Week 2 was absolutely brutal. Let’s get to work on waivers and trades this week. It starts with the NFL Injury Report Walk-In Clinic:

Quick Hits

Joe Burrow: Zac Taylor has already cast doubt over Week 3, but Taylor is on record legitimately contradicting what ends up happening with his players. It goes without saying, you’ll need to monitor this situation like a hawk.

Saquon Barkley: In a worst-case scenario world, Saquon’s injury turns into a 2022 Jonathan Taylor situation because of his history. Still, don’t panic about Saquon long term quite yet. Ian Rapoport is calling Barkley “week to week.” and my data since 2018 shows the chances of Barkley missing 3+ weeks is low.

Brandon Aiyuk: Aiyuk has an AC joint sprain. At best, these take a week to improve. If he’s active on TNF, he’s highly volatile. Plan to be without him in Week 3.

Transaction Cheat Sheet

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Good luck!

-Edwin