Riding Rishard Matthews Gary Barnidge to glory

So you went through your draft. You made a trade or two, picked up a guy off the waiver wire. But Josh Donaldson Jersey then before everything went live ... something didn't feel right. Maybe you had a player who was a game-time decision. Or there was a matchup that wasn't in your favor. Whatever the reason, you decided it was time to make a bold choice. You know what they say ... No Guts, No Glory. So this column is for you. Every week here, we'll salute the outside-the-box thinking that was rewarded with big fantasy production. Fortune favors the bold, so here's to you. We sent out the call late Sunday night, and here's what you came back with. Congratulations to those of you who are looking at a Week 3 win! Rishard Matthews sealed the deal for me and got me out of the winle s column Robbie Alpz (@RobbieAlpz) Rishhard Matthews!! Hooked it up Gregory John (@BigHeadTed29) For the third straight week, wide receiver posted at least 100 yards or a touchdown and when all was said and done in Week 3 he had collected 113 yards and two scores for 23.30 fantasy points. Jonathan Schoop Jersey The fact that Matthews is only owned in 3.3 percent of NFL.com leagues is, at this point, a crime and there is no doubt he'll be a waiver-wire favorite heading into Week 4. While he's second to only in targets on Miami, Matthews has out-produced his teammate in receiving yards (262 to 230) and touchdowns (3 to 0) through the first three weeks of the season. Gary Barnidge James Parkins (@JParkins_One) Now this is a move that really took some guts. We had been talking all week about how the have let up more points than any other team to the tight end position through two weeks. So naturally Barnidge became an intriguing option. But even with a great matchup it's still ... . In the end though, it paid off as those who were bold enough to ride the wave got rewarded. The Eduardo Escobar Jersey tight end posed 105 receiving yards and a touchdown, and finished as the second-highest scoring fantasy TE of Week 3 with 16.50 points. devonta freeman over marshawn lynch! John Anthony Marino (@jmarino_27) While starting against the in Week 3 wasn't nece sarily a gutsy move, sometimes it depends on who you might have benched to get him in your lineup, or who you paired him with. The fact that the first guy actually benched , a first round draft pick, for Freeman, well, that takes some guts. The other guy, who paired Freeman up with Blount...now that's a go big or go home kind of move. Between Eddie Rosario Jersey both running backs, that's six touchdowns and 285 total yards, which translates into a combined 64.5 fantasy points in standard leagues. Matt Jones.... Oh wait Zach Ru sell (@zru sell75) Yeah about that. I bought a one-way ticket on the hype train this week and whiffed big time. While it did take guts to start him on Thursday Night Football, there was absolutely no glory Byron Buxton Jersey involved here. The fumble out of the end zone didn't help either. Kim Kardashian M W Nis (@SamuelLNielsen) If that's how you recover after a bad day in fantasy, with a little "Keeping Up With The Kardashians", whatever floats your boat, man.Matt Franciscovich is an a sociate fantasy editor at NFL.com. He's all about the brand new record from Disclosure called *. Hit him up on Twitter for music recommendations and fantasy advice.*