Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups: Week 12

November 17th, 2008 kNuke Posted in Fantasy Football | No Comments »

The trade deadline has passed so your roster is probably set, but you still have to pay attention to the Waiver Wire for two reasons.  The first reason is to handcuff yourself with backups just in case a starter goes down with an injury.  The other reason is to block your opponent; pay attention to their needs and act accordingly.

QB: There are a lot of options out there for QBs, but I’m still sticking with Tyler Thigpen as my choice.  Kerry Collins and Matt Cassell look nice, but I wouldn’t think twice about using Thigpen as my starter if my starting QB went down.

RB: Peyton Hillis scored twice last week, you can’t go wrong with that.  I don’t expect the Broncos to run that much, but I expect Hillis to score a TD a week moving forward.  Also, Antonio Pittman is a decent play this week as Steven Jackson is out.  More importantly, make sure to handcuff your starters with viable backups (see Steven Jackson example).

WR: Justin Gage, period.  Also, if Mark Bradely is still out there, grab him as well.

TE: We’ve done well with the TEs the past two weeks.  This week I’d grab Vernon Davis or Kevin Boss.  I’m betting both score a TD this week.

Remember, you can drop me a line anytime if you need some help with your Waiver Wire pickups.  Same goes for who to start advice as well!