Tre Mason Should Be Top Fantasy Waiver-Wire Target in Week 8

October 21, 2014   ·   Tim Keeney   ·   Jump to comments


Starting running backs are typically scarce in the fantasy football world, but a Week 7 full of injuries and depth chart musical chairs has created tantalizing opportunities for waiver-wire options Tre Mason, Bryce Brown, Anthony Dixon and Denard Robinson.
There's only one problem: Who do you pick?
Mason, Brown and Robinson all have the potential to be the second-half fantasy savior we see every year, but they also each carry legitimate concerns. Ultimately, you have to go with the player who gives you the best combination of talent, opportunity and secure workload.
That's Mason.
Let's start with the workload. On the surface, the situation in St. Louis is ugly at best. Zac Stacy and Benny Cunningham have been splitting touches all season, and Mason's emergence would seemingly only complicate things.
Instead, though, he has cleared things up. After tallying 40 yards on five carries in his first career game against the San Francisco 49ers in Week 6, Mason g...

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