{"id":2110,"date":"2008-09-30T16:01:30","date_gmt":"2008-09-30T21:01:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/blog\/?p=2110"},"modified":"2008-09-30T16:06:04","modified_gmt":"2008-09-30T21:06:04","slug":"wk5-ff-waiver-wire-30908","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/fantasy-football\/wk5-ff-waiver-wire-30908\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 5 Fantasy Football Waiver Wire"},"content":{"rendered":"

NFL Week 5 Fantasy Football Tips<\/strong><\/h2>\n

This is our waiver wire pick-ups column. The staff will scour the free agent pools in fantasy land for the best available talent every week. Availability, of course, depends on the league. We\u2019re using 12 team, 15 roster spot leagues as the median, but we\u2019ll look for roster candidates for leagues of all shapes and sizes. Grab the following before NFL Week 5. <\/p>\n

After all of the weekly games are finished be sure to check our cheatsheets, a who\u2019s hot, and who\u2019s not report plus more in our fantasy football guide. Without wasting any more of your time, here is the Week 5 Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickup List, for the NFL games going on this week (Week 5). Good Luck!!!<\/p>\n

QUARTERBACKS<\/h2>\n

1. Kerry Collins, Titans<\/strong>
\n We’re leaving Kerry up here for one more week, he’s quietly having a good season, lets hope he stays out of the bars post-game.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

2.\u00a0Kyle Orton, Bears<\/strong>
\nHe has thrown 30+ passes in three straight games and has earned the trust of Chicago\u2019s coaching staff.\u00a0The Lions have given up an average of two passing scores per game this season. Stash him on your bench if you have the room.<\/p>\n

RUNNING BACKS<\/h2>\n

1.\u00a0Deuce McAllister, Saints\u00a0<\/strong>
\nIn Week 4 Deuce\u00a0carried the ball 20 times for 73 yards and a touchdown. He’s worthy of\u00a0acquiring but until his role becomes more clearly defined, stash him on your bench.<\/p>\n

2. Le\u2019Ron McClain, Ravens
\n<\/strong>We had him here last week as well. \u00a0Consider adding rookie\u00a0Ray Rice<\/strong>, who will likely split carries with McClain if McGahee misses time with that chest injury he picked up vs. The Steelers on Monday night.<\/p>\n

3.\u00a0Mewelde Moore, Steelers<\/strong>
\nIt’s time for the Mewelde show in Pittsburgh, there’s nobody left. With Willie Parker expected to miss next week\u2019s game, Mendenhall out for the season, and third-stringer Carey Davis’ ankle sprain, Moore should see significant action.<\/p>\n

4.\u00a0Ryan Torain, Broncos<\/strong>
\nIf you can ever trust a Broncos RB it may be Torain. He’s coming back a couple week’s early before Week 8 for sure, and heck Coach Shanahan compared him to TD. That’s enough reason right there isn’t it?<\/p>\n

5. Brandon Jackson, Packers<\/strong>
\nRyan Grant just isn\u2019t getting it done in Green Bay, and Coach McCarthey loves to run the ball, so enter Jackson once again.\u00a0The former second-round pick has averaged 5.2 ypc in limited duty.<\/p>\n

WIDE RECEIVERS<\/h2>\n

1.\u00a0Kevin Walter, Texans<\/strong>
\nGreat player to have on your roster if you own Andre Johnson, just flip a coin each week, see if you can guess which one will have the bigger game. LOL — \u00a0In Week 4 against the Titans he had 8\u00a0receptions for 76 yards and two touchdowns. \u00a0Upcoming schedule includes the Colts, Dolphins, Bengals, Vikings, Lions.<\/p>\n

2. Bobby Engram, Seahawks<\/strong>
\nReturns this week and should start immediatly, last year he had 94 catches, he’s also Hass’ favorite target in Seattle.<\/p>\n

3. Deion Branch, Seahawks<\/strong>
\nAlso returns this week to the Seahawks from offseason ACL surgery. First game back might be limited, but hey he’s a former SB MVP, you could do worse on your bench right?\u00a0<\/p>\n

4. Reggie Brown, Eagles<\/strong>
\nVersus the Bears on Sunday Brown caught 6 passes for 79 yards. Brown should pan out to be a\u00a0borderline starter in points PPR leagues and a bench player in standard performance leagues now that’s he’s fantasy relavant again.<\/p>\n

5. Matt Jones, Jags<\/strong>
\nSomebody has to catch the ball in J-Ville right?\u00a0In this his fourth year, he seems to have figured things out. He has at least five receptions in each of Jacksonville\u2019s first four games. \u00a0He’s\u00a0roster worthy in all leagues, and even playable as a flex.<\/p>\n

6. Steve Breaston, Cardinals<\/strong>
\nIf Boldin misses any time at all with that injury he picked up in garbage time versus the Jets you’ll want to grab Breaston. Warner clearly trusts him, so should you.<\/p>\n

TIGHT ENDS<\/h2>\n

1. Greg Olsen, Bears<\/strong>
\nGets the Lions in Week 5, and is prooving that he’s\u00a0emerged as an integral part of Chicago\u2019s offense.<\/p>\n

D\/ST<\/h2>\n

1. Carolina Panthers<\/strong>
\nNot flashy by any means, but they get the Chiefs this week, and NO way do the Chiefs do again what they did versus the Broncos last week.\u00a0They\u2019re an adequate bye-week filler especially at home.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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