The Texans don’t want Arian Foster setting another care...

Jul 23, 2013

The Texans don’t want Arian Foster setting another career high in carries, as he did last season with 351. They need Tate to stay healthy, unlike last season when he ran only 65 times for 279 yards and ranked third on the team in rushing.

If Tate can produce as he did in 2011 when he carried 175 times for 942 yards, the Texans will have the best one-two punch in the NFL. Tate worked hard in the offseason, and this is the last year of his contract. He has a chance to cash in as a free agent after the season.

Fantasy Impact:

We currently project 315 carries for Foster and 125 for Tate. Tate is an interest player for keeper league owners to target in the mid/late rounds as a stash for 2014.

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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.