Pickups Of The Week Archive
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Fantasy Football: Waiver Wire Week 6
Posted on October 11, 2011 | No CommentsJackie Battle (Owned in 10% of Yahoo leagues) When Jamaal Charles landed on Injured Reserve, the question on everyone’s mind was how would Thomas Jones and Dexter McCluster pick up the slack. It took 3 weeks for the dark horse, Jackie Battle, to emerge as... -
Fantasy Football: Waiver Wire Week Five
Posted on October 4, 2011 | No CommentsAdding a waiver wire wonder or free agent always comes with a price. On a basic level, you have to make difficult decisions as to who gets cut from your team. And in FAAB leagues, waiver adds have a literal price. Perhaps you paid $10... -
Fantasy Football: Waiver Wire Week Four
Posted on September 27, 2011 | No CommentsWeek 3 was rough for us at FFMVP. I lost Kenny Britt for the season. If he stayed healthy and kept up his WR1 production at his WR4 price, man, give me the championship trophy already. But injuries happen. Last week it was Jamaal Charles,... -
Fantasy Football: Waiver Wire Week 3
Posted on September 19, 2011 | No CommentsAnother wild week in the NFL, complete with injuries galore! Kenny Britt had me jumping up and down on the couch like a little boy. On to the important Waiver Wire adds. Rather than sorting them by position, I’m sorting them by the priority in... -
Fantasy Football: Waiver Wire Week 2
Posted on September 13, 2011 | No CommentsYou’ve drafted a solid team, finding bargains everywhere you could. You didn’t get too cute in week one and started your studs. (I specifically tweeted that you should start Ray Rice and Miles Austin despite their touch matchups. That worked out well.) Your work is... -
Week 16 Pickups
Posted on December 21, 2010 | No CommentsIf you’re reading this, you’re one of the lucky few that has make it to the fantasy finals. I assume you’re not one of the many people who threw their remotes at the TV and cursed fantasy football forever. So Congrats! A bunch of our... -
Week 15 Pickups
Posted on December 14, 2010 | 1 CommentThere is not a lot waiver wire gold left at this point in the season. I’ve got some recommendations, but if you’ve made it to week 15 of the fantasy playoffs, are you really in a position where you’d start Alex Smith or Arrelious Benn?... -
Week 14 Pickups
Posted on December 7, 2010 | 2 Comments1) James Starks (GB RB) Starks came out of nowhere and all of the sudden seized the lion’s share of the carries in the Packers backfield. Coach McCarthy says he expects to use a “three-man backfield” going forward. Brandon Jackson has been competent enough to... -
Week 13 Pickups
Posted on November 30, 2010 | 2 CommentsThis is not a huge week for pickups. Almost everyone who you might want to add has already been discussed here. I still recommend Matt Cassel, Jon Kitna, Shaun Hill, Nate Burleson, Mike Thomas, and Ben Obomanu. But this week’s number one new pickup has... -
Week 12 Pickups
Posted on November 23, 2010 | 1 CommentRBs 1) Mike Goodson (CAR RB) Owned in less than a third of leagues, Goodson has really surprised as of late. He delivered in an easy matchup as a spot-start last week with 100 yards against Tampa. But this week, only the prophetic or extraordinarily...