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Week 7
Angry Birds Expert

Waiver Wire

Wire Watch: Angry Birds Drop QB, Seg Fault Juggles Kicks and Defense

Nate Voss surveys the latest waiver chaos, pointing out the glaring holes each move leaves and why the league’s smartest managers are still fumbling.

Angry Birds Expert slaps Dameon Pierce (RB) onto the roster and tosses Jacoby Brissett (QB) into the void. With a 1‑4 record and a paltry 594.3 points, Nick K. finally admits his quarterback is a liability, but swapping a QB for a mid‑tier RB does little to fix the RB swamp that left RJ Harvey’s 14.6‑point week as the only bright spot.

Segmentation Fault then pulls a classic back‑and‑forth, adding Trey Smack (K) while dropping Nick Folk (K). The move looks like a desperate attempt to tighten a special‑teams line that’s been as useful as a paper umbrella in a hurricane, especially given Sory K.’s squad is sitting at 3‑2 with only 671.2 points.

Only minutes later the same manager reverses course, swapping Nick Folk back in for Trey Smack. The flip‑flop suggests a lack of clear direction on the kicking spot – a spot that hasn’t contributed a single point this week, leaving the Fault’s 0‑point kickoff lineup as a glaring weakness.

In a more substantive tweak, Segmentation Fault drops RB Jonathon Brooks and brings in the Patriots DEF. The defense, however, hasn’t even taken a snap this week, and the move does nothing to address the team’s sub‑par 0‑point RB production from Javonte Williams, Bucky Irving, and the rest of the backfield.

The kicker carousel continues as Seg Fault adds Blake Grupe (K) and drops Michael Pittman Jr. (WR). Swapping a reliable veteran WR for a kicker who hasn’t scored a point this week is a baffling trade‑off that only widens the gap between the Fault’s 671.2 points and the league’s top‑scoring squads.

Finally, Seg Fault adds Trey Smack (K) again, this time dumping Blake Grupe. The endless kick‑swap loop highlights a roster that’s more concerned with roster slots than actual points, leaving the Fault’s overall production looking fragile as they limp toward a 3‑2 finish.