Comments on: The Wire: Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 15, 2008

By: Brandon

Brandon — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 15:36:13 +0000

@Chris: It’s not looking good on the Gus Frerotte front, as he’s now listed as Doubtful for this weekend, meaning Tarvaris Jackson will be back in the lineup…and also that Bernard Berrian is likely to have a less-than-stellar performance. Berrian is always a high risk, high reward player who can take a 80 bomb to the house, but his risk goes up dramatically with Jackson at the helm. I would definitely recommend you put Davone Bess in there instead…at least this week. Good luck!

By: Chris

Chris — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 04:35:35 +0000

First, thanks for all your help offered to us weekend warriors. It’s been an uphill battle all season, but i am fortunate to have made it to the semi-finals in a pretty competitive 12 man PPR league. I was hoping you could weigh in on my current WR situation. I’ve been playing with Steve Smith (the good one), Vincent Jackson and Bernard Berrian. All three have served me well but now i’m concerned with QB situation in Min. I’m thinking about picking-up Bess to fill in for Berrian. Any thoughts?

Thanks in advance for the help?

By: Brandon

Brandon — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 14:26:57 +0000

Yeah, the flip side of not playing a guy in a Thursday game is if he does really well, you have to stare at that score on your bench for an extra two days. I honestly thought that Reggie Bush would have been a bigger factor though and I (along with many other probably) expected the Saints to air it out more than they did considering how great their passing offense normally is. Let’s just hope for a HUGE game from Jonathan Stewart!

By: E-roc

E-roc — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 14:19:46 +0000

Should have started P.Thomas. His performance equated to 34 pts in our league.

J.Stewart better put up at least 20….

By: Brandon

Brandon — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 13:54:12 +0000

@jose: As a team manager that just dropped Jake Delhomme to pick up Shaun Hill as my backup quarterback, I can’t recommend you start Delhomme this week (he only has one good receiver and hasn’t thrown for multiple touchdowns five weeks straight.) As for David Garrard, he’s been too inconsistent and plays a decent Green Bay defense. Seneca Wallace has a pretty solid matchup against a bad Rams defense this week, as does Shaun Hill against the Dolphins, so the decision is really between the two of them. I’d go with Shaun Hill, as he’s more battle tested and consistent and is usually good for 250 yards and two touchdowns.

By: jose

jose — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 05:26:51 +0000

I have David Garrard, Jake Delhomme, Shaun Hill and Seneca Wallace
Who do I start, Big playoff game Thanks for the help

By: Brandon

Brandon — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 03:32:04 +0000

DOH! Don’t hate me!

By: Brandon

Brandon — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 02:08:04 +0000

Well I didn’t quite expect the Bears to give the Saints the ball on their own 2 yard line!!! Free TD for Pierre Thomas right there.

By: Brandon

Brandon — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 21:01:38 +0000

@Dave: Oh…actually just checked on Gore and it doesn’t look good for his playing status. I’d throw Dominic Rhodes in there instead of Gore, since you sure as hell don’t want a game-time-decision to screw you and get you zero points out of the RB spot! So go with Rhodes and Stewart.

For receivers in that other league, go with Welker and Royal, since it does not appear Gore will be playing (or at least at full steam.) If for some reason it turns out that Gore will play, I would play him over Eddie Royal possibly.

Sorry for the misinformation previously…I need to keep up on the Gore-injury–front I guess!

By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 20:49:23 +0000

Thanks Brandon! I have been a big fan of Gore and hope he plays on Sunday. I also have a problem in another league with Gore.

First – Welker or Eddie Royal at WR2?

Second – Gore or Welker/Royal at Flex?

I am assuming you believe Gore is a must start for me if he plays . . . Thanks!