Bengals WRs Jones, Bryant and QB Palmer bonding

May 13, 2010

On Monday, QB Carson Palmer said WR Matt Jones, the former first-round draft pick who hasn’t caught an NFL pass since ’08, and free-agent pickup WR Antonio Bryant can give him what he’s been missing since the departure of WR T.J. Houshmandzadeh and the injury to the late WR Chris Henry.

Palmer didn’t throw a deep ball to Jones on because the Bengals were installing their short routes. But twice Jones ran by a top-tier CB in Leon Hall during drills and caught one of them.

“He looked good today,” Palmer said of Jones. “He’s so long. Big. So lanky. I threw him a ball when he was completely covered. He just caught it out in front of him and didn’t let the DB come close to making a play on it. That’s what you have to do when you’re that big and you’re that type of player. You need to use that to your advantage and it looks like he’s going to be able to do that. I can’t wait to get him out there for the long routes when we put more of the offense in and we can open him up.”

Fantasy Impact:

It's still early, but if one or both of these guys can step up along side of WR Chad Ochocinco, Palmer will have some nice fantasy value this year.

yesterday

Update on Gardner Minshew: Broken collarbone, out for season

Ian Rapoport

yesterday · 7:57 PM EST

A quick update on Raiders quarterback Gardner Minshew: he suffered a broken collarbone against the Broncos and is out for the season.

Fantasy Impact:

We had just posted the quote from head coach Antonio Pierce, saying it didn’t look good. It turned out it wasn’t good. Minshew looked like he was in a lot of pain after taking the his late in the game. Now we have an understanding of that pain. Desmond Ridder came on in relief and the team is expected to activate Aidan O’Connell this week from injured reserve. The Raiders visit Kansas City on Friday.

Antonio Pierce on Gardner Minshew injury: ‘It doesn’t look good.’

Adam Schefter

yesterday · 7:53 PM EST

Raiders head coach Antonio Pierce said “It doesn’t look good” in regards to the shoulder injury to quarterback Gardner Minshew.

Fantasy Impact:

Minshew went down late in the game against the Broncos after taking a sack and looked to be in quite a bit of pain. He’ll undergo further testing to determine the severity of the injury.

Desmond Ridder came on in replacement. He went 5-of-10 for 64 yards and was sacked twice. If Minshew is to miss time, which looks very likely, the Raiders may look to see what they have in the former Falcons quarterback. Vegas is also expected to have Aidan O’Connell back this week. The Raiders are on a short week as they head to Kansas City on Black Friday.

Romeo Doubs ruled out with concussion

Green Bay Packers

yesterday · 6:48 PM EST

Packers WR Romeo Doubs was ruled out of Sunday’s game against the 49ers with a concussion.

Fantasy Impact:

Doubs suffered the injury while attempting a catch in the end zone and landing hard on the back of his helmet. Doubs will not return tonight and it’s almost certain he’ll be ruled out for Thursday night against the Dolphins. If that’s the case, his next chance to return would be the following Thursday against the Lions.