Minnesota Vikings RB Adrian Peterson (knee) had successful surgery to repair his torn lateral meniscus in his knee Thursday, Sept. 22. There were no additional injuries in or surrounding the knee joint.
The Vikings are still hopeful he can come back for at least the playoffs, but they have to make it there first. Expect a lot of Stefon Diggs passes and a split between Jerick McKinnon and Matt Asiata—both of whom are decent flex plays. Asiata is a better touchdown-heavy league option, while McKinnon is solid in PPR formats. It's a bad matchup overall, so don't count on them as more than RB3 or so.
Los Angeles RB Todd Gurley has gotten off to a slow start, but head coach Jeff Fisher said Wednesday, Sept. 21, that he is confident Gurley will improve. 'Yeah, he's outstanding. When the season is done, people are going to go, 'Wow'.'
We're not that worried about Gurley either. He's a low-end RB1 now instead of where he should be -- near the top of all fantasy RBs. We'll see if the Rams can get the superstar back jump-started.
Miami Dolphins RB Arian Foster (groin) did not participate in practice Thursday, Sept. 22. Head coach Adam Gase said the team is trying to figure out the severity of Foster's injury.
He's a long shot to play Sunday, which is a shame because this is a solid matchup. The problem is, can the rest of the group pick up the slack? Jay Ajayi has been a healthy scratch when he isn't underwhelming, and Damien Williams and Kenyan Drake aren't ready for prime time. This should be a match-up worth exploiting, but the best we feel comfortable with recommending is with Ajayi as a borderling RB2/RB3.
No surprises here. It's Hoyer time! However, we would not go anywhere near Brian Hoyer this week against Dallas. Well, from a fantasy perspective, we mean. We're sure he's personally a nice chap. Just not in your lineup.
Buffalo Bills head coach Rex Ryan said there is some concern that WR Sammy Watkins (foot) may not be able to play in Week 3 after he missed practice Thursday, Sept. 22.
That will put more pressure on Anthony Lynn to try and find a way to make the offense work. The team is reportedly trying to simplify things, but what that looks like is hard to know. We'd avoid the receivers here if Watkins is out and buy stock in LeSean McCoy, who should be a solid RB2.
Decker could be the main cog in the machine this weekend, and we expect a big day from him if he isn't out due to the shoulder issue. Consider him a borderline WR1/WR2 against the Chiefs.
There's plenty to be concerned about for Marshall heading to Kansas City, and we may not know for sure until kickoff Sunday afternoon. If he is out, Quincy Enunwa gets a bump from a WR4 to a potential WR3. Back to Top
How tough is it to be a Browns fan? The only team with more critical injuries is the Vikings. Push up Terrelle Pryor from "almost useless" to WR5, but there's no real reason to start anyone here with rookie Cody Kessler in charge.
An arrest warrant for Cleveland Browns WR Josh Gordon was withdrawn after the receiver complied with a year-old court order to take a DNA test in a paternity suit. In a statement, Gordon's attorneys said he was unaware until noon Wednesday, Sept. 21, that he had been requested to take the test.
Clay has done nothing so far, and while he might get a slight bump if Sammy Watkins is out, it's not enough to warrant a start. We wouldn't even have him on the roster.
Gore is who he is - a guy who can grind out the yards but isn't hitting too many big gains. He's also not getting a full load of carries, which limits his production. That makes him a high end RB3, and if they would just give him a full load, he could sneak up to the RB2 zone. We just don't expect it.
Luck could be in a shootout, as both he Chargers and Colts suffer from "bad defense-itis" and the Chargers average 324.5 net passing yards allowed per game (29th in the NFL). The have generated five sacks and three interceptions, but allowed four passing touchdowns as well. We see Luck as a borderline QB1/QB2. A banged up Hilton is a concern and last week was really disappointing. He has yet to get his first touchdown as well. We think he should be decent this weekend, but have him as a WR3 right now in part due to injury, in part due to an underwhelming first two weeks.
Washington needs to use Jones more, especially in the red zone. Of 14 red zone plays, 11 were passes and they didn't work often enough. We're not sure if coach Jay Gruden will bend though, and so we have Jones as an RB4. He may be effective, but he's not getting the carries for it to matter.
Doctson saw some fade-pass end zone attempts last week but Kirk Cousins was too busy regressing to make those work. We don't like this match against the New York Giants this week and see him as no more than a WR6, and a hail mary play in the hopes that a fade route works this week.
Jacksonville Jaguars RB Chris Ivory (illness) fully participated in practice Thursday, Sept. 22.
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TJ Yeldon has been a disappointment with Ivory out, so we expect the veteran back to get a chunk of Yeldon's carries. This is not a good situation to come back to, though, as Baltimore started clamping down last week. We have them both as RB4 plays right now, but we expect Yeldon's value to drop and are optimistic that Ivory can improve the overall run game. Back to Top CHI - WR Alshon Jeffery does not practice
Source: Chicago Tribune - Brad Biggs
Chicago Bears WR Alshon Jeffery (knee) did not participate in practice Thursday, Sept. 22.
We're hoping Jeffery plays, but along with his knee, he has a quarterback issue. Brian Hoyer isn't exactly an exciting prospect—then again, this Dallas defense is pretty shaky. We have Jeffery as a solid WR2 based on the match-up and talent, but keep an eye on practices the next two days.
Right now we have him penciled in as a WR5 against the New York Giants. Kirk Cousins is a hot mess, and that impacts everyone here, and the injury is icing on the cake.
With Commander Cody Kessler throwing the ball, we're not optimistic this will make for a good play. We'd avoid this passing offense this week and most weeks unless we see Kessler do something fantastic like not get hurt, given the cursed nature of the Browns quarterback position.
We were already down on Watkins potential this week as he doesn't look right while he continues to deal with this foot injury. With Peterson on him, it's better to find help elsewhere in Week 3.
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