Broncos will place 'a little more emphasis' on the running game

Aug 07, 2015

Broncos receivers coach Tyke Tolbert sees the same benefits of an the increased focus on the run game.

“It’s very good for the receivers from the standpoint where there are a lot of big plays in this offense to be made,” he said. “There’s probably a little more emphasis on the run than we’ve had in the past, but because of the run, you get the safeties to come up more and you get one more safety in the box, and now you have more single coverage outside. So any receiver will like single coverage.

“If you’re single with Emmanuel Sanders, I’m taking Emmanuel every time. If you’re single with Demaryius Thomas, I’m taking D.T. every time. The more we run the ball and the more success we have in running the ball, it’ll open up more for receivers to have big plays down the field.”

Fantasy Impact:

As our own TJ Hernandez summarized in his article, How Gary Kubiak Impacts the Denver Broncos, worries about the Broncos suddenly taking the air out of the ball are probably overblown. His system is conducive to strong WR1 and TE1 numbers, but he's never had a secondary receiver that has the talent/experience combination of Emmanuel Sanders. The Broncos' passing game should be just fine.

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Chiefs WR Hollywood Brown's practice window to open "Friday or Monday"

Ian Rapoport

2 hours ago

Chiefs WR Hollywood Brown has received final clearance to practice, paving the way for him to play before the regular season ends.

Brown, who is recovering from surgery to repair his SC joint, should have his window opened Friday or Monday. The team will be cautious.

Fantasy Impact:

If Brown were cleared by Week 17, he would be incredibly tough to start in pretty much any sort of fantasy league with Championships on the line. However, he could be an interesting click for Playoff-only leagues if he can ramp up in time.

Seahawks RB Kenneth Walker misses second straight practice

Adam Schefter

2 hours ago

For a second straight day today, Seahawks RB Kenneth Walker III didn’t practice due to his calf injury.

Related Players: Zach Charbonnet, Kenny McIntosh

Fantasy Impact:

Looks like things should be cleared out for Charbonnet once again in what could be a very close game against the Packers. If Walker misses Week 15, fire Charbs up as a high-end RB2.

49ers RB Isaac Guerendo, Nick Bosa, and Dre Greenlaw active for Week 15

Lindsey Pallares

3 hours ago

In Week 15, the red and gold have defensive lineman Nick Bosa and linebacker Dre Greenlaw active and ready for the team's second meeting with their NFC West rival, the Los Angeles Rams.

On the other side of the ball, the 49ers will have rookie running back Isaac Guerendo available against the Rams. He was listed as questionable on Wednesday on account of a foot sprain but was given the green light to play ahead of "Thursday Night Football."

Fantasy Impact:

We do expect Guerendo to handle the majority workload for TNF, but you do have to wonder if he gets the same type of workload he would have, had he avoided the injury report all week. Consider him closer to an RB3 than a locked-in RB2 he otherwise would have been.