John Johnson looks at fantasy football landmines, busts, and avoids for Week 14 of 2025. Given these fantasy situations, consider benching these players.
It's crunch time now. If you're fighting for the best overall seed in your league, trying to get a first-round bye, or even doing what you can to make the playoffs at all, there are certain players you might want to be very wary of starting.
Of course, whether or not you should bench the following players will depend on your league size. In deep leagues, it might not make much sense to have these players on your bench, as they might be the only players of similar caliber you have to start.
But in leagues with 10 or fewer teams, starting players during their dud weeks can be devastating for your team's hopes of making the playoffs. So,

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