giraldi02 470 Posted November 15, 2013 I was looking at some of my teams trying to figure out situations where a player might emerge on a losing team (Wheaton perhaps?)...or even an ascending team (Dobson for instance) and it got me to thinking...Taking away all the Drew Brees' or the Adrian Peterson performances from heavily rostered draft day studs, what are some of the all time greatest late season or playoff waiver wire darlings that helped lead teams to the promised land? Did those players emerge as replacement guys to an injured star? Did they get the opportunity because the team was mathematically eliminated from contention? Or did they flash promise throughout the season and finally the lights all went on? Just asking for discussion sake and maybe we can identify some guys that might be under the radar or minimally rostered... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
R8RMick 242 Posted November 15, 2013 Off the top of my head I can safely say that one season Derek Anderson and Braylon Edwards conspired for my division opponent to singlehandedly torpedo my playoff hopes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Filthy Fernadez 2,696 Posted November 15, 2013 When Priest Holmes went down Larry Johnson balled it really well.....right after I traded him. I had Warner and Boldin when they were lighting it up in Arizona. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Natod12 14 Posted November 15, 2013 ryan grant i think it was, the gb rb who came outta no where and then disappeared as fast as he appeared the next year. kurt warner his first year in zona, cruz Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mahoney 9 Posted November 15, 2013 Billy Volek Samkon Gado Michael Pittman and Julius Jones helped me win a title... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Filthy Fernadez 2,696 Posted November 15, 2013 Billy Volek Samson Gado Michael Pittman and Julius Jones helped me win a title... Volek handed some azzclown my trophy one year. I still weep bitterly over that. Also wonder if there wasn't something funny with that player substitution. I swore he didn't have him in at the beginning of that game. Opponent was Commish too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mahoney 9 Posted November 15, 2013 Volek handed some azzclown my trophy one year. I still weep bitterly over that. Also wonder if there wasn't something funny with that player substitution. I swore he didn't have him in at the beginning of that game. Opponent was Commish too. Hehe...damn. Maybe give him the championship anyway for having Volek rostered... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Filthy Fernadez 2,696 Posted November 15, 2013 Hehe...damn. Maybe give him the championship anyway for having Volek rostered... I don't think he had him rostered prior to the start of the game either. This was several years ago when we had open waivers so you could pick up anyone at any time. You just couldn't put them in starting lineup....unless you had commish powers. Who knows... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fireballer 2,384 Posted November 15, 2013 Jeffers and Burlein (sp) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
R8RMick 242 Posted November 15, 2013 Ron Dayne of all people blew up for me one season during desperate times. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RaiderHaters Revenge 3,592 Posted November 15, 2013 Dee Brown Samkon Gado Rueben Droughns Derek Anderson Billy Volek to Drew Bennett combo how bout Chris Weinke, (I lost to this guy who picked up Weinke to start for Delhomme, and he threw for like 450 yards) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Showboat 145 Posted November 16, 2013 Denario Alexander was pretty good down the stretch last season. He was just finally healthy for more than 1 or 2 games in a row - unfortunately that didn't last too long.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
justforbeer 39 Posted November 16, 2013 Uhhh....Matt Flynn. I never liked him after that 6td game. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
browns16-0 30 Posted November 16, 2013 Jerome Harrison.last 3 games of 2009 season: 286/3, 2/12 148/1 127/1, 2/20 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bscheibs 8 Posted November 16, 2013 Mike Anderson filling in for an injured Orlandis Gary filling in for an injured Terrell Davis. At least 100 and a TD every week. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
giraldi02 470 Posted November 16, 2013 Ron Dayne of all people blew up for me one season during desperate times. What a Christmas present it was for everyone that had him though in 06. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
giraldi02 470 Posted November 16, 2013 Jerome Harrison.last 3 games of 2009 season: 286/3, 2/12 148/1 127/1, 2/20 I lost in the game he passed the 200 yard mark. The dude rolled out Joe Flacco, Desean Jackson, AND Jamaal Charles too that week. I've never been more pissed in fantasy sports than that haha Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
swirvenirvin 25 Posted November 16, 2013 Dee Brown That motherfucker took me out, so pissed Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Drizzay 646 Posted November 16, 2013 DJAX got me through the championship game once. I had him and was slightly down, and my opponent had Shawn Alexander left. Djax got two long td's vs the Cowboys in the first half and I never looked back. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Boilermaker04 11 Posted November 16, 2013 Antonio Bryant in 08. Guy put up like 400yards and 4td wk 14-16. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
n_omarley 11 Posted November 16, 2013 Uhhh....Matt Flynn. I never liked him after that 6td game. week 17'd Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tanatastic 2,061 Posted November 16, 2013 Percy harvin, that one year he came back from injury and had 2 amazing games back to back. I think it was 2013 or so. Oh wait...sorry for the necro, I think my time machine is acting up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kris-styles 0 Posted November 16, 2013 My first title I had jerry porter go nuts vs the titians. I survived my opponent having the volek / drew Bennett combo in the SB. Micheal Pittman Fred Taylor was really solid for the last month of one year. Lost one year to sage rosenfels. My 2007 team was sick too. Romo m Barber s jax moss TO. Just too many cowboys. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Larry David 20 Posted November 16, 2013 Over the past three years, Ray Rice has been money during fantasy playoffs. I guess that won't be the case this year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tanatastic 2,061 Posted November 16, 2013 Over the past three years, Ray Rice has been money during fantasy playoffs. I guess that won't be the case this year. It will be. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vern357 15 Posted November 16, 2013 Peyton Hillis had the one good year, got him off of the WW and as my RB2 he couldnt be beat. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kris-styles 0 Posted November 16, 2013 It will be. Just foolish now to think rice will get going. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Gladstone 33 Posted November 16, 2013 Fred Taylor and David Garrard saved my 2007 season and lead me to my only FF title in the past 6 years. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Raider 84 29 Posted November 16, 2013 Randy Moss every playoff season. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Giants Fan 85 Posted November 17, 2013 Mike Vick, the year you could get him off waivers. And Jamal Charles. Same year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
joeshushu 51 Posted November 17, 2013 Billy Volek Samkon Gado Michael Pittman and Julius Jones helped me win a title... Lol that was prolly me that picked up Billy. I think my QB went down just before the playoffs and picked him off and won the title. Larry Johnson also helped me to a title when Holmes cracked his neck. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shredhead 21 Posted November 17, 2013 Knowshon Moreno was a huge cog for me on my championship run at the end of last season. Arian Foster had a solid final 4 games or so the season before he broke out.I won a week 17 championship several years ago with big games from unlikely candidates Sidney Rice and Devin Aromashadu(I can't remember for sure, but Foster the year before he broke out might have been the same season as Aromashadu and Rice) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KC Deuce 1 Posted November 17, 2013 Vinny Testaverde had a huge game vs the Steelers in 1996 in Week 14 that vaulted me to a huge playoff upset and win our league. Vinny was a steal in the late rounds as a fantasy QB for several years . . . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Giants Fan 85 Posted November 17, 2013 Knowshon Moreno was a huge cog for me on my championship run at the end of last season. Arian Foster had a solid final 4 games or so the season before he broke out. I won a week 17 championship several years ago with big games from unlikely candidates Sidney Rice and Devin Aromashadu (I can't remember for sure, but Foster the year before he broke out might have been the same season as Aromashadu and Rice) Same here. Mike Fox is not Shanahan, but he's also not stupid. I had McGahee last year. Never held a handcuff and when he got hurt and everyone was scrambling for Hillman, I picked up Moreno for nothing. So, combine McGahee and Moreno into 1 back ... that was my #1 RB slot last year. What back did better than that? Peterson? Maybe. In PPR the Denver RB is huge. Was amazing to me, all these mocks, all this "insider info" that it is gonna be Ball, or ... Ball and Hillman ... or ... CJ Anderson and Moreno comes out and plays awesome again this year. 10th round pick for me, saved my season. It still amazes me, that so many people had written off Moreno, after last year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fireballer 2,384 Posted November 17, 2013 Same here. Mike Fox is not Shanahan, but he's also not stupid. John Fox isn't stupid either...or is it John Shanahan??? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Giants Fan 85 Posted November 17, 2013 Yeah ... John Fox ... oops. Former Defensive coordinater for the Giants. They would ask him last year after McGahee went down who the starting RB was gonna be ... and he was kinda evasive. "Well, all 3 guys have a different skill set ..." and surprised everyone with Moreno, who did great. I was kinda surprised he was available so cheap this year. I was a little secretive about it until after my draft, but I fully expected him to be the starter. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Giants Fan 85 Posted November 17, 2013 Let me be clear, I was always a Kno-show hater ... thought he was a bust, but what he did last year, after McGahee went down ... that's the best he had looked in his career, at that point. He's in a system that works for him. He's actually a really important piece of that offense. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fireballer 2,384 Posted November 17, 2013 Let me be clear, I was always a Kno-show hater ... thought he was a bust, but what he did last year, after McGahee went down ... that's the best he had looked in his career, at that point. He's in a system that works for him. He's actually a really important piece of that offense. I agree. For whatever reason, evweryone wasall over Ball's jock preseason. The smart guys remembered how Moreno was a decent all around back, and he did great in pass protection for Manning. I don't think that Moreno may be the most talented back they have, but he protects the most important Bronco better than the rest. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
