No matter how perfect your fantasy football draft is, you can’t prepare for injuries, bad coaching, and other intangibles. The beauty of fantasy football is that you aren’t stuck with who you drafted. Drafting is only one third of the equation. Trading and playing the waiver wire are just as important. Manipulating the waiver wire can turn around your season like instantly.
Fantasy Football Week 4 is absolutely critical if you have done anything but play to a perfect record. The bright side of being in last place is having the first pick on the waiver wire. This is a great week to turn around your week with the waiver wire. There are several players available at wide receiver, running back, and quarterback that could take you from the outhouse to powerhouse by next Monday.
It is also very important not to get caught up in one-week hype. Greg Lewis may have had the catch of the season, but he has no long term value. Mario Manningham was the fantasy darling last week. One week later he produced a disappointing five points. So be careful not to be blinded by a great week or a bad matchup which turned one week into fantasy gold.
Here are just a few guys that you should pick up if available on your waiver wire…
Running Back – Glen Coffee, San Francisco 49ers. Coffee will be the starting running back for the 49ers this week. Frank Gore is scheduled to miss one-three games. The 49ers are a run-first team. Coffee will get great opportunities against the Rams, and possibly Houston in a few weeks. It is a rare opportunity that you will get the chance to take a starting running back like Coffee off of waivers. Take him, but don’t drop anyone of long term value for him. Remember, once Gore comes back he is back to the bench.
A sneaky fantasy player may take Coffee and use him to trade for someone on Gore’s team. Hey, anything goes in fantasy football.
Ricky Williams, Miami Dolphins. I grabbed Ricky off of waivers immediately after seeing the Colts game. The Dolphins are a team that will run and grind it out using two running backs. Ronnie Brown is the starter, but Williams gets more carries than some starters in time shares around the league. Now with Chad Henne, look for the Dolphins to run even more if they can. Williams has a great matchup this Sunday against Buffalo. I’d take him and plug him in if you need a back. I did and I will!
Quarterback – Kyle Boller, St. Louis Rams. Boller came off the bench and did something the Rams haven’t been able to do…score! This isn’t going to be the greatest show on turf, but there is some definite offensive potential here. Teams have been stacking the box and begging the Rams to pass. They will continue, and Boller is the type of quarterback who can take advantage of that. I can’t say with confidence that Boller is the next 2007 Derek Anderson, but he is definitely worth a shot if you need a quarterback.
Mark Sanchez, New York Jets. The Jets are giving Sanchez more and more opportunities. Rex Ryan is giving him more chances to pass and Sanchez is looking sharper by the week. He didn’t win three games in a row by accident. Sanchez has a tremendous matchup against the Saints this weekend. I am not convinced that the Saints have the personnel yet to turn the defense around. If you need a quarterback or you have a guy on a bye, grab Sanchez and start him.
Wide Receivers, Kevin Walter, Houston Texans. Andre Johnson is getting double covered, leaving Walter wide open. The Texans are putting up big points two weeks in a row and I have no reason to think it won’t stop. Walter will be seeing Oakland, the Giants, and Philadelphia in the next three weeks. All three of those teams have holes in the defensive backfield. Those are great matchups for the Texans and Walter. If you need a wide receiver, he is probably the best number two you will find available in the league.
Sidney Rice, Minnesota Vikings. Brett Favre is known for finding one favorite receiver and locking in on him. I thought it would be Percy Harvin, but it has turned out to be Sidney Rice. Favre and Rice were on fire on Sunday and look to be getting more comfortable with each other week to week. The Vikings have Adrian Peterson, but they also have a buffoon of a coach that would rather pass. The Vikings see the Packers and the Rams in the next two weeks. Both teams have given up some big plays in the air in the short season. If you need a receiver, I’d take Rice and plug him in with confidence for the next two weeks.
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