There are plenty of disgruntled folks at Winter Park fo...

Sep 17, 2013

There are plenty of disgruntled folks at Winter Park following the Vikings' 0-2 start, but there is one man who has the right to be the most ticked off.

He also should be demanding answers. General manager Rick Spielman sent second-, third-, fourth- and seventh-round picks to the New England Patriots in April so he could take Tennessee wide receiver Cordarrelle Patterson with the 29th pick in the opening round.

So what have the Vikings gotten from Patterson in the first two games of the season?

Try 11 snaps -- an inexcusably low number.

Fantasy Impact:

The story points out that Spielman considers draft picks to be gold and this was a significant investment meant to help fill the void that was left when dynamic playmaker Percy Harvin was dealt to Seattle in March. Patterson had a 105-yard kick return last week, yet only 11 snaps on offense. HC Leslie Frazier said the team is going to rectify the problem. Likely a late-round sleeper pick, owners should still take a wait-and-see approach to how much he's used this week before putting him in lineups.

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Bears RB D'Andre Swift, WR Keenan Allen both Questionable for Week 12

Scott Bair

33 minutes ago

D'Andre Swift is questionable to play Vikings with a groin injury, though he was limited Thursday and a full participant on Friday.

Keenan Allen is questionable with an ankle injury. He was limited on Friday, his first day on the participation report.

Related Players: Roschon Johnson, Travis Homer, D.J. Moore, Rome Odunze

Fantasy Impact:

Separate reports called Swift "very likely" to play, but this is seemingly a new issue for Allen.

If Keenan were to miss Week 12, it would boost the floor of all pass-catchers, namely Moore, Oduzne, and Cole Kmet. Moore + Odunze would sneak closer to WR2 territory than their low-end WR3 designations they have with a healthy Allen.

Chiefs RB Isiah Pacheco officially Out for Week 12

Matt McMullen

42 minutes ago

Charles Omenihu (knee) and Isiah Pacheco (ankle) won’t play on Sunday, per Coach Reid.

“Just taking it day-by-day,” Reid added.

Related Players: Samaje Perine

Fantasy Impact:

It was later reported that Pacheco was "healthy enough" but they're hoping to hold him back one more game with a short week coming up. This makes Hunt a volume-based RB2 in Week 12.

Cowboys WR CeeDee Lamb returns to Friday practice

Joseph Hoyt

1 hour ago

CeeDee Lamb practiced today, per Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy. That’s a good sign.

Lamb (back/foot) was limited in a walkthrough on Wednesday and missed practice on Thursday.

Related Players: Jalen Tolbert, KaVontae Turpin, Jalen Brooks, Ryan Flournoy

Fantasy Impact:

Obviously good news for the Cowboys' potential in rolling out an NFL offense in Week 12. The floor is capped for Lamb but we should expect a ton of action funneling his way against the Commanders, which puts him on the WR1/2 fringe.