Pickups of the Week: C-Mike, Karlos and other familiar adds
http://www.seahawksofficialnflonline.com/WOMENS_YOUTH_CORTEZ_KENNEDY_JERSEY.html Each week, we identify six players to target on fantasy waiver wires, plus a lightly owned team defense. These fantasy assets are all available in a majority of Yahoo leagues. Add as needed. Christine Michael, RB, Seattle Seahawks, 9% owned Yup, we're really doing this again. All those other times you added Christine Michael to fantasy rosters (only to drop him the following week after a four-carry performance) were preparation for THIS MOMENT, right now, in which we find C-Mike on the threshold of fantasy domination. It's all happening, C-Mike zealots! This time, it's different. This time, he cannot miss. THE NFL'S CHRISTINE MICHAEL ERA IS AT LAST UPON US, AND WOE UNTO THOSE WHO... Um ... ahem. OK, maybe that's a bit strong. Steven Hauschka Kids Jersey Clearly, C-Mike can miss — in fact, he's never not missed. He's visited the rosters of three different teams this season (Seattle, Dallas, Washington). But you'll note that it was Michael, not Bryce Brown, who led all Seattle backs in touches on Sunday, carrying the ball 16 times for 84 yards (5.3 YPC) against Cleveland. Next week, the Seahawks at home facing a St. Louis defense that happens to have allowed a remarkable 1128 scrimmage yards to opposing RBs over its last six games (188 YPG). We still have no reliable ETA for the recovering Marshawn Lynch (abdomen), which leaves Michael's name atop Seattle's backfield depth chart. His setup is excellent in Championship Week, and his new/old teammates certainly seem pleased with him... C-Mike is a ludicrously talented athlete — check the combine performance in case you'd forgotten — and he's in line for a significant workload a vulnerable D. Add as needed. Or add simply to keep him away from an opponent. FAAB bid: Spend it all, every dollar. You can't take it into next year. Kirk Cousins, QB, Washington, 23% http://www.seahawksofficialnflonline.com/WOMENS_YOUTH_SHAUN_ALEXANDER_JERSEY.html To be clear, no one is trying to tell you that Cousins has transformed himself into a no-doubt, must-start fantasy asset, or that he's a flawless passer. The man has thrown 11 picks this year and fumbled eight times; it's not as if every week is a guaranteed quarterback clinic. However, we should recognize the fact that Cousins has completed over 70 percent of his throws in six of his last eight games, tossing only three interceptions during that stretch. He was masterful in the win over Buffalo on Sunday, completing 22 of 28 attempts for 319 yards (11.4 Y/A) and four touchdowns. Cousins also added a TD as a rusher, his third score on the ground in four games. Next week, he faces a Philadelphia D that has allowed multi-touchdown performances to such fantasy luminaries as Matt Cassel, Ryan Tannehill, Matthew Stafford and Jameis Winston. It wouldn't be much of a surprise if Cousins delivered another top-10 (top-5?) positional finish in the season's most important fantasy week.