Marcedes Lewis to run more routes in 2013

Mar 07, 2013

General manager Dave Caldwell has been consistent in his praise for TE Marcedes Lewis ($5.75 million cap hit). The feeling inside the building is he was underused last year (10.4 yards per catch), too often kept in for pass protection instead of being sent downfield to capitalize on mismatches against less-athletic linebackers.

Fantasy Impact:

Marcedes Lewis has shown flashes throughout his career, but hasn't developed into a consistent threat. He posted 58-700-10 in 2010 and then failed to find the endzone in 2011, catching only 39 passes for 460 yards. The new regime apparently believes he's been underutilized in the passing game, so he could emerge as a solid TE2 if he gets more involved.

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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.