Nothing is more frustrating than setting the perfect lineup but getting crushed by something unpredictable such as player injuries. I was personally victimized by this random occurrence in Week Two, and I’m sure you were as well. However, you are a resilient DFS player, and you are clearly ready to absorb the the Week Three Final Injury Report.
A reminder that any player I fade is almost completely from an injury perspective and I’ve come to terms that if I leave said player out of my lineup, I can live with it.
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James Conner
Conner told us early in the week that he was going to be available for Week Three, and his teammates backed him on the idea. He had an MRI early this week that came back clean to go with this self-analysis, and any time those two things match up, start a player with no worries. Conner is good to go on the injury front.
LeSean McCoy
McCoy had an MRI on his ankle early in the week that came back “clear” which means very little considering he did not practice the very next day. Shady and Conner are on completely opposite ends of the spectrum and serve as perfect examples to illustrate why MRI and imaging does not give us the full picture. McCoy was obviously still dealing with significant pain despite participating in practice on Friday. He may be in for a limited workload.
Marlon Mack
Mack suffered a calf injury some time this week and did not practice until Friday. There were actually some reports of him carrying a walking boot around the practice facility. Couple that with the fact that Jordan Wilkins is likely a big part of the game plan this week, and it is made worse by the fact that healthy calves are crucial for planting and sprinting. That leads to a Marlon Mack fade.
Josh Jacobs
Jacobs admitted to recently losing up to 10 pounds due to illness, not even taking into consideration a groin injury that limited him in practice all week. With his body more than likely still recovering systemically and from an injury perspective that is enough to scare me off before even looking at the tough matchup with Minnesota.
Alshon Jeffery
To save you (and myself) the headache, I’m fading Jeffery due to conflicting reports and a calf injury that seems to be lingering.
Mike Williams
We never cleared up the injury that plagued Mike Williams in Week Two, but in Week Three put him into lineups with the confidence from a week of full practice participation.
Greg Olsen
The last time I wrote about Olsen I faded him due to the short turnaround and the fact that he’s 34 with a back injury. It turns out that despite his massive 100+ receiving yard game, he was clearly limited and not “good to go” as he was telling reporters prior to Week Two. Well, here we are again, and I’m recommending to fade him. The difference is that if you decide to slide him into a tournament lineup this week against the Cardinals “defense” I wouldn’t hold it against you. The guy can clearly play when he’s less than 100%.
Everybody else
The following players have been ruled out as of Friday evening: Damien Williams, DeSean Jackson, Michael Gallup, and Devin Singletary.
We hope you find the Week Three Final Injury Report helpful. Be on the lookout for the Two-Minute Drill injury Report on Sunday morning. Good luck!
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