Tell your friends (just not your leaguemates until next week)
by Lou Brunson
Did you watch all of those preseason games? No?! Well, that’s OK, I didn’t either. But I did go back and watch the relevant parts of all of the ones I missed to bring you this article. Let’s start off by setting some expectations about this column:
- Jobs are not won or lost in Week 1 of the preseason
- This is our first real look at how (most) coaching staffs feel about their players
- How veteran coaches rotate and dress players gives us more information compared to more inexperienced coaches
- No matter what he says, we do not trust Sean Payton.
Alright, we clear on those? Good. Let’s go!
Indianapolis Colts
The battle for the backup RB job behind Jonathan Taylor is real. Right now, Tyler Goodson is RB2a, DJ Giddens is RB2b, and Khalil Herbert is clearly RB4. Herbert probably doesn’t make the final 53.
Anthony Richardson dislocated his pinky on his throwing hand, but returned to practice the day after and is as fine as you can be after dislocating your pinky.
Baltimore Ravens
Keaton Mitchell is BACK from his horrific injury at the end of the ’23 season. All of his speed and explosiveness are there.
Cincinnati Bengals
Chase Brown was involved in every facet of the game with the starters, and Samaje Perine spelled him on third downs. Expect this to continue until/unless the coaching staff trusts Tahj Brooks.
Andrei Iosivas saw a lot of snaps with Joe Burrow and the starters as the third WR. Tyler Boyd had a sneaky great year as the WR3 in this offense just two years ago.
Philadelphia Eagles
Will Shipley looks like he has the edge over AJ Dillon for the RB2 job. This is a situation to keep an eye on.
Las Vegas Raiders
Jack Bech is clearly WR4 at this point. Based on seeing him move, his effort, and skills, it’s only a matter of time before he takes Tre Tucker‘s job.
Seattle Seahawks
They played an absolutely bruising style of football with multiple TEs and a fullback more often than not. If Seattle is going to be a viable football team this year, expect that trend to continue into the regular season.
Atlanta Falcons
Literally nobody of note played, so there wasn’t really anything to glean from their game. Maybe we get something in Week 2.
Detroit Lions
Isaac TeSlaa continues to pop on the field despite his rawness. The Lions have done a great job in recent years of playing to players’ strengths. He would be the Lions’ WR5 at best.
Carolina Panthers
Bryce Young looks miles better than Andy Dalton. That doesn’t seem like a big deal, but considering where we were just 12 months ago, it’s significant.
Xavier Legette needs to get straightened out in a hurry. He was ejected – from a preseason game! – for throwing punches. Jalen Coker and others are too good for him to keep that sort of thing up.
Cleveland Browns
The Browns held out Jerome Ford and Pierre Strong. It’s probably time to pump the brakes on Dylan Sampson, at least early in the year.
New England Patriots
TreVeyon Henderson is *electric*, but Rhamondre Stevenson will still get more work than fantasy owners would like.
Efton Chism will be A Thing – if he can get on the field.
Washington Commanders
The Commanders held out Brian Robinson and Austin Ekeler, along with most of the starters.
Jacory Croskey-Merritt started the game and performed well. The team has repeatedly talked up Croskey-Merritt, and we can see why.
New York Giants
Jaxon Dart looked very OK. He wasn’t great, he wasn’t bad. He looked like a rookie. All in all, we need to see more.
The Giants’ “ferocious” is the only word I have; defensive line will keep them in games and make the RBs more viable as a result.
Buffalo Bills
There’s really nothing to glean from Buffalo’s end aside from the fact that Elijah Moore may not be guaranteed a roster spot.
Minnesota Vikings
J.J. McCarthy looked like a rookie. He showed good anticipation on some throws and missed high on others, which are the same things we saw in him coming out of college.
Jordan Mason got all the run with the starters while Aaron Jones was held out.
Houston Texans
The Houston WRs beyond Nico Collins look messy, and we got no clarification in Week 1. Christian Kirk was held out with the other starters and will likely start across from Nico.
Jacksonville Jaguars
Travis Etienne got every snap with Trevor Lawrence and the starting offense.
I know I said we shouldn’t draw any conclusions from Week 1 of the preseason, but people are overlooking Brenton Strange way too frequently right now.
Trevor Lawrence still looks like Trevor Lawrence—both the good and the bad.
Pittsburgh Steelers
Jaylen Warren was held out with the other veteran starters. Kenneth Gainwell played only with the starters, and Kaleb Johnson played behind him. Tough to get much from this situation, but expect more from Gainwell and less from Kaleb, at least to start the year.
Los Angeles Rams
The Rams don’t play their starters in the preseason at all, and Jordan Whittington didn’t suit up for the game (no injury designation). Blake Corum and Jarquez Hunter did.
Dallas Cowboys
Dallas held KaVontae Turpin out with the rest of the starters, which likely tells us who they think is their WR3.
So many Dallas RBs are injured that it’s impossible to get too much from how they used their RBs this week.
Tennessee Titans
It’s a high ankle sprain for Tyjae Spears, and his status for Week 1 is uncertain.
Cam Ward, once again, looked like a rookie. He held the ball too long at times and tried to play hero. He also showed good touch and pacing on throws and a great chemistry with Calvin Ridley.
Van Jefferson is a starting WR for the Titans in 2WR sets with Tyler Lockett coming in as WR3. Elic Ayomanor and Chimere Dike are clear WR4 and WR5.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Rachaad White got the start and got hurt, with Sean Tucker replacing him. Tucker will be a thing if Rachaad White misses significant time, and the coaching staff won’t stop talking him up.
The Buccaneers’ WRs are all remarkable at catching the football outside of their frame. We’ve known this about Mike Evans and Chris Godwin, but it’s true of their young guns Jalen McMillan and Emeka Egbuka, too.
Kansas City Chiefs
Isiah Pacheco and only Pacheco played with the starters.
Brashard Smith was special teams only until the 3rd quarter. Elijah Mitchell should be your priority over Smith pretty easily.
Arizona Cardinals
James Conner and Trey Benson split time with the starters, with Benson playing deeper into the game with backups. Believe the “they’re both going to see regular work” hype.
Green Bay Packers
Jayden Reed is in a walking boot and is already uncertain for Week 1.
Matthew Golden played every snap with the first team offense.
New York Jets
The good = Breece Hall got 5/10 of the snaps with Justin Fields on the field.
The bad = He was pulled for Isaiah Davis on 3rd downs and routinely spelled by Braelon Allen.
Denver Broncos
RJ Harvey drew the start and the majority of plays with Bo Nix, despite the Broncos listing him as RB5.
J.K. Dobbins relieved him on 3rd/obvious passing downs.
Both Troy Franklin and Marvin Mims mixed in as starting WRs. I have two words for anyone trying to make sense of Sean Payton’s coachspeak and preseason player usage: Good luck!
San Francisco 49ers
San Francisco has so many injuries at WR and RB that we can’t really draw any conclusions from how they rotated players. Ricky Pearsall was rested with the starters, and that’s about it.
Chicago Bears
Only two starters for Chicago played, and they were both on defense.
Roschon Johnson has an injured foot and was out, but could have been held out because he’s a starter.
Tyson Bagent is a “backup QB who matters” for those of you in Superflex leagues.
Miami Dolphins
Jaylen Wright and Alexander Mattison alternated as backup RBs, but Wright was the only RB to get any snaps with Tua Tagovailoa. This has the look of a competition that isn’t over.
New Orleans Saints
Kendre Miller is the clear handcuff to Alvin Kamara. If you believe RBs in terrible offenses matter, that is.
Both Spencer Rattler and Tyler Shough are bad. Very bad.
Los Angeles Chargers
If Justin Herbert gets hurt, Trey Lance will be a backup who matters. Even if Taylor Heinicke technically wins the backup job, he won’t keep it for long.
Lou Brunson is a Senior Analyst and THE social media brains for Optimus Fantasy. Find his dynasty stylings on right here and at draftbuddy.com.
Did you watch all of those preseason games? No?! Well, that’s OK, I didn’t either. But I did go back and watch the relevant parts of all of the ones I missed to bring you this article. Let’s start off by setting some expectations about this column:
- Jobs are not won or lost in Week 1 of the preseason
- This is our first real look at how (most) coaching staffs feel about their players
- How veteran coaches rotate and dress players gives us more information compared to more inexperienced coaches
- No matter what he says, we do not trust Sean Payton.
Alright, we clear on those? Good. Let’s go!
Indianapolis Colts
The battle for the backup RB job behind Jonathan Taylor is real. Right now, Tyler Goodson is RB2a, DJ Giddens is RB2b, and Khalil Herbert is clearly RB4. Herbert probably doesn’t make the final 53.
Anthony Richardson dislocated his pinky on his throwing hand, but returned to practice the day after and is as fine as you can be after dislocating your pinky.
Baltimore Ravens
Keaton Mitchell is BACK from his horrific injury at the end of the ’23 season. All of his speed and explosiveness are there.
Cincinnati Bengals
Chase Brown was involved in every facet of the game with the starters, and Samaje Perine spelled him on third downs. Expect this to continue until/unless the coaching staff trusts Tahj Brooks.
Andrei Iosivas saw a lot of snaps with Joe Burrow and the starters as the third WR. Tyler Boyd had a sneaky great year as the WR3 in this offense just two years ago.
Philadelphia Eagles
Will Shipley looks like he has the edge over AJ Dillon for the RB2 job. This is a situation to keep an eye on.
Las Vegas Raiders
Jack Bech is clearly WR4 at this point. Based on seeing him move, his effort, and skills, it’s only a matter of time before he takes Tre Tucker‘s job.
Seattle Seahawks
They played an absolutely bruising style of football with multiple TEs and a fullback more often than not. If Seattle is going to be a viable football team this year, expect that trend to continue into the regular season.
Atlanta Falcons
Literally nobody of note played, so there wasn’t really anything to glean from their game. Maybe we get something in Week 2.
Detroit Lions
Isaac TeSlaa continues to pop on the field despite his rawness. The Lions have done a great job in recent years of playing to players’ strengths. He would be the Lions’ WR5 at best.
Carolina Panthers
Bryce Young looks miles better than Andy Dalton. That doesn’t seem like a big deal, but considering where we were just 12 months ago, it’s significant.
Xavier Legette needs to get straightened out in a hurry. He was ejected – from a preseason game! – for throwing punches. Jalen Coker and others are too good for him to keep that sort of thing up.
Cleveland Browns
The Browns held out Jerome Ford and Pierre Strong. It’s probably time to pump the brakes on Dylan Sampson, at least early in the year.
New England Patriots
TreVeyon Henderson is *electric*, but Rhamondre Stevenson will still get more work than fantasy owners would like.
Efton Chism will be A Thing – if he can get on the field.
Washington Commanders
The Commanders held out Brian Robinson and Austin Ekeler, along with most of the starters.
Jacory Croskey-Merritt started the game and performed well. The team has repeatedly talked up Croskey-Merritt, and we can see why.
New York Giants
Jaxon Dart looked very OK. He wasn’t great, he wasn’t bad. He looked like a rookie. All in all, we need to see more.
The Giants’ “ferocious” is the only word I have; defensive line will keep them in games and make the RBs more viable as a result.
Buffalo Bills
There’s really nothing to glean from Buffalo’s end aside from the fact that Elijah Moore may not be guaranteed a roster spot.
Minnesota Vikings
J.J. McCarthy looked like a rookie. He showed good anticipation on some throws and missed high on others, which are the same things we saw in him coming out of college.
Jordan Mason got all the run with the starters while Aaron Jones was held out.
Houston Texans
The Houston WRs beyond Nico Collins look messy, and we got no clarification in Week 1. Christian Kirk was held out with the other starters and will likely start across from Nico.
Jacksonville Jaguars
Travis Etienne got every snap with Trevor Lawrence and the starting offense.
I know I said we shouldn’t draw any conclusions from Week 1 of the preseason, but people are overlooking Brenton Strange way too frequently right now.
Trevor Lawrence still looks like Trevor Lawrence—both the good and the bad.
Pittsburgh Steelers
Jaylen Warren was held out with the other veteran starters. Kenneth Gainwell played only with the starters, and Kaleb Johnson played behind him. Tough to get much from this situation, but expect more from Gainwell and less from Kaleb, at least to start the year.
Los Angeles Rams
The Rams don’t play their starters in the preseason at all, and Jordan Whittington didn’t suit up for the game (no injury designation). Blake Corum and Jarquez Hunter did.
Dallas Cowboys
Dallas held KaVontae Turpin out with the rest of the starters, which likely tells us who they think is their WR3.
So many Dallas RBs are injured that it’s impossible to get too much from how they used their RBs this week.
Tennessee Titans
It’s a high ankle sprain for Tyjae Spears, and his status for Week 1 is uncertain.
Cam Ward, once again, looked like a rookie. He held the ball too long at times and tried to play hero. He also showed good touch and pacing on throws and a great chemistry with Calvin Ridley.
Van Jefferson is a starting WR for the Titans in 2WR sets with Tyler Lockett coming in as WR3. Elic Ayomanor and Chimere Dike are clear WR4 and WR5.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Rachaad White got the start and got hurt, with Sean Tucker replacing him. Tucker will be a thing if Rachaad White misses significant time, and the coaching staff won’t stop talking him up.
The Buccaneers’ WRs are all remarkable at catching the football outside of their frame. We’ve known this about Mike Evans and Chris Godwin, but it’s true of their young guns Jalen McMillan and Emeka Egbuka, too.
Kansas City Chiefs
Isiah Pacheco and only Pacheco played with the starters.
Brashard Smith was special teams only until the 3rd quarter. Elijah Mitchell should be your priority over Smith pretty easily.
Arizona Cardinals
James Conner and Trey Benson split time with the starters, with Benson playing deeper into the game with backups. Believe the “they’re both going to see regular work” hype.
Green Bay Packers
Jayden Reed is in a walking boot and is already uncertain for Week 1.
Matthew Golden played every snap with the first team offense.
New York Jets
The good = Breece Hall got 5/10 of the snaps with Justin Fields on the field.
The bad = He was pulled for Isaiah Davis on 3rd downs and routinely spelled by Braelon Allen.
Denver Broncos
RJ Harvey drew the start and the majority of plays with Bo Nix, despite the Broncos listing him as RB5.
J.K. Dobbins relieved him on 3rd/obvious passing downs.
Both Troy Franklin and Marvin Mims mixed in as starting WRs. I have two words for anyone trying to make sense of Sean Payton’s coachspeak and preseason player usage: Good luck!
San Francisco 49ers
San Francisco has so many injuries at WR and RB that we can’t really draw any conclusions from how they rotated players. Ricky Pearsall was rested with the starters, and that’s about it.
Chicago Bears
Only two starters for Chicago played, and they were both on defense.
Roschon Johnson has an injured foot and was out, but could have been held out because he’s a starter.
Tyson Bagent is a “backup QB who matters” for those of you in Superflex leagues.
Miami Dolphins
Jaylen Wright and Alexander Mattison alternated as backup RBs, but Wright was the only RB to get any snaps with Tua Tagovailoa. This has the look of a competition that isn’t over.
New Orleans Saints
Kendre Miller is the clear handcuff to Alvin Kamara. If you believe RBs in terrible offenses matter, that is.
Both Spencer Rattler and Tyler Shough are bad. Very bad.
Los Angeles Chargers
If Justin Herbert gets hurt, Trey Lance will be a backup who matters. Even if Taylor Heinicke technically wins the backup job, he won’t keep it for long.
Lou Brunson is a Senior Analyst and THE social media brains for Optimus Fantasy. Find his dynasty stylings on right here and at draftbuddy.com.
Did you watch all of those preseason games? No?! Well, that’s OK, I didn’t either. But I did go back and watch the relevant parts of all of the ones I missed to bring you this article. Let’s start off by setting some expectations about this column:
- Jobs are not won or lost in Week 1 of the preseason
- This is our first real look at how (most) coaching staffs feel about their players
- How veteran coaches rotate and dress players gives us more information compared to more inexperienced coaches
- No matter what he says, we do not trust Sean Payton.
Alright, we clear on those? Good. Let’s go!
Indianapolis Colts
The battle for the backup RB job behind Jonathan Taylor is real. Right now, Tyler Goodson is RB2a, DJ Giddens is RB2b, and Khalil Herbert is clearly RB4. Herbert probably doesn’t make the final 53.
Anthony Richardson dislocated his pinky on his throwing hand, but returned to practice the day after and is as fine as you can be after dislocating your pinky.
Baltimore Ravens
Keaton Mitchell is BACK from his horrific injury at the end of the ’23 season. All of his speed and explosiveness are there.
Cincinnati Bengals
Chase Brown was involved in every facet of the game with the starters, and Samaje Perine spelled him on third downs. Expect this to continue until/unless the coaching staff trusts Tahj Brooks.
Andrei Iosivas saw a lot of snaps with Joe Burrow and the starters as the third WR. Tyler Boyd had a sneaky great year as the WR3 in this offense just two years ago.
Philadelphia Eagles
Will Shipley looks like he has the edge over AJ Dillon for the RB2 job. This is a situation to keep an eye on.
Las Vegas Raiders
Jack Bech is clearly WR4 at this point. Based on seeing him move, his effort, and skills, it’s only a matter of time before he takes Tre Tucker‘s job.
Seattle Seahawks
They played an absolutely bruising style of football with multiple TEs and a fullback more often than not. If Seattle is going to be a viable football team this year, expect that trend to continue into the regular season.
Atlanta Falcons
Literally nobody of note played, so there wasn’t really anything to glean from their game. Maybe we get something in Week 2.
Detroit Lions
Isaac TeSlaa continues to pop on the field despite his rawness. The Lions have done a great job in recent years of playing to players’ strengths. He would be the Lions’ WR5 at best.
Carolina Panthers
Bryce Young looks miles better than Andy Dalton. That doesn’t seem like a big deal, but considering where we were just 12 months ago, it’s significant.
Xavier Legette needs to get straightened out in a hurry. He was ejected – from a preseason game! – for throwing punches. Jalen Coker and others are too good for him to keep that sort of thing up.
Cleveland Browns
The Browns held out Jerome Ford and Pierre Strong. It’s probably time to pump the brakes on Dylan Sampson, at least early in the year.
New England Patriots
TreVeyon Henderson is *electric*, but Rhamondre Stevenson will still get more work than fantasy owners would like.
Efton Chism will be A Thing – if he can get on the field.
Washington Commanders
The Commanders held out Brian Robinson and Austin Ekeler, along with most of the starters.
Jacory Croskey-Merritt started the game and performed well. The team has repeatedly talked up Croskey-Merritt, and we can see why.
New York Giants
Jaxon Dart looked very OK. He wasn’t great, he wasn’t bad. He looked like a rookie. All in all, we need to see more.
The Giants’ “ferocious” is the only word I have; defensive line will keep them in games and make the RBs more viable as a result.
Buffalo Bills
There’s really nothing to glean from Buffalo’s end aside from the fact that Elijah Moore may not be guaranteed a roster spot.
Minnesota Vikings
J.J. McCarthy looked like a rookie. He showed good anticipation on some throws and missed high on others, which are the same things we saw in him coming out of college.
Jordan Mason got all the run with the starters while Aaron Jones was held out.
Houston Texans
The Houston WRs beyond Nico Collins look messy, and we got no clarification in Week 1. Christian Kirk was held out with the other starters and will likely start across from Nico.
Jacksonville Jaguars
Travis Etienne got every snap with Trevor Lawrence and the starting offense.
I know I said we shouldn’t draw any conclusions from Week 1 of the preseason, but people are overlooking Brenton Strange way too frequently right now.
Trevor Lawrence still looks like Trevor Lawrence—both the good and the bad.
Pittsburgh Steelers
Jaylen Warren was held out with the other veteran starters. Kenneth Gainwell played only with the starters, and Kaleb Johnson played behind him. Tough to get much from this situation, but expect more from Gainwell and less from Kaleb, at least to start the year.
Los Angeles Rams
The Rams don’t play their starters in the preseason at all, and Jordan Whittington didn’t suit up for the game (no injury designation). Blake Corum and Jarquez Hunter did.
Dallas Cowboys
Dallas held KaVontae Turpin out with the rest of the starters, which likely tells us who they think is their WR3.
So many Dallas RBs are injured that it’s impossible to get too much from how they used their RBs this week.
Tennessee Titans
It’s a high ankle sprain for Tyjae Spears, and his status for Week 1 is uncertain.
Cam Ward, once again, looked like a rookie. He held the ball too long at times and tried to play hero. He also showed good touch and pacing on throws and a great chemistry with Calvin Ridley.
Van Jefferson is a starting WR for the Titans in 2WR sets with Tyler Lockett coming in as WR3. Elic Ayomanor and Chimere Dike are clear WR4 and WR5.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Rachaad White got the start and got hurt, with Sean Tucker replacing him. Tucker will be a thing if Rachaad White misses significant time, and the coaching staff won’t stop talking him up.
The Buccaneers’ WRs are all remarkable at catching the football outside of their frame. We’ve known this about Mike Evans and Chris Godwin, but it’s true of their young guns Jalen McMillan and Emeka Egbuka, too.
Kansas City Chiefs
Isiah Pacheco and only Pacheco played with the starters.
Brashard Smith was special teams only until the 3rd quarter. Elijah Mitchell should be your priority over Smith pretty easily.
Arizona Cardinals
James Conner and Trey Benson split time with the starters, with Benson playing deeper into the game with backups. Believe the “they’re both going to see regular work” hype.
Green Bay Packers
Jayden Reed is in a walking boot and is already uncertain for Week 1.
Matthew Golden played every snap with the first team offense.
New York Jets
The good = Breece Hall got 5/10 of the snaps with Justin Fields on the field.
The bad = He was pulled for Isaiah Davis on 3rd downs and routinely spelled by Braelon Allen.
Denver Broncos
RJ Harvey drew the start and the majority of plays with Bo Nix, despite the Broncos listing him as RB5.
J.K. Dobbins relieved him on 3rd/obvious passing downs.
Both Troy Franklin and Marvin Mims mixed in as starting WRs. I have two words for anyone trying to make sense of Sean Payton’s coachspeak and preseason player usage: Good luck!
San Francisco 49ers
San Francisco has so many injuries at WR and RB that we can’t really draw any conclusions from how they rotated players. Ricky Pearsall was rested with the starters, and that’s about it.
Chicago Bears
Only two starters for Chicago played, and they were both on defense.
Roschon Johnson has an injured foot and was out, but could have been held out because he’s a starter.
Tyson Bagent is a “backup QB who matters” for those of you in Superflex leagues.
Miami Dolphins
Jaylen Wright and Alexander Mattison alternated as backup RBs, but Wright was the only RB to get any snaps with Tua Tagovailoa. This has the look of a competition that isn’t over.
New Orleans Saints
Kendre Miller is the clear handcuff to Alvin Kamara. If you believe RBs in terrible offenses matter, that is.
Both Spencer Rattler and Tyler Shough are bad. Very bad.
Los Angeles Chargers
If Justin Herbert gets hurt, Trey Lance will be a backup who matters. Even if Taylor Heinicke technically wins the backup job, he won’t keep it for long.
Lou Brunson is a Senior Analyst and THE social media brains for Optimus Fantasy. Find his dynasty stylings on right here and at draftbuddy.com.
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