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Rarely do fantasy owners turn to a fantasy wasteland for fantasy salvation.

But last season around this time, fantasy owners struck gold in Kansas City with quarterback Tyler Thigpen. The third-string QB heading into the season, Thigpen dropped fantasy dimes almost every week down the stretch of the season.

While Thigpen’s real team lost despite his impressive statistics, the difference between fantasy and reality was made abundantly clear for him in the offseason. The Chiefs rewarded Thigpen by trading for upstart quarterback Matt Cassel. Eventually, Thigpen himself was dealt to Miami.

The memory lives on for fantasy owners, however, and several quarterbacks could fit the Thigpen bill this season:

Vince Young, QB, Titans: Young took over for the Titans after an 0-6 start and has led the team back into the AFC playoff race with five consecutive wins. Fantasy owners who had not taken notice of VY yet should have done so this past weekend, when he threw for 387 yards and a touchdown.

Ryan Fitzpatrick, QB, Bills: The Bills’ offense was a popular fantasy football sleeper heading into the season. But Trent Edwards was ineffective and the return of Marshawn Lynch seemed to slow the offense. Fitzpatrick has re-energized the Bills and Terrell Owens, who is on one heck of a fantasy tear the last few weeks.

Alex Smith, QB, 49ers: He has had his ups and downs this season, but the Smith-led San Fran offense is showing signs of life again in the passing game. The young nucleus of Smith, Vernon Davis and Michael Crabtree figures to be a lucrative one for the foreseeable future.
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