Fantasy Football 2017 - Week 13 Waivers & QB Streamers, Feelin’ Crabby

a defense that I'm not willing to play guys against. I don't sit guys because they're in Chicago. No. And following Chicago, you've got Houston and Tennessee, two teams that I really usually love lighting up wide receivers. You know, I give them the green light against those matchups. So I think Goodwin is up there with anyone. I might prefer Goodwin to Doxon if I'm looking for someone I need over the next three weeks. But Doxon...

If you are looking for a weekly start, Doxon's a great pickup against Dallas. Other name to throw out there, Zay Jones last week, three for 33 and a touchdown. Buffalo is New England. Indy, Miami is a great stretch. Yeah, yeah, you could probably do better, but Zay Jones is another guy that's out there and pretty much unowned. So if you need a spot start, don't forget about Nelson Aguilar. He's in that probably owned category, but he did have a nice two-touchdown game if you count the fumble recovery, depending on what your league does.

Paul Richardson might still be out there as an option. Dedy Westbrook, I'll throw that name out. I mean, I think he, there's a lot of buzz on Twitter. That's all you could say about it. Well, Dedy Westbrook said he was going to have a 200-yard game in his first game. And he didn't. He was a liar. Yeah, he didn't at all. Running back options, guys. Jason, what are some probably owned keep them on your radar just in case? Check your waiver wire. Just do a little, just do a little checksy. There's, you know, about.

20 to 30% owned guy or available guys in Frank Gore, Ligarra Blunt, Alfred Morris still out there in 30% of leagues, Latavius and Murray and 20% Alex Collins. Nice game last night. Surprisingly good against Houston last night. A couple of big points. Simage P. Rine's still available in over 20% of leagues. Isaiah Crowell, Duke Johnson Jr. All of those guys have to be rostered. They're not guys I would drop. They're probably owned, but.

Take a look. See. You're starting Ligarip Blunt over Jai right now. Yeah, I am. I mean, if you have to say who's going to get double-digit carries, everything points to blunt over Ajai. All right. Main waiver wire pickups. These are the guys that are more available. These are the guys you need to be looking at this week. And it's got to be Kenyon Drake right now. Kenyon Drake looks like he will be the feature back without Damien Williams this week against Denver. He's at home. He is my absolute favorite.

running back pickup. Now, this matchup against Denver is not very good. Denver's been stout against the run. But he's not your prototypical runner either. Right. He has big play capability if he gets the snaps. He can catch the ball out of the backfield. I think he's really safe this week. I think 9, 10 points. That's your floor for Kenyon Drake.

Yeah, he's just going to get so much use because there is no one else there. I mean, J. Ajaya is gone. Damian Williams is gone. They're activating guys from the practice squad who don't know the system. It's Kenyon Drake or bus. So he's my favorite guy. And it looks like it's a multiple week thing, at least with Damian Williams. The shoulder was reportedly separated. So you're talking probably another two weeks after this week, which is going to take you almost through the fantasy playoffs.

Jamal Williams is another name. He's got a much better matchup this week against Tampa Bay. He should be right there with King of Drake. Yeah, he's right there with Drake. But the reason I lean Drake, even though it's a slightly worse matchup this week, is because Ty Montgomery will be back before Damian Williams will be back. I want to throw Danny Woodhead out there very close to those two guys. Now last night.

Four for 22 on the ground, four for 23 through the air. But let me tell you why. These next two weeks, Baltimore takes on Detroit and Pittsburgh. These are both teams with offenses that I think will put up points. Put up points. Danny Woodhead, I think will be on the field. We saw the lack of options that Joe Flacco has right now. Now, I know Alex Collins is out there. I know Buck Allen got out there last night, but Danny Woodheds who they want to feature in the passing game out of the backfield. I think Danny Woodhead right now,

maybe ignored on waivers because he didn't blow up last night. Yeah, it's really good news. And I agree with you because if you watched last night's game, what you saw is when it goes to the no huddle, when it goes to the speed play, the two-minute drill, you only got to see that once from Baltimore. That was leading up at the end of the first half.

because they were running up against the clock. And it's all Danny Woodhead. And it's tons of those little drop-off passes. But Baltimore was playing from ahead this game. I agree with you. Against Detroit, against Pittsburgh, they're far more likely in those matchups than against Houston to be playing from behind where they've got to run that hurry up offense. And the fourth quarter is going to be Danny Woodhead time. Duquoise Rogers, likely to get the start this week with Doug Martin, concussed. Honestly, there's a lot of quality running backs this week on waivers. Some of these weeks is like,

There's just about no one you could pick up and do a spot start on. But here, Jequiz Rogers, you know, maybe it's going to be Peyton Barber. He got the touchdowns this last week if Doug Martin is absent. But Jequiz Rogers still was the leader in, you know, running back market share, had more carries. And we have experience earlier in the year when Doug Martin was gone of seeing what Tampa Bay chose to do. And it was quiz. So I think it will be quiz again this week.

Rex Burkhead, Matt Forte, Devante Booker. All three guys available in the majority of leagues. All three guys you can play this week. And all three guys with, I would say, plus matchups. Berkhead at Buffalo. And Booker. For the next four weeks, Booker has Miami, New York. That would be the Jets, Indianapolis, Washington. Yeah, I would pick up Booker next. I would probably pick up Booker even ahead of Danny Woodhead.

So I see Jamal Williams and King and Drake as a combo. And then I would see Booker, Woodhead. Woodhead's got Cleveland, Indianapolis in semifinal in championship week. I'd rather have Woodhead. Yeah, I mean, it's kind of one of those things where I think if the team is up, those might not be the best matchups for Danny Woodhead, Cleveland and Indie. Yeah, you're right. I mean, it's one of those. Alex Collins. Exactly. Yeah. We just talked about that with the matchups.

Some super deep pickups names to throw out there. Rod Smith was on the field a lot last week. Derek McFadden's been released. So Rod Smith, 9 for 41 and a touchdown. Peyton Barber, the two touchdowns. Yeah, I was just going to say if Dak keeps playing the way he has, they're going to be down and then they'll need Rod Smith. Some handcuffs. This is the time. If you're loaded up, let's say you don't need somebody to start, but you need to ensure that your roster is good to go. If you've got Melvin Gordon on your team.

You better have Austin Eccler. Yeah, you're going into the playoffs. Be prepared. This is the time of year where handcuffs actually matter. And I'll throw Traveris Cadet out there. Travarez Cadet Buffalo Bills running back. He's been getting snaps. Third down opportunities. No Tolbert right now. And LaShawn McCoy, if he went down, I think Travarez Cadet would actually see a pretty big workload. Let me ask you this. Yes. You're a team, your playoff bound, and you have.

LaShawn McCoy on that team. Danny Woodhead and Travars Cadet are out there. Would you rather pick up a Danny Woodhead? Yes. Okay. Yes, I would. And in my situation, I have LaShawn McCoy. I didn't pick up Travars Cadet because I have depth at running back. I can play a DeMarco Murray if I need to. It's much better to have a startable guy without the injury as the backup than just a hand. But if you own four net right now with the foot injury and you don't own T.J. Yeldon or Chris Ivory? Which one is it?

I would take Yeldon right now because of Ivory being banged up and Yeldon actually being used. I think that's all you can do is just pick the most recently used guy, James Connor and Pittsburgh to back up, you know. That's a situation. Great offense. James Connor would get tons of work. I would rather have James Connor if I'm the love ball owner than I would Danny Woodhead. Yeah. That's an example of like a. Yes, James Connor. A meaty ham. For sure, because we've seen it with Pittsburgh. They have one running back.

and they're going to play him all game long and barely spell him. It doesn't matter who it is. They're a one running back guy. And I'm just going to throw out two more names from the Seattle Seahawks. Jady McKissick, if you're in any kind of PPR league. He's been a startable, playable, playable guy for sure. And then Mike Davis. I don't know if he's going to be healthy or not for this week, but I expect when he is back, he was activated this last week and he was the clear starter.

and look to be the best running back on the team. So if he's healthy, I think Mike Davis goes right back to being the number one running back there. Yeah, Eddie Lacey is being used only because they hate Tom and Thrull so much. Yes. But they hate them both. Don't get it wrong. They hate them both. All right, tight ends. Important position. For me, the one that jumps off the page that's been forgotten, he's on a ton of waiver wires. Charles Clay.

Four for 60 last week. When Tyrod Taylor's there, Charles Clay's involved. They have a, you know, they stand next together. It's Mr. Necessa. They stand next together on the sideline, Jason. They do. They sometimes hold hands. From what I understand, it's possible. Allegedly. Yeah, I mean, the camera's normally zoomed at a level where I can't tell. But they stand next to each other, and they might hold hands. They could. And I've seen him throw the ball to him in the game several times. That's the real key. All right. So Charles Clay.

And they've got a great – Buffalo has a great schedule coming up. I know New England is a good defense now, but there's still a defense where they're going to score and put you in a position to keep throwing the ball. And so they play New England twice and then Indianapolis and Miami. That's the stretch from here on out to the finish championship week unless you play in week 17 like a dummy. Now the good news is Tyler Croft is available in more than 50% of league. And he always scores a touchdown. Now the bad news, the yards aren't really there.

What you're waiting for is Cincinnati to get around the three, play action fake to Joe Mixon, and find Tyler Croft. That's how he's been scoring, but he is a streamable option. I don't love his matchups coming up, Pittsburgh, Chicago, Minnesota, teams that are, you know, pretty decent. I mean, middle of the pack to batter against tight ends. And because you're only looking for that touchdown from him, I think I would rather have Julius Thomas. Orange Julius? Orange Julius, who is.

I guess it's still got a little orange. A little orange. He was far more orange Julius. In Denver? In Denver. That was part of the contract, though. He has to have a little bit of orange because of the sponsorship he has with him. Bengals weren't interested. He has the Bengals. But Julius Thomas.

from Peyton Manning fame of yesteryear has been more and more involved recently. He had six targets, five for 52 this past week, and he's coming up against a pretty good schedule for tight ends. Again, New England, he plays Denver this week, which is a great defense, but usually not against tight ends, and Buffalo and Kansas City. So Julius Thomas is another guy. And my favorite, I mean, he's probably owned, 67% owned, but Hunter Henry. Hunter Henry,

5 for 76 in the touchdown last week. And this week, we always talk about the three teams, really the two teams that you always want to start the tight end against, which is Cleveland and the New York Giants. So that if you're looking for those options, that's Hunter Henry against Cleveland and Jared Cook against the Giants. Jared Cook could be in a prime position this week. Jared Cook is a drop it like it's hot candidate out the wazoo because he put up a line of one reception.

for one yard and no touchdown this last week. So people are going to drop him. And there's no Amari Cooper, no Michael Crabtree, and Cook had a touchdown call back. Yeah, he caught a touchdown just barely rolled out. It was bobbling as. Jared Cook's my favorite pickup this week for a streaming option. Yes. He's more owned, but I mean, he'll probably be a guy that if he's not owned when your waiver is clear, watch who was dropped. Baby Hands. If he's out there, baby hands Jack Doyle went back to the.

seven for 94 range, eight targets. And they play Jacksonville. And I like Jack Doyle to produce better than those whiteouts against Jacksonville. So we saw Ricky Seals Jones. Ricky Seals Jones against Jacksonville, four for 72 in a touchdown. So Jack Doyle could do some work there. Ricky Seals Jones is a deep pickup candidate along with Eric Ebron and OJ Howard. If you have an extra spot and you're looking for a guy, maybe you're in a deeper league, I would pick him up now because.

While we wouldn't recommend to start him this week because his snaps and his routes run are still pretty low, if that trend changes in this game, they say, hey, we're getting him more involved in the passing game. Even if he doesn't have more, you know, counting stats at the end of the day, if he's on the field for more snaps and he runs more routes, then I'm going to fire him up. Okay. Just wait for the counting stats? Yeah.

All right, defensive streaming options. Huge. Huge right now. You've got to pick up a defense. You got to do it now. Let's say this week you've already clinched. This is kind of your throwaway week. Right? You've clinched. You've got the buy. It's a throwaway week for you. You've got to be looking two weeks ahead at these matchups and stash your bench. Fill your bench with handcuffs and defenses if you're loaded. That's what I would do. And so if you need to win this week.