Minneapolis Star Tribune: Tarvaris Jackson will get ano...

Dec 17, 2008

Minneapolis Star Tribune: Tarvaris Jackson will get another start
at QB this Sunday against Atlanta at the Metrodome and veteran Gus Frerotte will serve as the backup. Frerotte suffered a broken bone
in his lower back against Detroit on Dec. 7 enabling Jackson to
play for the first time since he was benched after Week 2. Jackson
helped the Vikings rally for a victory over the Lions and then
threw a career-high 4 TD passes last Sunday in a 35-14 victory at
Arizona. HC Childress declined to say who would start on Wednesday
but today OC Darrell Bevell made the announcement during his
weekly news conference. Frerotte was the #3 QB last Sunday but the
fact he's going to be the backup means that the Vikings consider
him healthy enough to play. Bevell said the decision to start
Jackson "is what we're doing for this week" and declined to say if
Jackson might keep the job long term. "We're still continuing to
let him heal up," Bevell said of Frerotte. "Obviously we don't
want to get him in there and knocked around and knock that thing
loose or cause him anymore problems. He was out here in practice
yesterday, he moved around well so we just continue to bring it
along the way we have it."

Fantasy Impact:

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Bears RB D'Andre Swift, WR Keenan Allen both Questionable for Week 12

Scott Bair

33 minutes ago

D'Andre Swift is questionable to play Vikings with a groin injury, though he was limited Thursday and a full participant on Friday.

Keenan Allen is questionable with an ankle injury. He was limited on Friday, his first day on the participation report.

Related Players: Roschon Johnson, Travis Homer, D.J. Moore, Rome Odunze

Fantasy Impact:

Separate reports called Swift "very likely" to play, but this is seemingly a new issue for Allen.

If Keenan were to miss Week 12, it would boost the floor of all pass-catchers, namely Moore, Oduzne, and Cole Kmet. Moore + Odunze would sneak closer to WR2 territory than their low-end WR3 designations they have with a healthy Allen.

Chiefs RB Isiah Pacheco officially Out for Week 12

Matt McMullen

42 minutes ago

Charles Omenihu (knee) and Isiah Pacheco (ankle) won’t play on Sunday, per Coach Reid.

“Just taking it day-by-day,” Reid added.

Related Players: Samaje Perine

Fantasy Impact:

It was later reported that Pacheco was "healthy enough" but they're hoping to hold him back one more game with a short week coming up. This makes Hunt a volume-based RB2 in Week 12.

Cowboys WR CeeDee Lamb returns to Friday practice

Joseph Hoyt

1 hour ago

CeeDee Lamb practiced today, per Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy. That’s a good sign.

Lamb (back/foot) was limited in a walkthrough on Wednesday and missed practice on Thursday.

Related Players: Jalen Tolbert, KaVontae Turpin, Jalen Brooks, Ryan Flournoy

Fantasy Impact:

Obviously good news for the Cowboys' potential in rolling out an NFL offense in Week 12. The floor is capped for Lamb but we should expect a ton of action funneling his way against the Commanders, which puts him on the WR1/2 fringe.