Gore, Weaver, Curtis...

Dec 20, 2009

You have to believe the Eagles will get a heavy dose of 49ers RB Frank Gore, but Philadelphia's weakness, especially during the loss of LB Akeem Jordan, was their inability to cover a tight end. In the past 10 games, opposing tight ends have caught 70 passes against the Eagles, and that means Alex Smith should be looking for TE Vernon Davis, who leads the 49ers with 11 TDs.

The Eagles should have WR Kevin Curtis back to make up for the loss of rookie WR Jeremy Maclin (torn plantar fasciitis) and RB Brian Westbrook, who still hasn't been cleared to play following two concussions. Eagles FB Leonard Weaver is averaging 6.8 yards per touch in his past seven games; the 49ers will see a lot of Weaver with rookie Lesean Mccoy mixed in.

Fantasy Impact:

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Cowboys hope to get WR Brandin Cooks (knee) back for Week 12

Calvin Watkins on X

yesterday · 5:55 PM EST

Mike McCarthy said he's hoping Cowboys will get WR Brandin Cooks (knee) back this week.

Fantasy Impact:

Cooper Rush will get the start at QB again against the Commanders in Week 12. CeeDee Lamb led the way with 12 targets vs. the Texans, but it was Luke Schoonmaker, who took over after Jake Ferguson left with a concussion, who had 10 targets which was most behind Lamb. The addition of Cooks should help the Cowboys offense in what is a good matchup against the Commanders defense. For the fantasy world, Rush did end up throwing for 354 yards.

Cowboys will start Cooper Rush at QB in Week 12

Calvin Watkins on X

yesterday · 5:48 PM EST

Mike McCarthy said Cooper Rush "will be the starter" this week against Washington and a package of plays will be formed for Trey Lance.

Fantasy Impact:

McCarthy came out and said he regrets not giving Lance a chance to run the offense in the loss to the Texans on Monday Night, but even after that the team is going forward with Rush in Week 12 against the Commanders. One would have to assume Rush gets the start the following week as well, which is a short week and a game on Thanksgiving Day game against the Giants.

49ers TE George Kittle (hamstring) 'close' to playing in Week 11

The Athletic

yesterday · 3:18 PM EST

Shanahan said George Kittle was “close” to playing against Seattle and should be able to practice Wednesday.

Fantasy Impact:

It's at least a good sign Kittle is expected to practice Wednesday. The hope is he will be ready to go in Week 12. The 49ers play at the Packers, and it's in the later Sunday window so owners will certainly want to pay attention to what kind of work Kittle can get in this week at practice.