{"id":1154,"date":"2013-10-26T13:20:54","date_gmt":"2013-10-26T17:20:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bigredsportsmachine.com\/?p=1154"},"modified":"2013-10-26T13:32:09","modified_gmt":"2013-10-26T17:32:09","slug":"week-8-fantasy-waiver-wire-pick-ups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bigredsportsmachine.com\/?p=1154","title":{"rendered":"Week 8 &#8211; Fantasy Waiver Wire Pick Ups"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to Week 8, fantasy friends.\u00a0 We\u2019re at the mid-way point in the season, and now\u2019s the time where things get serious.\u00a0 A critical step to fantasy domination involves successfully navigating the waiver wire.\u00a0 A lot of big names are on bye\u00a0this week (Foster, Ray Rice, Brandon Marshall, CJ2K, T. Rich) and a lot of big injuries have sidelined players (Roddy White, Jay Cutler, Reggie Wayne, Doug Martin).\u00a0 If you\u2019re struggling to replace someone this week, you\u2019ve come to the right place.\u00a0 Here are our top Week 8 Waiver Wire pick ups.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1162\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bigredsportsmachine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Chris-Ivory.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1162\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1162\" alt=\"Ivory should get the bulk of the carries from here on out.\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bigredsportsmachine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Chris-Ivory-300x202.jpg?resize=300%2C202&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bigredsportsmachine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Chris-Ivory.jpg?resize=300%2C202&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bigredsportsmachine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Chris-Ivory.jpg?resize=444%2C300&amp;ssl=1 444w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bigredsportsmachine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Chris-Ivory.jpg?w=620&amp;ssl=1 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1162\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ivory should get the bulk of the carries from here on out.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><b>Chris Ivory, RB Jets (% owned in Yahoo! leagues, 55%)<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Ivory is still available in 45% of Yahoo! leagues.\u00a0 If one of those is yours, you best go and pick him up right now.\u00a0 For most of the season, Ivory has been stuck in RB by committee hell, splitting time with Bilal Powell and Mike Goodson.\u00a0 However, Goodson\u2019s out on IR and done for the season, and Ivory seems to have won over the starting job from Powell.\u00a0 Last week, Ivory ran the ball 34 (yes, 34!) times, for 104 yards, clearly outpacing Powell, who carried the ball 3 (yes, 3) times.<\/p>\n<p>That distribution of work bodes well for Ivory going forward.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1161\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bigredsportsmachine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Roy-Helu.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1161\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1161\" alt=\"Roy's got a good chance to hit paydirt again this week.\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bigredsportsmachine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Roy-Helu-300x199.jpg?resize=300%2C199&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bigredsportsmachine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Roy-Helu.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bigredsportsmachine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Roy-Helu.jpg?w=350&amp;ssl=1 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1161\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Roy&#8217;s got a good chance to hit paydirt again this week.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><b>Roy Helu, Jr., RB Washington (54%)<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Roy has quietly put together 3 straight double-digit fantasy weeks, and he\u2019s now starting to cut into Alfred Morris\u2019 touches.\u00a0 While Alfred is still the feature RB, he\u2019s become more of an early down back, and Roy has filled in on 3<sup>rd<\/sup>\u00a0downs, short yardage situations, and in the hurry up offense.\u00a0 Roy only had 12 carries for 46 yards last week, but\u2026wait for it\u20263 tds.\u00a0 This means Roy is getting the all important goaline carries.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1053\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bigredsportsmachine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Terrelle-Pryor.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1053\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1053\" alt=\"It'll be like Terrelle's back in the Big 10 for a day.\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bigredsportsmachine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Terrelle-Pryor-300x199.jpg?resize=300%2C199&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bigredsportsmachine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Terrelle-Pryor.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bigredsportsmachine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Terrelle-Pryor.jpg?resize=1024%2C681&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bigredsportsmachine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Terrelle-Pryor.jpg?resize=450%2C300&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bigredsportsmachine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Terrelle-Pryor.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bigredsportsmachine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Terrelle-Pryor.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1053\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">It&#8217;ll be like Terrelle&#8217;s back in the Big 10 for a day.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><b>Terrelle Pryor, QB, Oakland (35%)<\/b><\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re in need of a QB this week, Terrelle\u00a0may be the guy you\u2019re looking for.\u00a0 Playing at home against the (suddenly inept) Steelers D, Pryor has a chance to put up solid numbers, both in the air and on the ground.\u00a0 Over his last 3 starts, Pryor has averaged 239 yards in the air and 41 yards on the ground, while also throwing 4 tds\u00a0and 3 ints.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1159\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bigredsportsmachine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Jerome-Kerley.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1159\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1159\" alt=\"We know it's weird, but the Jets actually offer some fantasy value.\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bigredsportsmachine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Jerome-Kerley-300x240.jpg?resize=300%2C240&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bigredsportsmachine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Jerome-Kerley.jpg?resize=300%2C240&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bigredsportsmachine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Jerome-Kerley.jpg?resize=1024%2C820&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bigredsportsmachine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Jerome-Kerley.jpg?resize=374%2C300&amp;ssl=1 374w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bigredsportsmachine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Jerome-Kerley.jpg?w=1871&amp;ssl=1 1871w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bigredsportsmachine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Jerome-Kerley.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bigredsportsmachine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Jerome-Kerley.jpg?w=1752&amp;ssl=1 1752w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1159\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We know it&#8217;s weird, but the Jets actually offer some fantasy value.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><b>Jerome Kerley, WR NY Jets (26%)<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Chances are, you missed out on picking up Jarrett Boykin and\/or Harry Douglas, who are both now owned in more than 70% of leagues.\u00a0 If you were lucky enough to get one of them, great.\u00a0 If not, and you\u2019re still in need of a WR, Kerley\u2019s a nice fill in.\u00a0 Last week, he went 8\/97\/1, and, more importantly, led the team in targets with 10.\u00a0 Even if he doesn\u2019t replicate those numbers this week, he should be getting a good amount of passes thrown his way.\u00a0 Pencil him in as a WR3\/flex.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1157\" style=\"width: 260px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bigredsportsmachine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Brandon-Bolden.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1157\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1157\" alt=\"If you're desperate for a RB this week, Brandon's in line to see an increased workload this week.\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bigredsportsmachine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Brandon-Bolden.jpg?resize=250%2C250&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bigredsportsmachine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Brandon-Bolden.jpg?w=250&amp;ssl=1 250w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bigredsportsmachine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Brandon-Bolden.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1157\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">If you&#8217;re desperate for a RB this week, Brandon&#8217;s in line to see an increased workload this week.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><b>Brandon Boldin, RB, New England (12%)<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Although the Patriots employ the worst RB by committee in the league, Brandon has some value this week, especially in PPR\u00a0leagues.\u00a0 Shane Vareen is injured, which has move Brandon up the depth chart, and also moved him into Shane\u2019s role of the passing-down back.\u00a0 He also has a favorable matchup against the rushing-friendly Dolphins defense.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><b>BONUS PICK UPS!!!<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Because The Machine loves you, here are two bonus waiver wire pick ups.\u00a0 These guys will be hot next week, but if you got a roster spot available, pick them up now.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1160\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bigredsportsmachine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/DHB.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1160\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1160\" alt=\"DHB will get (another) chance to live up to his Top 10 draft status.\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bigredsportsmachine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/DHB-300x191.jpg?resize=300%2C191&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"191\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bigredsportsmachine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/DHB.jpg?resize=300%2C191&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bigredsportsmachine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/DHB.jpg?resize=470%2C300&amp;ssl=1 470w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bigredsportsmachine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/DHB.jpg?w=607&amp;ssl=1 607w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1160\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">DHB will get (another) chance to live up to his Top 10 draft status.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><b>Darrius Heyward-Bey, WR Colts (45%)<\/b><\/p>\n<p>DHB\u00a0is still available in over half the leagues.\u00a0 That will change dramatically next week, as the Colts come off the bye.\u00a0 With Reggie Wayne done for the year, DHB will come in and replace him as the featured WR.\u00a0 And with Trent Richardson still sucking, the Colts will open up the offense and turn to the passing game more.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1158\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bigredsportsmachine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Andre-Brown.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1158\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1158\" alt=\"Andre will be the #1 back for the G-Men, grab him now and thank us later.\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bigredsportsmachine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Andre-Brown-300x209.jpg?resize=300%2C209&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"209\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bigredsportsmachine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Andre-Brown.jpg?resize=300%2C209&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bigredsportsmachine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Andre-Brown.jpg?resize=429%2C300&amp;ssl=1 429w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bigredsportsmachine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Andre-Brown.jpg?w=635&amp;ssl=1 635w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1158\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Andre will be the #1 back for the G-Men, grab him now and thank us later.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><b>Andre Brown, RB, NY Giants (19%)<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Wait, you mean the same Andre Brown that has a broken leg and hasn\u2019t played all season?\u00a0 Yeah, that one.\u00a0 Andre is scheduled to return to the G-Men in Week 10 (Giants are on a bye next week) but, more importantly, he\u2019s going to return as the featured back.\u00a0 With injuries to Wilson and Jacobs, the Giants currently have 7<sup>th<\/sup> round rookie Michael Cox and (forgotten) Peyton Hillis in the backfield.\u00a0 Andre should come in and immediately pay dividends.\u00a0 Get him while you still can.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bigredsportsmachine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/BRSM.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-481\" alt=\"BRSM\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bigredsportsmachine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/BRSM.jpg?resize=167%2C176&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"167\" height=\"176\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to Week 8, fantasy friends.\u00a0 We\u2019re at the mid-way point in the season, and now\u2019s the time where things get serious.\u00a0 A critical step to fantasy domination involves successfully navigating the waiver wire.\u00a0 A lot of big names are &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bigredsportsmachine.com\/?p=1154\">Continue reading <span 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