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The second week of the NFL season was downright diabolical to fantasy owners who saw a wave of injuries and suspensions gut their rosters.
The injuries had fantasy owners desperately running triage to field any sort of replacements in their MASH-unit lineups. That meant pulling the trigger on no-name, waiver-wire pickups like Knile Davis, Matt Asiata, Jerick McKinnon and Bobby Rainey and praying they pan out. (And for what it's worth, Davis and Rainey are must-owns if they happen to still be available in your leagues).
The good news is that some of this can be foreseen. Warning signs existed in the cases of Charles, Martin and Green,Wholesale China Jerseys, and players like Matthews and Griffin have always been injury-prone. So as the next week approaches, here are some tips to help you get ahead of the curve during the next injury bug.
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It's clear that the turmoil will not ease. The new normal in the NFL includes injuries, roster turnover and suspensions, so owners need to hold on for their dear lives and be more active — and proactive — on the waiver wire than ever.
Adrian Peterson was deactivated,Wholesale Stitched Jerseys, Jamal Charles went down on his second carry with an ankle injury, and A.J. Green exited the game with a foot injury without recording a single catch. Doug Martin and Carson Palmer were late scratches, and Ryan Matthews and Robert Griffin III were carted off the field with injuries that will cost them each several weeks. Brandon Marshall and Alshon Jeffery were hobbled to the point that it was pure guesswork by lineup deadlines as to whether they would play or be effective on Sunday night.
But where to go from here? |
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