As I see it, there are a few bad, but still interesting options on WW for people needing a TE this week.
- Robert Royal (vs. TEN). Almost certainly on your wire. He's caught TDs in each of the last 3 games, but he isn't really a huge part of the passing game.
- Jermaine Wiggins (@ GB). Pretty good matchup. He's got a rookie QB, which could cut both ways (kid might be just awful, or he might need to throw a ton of medium-range passes).
- Ben Utecht (@ HOU). Great matchup. Peyton could easily go off for 4 TDs, and Utecht might be the beneficiary of one of them. That said, it isn't clear that he's filling the Dallas Clark role yet.
- Chris Baker (@ MIA). Reasonably consistent, gets targeted a lot. Low downside, but almost no upside against a good D. He'll be held back to block a lot, I'd think.
- Heath Miller (@ PIT). See Chris Baker. Miller's been really quiet recently, and Baltimore doesn't really seem like the team he'd break out against, but I suppose you never know. He's certainly the best player of the lot.
This is just a sampling of guys available in my leagues-- there are of course other options. I think it would be most helpful, though, if people could assume in their responses that at least the following 12 guys are not available:
Gates
Shockey
Gonzo
Crumpler
Cooley
KW2
Heap
Desmond Clark
Witten
LJ Smith
Vernon Davis
Jerramy Stevens
Yeah, I know: maybe Vernon Davis is still available in your 8-team, 10-man roster size league. For the sake of this discussion, I hope we can all agree that your league is the exception rather than the rule.
- Robert Royal (vs. TEN). Almost certainly on your wire. He's caught TDs in each of the last 3 games, but he isn't really a huge part of the passing game.
- Jermaine Wiggins (@ GB). Pretty good matchup. He's got a rookie QB, which could cut both ways (kid might be just awful, or he might need to throw a ton of medium-range passes).
- Ben Utecht (@ HOU). Great matchup. Peyton could easily go off for 4 TDs, and Utecht might be the beneficiary of one of them. That said, it isn't clear that he's filling the Dallas Clark role yet.
- Chris Baker (@ MIA). Reasonably consistent, gets targeted a lot. Low downside, but almost no upside against a good D. He'll be held back to block a lot, I'd think.
- Heath Miller (@ PIT). See Chris Baker. Miller's been really quiet recently, and Baltimore doesn't really seem like the team he'd break out against, but I suppose you never know. He's certainly the best player of the lot.
This is just a sampling of guys available in my leagues-- there are of course other options. I think it would be most helpful, though, if people could assume in their responses that at least the following 12 guys are not available:
Gates
Shockey
Gonzo
Crumpler
Cooley
KW2
Heap
Desmond Clark
Witten
LJ Smith
Vernon Davis
Jerramy Stevens
Yeah, I know: maybe Vernon Davis is still available in your 8-team, 10-man roster size league. For the sake of this discussion, I hope we can all agree that your league is the exception rather than the rule.
