It’s not easy to get a short answer out of Eales OC Mar...

Aug 02, 2012

It’s not easy to get a short answer out of Eales OC Marty Mornhinweg, but I managed to do just that yesterday. Mornhinweg, who tends to offer up glowing scouting reports whenever a player’s name is mentioned, might have been caught off-guard when I pointed out that WR DeSean Jackson had only two red-zone catches last year and asked him if there’s a way to get the speedy receiver more involved inside the opponents’ 20.

“Yeah,” Mornhinweg said. “And that was a little bit of a unique year there with the numbers and so forth. I’ll try to get him the football just a little bit more down there.”

It didn’t sound like he even believed what he was saying.

The truth is last year wasn’t really an anomaly. Jackson had four red-zone catches and one red-zone score in 2010; and three and two in 2009. His game is based on playing outside the numbers and making big plays downfield. I’m not expecting Jackson to suddenly be a red-zone threat, but it’ll be interesting to see if the Eagles change personnel groups and take him off the field since he’s not much of a factor down there.

Fantasy Impact:

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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

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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.