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Packers’ backfield is shaken up
The Packers threw us a curveball when they placed AJ Dillon on season-ending injured reserve. Marshawn Lloyd has missed much of the offseason with various injuries, the latest of which is a hamstring problem that could sideline him for Week 1. Emmanuel Wilson is set to back up Josh Jacobs until Lloyd is healthy. Wilson looked spry on his 14 attempts in 2023, rushing for 85 yards while adding four grabs for 23 yards.
The injuries also guarantee a Herculean workload for Josh Jacobs early in the season.
#Packers HC Matt LaFleur on Josh Jacobs:
“I just get so excited that he can do it all. He can be a weapon in the passing game — not only as a pass-blocker, but also out of the backfield catching the ball, he’s got great hands… He’s just a tough, rugged runner and I don’t… pic.twitter.com/lQA7dSYJou
— The Coachspeak Index (@CoachspeakIndex) August 7, 2024
As someone who hasn’t drafted much Jacobs this summer, I fear we’re in for a top-five fantasy performance for at least the first month, and possibly much longer.
Elijah Mitchell done for the year
Possibly the biggest shakeup of the cutdown date was Elijah Mitchell being placed on season-ending injured reserve. Jordan Mason was pushing him for the RB2 job before the injury and is now locked into that role. Given that he hasn’t even been taken in every Best Ball draft, I’ll be making him a priority over the final week of drafting SZN. Mason should be drafted in the top 150 until Week 1 kicks off.
Kimani Vidal and Brenden Rice make the roster
The Chargers kept two late-round fantasy darlings in running back Kimani Vidal and receiver Brenden Rice. They also kept the players who were potentially competing with those two for roster spots in Jarrett Patterson and Simi Fehoko. Vidal seemingly passed Patterson on the depth chart before the Chargers’ final preseason game and Fehoko is purely a special teamer, so I wouldn’t be too…
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Publish date : 2024-08-29 03:10:45
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