Waiver wire and FAAB Discussion (Redraft) - Week #6 (going into week 7) (2 Viewers)

[Insein]

This week's pickups for redraft. Discuss here.

Week 7 Bye: Bills, Ravens

 

[Insein]

Running Backs

Why didn't you get them yet?
RB Kimani Vidal (46% owned on sleeper)
RB Kendre Miller (43%)

Opportunity but desperate
RB Zonovan Bam Knight

Check if they were dropped
RB Isaiah Pacheco
RB Michael Carter

Handcuffs
RB Jaydon Blue
RB Ray Davis (on bye)
RB Tyler Allgeier
RB Blake Corum
RB Isaiah Davis
RB Emanuel Wilson
RB Kyle Monangai

Potential Late Season
RB Brashard Smith
RB Bayshul Tuten

Wide Receivers

Injuries (and desperation) make opportunities
WR Kameron Johnson
WR Tez Johnson
WR Sterling Shepard
WR Jordan Whittington
WR Luke McCaffrey
WR Lil'Jordan Humphrey
WR Josh Reynolds

Maybe not so Fluky
WR Kendrick Bourne (52%)
WR Tre Tucker (57%)
WR Kayshon Boutte (12%)

Check if dropped
WR Josh Downs (47%)
WR Luther Burden (25%)

Tight Ends

Emerging?
TE Harold Fannin Jr (49%)
TE Mason Taylor (47%)
TE Theo Johnson (18%)
TE Aj Barner (39%)
TE Orande Gadsen (4%)

Ok for a fill in
TE Cade Otton
TE Dalton Schultz
TE Michael Mayer (if Bowers still out)
TE Noah Fant (Gisecki and Hudson hurt)

Guess who's back
TE Evan Engram (47%)

DST to stream
KC (vs LV)
NE (@ Ten)
Jax (vs LAR no Puka)

 

[ignatiusjreilly]

I think I'm out on the TB WRs. Evans may be back, and how do you even know which Johnson to go with?

Intrigued by the NE situation. Boutte (and Douglas) are available in my non-PPR league. Question is, can Maye support two consistent WRs, or are we going to be reading tea leaves as to whether it's a "Diggs week" vs a "Boutte week"?

Also debating how long to hold on to Franklin and Aymanor for any of these guys

 

[Insein]

I think I'm out on the TB WRs. Evans may be back, and how do you even know which Johnson to go with?

Intrigued by the NE situation. Boutte (and Douglas) are available in my non-PPR league. Question is, can Maye support two consistent WRs, or are we going to be reading tea leaves as to whether it's a "Diggs week" vs a "Boutte week"?

Also debating how long to hold on to Franklin and Aymanor for any of these guys

I gave up on Ayomanor. I don't think the coaching change is going to do much for the offense and outside of catching 2 TDs, he hasn't done much. Just not an offense I want in on unless Ridley suddenly comes to life and Ward locks in on him.

 

[RaidersAreOne]

I'm staying far away from the Cardinals RB room. One week it's Demarcado, then everyone goes all in on Carter, then out of nowhere it's Knight.... that is a nightmare to try and predict.

 

[ignatiusjreilly]

I'm staying far away from the Cardinals RB room. One week it's Demarcado, then everyone goes all in on Carter, then out of nowhere it's Knight.... that is a nightmare to try and predict.

I have Knight and Carter across various teams and I'm not dropping them yet, but in leagues where I don't have any of them I'm not pursuing. Especially given that Benson may be back in a couple weeks

 

[ignatiusjreilly]

I think I'm out on the TB WRs. Evans may be back, and how do you even know which Johnson to go with?

Intrigued by the NE situation. Boutte (and Douglas) are available in my non-PPR league. Question is, can Maye support two consistent WRs, or are we going to be reading tea leaves as to whether it's a "Diggs week" vs a "Boutte week"?

Also debating how long to hold on to Franklin and Aymanor for any of these guys

I gave up on Ayomanor. I don't think the coaching change is going to do much for the offense and outside of catching 2 TDs, he hasn't done much. Just not an offense I want in on unless Ridley suddenly comes to life and Ward locks in on him.

I agree that's the most likely scenario. I just always hate the idea of giving up on rookie WRs too early, especially given that I'm 1-5 and need some lottery tickets to pay out if I'm going to have any hope

 

[BroncoFreak_2K3]

Now's the time to get Christian Watson. Lots of questions to be sure, but upside up the ying yang...

 

[Houston turmOiler]

Now's the time to get Christian Watson. Lots of questions to be sure, but upside up the ying yang...

Meh. Been there, done that. It's an overrated experience.

 

[BroncoFreak_2K3]

Now's the time to get Christian Watson. Lots of questions to be sure, but upside up the ying yang...

Meh. Been there, done that. It's an overrated experience.

Thats fair.

 

[skinsrule05]

I'm staying far away from the Cardinals RB room. One week it's Demarcado, then everyone goes all in on Carter, then out of nowhere it's Knight.... that is a nightmare to try and predict.

I have both Knight/Carter. I am dropping both this week. Their roles are unclear and they play GB this week so there is no way I am starting either. Then they have their bye and then Benson comes back.

 

[Uncle Leo]

Now's the time to get Christian Watson. Lots of questions to be sure, but upside up the ying yang...

Watson, Reed, Doubs, Golden, Kraft, Wicks…One might hit each week. Hard to guess which one though.

 

[zamboni]

Intrigued by the NE situation. Boutte (and Douglas) are available in my non-PPR league. Question is, can Maye support two consistent WRs, or are we going to be reading tea leaves as to whether it's a "Diggs week" vs a "Boutte week"?

I fell for the Boutte experience after week 1. Maye seems to be willing and able to spread the ball around, so not sure there will be any kind of consistency. But can’t rule it out either on an ever-improving QB and offense.

 

[Golden Gopher]

Now's the time to get Christian Watson. Lots of questions to be sure, but upside up the ying yang...

Watson, Reed, Doubs, Golden, Kraft, Wicks…One might hit each week. Hard to guess which one though.

Agreed.

Wicks has had several "opportunities" and has never done much. Done with him other than the deepest of dynasty leagues.
Reed, even when he was healthy, was very inconsistent... Didn't get the touches to be an every-week starter. Like him much better in a BB format.
Feels like Watson hasn't been relevant in at least two years.
Doubs seems to be the top target. Somewhat TD-dependent, but if there's a guy I'm picking this week, it's him.
Golden feels like Option 1B but will eventually swap spots with Doubs (1A vs 1B). Maybe sooner than later.
Kraft is pretty much a low-end TE1. You could do worse, but could do better as well. Love to have him as your TE2. If you're starting him every week, you're going to have weeks where you wish you didn't, for sure.

 

[Wrigley]

Time to move on Burden III?

DJ Moore spent the night in a DC hospital, is the door open?

 

[Insein]

Time to move on Burden III?

DJ Moore spent the night in a DC hospital, is the door open?

Ladt chance to get him. Been gone in my league for weeks. Even after his initial drop.

 

[ukblue35]

Time to move on Burden III?

DJ Moore spent the night in a DC hospital, is the door open?

Ladt chance to get him. Been gone in my league for weeks. Even after his initial drop.

Who would you prioritize between Burden and Downs? Moore has a groin issue from what I just read.

 

[Insein]

Time to move on Burden III?

DJ Moore spent the night in a DC hospital, is the door open?

Ladt chance to get him. Been gone in my league for weeks. Even after his initial drop.

Who would you prioritize between Burden and Downs? Moore has a groin issue from what I just read.

Burden. Moore has been trending down before this injury. Now it just opens the door wide open.

Downs has always had the potential there. But with Pittman, Pierce, Mitchell, and the biggest emergence, Warren, I don't see the Colts consistently going to Downs enough to make him worthwhile.

 

[steelwind]

Time to move on Burden III?

DJ Moore spent the night in a DC hospital, is the door open?

Ladt chance to get him. Been gone in my league for weeks. Even after his initial drop.

Is there a path for Burden now that Moore is out of the hospital and coach stated he's day to day?

 

[JohnnyU]

Time to move on Burden III?

DJ Moore spent the night in a DC hospital, is the door open?

Ladt chance to get him. Been gone in my league for weeks. Even after his initial drop.

Is there a path for Burden now that Moore is out of the hospital and coach stated he's day to day?

There was always a path for Burden. The only question was when. I don’t think Moore is for long in Chicago.

 

[steelwind]

Time to move on Burden III?

DJ Moore spent the night in a DC hospital, is the door open?

Ladt chance to get him. Been gone in my league for weeks. Even after his initial drop.

Is there a path for Burden now that Moore is out of the hospital and coach stated he's day to day?

There was always a path for Burden. The only question was when. I don’t think Moore is for long in Chicago.

Yeah talking about redraft here. If Moore's hospital stay checks out fine then Burden seems to be buried again on the depth chart.

 

[BroncoFreak_2K3]

Now's the time to get Christian Watson. Lots of questions to be sure, but upside up the ying yang...

Watson, Reed, Doubs, Golden, Kraft, Wicks…One might hit each week. Hard to guess which one though.

Agreed.

Wicks has had several "opportunities" and has never done much. Done with him other than the deepest of dynasty leagues.
Reed, even when he was healthy, was very inconsistent... Didn't get the touches to be an every-week starter. Like him much better in a BB format.
Feels like Watson hasn't been relevant in at least two years.
Doubs seems to be the top target. Somewhat TD-dependent, but if there's a guy I'm picking this week, it's him.
Golden feels like Option 1B but will eventually swap spots with Doubs (1A vs 1B). Maybe sooner than later.
Kraft is pretty much a low-end TE1. You could do worse, but could do better as well. Love to have him as your TE2. If you're starting him every week, you're going to have weeks where you wish you didn't, for sure.

Watson's a POS, NVM...

 

[pinequick]

Now's the time to get Christian Watson. Lots of questions to be sure, but upside up the ying yang...

Watson, Reed, Doubs, Golden, Kraft, Wicks…One might hit each week. Hard to guess which one though.

Agreed.

Wicks has had several "opportunities" and has never done much. Done with him other than the deepest of dynasty leagues.
Reed, even when he was healthy, was very inconsistent... Didn't get the touches to be an every-week starter. Like him much better in a BB format.
Feels like Watson hasn't been relevant in at least two years.
Doubs seems to be the top target. Somewhat TD-dependent, but if there's a guy I'm picking this week, it's him.
Golden feels like Option 1B but will eventually swap spots with Doubs (1A vs 1B). Maybe sooner than later.
Kraft is pretty much a low-end TE1. You could do worse, but could do better as well. Love to have him as your TE2. If you're starting him every week, you're going to have weeks where you wish you didn't, for sure.

#9 TE in my league. Through 5 weeks (they've had their bye already), he's had one truly "yuck" week (Week 3). One week was only fine (Week 4). And the other three weeks (1, 2, & 6) he's been good or great. I'll take a 60% hit rate on "good/great" for my starting TE. By comparison, LaPorta (no bye yet) has had 3 "yuck" weeks (2, 3, & 4) and 3 good/great weeks (1, 5, 6).

I'm good with Kraft. But agree with you about the other Green Bay targets... too many mouths.

 

[Doubles]

12 team redraft, should I drop Tuten for Spears at this point? Or just snag Dart but I have Maye.

 

[Insein]

12 team redraft, should I drop Tuten for Spears at this point? Or just snag Dart but I have Maye.

If spears is available, absolutely. It's not a great backfield but Spears showed he will be in on 3rd down and 2 min drill. Which they should be in a lot being behind.

 

[King of the Jungle]

12 team redraft, should I drop Tuten for Spears at this point? Or just snag Dart but I have Maye.

If spears is available, absolutely. It's not a great backfield but Spears showed he will be in on 3rd down and 2 min drill. Which they should be in a lot being behind.

Combined with Pollard mediocre production and a new HC, Spears may get a stronger look.

 

[Doubles]

12 team redraft, should I drop Tuten for Spears at this point? Or just snag Dart but I have Maye.

If spears is available, absolutely. It's not a great backfield but Spears showed he will be in on 3rd down and 2 min drill. Which they should be in a lot being behind.

Combined with Pollard mediocre production and a new HC, Spears may get a stronger look.

Done. Thanks all.

 

[jobarules]

Now's the time to get Christian Watson. Lots of questions to be sure, but upside up the ying yang...

No thanks. The instant you put him in lineup he'll get hurt and leave the game early.

 

[steelwind]

Dart is still sitting out on waivers.
Drop Fields for Dart? Currently have Daniel Jones in this week.
Fields has top upside with a great ROS schedule but capable of 4 point week + anytime benching.
Dart has a tough ROS schedule with a better floor.

 

[Doubles]

Dart is still sitting out on waivers.
Drop Fields for Dart? Currently have Daniel Jones in this week.
Fields has top upside with a great ROS schedule but capable of 4 point week + anytime benching.
Dart has a tough ROS schedule with a better floor.

I would. I’m a jets fan so from my perspective, having Dart over Fields, I would never have to be even remotely interested in what that ******* team is doing…ever. Go roster Dart. Please. For me.

 

[steelwind]

Dart is still sitting out on waivers.
Drop Fields for Dart? Currently have Daniel Jones in this week.
Fields has top upside with a great ROS schedule but capable of 4 point week + anytime benching.
Dart has a tough ROS schedule with a better floor.

I would. I’m a jets fan so from my perspective, having Dart over Fields, I would never have to be even remotely interested in what that ******* team is doing…ever. Go roster Dart. Please. For me.

My opponent in week 8 will have both QBs on his roster on byes so I can't let Fields (vs Cinn) sit out there.
But I will find a way to pickup Dart.

 

[Scooby1974]

Dart is still sitting out on waivers.
Drop Fields for Dart? Currently have Daniel Jones in this week.
Fields has top upside with a great ROS schedule but capable of 4 point week + anytime benching.
Dart has a tough ROS schedule with a better floor.

Tons of rumors of the Jets being SELLERS at the deadline. Things would get tougher for Fields.

 

[JesusLover]

Would you drop Bo Nix for Jaxson Dart?

 

[Smack Tripper]

Would you drop Bo Nix for Jaxson Dart?

Bad week to start Dart but ROS yes

 

[SoBeDad]

Would you drop Bo Nix for Jaxson Dart?

Nix in redraft. A HOF coach, very good oline, better receivers, and 1 good season under his belt. In Dart's favor, a worse defense, so more garbage time or catch-up time points. He's also more athletic.

Payton got good production out of below average QBs his last year in NO and first 2 years in DEN.

 

[bolzano]

Would you drop Bo Nix for Jaxson Dart?

Nix in redraft. A HOF coach, very good oline, better receivers, and 1 good season under his belt. In Dart's favor, a worse defense, so more garbage time or catch-up time points. He's also more athletic.

Payton got good production out of below average QBs his last year in NO and first 2 years in DEN.

FWIW, Bloom and Lammey discussed this exact move on The Audible, and they seemed to agree with you: Nix > Dart, at least in redraft and as long as it also involves Payton v Daboll.

 

[Golden Gopher]

Now's the time to get Christian Watson. Lots of questions to be sure, but upside up the ying yang...

Watson, Reed, Doubs, Golden, Kraft, Wicks…One might hit each week. Hard to guess which one though.

Agreed.

Wicks has had several "opportunities" and has never done much. Done with him other than the deepest of dynasty leagues.
Reed, even when he was healthy, was very inconsistent... Didn't get the touches to be an every-week starter. Like him much better in a BB format.
Feels like Watson hasn't been relevant in at least two years.
Doubs seems to be the top target. Somewhat TD-dependent, but if there's a guy I'm picking this week, it's him.
Golden feels like Option 1B but will eventually swap spots with Doubs (1A vs 1B). Maybe sooner than later.
Kraft is pretty much a low-end TE1. You could do worse, but could do better as well. Love to have him as your TE2. If you're starting him every week, you're going to have weeks where you wish you didn't, for sure.

#9 TE in my league. Through 5 weeks (they've had their bye already), he's had one truly "yuck" week (Week 3). One week was only fine (Week 4). And the other three weeks (1, 2, & 6) he's been good or great. I'll take a 60% hit rate on "good/great" for my starting TE. By comparison, LaPorta (no bye yet) has had 3 "yuck" weeks (2, 3, & 4) and 3 good/great weeks (1, 5, 6).

I'm good with Kraft. But agree with you about the other Green Bay targets... too many mouths.

I agree with everything you said, and don't see anything in bold above that doesn't align with that. He's a low-end starter in a 12-team league. Middle of the pack in 14-16. If you have him as your TE2, that's a luxury. But, he will have a couple/few weeks where he does very little. He's had one (or one and a half?) through 5 games. So, he's on pace for probably 3-5 of those. That doesn't make him unstartable. He's just not a "stud," in my opinion. There are very few TE's who don't have a dud every now and then. Like I said, you could do better, but you could certainly do worse as well. And, frankly, he might be the most consistent target in GB, other than maybe Doubs.

 

[ponchsox]

Would you drop Bo Nix for Jaxson Dart?

I would not. Dart has a nice rushing floor, but the passing game leaves a lot to be desired.

 

[FantasyGuru24]

Thoughts on Jordan Whittington and Lil’ Jordan Humphries?

 

[Insein]

Thoughts on Jordan Whittington and Lil’ Jordan Humphries?

Giants against Denver is a bit much to ask of LilJ.

Whittington had some decent weeks last year in place of Puka and Kupp. Not sure how it will be with Adams still there though.

Overall you'd have to be desperate to start either.

 

[themeistersinger]

Dart is still sitting out on waivers.
Drop Fields for Dart? Currently have Daniel Jones in this week.
Fields has top upside with a great ROS schedule but capable of 4 point week + anytime benching.
Dart has a tough ROS schedule with a better floor.

I would. I’m a jets fan so from my perspective, having Dart over Fields, I would never have to be even remotely interested in what that ******* team is doing…ever. Go roster Dart. Please. For me.

My opponent in week 8 will have both QBs on his roster on byes so I can't let Fields (vs Cinn) sit out there.
But I will find a way to pickup Dart.

I think it's likely that Garret Wilson will be out on Week 8. So that will be a limiting factor for Fields. Of course the Jets should just run the wish bone and run on every play.

 

[Intston]

Thoughts on Jordan Whittington and Lil’ Jordan Humphries?

Whittington over Lil'Jordan

Pick up Spears and drop Bam Knight?

 

[Dez]

Vidal 100% owned in my local, NFFC, FFPC and RTS leagues before this week. He was 100% picked up before week 6.

Sleeper leagues must roster 4 bench spots or play with 8 teams that is absurd the players that sit out there in yahoo and sleeper