{"id":29964,"date":"2015-09-16T10:22:38","date_gmt":"2015-09-16T14:22:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jetnation.com\/?p=29964"},"modified":"2015-09-16T10:23:35","modified_gmt":"2015-09-16T14:23:35","slug":"fantasy-football-waiver-wire-pickups-after-week-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/2015\/09\/16\/fantasy-football-waiver-wire-pickups-after-week-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups after Week 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We are now done with week 1 and all of the over-reaction craziness. \u00a0Most players are not as bad or as good as they looked in week 1. \u00a0Do not cut your studs quite just yet, let things play out a bit for making major changes. You drafted your team because you liked these guys. \u00a0Here are my free agent picks for the week at each position:<\/p>\n<h4>QB<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Arizona Cardinals QB\u00a0Carson Palmer, He has played at a QB1 level for his Cardinals career and is my top QB pickup of the week.<\/li>\n<li>Tennessee Titans QB\u00a0Marcus Mariota, \u00a0He looked as good as you can but will not play the Bucs every week.<\/li>\n<li>Buffalo Bills QB\u00a0Tyrod Taylor,\u00a0He looks like the perfect fit for what Rex wants to do, a solid guy for 2 QB leagues.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>RB<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>New England Patriots RB\u00a0Dion Lewis, At best he picks up the Shane Vereen role and is a PPR every week start, at worst he is great running back insurance.<\/li>\n<li>Tennessee Titans\u00a0RB\u00a0Bishop Sankey, He is off a career high in yards, may not have a game like this again but is worth a bottom roster spot.<\/li>\n<li>Dallas Cowboys RB Lance Dunbar, He is a PPR monster with Dez Bryant out a long time<\/li>\n<li>Arizona Cardinals\u00a0RB\u00a0Chris Johnson, He is the starter for now, if you need a guy for next week or two you could do worse.<\/li>\n<li>Denver Broncos RB\u00a0Ronnie Hillman, \u00a0This is a lottery ticket who had the same amount of carries as their starter last week.<\/li>\n<li>Buffalo Bills\u00a0RB\u00a0Karlos Williams, \u00a0He looked better than LeSean McCoy and I am not saying he can win the job but if you have a spot, you never know.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>WR<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>San Diego Chargers WR Stevie Johnson, \u00a0He looks to have a huge role with a great schedule and is my #1 pickup overall this week.<\/li>\n<li>Green Bay Packers WR\u00a0James Jones, \u00a0All he does is score touchdowns and played the same amounts of snaps as the starters last week.<\/li>\n<li>Dallas Cowboys\u00a0WR\u00a0Terrence Williams, \u00a0He is now WR1 but I am not sure he will handle the extra attention well but in that offense, he should be an every week fantasy starter.<\/li>\n<li>Indianapolis Colts WR\u00a0Donte Moncrief, \u00a0T.Y Hilton status is not clear but with 11 targets last week, he is a must grab this week.<\/li>\n<li>Dallas Cowboys\u00a0WR\u00a0Cole Beasley, \u00a0With his expanded role, I am expecting 6-8 targets a game.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>TE<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Cinncinati Bengals TE\u00a0Tyler Eifert, \u00a0He broke out big time last week and if you do not have Gronk or Graham, he is a must add to at least play defense on other league mates.<\/li>\n<li>Washington Redskins TE Jordan Reed, \u00a0He and Kirk Cousin had a nice connection, as long as he is healthy, he is an every week starter.<\/li>\n<li>St Louis Rams TE Jared Cook, \u00a0He has flashed like this before but with the quick throws needed with the Rams OL, he could have a very big season.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><\/div>\n<h4>Defense<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Miami Dolphins, \u00a0 The Jacksonville Jaguars are a go against team every week<\/li>\n<li>Minnesota Vikings, \u00a0They are back home and the Detroit Lions usually play very poorly on the road.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Thank you for reading and have a great week, feel free to ask any questions here or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dvond\" target=\"_blank\">on Twitter<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are now done with week 1 and all of the over-reaction craziness. \u00a0Most players are not as bad or as good as they looked in week 1. \u00a0Do not cut your studs quite just yet, let things play out a bit for making major changes. 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