Each week Ray Flowers will give his thoughts on a serious of fantasy football players. Should you hold on to the guy? Should you be moving on from the player? Is his recent run of success sustainable? Why does he stink so bad – will he rebound? Ray will break it all down before rendering his verdict on the player.
 

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QUARTERBACK 

Austin Davis Rams
Seven hundred yards and six scores the past two games gets your attention. Davis, however, has long been projected as a backup in the NFL. Not that players don't overshoot their draft status (think Tom Brady), but the skills certainly do not suggest an elite performer with Davis. He's still not great at the deep ball, and in fact his arm would barely be considered average. It's also unlikely that Jeff Fisher wants to throw the ball 42 and 49 times like Davis has the last two games.
Verdict: SELL. Is he going to perform like Aaron Rodgers? Of course not. We all know a pull-back is coming. Get ahead of the sinking ship and sell him. He cost you nothing to add anyway.

Russell Wilson, Seahawks
In the SiriusXM Experts League Wilson, even after his dominating performance in Week 5, is the #10 ranked QB. Could he finish at that level this season? Yes he could. At the same time... (1) The Seahawks don't pass. Their average of 28 passes a week is the second lowest mark in football. The Colts lead football with 44 attempts a game. (2) Wilson is averaging 217.3 yards passing a week. That's the 5th worst mark in football. (3) Though he destroyed it with his legs against Washington (122 yards, 1 TD) Wilson averaged just 29 yards a game on the ground his first three outings this season. Last year he averaged 33.7 yards a game on the ground. (4) He has only two rushing scores in his last 20 games. Wilson will see a pull back in his work, hard to think he holds a 112.9 QB Rating and 70.3 completion percentage, and that too should temper the enthusiasm.
Verdict: SELL. You almost certainly drafted Russell as your QB2, so unless you're struggling with Tom Brady or Cam Newton as your QB1 it's likely that you don't have to depend on Wilson to lead your team. Capitalize on the hysteria generated from his Monday Night Football outing to extract a pretty penny from a league-mate. 

RUNNING BACK

Storm Johnson, Jaguars
What a name. Johnson is getting tons of push from his coaches this week and the fantasy game is reacting in kind with Johnson's value skyrocketing. Who is Storm? He's a big back who can have success up the gut of a defense. His feet are quick and he has nice leg drive. Also pretty good hands to help out as a pass catcher. However, he's not juking many defenders, doesn't have elite top end speed, and may have trouble getting to the edge on runs. Hard to think he's ready to help in pass protection at this point either. He's a one cut, downhill runner who also has had some issues securing the pigskin. 
Verdict: SELL. There are literally four men in the mix to touch the football. The o-line is far from impressive (Pro Football Focus had a piece this week that listed the Jags' o-line as 24th in the NFL). The QB is a turnover machine right now. Oh, and there are the measureables with Storm that don't suggest anything near elite level talent. 

Trent Richardson, Colts 
Ahmad Bradshaw. The man is an excellent football player. He's also injury prone. To the extreme. In seven previous seasons he's appeared in all 16 games one time. The last three seasons he's missed four, two and 13 games. His body, especially his feet, simply cannot take the punishment that 16 games puts on a body. When Bradshaw goes down who do you think his looks will go to? Daniel Herron? When Bradshaw gets hurt we could be looking at T-Rich as a potential 20 touch a week back.
Verdict: BUY. No one believes in Richardson anymore, and if he's your RB2 you aren't happy. Buy while the price is low. At worst you would be getting a flex option. 

C.J. Spiller, Bills
Remove his 47 yard run in Week 2 and Spiller is averaging 2.8 YPC. Awful. He has been held to two or fewer yards on 34 of his 62 carries this season. Awful. The Bills have shown a vexing inability to deploy him properly, and everyone other than the coaching staff seems to know if. Awful. 
Verdict: BUY. Wait, what? Why? Spiller is still a dynamic talent who can take the ball to the house on any touch. The Bills simply must do a better job of getting him the ball in space. Hopefully they will. The cost will be minimal on Spiller in the trade market as well, and that's intriguing. Finally, Fred Jackson is 33 years old and is always seemingly dealing with some physical malady. 

WIDE RECEIVER 

Davonte Adams, Packers
Adams will, best case scenario, be the third option for the Packers. That limits his upside. Two key factors that speak to his potential to help in the fantasy game. (1) Jarrett Boykin could miss more than Week 6 with a groin issue. This could allow the more talented Adams to establish himself. (2) The Packers are getting nada from their tight ends. In the past Jermichael Finley was there to challenge defenses and do some things. Without that mouth to feed there is room in the offense for another wideout to step forward. Oh, and his QB likes him. “Davante, he’s open on film a lot,” Aaron Rodgers said. “He’s run a lot of good routes. He only had one catch last week, but if he stays confident and keeps making plays like he’s doing in practice, the ball is going to keep coming his way.” 
Verdict: BUY. Cost is the determining factor here. If you have to blow your FAAB or deal usable pieces to get him, pass. If the move is merely to saunter over to the waiver-wire and click on Adams name, have at it. 

Marques Colston, Saints
Oddly, there are no reports that Colston is physically damaged. I write that because about the only times in his career in which Colston hasn't had success is when he's been playing through injury. At this point we're just left to ponder a few things. (1) He's lost his burst and can no longer separate. (2) Teams are doing everything they can to stop him. (3) There are simply better options for the Saints to throw to. I could buy "1", there's zero truth to "2" and with Brandin Cooks and Jimmy Graham around "3" appears accurate as well. The most disheartening thing for Colston is that there have been three games this season when he's had six or fewer targets thrown his way. The last four years he averaged 7.98 targets a game. 
Verdict: SELL. With a caveat though. I would move on in a 10 team league. In a 12 team league you could certainly consider dropping the vet as well. If I was in a league bigger than that I would still be holding. 

Denarius Moore, Raiders
Interim coach Tony Sparano said that Moore gets a clean slate. He needs it. Moore has been a healthy scratch this season, and in the three games he's played we're talking about eight catches for 60 yards. Still, Moore is a game-changing talent who attacks the ball with ferocity. If his head is on right there's little reason to think he couldn't once again be a productive player, especially with the Raiders offense in desperate need of game-breaking talent. At worst he will be the Raiders WR3 if he's going well and there's enough talent/opportunity for him to excel if given the chance. 
Verdict: BUY. Moore is on waiver and he won't cost you anything to add. If you have a dead roster spot, take a shot. If you don't, you can pass. Even though I'm saying "buy" it's only if there is no cost associated with adding him. 

Mohamed Sanu, Bengals
A moderate talent, Sanu will be thrust into a role of prominence with A.J. Green (toe) and Marvin Jones (ankle) on the sidelines. Sanu has already seen 17 targets the past two weeks and he could be in line for double-digit looks against the Jags this week. At the same time he's only scored four times in his last 20 games, and those he's had two nice games this year he's also had two other outings in which he failed to reach 45 yards. 
Verdict: SELL. His window for success is likely small. Once the Bengals get healthy - Green and Jones are back - Sanu settles in as the third wideout on a team that is throwing the ball just 29.3 times a week, the third lowest total in football.

TIGHT END

Jordan Reed, Redskins
Reed (concussion) might finally return to game action this weekend. If you're having issues at tight end, now is the time to add Reed. You don’t want to wait until he goes out and catches five passes for 73 yards an a touchdown. Be proactive. Niles Paul is around and he isn't going to disappear, but Reed should be the "lead" guy out of the two even when both are healthy (Paul has had health issues of his own). 
Verdict: BUY. Reed is undoubtedly a huge injury risk, but through 10 NFL games he's averaged 4.6 receptions and 50.3 yards. Do that over 16 games and you end up with 74 receptions and 805 yards. 

Tim Wright, Patriots 
Here are the snap counts for Wright through five games: 19, 21, 8, 5 and 16. At this point he's ranked 73rd at the tight end position in terms of the percentage of offensive snaps he's been on the field. Think about that folks. Some names above him on the percentage of teams plays that a guy is on the field, and it's an illustrious list, include guys like Vance McDonald and Rob Housler. Wright has been on the field 19.1 percent of Patriots snaps. Eric Ebron has been on the field 40.8 percent of the time. Larry Donnell has been on the field 79.0 percent of the time. There are six tight ends with at least a mark of 90 percent. Wright isn't on the field enough for me to trust him at this point. 
Verdict: SELL. Maybe I'm wrong here, but I just can't get overly excited about a tight end that really should be, given his size, playing wideout like Anquan Boldin. 


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