Fantasy Football 2014 Week 6 Waiver Wire

By Bobby Moodispaugh

Branden Oliver (SD): The Chargers are now on their fourth running back of the season, but they may have found the best of the bunch. Comparisons have been made between Oliver and ex-Charger Darren Sproles and not just because they both wear 43 on their backs. He stands at only 5’8″, but is compact at 207 pounds. He showed Sunday that he’s not afraid of a little contact on a couple tough touchdowns against one of the stronger run defenses in the league. He has an unbelievably favorable matchup against Oakland this week. He is worth a start in all leagues. I repeat, he is worth a start in all leagues. Also, on a side note, can we all just take a moment to look at San Diego’s schedule? Jacksonville, New York, and Oakland in three straight weeks? Thank you very much.

Andre Williams (NYG)/Ronnie Hillman (DEN): I’m grouping Williams and Hillman together because they’re in very similar situations. Rashad Jennings went down with an MCL sprain and is expected to miss about 3 weeks. Montee Ball left Denver’s game with a strained groin and is expected to miss 2-3 weeks. Although Williams was only able to muster 65 yards out of 20 carries, he did score for the second straight week. Hillman had 64 yards on 15 carries, but failed to score as Peyton Manning decided to only give the ball to Demaryius Thomas. I see Williams being the more valuable pickup here due to Denver’s pass-happy offense. Not to say that Hillman doesn’t deserve a spot on your roster, but it’s tough when a running back in Denver isn’t as involved in the passing game like Knowshon Moreno was. There is the presence of C.J. Anderson as the third back, but John Fox showed that it’s Hillman’s job to lose Sunday.

Brian Quick (STL): Quick was one of the surprises among wide receiver Sunday racking up 20 points with the help of 2 touchdowns. It’s not every week that Austin Davis is going to throw for 375 yards and the Rams use a TON of receivers (Jared Cook, Tavon Austin, Stedman Bailey, Austin Pettis, Kenny Britt), who all had catches on Sunday. Granted Quick was the most dynamic of the group. If I want any St. Louis Ram, it’s Quick. I’ll probably rank him as a flex, but he has some tough matchups against San Francisco and Seattle the next two weeks.

Notes:

• I think Kirk Cousins’ game against the Giants may have just been a hiccup. Had a good showing against one of the toughest defenses in the league Monday. Next up is an Arizona team that just gave up 31 points to Peyton Manning. Now only owned in 50% of leagues.
• If you’re desperate, Jake Locker (barring injury) faces the Jaguars this week, which is always a welcoming sight.
• Justin Forsett got into the endzone for the third time this season. However, his carry total dropped down to 6. With Lorenzo Taliaferro and Bernard Pierce all getting some touches, I don’t see Forsett being a consistent start.
• Jonathan Stewart could be close to returning from a sprained knee. Teammate DeAngelo Williams is still a week or two away, so if Stewart is able to come back, it will be his backfield Sunday.
• Mohamed Sanu has had 37 points in the last three weeks of action. But be wary. Week 2: A.J. Green didn’t play. Week 3: Threw a touchdown to Andy Dalton. Week 5: Garbage time in New England. All of those things will not be common the rest of the year.
• As long as Mike Evans is out, Louis Murphy has been a decent receiver opposite Vincent Jackson. Two straight weeks of 9 points.
• Defenses to pick up this week are the Titans and Ravens.