Daily Dynasty Update – March 27th

The Packers are preparing to break out receiver Jarrett Boykin as a replacement to James Jones. He’ll be a hot dynasty commodity heading in to 2014.
In a small upset, defensive end Jared Allen signed with the Bears. He’s nowhere near the top IDP lineman, as he was a few years ago, but should still be a probably double-digit sack candidate. The Bears also signed Lamarr Houston to draw most of the attention on the line which should free Allen up.
Rams coach Jeff Fisher expects running back Zac Stacy to get 70% of the carries in St. Louis. That’s welcome news to Stacy dynasty owners and should make Stacy a low-end RB1/high-end RB2 option for a few years.
Giants coach Tom Coughlin still has to solve his tight end question, leaving Adrien Robinson’s dynasty potential flapping in the wind. Look for New York to draft a tight end at some point.
Coughlin also added he sees new running back Rashad Jennings as an every-down back. Jennings’ stock will never be higher and might be an asset to trade in dynasty leagues for win-now teams.
In other workhorse back news, new Bucs coach Lovie Smith confirmed Doug Martin is his man. Martin will be in-line for RB1 running back duties in dynasty leagues this year.

Daily Dynasty Update – March 5th

The Broncos have all but confirmed that Montee Ball will be the starting running back heading in to 2014. Luckily for Ball dynasty owners, Denver has wisely turned to him over Knowshon Moreno.
In other running back news, Cincinnati’s Gio Bernard is expected to get 300 carries and should greatly benefit from new offensive coordinator Hue Jackson.
Former Vikings defensive end Jared Allen is going to hit the market. Depending on the team, he could be a useful sack specialist that hovers around double digits but won’t last much longer in dynasty leagues.

Free agent receiver Andre Roberts might not be back in Arizona which could be good or bad. Good in that he could earn a starting role somewhere else. But bad because he might not be in a pass-oriented offense like the one in Arizona and still might not be a starter. Roberts dynasty relevancy is fading.
Jaguars tight end Marcedes Lewis should be back in Jacksonville and, should the Jaguars draft a quarterback as they’re expected to do, have his best year in a while. Lewis is still only a TE2 in any format but in a league where tight ends are becoming increasingly valuable, Lewis could be a decent buy-low candidate.
Free agent Jared Allen is expected to convert to a situational pass rusher after dominating the position for so long. It doesn’t mean Allen can’t still be effective in the sacks department but his value in dynasty has been sapped. If you haven’t considered trading on his name, now is the time.

Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford went 22 of 33 for 217 yards for a 6.6 YPA, another sub-par performance without Calvin Johnson. It’ll be interesting to see what the Lions do with the coaching staff and who it will affect. No matter what they do, Stafford will have even more pressure on him to perform next year.
Vikings running back Matt Asiata had 14 carries for 115 yards for an 8+ YPC. He will not be an option next year on dynasty rosters.
Lions running back Reggie Bush had an abysmal 2.3 YPC with 32 yards on 14 carries but added five catches for 33 yards and a touchdown. Bush’s value has definitely taken a hit with Joique Bell in the fold. It could be affected further depending on any coaching changes. Stay tuned.
Vikings end Jared Allen had two more sacks for 11.5 on the year. Allen had 6.5 in the last five games of the year, showing he’s still got it. Allen will, most likely, sign with another team for 2014 and is still a viable IDP option.