Bishop Sankey (RB, TEN) - Waiver Wire Pickups

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ANALYSIS:  Week 1 was a great week to be an owner with stock in the Tennessee Titans, as they made the Tampa Bay Buccaneers look like a bunch of amateurs. Marcus Mariota is getting most of the attention for his stellar performance, as he should, but Bishop Sankey had one heck of a game as well. It should be noted that have a mobile quarterback, especially one who can effectively run the read option, typically boosts the yards per carry figure for running backs. This is sensible, as edge rushers have to now account for the quarterback keeping the ball, linebackers and safeties have to think that much more about it all. Sankey also had a few good looks out of the backfield as a receiver, tying Kendall Wright for the most targets seen on Sunday (only four, as Mariota did not have to throw much).

Expectations should be tempered a bit, as the aforementioned Buccaneers defense will not be Sankey's opponent again in 2015, though short term thinking shows that he still gets to tee off against a relatively poor Browns defense in Week 2. People will also point at how Terrance West rushed more (13 attempts for him versus Sankey's 12), but much of that was late in the game after it was easily in hand. Don't think much of it, plus West did have a fumble. Antonio Andrews should be back in the picture shortly as well, with David Cobb returning much later in the season. These players, and a Week 4 bye, coupled with Week 5 and 6 matchups with Buffalo and Miami, might paint Sankey as a sell-high going into the Titans' bye week, but you don't have to sweat that just yet. Pick him up and play him with confidence in Week 2.