Vikings Beat: Jerick McKinnon should have larger role

Aug 15, 2016

In light of what he did in the Minnesota Vikings' offense during their final four games of the 2015 season -- gaining 260 of his 473 yards from scrimmage in three regular-season wins and the team's playoff loss to the Seattle Seahawks -- it seemed inevitable the team would use Jerick McKinnon in a larger role throughout the 2016 season.

Fantasy Impact:

The article said don't expect a split backfield with Adrian Peterson, but the team is trying to find ways to get McKinnon the ball. They moved him into formations as a receiver in camp and OC Norv Turner also mentioned using Peterson and McKinnon in the same backfield. McKinnon could have deeper PPR value on top of being Peterson's likely handcuff.

yesterday

Bills beat: Devin Singletary to be more involved in passing game in 2020

The Athletic

yesterday · 5:19 PM EDT

Joe Buscaglia: I believe the Bills would like to get Singletary more involved in the passing game this year, too. He’s an underrated route runner and his open-field vision makes him a potentially dangerous pass catcher. Singletary would likely draw the assignment of a linebacker or safety, and the Bills will like that matchup with how often he makes people miss.

Fantasy Impact:

Devin Singletary averaged 3.4 targets per game in 2019, but Buscaglia expects that number to rise in his sophomore season with the Bills. The Buffalo back is ranked as RB29 in half-PPR formats on 4for4.com and is leaving draft boards as a late-fourth to fifth-rounder.

PFT: NFL preseason to be cut in half

ProFootballTalk

yesterday · 4:51 PM EDT

2020 preseason has been cut in half, per source.
"Specifically, Week One and Week Four have been scrapped. The league is expected to announce the move on Thursday."

Fantasy Impact:

With the COVID-19 pandemic still very much in the mix, this is a no-brainer for the NFL. In Week 1 we don't usually see much from the starters and Week 4 is pretty useless from a fantasy-scouting perspective.

Jun 30

NFL expects training camps to begin as scheduled

NFL Football Operations

Jun 30 · 8:16 PM EDT

The @NFL advised teams that training camps are expected to begin as scheduled on July 28 with rookies and selected players permitted to report earlier.

Fantasy Impact:

So far so good in fantasy land. Let's hope things progress as planned.