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  • LAC Tackle #75
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    Although GM Buddy Nix believes the Bills can win with Chris Hairston at left tackle, he would like to pick up two more players at the position this offseason.
    “People say Fitz gets the ball out quick, but we run our offense with a lot of empty sets, with five blockers and if they bring six he better get it out,” explained Nix. “In this offense he has to get it out quick.” Nix concedes that Hairston isn’t the “prettiest athlete,” suggesting more of a stopgap than a long-term solution.
  • PHI Wide Receiver #6
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    DeVonta Smith caught 4-of-6 targets for 37 yards and a touchdown in Philadelphia’s Week 14 win over the Panthers.
    He finished off a drive on a little four-yard out route with A.J. Brown drawing the majority of the coverage over the middle, and added a 27-yarder in the second quarter for most of his actual receiving production. The talent is there, but the Eagles passing game has been clearly de-emphasized and Smith is probably closer to a WR3 than a WR2, especially with the Steelers looming in Week 15.
  • LV Running Back #8
    Ameer Abdullah rushed one time for one yard in the Raiders’ Week 14 loss to the Bucs and lost three yards on his lone reception.
    Sincere McCormick sent Abdullah to the bench this week, out-touching him 17-2. Last week, Abdullah earned a dozen touches, only two fewer than McCormick. This performance from Abdullah can put any notions of him as a streaming RB3 to rest. Abdullah is not on the fantasy radar going forward.
  • JAX Wide Receiver #11
    Parker Washington caught 2-of-2 targets for 15 yards in the Jaguars’ Week 14 win over the Titans.
    Washington was thrust into a larger role with a breakout 6/103/1 game last season. However, that translated to just two targets for 15 yards against the Titans. The Jaguars offense does not have much opportunity for anyone past Brian Thomas or Evan Engram to have consistent fantasy utility. Washington is worth rostering but is no more than a WR4/5 for Week 15 against the Jets.
  • PHI Running Back #14
    Kenneth Gainwell rushed three times for 26 yards in Philadelphia’s Week 14 win over the Panthers.
    Gainwell played in Philadelphia’s two-minute drill, getting two rushes, and took a carry for 20 yards on the first series after a holding penalty backed up the Eagles. He had 14 snaps to Saquon Barkley’s 44. Gainwell hasn’t seen more than 36 percent of the snaps since Week 4 and is unstartable as long as Barkley is healthy.
  • NYJ Running Back
    Braelon Allen had 11 rushes for 43 yards in the Jets’ Week 14 loss against the Dolphins, adding four catches for 38 yards.
    Allen was underwhelming as the team’s lead back with Breece Hall (knee) sidelined. Isaiah Davis saw ten carries and caught three passes on the day, scoring the loan touchdown among New York backs. Allen missed a blitz pick up and had a screen pass clunk off his face mask early in the first half, drawing the ire of an ornery Aaron Rodgers. Without a lock on the Jets’ red zone work — Davis saw plenty of involvement inside the 20 — Allen is little more than an RB3 with Hall out. Hall could return next week against the Jaguars.
  • LV Running Back #28
    Sincere McCormick rushed 15 times for 78 yards in the Raiders’ Week 14 loss to the Bucs, adding two catches for 11 yards.
    McCormick out-touched Ameer Abdullah 17-2 a week after seeing just two more carries than him. McCormick had been gaining ground on the veteran heading into Week 14 and completed the takeover today. He also passed the eye test, breaking off multiple chunk gains including a long of 29 yards. Alexander Mattison and Zamir White were both out this week. Mattison appeared to be close to returning but was ruled out ahead of kickoff. If he returns, the Raiders could mix him in with McCormick, making it an ugly situation for fantasy managers. Still, this performance should earn McCormick the starting role with or without Mattison healthy.
  • JAX Tight End #17
    Evan Engram caught 4-of-6 targets for 33 yards in the Jaguars’ Week 14 win over the Titans.
    Engram totaled six targets as the Jaguars’ No. 2 pass-catching option against the Titans. With Mac Jones at quarterback, Engram’s targets were mostly shallow receptions, averaging just over eight yards per catch. He remains the team’s top tight end with Mac Jones at quarterback, though the Jags offense is inefficient. Engram will be back-end TE1 for Week 15 against the Jets.
  • PHI Running Back #26
    Saquon Barkley ran 20 times for 124 yards in Philadelphia’s Week 14 win over the Panthers.
    He scored a two-pointer. 6.2 yards a carry, and yet, why do we think you’re a little disappointed? Barkley got two goal-to-go carries in the second quarter and got the ball down to the Carolina 1, where Jalen Hurts was tush-pushed in. He got another in the third quarter for one yard, and another in the fourth for two yards. Barkley broke the Eagles’ single-season rushing record in this one, passing LeSean McCoy’s 1,607 on a fourth-quarter tote. Barkley will remain the overall RB1 despite a tough matchup against the Steelers in Week 15.
  • MIA Tight End #9
    Jonnu Smith caught 3-of-4 targets for 44 yards and a touchdown in the Dolphins’ Week 14 win against the Jets.
    Smith, one of the most productive tight ends in the NFL over the past month, was targeted once and did not record a reception in regulation. The Dolphins remembered they had Smith on the roster in overtime as he caught two screens for a combined 24 yards before coming down with a ten yard touchdown for the win. Smith, who came into Week 14 with 25 catches over his past three games, ran a route on 41 of Miami’s 52 drop backs. He’ll be a must-play option in Week 15 against Houston.
  • TB Wide Receiver #15
    Jalen McMillan caught 4-of-7 targets for 59 yards and two touchdowns in the Bucs’ Week 14 win over the Raiders.
    McMillan had struggled to find his footing heading into this game. He had four catches in just one other game and a max of 35 receiving yards. While we’re not saying he has fully arrived, this was easily the best McMillan has looked all year. He scored his first touchdown of the day on and fade route into the end zone from 15 yards out. McMillan later waltzed into the end zone on a well-designed screen late in the fourth quarter, icing the game for Tampa Bay. McMillan is still nothing more than a dart-throw WR5 heading into Week 15, but his breakout game could earn him more targets down the road.