Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups: Tashard Choice and the Top Sneaky Pickups

Tashard Choice, Dallas Cowboys

So Tashard Choice isn’t a dead man after all.

After getting cut by the Dallas Cowboys, things did not look good for the 26-year-old running back.

Instead, he has been given new life after signing a free-agent deal with the Washington Redskins.

I know, you immediately think about the maddening moves coach Mike Shanahan makes with his running backs. Yet after watching Ryan Torain and Roy Helu completely stink up the joint against the Bills...I think it’s safe to say Choice was brought in for a reason.

I wouldn’t start him right away, as he gets up to speed with the system, but expect the versatile back to be a legit flex or R2 option by Week 11. With John Beck under center, the Redskins will be running the ball a lot.

Here are two other players worth picking up after promising Week 8 performances:

Javon Ringer, Tennessee Titans

Chris Johnson continues to be the biggest disappointment in the NFL, and finally the Titans coaching staff realized as much.

Ringer received 14 carries and registered 60 yards, including 44 in the final quarter in Sunday’s win. He also added 41 yards of receiving to the total. Then there’s this nugget from ESPN fantasy expert Christopher Harris:

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Coach Mike Munchak told reporters after the game that he would determine his desired RB based on the "flow of the game," and that "every game will be different." If Johnson's owners weren't already in a panic, that should just about do it. You absolutely can consider benching Johnson now, depending on what else you have in your backfield.

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This is awful news for CJ2K owners, great news for Ringer.

Braylon Edwards, San Francisco 49ers

After missing five games, Edwards had an immediate impact in his first game back on Sunday.

He caught four passes for 42 yards and has immediately become Alex Smith’s No. 2 receiver behind Michael Crabtree.

The tall target is going to be the main man in the end zone moving forward. Remember, he did catch seven TDs last year with the Jets.

With the Washington Redskins, New York Giants, Arizona Cardinals, Baltimore Ravens, St. Louis Rams and Arizona Cardinals still on the slate…Edwards is going to be feasting on terrible pass defenses.