Sunday gave us a tough first game from which to judge the playing-time split among Seattle's top three WRs. Rashid Shaheed assumed the No. 3 role in his first game with the team, just five days after arriving in trade. But he played just five fewer snaps than Jaxon Smith-Njigba and ran just three fewer routes. Cooper Kupp -- in his return from missing Week 9 with injury -- led the trio in snaps. Total pass routes went:
Seahawks WR Cooper Kupp (hamstring, heel) is active for today’s game vs. the Cardinals. He was a full-go in Friday’s practice. Kupp isn’t a viable Week 10 fantasy starter, but we’ll be keeping a close eye on how snaps and routes are divvied up between him and WR Rashid Shaheed. WR Tory Horton (groin, shin) is inactive, as expected.
ESPN's Jeremy Fowler reports that Seahawks WR Cooper Kupp (hamstring) is expected to play vs. the Cardinals this afternoon. NFL Network's Ian Rapoport is a little less sure. Kupp "has a better shot of playing this week than last week," Rapoport writes. "It's still up in the air, but he's got a chance." Kupp was a full participant in Friday's practice, so we'd be a little surprised if he didn't play. He'd come with elevated risk in fantasy lineups, though, and wasn't even putting up good numbers when healthy. But Kupp's availability could put a cap on WR Rashid Shaheed's snaps in his Seattle debut. We'll be keeping a close eye on the WR usage here.
Seahawks WR Cooper Kupp (hamstring, heel) is questionable for this weekend’s game vs. the Cardinals. He was a full participant in Friday’s practice, so we’re expecting him to play. WR Tory Horton, meanwhile, is listed as doubtful after missing practice on Thursday and Friday with a shin injury. That’ll leave Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Kupp, and the newly acquired Rashid Shaheed as Seattle’s top three WRs against Arizona.
Seahawks WR Cooper Kupp (hamstring, heel) did not practice on Wednesday. He's droppable from fantasy rosters after Seattle added WR Rashid Shaheed at the trade deadline, but we are still expecting a healthy Kupp to play plenty of snaps for his blocking prowess. His absence vs. the Cardinals this weekend would leave Shaheed and Tory Horton as the clear No. 2 and 3 WRs behind Jaxon Smith-Njigba.
WR Rashid Shaheed was traded from the New Orleans Saints to the Seattle Seahawks at the trade deadline, adding more weapons for QB Sam Darnold. The move breathes new fantasy life into Shaheed, who was struggling to perform consistently with QBs Spencer Rattler and Tyler Shough in New Orleans. Now he joins Jaxon Smith-Njigba and Cooper Kupp as a deep threat to take the top off the defense. It is an upgrade for Shaheed and the Seahawks. The Saints receive a fourth and fifth round pick for Shaheed.
WR Rashid Shaheed drew a team-high nine targets in Sunday's loss to the Rams. That more than doubled the total for his nearest teammates (Chris Olave and Juwan Johnson tied at four). Shaheed also led all Saints in receptions (5) and receiving yards (68). That marked the third straight game in which Shaheed has garnered at least nine targets.
Saints WR Rashid Shaheed (hip) is active for today’s game vs. the Rams. He was limited in practice all week and listed as questionable, but we never sensed any real concern about his status. Shaheed is a low-end WR3 in QB Tyler Shough’s first start.
Saints WR Rashid Shaheed (hip) is expected to play vs. the Rams today, according to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport. Shaheed was limited in practice all week and listed as questionable, although we never sensed any concern about his availability for this one. Between the hip issue and QB Tyler Shough making his first start, though, Shaheed shapes up as a risky WR3 play today.
Saints WR Rashid Shaheed (hip) was limited in practice all week and is listed as questionable for Sunday’s game vs. the Rams. HC Kellen Moore said Friday that Shaheed is “trending” to play. We’ll look for further updates on his status. We won’t get New Orleans’ inactives until a little after 2:30 pm ET on Sunday.
Saints WR Chris Olave was the one shining spot of the Saints’ offense going 5-98-2 on 7 targets. He had the only scores of the entire day for the Saints who only mustered 14 points against the Bears. TE Juwan Johnson went 5-79-0 on seven targets while WR Rashid Shaheed led the team with nine targets only going 4-40-0.
The forecast for today's Saints-Bears game calls for winds of 15 mph with gusts around 30. That's enough to impact the passing and kicking games. We've made some projection docks to both passing games, although guys like QB Caleb Williams and WRs Rome Odunze and Chris Olave can remain in fantasy lineups. Avoid both kickers in this game. The over/under in this one has dropped from 46.5 to 44.5.
The New Orleans Saints have named Spencer Rattler as the team’s Week 1 starting QB, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
Saints TE Juwan Johnson described new HC Kellen Moore's system as a "fast-break offense." Johnson added that he's "really excited" about the scheme.
Saints WR Rashid Shaheed looks "completely recovered" from last year's season-ending knee injury, The Times-Picayune's Matthew Paras wrote from OTAs. Shaheed went down with a meniscus injury in October that required a full repair. He's now seven months removed from that surgery, which was expected to sideline him for 4-6 months.
NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reports that Saints QB Derek Carr has a shoulder injury that might cost him the upcoming season.
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