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The second week of the NFL season was like the Red Wedding from "Game of Thrones." We shouldve heard the Rains of Castamere coming whenNick BosaandParris Campbellwent down early, and then it was all downhill when Saquon Barkley got hurt. That was basically Robb Darius Slayton Jersey Starks offing. Try to remain optimistic if you got bit by the injury bug. Most fantasy football owners did. Like a phoenix rising from the ashes, well breathe new life into your fantasy team heading into Week 3. There are plenty of options on waiver wires this week (Darrell Henderson, Mike Davis, Jerick McKinnon, Devonta Freeman, etc.), but, hey, we thought there were some solid pickups last week, too. Hopefully if your waivers run through FAAB, you followed my projected bid suggestions and got outbid by other owners, especially onMalcolm Brown.But we should ask ourselves how desperate are we heading into waiver claims? Like you, I lost Christian McCaffrey in two leagues and I lostSaquon Barkley in another. If youre in a league where you skated by, maybe you let other owners who are desperate enough to wipe out their FAAB budget on the chalky adds this week. If you are in need of running back help, then youll need to make a run at one or two guys listed below. Again, were only in Week 3. This is why running back depth is so important, and well look to bolster our rosters and salvage our seasons.DOMINATE YOUR LEAGUE: ! As we'll do every week this season, we'll break down the top pickups and project how much of your FAAB budget you should bid on them.Week 3Fantasy Football FAAB targets: Waiver wire QB pickupsGardner Minshew(JAX). This is now the third straight week that Minshew has made the waiver column, and his ownership on ESPN has hardly budged. I get it -- you probably have Lorenzo Carter Jersey a quarterback youre more comfortable starting. But given what weve seen and how competitive the Jaguars have been through two games, here are players Im starting Minshew over:Carson Wentz,Matthew Stafford,Tom Brady,Jared Goff,Daniel Jones,Derek Carr, andPhilip Rivers. I could keep naming worse quarterbacks, but Minshew has at least 20 points in four-point per pa sing touchdown leagues so far in both weeks. Game flow will somehow always be in there favor whether its for garbage time or theyre actually in it to win it. You cant really ever seen them running away with a game easily in hand. Mineshew's 80-percentavailability is just simply laughable. Proj.FAAB Bid: 8-10% (Try not to go crazy with FAAB for QBs, even this bid is high)Ryan Tannehill(TEN). Tannehill has done nothing but provide a solid floor for the Titans ever since he took over as the starting quarterback. He hasnt topped 250 pa sing yards yet on the year, but he has six touchdowns and zero interceptions.He seems to be clicking with all his pa s-catching options (save forA.J. Brown). The Titans have an encouraging matchup in Week 3 against the Vikings before three straight home games against Pittsburgh, Buffalo, and Houston. He might only sit on your bench as a backup, but if youre lacking confidence in your starting quarterback, Tannehill is presenting a nice floor each week. Proj.FAAB Bid: 6%WEEK 3 PPR RANKINGS: | | | | | Week 3Fantasy Football FAAB targets: Waiver wire RB pickupsDarrell Henderson(LAR). Henderson is my favorite waiver wire target heading into Week 3. He took advantage of Cam Akershurting his ribsandMalcolm Browninjuring his finger. The Rams ran 69 offensive plays,and Henderson was on the field for just 29 of those, but he touched the ball 14 times. That is a very high efficiency rate, especially when you see what he did once given the opportunity to have the ball in his hands. He is the reason Sterling Shepard Jersey I only recommended you spend 12 percentof your FAAB budget onBrown. Long-term, I think Akers is someone they want to give the ball, but lets remember Henderson was a third-round pick in 2019 while Akers was a second-round pick this year, and Henderson never received a legitimate shot to show what he can do. They have options in the backfield, but with the injuries to Akers and Brown, Henderson has an opportunity to really carve out a solid role for himself. Proj. FAAB Bid: 30-40% New York Giants Jersey (Yes, Im that high on him)Mike Davis(CAR).Daviswill be the favorite add of most fantasy owners this weekbut not for me. If youre a Christian McCaffrey(ankle) owner you might prioritize him based on what he did when CMC went down. He caught all eight of his targets for 74 yards. Hes also been declared as the guy with McCaffrey sidelined for the next four-to-six weeks. But the game script also called for him to be targeted eight times. The Panthers were trying to rally and stay in the game, so there was more tempo and rhythm to the offense. The offensive line is still pretty bad; even McCaffrey averaged just 3.8 yards per carry through two games, and defenses likely arent respecting the run now. Hell need the game flow, which is po sible because Carolina will play from behind plenty of times. I just dont have a great feeling about this guy being one of the top waiver adds this week, but if you absolutely want him youll have to pay up. Proj. FAAB Bid: 25-30%New York Giants Backfield.We have an opportunity to lump a few names together here. Im not excited about any of them to be honest. It comes down toWayne GallmanandDion Lewis, with the po sibility the Giants signDevonta Freeman.Hes given other teams the number he wants and nobody has matched it, so your gue s is as good as mine. The lo s of Saquon Barkley (knee) hurts, but even in preseason drafts I didnt think it was worth cuffing Gallman or Lewis simply because the production for them would pale in comparison to Barkley. What youre paying for here is the opportunity. I prefer Lewis slightly over Gallman especially in PPR formats, but Gallman will get carries. The G-Men will play from behind plenty and have to throw the ball around, and Lewis is a great pa s-catching option out of the backfield. This offensive line is still awful, though, and even Barkley was struggling to generate rhythm and positive production. Defenses wont have to account for him anymore. Even if they sign Freeman, that doesnt move the needle for me. A guy who has mi sed 18 games the last three seasonswho didnt look good last year and probably doesnt perform well out of the gate in a year where were seeing more soft ti sue injuries than normal Aldrick Rosas Jersey --that just does nothing for me. Im not spending a dime on this backfieldunle s theyre the only options out there. Proj. FAAB Bid: 15-25%UPDATE:The Giants have agreed