The Official "Waiver Wire" Thread

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  1. brothermoose

    brothermoose Well-Known Member

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    Do I drop Schaub for Griese while he's available? If Schaub has a bad week and Griese has another good one, he won't be available next week.

    Then I will have no good backup for Drew Brees.
     
  2. German Jets Fan

    German Jets Fan 2007 TGG.com Rookie of the Year Award Winner

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    Yeah, this week might be Schaub?s last as a starter.
     
  3. brothermoose

    brothermoose Well-Known Member

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    Is that a yes?
     
  4. Namath2Kolber

    Namath2Kolber New Member

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    No, stick with Schaub.
     
  5. German Jets Fan

    German Jets Fan 2007 TGG.com Rookie of the Year Award Winner

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    yes, drop Schaub
     
  6. brothermoose

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    Okay...figured it out...dropped Sid Rice and picked up Griese. Schaub gets one more week to prove himself.
     
  7. Murrell2878

    Murrell2878 Lets go JETS!
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    Should I drop Kevin Smith for Steve Slaton?
     
  8. Murrell2878

    Murrell2878 Lets go JETS!
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    Or would Rashard Mendenhall be the better pickup?
     
  9. brothermoose

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    Looks like Slaton is coming into the starting role while Smith is on his way out. Pull the trigger. Mendenhall's a good fill-in, but too iffy right now. Once Parker's healthy, back to the bench for him.
     
  10. Namath2Kolber

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    Yes, and Slaton is a better pickup than Mendenhall.
     
  11. German Jets Fan

    German Jets Fan 2007 TGG.com Rookie of the Year Award Winner

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    time to give up on Vernon Davis?
     
  12. brothermoose

    brothermoose Well-Known Member

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    That was last week...where have you been?

    Good thing I didn't drop Schaub, huh?
     
  13. NYJFan10

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    Which waiver wire dreck do I pick up next week to start in Favre's bye:

    J.T.O'Sullivan (currently I have him)
    Tavaris Jackson
    Chad Pennington
    Kyle Orton
    Matt Cassel
    Trent Green
    Brian Griese - on waivers
     
  14. Mr Electric

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    JT O'Sullivan
     
  15. Mr Electric

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    Pick up Lance Moore if he's on waivers. He's Brees' favorite target with Shockey out.
     
  16. Hemi

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    I am in a keeper league and picked up Brady Quinn. Even though the Browns won, Anderson was pedestrian at best. He is my third string behind Peyton and Trent Edwards.
     
  17. brothermoose

    brothermoose Well-Known Member

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    ^meh, first time QBs as starters rarely dazzle.
     
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    Hemi Well-Known Member

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    I guess I just figured with that offense, he could shine. Plus I am thinking long term, as we keep 7 players with multi year contracts that you can extend. This is an auction league with IDP, pretty hardcore with 15 players starting each week.
     
  19. brothermoose

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    ^a better reason to be sure, but I think those other 2 guys will be putting up better numbers in the short term. Not a bad QB3 of the future in a league that deep though:up:
     
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    Who is the best RB pickup this week?

    Rudi Johnson, Lawrence Maroney or Micheal Pittman

    I'm thinking Maroney due to schedule. I think Bellichoke will lean on him if he is healthy again. However, the other 2 are nice pickups as well.
     

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