Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Week 3: Denver Broncos' Demaryius Thomas Has Landed

Plagued by foot injuries that kept him off the field during the preseason, the first receiver taken in the 2010 draft had an impressive pro debut pulling in eight catches for 97 yards and a touchdown.
Last season, Orton found a similarly built receiver (Brandon Marshall) over 100 times for ten scores. With a WR corps primarily of role players, the Broncos will give Thomas every opportunity to get on the field and establish himself as Orton’s new go-to receiver.
If his foot problems are behind him, and they appear to be, Thomas should be nfl jerseys
a solid WR3 with tremendous upside as he develops a rapport with Orton.
Snelling will no doubt be the hot waiver pickup this week after ably filling in for Michael Turner. But all reports indicate that the Burner will be back next week so don’t expect to get immediate production with this add.
However, he is a crucial handcuff for all Turner owners and could be a great stash if you have the bench space to hold onto him in case Turner’s injury turns out to be less “mild” than reported.
After spending all offseason as the forgotten man in Buffalo, Marshawn Lynch got the start against Green Bay and tallied 17 carries (compared to just one for CJ Spiller and nine for Fred Jackson). Is Marshawn now the clear starting back for the Bills?
Two games, two Ryan Mathews fumbles and an ankle injury this week for good measure. Tolbert got the work this week in the Chargers crushing defeat of the Jaguars, picking up 82 yards and two touchdowns on six carries.
Don’t get too excited on this one since the Chargers are clearly heavily invested in Mathews. Two points worth noting. We now have evidence that Tolbert can produce when given an opportunity and he was the Chargers go to guy with a lead and Mathews out, not Darren Sproles.
After Michael Turner left with a groin injury, Snelling ran over the Cardinals defence in a home win. He racked up 129 rushing yards and two touchdowns on 24 carries and pitched in on the receiving end as well with five receptions for 57 yards and a score.
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but his services weren’t required in a blowout win over the Cardinals. Nonetheless, giddy up to the waiver wire to see if Snelling is available since there is mounting evidence that Turner cannot stay healthy.
Houston head coach Gary Kubiak seems like a perfectly smart coach and the Texans have won twice to open the season. So, if you think Kubiak has a sound offensive mind then it’s likely you’ll agree that he’s going to get Walter even more involved since he’s caught all 13 passes thrown his way this year for 173 yards and a pair of touchdowns.
Looks like the whole Jacoby Jones vs. Walter preseason debate was a waste of time since there are plenty of touches to go around in Houston with tight end Owen Daniels AWOL, at least for the early part of 2010.
Meet Denver’s new number one wide receiver. Although Eddie Royal has been solid over the Broncos first two games, he is clearly better suited to fulfilling the number two role with the 6’3”, 230 pound Thomas taking over for the departed Brandon Marshall in the team’s offence.
In his debut after missing Week 1 with a foot injury, Thomas was targeted nine times, catching eight passes for 97 yards and a touchdown against Seattle. He’s not starter worthy just yet but definitely worth grabbing on the waiver wire, if he’s available.
When backup tight end Tony Scheffler had seven targets in Week 1 to only two for Pettigrew, it seemed that Pettigrew’s recovery from a torn ACL suffered last season might relegate him to more of a blocking role at the position, at least for the early part of 2010.
However, he came back with a vengeance this week with seven receptions on eight targets for 108 yards. If wide receiver Nate Burleson’s ankle injury causes him to miss some time, Pettigrew will be in line for an increased workload in the coming weeks.
After suffering through a sophomore slump in 2009, Keller is Indianapolis Colts jersey
getting more opportunities this year and in Week 2, he took advantage of it. Against the Patriots, Keller caught seven of nine targets for a cool 115 yards and a score.
He shaped up as a marginal backup at tight end entering the season but now look like a quality backup with upside, especially in dynasty leagues.