Week 9 Injury Report, Week 8 Team by Team Notes, Recap
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Week 9 Injuries
RB
David Montgomery (Ribs) — Missed Week 8; On Bye
WR
Drake London (Groin) — Exited Game
Kendrick Bourne (Knee) — Exited Game; Out for Season
DeVante Parker (Head) — Exited Game
Curtis Samuel (Foot) — Exited Game
Laviska Shenault Jr. (Ankle) — Missed Week 8
Zay Jones (knee) — Missed Week 8; On Bye
Justyn Ross (Suspension) — Missed Week 8
Robert Woods (Foot) — Missed Week 8
Deebo Samuel (Shoulder) — Missed Week 8; On Bye
TE
Darren Waller (Hamstring) — Exited Game
Brevin Jordan (foot) — Missed Week 8
Kylen Granson (concussion) — Missed Week 8
Gerald Everett (Quad) — Missed Week 8
Greg Dulcich (hamstring) — Placed on IR
Zach Ertz (Quad) — Placed on IR
Pat Freiermuth (Hamstring) — Placed on IR
Dawson Knox (Wrist) — Placed on IR
QB
Kirk Cousins (Achilles) — OUT For Season
Kenny Pickett (Ribs) — Exited Game
Tyrod Taylor (Ribs) — Exited Game; Daniel Jones Expected to Start Week 9
Matt Stafford (Thumb) — Exited Game
Desmond Ridder (Head) — Exited Game
Kyler Murray — Missed Week 8; Tune Expected to Start Week 9
Deshaun Watson (Shoulder) — Missed Week 8; PJ Walker Expected to Start Week 9
Justin Fields (Thumb) — Missed Week 8; Bagent Expected to Start Week 9
Ryan Tannehill (Ankle) — Missed Week 8; Will Levis Expected to Start Week 9
Daniel Jones (Neck) — Expected to Start Week 9
Week 9 Games
BYE WEEKS: DEN/DET/SF/JAX
TEN/PIT (TNF)
MIA/KC (GERMANY) 930am ET
MIN/ATL
ARZ/CLE
LAR/GB
WAS/NE
CHI/NO
SEA/BAL
TB/HOU
CUST CORNER
IND/CAR
NYG/LV
DAL/PHI
BUF/CIN (SNF)
LAC/NYJ (MNF)
World Wide Technology Championship
Course: El Cardonal Golf Course at Diamante (In Cabo)
Designer: Tiger Woods
Par: 36-36--72
Yardage: 7,452
Average Green Size: 8,300 sq. ft.
Number of Sand Bunkers: 48
Number of Holes Water is in Play: 1
Average fairway widths in landing areas are 60 yards
Greens: Platinum paspalum .100”
Every hole basically has an open front as to be able to run the ball up if you like.
Tiger Quotes
“Designed for weekend warriors”
“You could see good scores but it would still be a little bit challenging”
“Wasn’t designed for championships”
The winning score is likely to be around -30 unless there is severe winds.
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Coming in hot (SG:TOTAL Past 12 Rounds)
SG: Paspalum
Past 24 On Easy Courses
MNF Props
If sweating the under 1.5 catches on NWI Sunday wasn’t fun enough, there are TWO lowwwwwwww unders to get on for MNF. Lets just hope there’s nothing much in the way of Austin Hooper and Jameson Williams. God bless.
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Week 8 Team Notes
CIN: Joe Burrow is healthy and could be poised to reward those who suffered through the first month-and-a-half of this season. Joe Mixon isn't exciting, but I thought he looked spry off the bye and should be viewed as a high-floor top-15 guy the rest of the way.
SF: Did Purdy still have a case of the dizzies?? He hit Kittle on a few big plays but was largely underwhelming. With the bye in Week 9, he can be dropped in all one-QB formats ... add him after the bye if need be, but he's not nearly good enough to hold through the bye.
CLE: Could we have the rare 3-headed committee in an offense with limited scoring equity? Woof. Hopefully you can do better than throwing a dart on this backfield. Good to see both Cooper/Njoku pay off this week, though I'm not sure that's something we see on a consistent basis given the mess at QB.
SEA: With each passing week, Geno Smith looks more like the guy he was for a decade as opposed to the guy he was for four months last season. Lockett/Metcalf aren't must sells, but I'm taking the temperature of my league on these guys to see if their name value exceeds what their production demands.
KC: Patrick Mahomes didn't look right (illness) and everyone attached to this offense suffered. Rashee Rice had a big play (39 yards) and could have had another of at least that length that he dropped. I maintain my confidence that he is the WR1 without much doubt in this offense -- a role that puts him firmly in the high-end WR3 tier ROS.
DEN: Javonte Williams looks healthy and the Broncos look sold on him. He should be viewed as a lineup lock the rest of the way, something you can't say about any of his teammates.
BAL: Gus BUS isn't ever going to see an elite touch count, but the touches he gets are going to be pretty efficient and reasonably dangerous. He's a RB2 that you can feel good about the rest of the way.
AZ: This offense is no good and that puts everyone at risk. Demercado is pretty clearly the guy in the backfield and that holds value with the bye weeks upcoming, but not sure he is any great shakes. Trey McBride and Hollywood Brown have a nice role in theory given the lack of other target earners, but the targets are worth so little that I'm not sure you're ever going to be comfortable in playing either.
LAR: Henderson leads in carries, Freeman scores, Stafford gets hurt ... lovely. I 'm not confident in this running game being efficient as it i, so if
DAL: CeeDee lamb caught 12 passes and no other Cowboy saw even five targets. I'm not interested in buying Dak after a big game like this and I still don't think the WR2 role in this offense is worth your while. This Tony Pollard lack of upside is annoying, but the window for buying at a decent price remains open after his 55-yard performance in a game where the 'Boys scored 43 points.
MIN: Jordan Addison continues to look the part, but K.J. Osborn did lead this game in targets, catches and receiving yards. He's not going away and that fact (along with Justin Jefferson's return) has me entertaining the idea of cashing in the Addison chip.
GB: Every Packer carries a floor I'm less than comfortable with. Aaron Jones is the only piece I'll consider when setting up my ranks for Week 9, but we have very little proof that he is right. If you can avoid this team, I would.
ATL: Drake London's usage was fine prior to the injury and that keeps him on fantasy radars. The Jonnu Smith thing seems to have come and gone -- feel free to cut ties and try your hand at the Russian Roulette of streaming the position.
TEN: The production from DeAndre Hopkins was impressive, but he's a sell for me. Betting on this offense isn't a wager I'm willing to make and as good as fantasy production was for Nuk, the 47-yard TD was hardly a well thrown ball. Take what you can get, there is never going to be anything consistent about this unit.
NO: Olave continues to pace this team in targets and just about everyone else seems to out-produce him. The volume is encouraging and makes him a decent buy-low option ... just be aware of the fact that you don't have to pay now what you did in September. Unless your league has bonus points for getting hit in the head with passes. Then he’s a league winner.
IND: Another game with Minshew, another fantasy friendly situation. That's 199 points scored (total) over the past three Minshew starts. Josh Downs continues to vacuum in high percentage looks while Jonathan Taylor is trending in the right direction ... I remain sold on him as a potential league winner down the stretch.
NE: If you're still counting on either Patriot running back, I'm not sure what to tell you. With Kendrick Bourne leaving this game early, there is no Patriot you can feel even remotely good about ... sorry Stevenson managers.
MIA: A dozen targets for Waddle was great to see and he made plays (121 yards, TD). If you bought low, well done. If not, you missed your chance. He's a strong WR2 moving forward and a weekly lineup lock.
NYJ: Breece Hall gets there thanks to a 50-yard TD catch and Garrett Wilson was fine, but the path to failure is just so easy in this limited offense. If you're buying the Aaron Rodgers comeback, that's one thing, but until that happens, you have to acknowledge the risk that comes with starting both Hall and Wilson, no matter how talented they are.
NYG: How an offense in 2023 can be this inept through the air is beyond me. There's risk across the board and Darren Waller is now a high-end TE streamer instead of a lineup lock.
JAX: Etienne just keeps chugging along (56-yard TD catch) and Evan Engram is proving to be a potential league winner given his combination of draft day capital and stability.
PIT: Diontae Johnson has looked strong in his two games back from IR and should be considered a viable WR2 in PPR formats. His value takes a hit in other leagues due to his lack of scoring equity, but the floor is high.
PHI: A.J. Brown was seen complaining on the sidelines in Week 2. Since then, his 17-game pace is 139 catches for 2,355 yards and 14 touchdowns.
WAS: The Jahan Dotson breakout game was good to see, but far from stable. If you're stuck over the next two weeks, Dotson offers a nice ceiling, but one good game doesn't absorb him from the low floor. He's Gabe Davis, but on a lesser offense with less target contraction. Don't overreact.
HOU: A down week for this pass game. Tough. Better times are ahead and if you can acquire Nico Collins at a discount of any kind, I'd go ahead and do so.
CAR: Adam Thielen can't be stopped at this point and I'm not sure why it would slow down any time soon. The team handed over play-calling duties to Thomas Brown this week and he featured Chuba Hubbard in a big way. He's a Top 25 player at the position for now as lead roles like this aren't easy to find.
— PM