Niners Nation goes with the prose to layout this week’s fantasy scouting report.
Fantasy Scouting Report: San Francisco 49ers
The 49ers find themselves in the position of not having their top fantasy performer this weekend. Frank Gore injured his ankle and will be out through their week 6 bye. The coaches have said they will not alter the offense just because he’s not in, which means Glen Coffee is a solid pickup this weekend, if you haven’t grabbed him yet. Coffee struggled early last weekend against the VIkings, but showed some solid progress later in the game. Given that the Rams defense isn’t all that great, I would expect a decent showing. Additionally, if you’re in a really deep league, RB Michael Robinson might be worth a look. The 49ers did not add a third running back so Robinson is the only backup. Robinson is a great pass catcher, so he’s worth a pickup in PPR leagues.
The 49ers defense continues to be a solid play, and is worth a start against the Rams. While turnovers can’t really be predicted in football, the 49ers defense plays an aggressive brand of football meaning interceptions and sacks. Additionally, while many may consider the field goal block “lucky,” the 49ers had been getting close in previous weeks, so we might see another field goal block before the season is done.
Finally, even though the coaches have said they won’t alter the play-calling, this could be a good week to start Vernon Davis or Isaac Bruce. I just think we’ll see bit more passing than usual and one of those would like be the primary beneficiary. Davis had the best game of his career last week and might finally be turning into the receiver fans have been clamoring for since he was drafted.
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