Scheffler emerging as favorite of Orton's

Aug 21, 2009

With Broncos WR Brandon Marshall out of the wide receiver rotation for three practices over the past two days, tight end Tony Scheffler emerged as one of the favorite targets of quarterback Kyle Orton.

Scheffler made one of the best plays of camp to close out Wednesday's evening practice when he made a diving one-handed touchdown catch, beating double coverage.

Such play of late has been a positive development for Scheffler, whose role in coach Josh McDaniels' offense was unclear as camp began three weeks ago.

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.