Ron Rivera considering rotating Alex Smith and Taylor Heinicke

Jan 05, 2021

Rivera said they have to consider rotating Alex Smith and Taylor Heinicke on Saturday. Playing an aggressive defense contributes to that thinking...

Rivera has emphasized that he's not saying he will rotate the QBs, but something he will consider. Under what circumstances? Not quite sure yet...

Fantasy Impact:

Alex Smith had limited mobility in Week 17 against the Eagles, after recovering from a calf injury that had sidelined him for two contests. The potential for a dual-QB day makes neither signal-caller playable for DFS in the Wild Card round.

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Falcons WR Drake London ruled out for Week 15

Tom Pelissero

yesterday · 2:43 PM EST

The Falcons ruled out WR Drake London for Thursday night.

Fantasy Impact:

The Falcons WR room is mostly down to guys most of us have never heard of. Mooney has not been able to step up his game in London's absence, so he should be considered down in WR4 territory, while Kyle Pitts should be fired up as a low-end TE1.

Raiders QB Geno Smith unlikely to start Week 15

Ian Rapoport

yesterday · 2:41 PM EST

Raiders QB Geno Smith, dealing with a shoulder injury, is considered unlikely to start on Sunday, sources say. He won’t practice today.

That would put Kenny Pickett in line to start against the Eagles, his former team.

Fantasy Impact:

This is not a good spot-start situation for Pickett, on a Raiders offense that is one of the hardest to watch in the league. There are better SuperFlex options in Week 15.