Wayne “The Wire” Bosco

With the Waiver Wire moving full speed ahead fantasy owners are going to have to dig deep to find the needed talent if they’re to survive the marathon season that is fantasy football. Always taking a look across the league, our pal Wayne tells us which players are the ones you should be targeting for your week five waiver moves;

Week Five

If you were watching Monday night football, you might have thought you were watching a star is born with the great play of Packer tight end Jermichael Finley. The 2nd year tight end played sensational making one big catch after another and even more impressive were his moves after the catch. Finley caught six balls on the night and dashed his way to 128 yards (21.3 yards per catch). The highlight of the kid’s night was an impressive 62 yard catch and run for a score. With so much attention going to the Packers talented wideouts, look for more to come from Finley.

If there is a blue print to attack the Seahawks defense there is no better architect to study than quarterback Peyton Manning. After coming off his best passing day of the season (27 of 37 passing) Jaguar’s quarterback David Garrard looks like a pretty good prospect heading into week 5. Last Sunday Garrard passed for 323 yards and completed passes to eight different receivers. On the season, Garrard has been efficient completing nearly 60 percent of his passes and throwing 5 touchdowns to only one interception. This week he’ll see the leagues 16th ranked pass defense.

After his breakout game in Week four against Cincinnati, it hard to ignore wide receiver Mohamed Massaquoi. Against the Bengals the rookie receiver snagged eight passes for 148 yards, but most impressive was the precise route running clutch grabs. With Anderson under center there seems to be great chemistry and his 13 targets on Sunday would indicate a greater chance to succeed.

“Wayne’s Word”

Once again always looking for the hottest pickups each week, Wayne offers his best options with his weekly “Wayne’s Word.” This week he eyes one receiver that has to be the talk of fantasy towne, the Viking’s third year wideout Sidney Rice. While his arrival may seem overdue, for many young receivers it has typically been the third year when they begin to reach their potential. Overdue or on time the fact is the time is now. Rice has looked good over the past couple of weeks (9 catches, 126 yards, 2 touchdowns) and more importantly quarterback Brett Favre has looked for Rice more over the past two weeks (15 times). Now is the time to grab the 6’4” rising star.