Benjamin Watson also had a great game for New Orleans as it seemed that Atlanta insisted on not covering him. There should be brighter days for Cooks ahead, but it'd be difficult to recommend moving anything of value for him given the price tag that most owners are probably still anchored to. Luckily for Cooks, there isn't any real competition behind him for snaps, he'll continue to be out there with Drew Brees to try to get things going. He is not a WR1 though, that much is clear.

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