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Waiver Wire Pickups - Heading into Week 11 (1 Viewer)
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Faust
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packer_junkie
Footballguy
Christian Watson
JohnnyU
Footballguy
I'll pass. It's not like you would ever play him. Future? Probably not.
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LawFitz
Footballguy
James Robinson - if he was cut due to bye week.
Ravens D - if they were cut due to bye. They've gained momentum, stole Roquan from the Bears and have some juicy matchups along the home stretch.
Isaiah Paychecko - if he is somehow unrostered due to Chiefs running game anxieties.
Paris Campbell - check out his last three games with Matty no longer on Ice - 11, 10 and 9 targets... 15, 18, 17 half PPR points.
Stillers D - TJ Watt is the only player in the NFL right now who might be better than Pat Mahomie.
Christian Watson - Godspeed.
Cole Kmet - 5 TDs in the last three games after starting the season a pariah in the Justin Fields desert.
Ravens D - if they were cut due to bye. They've gained momentum, stole Roquan from the Bears and have some juicy matchups along the home stretch.
Isaiah Paychecko - if he is somehow unrostered due to Chiefs running game anxieties.
Paris Campbell - check out his last three games with Matty no longer on Ice - 11, 10 and 9 targets... 15, 18, 17 half PPR points.
Stillers D - TJ Watt is the only player in the NFL right now who might be better than Pat Mahomie.
Christian Watson - Godspeed.
Cole Kmet - 5 TDs in the last three games after starting the season a pariah in the Justin Fields desert.
We probably should have one of these threads for redraft and one for dynasty. Or maybe not 
Insein
Footballguy
I would think dynasty has less of the roster churn week to week that redraft sees because of the win now mentality.Players like Watson, Robinson, Pacheco, Campbell, Kmet and Jefferson aren't available in any of my leagues, but I only play in dynasty. We probably should have one of these threads for redraft and one for dynasty. Or maybe not
Birdie048
Footballguy
Most of the time, this thread recommends players that are already rostered in my Primary Dynasty league (12 Team / 25 Roster / 2 IR).
This week the "Best FA Pickups"
LAC DeAndre Carter WR
HOU Chris Moore WR
IND Jordan Wilkins RB
KC Jerick McKinnon RB
NYG Tanner Hudson TE
TB Scotty Miller WR
DEN Jalen Virgil WR
CAR Laviska Shenault WR
LAR Ben Skowronek WR
Not much in "League Winner" value here... but Bye Week / Injury help can be found... if you pick right... and get lucky!
This week the "Best FA Pickups"
LAC DeAndre Carter WR
HOU Chris Moore WR
IND Jordan Wilkins RB
KC Jerick McKinnon RB
NYG Tanner Hudson TE
TB Scotty Miller WR
DEN Jalen Virgil WR
CAR Laviska Shenault WR
LAR Ben Skowronek WR
Not much in "League Winner" value here... but Bye Week / Injury help can be found... if you pick right... and get lucky!
Bozeman Bruiser
Footballguy
Any thoughts on Nick Westbrook-Ikhine? (Titans)
8/5/119/2 wk 10 highlights
He led the team for targets, tied for receptions, led yards and TDs.
Not much competition, although it was Burks' first week back and his role should increase.
He did look to get open easily and his first TD was a great catch and toe tap, the second TD was that 60 yard flea flicker which isn't going to happen every game.
Pretty sure @Bri is the resident Titans expert and said good things about him last season or maybe 2020. Should we be targeting NWI or is a he a 1 hit wonder?
8/5/119/2 wk 10 highlights
He led the team for targets, tied for receptions, led yards and TDs.
Not much competition, although it was Burks' first week back and his role should increase.
He did look to get open easily and his first TD was a great catch and toe tap, the second TD was that 60 yard flea flicker which isn't going to happen every game.
Pretty sure @Bri is the resident Titans expert and said good things about him last season or maybe 2020. Should we be targeting NWI or is a he a 1 hit wonder?
Long Ball Larry
Footballguy
Going for Kmet now that Ertz is done.
Failing that, any other TEs anyone feels strongly about or is it streaming hell?
Failing that, any other TEs anyone feels strongly about or is it streaming hell?
Buck Bradcanon
Footballguy
Maybe Harrison Bryant (CLE), pending Njoku status.
Insein
Footballguy
Juwan Johnson just quietly puts together top 10 TE weeks 3 out of the last 4.
Technically, Kmet is streaming hell, but the last few weeks have been good
Feel like he does this once per year then proceeds to go poof.
Fool's gold.
I'd go for T. Burks instead in the same offense.
nirad3
Footballguy
I am all over Pacheco in my 12-team redraft. I like the matchup against LAC next week. As a backup pick-up in case my waiver claim isn't successful, I have McKinnon in there. He had only one rush, but a ton of targets in the pass game and I could see a game script where he sees 6+ targets again. Now if they could only combine Pacheco and McKinnon into one back then we'd really have something.
ignatiusjreilly
Footballguy
Need a bye-week fill-in for Walker in a standard-scoring league. I have Gus Edwards, but Pacheco and Mitchell are available. Would you pick up and start either of those guys over Gus Bus? I like Pacheco's matchup vs LAC, but KC backfield is always a crap shoot. And of course, whatever Shanahan says this week about a split backfield, we're still talking about CMC, so Mitchell's ceiling is capped
All 3 of those guys are crap shoots.
Edwards should split carries with Drake. Pacheco should get the bulk of the carries vs a bad run defense but no receiving touches. Mitchell I am still not convinced he will split carries with CMC but he is an RB1 if CMC gets hurt.
For this week, I rank them Pacheco, Edwards, Mitchell
For ROS, I rank them Mitchell, Pacheco, Edwards.
FairWarning
Footballguy
I would pick up Pacheco just so someone else doesn’t. I like Gus Bus, but he’s injury prone.
ignatiusjreilly
Footballguy
Yes, this is what I'm thinking as well. It's a 2 RB, no flex league and I have Chubb and Walker, so my main focus is this week.
The other decision is whether to use a waiver claim on them. I'm inclined not to, since I don't like to do that for one-week fill-ins. Also, Marquise Brown is available (and apparently close to coming back), so I think that's a better ROS investment even if his role will be diminished with D-Hop back.
ETA: Never mind, I had misread the Rotoworld blurb. Sounds like earliest Hollywood is back is Week 13, so not sure it's worth stashing him just yet
BobbyLayne
Footballguy
Better to be a week early than a week late. Granted, he's not going back to the WR6 overall he was through 6 weeks, but if Kyler's hammy gets right, Conners is now healthy, Moore is suddenly a force - those guys could start cooking with gas down the stretch. Historically Kliff's teams have tailed off at YE but might see swing the other way this year.
WRT the RB of the Week situation, I'd say Gus over Mitchell this week. KC is such an even 3 way split, just not enough opportunities. SF touches were close (Mitchell 19, CMC 18) but I think that utilization was very game specific. Snaps were 45-25 for the stud and that ratio stands to go up. Drake has looked good, for sure - but so has Edwards, and I think Harbough will prefer to go with the guy he trusts a little more.
ignatiusjreilly
Footballguy
Yeah, small sample size, but it seems like if (big IF) Gus is healthy, Harbaugh seems to ride him
BobbyLayne
Footballguy
220, 221, whatever it takes.
Normally I would say keep your powder dry for that annual late season RB off the streets/backup who steps in for a stud who gets hurt. But not sure that will happen this year, at least not in my redraft. Maybe it's just my experience, IDK - FF is just way harder now than it was 5 or 10 years ago bc of the proliferation of information. Everyone knows about sleepers and lottery tickets, those guys have been stashed, dropped/added during bye weeks, just not was much on your average WW compared to 5 or 10 years ago.
ARod could go back to being the guy he's always been (was never better than QB through Week 9.) Having a deep threat could unlock a few things for their offense, Watson has on the of the best RAS of any wideout in the last decade.
Then again, inconsistent rookie who has struggled with drops and healthy. But despite that, GB tries to get him involved again every time he's on the field again.
I don't think he's worth an all-in bid, maybe 1/4 of your remaining FAAB. The question you have to ask is how many more chances will there be? Four Weeks left in the regular season, three in the playoffs - def would not want to have $0 for the last 6-7 weeks bc I overpaid chasing points.
Chaka
Footballguy
Chaka
Footballguy
Tough call here. I think they are both legitimate possibilities for the Ghost of Drew Bennett award.
I like Watson a little bit more RoS but mostly because I think Toney has a slightly longer road to go down before he supplants Hardman &/or MVS &/or JuJu. However, judging by what Pacheco appears to be doing in the backfield, I do think he could legitimately work his way into the #1 WR role in KC. If there are injuries in front of him it could happen sooner but I think it could happen regardless. He has the draft pedigree, he seems to pass the eyeball test and the talent in front of him isn't incredibly daunting (although I am a bigger fan of JuJu than most).
Chaka
Footballguy
IDK do we really think that is a trend of some sort? Has Shanny finally realized that a full timeshare is the best way to limit the risk of best RBs from getting killed, while maximizing their output?
If so, he's probably worth a lot. But it is so difficult to know.
One of Michael Keaton’s finest lines ever!
Chaka
Footballguy
Agreed but, I think what cemented the true brilliance of that line is the call back with Teri Garr later in the film.One of Michael Keaton’s finest lines ever!
38, 39, whatever it took.
BobbyLayne
Footballguy
Agreed but, I think what cemented the true brilliance of that line is the call back with Teri Garr later in the film.One of Michael Keaton’s finest lines ever!
38, 39, whatever it took.
I have a super comfortable brown leather chair Michael Keaton (Adrian Toomes) sat in; buddy of mine is a production assistant, he purchased it from the studio after they wrapped up shooting. Gave it (& matching ottoman) to us as wedding gift last summer.
It’s my favorite piece of furniture, sit in it everyday watching tv.
Chaka
Footballguy
GTFO!Agreed but, I think what cemented the true brilliance of that line is the call back with Teri Garr later in the film.One of Michael Keaton’s finest lines ever!
38, 39, whatever it took.
I have a super comfortable brown leather chair Michael Keaton (Adrian Toomes) sat in; buddy of mine is a production assistant, he purchased it from the studio after they wrapped up shooting. Gave it (& matching ottoman) to us as wedding gift last summer.
It’s my favorite piece of furniture, sit in it everyday watching tv.
I'm jealous.
sho nuff
Footballguy
I don't know. Finding it hard to trust a KC RB. Was nice seeing him get carries this week, but its not as if its a long trend of Pacheco getting a lot of work. I go back and forth on him and Gus. Obviously coming off injury and Drake having a nice game before the bye complicates that, but Edwards has a bit of a history there at least to go on.
foxco
Footballguy
I'd rank 'em (according to upside):
-Watson (highest ceiling)
-DJP (maybe highest floor?)
-Slayton (not much competition, but historically has been inconsistent)
-Super comfortable leather chair Michael Keaton once sat in
Chaka
Footballguy
I have been very impressed with DPJ. He can't seem to find the end zone but he has not really had a down game since week 3. 4-50-0 has been his worst output and he's averaging just under 5 receptions and 74 yards over his last six games. In many leagues that comes out to about 10-12 ppg
Maybe Watson does help improve on those numbers but you never can tell in that situation. Maybe he force feeds Amari and DPJ goes back to being very up-&-down.
I would love to see Watson continue to get 8 targets per game. I think that could certainly happen but both Cobb & Doubs will be back at some point so he needs to capitalize every game where those guys are out to make sure it continues when they are back. And, we need to remember he only caught 50% of his passes, it would be nice to see him be productive on shorter routes across the middle, because the Alvin Harper routine is not a sustainable model long term.
Slayton is a fine player but, I don't view him as particularly interesting or reliable in magic football RoS. That offense is perfectly content throwing 26 passes per game. There just isn't much volume to go around.
Watson>DPJ>>Slayton
BobbyLayne
Footballguy
That’s a guy I’ve been pumping for a few years. Totally on merit, dude has crushed the last few training camps, glowing reports from OTAs to opening day. Obvious limits with the QB who is there for 2 more weeks and the presence of a true alpha. But he’s a damn good football player.
Ministry of Pain
Footballguy
I have Burrow and Fields. been keeping D.Watson in my I/R slot and...
Oh forget it, i''m just going to release Watson, can't really manufacture a quick trade
I have 2 players that jumped on Injured Reserve this week gotta make some roster adjustments, Hate to see someone else just pick him up but that's how it goes.
Christian Watson available, seems like the obvious move
Oh forget it, i''m just going to release Watson, can't really manufacture a quick trade
I have 2 players that jumped on Injured Reserve this week gotta make some roster adjustments, Hate to see someone else just pick him up but that's how it goes.
Christian Watson available, seems like the obvious move
BobbyLayne
Footballguy
Suspended players shouldn’t be allowed to be moved to IR slots lol
Leroy Hoard
Footballguy
In my league you have to keep them on the bench, not IR.
Down Under
Footballguy
Yeah, but that has to be addressed before the season starts. If your league allows it, nothing wrong with taking advantage of it.
