December 16th, 2009 - 11:05pm PST
Watercooler Chat
No Wire for Hire
For most owners they have managed to get this far into the season on the weight of the team they drafted, but injuries can add up and take their tolls. Even without the waiver wire fantasy owners can still find a few gems floating about the free agent market, you just have to know where to look. If pickups are still available here are a couple of names that can still offer value to those in pursuit of fantasy greatness...
Wayne says...
With the Redskins normal starter Clinton Portis all but ready to shut it down for the season the team has found it's replacement for the moment, running back Quinton Ganther. In his first start last Sunday the Redskins back was hugely productive totaling 93 yards from scrimmage and scoring two touchdowns on the ground. Ganther is averaging 4.2 yards per carry this season with 33 carries and on Sunday he'll face the New York Giants defense. While the Giants defense is ranked 9th against the run, they have shown a few leaks in previous weeks.
The Raiders have been banged up in the backfield all season long, but they finally have their prized running Darren McFadden back in the lineup. The explosive runner will have a bit of a tough matchup this week against the Broncos, but in the past several weeks their defense has not been as formidable as the first matchup between these two teams. The Broncos are ranked 15th against the run this season and allow nearly four yards per carry. In their first meeting McFadden was held to 45 yards on the ground, but last week the second year back needed only 11 touches to total 105 yards.
Waynes Weekly "Friendly Word for the wise"...
The Browns offensive attack has been lacking quite a bit this season, but last week they found something that clicked well against a pretty good Steeler's defense' Josh Cribbs. Cribbs is a special teamer that plays a lot of slot, but most recently has been running the Brown's version of the "Wildcat" offense. Last week Cribbs totaled 96 yards of offense with 87 of those coming on the ground. With the upstart Browns traveling to Kansas City (ranked 28th against the run) we'd expect nothing less than to see a lot more the "Brown-cat" and a lot of Josh Cribbs in the open field.
Player Watch for Week 15
Once again here a few players of note that fantasy owners should consider riding or hiding for the coming weekend of games. Keep these players on your watchlist, you just may want to give them a hard look come Sunday;
(Start) Jamaal Charles
The Chiefs new running back of the future seems to be hanging onto the wheel with both hands making to most of his opportunity. Charles has rushed for more than 600 yards this season, including two 100-yard efforts in his last five starts. Against the Browns 29th ranked run defense this Sunday, he's a good bet to make it three.
(Start) Cedric Benson
Last Sunday trailing most of the game, the Cowboys still managed nearly 100 yards on the ground against the Chargers defense. The Bengals starting running back Cedric Benson has already proven he can run against anyone, so owner should not make the mistake of second guessing this one.
(Sit) Roddy White
There's no question White is a tough sit and unless you have better options you will be inclined to start, but on Sunday he will undoubtedly be matched against the Jets cover corner Darelle Revis. That's not good. Tony G. is more than likely going to be a huge start this week.
(Start) Knowshon Moreno
The rookie running back has emerged as the teams primary ball carrier, dominating the number of touches over recent weeks. With backup Correll Buckhalter likely sidelined this week he'll have even more opportunity to damage against the Raiders 30th ranked run defense.
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