Week 8 Waiver Wire

QB:

Matthew Stafford - I mentioned him last week, and I'll do it again this week.  He's surrounded by weapons that are all getting healthy after the bye week, he's playing at home this week, and he's going against a weak Washington secondary.  He's a perfect week 8 starter in a week where 6 teams are on bye, although given the likely rust, keep your expectations in check.  Moving forward, he's a perfect grab for Tony Romo and Brett Favre owners as he's the most likely QB1 left on the wire.

Ryan Fitzpatrick - I'm still a bit wary here, but he certainly opened up some eyes last week with a huge performance against a great defense.  Don't go chasing last week's points, but offensive coordinator Chan Gailey has a nice history of getting the most out of mobile QBs.  With Lee Evans and the emergence of Steve Johnson, Fitzpatrick has weapons to throw to.  He's another solid guy to use this week with so many QBs on bye.

Josh Freeman - He's unowned in too many leagues.  He's a solid QB2 and has posted respectable numbers all season long.  He's arguably a safer bet than Fitzpatrick, although oddly with less upside as well.  He's another good grab for this week.

Jon Kitna - He's not a horrible pickup, either.  He's going to start, and with the way things are right now, there's at least a solid chance it'll be for the rest of the season.  He's surrounded by good weapons, and he has a history of being a fairly aggressive QB.  I think he'll at least be a solid QB2 with startability in the right matchups.

Matt Moore - Moore closed very strong last year, so it was a bit shocking to see him yanked after only two games this season even though he was playing very poorly.  He looked quite good last week, and he gets a banged up Rams secondary this week.  He's not a terrible one week emergency fill-in.

RB:

LaGarrette Blount - Blount took over as the lead RB for the Bucs in the 2nd half on Sunday and looked very good.  The coaching staff loves Cadillac Williams too much for Blount to completely seize all early down work, but he should see plenty and is probably the best RB left on waiver at this point.

Mike Hart - The Colts backfield is a mess, but if you're looking for an upside stash, here's one.  Addai seems likely to miss at least one week, and he could miss up to a month.  Brown is expected to return this week, but you never know.  Hart is the only certain healthy member of the backfield, although it's likely he'll take a secondary role to Brown.  Still, with Brown's injury history so far, who knows how he'll fare.

Javon Ringer / Derrick Ward - Just another reminder to back up your stud RB1s with their clearcut backups.  These guys would be instant RB2s should something happen.

WR:

Jacoby Jones - The Houston offense, by all accounts, should get pretty nasty in the 2nd half of the season.  Jones is a great upside pick to grab.  Kevin Walter isn't impressing anyone, and Jones has a ton of talent.

James Jones - Jones flashed his big play potential in the first half last week, although he did disappear in the 2nd half.  However, just like Jacoby above, this Jones has an declining veteran in front of him, and the Packers would be better off moving Jones outside and kicking Driver to the slot.  He's another good upside stash.

David Gettis - Meh.  He's certainly surpassed Lafell to start opposite Steve Smith, but he's not a fantasy option.  Steve Smith will undoubtedly return to fantasy prominence, and Gettis' big game might get some attention from defenses.  Carolina isn't going to support 2 fantasy WRs, but you could stash if you have an empty spot with nothing better to do.

Jordan Shipley - Don't bother.  Freak amount of passing attempts and a freak game.  There's no way Cincy is going to support 3 fantasy WRs...it can barely support Ochocinco.