5 Waiver Wire Pick Ups

Louis Murphy, WR

If you are in a bind and have a few WR’s on a bye, I suggest picking up Louis Murphy off the waiver wire.  The former roommate of Percy Harvin has 23 targets in 3 games.  Bruce Gradkowski is a better quarterback than Jason Campbell and will find Murphy early and often this week against a poor Houston Texans secondary. 

  Matt Hasselbeck, QB

“We want the ball and we’re gonna score.”  Not sure if he will ever live that down.  Despite this HUGE mistake, he should be a solid bye week  fill in at the QB position.  The Rams secondary is questionable and he shouldn’t get too much pressure.  Expect 2 TDs and about 225 yards passing.

Lance Moore, WR

If you can, go pick up Lance Moore.  I’m not going to go and say this guy is going to continue to produce the way he has but you never know.  He’ll continue to get plenty of looks from the slot position on this pass first offense.  It would not be out of the question for him to continue with about 4 catches a game.

LeGarrett Blount, RB

Does this guy ring a bell?  If not, maybe this will jog your memory (:130 mark of the video).  Dude, has got size and speed and a mean right jab...boom roasted.  He just needs to keep his temper under control and he will be a legitimate RB for the deeper leagues out there.  I sincerely believe that this guy might be the starter in Tampa Bay come December.

Greg Olsen, TE

Olsen is available in about 68% of the leagues out there so if you can pick him up, do so.  The whole, “Martz doesn’t like TEs” crap is done with.  Olsen has been getting plenty of looks from Cutler and could do some damage against the NFC South.