Defenses & Dragons: Week 5 Detroit Lions fantasy player of the week Despite the team’s 1-3 record
http://www.detroitlionsteamonline.com/t.j.-lang-jersey ;, the Lions still boast some of the league’s top offensive weapons. Detroit has yet to put together a dominant performance on offense, but the pieces have definitely been there. While it may be difficult for every single player to come alive all at once, there is plenty of space for multiple players to have a good day.This is encouraging for the Lions’ trio of receivers, who are all deserving of a healthy number of targets. The leading player has changed each week, but three out of the four games have seen at least two of Golden Tate, Kenny Golladay, and Marvin Jones reach double digits. Knowing who will be the favorite is a tall task, but sometimes it takes a little reading between the lines. Call it a hunch
http://www.detroitlionsteamonline.com/ricky-wagner-jersey ;, but the Week 5 Defenses & Dragons Player of the Week is Marvin Jones.FantasyPros Ranking: WR22 (0.5 PPR)FanDuel Pricing: WR25 ($6500)Jones has 29 targets on the season, which trails both Tate (44) and Golladay (32). He has a modest 8.8 points per game so far, and has found the end zone just twice this season. In many ways he has been a bit of a disappointment in fantasy so far.Though Jones has yet to replicate his productivity from last year, there is reason to believe some positive regression is coming. Matthew Stafford has been off on many deep throws, missing Jones who has had a step on his defender. Some slight adjustments on these long bombs will instantly cause a jump in fantasy points for both players.The Packers have been decent against wide receivers this season, but the duo of Adam Thielen and Stefon Diggs provided a promising sign for the Lions. The two players combined for 46 points in Week 2 with each player gaining over 100 yards. Even splitting this production among three receivers would result in a solid outing for Jones.Green Bay was a positive matchup for him last year, and perhaps Stafford will look to exploit this imbalance again. In two games against the Packers, Jones totaled 11 catches for 188 yards and three scores; he notched 15.3 and 20.3 fantasy points in these two outings. As the Lions continue to figure out the offense right now
http://www.detroitlionsteamonline.com/tavon-wilson-jersey ;, look for them to go back to a combination that worked well last season.Jones is ranked/priced like a back-end WR2, which means that most outlets consider him a usable player this week. However, he is still seen as the third option on the team by most in the industry. This is a good matchup for Jones and expect him to take advantage. For one week at least, he should be outperforming his teammates.Prediction: 7 receptions, 90 yards, 1 touchdown; 18.5 fantasy pointsLions-Patriots Week 3 injury report: Rob Gronkowski limited with ankle injury Thursday’s injury report for both the Detroit Lions and New England Patriots remained mostly the same from Wednesday’s. The key players going through concussion protocol—Darius Slay for the Lions, Trey Flower and Patrick Chung for the Patriots—remained out of practice. Everyone else that was limited remained limited.However, both teams added an extra player to their injury report on Thursday. Eli Harold
Authentic Darius Slay Jersey , who the Lions traded for two weeks ago, popped up on the injury report with a hip issue. Last week, Harold picked up his first sack of the season against his former team, but he has only been a rotational player through two weeks, playing in just 34 defensive snaps total thus far.The Patriots, however, added a much more significant injury to their report. All Pro tight end Rob Gronkowski was limited in Thursday’s practice with an ankle injury. Gronk has had an injury-filled career. In his past two years, he has missed 10 total games
Womens Ricky Jean Francois Jersey , and hasn’t played in a full 16-game season since 2011. The Lions have notoriously had issues covering tight ends, so if Gronkowski can’t go on Sunday, it would be a big deal for Detroit’s defense. The Patriots’ backup tight end Dwayne Allen had 10 catches for New England last year in 16 game appearances (eight starts), and has only gone of 70 yards receiving in a game twice in his seven-year career. Here is the full injury report for Thursday.Lions injury report:CB Darius Slay (concussion) - No practiceOT Andrew Donnal (knee) - No practiceLB Eli Harold (hip) - Limited practiceDE Ezekiel Ansah (shoulder) - Limited practiceG T.J. Lang (back) - Limited practiceCB Jamal Agnew (shoulder) - Limited practicePatriots injury reportDE Trey Flowers (concussion) - No practiceS Patrick Chung (concussion) - No practiceT Marcus Cannon (calf) - Limited practiceCB Keion Crossen (hamstring) - Limited practiceS Nate Ebner (hip) - Limited practiceWR Josh Gordon (hamstring) - Limited practiceCB Eric Rowe (groin) - Limited practiceTE Rob Gronkowski (ankle) - Limited practiceRB Sony Michel (knee) - Full practiceDE Deatrich Wise (finger) - Full practice
Defenses & Dragons: Week 5 Detroit Lions fantasy player of the week Despite the team’s 1-3 record http://www.detroitlionsteamonline.com/t.j.-lang-jersey ;, the Lions still boast some of the league’s top offensive weapons. Detroit has yet to put together a dominant performance on offense, but the pieces have definitely been there. While it may be difficult for every single player to come alive all at once, there is plenty of space for multiple players to have a good day.This is encouraging for the Lions’ trio of receivers, who are all deserving of a healthy number of targets. The leading player has changed each week, but three out of the four games have seen at least two of Golden Tate, Kenny Golladay, and Marvin Jones reach double digits. Knowing who will be the favorite is a tall task, but sometimes it takes a little reading between the lines. Call it a hunch http://www.detroitlionsteamonline.com/ricky-wagner-jersey ;, but the Week 5 Defenses & Dragons Player of the Week is Marvin Jones.FantasyPros Ranking: WR22 (0.5 PPR)FanDuel Pricing: WR25 ($6500)Jones has 29 targets on the season, which trails both Tate (44) and Golladay (32). He has a modest 8.8 points per game so far, and has found the end zone just twice this season. In many ways he has been a bit of a disappointment in fantasy so far.Though Jones has yet to replicate his productivity from last year, there is reason to believe some positive regression is coming. Matthew Stafford has been off on many deep throws, missing Jones who has had a step on his defender. Some slight adjustments on these long bombs will instantly cause a jump in fantasy points for both players.The Packers have been decent against wide receivers this season, but the duo of Adam Thielen and Stefon Diggs provided a promising sign for the Lions. The two players combined for 46 points in Week 2 with each player gaining over 100 yards. Even splitting this production among three receivers would result in a solid outing for Jones.Green Bay was a positive matchup for him last year, and perhaps Stafford will look to exploit this imbalance again. In two games against the Packers, Jones totaled 11 catches for 188 yards and three scores; he notched 15.3 and 20.3 fantasy points in these two outings. As the Lions continue to figure out the offense right now http://www.detroitlionsteamonline.com/tavon-wilson-jersey ;, look for them to go back to a combination that worked well last season.Jones is ranked/priced like a back-end WR2, which means that most outlets consider him a usable player this week. However, he is still seen as the third option on the team by most in the industry. This is a good matchup for Jones and expect him to take advantage. For one week at least, he should be outperforming his teammates.Prediction: 7 receptions, 90 yards, 1 touchdown; 18.5 fantasy pointsLions-Patriots Week 3 injury report: Rob Gronkowski limited with ankle injury Thursday’s injury report for both the Detroit Lions and New England Patriots remained mostly the same from Wednesday’s. The key players going through concussion protocol—Darius Slay for the Lions, Trey Flower and Patrick Chung for the Patriots—remained out of practice. Everyone else that was limited remained limited.However, both teams added an extra player to their injury report on Thursday. Eli Harold Authentic Darius Slay Jersey , who the Lions traded for two weeks ago, popped up on the injury report with a hip issue. 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Here is the full injury report for Thursday.Lions injury report:CB Darius Slay (concussion) - No practiceOT Andrew Donnal (knee) - No practiceLB Eli Harold (hip) - Limited practiceDE Ezekiel Ansah (shoulder) - Limited practiceG T.J. Lang (back) - Limited practiceCB Jamal Agnew (shoulder) - Limited practicePatriots injury reportDE Trey Flowers (concussion) - No practiceS Patrick Chung (concussion) - No practiceT Marcus Cannon (calf) - Limited practiceCB Keion Crossen (hamstring) - Limited practiceS Nate Ebner (hip) - Limited practiceWR Josh Gordon (hamstring) - Limited practiceCB Eric Rowe (groin) - Limited practiceTE Rob Gronkowski (ankle) - Limited practiceRB Sony Michel (knee) - Full practiceDE Deatrich Wise (finger) - Full practice