Patriots want to watch RB James White's workload

Oct 23, 2018

But as Bill Belichick said Monday, the Patriots need to be careful when managing James White's work load. It's a long season and the last thing they can afford is to pile too much work onto their top remaining back.

"We have confidence in James," Belichick said. "He does everything well for us but we don't want to overload him but at the same time he's certainly capable of doing a significant amount for out football team in a lot of different ways. So, try to find a way for him to be productive without putting it all on his shoulders."

Related players: Sony Michel

Fantasy Impact:

How they use White will depend on the gameplan the story said. Michel could miss some time the piece seemed to indicate. It went on to say the Patriots will probably be best served by not trading for a running back. Instead, they're likely best off going after a guy like Mike Gillislee or Ralph Webb. They've also got practice squad running back Kenneth Farrow as an option.

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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.

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Fantasy Impact:

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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.

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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.