{"id":2319,"date":"2015-10-17T09:30:22","date_gmt":"2015-10-17T13:30:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bigredsportsmachine.com\/?p=2319"},"modified":"2015-10-17T09:30:22","modified_gmt":"2015-10-17T13:30:22","slug":"week-6-waiver-wire-pickups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bigredsportsmachine.com\/?p=2319","title":{"rendered":"Week 6 – Waiver Wire Pickups"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Fantasy<\/a>Welcome back for another exiting week of fantasy football.\u00a0 If you listened to us in our RB heavy waiver wire last week\u2026well, you\u2019re welcome, as all three of our picks had banner weeks.\u00a0 Thomas Rawls propelled us to victory last week, and all because we recommended him.\u00a0 How about our boy Gary Barnidge?\u00a0 A no name last week, owned in fewer than half of all leagues, we give him one shout out, now he\u2019s owned in 76% of leagues, is a legitimate Top 10 TE, and is second only to Drew Carrey in popularity in Cleveland.\u00a0 Like you needed more proof of The Machine\u2019s bedroom<\/span> fantasy prowess.\u00a0 So let\u2019s get right to the action.<\/p>\n

This week, the waiver wire prize was Charcandrick West, as Jamaal Charles is out for the season.\u00a0 Unless you had a ton of waiver wire bucks, you likely lost out on picking him up.\u00a0 So let\u2019s look at some people who may still be available.<\/p>\n

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Reuben Randle, WR Giants (47%)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Should<\/a>

Should see first receiver targets Monday night.<\/p><\/div>\n

Reuben has gotten over his early season yips and is starting to put together some consistent output.\u00a0 Over the past 3 weeks, he\u2019s caught 2 tds and has averaged 5 catches for 63 yards.\u00a0 With Odell Beckham\u2019s status uncertain for Monday Night, Reuben stands to see increased targets. \u00a0Even if ODB plays, he’s going to be limited. \u00a0Reuben’s had some monster games against Philly, including a 6 catch, 158 yard performance last December, and that was with a healthy Odell Beckham. \u00a0Look for (dreamboat) Eli Manning to find Reuben early and often. \u00a0He is a high upside WR2.<\/p>\n

Richard Rodgers, TE Green Bay (48%)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Aaron<\/a>

Aaron Rodgers’ newest weapon<\/p><\/div>\n

Rodgers has seen his targets increase each game, with a season high 8 last week which he converted into 6 catches for 45 yards.\u00a0 Again, what you\u2019re looking for is someone who won\u2019t be a complete dud and can weather the storm while your other players are out on bye or injury.\u00a0 Ideally, you want someone to get you double digit points, and Rodgers has done exactly that, scoring double digit points in 3 of the last 4 weeks.\u00a0 With Jordy Nelson out for the year, Rodgers has become the second option behind Randall Cobb.\u00a0 Green Bay also has a great matchup at home against San Diego.\u00a0 If you\u2019re a Jason Witten owner and looking for a bye week replacement, Rodgers makes a ton of sense.\u00a0 We like him as a Top 12 TE this week.<\/p>\n

Colin Kaepernick, QB San Francisco (51%)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Don't<\/a>

Don’t worry brah, you still got that one time you beat out Alex Smith.<\/p><\/div>\n

It wasn\u2019t that long ago that Roid Rage and I were debating the Kaepernick v Alex Smith duel<\/a>.\u00a0 Kaep won that battle, but he lost the war because he\u2019s still on the Niners, which has turned into a complete shit show.\u00a0 But Kaep offers some value this week for those in pinch for a quarterback.\u00a0 Colin had a bounce back week last week against the Giants, going 262\/2\/0.\u00a0 He also ran for 23 yards.\u00a0 We like his chances again this week against Baltimore.\u00a0 The Ravens are turning mediocre qbs into heroes.\u00a0 Christ, Josh McCown threw for 457 yards and two touchdowns against them last week.\u00a0 We think that streak continues.\u00a0 I\u2019m not going to go on a limb and say he\u2019ll run for a touchdown\u2026but he will.<\/p>\n

Duke Johnson, Jr., RB Cleveland (51%)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"PPR<\/a>

PPR stud.<\/p><\/div>\n

Duke is quietly making some noise as Cleveland, as he\u2019s worked his way up to the first team.\u00a0 If you\u2019re in a PPR league (let\u2019s be honest, all the cool kids are) he makes a great play this week.\u00a0 He\u2019s averaged 7 catches over the past three weeks. Look for that to continue against the Broncos this week.<\/p>\n

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