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Week 6 Waiver Wire

Fantasy Football - By: D. Bachman
Wednesday, October 11th, 2006 - Page updated at 8:00pm
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NFL Week 6 Fantasy Football Tips

This is our waiver wire pick-ups column. The WagerOnFootball.com staff will scour the free agent pools in fantasy land for the best available talent every week. Availability, of course, depends on the league. We’re using 12 team, 15 roster spot leagues as the median, but we’ll look for roster candidates for leagues of all shapes and sizes. Grab the following before NFL Week 6.

Team	NFL WEEK 6 FANTASY FOOTBALL WAIVER WIRE
1. Matt Leinart	Waiver Wire - QUARTERBACKS Not to jump to judgment, but it is amazing how far Leinart fell in the '06 NFL draft. Leinart was very impressive Sunday, but will face his first real test this week against Chicago. Stay far away from the rookie this week, but keep an eye on his performances thereafter.
2. Philip Rivers	Waiver Wire - QB'S Rivers was 24-for-37 for 242 yards with two touchdowns and one interception in Sunday night's impressive victory over the Steelers. Head Coach Marty Schottenheimer decided to let his quarterback throw the ball on Sunday night, and Rivers didn't disappoint.
3. Bruce Gradkowski	Waiver Wire - QB's Gradkowski, who made his first career NFL start on Sunday against New Orleans, went 20-for-31 for 225 and two touchdowns and no INTs. An impressive debut, no doubt. But Bucs opponents will have a better idea of what to expect from Gradkowski moving forward.
1. Leon Washington	Waiver Wire - RUNNING BACKS Washington is starting to look like he could become the feature back. He should receive the bulk of the carries again this week, but don't expect another 100-yard effort this week. For now, he isn't much more than a decent flex-option.
2. Lendale White	Waiver Wire - RB's White and Travis Henry will most likely serve as the team's active running backs against the Redskins this Sunday. But he still appears to be the back to own in Tennessee, even if its unlikely that any Titans runner will have more than fringe fantasy starter value this season.
3. Cedric Benson	Waiver Wire - RB's Benson scored the first two touchdowns of his career in Sunday's win over Buffalo. We knew this was possible all along, but it happened pretty suddenly. Chicago likely will continue to start RB Thomas Jones while gradually adding heavier doses of Benson to game plans.
1. Bryant Johnson	Waiver Wire - WIDE RECEIVERS Johnson could get the start against Chicago this week in place of the injured Larry Fitzgerald (hamstring), who will be out for two to five weeks. It remains to be seen just how prominent a role Johnson will have on Monday, and if Troy Walters will be the one to actually get the start.
2. Arnaz Battle	Waiver Wire - WR's He's big, strong and, as a converted quarterback and relatively inexperienced receiverm, has upside. Coming off a three-catch, 78-yard performance against St. Louis, he seems to be maturing along with San Francisco's offense.
3. Wes Welker	Waiver Wire - WR's Welker had a team-high nine receptions for 77 yards Sunday. He could see more action if WR Marty Booker (shoulder, pectoral muscle) is out for an extended period.
4. Eric Parker	Waiver Wire - WR's Parker had five catches for 86 yards without a touchdown on Sunday against Pittsburgh. This was by far Parker's best game of the year as the team put the ball in the air a whole more than they had been.
1. George Wrighster	Waiver Wire - TIGHT ENDS Wrighster had two catches for 13 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's win over the Jets. Wrighster steadily contributes a few catches for around 30 yards week in and week out.
1. Washington Redskins	Waiver Wire - DEFENSE/SPECIAL TEAMS Redskins will be happy to get healthy against a rookie quarterback. Washington's defense has been a mess this season, but Titans QB Vince Young should change that as long as the Redskins can contain Young's scrambling. << MORE FANTASY FOOTBALL NEWS/ARTICLES CLICK HERE >>