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Thursday Fantasy Fliers, Week 3: Matt Jones and Larry Donnell
To be clear, Matt Jones doesn't even come close to qualifying as a "flier," not by the definition we try to use around here (in the neighborhood of 35 percent owned, or less). He blew up in Week 2, rushing for 123 yards and two scores. He was thus added in over 395,000 Yahoo leagues on Wednesday. Jones was, at least in my mind, the obvious No. 1 priority pick-up this week, a plausible fantasy starter on Thursday night. We shouldn't need to talk you into starting a breakout back you just claimed off the wire. But if you need a pep talk, here goes...
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Jones out-carried Alfred Morris on Sunday by a narrow margin, 19 to 18, but he more than doubled his teammate's rushing yardage, 123 to 59. The rookie is an explosive runner coming off a terrific preseason (7.0), and his O-line was opening wide lines against the Rams in Week 2. Jones is a big back (6-foot-2, 230) who appears to play much faster than his timed speed. If you're at all worried that last Sunday's 50/50 workload split between Jones and Morris was an anomalous occurrence, then we'll direct you to recent comments from Coach Gruden:
“There will be some games where maybe it won’t happen like that but our plan is to keep both backs fresh,” Gruden said. “I intend on them both getting plenty of touches. [Running Backs] Coach Randy Jordan does a great job with the substitution pattern. I don’t really care who’s in there. They’re both very, very good football players as long as they’re fresh.”
When things go according to script for Washington, Jones will see plenty of work. He's available at a friendly price in Yahoo's daily game ($17) and facing a Giants defense that allowed the eighth most fantasy points to RBs last season. Don't be surprised if Jones sees 12-15 touches (or more), delivering another spike. If you added him this week, flex him.
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Now let's consider someone who's more of a true flier, lightly owned and rarely started...
Larry Donnell, TE, New York Giants (37 percent owned, $13 in Yahoo daily)
One year ago, nearly to the day, Donnell erupted for seven catches and three touchdowns at Washington. Of course there's no reason to think that Donnell owns any special advantage over Washington's D — he produced a far less impressive fantasy line in the second meeting last season (2-11-0) — but prior success against an opponent certainly isn't a negative. Donnell saw six targets in last week's home loss to the Falcons, catching four balls, with a TD included. It would be a small surprise if he didn't draw 5-7 looks on Thursday night, with one or two opportunities inside-the-10. If you find yourself scrambling to replace, say, Ladarius Green (concussion), Dwayne Allen (ankle) or another ailing tight end, Donnell is a respectable option.
