Week 11 Waiver Wire: Kendall Hunter and Dynamic Bye-Week Replacements

Bye weeks are the scourge of every fantasy owner, but luckily Week 11 marks the final slate of byes for the 2011 season. This means that, barring injury, everyone will have their full assortment of players available moving forward.

There is still one week to contend with, and with great offensive teams like the New Orleans Saints, Pittsburgh Steelers and Houston Texans on the bye, good replacements are a must. Here are three waiver wire pickups that should fill in nicely this weekend.

Matt Moore - Miami Dolphins

With Drew Brees, Ben Roethlisberger and Matt Schaub (who is also out for the season) on the bye, there will be no shortage of teams looking for a band-aid solution at quarterback this week. One very enticing option should be Miami Dolphins quarterback Matt Moore.

Moore struggled a bit when he took the reigns from the injured Chad Henne, but he has settled in nicely over the past couple weeks. Moore has eclipsed the 200-yard mark in consecutive games and he threw for three touchdowns against the Kansas City Chiefs two weeks ago.

As the Dolphins host the Buffalo Bills, Moore will have the potential for another big game on Sunday. The Bills struggle in every aspect defensively, but they were truly exposed by Tony Romo and the Dallas Cowboys last week.

Moore is no Romo, and he doesn't have the same high-caliber weapons, but don't expect Buffalo to put up much resistance.

Laurent Robinson - Dallas Cowboys

On a team with weapons like Miles Austin, Dez Bryant and Jason Witten, few probably figured that Laurent Robinson would develop into Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo's favorite target. That seems to be precisely what has happened over the past few weeks, though.

With Austin on the shelf yet again, Robinson has gotten the starting nod opposite Bryant and he has excelled, scoring at least one touchdown in three consecutive contests. He has at least five catches in two of those games.

Romo looked to Robinson often in the early going against the Buffalo Bills last week and found him for two scores.

Robinson will have a bit of a tougher matchup on Sunday against the Washington Redskins' ninth-ranked pass defense, but with the way Romo is playing, it seems like Dallas can throw on anyone. Washington has faltered lately, so I expect Robinson to be in for another fine game.

Kendall Hunter - San Francisco 49ers

Although it isn't yet known if San Francisco 49ers running back Frank Gore will be able to play through a knee injury this week, it doesn't look particularly good as of right now as he has yet to practice. Also, with the Niners so far ahead in the NFC West, the determination may be made to allow Gore a week's worth of rest.

Enter rookie Kendall Hunter, who has filled in admirably for Gore when given the chance.

Hunter gashed the New York Giants last week in relief of Gore with 40 yards and a touchdown on just six carries. If given a full workload against the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday, there is no telling what kind of production we could see.

While the Cards have played better as of late, their defense is generally a mess. That is truer of their pass defense, but San Francisco is a running team first and foremost. Regardless of who is in the backfield, the Niners are going to pound the rock.

Because of that, Hunter has great value this week.