Bucs Beat: Team could look toward future at RB

Dec 04, 2017

They gave Peyton Barber the bulk of touches, with Charles Sims III and Jacquizz Rodgers getting three carries apiece. Sims contributed two catches for 35 yards and Rodgers returned kickoffs. Had Doug Martin been in there, Barber wouldn't have gotten much work, except maybe in short-yardage situations. Instead, he was an every-down contributor and played a significant role in the screen game, logging 52 snaps.

Fantasy Impact:

While the story said you never want to see an injury, with Martin being out the Bucs may want to continue to see what Barber has. Martin last ran for 100 yards back on Nov. 29, 2015 the story said. Barber ran for 102 yards on 23 carries in Week 13, the first Buc back to do so this year.

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Cowboys TE Jake Ferguson officially Out for Week 12

Adam Schefter

yesterday · 4:12 PM EST

Cowboys list TE Jake Ferguson as out for Sunday’s game vs. Washington due to his concussion.

Related Players: Luke Schoonmaker

Fantasy Impact:

This puts Schoonmaker more or less in TE streaming consideration, but there are far better options this week, which puts him low on the totem pole.

Eagles WR DeVonta Smith officially Out for Week 12

Mike Garafolo

yesterday · 4:04 PM EST

Eagles ruled out WR DeVonta Smith (hamstring) for Sunday against the Rams.

Related Players: A.J. Brown, Jahan Dotson, Johnny Wilson, Dallas Goedert

Fantasy Impact:

It's a bit of a crapshoot as to who the "WR2" on the offense will be, but now that he's ruled out, Brown and Goedert should get a nice boost to their bottom line. That would lock Goedert into a no-doubt TE1 role in Week 12.