FSH NOTEBOOK: DAVID'S DAILY DIGEST

Tuesday Edition

October 15th, 2013 

 

David’s Daily Digest

Week 7: Waiver Wire

Week six was a kind week for me in fantasy football going 5-2 in my seven head-to-head leagues, but my success came with a price. With several injuries now afflicting my teams, it’s time for me to really dig into the waiver wire for some week 7 relief.

The free-agent well is drying fast from one week to the next, but with constant change in standard re-draft leagues, you can still find hope if you look. The players of note that have affected my teams include wide receivers Julio Jones (IR), Calvin Johnson (knee), running backs DeMarco Murray (knee), and quarterback Michael Vick.

In the case of Julio, I am fortunate in one of my deeper PPR leagues to have Falcons wide receiver Harry Douglas. He’s probably nothing more than a flex option at best going forward, but he’s going to see his targets increase and have some nice games ahead; he has greater value in PPR leagues. If you are thin at receiver, he’s definitely an option to consider off the wire for week 7 (especially with a dinged-up Roddy White).

Like Jones, the injury to Calvin is opening doors for fellow teammates like Lions wide receiver Kris Durham. In the case of Durham, even though Johnson (8 targets) played last week he was still targeted a team high 13 times. In fact Durham has dominated the targets over the past two weeks with 21; only running back Reggie Bush (12 targets) is the other Lion with more than 9. Even if Calvin plays this Sunday, Durham will still see his fair share of work and the rapport between he and his QB only gets better from week to week.

Vick is still injured this week and expected to miss another start, with backup quarterback Nick Foles slated to make his second start, he’s a must grab for two reasons. First after his 296 yards passing and three touchdown performance last Sunday showed a great command for Chip Kelly’s offense, this week’s matchup against the league’s 30^th ranked pass defense makes a great second reason.

Another possible target off the wire this week is Cowboys rookie running back Joseph Randle. With Murray likely (not confirmed) to miss time this Sunday, Randle is in line to carry much of the load against the Eagles this week. Now Randle’s numbers were not off the charts last week after Murray went down (13 touches for 32 total yards) this past Sunday night, but the encouraging numbers were his 13 touches; it shows the teams commitment to the run game and the rookie. He obviously has greater value to Murray owners as a hand-cuff and insurance.

That's my take.

~David Ortega