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Waiver Wire Watch: Week 4

Every week, I highlight a few players that you should target in waivers. I use the ESPN league data when filtering players, so the only players eligible for discussion here are those that are available on the waiver wire of at least 50% of ESPN’s leagues. I’ll list each player’s percentage-owned after their name so you have an idea of how available they are in leagues around the country. I’ll always try to mention a few players that are available in 90% of leagues for those of you in 12-team leagues or leagues with big rosters. I’ll rank them in the order I’d pick them up in a league with a high-performance, PPR scoring system.

Please note that these rankings are for total value through the end of the year. Players with particularly good matchups this week are in bold.

Mark Sanchez (45.1)
Sanchez posted his third-straight solid fantasy day. He’s averaging 202 yards and 1.3 TD per game in his young career. He can be trusted for fill-in duty.
Shaun Hill (8.5)
Hill is going to put up good fantasy numbers when the 49ers can’t run the ball down their opponent’s throat.
Jason Campbell (20.4)
Campbell is averaging 264 yards and 1.0 TD per game. He has a nice matchup next week against the Bucs.
Jake Delhomme (19.2)
Kerry Collins (10.7)
Matthew Stafford (6.7)
It’s probably not a good idea to roster Stafford in a league that penalizes INTs heavily, but he could be okay in deep leagues that don’t.
Seneca Wallace (0.3)
Kyle Boller (0.1)
It looks like Marc Bulger is going to be out for a while and Boller is a journeyman who could put up decent fantasy numbers since the Rams will be trailing most of the time.
JaMarcus Russell (9.9)
Chad Henne (0.3)

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Fantasy Fallout, Week 3: TEs

– Vernon Davis (7-96-2) had a huge game, but I doubt there were too many fantasy owners that had the balls to start him.

– Tony Gonzalez (1-16) was a non-factor on Sunday.

– Brent Celek (8-104-1) is looking like an every week starter at TE. He has good hands and the Eagles need a good second receiving option after DeSean Jackson.

– Greg Olsen (5-44-1) rewarded those owners that stuck with him after a couple of shaky outings.

– I like Zach Miller (2-17), but JaMarcus Russell is so inconsistent at QB that it’s tough to start Miller in any given week.

– With the way that Indy feeds the ball to Dallas Clark (7-62-1), it wouldn’t be at all surprising if he finishes the season as fantasy’s TE1, assuming he can stay healthy.

See below for links to the QB, RB and WR positions.

Fantasy Fallout, Week 3: WRs

– Santana Moss finally had a big game (9-172-1) and rewarded those owners with the balls (or the desperation) to stick with him after two bad outings.

– Laurent Robinson (2-26) and Donnie Avery (3-12) were very quiet against the Packers even though the Rams trailed most of the game. Robinson may be seriously hurt, per the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. If he has an MCL injury, he could be out for a while.

– There doesn’t seem to be a clear WR1 in Minnesota as Bernard Berrian, Sidney Rice and Percy Harvin each had four catches.

– With Wes Welker out, I was expecting a big PPR game for Julian Edelman (3-20), but he didn’t deliver.

– The Pats did a nice job of taking away Roddy White (4-24), which is something they’ve been doing well all season.

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Fantasy Fallout, Week 3: RBs

– Kevin Smith (19 touches, 119 yards) had a nice game, but left early with a shoulder injury.

– Clinton Portis was dinged up heading into Sunday’s game, but was still surprisingly quiet (13 touches, 48 yards) against the Lions.

– Ryan Grant (26 carries, 99 yards) struggled early, but got it going a bit in the second half to finish with a decent ypc (3.8).

– Frank Gore left the game after only one carry, and Glen Coffee (25 carries, 54 yards) didn’t have much success against the Williams Wall. It looks like Gore will be out at least two weeks with a high ankle sprain.

– Michael Turner (15 carries, 56 yards, TD) never could get it going, but he did score.

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Fantasy Fallout, Week 3: QBs

– Aaron Rodgers got off to a shaky start, but finished with great numbers (269 pass yards, 2 pass TD, rush TD).

– Jason Campbell (327 yards, 2 TD, INT) had a predictably nice game against the Lions.

– Marc Bulger was knocked out of the game, but Kyle Boller (164 yards, 2 TD, INT) came in and played pretty well.

– Eli Manning (161 yards, 2 TD) continues to be coolly efficient in the Giants’ passing game.

– Brady Quinn and Derek Anderson combined for 115 yards passing, zero TD and four INT. Ouch.

– Drew Brees (172 yards) was surprisingly quiet against the Bills.

– Chad Pennington (54 passing yards) was knocked out of the game, and Chad Henne (92 yards, INT) didn’t do very well in his place.

Be sure to check back later for the RB, WR and TE positions.

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