Lions coach Jim Schwartz wouldn't rule out his top two...

Aug 15, 2009

Lions coach Jim Schwartz wouldn't rule out his top two receivers, Calvin Johnson and Bryant Johnson, but both are on the mend and neither is expected to play against the Falcons. The same is true for slot receiver Dennis Northcutt and John Standeford.

So the battle for the final one or two spots at receiver begins in earnest for a group that includes Keary Colbert and Adam Jennings -- two late-season additions in 2008 -- and a handful of new faces.

"You're gonna see a lot of our backups playing early, and I think it's gonna be exciting for those guys to play against the (starters), and also see who steps up in that group," Mayhew said. "The wide receiver group should be interesting. Adam Jennings, Derrick Williams, Eric Fowler, all those guys are kind of in a battle and it should be fun to watch those guys play."

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Cowboys "moving away" from RBBC, declaring Rico Dowdle No. 1 RB

Ed Werder

3 hours ago

Mike McCarthy moving away from running back by committee concept, declaring Rico Dowdle the No. 1 RB. “Rico needs to touch the ball,” he said.

Related Players: Ezekiel Elliott, Deuce Vaughn, Dalvin Cook, Hunter Luepke

Fantasy Impact:

This is great and all, but the Cooper Rush-led offense looked beyond miserable last week, and it's hard to see how it's going to get much better moving forward. Consider Dowdle a high-floor/low-ceiling RB3 in Week 11.

WR Jonathan Mingo set to make Cowboys debut in Week 11

Patrik Walker

4 hours ago

Jonathan Mingo is expected to make his debut for the Cowboys this week, per MM.

Mingo was inactive last week following the trade to allow time for ramping up.

Related Players: Jalen Tolbert, KaVontae Turpin, Jalen Brooks

Fantasy Impact:

We wouldn't expect a ton of action from Mingo fantasy-wise, but it's not as if he has a murderer's row of talent standing between himself and a WR2 role. He can be left on waiver wires in most every format, but might be worth checking to see if he ended up on waiver wires in Dynasty leagues.

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