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Player Projections, Rankings & Cheatsheets
Change Log – 8/28/14

Quarterbacks

• Shaun Hill (+5) – It appears the Rams are comfortable with Hill as their starter for the foreseeable future.
• Cam Newton (-1) – Getting bad vibes about this team the closer we get to the start of the season.

Running Backs

• Jamaal Charles (-2) – Speaking of bad vibes… I still love Charles but the injuries to the o-line, poor play by Eric Fisher and multiple injuries throughout the team have the Chiefs trending downward. Just a slight bump down for Jamaal.
• Doug Martin (+3) – Rookie Sims is out and addition of Mankins should help every so slightly.
• Reggie Bush / Joique Bell – A slight shift in distribution between the Detroit RBs.
• Pierre Thomas (-8) – Ingram and Robinson are ready to be the main runners on first and second down. Thomas stays as a receiving threat and is a better value in PPR leagues.

Wide Receivers

• Josh Gordon (dropped) – His appeal was lost. Gordon will miss the entire 2014 season.
• Brandin Cooks (+7) – Tacked on some yardage to Cook’s receiving totals.

Tight Ends

• Rob Gronkowski (+2) – Sure would be nice to see Gronk get some quality practice time in next week.
• Tim Wright (+23) – Wright improved his fantasy stock by landing in New England. He’s on the back-end of the TE2 radar until his usage in the offense becomes clear.

Kickers

• Chandler Catanzaro (#19) – Replaces Jay Feely (cut) in Arizona.

Player Projections, Rankings & Cheatsheets
Change Log – 8/21/14

Note: No change to Le’Veon Bell or LeGarrette Blount until we get a better idea of the punishment they may or may not receive as a result of their dope arrest last night.

Quarterbacks

• Matthew Stafford (+1) – Added a passing TD to Stafford’s totals.
• Jay Cutler (+1) – I really like Cutler’s ceiling this season. Health will be the only thing that keeps him out of the top ten.
• Cam Newton (-2) – Personnel concerns are enough to kicked him down a Tier.

Running Backs

• Doug Martin (N/A) – No change as Sims’ injury reflects more on backups Rainey and James.
• DeMarco Murray (-2) – Been debating all season how heavy Murray’s use will be in this offense. Still like him a lot but decided to scale him back as I expect Dunbar’s role to more than just change-of-pace.
• Christine Michael (-7) – Robert Turbin has the trust of the coaching staff. If Lynch goes down, a committee approach will likely be used.
• Chris Polk (-10) – There is no handcuff for McCoy right now. Polk’s hamstring injury is such a concern the team acquired Kenjon Barner from Carolina.

Wide Receivers

• Jordy Nelson (+1) – Slight bump for the Packers’ receivers as it appears no true threat at tight end is going to emerge.
• Randall Cobb (+2) – See above.
• Jeremy Maclin (-4) – I love Maclin’s ceiling but his injury concerns are growing.
• Markus Wheaton (+8) – Ranked too low originally. The kid has upside value if he can hold onto the No.2 receiving spot.

Tight Ends

• Vernon Davis (-2) – The more I study, the more I like Crabtree to steal the show in 49ers passing game this season. Davis is TD-dependent and will be hard-pressed to notch double-digit scores this season.
• Antonio Gates (-2) – Adjusted the distribution between Gates and Green.

Player Projections, Rankings & Cheatsheets
Change Log – 8/14/14

Lot’s of minor tweaking this week as camp news and notes starts to solidify my opinions on how the offenses across the league are shaping up. Here are some of the biggest movers as week head into Week 2 of preseason action.

Quarterbacks

• Robert Griffin III (-1) I removed some of RGIIIs rushing yardage as I get this sense he’s going to attempt to stay in the pocket more this season.
• Johnny Manziel (+7) Even if Hoyer starts the season, it won’t be long (likely Week 5 after Cleveland’s bye in Week 4) before Manziel takes the field as the starting QB.

Running Backs

• Doug Martin (-4) – Won’t be the workhorse like he was back in 2012.
• Jonathan Grimes (+33) – Release of Andre Brown, gives Grimes a good shot be Foster’s backup.
• James White (+7) – Still holding sleeper status for the casual ff owner.

Wide Receivers

• Wes Welker (-5) – Love Welker in his swan song season in Denver but initial yardage total was too high.
• Eric Decker (+5) – Original projections were a touch too low.
• Terrance Williams (+6) – The Cowboys are going to be throwing a ton, making up inefficiencies on defense.
• Brandin Cooks (+9) Want to hear more from practice and watch the next two pre-season games, but Cooks may climb into WR30 area by late August.
• Kenny Britt (+20) – Running as a starter, but you can’t help but think Britt is teasing us fantasy owners again.

Tight Ends

• Travis Kelce (+10) – Great talent and speed for a TE, but needs to prove he can stay healthy. He’s an upside pick as a TE2.

Player Projections, Rankings & Cheatsheets
Change Log – 8/7/14

Quarterbacks

• No changes.

Running Backs

• Arian Foster (-3) – Injury risk is growing by the minute.
• Andre Ellington (+3) – Bumped up his receiving yardage slightly.
• Steven Jackson (-7) – See Foster above.
• Dexter McCluster (#67) – Shifted him from WR to the RB group but don’t see him making a Danny Woodhead type impact.
• David Wilson (cut) – Dropped from the rankings. Very sad.

Wide Receivers

• Wes Welker (-5) – Love Welker in his swan song season in Denver but initial TD total was too high.
• Emmanuel Sanders (+7) – Don’t think he’ll duplicate Decker’s numbers but you can’t deny the opportunity is there.
• Dwayne Bowe (+6) – Weak secondary, tough schedule, means the Chiefs will be playing from behind a lot this season. Bowe is widely undervalued.
• Aaron Dobson (–7) – Spending too much time in the trainers room.

Tight Ends

• Mychal Rivera (+10) – Moves back into the starting role with Ausberry (knee) out.
• Jace Amaro (-13) – Predictably, the rookie TE is struggling picking up all his responsibilities at the NFL level.