From the Wild World of the Waiver Wire

All alliteration aside, there are some names out there that simply shouldn't be. Go pick up Mike Bell if he's available before you even finish reading this post.

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Seriously, go.

Okay, good. Now, for more pickups.

Louis Murphy, WR, OAK - Murphy had a fairly useful game on Monday night. He would have had 2 TDs and over 100 yards if his touchdown late in the first half against San Diego hadn't been overturned by replay. I know tying your receiver's fate to JaMarcus Russell isn't the most pleasing prospect, but he's got to throw to someone, right? The Raiders look significantly less suck-ish than I thought they would, so Murphy might be worth something as a 4th or maybe even third receiver.

Chansi Stuckey, WR, NYJ - Again, people reluctant to get WRs that have unproven QBs, but Sanchez looked pretty good against the Texans on Sunday. Okay, fine, so that proves nothing, but he did lay a beautiful deep ball there for an easy TD to Stuckey, and that wasn't his only time targeting him, as Chansi reeled in four catches. No lame "take a 'chance' on Chansi" word play, although I admit, I do like to do that sometimes.

Michael Clayton, WR, TB - Maybe this is the year Clayton re-lives his rookie season brilliance. And all it took was some fastballs from Byron Leftwich. 5 catches, 94 yards, that's not terrible in fantasy and he's tall enough that he could get some red zone targets, too. Don't hesitate to add him, because he's got a Buffalo defense this week that was eaten alive by Randy Moss and Wes Welker last week. Clayton could build on his week one success and you could reap the benefits.

Carnell Williams, RB, TB - I liked the Tampa Bay offense this week (or maybe just a weak Dallas defense?) but Williams is owned in far to few leagues (17 percent of yahoo leagues). 97 yards and a TD on only 13 carries and he's available. Derrick Ward also had a serviceable game for fantasy owners with 83 yards of total offense and a TD of his own. If this timeshare (involving only 2 backs, we hope) works out like this each week, owners will have this year's version of Chris Johnson/LenDale White from last season. And I have to admit, I like that prospect.

Mike Bell, RB, NO - Anyone who gets 28 carries against Detroit should have a good game. Bell was exactly that. Good. Not great, but certainly earned himself some more carries with his 5.3 yards per carry. Yes, it was against Detroit. No, I don't expect him to repeat such numbers again consistently, but Pierre Thomas' knees are not good for standing, so Bell will continue to have value. If he DOES manage to get the starting job full-time (a Pierre Thomas injury or something) he'll have a decent playoff schedule (@Atlanta, Dallas, Tampa Bay) and could be instrumental in helping the Saints run out the clock in those games. Only owned in 10 percent of yahoo leagues (including mine).

Trent Edwards, QB, BUF - Didn't look awful against New England although he checked down to running backs and TEs waaaayyy more often than he probably should have. Still, he does have weapons, albeit weapons that he'll utilize slightly differently than they had been in the past (**coughTcoughO**). Anyway, Edwards did just fine avoiding turnovers and running the no-huddle (well, that's debatable) and he threw two TDs, so he's not a bad bye-week fill-in.

Joe Flacco, QB, BAL - He was probably taken in your league, but he's still available in 70 percent of all leagues on yahoo. He was great in his second season debut, throwing early and often and accurately, for the most part, even picking up a few rushing yards. Yea, it was against KC, but a strong performance none the less. Maybe JaMarcus Russell throws 3 TDs against KC, too.

Atlanta Falcons Defense - Manhandled Miami for most of the game Sunday and this week they get to host Carolina and turnover-specialist Jake Delhomme. I don't expect Jake to be quite as erratic, but he'll probably still throw a few picks here or there and Atlanta should concentrate primarily on stopping the run. Only owned in 19 percent of yahoo leagues and a fairly great matchup this week.