Wednesday, December 18, 2013

CHAMPIONSHIP WEEK: The Waiver Wire



Everyone knows the waiver wire is where championships are won and lost.  In advance of this week's showdown, Mike Mintz and Chris Hill both reinforced their rosters.

(ed note: a previous version of this post was made but that was before all the waivers actually went through)

RED HEADED STEP CHILD:
Added: Emmauel Sanders, Jared Boykin

With Larry Fitz concussed and facing Seattle, Mintz decided to boost his WR corps ahead of this championship matchup.  Sanders' Steelers and Boykin's Packers actually play each other this week.  If Aaron Rodgers gets cleared to play, Boykin could be a nice addition for Mintz.  Boykin has run hot and cold, with some big weeks and then disappearing in others.  The Steelers pass defense can be had though, so Boykin could be valuable.

Same could be said for Sanders.  The Steelers only have two WRs and a decent TE.  It the game turns into a shootout, Sanders could get 8-10 targets easy.  As it stands now he gets about 5 catches per game.  Seems like he could be a safe option, but Boykin would be high risk, high reward option.

CAME-RON YO FACE!:
Added: Delanie Walker, Kirk Cousins

Let's go to Chris Hill for the block!  Thinking Mintz could use a quarterback, w/ Carson Palmer facing Seattle, Hill picked up Kirk Cousins.  I guess he also thought Mintz needed a TE?  Not sure what to make of Delanie Walker.  He kind of stinks.  And Mintz has Witten so it can't be a block, can it?  Is Hill losing faith in the Came-ron?  Perhaps his confidence is shaken due to the Mintz head games.

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