Fantasy football 2019 week 8 waiver wire pickups
By Bill Pivetz
Kirk Cousins, MIN
Cousins has 10 touchdowns and one interception in his last three games. He’s thrown for over 300 yards in each of those games. He and the Vikings had three good matchups and will make it a fourth when they face Washington in week 8.
While the injury to Adam Thielen hurts, he still has Stefon Diggs and Kyle Rudolph, who had his best game of the season last week. There is a quick turnaround for their next game as they play on Thursday night. If you want to start the week off right, he’s a solid pickup.
Bridgewater keeps on winning. The Saints are now 5-0 in his starts. He will likely be making his last start this week as he and the Saints face the Cardinals this week before their bye. In what was expected to be a tough game against the Bears, Bridgewater completed 60.5 percent of his passes for 281 yards and two touchdowns.
He was able to put up good numbers without Alvin Kamara and Jared Cook. He should have the former back for week 8.
Ryan Tannehill, TEN
I mentioned Tannehill as a quarterback with a favorable schedule that could be good for a stretch. He started a week earlier than I expected in the game against the Chargers. Tannehill threw for 312 yards, two touchdowns and one interception, completing almost 80 percent of his passes.
Tannehill will make his next start against the Bucs. He should have another good game.