Fantasy Football Waiver Wire, Week 12: Carolina's Mike Goodson & More!
Mike Goodson, RB – Carolina Panthers (33 percent owned)
Back to back weeks with a 100 yard rusher is nothing new for the Carolina Panthers – doing that without their top two backs is.
After a solid game at Tampa that was attributed to a soft matchup, Goodson impressed everyone with a 150 total yards (120 rushing) against the Ravens in Week 11.
Goodson will get another full workload this weekend against Cleveland, which should translate into 100+ all purpose yards. He’s a great flex play in all leagues, and a potential RB2 in yardage-heavy leagues.
Keiland Williams, RB – Washington Redskins (38 percent owned)
It’s always dangerous playing with a Shanahan backfield. But with injuries limiting Clinton Portis and Ryan Torain, it appears that Williams is in line to get the bulk of work in Week 12 against Minnesota.
The Vikings run defense is not what it once was, and a full day of work is more than you can count on for a lot of running backs these days.
Williams is a solid flex play this week against Minnesota, and should contribute down the stretch with solid matchups against Tampa and Dallas in the weeks to follow.
Nate Washington, WR – Tennessee Titans (49 percent owned)
Vince Young is out for the season and Kerry Collins is still sidelined with a calf injury; rookie quarterback Rusty Smith will be under center on Sunday.
So why is Nate Washington still on this list? The Houston Texans secondary is giving up over 300 passing yards per game, and Washington has Randy Moss lining up opposite him to attract the attention. He’s certainly not a sure thing, but if you’re in need of an injury replacement or stream a flex/WR3 spot in deeper leagues, you could do a lot worse.
Brian Hartline, WR – Miami Dolphins (6 percent owned)
Last week I rolled the dice on Emmanuel Sanders burning the Raiders secondary – jackpot! Sanders outgained starting WR Hines Ward – and this week I’m doing the same with Brian Hartline.
While the Raiders are giving up under 200 yards passing per game, they have allowed 19 touchdowns through the air. Regardless whether shutdown corner Nnamdi Asomugha returns from his ankle injury in time for this Sunday’s game, Hartline is an excellent flex play (with an additional bump in PPR leagues – five or more catches in four of the past six games, no less than four).
Back to back weeks with a 100 yard rusher is nothing new for the Carolina Panthers – doing that without their top two backs is.
After a solid game at Tampa that was attributed to a soft matchup, Goodson impressed everyone with a 150 total yards (120 rushing) against the Ravens in Week 11.
Goodson will get another full workload this weekend against Cleveland, which should translate into 100+ all purpose yards. He’s a great flex play in all leagues, and a potential RB2 in yardage-heavy leagues.
Keiland Williams, RB – Washington Redskins (38 percent owned)
It’s always dangerous playing with a Shanahan backfield. But with injuries limiting Clinton Portis and Ryan Torain, it appears that Williams is in line to get the bulk of work in Week 12 against Minnesota.
The Vikings run defense is not what it once was, and a full day of work is more than you can count on for a lot of running backs these days.
Williams is a solid flex play this week against Minnesota, and should contribute down the stretch with solid matchups against Tampa and Dallas in the weeks to follow.
Nate Washington, WR – Tennessee Titans (49 percent owned)
Vince Young is out for the season and Kerry Collins is still sidelined with a calf injury; rookie quarterback Rusty Smith will be under center on Sunday.
So why is Nate Washington still on this list? The Houston Texans secondary is giving up over 300 passing yards per game, and Washington has Randy Moss lining up opposite him to attract the attention. He’s certainly not a sure thing, but if you’re in need of an injury replacement or stream a flex/WR3 spot in deeper leagues, you could do a lot worse.
Brian Hartline, WR – Miami Dolphins (6 percent owned)
Last week I rolled the dice on Emmanuel Sanders burning the Raiders secondary – jackpot! Sanders outgained starting WR Hines Ward – and this week I’m doing the same with Brian Hartline.
While the Raiders are giving up under 200 yards passing per game, they have allowed 19 touchdowns through the air. Regardless whether shutdown corner Nnamdi Asomugha returns from his ankle injury in time for this Sunday’s game, Hartline is an excellent flex play (with an additional bump in PPR leagues – five or more catches in four of the past six games, no less than four).
All percentages taken from Yahoo!
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Written by Chris Sheehan exclusively for the www.thefantasyfix.com. Chris is an avid football fan and has been playing fantasy football for over ten years. Check back for more great articles from him weekly.
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