Bruno Boys Fantasy Football

—Written by Brad Berreman
—Edited by Marc Caviglia
—Predictions are based on Staff Consensus

Throughout the season, we have scoured the waiver wire to recommend players for fantasy football owners to add to their roster each week. It’s not a perfect science, obviously, and each year some players that were recommended made a bigger impact than others. Often times a key waiver wire pickup early in the season helps a fantasy owner win their league title and that was the case again in 2011. Many players thatwere not high on draft boards became key contributors throughout the season and it’s time to recognize those guys.

Our list of Waiver Wire Pick Them Ups Of The Year” no matter the position, features impact rookies, recognizable veterans that had a resurgence as well as some unproven young players that finally got an opportunity to show their stuff.

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- Written by Cory Steger
- Edited by Marc Caviglia
- Predictions are based on Staff Consensus

Now we enter the dreaded Week 17, and it is dreaded for multiple reasons. The first being that it is the final week of the regular season and standard fantasy football as we know it is coming to a close. The second being that for the leagues that use the final week to determine its champions have to deal with teams that bench star players and starters to rest them for the playoffs. There are a few big names in the Fantasy Football Week 17 Waiver Wire - Cut Them Loose article, such as Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, and when seeing a play of his caliber on this list it’s important to remember the situation.

When viewing the writeups of the following players it’s important to remember that these recommendations are for standard leagues, and not keeper or dynasty leagues.

While you are watching to see if your elite players can redeem themselves, you should be checking out our weekly Fantasy Football Waiver Wire - Pick Them Up article so you can start planning on whom to pick up in their place.

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—Written by Brad Berreman
—Edited by Marc Caviglia
—Predictions are based on Staff Consensus
Week 17 brings an end to the NFL regular season, and also presents a challenge for fantasy football owners. With many teams having playoff spots clinched and possibly their exact playoff seed clinched as well, many of the top players on those teams that have helped owners reach this point may not play a whole game or may not even play at all depending on the situation.

On the other hand, there are opportunities for players to leave a positive impression when given an opportunity to play in this final week and fantasy owners that stay informed can find some of these players to be helpful in finishing strong and taking home a league title or a consolation bracket.

Quick Note: Not all players that had strong Week 13 outings are on this list, but that doesn’t necessarily mean they don’t have value. If you have any questions about free agents not discussed in this article, head over to the forums and we’ll help you with the answers.

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- Written by Cory Steger
- Edited by Marc Caviglia
- Predictions are based on Staff Consensus

Now it is judgment time. Many leagues this week will decide the fantasy football championship, or at least part of it. Some leagues do the two-week championship thing. Regardless, you still have time to make the last few roster moves, the last few tweaks to your lineup. Some are to pick up guys you need or cut the ones you don’t. Rest assured that the list of players below will no longer be helping any fantasy team this season, so take a look at our Fantasy Football Week 16 Waiver Wire - Cut Them Loose.

While you are watching to see if your elite players can redeem themselves, you should be checking out our weekly Fantasy Football Waiver Wire - Pick Them Up article so you can start planning on whom to pick up in their place.

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—Written by Brad Berreman
—Edited by Marc Caviglia
—Predictions are based on Staff Consensus

Week 16 is the end of the playoffs in a lot of fantasy football leagues, or at least a semi-final week for leagues that use Week 17. It goes without saying that most any desirable player is already on a roster in most leagues, but there is still the potential to find a solid player or two to bolster depth at a position and make a difference over the final weeks of the season. Even those competing in consolation brackets can find players that can help them salvage some glory from an otherwise lost season.

Quick Note: Not all players that had strong Week 15 outings are on this list, but that doesn’t necessarily mean they don’t have value. If you have any questions about free agents not discussed in this article, head over to the forums and we’ll help you with the answers.

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- Written by Cory Steger
- Edited by Marc Caviglia
- Predictions are based on Staff Consensus

Now it gets down to crunch time. Some leagues may be deciding their championships this week, while the majority of them are in the semifinals. This is the time when you cut the dead weight from your team, regardless of how big or small the name of the player is. For example, cutting Green Bay Packers wide receiver Greg Jennings or Dallas Cowboys running back DeMarco Murray may sound blasphemous after the way they’ve played this season. However, injuries are likely to sideline both until at least the NFL playoffs. You need guys that can produce now, not ones that may return for a meaningless game in two weeks. Of course those aren’t the only two big names you’ll find on this week’s Fantasy Football Cut Them Loose list.

While you are watching to see if your elite players can redeem themselves, you should be checking out our weekly Fantasy Football Waiver Wire - Pick Them Up article so you can start planning on whom to pick up in their place.

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—Written by Brad Berreman
—Edited by Marc Caviglia
—Predictions are based on Staff Consensus

Week 15 finds us in the middle of the playoffs in fantasy football, at least for those who were able to advance past the first round, and the start of the playoffs in leagues that use Week 17. By this point, most of the usable players are already on rosters and unavailable to be picked up. That said, looking a little bit deeper and trying to take advantage of matchups or situations where NFL teams are looking deeper down their own rosters can yield players who could be viable fantasy options.

If you still have something at stake in the 2011 fantasy football season and are looking for some suitable options that may left on the waiver wire in your league, check out the Week 15 edition of our “Pick Them Ups” h

Quick Note: Not all players that had strong Week 14 outings are on this list, but that doesn’t necessarily mean they don’t have value. If you have any questions about free agents not discussed in this article, head over to the forums and we’ll help you with the answers.

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- Written by Cory Steger
- Edited by Marc Caviglia
- Predictions are based on Staff Consensus

In recent weeks we’ve thrown some pity towards the Houston Texans for their injury woes after they lost their top two quarterbacks, Matt Schaub and Matt Leinart, for the rest of the season. Now it’s the Chicago Bears’ turn. The Bears have lost quarterback Jay Cutler for the rest of the regular season and now running back Matt Forte is out 2-6 weeks with an MCL sprain. Marion Barber is a solid replacement for Forte. Caleb Hanie is not a good replacement for Cutler. We are not recommending cutting Forte just yet because he could return in time for some fantasy football playoff games. Cutler, well, you can say bye to him.

While you are watching to see if your elite players can redeem themselves, you should be checking out our weekly Fantasy Football Waiver Wire - Pick Them Up article so you can start planning on whom to pick up in their place.

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—Written by Brad Berreman
—Edited by Marc Caviglia
—Predictions are based on Staff Consensus

Week 14 is the first week of playoffs in most fantasy football leagues, or the final regular season week in those that use Week 17 to decide their champion. Injuries continued to be a factor in Week 13, as Chicago Bears running back Matt Forte looks likely to miss multiple weeks with a knee injury and Houston Texans wide receiver Andre Johnson injured a hamstring once again in just his second game back after a prolonged absence.

Fantasy owners can no longer hang onto players who are not getting it done and are wasting roster space, for sentimental value, allegiance to a favorite team or otherwise. Among our Week 13 waiver wire recommendations that worked out well were C.J. Spiller, Christian Ponder, and Roy Helu as well as Matt Prater, the Atlanta Falcons defense, Joel Dreessen and Darrius Heyward-Bey to a lesser extent. Those of you that read the entire piece thoroughly may have preemptively added Marion Barber, who will be among the players most in demand on waiver wires this week due to Forte’s injury.

Quick Note: Not all players that had strong Week 13 outings are on this list, but that doesn’t necessarily mean they don’t have value. If you have any questions about free agents not discussed in this article, head over to the forums and we’ll help you with the answers.

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- Written by Cory Steger
- Edited by Marc Caviglia
- Predictions are based on Staff Consensus

The Houston Texans just cannot catch a break. They are in the middle of their best season in franchise history, with an 8-3 record that ties the Pittsburgh Steelers, Baltimore Ravens and New England Patriots for the best in the AFC. One week ago we included Texans quarterback Matt Schaub on this list because he was put on injured reserve with a foot injury. Matt Leinart started the team’s Week 12 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars and played well before a shoulder injury took him for the rest of the game, and likely the rest of the season. This all happened when Pro Bowl receiver Andre Johnson returned to the lineup after missing six games because of a hamstring injury that was helped heal by a Canadian Drug Pharmacy. Leinart finds his way to the list this week because of the injury, but he isn’t the only Texan on the list. Continue on to find out which Houston player joins him, as well as to see the rest of the guys that aren’t worth your time any more.

While you are watching to see if your elite players can redeem themselves, you should be checking out our weekly Fantasy Football Waiver Wire - Pick Them Up article so you can start planning on whom to pick up in their place.

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