re: Fantasy Football - Off-season News & Notes

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Rams RB Cam Akers torn his Achilles while training

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Fournette (Jones)
Hines (Taylor)
Edwards (Dobbins)
Singletary (moss)
Henderson (Akers)
Ahmed (gaskin)

What are the odds that at least 1 of these 6 gets propelled to a TOP 16 RB due to injury of either a starter or someone they share the load with?

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1. Taysom Hill got the first-team reps on Day 1
The Saints are having an open competition in camp, so it was certainly surprising to see reports come out that Hill took every first-team rep Thursday, the first day of official practices. But don't take too much from that, as Sean Payton told reporters he plans on having a different set up every day. Was this just deference to the guy who was highest on the depth chart last season?
We'll be keeping an especially close eye on the Saints QB battle because this isn't just a battle for who starts -- this is about what kind of offense the Saints will run. If it's Hill in at QB, the pass volume will be low, as the offense will be built around Hill's legs and the combo of Latavius Murray and Alvin Kamara out of the backfield -- Hill was on pace for just 456 attempts last season in his four starts. Hill is probably the better Fantasy option between the two of them because of that rushing ability -- 52.3 yards per game with four touchdowns as a starter -- but Kamara's value would take a hit and it would be hard to trust anyone else in this offense beyond those two.
Jameis Winston won't suddenly turn the Saints into his former Buccaneers, especially with Michael Thomas likely to miss the start of the season recovering from ankle surgery. But he's clearly the more gifted passer of the two and the Saints would surely open the passing game up more with him. That would be excellent news for Kamara especially, but it would also open up the opportunity for Adam Trautman and Tre'Quan Smith to emerge as useful sleepers. It would also give Thomas top-10 upside whenever he's healthy.

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Carson Wentz is "trending toward being available" for Week 1.
Wentz underwent surgery on August 2. He was present at Colts training camp practice Tuesday without a walking boot and did not have a limp. Jacob Eason and Sam Ehlinger are in the midst of a quarterback battle, but that could ultimately prove moot if Wentz is ready to suit up for Week 1. Starting guard Quenton Nelson is also making progress toward a Week 1 return. All Colts ADPs are considerably below where they will be if Wentz and Nelson are ultimately declared active for the Colts home opener against the Seahawks.

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