First let’s review our week 2’s waiver wire performances.
Philip
Rivers: 36 of 47 for 419 yards and 3 paTD’s with 3 rushes for 11 yards.
Bilal
Powell: 13 rushes for 48 yards and 1 ruTD with 5 targets with 2 catches for 22
yards.
Julian
Edelman: 13 catches for 78 yards and 4 rushing yards. Also notched 72 punt
return yards.
Julius
Thomas: 6 catches for 47 yards and 1 TD
Week 3
QB Jake
Locker: Locker survived week 2 vs. the
Texans and managed 2 paTD’s, however his paYD’s and completion percentage were
terrible. This week he faces the San Diego Chargers who have given up the
second most fantasy points and most passing yards to QB’s after 2 weeks, having
faced Schaub and Vick. With up to 16 to 21 quarterbacks being able to put up
QB1 numbers, you have to play the matchups and Locker’s week 3 matchup with San
Diego is ripe for the picking.
RB James Starks: 
It looks like Eddie Lacy may be
pushing the concussion protocol limit to be cleared for action on Sunday and
with a bye in week 4 the next man up is James Starks. Starks in week two put up
132 yards on 20 carries and 1 ruTD along with 4 receptions on 5 targets for 36
yards. However, in week 3 he faces a very tough Cincinnati defense. But
considering the performances of most running backs across the league perhaps
the roll Rodgers and the Green Bay offense is now on can offset the Bengals
defense. This may be a limited run, but if you’re struggling with David Wilson
or Stevan Ridley perhaps starting Starks this week can allow those guys to get
on track and put them back in your line up week 4.
It looks like Eddie Lacy may be
pushing the concussion protocol limit to be cleared for action on Sunday and
with a bye in week 4 the next man up is James Starks. Starks in week two put up
132 yards on 20 carries and 1 ruTD along with 4 receptions on 5 targets for 36
yards. However, in week 3 he faces a very tough Cincinnati defense. But
considering the performances of most running backs across the league perhaps
the roll Rodgers and the Green Bay offense is now on can offset the Bengals
defense. This may be a limited run, but if you’re struggling with David Wilson
or Stevan Ridley perhaps starting Starks this week can allow those guys to get
on track and put them back in your line up week 4.
WR DeAndre Hopkins: While most fantasy players in need
of WR help will be running to the wire for Eddie Royal, perhaps your best bet
is Hopkins. Can Royal really keep up this pace and be as open as he has been on
his scores? DeAndre capitalized on a strong running game and attention to Andre
Johnson to get 13 targets and converting those into 7 receptions for 117 yards
and 1 reTD in wk 2. Hopkins is a WR3 and can be a target monster should Andre
ever miss any games. The Texans face the Ravens next week and they present
tough sledding for the Texans running game.
TE Martellus Bennett: Owned in 3 out of 4 Yahoo leagues
but the 3rd highest scoring TE of all TE’s, he should be rostered in all
leagues. In week 2 he had 9 targets and
7 receptions for 76 yards and 2 reTD’s. In week 3 the Bears will be on the road
facing the Steelers and he figures to be Cutler’s safety valve from the pass
rush and relief if Forte and Bush can’t get the ground game going. He’s got 3
TD’s on the year.
Flier: TE Charles Clay
Clay had 7 targets and 5 receptions
for 109 yards and a goal line rush for a touchdown in week 2, he also had 5
receptions in week 1. With the loss of Keller who was expected to be a back end
TE1 in this offense, perhaps Clay can emerge as the next Jordan Cameron.