Junkies Week Three Waiver Wire Pickups

Ugh. I think that about sums up how I feel after watching that Monday Night Football game go into the eleventh hour and then getting up early to take our son to preschool. And I know that many of you are thinking and feeling the exact same way, we miss Ed.

So with that said, here are our waiver wire pickups for week three!

NA - The ACTUAL NFL Referees

This is a no brainer. I’m sure Roger Goodell is getting plenty of flack this Tuesday morning about how awful the replacement refs were last night. And for good reason. That game was terrible to watch and I actually stopped watching in the 2nd quarter for a while so I could go update my rubber band collection. It had been sorely neglected. Thanks NFL.

Junkie’s Hits and Misses Week Two

Once again, these Hits and Misses come just under the gun! But this time it wasn’t a family vacation getting in the way! Something much bigger is happening for the Fantasy Football Junkie. Much more info to come soon but the teaser is, that I have been contacted to help launch a NEW fantasy football site called FF Locker Room.

But until I’m ready to announce that officially, here are this weeks Hits and Misses!

1. QB – Philip Rivers  ESPN Rank 11

Philip Rivers is no Tom Brady, but Titans are traveling all of the way to San Diego and Rivers is still an elite quarterback in my eyes. He is getting no respect this year. I know he doesn’t have a lot of scary talent around him, but he’s been doing this a while with subpar wide receivers, hasn’t he? Name another star that he’s thrown to other than Gates and Jackson…

2. RB – Jonathan Dwyer  ESPN Rank 29

I loved the way he played against Denver. And although the Jets have an excellent defensive line, they did give up a huge game to CJ Spiller last week. Dwyer is no Spiller, but he has played very well since the beginning of preseason and is eager to show why he should be the starter in Pittsburgh.

3. WR – Kevin Ogletree  ESPN Rank 40

I’m a believer after that Wednesday night game against the Giants. He found a lot of space while Austin and Bryant got most of the extra help. As a defense, the Seahawks have to pay special attention to Bryant and Austin and both are healthy. Look for Kevin to get another heavy dose of targets on Sunday.

4. TE – Martellus Bennett  ESPN Rank 17

I can’t help it! That Wednesday night game stuck with me. Bennett looked like a beast for New York. He’s such a big target and Eli will hopefully continue to look his way.

Good luck tomorrow Junkie’s!

-FFJ

The Following Might Make You Hurt

I have seen from more than one tweet this morning that…

gulp…

Matt Forte is believed to have suffered a high ankle sprain in Thursday nights game against the Packers. I own Forte in two leagues.

Sigh.

This does make Michael Bush an immediate waiver wire priority, sound the alarm!

-FFJ

Week One Fantasy Pickups

Week one is officially in the books! And we already have some not-so-big names vying to be this years waiver wire wonder.

Lets start with a name from Wednesday nights game.

1. WR – Kevin Ogletree: Some of you may have already forgotten about him. I’m not sure how you could after he went off on national television. He had 8 receptions for 114 yards and 2 touchdowns. He should be the number one WR pickup this week.

And the number one RB pickup (unless you were in a league where CJ Spiller went undrafted) is…

2. RB – Alfred Morris: I’ve been saying for a few weeks now to watch out for him. And I had him in my Valorous Predictions last week. He got the nod over Roy Helu and Evan Royster. And was the reason that probably led to the Redskins letting Tim Hightower go. He carried the ball 28 times for 96 yards and two scores. Helu and Royster carried the ball a combined 4 times. That says a lot to me. The statistic that carries the most weight IMO, is that Morris had 0 fumbles. I know that the Redskins will probably pick up free agent Ryan Grant this week and make him the starter for week two but can we all just give me a little credit for Alfred Morris first?

The rest are some guys that did very well and should be on your waiver wire list.

Yahoo! Fantasy Football Scores In Flux

If you are like all of the other millions of fantasy football managers, this morning you no doubt are checking the scores from yesterday. Probably checking them before you shower, kiss your kids, and maybe even before you go to the bathroom. Or better yet, while you are going to the bathroom. Don’t pretend like you never have.

Unfortunately, for Yahoo! players, the site seems to be very off with its scoring.

Please don’t freak out.

Please don’t be one of those very annoying message board posters.

Give them a couple hours to reset. By all accounts it appears that it may have been reset to an earlier time in the day on certain games.

-FFJ

UPDATE: it looks as if all is right in the Yahoo universe now. Go about your business people.