With the Carson Palmer era at an end, the Bengals devot...

Apr 30, 2011

With the Carson Palmer era at an end, the Bengals devoted plenty of time in trying to find their next quarterback. Whether Andy Dalton will be the starter when the season opens Sept. 11 in Cleveland remains to be seen. If it happened, it would mark the first time since 1969 that the Bengals have had a rookie start the opener.

“I feel like I’m a leader. I know how to push guys; I know what it takes to push guys,” Dalton said. “I’m excited to come in, learn the different personalities of everybody there, get on the same page with everybody, and just get to work.”

Gruden asked Dalton at the Combine if he was ready to come in and start quickly. Dalton’s response to him was, “I’m ready now, let’s go.”

Fantasy Impact:

yesterday

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.