Bears WR coach Darryl Drake felt that WR Alshon Jeffery...

May 10, 2012

Bears WR coach Darryl Drake felt that WR Alshon Jeffery had the best hands of any wide receiver in the NFL Draft.

“I thought he did from things I saw,” said Drake. “He has a great ability to attack the ball and big hands. He really caught the ball well on the film I saw. I felt good about his hands.”

As is the case with all NFL rookies, the veteran coach knows that a learning curve will be involved.

“People think that you can come in and understand and learn systems in a short period of time,” Drake said. “But it takes years to understand exactly what to do in any given situation.

“It takes years to understand and learn coverages. In college you have so many spread offenses and things like that, and even defenses are a little different. They’re so non-traditional guys don’t get a chance to really learn. It’s going to take time. We’re going to take it one step at a time.

“Guys just have to grow into it. That’s the way it’s always been in the NFL. Some guys grow faster than others. It just depends on that particular person. Our job is to get them to grow. As time goes on, they get better and better.”

Fantasy Impact:

Jeffery did play in a version of the spread offense at South Carolina, so Drake's comments about the learning curve should not go unnoticed. Jeffery is going to have to get up to speed quickly if he's going to start Week 1, as many are predicting.

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Seahawks RB Kenneth Walker listed as DNP; RB Zach Carbonnet full

Adam Schefter on X

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Seahawks listed RB Kenneth Walker III as a Did Not Practice today while RB Zach Charbonnet was upgraded to full practice ahead of Thursday night’s game at Chicago.

Fantasy Impact:

Walker is dealing with an ankle injury and as we get closer to Thursday his status really seems to be in doubt. Charbonnet would be the team's lead back and looks to be good to go despite dealing with an elbow injury. He'd once again be a great option if Walker is unable to go.

Charger RBs Gus Edwards, J.K. Dobbins listed as limited

Pro Football Talk

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Gus Edwards is listed as a limited participant due to an ankle injury. Edwards ran 14 times for 68 yards and two touchdowns in last Sunday’s win over the Broncos.

J.K. Dobbins (knee) was also limited in his first appearance on the injury report since being designated for return from injured reserve.

Fantasy Impact:

The story said if Dobbins is going to play against the Patriots, the Chargers will have to activate him by Friday. It could be a tricky situation depending on each back's status. Owners will want to pay close attention to this situation leading up to game time.

Bengals QB Joe Burrow, WR Tee Higgins listed as limited

Pro Football Talk

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Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow told reporters on Tuesday that he feels like he’s totally past his right wrist injury, but it still landed him on the team’s injury report.

Burrow was listed as limited due to the wrist and his knee

Wide receiver Tee Higgins (ankle, knee) was listed as limited as well,

Fantasy Impact:

The story said Burrow's injury shouldn’t create much cause for concern about his availability against the Broncos on Saturday since he was listed as limited all of last week before playing without issue in the team’s win over the Browns. Burrow added there are still things he does to help with it but he's pretty much past it. The story added Higgins also played without incident last Sunday after being on the report all week.