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Frank Gore still got more carries, and the recently signed Ty Johnson got more yards (on three carries) as La'Mical Perine’s explosiveness remained bottled up Sunday during the Jets’ 24-0 loss to the Dolphins.

In another miserable game for the offense, Perine was limited to seven rushes for 27 yards and two catches for 9 yards. He also dropped a pass late in the second quarter when he appeared to have plenty of room to run if he had corralled it, a play that coach Adam Gase indicated factored into his playing time.

“[Getting Perine more carries] was the plan going in, and I was just kind of watching those guys, the body language,” Gase said. “I know after Perine dropped that one ball, I was just trying to make sure he was good confidence-wise. I didn’t want him to go in the wrong direction. Just trying to get him back in there and then trying to get Ty involved."

It sounds like the plan is to still get a good look at Perine the rest of the season, which is good news for owners. However, it looks like there will be some growing pains along the way which could limit his workload at times. Also, if you haven't noticed, the Jets offense isn't good, so starting Perine right now in fantasy lineups is going to be very risky.

Jets head coach said WR Breshad Perriman will play Sunday barring a setback, according to Rich Cimini of ESPN.

Related Player: Jeff Smith

Perriman is a vertical threat that the Jets have sorely needed. Perriman's clean bill of health pushes Jeff Smith to third on the depth chart, but after being targeted heavily through two games, he adds needed depth. Perriman is a WR4/5 until his role/target share is secured.

Head Coach Adam Gase announced Jets quarterback Sam Darnold will miss Week 6 with his shoulder injury.

Joe Flacco will once again start in Darnold's place. It doesn't really matter who is under center for the Jets. The team is a complete dumpster fire on both sides of the ball. The only relevant fantasy player on the Jets' offense is Jamison Crowder, who continues to return WR3 value based solely on volume.

Jets released Le’Veon Bell.

Related players: La'Mical Perine, Frank Gore

The Jets tried to trade Bell for weeks, dating back to last year’s trade deadline. There were no takers, Schefter said. Tonight they released him. Bell now is a free agent. Schefter quoted Spotrac in another tweet saying Bell’s release leaves behind $15M of dead cap in 2020, and another $4M in 2021 to the Jets. Bell earned $28M across 18 games played for the Jets. The Jets will likely see what they have in Perine going forward and he should probably be picked up this week on the waiver wire. Expect Gore to get some work as well, but the Jets offense is likely going to be a rough-go for fantasy owners.