Greg A. Bedard of The Boston Globe believes that the co...

Aug 25, 2012

Greg A. Bedard of The Boston Globe believes that the competition between Patriots RBs Stevan Ridley and Shane Vereen is over.

"You combine Stevan Ridley’s 87 yards on 16 carries and Shane Vereen, again, hopping off the field with an injury, and any competition is over. But Ridley will have to be better at the little things, such as ball security (no small thing) and blitz pickup, to hold onto the job. And how about Jeff Demps? The guy doesn’t even know where he is and he exploded for 41 yards on three carries. Doesn’t even matter that it was during scrub time, the kid showed the instincts he needed to. Doesn’t look like he’s a natural pass catcher, and durability and ball security have been an issue for him. But on first impressions, the Patriots found themselves a dynamic toy.'

Fantasy Impact:

today

Buccaneers WR Mike Evans practices for second straight day

Greg Auman

0 minutes ago

Cooler weather for Bucs practice today -- Wirfs and Evans practicing again. Still no Zyon McCollum, but Troy Hill and Greg Gaines were practicing today.

Related Players: Sterling Shepard, Jalen McMillan, Trey Palmer

Fantasy Impact:

Fantastic news for fantasy managers hanging on to Mike Evans: he should be considered a WR1 option immediately.

yesterday

49ers TE George Kittle "good to go" for Week 12

KNBR

yesterday · 5:34 PM EST

“I will be playing on Sunday. Very excited, can’t pass up playing the Packers. I will be out there for sure.”

George Kittle says he’s good to go for Sunday

Related Players: Eric Saubert

Fantasy Impact:

Kittle returns to a great matchup against a Packers defense that ranks 26th in TE aFPA. He should be fired up as a high-end TE1 once again.

Bears RB D'Andre Swift misses Wednesday practice

Kevin Fishbain

yesterday · 1:29 PM EST

Per Bears head coach Matt Eberflus: Ryan Bates remains in the concussion protocol. Elijah Hicks (ankle) and D'Andre Swift (groin) won't practice.

Teven Jenkins will be limited.

Related Players: Roschon Johnson, Travis Homer

Fantasy Impact:

This is definitely a situation to keep an eye on, as Johnson would have a huge workload if Swift were to miss Week 12. Homer has three rush attempts and zero targets on the year.