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Too many mouths to feed in Cincinnati. Fantasy performance requires opportunity, talent, and a good system. Henry is in a good system, is talented, but he just doesn't have the opportunity with so many targets to go around. I stayed away from him in drafts. That said, Coles dropped a slew of passes last week. In non-PPR leagues, I'd keep him around for a few more weeks.

The KC offense is likely to be in lots of "3rd down back" situations with a bad defense and a bad offensive line. Even if Charles remains a 3rd down back, he has decent value especially in a PPR league. Keep in mind that in week 1, Charles & Johnson split touches evenly (8 att+4 recs for Charles, 11 att+1rec for Johnson). So I like Charles, but its kind of difficult to tell you how much I like him when I have nothing to compare him to and I don't know how he'll be used on your team.

Sanchez or a Defense. Neither are anything special, and if you need a backup, they will be available on the wire.

Picking the best candidate to grab really depends on your needs. Most players you grab off of the wire will only start 1-2 weeks in your lineup, so matchups matter a lot. Sure, Laurent Robinson might be the best waiver wire pick this week, but that doesn't do much good for you if you need to plug him in your lineup the next two weeks (Washington/Green Bay). But if you're looking for a more long term option, then you'd want a more consistent receiver who is holding his spot on the roster. If you already have depth at WR, and you want to just pick up someone who could turn into a stud, then your choice would likely be different again. The same goes for any position. But that said, I think the following players stand out: - Laurent Robinson - 10 looks in week 1, match ups against Minnesota, Jacksonville, Detroit, New Orleans thru week 10, and in a team with a terrible defense. Bulger just looks like a deer in headlights, but Robinson should still have some fantasy relevance. Next two week matchups don't look good however, so letting him sit on the wire & seeing how he pans out isn't a bad idea. - Mark Clayton - 9 looks in week 1, improved Baltimore passing game, and Derrick Mason getting old. If Mason is too old & rickety, Clayton could replace Mason as Flacco's #1 option. And upcoming schedule doesn't look scary (@SD, Cle, @NE, Cin, @Min, Bye, Den, @Cin). - Pierre Garcon - 5 looks, Gonzalez injury, and nice upcoming schedule (@Mia, @Ari, Sea, @Ten, Bye, @StL). Its unlikely that he'll replace Gonzalez, but he'll probably put up usable numbers while he's out. - Correll Buckhalter - He starts, he gets 10 touches a game, and Moreno hasn't exactly looked impressive. Moreno will probably take more carries once he gets fully healthy, but upcoming matchups against Cle, Oak make him useful in the immediate future. - Todd Heap - I'm not really a fan of Heap, as he hasn't done anything in the last two years. But he does get San Diego this coming week, who yielded a truckload of points to TE's last year. PS - First post from longtime lurker, hi