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This past week brought clarity to many teams—some are sulking in their losses and gearing up for next year, while others are primed for a deep run into the playoffs in December. If you’re of the latter group, your roster management today could win you a Fantasy title when the dust settles.
When you get to this point in the regular season, you can get a better sense of what is fact and what is fiction. Maybe it’s that mindset that has the folks in Wisconsin losing sleep. They’ll need their rest on this short week because Brian Hoyer and the Bears are leaving their windy city for a Thursday night date in Lambeau with the Packers
The Chicago Bears look to be without their starting running back Jeremy Langford for at least a month. The team has already struggled with injuries to many key positions this season and will now have to get by with rookie Jordan Howard and Ka’Deem Carey to handle the workload. While Howard did have an impressive college career, he is still a rookie and will likely struggle at times as the front-runner for the 0-3 Bears. Howard does have excellent hands and could be more valuable in PPR league formats.
Comparing the relative talent and fantasy value of the well-rounded Ezekiel Elliot and the downhill bruising style of Jordan Howard.
The 2015 NFL Draft didn’t have a ton of shocking picks in the first round, but for those familiar with the Bears and their team needs, drafting a wide receiver 7th overall seemed uncharacteristically a pick based on luxury. The Bears thought Kevin White would give their passing game a much needed boost after trading away veteran headcase Brandon Marshall to the Jets.
Matt Forte regularly gets mentioned among the league’s elite running backs. He is one of the most versatile backs in the NFL, does most of his talking on the field and regularly churns out eye-popping stats. Forte has amassed over 1,000 yards in his last three seasons and also added over 200 catches, over 1,000 yards receiving and eight catching touchdowns over that period.
If drafting Kevin White wasn’t enough, the Bears acquired the services of Eddie Royal during the offseason to make sure that Cutler and the offense is given a fighting chance to succeed in 2015.
Jay Cutler is starting this week against the Cleveland Browns, and Josh McCown is heading back to the bench.
Week 1 has come and gone. The newness or shock has worn off and now it’s time to get into midseason form..even though its only week 2. Our Week Two matchup will be one for the ages as two high powered offenses square off. As with last week’s Giants vs. Cowboys game, we have some story-lines brewing.