Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups: 2009 Week 11

November 17th, 2009 kNuke Posted in NFL | No Comments »

Bye Bye Bye Weeks… Hello Trade Deadline (Friday for most leagues). A strategy that most experts suggest is trading away flexibility to get one player who will put you over the top. I’m all for that, but I like to have one backup at QB, RB, and WR, because injuries happen; handcuffs work well once the Bye weeks are done.

Injuries to monitor: Michael Turner, Julius Jones, Cedric Benson, Ronnie Brown, Clinton Portis, Brian Westbrook, Donald Brown, Calvin Johnson, Darren McFadden, Sammy Morris, Lance Moore, Antonio Bryant, Jermichael Finley, Josh Cribbs, and Dwayne Bowe (out).

QB: Hopefully you have a starting QB at this point, but if you’re looking for a backup, I’m going to have to push for Matt Cassel for a third week in a row. I’m not a big fan of the guy, but he’s decent as your backup.

RB: Lots of immediate adds this week; I’m going to list them in order. Jamaal Charles, Justin Forsett, Jason Snelling, Darren McFadden, Ladell Betts, Beanie Wells, and Bernard Scott. I really believe Charles will win a lot of leagues before it’s all said and done.

WR: Donnie Avery finally showed up and he’s probably available. Chris Chambers and Justin Gage (injury) are out there as well; Robert Meachem is an option if Lance Moore is sidelined again.

TE: Remember Dustin Keller? It seems like such a long time ago he was on the cusp of stardom. If you really need a TE, he’s worth the gamble. Brandon Pettigrew, Fred Davis, and Kevin Boss are probably out there as well.

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