Scott Durbin of the Imagination Movers joined us on this week’s podcast, and had some interesting things to say about running the waiver wire. Scott is the commish in his league, which is divided into three divisions. The worst team gets priority, which is the default in most league, but he’s tweaked the formula a bit.
Speaking of waivers, here’s a little tip; don’t be fooled by the outstanding performance of New England running backs week to week. Talk about a running back-by-committee situation.
Michael Vick is owned by 91% of teams in Yahoo as of the recording of the podcast. It’s up to 93 as of Saturday. Still, that seems low. Jay Cutler is 95, Kyle Orton, who Scott Durbin is big on, is at 78. Vick is number two in scoring in our league behind Peyton Manning, and I’m sure it’s similar in most leagues. Seven percent of people can’t get past what he did. I wonder if its peer pressure? There have to be some leagues where he’s not on anyone’s roster. Or is it these leagues have tighter drop/add rules? Your thoughts?
I left Peyton Hillis on the bench last week in favor of Mike Tolbert. Bad move, although who thinks a Browns RB is going to stomp for 144 yards (and a TD) against the Ravens D? I have Hillis going this week against the Bengals, largely because Ryan Mathews seems to be healthy again in San Diego.
Back to QBs, there are some intriguing match-ups. Mark Sanchez vs. Buffalo. Brady tore them up, and Sanchez looked good against a pretty solid Dolphins D, and o.k. against a good Patriots D the week prior. Jay Cutler faces against a struggling Giants D, and that could pay-off big. Carson Palmer? Fans here in Cincinnati are losing their patience. As I’ve said before, don’t look for big numbers against the Browns, as Cleveland will take care of its own defeat. The Bengals just have to wait to get the ball deep in Cleveland territory, and for the Browns not to score. Maybe a good week to have Bengals kicker Mike Nugent.
At WR Austin Collie is currently listed as questionable for Sunday’s game. He is the leading receiver in our league, which I wouldn’t have guessed right off. Andre Johnson is also questionable. On the podcast I recommended Raider WR Lois Murphy, but he too is questionable. If you’re not going to be near a computer Sunday morning to get an update, you may want to look at your bench.
TE is pretty easy, although there’s a new face in the top-5; Dustin Keller of the Jets. Whitten, Gates and Clarke are all good starts. Streaky Chris Cooley may not be your best option against the Eagles. It’s pretty thin after that.
As for D, as Ian Hunter once sang, “All of the Good Ones Are Taken.” However, Miami may be available in some leagues, and they have decent match-up against New England. For some reason, though they win, they don’t real well on Sunday/Monday night.
Don’t forget byes this week for Minnesota, Dallas, KC and Tampa Bay. Adjust those rosters accordingly.
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