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| Tim Tebow and Fantasy Football Waiver Wire For Week Six |
Here is a look at players that you should add and you should drop. Quarterback Tim Tebow, Broncos: Tebow may not have NFL starter skills as the passer the Broncos seek in its offense, but he did nothing to prove the Broncos staff's point that he's not ready to start for them. If anything, Tebow once again showed the leadership, athleticism, and toughness to will this team within one pass of a come from behind victory. Tebow is an exciting option with weekly points upside that is higher than most player we reasonably expect to see on most league's waiver wires. Tebow is the pickup the week at any position and he is far and away the best QB option on this list. In fact the rest of the quarterbacks listed below are little more than bye-week match-up options. Kevin Kolb, Cardinals: Kolb is good for a high-yardage day, but his big-play to bad-play performance is what holds him back from being anything more than a bye-week addition or low-end fantasy QB2. He simply lacks the experience and poise at the NFL level to create strong opportunities under duress. That might come with time, but this year remains a learning experience for a player who is essentially a first-year starter. Running Back Jackie Battle, Chiefs: Battle's performance was statistically impressive, but we must remember that the Colts are hurting defensively. The positive to take away from this game is that the Chiefs were happy to ride the hot hand and they believed enough in Battle to give him a chance. The negative is that Thomas Jones was on pace to nearly achieve similar numbers in this game, which is further proof that the Colts are a prime rushing match up for just about any team because Jones had first shot at the lead role when Jamaal Charles first got hurt and the veteran did little. Some of it had to do with the Chiefs struggling to find a passing game. Battle is gamble with some neutral to good rushing match ups during the bye-week gauntlet. We're not sold on him as a weekly producer because the Chiefs defense is bad enough to force the offense away from its ground game. We'd take all of the receivers mentioned in the Delone Carter write up and place Battle just under Darrius Heyward-Bey in priority. Dexter McCluster, Chiefs: McCluster's talent is not the question, but his use in the offense is too limited to have him on a roster. The Chiefs lack the philosophy where McCluster can approximate Darren Sproles in this offensive system. The fact that Kansas City opted for the big back (Jackie Battle) this week should tell you that McCluster is at best the third option in the backfield and possibly the fourth option in the passing game. Only a few teams every season have a good enough offense where the fourth option in the passing game is a viable fantasy option. Wide Receiver Doug Baldwin, Seahawks: The rookie from Stanford is playing solid football and he has earned the trust of his teammates. He's proving that he's a viable target in the deep passing game as well as underneath. His 27-yard touchdown reception was against a bust coverage, but he did what he was supposed to do in a big moment to give his team the lead. Baldwin always flashed strong catch after contact skills and a win-the-ball mentality in single coverage at Stanford. He's just flashed more athleticism than most teams probably thought. Baldwin is a top flex-option at receiver and a viable WR3 when the match up dictates. If Tarvaris Jackson returns to the lineup, Baldwin is still a viable option, but Sidney Rice will remain the WR1. If not, Baldwin could see a greater bump. Brandon LaFell, Panthers: LaFell has flashed some talent earlier this year, but the pecking order of the Panthers passing game appears to be Steve Smith, Greg Olsen, and either Jeremy Shockey or Jonathan Stewart as the third options. The fourth and fifth options tend to be the loser of the Shockey-Stewart battle and one of Legedu Naanee, LaFell, and Deangelo Williams. Don't get sucked into this kind of frustrating team dynamic for fantasy scraps even with LaFell often performing like a better player than his stats reveal. These are just some of the great players that should be picked up and some of the bad ones that should be dropped. Check out the site for more information as the week continues and new news is announced.
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