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The RB pickings continue to be pretty slim on the wire, but there are probably a few decent options at the other positions. This weekend, Jerricho Cotchery and Marques Colston proved that last week’s performances weren’t flukes, while Rex Grossman had a career day against the Lions. Here is a list of players that may be available on your league’s waiver wire.
QUARTERBACKS
Chad Pennington, NYJ
Pennington probably isn’t out there on too many waiver wires, but he’s a great option at QB for teams with a weakness in that area. In two games, he’s thrown for 625 yards and four touchdowns against only one interception. In Laveranues Coles and Jerricho Cotchery, he’s got two very good wideouts to work with (not to mention two of the more difficult names to spell). The Jets will be playing from behind much of the season, so most weeks you can expect 200+ yards and a TD or two from Pennington.
David Carr, HOU
Like Pennington, Carr is probably not on your waiver wire, but he’s worth a look if he is there. After a big game against the Colts last week, Carr is up to 427 yards and four TDs on the year and seems to be playing better. It’s not clear if he can keep it up, but like the Jets, the Texans will be behind a lot this year and Carr has two good receivers to throw to in Andre Johnson and Eric Moulds.
Jon Kitna, DET
Kitna is at the helm of a Mike Martz offense that should be productive. So far, he’s thrown for decent yardage (459) in two games, but hasn’t yet found the endzone. That said, he has faced two of the best defenses in the league in Seattle and Chicago, so an easier schedule in the upcoming weeks might provide better results.
Rex Grossman, CHI
Grossman followed up a pretty good showing against Green Bay with an excellent game against the Lions, throwing for 289 yards and four touchdowns in a 34-7 win. The Bears drafted Grossman to be their franchise quarterback and so far this season, he’s playing like one.
Alex Smith, SF
Over the last two weeks, Smith has thrown for 521 yards and two touchdowns, and looks light years ahead of where he was at this time last season. He has three pretty good weapons in Frank Gore, Vernon Davis and Antonio Bryant, and should provide decent backup numbers the rest of the season.
Charlie Frye, CLE
Frye didn’t exactly light it up against the Bengals. The young QB threw for 244 yards and two interceptions, but rushed four times for 10 yards and a score. The Browns are going to live and die with Frye, so expect him to put up some decent numbers in garbage time as the team will be constantly trying to catch up.
RUNNING BACKS
Ladell Betts, WAS
What’s going on with Clinton Portis’ shoulder? That’s the million-dollar question in Washington. Joe Gibbs said that Portis was experiencing pain in a different part of the shoulder, and maybe I’m jumping to conclusions, but that doesn’t sound very good. You should snatch Betts up if he’s available.
Samkon Gado, HOU
So much for all the Wali Lundy hype. After he acquired Gado and Ron Dayne, Gary Kubiak said they were going to use a RBBC, and they did, splitting 20 carries this way: 11 for Dayne, six for Lundy and three for Gado. Only Gado was actually productive, turning those three carries into 36 yards. I think he’s got the best chance of becoming the man, though the RBBC will probably continue for a few more games.
Ron Dayne, HOU
I don’t really recommend putting any faith in Dayne, who has seemingly squandered every opportunity he’s had over the past several years. But Kubiak acquired him for a reason, and was already familiar with the back from his years in Denver. He may develop into the starter, so he’s worth a roster spot if you have room.
WIDE RECEIVERS
Jerricho Cotchery, NYJ
Cotchery proved Sunday that last week was no fluke. He caught six passes for 121 yards, including a 71-yard TD catch. He has been targeted 17 times in the past two weeks and will continue to be a large part of the Jets’ offense. They’ll be behind quite a bit this season, so Cotchery will have a lot of balls thrown his way. If he’s still out there, be sure to add him to your roster.
Marques Colston, NO
Colston is another young receiver that is making the most of his opportunity. With Donte Stallworth gone, Colston has moved into the starting lineup opposite Joe Horn and has the confidence of Drew Brees, who has targeted him 17 times. Through two games, he has eight catches for 107 yards and two scores. Not bad for a rookie.
Reggie Williams, JAX
Williams followed up a 6-47-1 effort last week with an 8-95 performance against the Steelers on Monday night. The Jaguars are looking to get him the ball with the short stuff, which makes him especially valuable in PPR leagues. Williams might just be tapping into that potential that made him the ninth overall pick in 2004.
Bernard Berrian, CHI
Berrian hasn’t been targeted a ton (nine in two games), but he’s been productive, catching six balls for 138 yards and two scores. I’m not sure that the Bears will keep up this production through the air, but Berrian seems to be the second best WR on the roster after Muhsin Muhammad.
Patrick Crayton, DAL
Crayton hasn’t done much this season, but if Terrell Owens misses any games, he stands to benefit. The Cowboys’ bye is next week, so T.O. has two weeks before his next game. He’s expected to miss 2-4 weeks for recovery, so it’s unclear if he’ll really miss any time.
Chris Henry, CIN
After putting up dismal numbers in the first game (1 catch for –5 yards), Henry bounced back in a big way against the Browns, catching five passes for 113 yards. As long as T.J. Houshmandzadeh continues to miss time, Henry has decent WR2 value.
Drew Carter, CAR
Speaking of guys filling in for an injured starter, Carter has caught nine passes for 96 yards with Steve Smith out for the last two games. Once Smith comes back, Carter will have minimal value, but he’s a decent spot starter with Smith out.
Chad Jackson, NE
Jackson missed much of the preseason with a hamstring injury, but caught two passes for 42 yards and a score on Sunday. With the way that Tom Brady spreads the ball around, New England WRs are notoriously undependable, but Jackson is the most athletic of the group.
TIGHT ENDS
Desmond Clark, CHI
I mentioned Clark last week, and after Sunday’s nice game, he’s now caught 10 passes for 162 yards and a score. He obviously has the confidence of his QB, as he only trails Muhammad by one (14 to 13) in targets on the season. Anyone looking for TE production should add Clark immediately.
The Indianapolis Colts better pay attention to that ‘objects are closer than they appear’ sign in their rearview mirror – because the Jacksonville Jaguars are coming straight up Interstate 75 and onto the horseshoe heads front door step.
What an impressive victory Monday night by the Jaguars, shutting out the Pittsburgh Steelers 9-0 to improve to 2-0 on the young season.
In my NFL Game of the Week posted on Bullz-Eye.com on Wednesday, I wrote that I believed Jacksonville physically matched up well with the Steelers and could pull a mini upset at home over the defending champs.
I thought the Jaguars would win, but I never saw a shutout – not even as strong as Jacksonville’s defense is.
Here are some of my random thoughts from the Jags stonewalling of Pittsburgh:
– Byron Leftwich may be slow, immobile and display bad mechanics at times, but man does he have a rocket for an arm. He doesn’t even use his legs sometimes when he throws (which plays into the bad mechanics piece) and he still fires lasers to his receivers.
– For as tough as Ben Roethlisberger is in coming back from appendectomy surgery after sitting out a little more than a week (apparently the healing process is supposed to take anywhere from 2-4 weeks), he is not seeing the field well right now. He made a couple of risky throws trying to do too much when he had receivers open for first downs on shallow crossing routes late in the game. Roethlisberger certainly has gained his teammates respect over the past three seasons, now he has to get his game back on track.
– Let the admiration for the Jaguars defense begin with this: 153 total yards of offense from the Steelers Monday night.
– Willie Parker – 11 carries for 20 yards.
– Hines Ward – two receptions for 29 yards.
– Heath Miller – one catch, 11 yards.
– Two sacks, two interceptions and more than a handful of headaches given out by Mike Peterson, John Henderson, Donovin Darius and the rest of the gang teal defense.
– The Jaguars might be the best tackling team in the NFL right now and a lot of that has to do with great coaching by Jack Del Rio.
– Speaking of coaches, is there a classier coach in the league than Bill Cowher? Even in defeat the guy always has encouraging things to say to the opposing coach in the middle of the field – almost to the point that the other coach has to walk away from him while Cowher is still talking.
– This may be fitting since the state of Florida is known as God’s waiting room, but did anyone see one person under the age of 40 when the camera crew would pan to the fans?
– Fred Taylor is one of the hardest backs to tackle when he can stay healthy. It’s a shame that someone always has to mention health when talking about Taylor, but it comes with the territory with Fragile Fred. Nice job tonight gaining 92 tough yards against a nasty front-seven of the Steelers.
– Stat that would amaze someone if they watched the entire game: Jacksonville registered 362 yards of total offense. They just stalled out when it mattered the most (especially on third and short all night long).
– I felt bad watching Troy Polamalu play tonight. You could tell he just didn’t have it playing with a shoulder injury he suffered in week one. Normally you see him in every TV frame around the ball, but tonight he just looked out of it.
– I’ve said it a couple of times the past few weeks, but I’ll say it again – Matt Jones is starting to become a real playmaker. Reggie Williams playing well in two games, however, is the bigger news as far as the Jags receiving corps go.
– Joey Porter’s introduction of the Pittsburgh defense tonight was rough.
– Jacksonville at Indianapolis next week – might be two in a row for the Jags in my NFL Game of the Week preview.
This week is kind of a quiet one in the world of sports, but the pennant races are heating up and ESPN does have a couple of football games this week, highlighted by the Pittsburgh/Jacksonville tilt tonight. Be sure to check out BE for a complete analysis of the game.
NFL
Mon, 8:30 PM: Pittsburgh @ Jacksonville – ESPN
CFB
Thurs, 7:30 PM: Virginia @ Georgia Tech – ESPN
MLB
Wed, 2:05 PM: Cincinnati @ Houston – ESPN
Wed, 8:05 PM: Detroit @ Chicago White Sox – ESPN
Thurs, 7:05 PM: Minnesota @ Boston – ESPN2
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