Snap Judgments: Wavier Options for the Anxious Owner

With the extended edition of week one nearly in the books, plenty of fantasy owners checked their position heading into tonight’s Patriots/Bills and Raiders/Chargers matches, only to nearly pass out from the fright.

Plenty of top picks disappointed with their week one performance, while plenty of late-round picks and unheralded players dominated the day.

One week, of course, isn’t nearly enough of a sample to make a judgment, but that’s never stopped some owners (real or fantasy) from making early moves. He who hesitates is lost after all.

My advice, take a more stayed approach; get a cup of coffee, read Doonesbury, and laugh off week one as more of an extended preseason game than an indication of future results.

But, if you’re already ready to cut bait on your high picks in favor of whoever you can get from the waiver wire, here are some guys available in most* leagues worth taking a look at.

Most is defined as x> 50 percent of ESPN.com leagues. 

So you drafted: Jay Cutler

Waiver Savior: Joe Flacco

The parallels between Cutler and Rex Grossman were eerie last night, as the Bears QB threw four picks, including one to Al Harris to ice the game. Talk about a fall from grace, in week one of the 2008 season, Cutler threw for 300 yards and two scores with nary a turnover to his name.

This time around, not so good.

Flacco is owned in 56 percent of leagues, so it’s a coinflip as to whether he’s an option for you or not. Matt Ryan was the rookie QB that turned heads last year, and rightly so, but Flacco is no slouch himself, as his performance on Sunday showed.

His 307 yards and three scores is certainly a servi

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