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  The Wire: Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 10, 2008

  Brandon 10:20 am on 11/04/2008 | 6 Permalink Reply
  Tags: benjarvus green-ellis (4), brady quinn (14), cedric benson (15), derrick mason (8), greg camarillo (3), jamaal charles (7), kevin boss (12), kevin curtis (5), kevin faulk, nate washington (4), pierre thomas (20), ray rice (8), ryan torain (3), sage rosenfels (4), tedd ginn (2)

  Here’s a look at the players to target on your league’s waiver wire this week. This list is ordered by the percentage of ESPN leagues in which the player is available; even if you’re not a ESPN user, it’s a decent indication of how likely you are to find the player on waivers in your league. We also note here how strongly we feel about this pickup with three categories: Instant Starter, Grab ‘n’ Stash, or Desperation Pickup.

  Sage Rosenfels, QB, Texans (1.3% owned, Instant Starter) – It looks like starter Matt Schaub will be out for at least a month, so if you were counting on him to lead you to the fantasy football playoffs, you might want to rethink your strategy. Rosenfels will fill in for Schaub in the meantime and while he’s prone to turn the ball over every once in a while, he’ll still put up decent fantasy stats for your team in this pass-happy offense.

  Jamaal Charles, RB, Chiefs (8.6% owned, Grab ‘n’ Stash) – With Larry Johnson already out, the Chiefs also lost backup Kolby Smith for the season with a knee injury. This means that Mr. Charles and his 106 yard effort on Sunday will be the starter for the rest of the season (or until he also gets hurt.) He still plays for the Chiefs though, so I wouldn’t be too eager to jam him into your lineup right away! (More …)

   

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  The Wire: Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 9, 2008

  Brandon 10:55 am on 10/28/2008 | 6 Permalink Reply
  Tags: antonio bryant (18), cedric benson (15), chad pennington (11), donnie avery (15), jeff garcia (7), josh morgan (5), kevin curtis (5), kevin faulk, kevin walkter, leon washington (7), marc bulger (13), matt cassel (26), matt jones (4), nate washington (4), pierre thomas (20), ryan torain (3), ted ginn (7)

  Here’s a look at the players to target on your league’s waiver wire this week. This list is ordered by the percentage of ESPN leagues in which the player is available; even if you’re not a ESPN user, it’s a decent indication of how likely you are to find the player on waivers in your league. We also note here how strongly we feel about this pickup with three categories: Instant Starter, Grab ‘n’ Stash, or Desperation Pickup.

  Nate Washington, WR, Steelers (6.6% owned, Desperation Pickup) – While his reception totals for each game this year aren’t all that consistent, Washington still manages to get some solid yardage and has been adding touchdowns to that as of late. I can’t recommend you start him on a weekly basis, but if you’re in a bind and it looks like a good matchup, you might consider him at the WR3 or flex position.

  Ted Ginn, Jr., WR, Dolphins (19.6% owned, Instant Starter) – Obviously you shouldn’t count on an other-worldly 175 yard performance from Ginn each week, but besides a bogus game in week 6, Ted Jr. has been pretty decent this year in his rookie season. He gets to play the lowly Broncos defense this week as well, making him even more appealing. (More …)

   
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  Week 8 Weekend Wrap-Up: I guess Westbrook wasn't hurt, huh?

  Brandon 11:31 am on 10/27/2008 | 0 Permalink Reply
  Tags: andre johnson (19), anquan boldin (15), ben roethlisberger (21), brian westbrook (13), cedric benson (15), clinton portis (22), donnie avery (15), drew brees (25), Edgerrin James (4), eli manning (19), j.t. o'sullivan (2), jake delhomme (13), joe flacco (15), kevin faulk, kevin walter (6), kurt warner (31), ladainian tomlinson (31), Larry Fitzgerald (18), matt jones (4), matt ryan (19), matt schaub (19), michael turner (24), philip rivers (17), roddy white (22), santana moss (11), steve breaston (8), steven jackson (13), tedd ginn jr., Tim Hightower (15), troy smith, willis mcgahee (13)

  In a weekend where the Saints and Chargers put on a jolly good show for those fortunate enough to witness the game in London, the real star this past Sunday was a guy who was questionable to even play. Philadelphia running back (although calling him just a running back is quite an understatement) Brian Westbrook left his team’s week six match with the 49er’s with what would be confirmed as fractured ribs and coming into this weekend, it was up in the air if he would even play. However, I guess a bye week was just what the doctor ordered to heal those ribs, because Westbrook went off in a big way! For those managers brave enough to plug him into their line-up, you were rewarded heavily after he rushed for 167 yards and two touchdowns, while catching six balls for an additional 42 yards (for a whopping total of 209 yards and two scores!) It’s likely that Westbrook single-handedly beat a few fantasy teams out there. Anyways, enough drooling over Westbrook…let’s get to the rest of the action from the weekend…

  • Philadelphia 27, Atlanta 14: Unfortunately for the Falcons, when they acquired Michael “The Burner” Turner in the offseason, they didn’t realize they were only getting half a player. Turner (58 yards) continued his trend of having difficulty against decent defenses in this one and while the passing game was running on all cylinders (Matt Ryan – 277 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT; Roddy White – 8 catches for 113 yards, 2 TD), the lack of a balanced attack might have cost them this one. (More …)
   
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  The Wire: Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 6, 2008

  Brandon 9:56 pm on 10/06/2008 | 2 Permalink Reply
  Tags: bobby engram (3), brandon stokley (5), deion branch (11), devin hester (11), greg camarillo (3), Justin Fargas (17), kevin faulk, kyle orton (24), mike walker (2), sinorice moss, Tim Hightower (15)

  Here’s a look at the players to target on your league’s waiver wire this week. This list is ordered by the percentage of ESPN leagues in which the player is available; even if you’re not a ESPN user, it’s a decent indication of how likely you are to find the player on waivers in your league. We also note here how strongly we feel about this pickup with three categories: Instant Starter, Grab ‘n’ Stash, or Desperation Pickup.

  (Due to technical difficulties, only the names of the week 6 players are on the list now…and by technical difficulties I mean I deleted it by accident! Anyways, you should be looking at the week 7 waiver pick-ups now anyways.) (More …)

   
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  Week 5 Weekend Wrap-Up: Will the real contender please stand up?

  Brandon 3:13 pm on 10/06/2008 | 0 Permalink Reply
  Tags: chris cooley (6), chris johnson (28), clinton portis (22), kevin faulk, kurt warner (31), ladainian tomlinson (31), Larry Fitzgerald (18), ronnie brown (17), terrell owens (20)

  After another crazy week in the NFL where upsets seem to be commonplace, it’s hard to point at any team and say that they are the team to beat (besides maybe the Giants and Titans…but even they have their issues.) Last year it was easy with the Patriots and Cowboys clearly the top teams throughout the regular season, but this year is another story. When Tom Brady went down in week one, it seems to have given every other team in the league the idea that they can beat any team on any given Sunday. Anyways, on the day after the Dolphins beat the Chargers, the Colts should have lost to the Texans, and the Cowboys nearly lost to the Bengals, here are some quick thoughts on what took place this weekend:

  • Dolphins 17, Chargers 10: Are the Dolphins the team to beat in the AFC East now? After beating the Patriots and Chargers in their past two games, opponents better figure out how to stop the Wildcat offense. Those of you who gambled on Ronnie Brown (125 rushing yards, TD) in your draft are pretty proud of yourselves right now, while those of you who went for the “sure bet” in LT (55 combined yards) though…not so much. In one of my leagues (with pretty much basic Yahoo league scoring) Brown now has 10 more fantasy points than LT through the first five games of the season. (More …)