Bills have high hopes for TE Nelson

May 06, 2009

Shawn Nelson, the TE Buffalo chose in the 4th round of the NFL Draft last weekend, was one of the primary reasons why ESPN NFL analyst Trent Dilfer thought the Bills had the best draft of any team. "Winners to me are the teams that help themselves next year," Dilfer said shortly after the selection process was complete. "To me the big winner was the Buffalo Bills. I really think that the Buffalo Bills did a great job with helping them win football games next year." First-round picks Aaron Maybin and Eric Wood figure to play right away and 2nd-rounder Andy Levitre also has a good chance to be in the lineup on opening night in New England. Then there's Nelson, who may turn out to be one of the steals of the draft and could become the long-awaited solution to Buffalo's lack of production from the TE position. That's what ESPN draft guru Mel Kiper Jr. thinks.

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Antonio Pierce stated that Sincere McCormick will remain the team’s starting running back even with Alexander Mattison nearing a return this week.

“He deserves it. … He has run his tail off.”

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Fantasy Impact:

At 2-11, the Raiders would be silly to not see what they have in McCormick, with 31-year-old Abdullah and Mattison, who is on a one-year contract, only there to give the former UDFA a breather. Consider McCormick a volume-based RB3.

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Fantasy Impact:

The Ravens path to an overall D/ST1 finish on the week becomes a little clearer. DeVito can safely be kept on benches in SuperFlex leagues on a week with zero byes.

Bills WR Keon Coleman, TE Dalton Kincaid return to practice ahead of Week 15

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Good news on the way for Buffalo: Bills WR Keon Coleman (wrist) and TE Dalton Kincaid (knee) are expected to practice fully today. A positive step forward in advance of the showdown with the Lions.

Fantasy Impact:

It's probably still best to start other options over Kincaid, as he takes on a Lions defense that ranks 4th in TE aFPA, but there could be a ton of points here, so if you're in a bind he makes sense as a top-15ish option.

As for Coleman, he's more in the boom/bust WR4 range as Shakir should continue standing atop the target share.