“The Bears need to trade for Kendall Hinton and play him at quarterback.”
Welcome back! For those of you that faced Tyreek Hill, Derrick Henry, or Antonio Gibson this week, you’re probably not having a very good Tuesday morning. For those of you that faced all three, therapy might be a good idea.
Let’s get to it.
News & Notes:
Will Fuller has been suspended six games for violating the NFL’s performance enhancing substances policy.
Lions relieved HC Matt Patricia and GM Bob Quinn of their duties.
There were reports that Jalen Hurts had been getting 1st team reps at quarterback before Monday’s game against the Seahawks. Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie gave directive to play Jalen Hurts if Carson Wentz struggled.
Coach Bruce Arians: “Ronald Jones needs to have 20 touches”
The Jaguars have fired GM Dave Caldwell.
D.J. Moore's X-rays negative, could play after bye.
Tests confirmed that it’s just a sprained ankle for Raiders RB Josh Jacobs. He has a chance to play this week.
Dalvin Cook is not expected to miss any time due to the ankle injury he suffered Sunday.
Insights, Analysis, Hype:
Tyreek Hill's 57.9 PPR fantasy points were the 7th-most by any WR (since 1950).
“Austin Ekeler with 16 targets his first game back. Has now averaged double digit targets in his two healthy games with Herbert. League Winner.” — “Bell cow usage from Austin Ekeler in his first game back: * 73% snap rate * 14 carries / 16 targets (31% share) * Handled 4 of 6 red-zone opportunities * Led all RBs in routes run this week (37)”
“James Robinson attempts this season: 194 Other Jacksonville running back attempts this season: 7”
“Since 2000 — Every CFB QB w/ single season line of: 3000 pass yards 30 pass TD 1000 rush yards 2015 Deshaun Watson 2016 Lamar Jackson 2018 Kyler Murray 2019 Jalen Hurts”
“Deebo Samuel: 83 of his 133 yards occurred after contact vs LA Rams Most by a WR in a game this season”
“Post-Thanksgiving football meshes nicely with [Derrick] Henry football. He’s a power guy (they call him Tractorcito for a reason), made for an off track. Obviously the footing was perfect inside of the Indianapolis dome, but Henry’s tread makes Tennessee especially dangerous in any outdoor game. Tennessee has two more home games this year, and a fascinating Week 16 trip to Green Bay.”
“Justin Jefferson caught his 5th receiving TD of the season in the 1st quarter Rookies with 850+ rec yds & 5 rec TD in first 11 career #NFL games: - Randy Moss - Odell Beckham Jr. - Mike Evans - Anquan Boldin - Marques Colston - Justin Jefferson”
If you can’t see why this isn’t the most cutting edge analysis out there, then I can’t help you: “Antonio Gibson is the first rookie to score 3 TDs in a game on Thanksgiving since Randy Moss in 1998”
“Wayne Gallman proving to be a weekly RB1 in fantasy - 5 straight games with a TD.”
“SHOUT OUT to Younghoe Koo 29 FG made (most in NFL) 109 Points scored (most in NFL) 96.7 FG% (best in NFL among K w/ 15 attempts) 6-6 from 50+”
Cold Water:
Taysom Hill now has a higher career INT% than Jameis Winston.
The Bears’ offense has scored a total of just 14 points during 3rd quarters for the entire season.
“Alvin Kamara's weekly RB rankings (PPR) this year: 8, 2, 1, 10, 9, 3, 2, 5, 1 **TAYSOM HILL IS STARTER** 25, currently 29” — “Taysom Hill has done what very few NFL defenses have been able to do ... turn Alvin Kamara into a mortal man.”
Articles, Tools & Resources:
Week 13 Waiver Wire Articles: RotoBaller, CBSSports, FantasyAlarm, FantasySharks, NumberFire, FantasyPros, SI, and Yahoo.
Week 12 game recaps: Yahoo, TheFantasyFootballers, QBList, Razzball, CBSSports, ProFootballFocus, FantasyPros.
The Fun Stuff:
Broncos social media team putting on a clinic in how to handle a loss with a practice squad UDFA WR in at QB with dignity and class.
Mitch Trubisky getting his teammates pumped up.
“The Bears need to trade for Kendall Hinton and play him at quarterback.”
This super crisp Justin Jefferson route.
“The way the NFL is handling this covid shit makes me think they didn’t even cancel the rest of that game that Bane bombed in The Dark Knight Rises”
When your team played against Derrick Henry in fantasy, but you had Tyreek Hill.
The NFL in 2020.
After Aaron Donald pretended not to know who Deebo Samuel was, Deebo had the perfect response on Twitter after the game.
Adam Thielen watching the end of that Vikings game was fun.
What was more impressive: Mahomes and Hill both over 200 yards in the 1st Quarter, or Hinton and Taysom Hill combined 3 passing yards in the first half?
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