Everyone always rushes to put out a waiver wire watch on Monday or Tuesday.  That should be renamed the weekend recovery or something, because basically you are just picking up the pieces left over from injuries that happened the day before.  The real rumors come out once the teams hit the practice field again and start preparing for the next week.  Who was the coach pleased with, lost confidence in, etc.  Those are the rumors you need to pay attention to, to dig down those waiver lists to find the gem that will win this week’s matchup.  Here are a few of those rumors, some of which will be obvious by now, others that may have just been released.

Byron Leftwich - Signed a two year deal in Atlanta.  If you have Joey Harrington I hope you ran out and grabbed this guy, but if not please do not rush.  He won’t play until he understands the system, and he is walking into a system that simply has little talent this season.  Michael Vick could produce very little in this offense, Byron is not going to do much more if, and when he gets to play.  Atlanta will lose a few more games and then be looking to tank for next year which should be good news for Norwood owners soon, not Leftwich.

Andre Johnson - If you believe all reports, Andre Johnson is not playing this weekend.  That means two things. 1 - Draft day super sleeper Jacoby Jones is going to get serious playing time and if he does well it could carry over into more games even when Johnson returns, and 2. Owen Daniels should be more involved from the TE position.  The real excitement is around Jones.  Watch his play this weekend to gauge if he deserves a start in upcoming weeks.

Dehsawn Wynn - Reports have been back and forth on Wynn all week.  Basically this situation is going to get messy, because Morency, the intended number one RB before the season started, is also about to enter the picture.  If you are already trying to juggle GB running backs then having Wynn makes sense, but outside of that, only take him for the chance he builds trade value in the coming weeks.  All three GB running backs are beginning to look like very bad plays, as they prepare to hit the field competing for the same carries, and against Favre who really just wants to throw.

Jeff King - Who?  Jeff King the TE in Carolina.  Steve Smith has been amazing as usual but no other receiver has been able to step up for Delhomme.  The result is Delhomme has started throwing at the tight end and King has responded.  It is only week 3, so maybe it is early to gauge this interest, but if you need a backup TE for an upcoming bye week King is worth a look.

Nate Burleson - Nate has returned to the fantasy scene.  Starter DJ Hackett’s high ankle sprain has gotten worse in every report as the week has gone on, and it looks like Burleson will get a couple more starts.  He is playing well, and should be more in synch with Hasselbeck the next couple weeks.  He is a great WR3 right now.

Jason Avant - Philly is getting slammed in the press as they haven’t been able to produce on the field.  Starters Reggie Brown (overrated) and Kevin Curtis (not yet in synch) have done little, and you may not realize that Avant leads the team in catches and has the one red zone TD.   With the way McNabb loves to throw the ball to everyone, Avant could easily pile up receptions this season with some TD looks along the way.  If you have injury issues, or bye week concerns he is a great play in those situations.

Ron Curry/ Jerry Porter - You will rarely, and I mean rarely ever see me hype any Oakland players with their current offensive sets.  I hate their QB situation and their complete inability to run three good plays together.  This week though they play Cleveland (who were just torched by Cincy) and the Browns have a beat up secondary.  Oakland certainly isn’t Palmer and Johnson, but I can see Curry having a great reception/ yardage game and Porter getting some red zone looks.   Don’t sit one of your best wide recievers for this play, but if you have a WR3 decision to make, then choose Oakland with more confidence than before.

Jets QB - I suggest you watch this next Jets game closely.  If Pennington starts, and gets pulled or hurt again I fully expect Clemens to enter and be the starter for the remainder of the season.  This seems just like Dallas last season, where you knew they wanted to go with the younger Romo who had a great preseason, but needed a reason to sit Bledsoe down.  Pennington you are almost done in Little NY.  If Clemens gets in the game this weekend grab him as a backup QB or trade bait.