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10-06-2008, 01:10 PM
Tampa may have lost, but they left a trail of broken Broncos
By Andy Behrens
The Denver Post reports today that receiver Eddie Royal and tight end Tony Scheffler "will likely miss at least next week's game against the Jacksonville Jaguars."
Royal sprained his left ankle on a punt return, and Scheffler has a strained groin. Scheffler's injury "could be more serious," according to the Post.
Fantasy owners should plan as if both players will miss the Jacksonville and New England games. Hopefully, Royal and Scheffler will return after the bye week to face the string of inviting defenses on Denver's schedule: Miami, at Cleveland, at Atlanta, Oakland, at NY Jets, Kansas City.
The short-term replacements for the Broncos are Darrell Garciaparra Jackson at receiver, and Nate Jackson at tight end. A calf injury has limited D-Jax to just one reception this season, although that catch was a 48-yard TD. Nate Jackson can't match Scheffler as a receiving threat.
Brandon Stokley's fantasy value gets a significant bump, too. The 32-year-old slot machine caught six passes for 52 yards and one TD in Week 5.
Here's one more important note, buried in the next-to-last paragraph in that Post story (and thus buried here, after the jump):
Two other key Broncos, running back Selvin Young and defensive lineman Ebenezer Ekuban, also suffered strained left groins.
Young has not done you any favors so far this season. Michael Pittman actually leads all Denver running backs in fantasy scoring, and he's smoothly lobbying for a greater share of the rushing workload:
"This 33-year-old guy still has a lot of juice in him," Pittman said Sunday, after Denver defeated Tampa Bay 16-13 in the kind of football he was born to play.
"I'm just waiting to get my opportunity to run the ball 20 times ... I want to run the ball. But I would never go to my coach and say, 'Give me the ball! I want 20 carries!'"
If you're a former Terrell Davis and/or Olandis Gary and/or Mike Anderson owner who just can't let go of the past, consider making rookie Ryan Torain the fourth Denver running back on your fantasy roster. He may return from the elbow injury by Week 9, and further complicate the rushing workload situation.
By Andy Behrens
The Denver Post reports today that receiver Eddie Royal and tight end Tony Scheffler "will likely miss at least next week's game against the Jacksonville Jaguars."
Royal sprained his left ankle on a punt return, and Scheffler has a strained groin. Scheffler's injury "could be more serious," according to the Post.
Fantasy owners should plan as if both players will miss the Jacksonville and New England games. Hopefully, Royal and Scheffler will return after the bye week to face the string of inviting defenses on Denver's schedule: Miami, at Cleveland, at Atlanta, Oakland, at NY Jets, Kansas City.
The short-term replacements for the Broncos are Darrell Garciaparra Jackson at receiver, and Nate Jackson at tight end. A calf injury has limited D-Jax to just one reception this season, although that catch was a 48-yard TD. Nate Jackson can't match Scheffler as a receiving threat.
Brandon Stokley's fantasy value gets a significant bump, too. The 32-year-old slot machine caught six passes for 52 yards and one TD in Week 5.
Here's one more important note, buried in the next-to-last paragraph in that Post story (and thus buried here, after the jump):
Two other key Broncos, running back Selvin Young and defensive lineman Ebenezer Ekuban, also suffered strained left groins.
Young has not done you any favors so far this season. Michael Pittman actually leads all Denver running backs in fantasy scoring, and he's smoothly lobbying for a greater share of the rushing workload:
"This 33-year-old guy still has a lot of juice in him," Pittman said Sunday, after Denver defeated Tampa Bay 16-13 in the kind of football he was born to play.
"I'm just waiting to get my opportunity to run the ball 20 times ... I want to run the ball. But I would never go to my coach and say, 'Give me the ball! I want 20 carries!'"
If you're a former Terrell Davis and/or Olandis Gary and/or Mike Anderson owner who just can't let go of the past, consider making rookie Ryan Torain the fourth Denver running back on your fantasy roster. He may return from the elbow injury by Week 9, and further complicate the rushing workload situation.