Waiver Wire - Week 4

Welcome to my first edition of "Waiver Wire". Each Tuesday I will post my "Waiver Wire", suggesting to you who you should pick up off waivers for that week.

Come on, let's be honest. The "Waiver Wire" articles are one of the most important things to have if you plan on winning that highly coveted championship! Don't believe me? Just ask last year's owners who picked up Marques Colston and Maurice Jones-Drew before anyone else in their league.

My "Waiver Wire" will work a little different the most. It will be cut into 3 sections. The first one will be for "Must Adds". These are the players I think you should add regardless of the league size or point system of the league you are in. Next will be the "Deep Additions". Now in this section I will name to you the players I think you should add if your in a deep league (12-16 people), or if your REALLY shallow at the position of the players I name. Last but not least will be the "Keep an eye on" section. This is exactly what it sounds like, players you should not add but make sure to keep on eye on for the next week or two to see what they do.

I will not be having a "Drop/Cut" portion until week 6 because I am a huge believer that you should not cut anyone you have drafted within the first 5 weeks (excluding players drafted in the last few rounds and players with long term injuries).

And with no further adieu, BlaZeN's Waiver Wire!

Must Adds

Brian Leonard- So much for Jackson being the 2nd "safest pick", Huh? With S-Jax's current injury (partially torn groin muscle), he should out for 2-3 weeks. Not to mention that groin injuries like that don't normally go away, this is an injury that could nag Jackson for the rest of the year.
In comes former Scarlet Knight from Rutgers, Brian Leonard. Yes, the white man with insane hops, who indeed jump OVER Fabian Washington. Leonard is by far the best FA pickup this week. He will get the start this week against the Cowboys. If you don't own Jackson, try trading Leonard to his owner. You should be able to get GREAT value for him. If you own Steven Jackson, you better go get the man ASAP and pray Brian can do something behind that swiss cheese line that Jackson was not able to do.

Kevin Curtis (AKA White Lightning) - Curtis is by far and away the best WR pickup this week. He absolutely torched the Lions secondary this week netting 221 yards, and 3 TDs on 11 catches. Umm... Reggie who?
Its looks now that it is Kevin Curtis who will be McNabb's favorite target this year, not Brown. Can anyone say Donte Stallworth Part 2 (the white version of course) ?

Ron Dayne- I've got to be honest... I'm shocked that Ahman Green made it THIS far into the season until getting hurt. The man has injury after injury after injury. Even if Green starts this week, I would still rather have Dayne on my squad over Stecker. Reason being, Green won't stay healthy, end of story. Dayne should be active in that Houston backfield all year.

Roddy White- Lets just hope this isn't another tease for us fantasy owners. White had 127 yards and a TD on 7 receptions, the TD came on a 69 yarder. I really wouldn't expect any consistent numbers from White but with Leftwich just waiting to take Harrington's job, expect his value to rise even more. Go grab him while you still can.

Aaron Stecker- If you think the Saints will hand the ball off to Reggie 20+ times you're highly mistaken. Stecker should get a decent amount of carries with Deuce out for the year. If Leonard, and Dayne are both gone go get this guy... Now.

Dwayne Bowe- It is now apparent with Eddie Kenninson's injury that the rookie out of LSU, Dwayne Bowe, is the best WR on that Chiefs squad. Too bad he has Damon Huard as his quarterback.
Bowe should keep getting looks and snaps so he should have decent numbers. Just don't expect him to be anything more then a spot starter at best. At least until he proves me wrong.

Kenny Watson- This waiver pick up looks a lot better to a Rudi Johnson owner then it does anyone else. That being said, Rudi played like straight dookie against Seattle this week and hurt his hammy. Hamstring injuries tend to linger when it comes to Running Backs. Cincy will play the very tough run D of the New England Patriots this week then have a bye week 6. I don't expect decent numbers for Watson, but if you have a low waiver priority, I'd put a claim on him and watch him slip by all the others. Then go and try to trade him to Rudi's owner (let's hope for your sake he didn't go get him yet).

Najeh Davenport- If you own Willie Parker go get Najeh, NOW! HE is probably one of the better handcuffs to have.

Owen Daniels- If he's still not owned in your league, better go get this guy. The amount of injuries for that Texans receiving core is getting utterly ridiculous.

Deep Additions

Sammy Morris- Did you know that Sammy Morris has 3 MORE total points this year then Maroney? Well now you know, go pick him up if you're shallow at RB.

Brian Griese- OK, enough already! How many times have we heard Lovie Smith stand up at the podium and say "Rex is our quarterback"? Too many times for me to count... Well I think he's finally gotten over his little Wrecks Grossman crush. I expect to see Griese get the start this week. If your in need of help at QB I'd seriously consider swooping him up before someone else does.

Brandon Jones & Marty Booker- Booker is the more consistent option, but Jones could put up a few really nice stat lines considering hes probably Tennessee's most talented WR. Booker could possibly be a decent spot starter at times, but I doubt he's becomes anything more than that.

Joe Jurevicous & Bobby Engram- Engram has had a nice start, and should be picked up if you're in DIRE need for a WR start this week or next. But don't expect him to keep this up. With Burleson and Branch ahead of him he probably wont get too many looks, consistently. Not to mention Hackett could be on his way back. Big Joe might have a decent week against the Ravens, considering they couldn't tackle two straight physical #2 WRs (Cotchery and then Boldin). What's Joe? A Big physcial #2, if you really need a WR this week give Jurevicous a thought, believe it or not... See what I did there.

Daunte Culpepper- With McCown now hurt, its Culpepper's time to shine (metaphorically speaking, because I highly doubt a QB in Oakland this year will "Shine"). You know that Daunte will get scooped up after this weeks start unless he bombs... Light at QB? Vote Pepper for President!

Jeff King- King has been a top 10 fantasy TE this year. Although I don't expect him to keep THAT up, he's still a decent add in a PPR league, and if your weak at TE.

Keep an Eye On

Earnest Graham- Obviously you cant ignore someone who scores 2 rushing TDs, but in no way should he be picked up this week. Hes in a backfield with Caddy Williams, and Micheal Pittman, so there's not many carries for him. And if you expect to see him get any goal line carries, uh, don't. That being said, definitely keep an eye on him. Gruden said after the game that he needs to find a way to use Graham more.

Maurice Morris- He's the backup to Shaun Alexander. The Shaun Alexander that has a cracked bone in his wrist and has a cast on his arm. I shouldn't even have to tell you to keep an eye on em.

Samkon Gado- Wait and see if Houston will give him any carries know that Green is banged up. Hes proven before that he can be a solid back in this league, so don't be surprised if they do give him a shot.

Demetrius Williams & Kevin Walter- Don't let one bad game scare you off. Keep an eye on Williams for sure. With Clayton's uncertainty when it comes to action, you never know what Williams will do in that offense. It also helps that he's probably the best chance at WR for getting a TD. Kevin Walters and Jerome Mathis are the only two healthy wideouts for Houston. Need I say more?

Marcedes Lewis- He has a bye this week, but the dude is super talented and it looks like he can become a Garrard favorite.