Fantasy Football Free Agent Wire - Week 3

Pickups

Mario Manningham (WR) and Steve Smith (WR) - NYG. 10 catches each from these guys against Dallas should be an instant add for any team that doesn't have 3 top 10 WRs on their team. For the long term, expect Smith to be more consistent while Manningham might experience a slight fall off once all of Eli's WRs are healthy.

Laurent Robinson (WR) - STL. Bulger's new favorite weapon has the only STL TD thus far this season. I watched him play Week 1 (thank you free NFL Sunday Ticket) and thought he looked good. He followed that up by scoring a TD in week 2. Should be a solid #4 WR for fantasy teams this year.

Byron Leftwich (QB) - TB. Can't argue with what he has done the first two weeks of the season. He outperformed Brady when comparing their performances against Buffalo, and he did it on the road (Brady was at home). I don't think he's a top 10 QB for the rest of the season, but top 15 seems about right. I think it is also a plus that he gets to play on a warm weather team.

Johnny Knox (WR) - CHI. I wouldn't use a waiver claim on him, but he looks like the #2 WR in Chicago and if you remember what Cutler did with a rookie #2 WR last year (Eddie Royal), you should probably pick this guy up. Especially encouraging given that Cutler went to him on 3rd and goal with the game on the line and he produced.

Kevin Kolb (QB) - PHI. Put up big numbers last week and gets the Chiefs at home this week. Not a long term option but I think McNabb rests one more week and this guy blows up.

Brent Celek (TE) - PHI. Top 10 fantasy TE this year - book it.

Broncos D. Two good games and they get Oakland this week. I like them.

Drops

QBs - Obvious names are Russell and Delhomme. Other names I couldn't blame you on are Hasselbeck (I see him playing through this injury and suffering all season), Stafford, Quinn, and Pennington.

RBs - Glen Coffee (you'd be betting on a Gore injury if you kept him), Laurence Maroney (never happening), Jerious Norwood (same as Coffee), any PIT RB (I've given up - they look terrible and the team looks more than ready to let Big Ben throw the ball down the field), Sammy Morris, Earnest Graham.

WRs - Bobby Engram (not happening in KC, he's done), C. Henry / L. Coles (if you're not Ochocinco, you're not anything in CIN this year), Kevin Curtis, Donnie Avery, and Eddie Royal (sorry, Kyle Orton is better at chugging Jack Daniels than producing stud fantasy WRs).