Fantasy Football Waiver Wire 2014: Top 10 Week 8 pickups

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Oct 19, 2014; St. Louis, MO, USA; Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Doug Baldwin (89) catches a pass as St. Louis Rams cornerback Janoris Jenkins (21) defends during the second half at the Edward Jones Dome. St. Louis defeated Seattle 28-26. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Curry-USA TODAY Sports /

Doug Baldwin-WR-Seattle Seahawks (19.4%)

After a mid-week trade that saw Percy Harvin shipped to New York, the Seahawks needed someone to step up in their receiving game and their veteran leader Baldwin stepped it up with a career game against the Rams even though ultimately the Seahawks couldn’t complete their comeback. Baldwin caught seven of his 11 targets totaling 123 yards and a touchdown.

With Harvin out of the picture, Baldwin will assume the top receiver duties, but the Seahawks are still going to be a run-first offense. The defense hasn’t been quite as good as last year during their Super Bowl run, so Seattle is being forced to pass enough to make Baldwin a pretty safe flex play with a high-floor and a pretty decent ceiling as he showed against the Rams.

This coming week, Baldwin takes on the Panthers who were destroyed by the Green Bay passing game last week with three WR finding the end zone. After Carolina, the Seahawks come home for games against the Raiders and Giants all of which are fairly friendly matchups for Baldwin who is worth a look if you need steady production.

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