Author: maxattack96

Waiver Wire Report: Wednesday, September 16

Another Wednesday, another round of FAAB chaos. Here’s who won, who lost, and who got absolutely sniped on the waiver wire this week.

Another Wednesday, another round of FAAB chaos. Here’s who won, who lost, and who got absolutely sniped on the waiver wire this week.

✅ The Winners

Let A Naber Know wins the priciest add of the week, dropping $14 to land WR Jalen Coker (CAR), cutting bait on RB Keaton Mitchell (LAC) to make room. That’s a serious commitment of FAAB for a depth piece — someone’s clearly buying the breakout.

Buffalo Bonez had a busy night, making two separate moves:

  • Spent $9 on WR Devaughn Vele (NO), dropping RB George Holani (SEA)
  • Spent $3 to flip streaming defenses, adding the Buccaneers D/ST and cutting the Lions D/ST

THE Norse Horse made a quieter but sneaky-smart move, paying $5 for QB Jared Goff (DET) and dropping TE Michael Mayer (LV) — a low-cost streamer/backup pickup at quarterback.

Team WR got in on the receiver run too, landing WR Caleb Douglas (MIA) for $4, dropping WR Adonai Mitchell (NYJ) to clear the spot.

❌ The Ones Who Got Sniped

It wasn’t pretty for everyone. A few squads fired bids that never had a chance:

  • Jalen Coker (CAR) was the hottest name on the wire — and the most contested. Abella DangerRuss ($10), Team WR ($8), and Buffalo Bonez ($4) all threw bids his way, but Let A Naber Know’s $14 buried the field.
  • Devaughn Vele (NO) drew a failed $7 bid from Let A Naber Know — ironic, since they’d already spent big elsewhere — right before Buffalo Bonez locked him up for $9.
  • Caleb Douglas (MIA) was a near-miss for THE Notorious B.H.G., whose $3 bid lost out to Team WR’s $4.
  • THE Norse Horse whiffed on a $2 flier for the Chiefs D/ST, though this one was more of a paperwork issue — the note flagged that “a player involved has already been dropped,” meaning the claim got voided before it ever had a shot at competing.

📊 Quick-Hit Summary

TeamMoveBid
Let A Naber Know+Jalen Coker (CAR WR) / −Keaton Mitchell (LAC RB)$14
Buffalo Bonez+Devaughn Vele (NO WR) / −George Holani (SEA RB)$9
THE Norse Horse+Jared Goff (DET QB) / −Michael Mayer (LV TE)$5
Team WR+Caleb Douglas (MIA WR) / −Adonai Mitchell (NYJ WR)$4
Buffalo Bonez+Buccaneers D/ST / −Lions D/ST$3

The Takeaway

Wide receiver depth was the story of the night — three separate teams chased Jalen Coker and Devaughn Vele, and FAAB budgets took a real hit fighting over them. If you’re still sitting on cash, note that the free-agent WR pool clearly has some league-mates spooked about depth. Streaming D/ST and backup QBs stayed cheap, so there’s still value to be had there if you’re patient.

That’s the wire for this week — see you next Wednesday.

If you’ve made it this far, I might as well mention that Claude wrote this. Thanks for reading.

Podcast Episode: Week 1 points fest: The rich get richer

Pip: Must Be Sunday, where the fantasy season is one week old and already someone is staring at their lineup wondering what went wrong.

Mara: This week we're covering the Week 1 recap from maxattack96 — a historic scoring day, a gold rush at the top of the standings, and a few teams that would rather forget Sunday happened at all. Let's start with who cashed in and who got left behind.

Week 1 points fest: The rich get richer

Pip: The premise here is simple — Week 1 of the 2026 NFL season was historically generous, and that generosity was not distributed evenly.

Mara: The post sets the stage with a league-wide number: "Sunday was the highest scoring day ever in the league," with FOX Sports clocking an average of 53.3 points per game across the slate.

Pip: Fifty-three points per game league-wide is the tide that lifts all boats — but some boats were already yachts. Brent finished with 190.06 points, led by Caleb Williams' 37-point day, plus Kenneth Walker and D'Andre Swift each clearing 30.

Mara: Five of Brent's starters finished with at least 23 points. That kind of depth is what separates a big week from a historic one. Abie wasn't far behind at 174.36, with four 20-point scorers and Ashton Jeanty finishing just 0.3 points shy of 30.

Pip: Jeanty proving doubters wrong by nearly hitting 30 is impressive. Stopping 0.3 short of that round number is the kind of detail that will haunt Abie's dreams in a close week.

Mara: Max also clears 130, which sounds great until you learn it resulted in a loss — 137 points and nothing to show for it. The post notes Kris would have beaten Thomas with a different lineup call, though the post is diplomatic about exactly how diplomatic it is on that subject.

Pip: Three teams — Ryan, Andrew, and Lebron — couldn't crack triple digits. Lebron's week gets its own autopsy: one position player above 10 points, a defense outscoring every skill position starter, and 68.2 points left on the bench.

Mara: The post is blunt about the path forward: Brock Purdy, Isaiah Likely, and Rhamondre Stevenson are all sitting on Lebron's bench and presumably starting in Week 2.

Pip: A rough week is one thing. A rough week with the answers already on your bench is a different kind of lesson entirely.

Mara: The standings reflect the split — four teams sitting at one and oh, four sitting at oh and one, and the margin between them was mostly which roster happened to be healthy and hot on the same Sunday.

Pip: A record-setting scoring day and the league is already sorted into the lucky and the not-so-lucky.

Mara: Week 2 will tell us whether the top holds or the field closes in. Worth watching.

Week 1 points fest: The rich get richer

A fantasy football team never looks better than it does right before the first Sunday of the season.

NEW YORK – A fantasy football team never looks better than it does right before the first Sunday of the season. There is so much hope and optimism for a big year, just like a nerd has on the first day of school. Unfortunately, some people have to learn about swirlies the hard way. 

Week 1 of the 2026 NFL season gave us some history as Sunday was the highest scoring day ever in the league. According to FOX Sports, the slate produced an average of 53.3 points per game. To reach that type of peak, you need a whole lot of touchdowns.

In a gold rush of scoring, Brent and Abie put up historic weeks. 

(No. 1) Brent

Led by Caleb Williams’ insane 37-point day, plus 32.6 from Kenneth Walker and 31.9 from D’Andre Swift, Brent put up a staggering 190.06 points. All in, the Gotkin squad had five starters end the week with at least 23 points. I know that it isn’t the highest scoring week in league history, but I don’t know exactly where it stands. Jack hasn’t run the numbers in a while. 

(No. 2) Abie

Finishing in a very respectable second place this week was Abie with 174.36. Powered by 35.66 points from New York’s only true quarterback, the Gay for Tay crew tallied four 20-point scorers. Las Vegas star RB Ashton Jeanty proved all the doubters wrong, finishing just 0.3 points shy of that elusive 30.

(No. 3) Max

Only one other team finished Week 1 above the 130-point threshold. I don’t want to offend Kris and spend too much time talking about my own team, so all I’m going to say is that it sucks to put up 137 and lose. 

Side note: Kris would have beaten Thomas if he started Dalton Kincaid over Michael Mayer. I would have said something about starting any of his bench players instead of Ja’Marr but that would just be rude and insane. 

Here’s how the rest of the week’s scoring finished up:

Three squads (Ryan, Andrew and Lebron) couldn’t crack triple digits. Guys, keep your heads up. It’s a long season.

While we’re talking about losers, let me quickly dive into Lebron’s disaster week. Only one position player finished with at least 10 points, that would be CMC at 11.3. Somehow, that wasn’t Lebron’s highest-scoring starter as the Steelers’ D went off for 19 points. Worst of all, Lebron left A LOT of points on the bench, 68.2 to be exact. I think it’s safe to say he will be starting Brock Purdy, Isaiah Likely and Rhamondre Stevenson in Week 2.

Here is how we enter Week 2:

C Hood Westside

RKTEAMWLTPCTGBPLAYOFF %
1THE Notorious B.H.G.1001.000—75
2Buffalo Bonez1001.000—61
3South Jersey 4th n’ Schlo…1001.000—73
4THE Norse Horse010.000147
5Let A Naber Know010.000149

C Hood Eastside

RKTEAMWLTPCTGBPLAYOFF %
1Gay for Tay1001.000—76
2Trevvy McLawrence1001.000—68
3WR010.000149
4The Reason We Have Rules010.000151
5Abella DangerRuss010.000151

For more on Week 1, be sure to listen to the league’s official podcast.

Where the fuck is my pen? A draft recap

170 picks later, the rosters are set.

HOBOKEN – 170 picks later, the rosters are set (for now).

Sunday’s draft had a little bit of everything: pizza, unfunny jokes and lots and lots of lost pens. Seriously, what the fuck was going on with everyone losing track of their pen? 

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We begin again

After a long spring and summer, the best time of the year is right around the corner.

NEW YORK – After a long spring and summer, the best time of the year is right around the corner.

It’s been a busy offseason for the league, full of engagements and weddings. Enjoyable as those have (or have not) been, it’s time to focus on the thing that matters most – fantasy football.

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To Think is to Suffer

PAIN, USA – I have many regrets in my life. Times I should have made a move, times I shouldn’t have, but none of those compare to the worst decision I have ever made.

Despite riding it out with MVP candidate Matt Stafford for the majority of the fantasy season, I made the bonehead move to not only pick up but play JJ McCarthy this week in the semifinals. It will stand as one of the worst fantasy moves in league history.

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Return of the Max

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – “Alexa, play some Mark Morrison.”

Week 1 was pretty brutal for the Buck You squad. With “stars” DeVonta Smith, Kenneth Walker and Ja’Marr Chase combining for a grand total of 10.6 points, it’s not hard to understand why we finished with an embarrassing 79.48 points. It should have been the worst score of the week, but Brad the Dad saved me there (62.42).

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