Saints could stay motivated until the end

Dec 06, 2009

The Saints may be a shoo-in to win the NFC South, but they are not guaranteed the home-field advantage in the playoffs, because Minnesota is also unbeaten in the conference. In fact, the Vikings are pushing the Saints to remain unbeaten, because there's no way they want to travel to Minneapolis for a potential NFC championship game.

Fantasy Impact:

today

Travis Kelce signs contract extension

Kansas City Chiefs via Twitter

4 minutes ago

Tight end Travis Kelce officially signed a contract extension with the Kansas City Chiefs. Terms were not disclosed.

Fantasy Impact:

Kelce is locked in with the team that has allowed him to flourish and become an elite producer at tight end. The Patrick Mahomes-Kelce connection will roll on for at least the next few seasons.

yesterday

Josh Jacobs aiming for at least 60 receptions

Paul Gutierrez on Twitter

yesterday · 5:58 PM EDT

According to ESPN’s Paul Gutierrez, Las Vegas Raiders running back Josh Jacobs is aiming for ‘at least’ 60 receptions this season.

Fantasy Impact:

Josh Jacobs proved that he has soft hands both last season and at Alabama, but was not used much as a receiver out of the backfield as a rookie. He had a strong 74% catch rate, but lacked opportunity, catching 20 of just 27 targets. The running back position as a whole was heavily targeted by the Raiders with 117 passes being funneled to the position last season (10th most in the NFL). The Raiders failed to make any impact additions to the backfield this offseason, instead choosing to stick with Jalen Richard, while adding more pass-catching backs by drafting college wide receiver/wildcat quarterback Lynn Bowden Jr., and signing veteran receiving back Devontae Booker. 60 receptions would mean tripling his rookie season numbers. Josh Jacobs is our 11th ranked running back for the 2020 season, but he's going to have a tough time getting that many receptions with Jalen Richard and Lynn Bowden on the roster.

Matt Ryan refers to Calvin Ridley as elite

ESPN

yesterday · 3:45 PM EDT

Atlanta Falcons quarterback called third year wide receiver Calvin Ridley elite: “But I think the people who know, the people who have to play against Calvin or try to guard him in man-to-man coverage, know he is elite. He’s exceptional. He’s really, really good.”

Fantasy Impact:

While calling Calvin Ridley elite may be a bit of a stretch (he has yet to hit 1,000 receiving yards in a season), there is no denying that he has been highly productive for the Atlanta Falcons. As per ESPN, the only four receivers in NFL history that finished their first two seasons with more than Ridley's 17 touchdowns are, in order, Odell Beckham Jr. (25), Larry Fitzgerald (18), A.J. Green (18), and Julio Jones (18). All four wideouts operated as their team's number one receivers. Matt Ryan was correct in his assertion that Ridley excels against man-to-man coverage, but Ridley will have to learn to deal with zone coverage to truly put his hat in the ring as one of the NFL’s top receivers. He was incredible against zone coming out of Alabama, but made waves early last season when he suggested that he could not get open because he was struggling against the Indianapolis Colts zone defense. An exceptional talent, Ridley is our 16th ranked receiver for the 2020 season.

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