The Wire – Week 9 pick-ups: LeGarrette Blount
Here are the potential waiver wire targets for the upcoming week. This week we saw Buccaneers undrafted rookie running back LaGarrette Blount break out in a big way, rumbling for 120 yards and two scores (awesome quality video after jump), while teammate Cadillac Williams was relegated to a change-of-pace back. Anyways, I’ve included my thoughts on Blount and some other players, as well as the percentage owned (taken from Yahoo.) Take a look and see if any of these guys can help patch your squad together and carry you to the Promised Land…
Cbarwife and 6 others are discussing.
Hawgman 12:26 pm on November 1, 2010 Permalink
I’m a little thin at WR. I have Boldin, Andre, Welker, and Collie. I dropped Knox and picked up WR/RB Woodhead during the Pats game. I am in a Yahoo! league, so Woodhead can be slotted in either position. At RB I have McFadden, Hillis, Felix Jones, Stephen Jackson, and Jonathon Stewart.
The only 2 you have on the list as starters are Bess and TB Williams. Williams is not available. So my question is, would you drop Welker or Stewart for Bess or just leave it alone?
Brandon 9:18 am on November 2, 2010 Permalink
I’d stick with Welker for now. His stats (while front-loaded) are similar to Bess’ and he has more upside.
Joe 1:14 pm on November 1, 2010 Permalink
Would you drop Torain for Blount?
I have Arian Foster, LeSean McCoy, Ryan Torain and Reggie Bush right now.
Brandon 9:21 am on November 2, 2010 Permalink
That’s a tough one. Torain has a bye this week and could be out another game or so after that, but if he returns he’d most likely be the starter again. I’d consider dropping Reggie Bush for Blount. He’s not going to be the feature back in New Orleans and who knows how he’ll play once he returns. Have anyone else you could consider dropping for Blount, who you definitely want on your team? Any receivers?
Joe 9:25 am on November 2, 2010 Permalink
I have Owen Daniels, Kenny Britt, Ryan Torain, Austin Collie, Sidney Rice, Reggie Bush on my bench… I have Foster and McCoy who are both past their bye weeks.
Brandon 11:56 am on November 2, 2010 Permalink
I’d drop Kenny Britt at this point. He’s out for an “extended period of time” and the coach is hoping he’s not out for the season. Doesn’t sound all that promising to me. Considering your team could be out of playoff contention before Britt steps back on the field, to with the guys who can help your team now.
Billy 1:20 pm on November 2, 2010 Permalink
I would drop Torain for Blount, and just put that order on two of my teams.
Blount has more upswing potential as Torain has to shake off an injury and Portis will be returning in the near future, and his backup Williams had 4.2avg and 1 TD this past week… also I think Tampa Bay is the better team. Watching McNabb get sacked and their oline fail all day was something I don’t want to bank on going forward.
Erik 3:23 pm on November 1, 2010 Permalink
@Hawgman Maybe drop Welker for Bess, but not Stewart with Deangelo now hurt.
@Joe Wait to see how long Torain will be out for with this injury. Torain will be a much better option if he’s healthy. Keep in mind Blounts performance yesterday was against the Cardinals. Keiland Willaims (Torain’s backup) might even be a better option than Blount if Torain is out for a while.
Hawgman 8:51 am on November 2, 2010 Permalink
I drafted Stewart thinking that he would be able to do something if Williams went down. Williams went down last week and Stewart did next to nothing. The Carolina O-line is not a good group to be behind this year.
Welker is in a high powered O, but there is no real deep threat to open up the middle for him and I just grabbed Woodhead (I don’t like to have too much invested in one team just in case they get shutout like the Jets did last week).
I’m still pondering….
Brandon 9:14 am on November 2, 2010 Permalink
Jonathan Stewart has come out and blamed the offensive line straight-up for his failure to produce. This isn’t a good sign moving forward, even if DeAngelo Williams sits out again.
TJ 9:41 pm on November 1, 2010 Permalink
Crazy to think of swapping Hernandez for Tamme? I was going to wait and see tonight, and it’s looking good so far. Other TE is Vernon Davis – I at least need a bye replacement for next week, or maybe even just a replacement if he’s not effective with Troy Smith at QB
Also – what do you guys think of swapping Blount in for M Lynch? Lynch has a great playoff schedule, but he’s not exactly getting it done right now.
Brandon 9:13 am on November 2, 2010 Permalink
At a minimum, you’ll probably break even with Tamme over Hernandez. At least he can find the endzone, something Hernandez hasn’t been able to do this year. The Patriots are playing more balanced football these days and giving their running backs the goalline touchdowns. Indy should continue to throw the ball a lot.
As for running backs, I’d say go for it with Blount over Lynch. I wasn’t high on Marshawn to begin with and think Seattle is where running backs (since Shaun Alexander) go to die.
TJ 2:35 pm on November 2, 2010 Permalink
Thanks, got all 3 TEs for now (dropped Britt). Will wait & see how healthy Davis is….
Joe 8:23 am on November 2, 2010 Permalink
Thanks for recommending TB last week. I won because of it.
Min, Buf, Oak DEF are all available in my league. Who should I grab for this week?
Brandon 9:11 am on November 2, 2010 Permalink
I vote for Minnesota, at home, against the same Cardinals that gave up lots of fantasy points to the Bucs last week.
Ed 12:05 pm on November 2, 2010 Permalink
Who to drop going foward, T. Gonzalez or B. Pettigrew? tks in advance!
Billy 1:13 pm on November 2, 2010 Permalink
I’m ditching Pettigrew for Tamme on one team… and ZMiller for Tamme on another 😉
Brandon 10:49 am on November 4, 2010 Permalink
As with Billy, I prefer Jacob Tamme over Gonzalez AND Pettigrew moving forward. If he’s not available though, I wouldn’t be against using Pettigrew instead of Gonzo from here on out. Assuming Stafford doesn’t have a some personal disagreement with the guy and never throws him the ball or something, hah.
Billy 1:10 pm on November 2, 2010 Permalink
I’m thinking of dropping DeAngelo Williams and Steve Smith for Woody and BJGE… just to get Carolina, the worst team, away and get New England, the best team, around more… thoughts?
Rest of team: Vick, Roeth, Brady — Ocho, Harvin, Ward, Garcon — Moreno, Turner, Torain
Brandon 10:52 am on November 4, 2010 Permalink
At this point we’re really just talking about back-ups here, but with DeAngelo Williams upside I think it’s still hard to drop him. Even Steve Smith has picked it up over the past couple weeks and should improve as Brandon LaFell becomes a more consistent threat on the other side. Have you thought of trading away a quarterback and someone like Garcon for an upgrade at running back? If you can do a 2-for-1 deal, then you will have a free roster spot to pick up Green-Ellis. Just a thought 🙂
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Cbarwife 10:43 am on November 4, 2010 Permalink
What 2 RB should I start this week out of Turner, Rice and Bount?
Also, what 2 WR out of Steve Smith (Giants), Welker, Fitzgerald and Harvin?
I also have one wr/rb spot open.
I’m leaning toward starting all 3 RB and Smith/Fitzgerald
Brandon 10:48 am on November 4, 2010 Permalink
Keep an eye on our player ranks for the week. I’ll add the remaining guys soon!
http://www.ffgeekblog.com/advice/user-requested-player-ranks-week-9/
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