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Weekly Waiver Wire Pickups

After an injury-plagued slate of games in Week 2, there was a lot of action on the waiver wire front. Ben L. was the first to exercise his priority, and decided to swap Redskins running backs and pick up Roy Helu. Scott elected to stay away from rookies and picked up the heir apparent to Jamaal Charles. Dexter McCluster does a little bit of everything. He returns kicks, catches passes, runs the ball, and can be played at either WR or RB. One thing he will NOT do, however, is text and drive. Hopefully his safe approach to life on the road will ensure that he has better durability than many of his fallen teammates.

Tyler and I each used waiver wire selections to pick up white receivers. There really is no more proven commodity in the modern NFL than a white receiver. Aside: I don't actually know whether or not David Nelson is white. I'm assuming he's related to Everett, and I'm pretty sure Everett is white, plus none of us have ever seen the Bills play, so you can't contradict me anyway. Tyler and I are looking forward to wearing Don Beebe jerseys this weekend as our white receiver teams square off against each other. Tyler will be without Jamaal Charles, and I won't have Miles Austin. First team to sixty wins, Tyler.

Everett utilized a strange strategy of picking up the player who had the biggest game over the weekend. Denarius Moore had 146 receiving yards and a TD over the weekend (and nearly another long TD on a Hail Mary attempt). Somehow, this feels similar to when Everett picked up Austin Collie after a big game last year and then Collie went on a five or six-week tear of being the top fantasy receiver. That same Austin Collie is currently available on waivers.

The Week 2 Tom Landry Hat

I’m going to keep giving out the weekly Tom Landry hat, but if you guys want to have someone else give this award, my feelings won’t be hurt. Considering my current standing in the league, giving out the manager of the week award is a little bit like John and Tyler giving out an award for the person who is the least hungry and sleepy.

Ben Eaton is in first place despite losing Peyton Manning. If he knew the extent of Peyton’s long neck problems at the time of our draft, he could have taken Tony Romo, and then his team would be a punctured lung away from looking like a juggernaut. Ben didn’t make any outrageously savvy managerial decisions this week, but he played Fitzpatrick and got Peyton Manningesque production out of him, so I’ll give him the nod.

Kyle has to get an honorable mention here. He really deserves more than that, but I'm not giving out back-to-back co-winners. His team has the most points through two weeks, and there is a good chance this Tom Brady kid really makes something out of his opportunity in the NFL. Kyle and Ben also sit atop the waiver wire positions, so they have a chance to make their squads even better after an injury-plagued Week 2. As a personal aside, from the bottom of this abyss, it looks like you’re all just doing bang-up jobs to me. I mean, none of you started DeSean Jackson or Marshawn Lynch, so I applaud each of you on that front.

Can't Wait

Let me make something perfectly clear. Whenever I find a video that cross-references Star Wars and fantasy football, I will post that video on the blog. If you revoke my posting privileges, I will go to computer school, learn to hack through our security, and then post the videos anyway.

The Week 1 Tom Landry Hat Goes To......

Sometimes people wear many hats, but this week, two men share a single hat. Ben and Tyler have had their share of downs and downs in this league's history, but they both came raging out of the gates in Week 1. Ben ensured victory over mighty Taylor by making the savvy play of San Francisco's Defense.

Tyler prevailed in the Commissioner Bowl against John despite having single digit games from Gates, Charles, and Roddy. If Tyler's supporting cast maintains that level of efficiency, then his team will be in outstanding shape. Be wary boys, the renown that comes with earning a Tom Landry hat will only make your opponents prepare harder to try to best you. Have a lovely Wednesday, gents, or as Tyler's fan in the background would tell you, "Peace Out."

Football tomorrow.

What Everyone Is Thinking

I'll say it:

The league isn't as exciting when Jason and I don't win. I'm suprised Yahoo didn't have a site malfunction trying to enter an L by both Jason and my teams.

Lucky for us, Week 2 is when the real managing starts.

What the hell?

Football is tomorrow.