Every draft has them, whether real or fantasy. We have talked about a few of them here, as well. Let's throw a few more in the mix during this lead-up to the last pre-season weekend (thank goodness!! Enough with the exhibition games already....).
Let's start with some injury news. Starting RB DuJuan Harris in Green Bay is gone for the season. A patellar issue has him facing season ending surgery and a possible six month layoff. No, he was not going to be seeing the ball 30 times a game, but the idea was to have him and Eddie Lacy be somewhat of a one-two punch in the Green Bay backfield. Now that Harris is done for the year, that puts Lacy more in the limelight.
I think because of Lacy's workload in Alabama and his many bumps and bruises there, his questions regarding conditioning (see early in camp photo bruhaha) and the pass-first offense of Mike McCarthy, Lacy was not at the top of a lot of draft lists. Add in the fact that he wasn't the announced feature back and that watered down his appeal, as well.
Put the almost concluded pre-season under his belt, the fact that he has run hard, even if the numbers do not show it, and now Harris' injury and I think Lacy jumps up on those lists. I think that offensive line still has to prove something, and Aaron Rodgers is still going to throw the football a lot, so don't get too giddy.
Head coach Bruce Arians, now with the Arizona Cardinals, brings a more open offense with him. In Indianapolis last year, he worked Andrew Luck to perfection, having him throw a lot. In fact he was in the top five in attempts. Switch to Arizona. No, it's not Andrew Luck but Carson Palmer. Certainly a better QB, however, than what the Cardinals ran out their last year.
Given the offensive system that Arians runs, and better play at the QB position means the ball is going to be in the air more. The beneficiary? How about former 1st round pick Michael Floyd? He's the number two guy there and also gets a great chance to get more one-on-one coverage with defenses focusing on Larry Fitzgerald.
One other guy who has been rising up draft boards is Kenbrell Tompkins over in New England. He's been targeted more times than any other receiver in camp. He's putting up gaudy numbers for the pre-season. He's a perimeter guy that just seems to be getting better and better. I know pre-season can be a little misleading but this dude looks like he can be a real eye-popper for fantasy players.
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