Fantasy Football is Won on Tuesdays

Wednesdays are a good day to send trades once the waiver wire has sorted itself out. Make sure you look to sort through the players that were dropped. A lot of times owners will set their waiver claims on Saturday and not repeal them when Sunday proves the guy only had a bad first week. I saw Jericho Crotchery get dropped in one of my leagues this way.

TRADE RECOMMENDATIONS:

Quarterbacks:

Schaub, Matt QB HOU: Trade him now before he settles into a midrange QB

Green, Trent QB MIA: He may even be available to just pick up but if your QB has a late bye, that gives you a few weeks to see if he develops into a decent #2. Miami’s defense is not what it once was so that means more throwing yardage.

Leftwich, Byron QB ATL: Everyone will be on this one but if you can get him cheap he may turn into a decent #2

Running Backs:

Jones-Drew, Maurice RB JAC: A slow start could mean a cheap acquisition

Jacobs, Brandon RB NYG: People get impatient with early injuries so there is a chance you can get him pretty cheap

Benson, Cedric RB CHI: When he hits 100, sell! He had 101 yards this week

McAllister, Deuce RB NO: A lot of times, when you see a team in a funk, good coaches will simplify things and go back to basics. I predict Sean Payton will look to re-establish the run game and that means good things for Deuce. He will probably be a good bargain right now.

Jordan, LaMont RB OAK: I still say sell now because he will not be this valuable all year.
Jones, Kevin RB DET: Its hard to stay patient. Look for him to have a shaky start coming off of his injury and you may get him pretty cheaply

Morency, Vernand RB GB: I’m still talking this guy up. I think he is a great pick up and you should be able get him pretty cheaply.

Wide Receivers:

Fitzgerald, Larry WR ARI: Numbers are low for him…for now, so you may get a bargain
Boldin, Anquan WR ARI: See Larry Fitzgerald

Ward, Hines WR PIT: Numbers are lower for him…for now, so you may get a bargain

Jackson, Vincent WR SD: This guy will get better and hotter as the season progresses

Horn, Joe WR ATL: Horn is a worthy gamble. You can probably get him cheaply. He seemed crushed by the whole Vick situation and never had a chemistry with Harrington. If he finds a friend in Leftwich, watch out! This is my gamble trade of the week

Jennings, Greg WR GB: Impatience can play in your favor as his injury lingers

Furrey, Mike WR DET: A slower start means a good trade for you

Jones, James WR GB: Seems to be this years Greg Jennings. May remain a Favre favorite.

Jones, Jacoby WR HOU: Get him before this weekend and watch. With Johnson out his week this will be his chance to shine or fade.

Jurevicius, Joe WR CLE: Sell….NOW

Northcutt, Dennis WR JAC: See Joe Jurevicius

As they say: Once is happenstance, twice is coincidence, three times is trend

Keep you eyes on these guys who are all a steal if you want to take the chance:

Evans, Lee WR BUF: He is a streak guy so maybe a strong finish

Brown, Reggie WR PHI: This is your shot to be the goto guy

Stallworth, Donte’ WR NE: Boy, Philly needs him back

-Chris

Going forward, I’ll assume that your waiver wire opens up on Tuesday mornings. Adjust these post appropriately if you are in a league with a different schedule. I like to make my trade offers on Wednesdays so I can see who went where and have had time to analyze the weekends events.

You know the old adage: Buy low and sell high.

No particular order below

High value stocks…Their value only goes down from here:

• Antwan Randle El WR (Wash) : Santana Moss will not have an off week every week
• Lamont Jordan RB (Oak): Its not that he is a bad runner, just be honest about how many games the Raiders will be in where he is going to get a lot of touches
• Ben Roethlisberger QB (Pit): They don’t play Cleveland every week and there are many Pittsburgh fans out there that will pay a premium to have him on their roster. If you see a team named the Westport Steelers and they have TO and weak QB’s….well what are you waiting for?
• Ronald Curry WR (Oak): Is this a break out or just a good first game? I’m guessing the later.
• Plaxico Burress WR (NYG): Don’t get me wrong, I’m a fan but honestly, he will never again this season be worth what he is right now. This is assuming Manning is Ok as he seems to be at the time of this writing.
• Randy Moss WR (NE): He is Google after the IPO. A lot of people held Google and have made a lot of money. You make the call.

Low Value stocks…Buy cheap while you can

• Eli Manning QB (NYG): He’s hurt so his value will be lower but if you can wait it out, it looks like the G-men are going to have to stay competitive on his arm.
• Lee Evans WR (Buf): 5 yards…He may be at garage sale prices now, grab him
• Reggie Brown WR (Phi): His stock can’t get much lower and yet the upside is everyone thinks he can become a star in Philly but he has to step up and take his opportunity…will he?
• TO WR (Dal): Ok, he is not exactly going to be cheap but this may be the cheapest he will be all season, a season which should be huge for him with the Terry Glenn situation.
• Vince Young QB (Ten): A sophomore slump or an off game? If he is a bargain, I would grab him.
• Dante` Stallworth WR (NE): Here is one of the bargains of the week. Look for huge numbers opposite of Moss assuming they give him some PT. Wes Welker???
• Brandon Jacobs RB (NYG): If you can keep him on the bench for a few weeks you should be able to get him for a steal now to have a mid season monster
• Larry Johnson RB (KC): If you have a nervous Nellie owner, you may get a good deal here.
• Mike Furrey WR (Det): A one year wonder or bad fist game? I would be happy to trade Ronald Curry for Furrey straight up but of course I would try and get more.
• Anthony Gonzalez WR (Ind): I called this guy overvalued before the season begun. You may be able to get him for a bargain basement price. He may take until mid season but should be worth the wait
• Santana Moss WR (Wash): See Antwaan Randle El

Let me know if I missed a few but this should be enough to get some offers out there.

-Chris