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Bradshaw returned to full practice today and is reportedly fine. I wouldn't rank Jacobs higher than a flex, and he's a sketchy one at that. Even though he has "started" the last 2 games, Bradshaw has nearly double the amount of touches (39 vs. 22) in that span. Yea, Jacobs has made the most of those carries (8.6YPC), but the Vikings are significantly better against the run than JAX and WAS. Factor in the return of Nicks and Steve Smith this week and the Giants won't have to rely as heavily on the run as they have in previous weeks. I can see 30-40 yards and a score if you're lucky. MIN has only given up 7 rushing scores all year. I'm personally rolling with Rice, LT and Choice over him.

You may or may not find comfort knowing that in his 2 MNF appearances last season, Finley posted: 6 for 128 and 1TD against the Vikings (week 4) 7 for 79 and 2TD against the Ravens (week 13) Not much of a sample size yet, but the Bears are also giving up 72.5 yards on average to opposing TEs this season. I could see Finley getting 70-80 yards and a score with the possibility of doing more. I personally need him to outscore Jennings and Knox combined to get the W.

This. You're not picking him up to start this week obviously, but he does have a chance to carve out a bigger role if he makes the most of this opportunity. Harrison hasn't done himself any favors so far, and I don't think they would hesitate to give his carries to Davis if he proves to be more effective. He's as good a speculative add in deeper leagues as any.

Benson's injury doesn't sound too serious and the Bengals say they expect him to play in week 11. I could see Scott spelling Benson more often going forward and maybe getting 10 touches a game. Meanwhile Julius Jones has a cracked rib and bleeding in his lung, which can't be good. He's probably going to miss a couple games at least, making Forsett a no brainer after yesterday's breakout performance. Turner is also expected to miss a few games with the high ankle sprain so Snelling will have a run as the featured back.

Antoine Winfield is out for the Vikings, and Calvin had a full week of practice for the first time in a month. His knee is no longer an issue, he just needs to get back in sync with his QB. I think he delivers a respectable, but not great performance. He topped 80 yards and scored in each game against Minnesota last year. He had 67 yards and a TD against them earlier this year. I'm hoping for something similar this week.

Is Pierre really a bust? He missed the first two games of the season and he's still the #19 RB in my league, which is non PPR. Yes he had a pair of weak games, but he's still racked up 474 total yards and 5 TDs in 5 games and is averaging better than 5 yards a carry. I don't know what more you could want out of a RB2.

You should be able to get a better RB than Caddy for Colston. I still don't trust Caddy: Terrible team that's going to get blown out often and injury history are concerning. I can't see much upside in him either. He has yet to crack 100 total yards in a game, his best game was all the way back in week 1 and he's posted 2 duds since then. Sketchy trade IMO. I'd want at least a top 15ish back in return if I was giving up Colston.

I'd rank those 3: Marshall, Moreno, LT Marshall has at least 70 yards and a TD in his last 3 games. Orton has been looking his way a lot lately (11 targets last week), especially in the red zone. Not to mention, his monster 18-166-1 game last year came against SD.

wow, overreact much?

I watched a replay on Redzone and he came up limping in the endzone. Looked like it was non contact. He walked off on his own and was being looked at on the side. That was the last I seen/heard of him. Hopefully wasn't too serious.

Of guys currently ranked in the top 10 at their position in my league (non PPR)... QB: Shaub (too streaky + injury prone) RB: McGahee (carries have gone down in each of the last 3 games, TD well is going to dry up eventually) F. Jackson (him and Marshawn look like they're going to cannibalize each others' values. I still like him, but clearly not top 10 going forward) J. Jones (does this need an explanation?) WR: S. Smith, NYG (I like him, but he's faced some really poor secondaries so far. I'd like to see what he does against a real defense before I'm sold. Think he finishes just outside the top 10) Manningham (same as above, plus the return of Nicks and Hixon will limit his targets going forward) Don't really care about TE since there are so many serviceable options this year...

Do it only if you have the WR depth and need a RB because Royal isn't startable right now. He has yet to surpass 20 receiving yards in a game and doesn't seem to have a role in the offense so far outside of returning kicks. Someone actually just dropped him in my 12 team league and I can't blame them. He's worth stashing if you have the space and patience to see if he can turn things around, but that's about it right now.

I don't think he goes off this week, but I do like Britt going forward. He's on pace for a 1,000 yard season and leads all rookies in catches and yards. Looks like the makings of a future #1 WR. As long as TEN continues to air it out 40+ times a game, he will be productive even out of the slot. Ultimately he's going to have to surpass Gage though. As for this week, I can see 60 yards and (maybe) his 1st TD. You could certainly do a lot worse as a WR3/flex.

It's been reported that Caddy has earned a bigger role, but I think it's only a matter of time before he breaks down again. It's tough to keep Ward with all the promising talent out there so far this year, but I think you have to in deeper leagues, unless you have exceptional RB depth. He's a potential starter down the stretch who will have fresh legs and there's value in that, even on a terrible team. I could understand dropping him in 10 team leagues though.

He actually did most of his damage (4 catches for 91 yards and a TD) in the 1st quarter. He only had 2 catches the rest of the game.