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Malcolm McMillan (@McLateralFF)
The Lateral Editor
The Lateral Editor
Week v is going to endure the terminal calendar week for Lord's Day Storylines. No , The Lateral is not going on the injured reserved similar every running dorsum on your fantasy football game roster. However , nosotros are tailoring our content to endure equally actionable , timely , as well as sideways equally possible for our readers. So hold an oculus out adjacent Mon , when The Lateral will endure featuring a novel weekly column from a novel contributor.
Now , onto the news.
Week v Lord's Day Storylines
Trey Lance , Jalen Hurts Bailed Out By Their Rushing Upside
Zero touchdowns , 2 interceptions , less than iv hundred passing yards as well as 29 incomplete passes. Those were the combined numbers of Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts as well as San Francisco 49ers quarterback Trey Lance. 119 rushing yards , 25 rushing attempts as well as 2 rushing touchdowns. Those were also the combined numbers of Hurts as well as Lance. Lance ultimately withal fell curt inwards a loss to the Arizona Cardinals as well as probable volition goal no higher than QB19 inwards Week 5. However , Hurts has in all probability managed a top-8 fantasy football game goal this week. That is how much a high rushing flooring matters instantly inwards today's fantasy football game leagues. For comparing , Houston Texans quarterback Davis Mills in all probability had the best passing surgical procedure of whatever quarterback inwards the league yesterday as well as scored less than 2 points more than Hurts. Fantasy football game managers need to draft a quarterback who tin produce both when they draft adjacent year.
Do We All Owe Dave Gettleman An Apology?
No. Well , maybe. Probably , only most people volition non desire to.
Why does the New York Giants full general managing director deserve an apology? Two words: Kadarius Toney. Toney was drafted past times Dave Gettleman as well as the Giants inwards the get-go circular terminal twelvemonth , a determination that was widely lampooned. Repeatedly. Constantly. Essentially from the 2nd it happened until equally of late as 2 weeks ago.
Which was almost the terminal fourth dimension that anyone could deride Gettleman for drafting the rookie broad receiver. Since Week 4 , Toney has been WR6 per FantasyPros in point-per-reception (PPR) fantasy football game scoring. Has that come upward during a menstruum where the Giants offensive players accept dropped similar flies? Sure. Is it withal impressive? Absolutely. So from everyone who bashed this alternative (myself included) , "I am sorry."
Do non worry Giants fans. You tin withal inquiry Gettleman for the whole Odell Beckham Jr. saga.
Roster Any Running Back With A Pulse
As if finding a feasible fantasy football game running dorsum was great plenty thank you lot to usage , injuries accept been devasting in 2021. Week v was continued to endure cruel , amongst Kansas City Chiefs running dorsum Clyde Edwards-Helaire as well as New York Giants running dorsum Saquon Barkley joining the slew of injured running backs. These injuries accept started to seriously deport upon fantasy football game scorelines. This past times calendar week lonely saw numerous backup running backs finish inwards the top-24 inwards PPR fantasy football game scoring , including Minnesota Vikings running dorsum Alexander Mattison as well as New York Giants running dorsum Devontae Booker , who are both currently inwards the top-12 inwards PPR fantasy football game leagues. Fantasy football game managers need to endure considering whatever running dorsum for their roster , fifty-fifty San Francisco 49ers running dorsum Trey Sermon if they are desperate plenty (or if it is a deep plenty league).
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