Saints | Mark Ingram not worrying about individual goals

Source: Footballguys.com

New Orleans Saints RB Mark Ingram said he does not want his personal goals to outweigh the team's goals this season. 'I just want to go out there and do what I can to help the team win a championship,' Ingram said. 'Of course I want to have a big year individually. But, you know, the main goal is to win games and stay healthy and be out there on the field on Sundays.' Ingram said he is fine with sharing carries with Pierre Thomas and Darren Sproles.

Ray Rice hoping for bigger receiving role

Source: Draft Sharks

Ravens RB Ray Rice told the Baltimore Sun that he's hoping to see an increased role in the passing game this season.  It's certainly possible considering the Ravens lost WR Anquan Boldin and his 65 catches from a year ago.  Then again, Rice already leads all RBs with 311 catches over the past 5 seasons.  His 2,713 receiving yards trail only Darren Sproles.  Rice has caught at least 61 balls in each of the last 4 years.  He shouldn't have trouble reaching that mark in 2013.  We'll see if he can best his current career high of 78.

Mark Ingram ready for career year?

Source: Draft Sharks

Saints insider Mike Triplett believes RB Mark Ingram is set up for the most productive season of his career.  That's not necessarily setting a lofty bar considering Ingram's career highs sit at 602 rushing yards and 5 scores.  Triplett throws out 1,000 yards and 10 TDs as possibilities, though.  He points to Chris Ivory's departure; the team's rededication to the ground game; and Ingram's full health as reasons to be optimistic.  Still, we're struggling to get to those projections.  The Saints will remain a pass-heavy offense, and Pierre Thomas and Darren Sproles are still around.  New Orleans ran for just 1,577 yards as a team last year.  And Ingram has yet to top 3.9 yards per carry as a pro.  The 10 TDs are probably more in

Pierre Thomas - Saints looking to improve ground game

Source: The Huddle

New Orleans Saints RB Pierre Thomas said head coach Sean Payton wants more focus on the running game this season. 'There's going to be more focus this year on that ground game than any year. He said we've got to get back to running the ball, having 100-yard games non-stop. I can't wait. I'm excited and I know everybody else is excited,' Payton said.
Huddle Up: The Saints were a pass-first team with a four-headed RBBC in 2012, but with Chris Ivory traded for the Jets, it makes things more manageable fantasy-wise with Thomas and Mark Ingram as the top 2 RBs and Darren Sproles once again returning as the top pass-catching threat out of the backfield.

New Orleans Saints want to run more in 2013

Source: Draft Sharks

According to Saints RB Pierre Thomas, HC Sean Payton talked about re-establishing the running attack in his very first meeting with the team this offseason.  "There's going to be more focus this year on that ground game than any year," Thomas said.  "[Payton] said we've got to get back to running the ball, having 100-yard games non-stop. I can't wait. I'm excited and I know everybody else is excited."  After finishing 6th in rushing in 2011, New Orleans dropped to 25th last year.  Their 370 total rushes ranked 29th in the league -- and were 61 fewer than they recorded the previous season.  We can safely expect the Saints to run it more in 2013.  But the backfield is still crowded, with Thomas, Mark Ingram and Darren Sproles in the

The Roto Arcade Fantasy Football Mock, RDs 3-4

Source: Roto Arcade by Brad Evans

When Mr. Irrelevant, Justice Cunningham, had his name called Saturday, the fantasy football mock season officially got underway. To kick off Yahoo!'s festivities, we'll mock two rounds per day Tuesday-Friday (12-teams, PPR scoring) to help you get educated on which players will be valued/undervalued when the bulk of the draft season begins in August. Please declare a winner and/or express your general disdain for our 'stupidity' in the comments section below.

SEE ROUND 1 HERE

ROUND 3

Randall Cobb, WR,

Chris Ivory - Jets trying to acquire Chris Ivory

Source: The Huddle

The New York Jets are have offered a sixth-round pick for New Orleans Saints RB Chris Ivory. They are likely to offer a fifth rounder, which may be enough to get him.
Huddle Up: In New Orleans, Ivory would be log-jammed behind Darren Sproles, Pierre Thomas, and Mark Ingram; in New York, he'd be the top candidate to start on a run-first team behind a pretty good run-blocking offensive line. If the trade goes through Ivory will pop up on fantasy radars, likely with too much hype to be considered a true sleeper candidate.

Report: There are 'strong indications' that Jets will acquire Saints RB Chris Ivory

Source: Fantasy Football Toolbox

Running back Chris Ivory, who was a restricted free agent, signed his one-year, $2 million dollar tender offer from the Saints on Friday. But at this point, it would be a surprise if he plays for the Saints this season. ESPN New York's Rich Cimini reports that there are quot;strong indications" that the Jets will strike a deal to acquire Ivory. Cimini says the Jets would be willing to part with a fifth-round pick to get Ivory, but he admits it's unknown if the Saints will take that compensation. Cimini also doesn't mention any trade talks between the two teams. FANTASY ANALYSIS: Still, Cimini wrote on Twitter that he thinks a trade here is "likely." Ivory has taken on just 256 carries in his three-year career, but he has averaged more than

First Down: The push for Reggie Bush, MJD reboots and buying Bell

Source: Roto Arcade by Brad Evans

In locker-rooms, on plasma screens or behind podiums, NFL head coaches typically spew one of three different types of propaganda when discussing expectations for newly acquired players – believable, outlandish and whatever the heck flies out of Jim Schwartz’s mouth.

Over the years, Schwartz has rewarded the football community with several golden nuggets, his comparison of Jahvid Best video clips to “porn” being the best. Well, it appears the Old Hyperbolator is at it again. Last week, he divulged to Lions fans running back Reggie Bush is poised for an enormous season.

Joe Morgan the favorite for #3 WR job

Source: Draft Sharks

The Saints haven't shown any interest in bringing back WR Devery Henderson.  That has Joe Morgan as the favorite to assume #3 WR duties.  The 2011 undrafted free agent has just 10 career catches.  But to say he's displayed big-play ability would be an understatement.  He's averaged a whopping 37.9 yards per catch and scored on 3 of those 10 grabs.  Speed isn't an issue.  Morgan is working on becoming a more complete receiver this offseason.  "I have to keep that chip on my shoulder so I don't get complacent and think I've done something when in reality I still have a long ways to go," he said. "But I am excited. The opportunity is out there, I just have to seize it."  Morgan is worth monitoring as part of New Orleans'

Chris Ivory gets 2nd-round tender

Source: Draft Sharks

The Saints have tendered RB Chris Ivory at the 2nd-round level. That all but guarantees the restricted free agent will return to New Orleans in 2013. Any team interested in signing Ivory would have to surrender a 2nd-round draft pick. Even RB-needy teams aren't likely to make that move. It's unfortunate for Ivory's fantasy football value. He could be a big factor in plenty of other backfields, but New Orleans presents a crowd. Expect Darren Sproles to once again be the only regular starting option for fantasy owners. Ivory will wait around for someone to get hurt.

Giants cut RB Ahmad Bradshaw, open door for RB David Wilson

Source: Fantasy Football Toolbox

The Giants have been perhaps the most active team in releasing players during this first week of the offseason. They have cut defensive players Michael Boley and Chris Canty. Offensive lineman David Diehl and Corey Webster could follow them out the door soon. But the most notable Giant who is now an ex-Giant is running back Ahmad Bradshaw. The team informed him of his release Wednesday. Bradshaw has spent all of his six NFL seasons with the Giants but has also become known for his repeated need for foot surgeries. He is currently recovering from another one on his right foot which was scheduled to replace and re-insert a screw that had been used to repair two previous fractures in his right foot. FANTASY ANALYSIS: The move saves the

Early Top 200 for the 2013 Fantasy Football Season

Source: Fantasy Football Xtreme by FFAdvantage

Here’s an early look at my Top 200 for the 2013 fantasy football season. There are a number of factors that will certainly be changing over the next several months so expect to see big changes. Use the comments section at the bottom of this article to tell me where you agree or disagree.

2013 Top 200

1. Adrian Peterson

2. Arian Foster

3. Calvin Johnson

4. CJ Spiller

5. Marshawn Lynch

6. Ray Rice

7. Jamaal Charles

8. Doug Martin

9. Aaron Rodgers

10. Tom Brady

11. AJ Green

12. LeSean McCoy

13. Trent Richardson

14. Drew Brees

15.

New Orleans Saints sign Sean Payton to 5-year deal

Source: Draft Sharks

HC Sean Payton and the Saints have agreed to a 5-year contract extension.  It keeps the offensive mastermind in New Orleans through the 2017 season.  There were rumors that Payton would consider packing his bags for Dallas, but a return to the Big Easy was always the most likely scenario.  Payton has won 62 regular season games, plus a Super Bowl, in 6 seasons with the Saints.  The team has finished as a top 6 offense each year.  Payton's new deal is excellent news for the fantasy values of guys like Drew Brees, Darren Sproles, Marques Colston, and Jimmy Graham.

Who's in and who's out of the early games in Week 17

Source: Fantasy Football Toolbox

It's Week 17 and ... you're still playing for a championship? Wait, why? Haven't you learned your lesson by now? Week 17 always throws all kinds of wrenches into your fantasy team's best laid plans. That has been shown clearly this morning with the news that the Ravens are expected to hold Ray Rice out of today's game versus the Bengals. I'll be here all morning long giving you the latest updates on the actives and inactives in today's early games, keeping an eye on Roddy White, Chris Johnson, Hakeem Nicks and Johnathan Stewart. But next year, make sure your league finishes up by Week 16. Players already ruled out for Week 17 include Trent Richardson, Brandon Weeden, Mike Wallace, Heath Miller, Nick Foles, Carson Palmer, Pierre Thomas and

First draft: Here’s a way-too-early 2013 fantasy football mock

Source: Roto Arcade by Andy Behrens

So there may not be a worse time to draft a 2013 fantasy league than today, before the final week of the 2012 regular season has even kicked off. We still have dozens of injuries ahead, plus the usual off-season player movement and coaching changes. And then there's April's NFL Draft.

Thus, we begin this feature with an important warning: DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME.

It's fine for me to conduct a one-man 2013 mock in 2012, of course, because I'm a fully licensed fantasy professional. Ordinary citizens shouldn't think about drafting a league for another seven or eight months, however. Today's exercise is simply a guessing game, based on an incomplete picture of the league. It's theoretical fantasy football. But

Pierre Thomas - Saints place RB Thomas on IR

Source: The Huddle

New Orleans Saints RB Pierre Thomas (knee) has been placed on Injured Reserve.
Huddle Up: Mark Ingram, Darren Sproles and Chris Ivory are expected to pick up the slack in Thomas' first missed game of the season.

Saints RB Pierre Thomas placed on injured reserve

Source: Fantasy Football Toolbox

Saints will see their season end Sunday, and running back Pierre Thomas wasn't going to play anyway due to a knee injury, but he has been placed on injured reserve so the team can add an extra cornerback to the roster. Thomas played through the injury in Week 16 and put up one of his best stat lines of the season. But he was held out of practice all of this week and was ruled out Friday. The Saints enter the season finale against the Panthers with Darren Sproles, Mark Ingram and Chris Ivory sharing the snaps out of the backfield. FANTASY ANALYSIS: Sproles is the most attractive fantasy start of three, but Ivory could very well see 8-10 carries versus Carolina's poor run defense. He looked good earlier this year when Sproles was on the

Pierre Thomas active

Source: Draft Sharks

Saints RB Pierre Thomas (knee) is active for today's game against the Cowboys.  He'll continue to split backfield duties with RBs Mark Ingram and Darren Sproles.

Week 16 – Flex Play Rankings

Source: Fantasy-Info.com by Sean Douglas

Photo By: Michael Ivins / USA TODAY Sports

If you happened to draft Brandon Lloyd this past summer like I did, you’ve probably been shaking your head when watching the Patriots play on prime-time television the past two weeks as the veteran has looked like a Pro Bowl star. In that time Lloyd has been targeted a whopping 25-times, hauling in 17-receptions for 279-yards a score and even picking up a fumble recovery in the end zone for another touchdown.

Problem is, many of you didn’t have him in your lineup let alone on your team at this point, after Lloyd struggled throughout the season and was demoted out of two receiver sets against the Dolphins and Colts.

Outside of Wes Welker  and Lloyd

Week 16 – RB Rankings

Source: Fantasy-Info.com by Sean Douglas

Photo By: Derick E. Hingle / USA TODAY Sports

For all the success Doug Martin has had in his rookie season, fantasy owners had to be disappointed and a little shocked by his numbers against the Saints last week. Playing against one of the worst run defenses in the league, Martin appeared to be a shoe in for over 100-yards and at least one score, but the Saints built up a big lead in the first half, forcing the Buccaneers to stick with the passing game.

Don’t expect the same situation this week as Tampa Bay heads back home to play the Rams. Look for St. Louis to give them a competitive game, but the game scripts will play out the way we’ve grown accustomed to seeing from this team most of the year, and

Sunday Scene, Week 15: Another insane line for Adrian Peterson, in an impossible season

Source: Roto Arcade by Andy Behrens

In the NFL, it's not often that we can accurately say we've never seen something before, that an individual or team accomplishment is completely without precedent in the league's 90-plus-year history. But at this point, I think that's where we are with Adrian Peterson.

All-Day rushed for another 212 yards on Sunday, raising his league-leading season total to 1,812. Here's the highlight run, an 82-yarder. Peterson has topped the 200-yard plateau in two of

NFL Skinny: Week 15 preview

Source: Roto Arcade by Brandon Funston

I was knocked out of my highest priority league last week because I made the wrong choice at QB between Andrew Luck and Colin Kaepernick. It was the second week in a row that I made the wrong choice, and it was the umpteenth reminder that I really hate not having one franchise QB that I simply never have to think about benching — there's maybe 6-7 of them, with Luck just missing that elite cut. At any rate, I still have a couple other dogs in the hunt among all my leagues, but as I pointed out with the Luck/Kaepernick example, one wrong move can provide a swift ending to the '12 season. Should I go with Brandon Weeden or Ben Roethlisberger? Steve Smith or Owen Daniels? You might be able to win a championship even if you don't make all

Week 15 – Flex Play Rankings

Source: Fantasy-Info.com by Sean Douglas

Photo By: The Star Ledger / USA TODAY Sports

Finally! Dynasty owners like myself with David Wilson on their bench have been waiting for the ultra talented rookie to receive an opportunity to show case what he can do. Earlier in the season he had a long touchdown run against the Browns, but because of early fumbling issues and pass protection concerns, Andre Brown moved past Wilson on the depth chart.

Brown was placed on injured reserve a few weeks back and the Giants countered with Craig Lumpkin as added depth. Lumpkin saw a few snaps against the Redskins, but the Giants decided to use Ahmad Bradshaw as the teams feature back again as a counter to the Brown’s injury, rather than working Wilson in as a

Week 15 – RB Rankings

Source: Fantasy-Info.com by Sean Douglas

Photo By: Kelley L. Cox / USA TODAY Sports

Darren McFadden returned last Thursday night after missing four games with a lower leg injury. His performance brought mixed results as he carried the football 11 times for 52-yards and hauled in two receptions for 12-yards and a touchdown.

McFadden had one good run of the night as he had a nice block on the edge, turned the corner and picked up 37-yards on the run. On that play it appeared McFadden was wincing in pain and he seemed to almost go into a jump when he had to cut back to his right throughout the night.

At the end of the game, McFadden tweaked his ankle, but it appears it was a

Saints | Darren Sproles scores twice

Source: Footballguys.com

New Orleans Saints RB Darren Sproles (knee) suffered an apparent knee injury in the Week 14 game against the New York Giants on a punt return, forcing him to receive medical attention. He returned to the game and finished with five runs for 56 yards and a touchdown, while adding four catches for 28 yards and a score.

Sunday Scene, Week 14: The Cam Newton surge continues

Source: Roto Arcade by Andy Behrens

Cam Newton accounted for 403 yards of offense in Week 14, rushing for 116, passing for 287, completing 23 of his 35 throws, and generally looking like a dual-threat fantasy monster. Newton gained 72 of Sunday's yards on this third quarter touchdown run, embarrassing the Falcons defense via read-option. He picked up another 53 on a fourth quarter screen pass to DeAngelo Williams that essentially clinched the win for Carolina.

Over the past four weeks, Cam has delivered eight passing TDs, three rushing scores and zero turnovers. He's now on

Chris Ivory INACTIVE

Source: Draft Sharks

Saints RB Chris Ivory (hamstring) is inactive for today's game against the Giants.  Mark Ingram, Pierre Thomas, and Darren Sproles will share backfield duties.  How the touches will be divvied up is anyone's guess.

Shuffle Up: Bryce Brown saves the day

Source: Roto Arcade by Scott Pianowski

You probably have a good sense of how your running back depth chart stacks up for the remainder of the fantasy season, but if you want another opinion, click through below. Here's how I'd arrange the running back board if I were drafting right this second, from scratch.

Again, these are not Week 14 ranks . . . they're Week 14-16 ranks. You probably know the drill by now, gamer.

One assumption I'm making with this exercise: I don't think Shady McCoy plays again in 2012. I also don't think there's anything fluky about Bryce Brown: he's quick, he's powerful, and he's making things work despite a patchwork Philadelphia offensive line. He needs to get a hold on the fumbling problem, but otherwise, he's

Chris Ivory doubtful for Week 14

Source: Draft Sharks

Saints RB Chris Ivory has been added to the Week 14 injury report as doubtful with a hamstring.  It's unclear when the injury occured, but it looks like he'll be inactive for tomorrow's game against the Giants.  After carrying just 3 times last week, Ivory wasn't a fantasy option anyways.  His absence will mean a few more touches will be spread between RBs Mark Ingram, Pierre Thomas, and Darren Sproles.

Ivory, Doubtful with hamstring injury

Source: FFToday

Saints RBBC down to three

The New Orleans Saints likely be without running back Chris Ivory, who apparently has a hamstring injury, for Sunday's game against the New York Giants. Although Ivory practiced throughout the week and wasn't listed on the team's injury report on Friday, the team's final practice of the week, he's officially listed as "doubtful" after the team added him to the injury report on Saturday. (Times-Picayune )

FF Today's Take: The Saints four-headed monster at running back will be

Week 14 – Flex Play Rankings

Source: Fantasy-Info.com by Sean Douglas

Photo By: Ron Chenoy / USA TODAY Sports

After struggling through the first half of the season to pickup the teams new zone blocking scheme, Darren McFadden suffered another injury and for the 5th year in a row McFadden will now have missed at least four games. It just so happens that McFadden has only played five season in the league, so fantasy owners who drafted him this summer should have known the risk in taking him as a high round draft pick.

If you happen to be one of the luck fantasy owners that has survived McFadden’s bust season and still made the playoffs, this could be the time to cash in on what you hoped for all year.

While we don’t know what his workload with be this Thursday it

Week 14 – RB Rankings

Source: Fantasy-Info.com by Sean Douglas

Photo By: Mike Carter / USA TODAY Sports

With the playoffs on the line last week fantasy owners with Arian Foster had to be disappointed in the distribution of touches in Houston’s backfield. Justin Forsett carried the football 14 times, the same amount as Foster and he actually ran for more yards than the star veteran.

Credit this committee approach to the fact that the Titans made it easy (big lead by half time, horrible play from Jake Locker) on Houston, it probably made sense to ease Foster’s workload as the Texans have an all-important matchup against the Patriots this week. Expect Forsett to give Foster a breather at times this week, but this should be a game where Foster touches the football

In The Spotlight - Week 13 Recap

Source: Fantasy Sharks NFL

What do Arian Foster, Matt Ryan, Roddy White, Chris Johnson, Drew Brees, Jimmy Graham, Andre Johnson,

Fantasy Beat – RBBC, TEs & QBs

Source: Baseball Guys by Ray Flowers

Justin Fensterman and Trevor Ray discuss some of the RBs by committee. They will discuss some TE possibilities. Trevor will also get a little crazy with a FA QB prediction.

Drew Brees, Pierre Thomas, Mark Ingram, Darren Sproles, DeAngelo Williams, James Stewart, Mike Tolbert, Bryce Brown, Beanie Wells, Coby Fleener and Chad Henne

Drew Brees - Brees has passing TD streak end

Source: The Huddle

New Orleans Saints QB Drew Brees saw his streak of 54-consecutive games of throwing a touchdown pass come to an end Thursday, Nov. 29, against the Atlanta Falcons. Brees threw 50 times, connecting on 28 of them, and passed for 341 yards, but failed to put one into the end zone. He did hit RB Darren Sproles for a passing touchdown, but the play was flagged for offensive pass interference on TE Jimmy Graham. Brees threw five interceptions during the game, which was a career high. Following the game, Brees said he has to hold himself accountable for the team's losses the past two weeks.
Huddle Up: Brees certainly left fantasy owners stunned with his substandard showing against the Falcons. The hope for those owners is

Saints | Drew Brees has passing touchdown streak come to an end in loss

Source: Footballguys.com

New Orleans Saints QB Drew Brees saw his streak of 54-consecutive games of throwing a touchdown pass come to an end Thursday, Nov. 29, against the Atlanta Falcons. Brees threw 50 times, connecting on 28 of them, and passed for 341 yards, but failed to put one into the end zone. He did hit RB Darren Sproles for a passing touchdown, but the play was flagged for offensive pass interference on TE Jimmy Graham. Brees threw five interceptions during the game, which was a career high. Following the game, Brees said he has to hold himself accountable for the team's losses the past two weeks.

49ers | Plenty of RB options

Source: Footballguys.com

San Francisco 49ers RB Frank Gore will continue to see the majority of touches with RB Kendall Hunter (Achilles') done for the year, and RBs Anthony Dixon, Brandon Jacobs, LaMichael James and Jewel Hampton are also available to pitch in. James may be the most intriguing because he provides the best change of pace to Gore. 'He's a guy similar to (Saints running back Darren) Sproles. He can still carry the ball up inside. I know he's anxious to get out there and play,' S Donte Whitner said.

Week 13 – Flex Play Rankings

Source: Fantasy-Info.com by Sean Douglas

Photo By: Ron Chenoy / US PRESSWIRE

The Broncos threw us a curveball on Sunday as we found out Knowshon Moreno, not rookie Ronnie Hillman would be the starter against Kansas City. Talk throughout the week made it seem that Denver would use a three back committee with Moreno, Hillman and Lance Ball but that strategy proved to be false when you look at the snap count distribution throughout the game.

Hillman played all of seven snaps, Ball only one as Moreno saw a feature back work load with 55 snaps,

NFL Skinny: Week 13 preview

Source: Roto Arcade by Brandon Funston

As we head into what is the final regular season week in the majority of Yahoo! fantasy leagues, injuries, as usual, dominate the headlines. Major names — Ben Roethlisberger, DeMarco Murray, Darren McFadden, Percy Harvin, among others … — hang in the balance this week. Obviously, a lot can change as the week progresses, and what you think you know on Tuesday (perception: Ronnie Hillman stepping into a larger role in the Denver backfield) can change drastically by Sunday morning (reality: You say Knowshon Moreno is going to start?). With that said, here are my initial thoughts on the week ahead. Take it for what it is — a starting point. Just be sure that, if you're fighting for a playoff spot, you keep your eyes and ears open

49ers | LaMichael James might finally get chance

Source: Footballguys.com

San Francisco 49ers RB LaMichael James might finally get his chance to shine as the change of pace back behind RB Frank Gore following the season-ending injury to RB Kendall Hunter (ankle). Teammate FS Donte Whitner likes what he has seen from James on the practice squad. 'He's a guy similar to (New Orleans Saints RB Darren Sproles). He can carry the ball up inside. I know he's anxious to get out there and play,' Whitner said Tuesday, Nov. 27.

Week 13 – RB Rankings

Source: Fantasy-Info.com by Sean Douglas

Photo By: Howard Smith / US PRESSWIRE

One of the top prospects in the nation coming out of high school, it looked like Bryce Brown was headed towards a promising college career, but it didn’t work out that way. If things would’ve gone according to plan we could’ve seen Brown as a first-round pick last spring, instead he was a seventh-round pick that the Eagles took a chance on.

For all the problems Andy Reid’s team has had this year, one move that clearly paid off was bringing Brown to Philadelphia. Brown outplayed Dion Lewis and Chris Polk to run away with the backup role to LeSean McCoy and had earned more time on the field, before McCoy’s concussion a few weeks ago.

Anyone who actually

Sunday Scene, Week 12: Colin Kaepernick delivers again, restates his fantasy case

Source: Roto Arcade by Andy Behrens

The second game of the Colin Kaepernick era is now in the books, and the kid is 2-0.

Last week, he shredded one of the league's top-ranked defenses. This week, he led the Niners to a road win over Drew Brees and the Saints. Kaepernick gained an average of 9.2 yards per attempt at New Orleans, passing for one score and rushing for another. His decision-making and mobility were on display — check the highlights — as was his arm strength. (CK has a mid-90s

Sunday Scene, Week 12: Colin Kaepernick delivers again, states his fantasy case

Source: Roto Arcade by Andy Behrens

The second game of the Colin Kaepernick era is now in the books, and the kid is 2-0.

Last week, he shredded one of the league's top-ranked defenses. This week, he led the Niners to a road win over Drew Brees and the Saints. Kaepernick gained an average of 9.2 yards per attempt at New Orleans, passing for one score and rushing for another. His decision-making and mobility were on display — check the highlights — as was his arm strength. (CK has a mid-90s

Darren Sproles active

Source: Draft Sharks

As expected, Saints RB Darren Sproles (hand) is active for today's game against the 49ers.  He's been practicing for 2 weeks and should be able to play his usual role.

Darren Sproles: (Hand) Active Sunday

Source: RotoWire.com NFL

Darren Sproles: Sproles (hand) is active for Sunday's contest against San Francisco, Albert Breer of NFL.com reports. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.

Darren Sproles active against San Francisco - Darren Sproles | NO

Source: Rotoworld Football

Darren Sproles is active for Sunday's Week 12 game versus San Francisco.

Darren Sproles probable for Week 12

Source: Draft Sharks

Saints RB Darren Sproles (hand) put in a full week of practice and is listed as probable for Sunday's showdown with the 49ers.  His rushing role figures to be minimal, but Sproles should step right back in as a major weapon in the passing game.

Darren Sproles - Darren Sproles probable

Source: The Huddle

New Orleans Saints RB Darren Sproles (hand) fully participated in practice Friday, Nov. 23, and is listed as probable for Week 12.
Huddle Up: This means Mark Ingram, Chris Ivory and Pierre Thomas take a hit in terms of fantasy value. It looks like Ingram may have played his way into being the No. 2 guy instead of Thomas, but we won't know until the Saints play a game. Sproles doesn't have a great matchup against the 49ers defense, but he presents a difficult matchup himself as a quick, pass-catching back. He should be fine in PPR leagues.

Darren Sproles: (Hand) Probable For Saints

Source: RotoWire.com NFL

Darren Sproles: Sproles (hand) is probable for Sunday's game against San Francisco, NewOrleansSaints.com reports. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.