Week 7 Injury/Depth Chart Report

Arizona Cardinals - Anquan Boldin has missed some practices, and he's questionable to play this weekend.  It has already been reported that he'll probably be a game time decision, so make sure to check on game day as to whether or not he's active.

Atlanta Falcons - Jerious Norwood is likely out for a while, so Jason Snelling will take his role on passing downs.  Turner even caught a couple passes last week, so perhaps he'll see a couple more looks as well.

Baltimore Ravens - Bye week.

Buffalo Bills - Trent Edwards is out at least one week, so Ryan Fitzpatrick will replace him as the starter.  As we saw with Cincy last year, it's not a good thing for the fantasy value of the wideouts.  Evans had a great game last week, but keep in mind he was facing a hobbled Lito Sheppard.  Fred Jackson was moved onto returns, so this is an indication that Marshawn Lynch is back as the lead RB.

Carolina Panthers - Steve Smith bitched about not getting the ball, which was poor timing on his part since his team had just picked up a win.  Regardless, expect him to respond with a good game this week.

Cincinnati Bengals - Benson gets a revenge game against the Bears, so this should be interesting.  Perhaps the Bears D will focus on him and allow Palmer to have his overdue breakout game.

Chicago Bears - None.

Cleveland Browns - Derek Anderson will continue to start for reasons unknown to any logical football fan.

Dallas Cowboys - Miles Austin has officially won the starting job opposite Roy Williams, so this is good news for Tony Romo and the entire offense.  Marion Barber claims he's alright, but his performance so far has indicated otherwise.  Expect Barber and Choice to continue sharing snaps moving forward.  Felix Jones is supposed to return, but don't expect him to play a major role.

Denver Broncos - Bye week.

Detroit Lions - Bye week.

Green Bay Packers - The offensive line continues to be a problem, and thanks to Clifton's re-injury and Tauscher's lack of readiness, no immediate help is on the way.  Luckily they play Cleveland this week.

Houston Texans - It's worth repeating that Owen Daniels has passed Kevin Walter as the secondary option of this passing game.  Walter is not a WR3, although he will have some good weeks mixed in.

Indianapolis Colts - Anthony Gonzalez, in a disappointing bit of news, is still not ready to return.  Given how the Colts have handled news regarding knee injuries in the past, this isn't surprising in hindsight.  Continue to stash Gonzalez, however.  Pierre Garcon and Austin Collie will continue to play plenty, and both are WR3 options for bye weeks.

Jacksonville Jaguars - Bye week.

Kansas City Chiefs - None.

Miami Dolphins - None.

Minnesota Vikings - Adrian Peterson nicked his ankle last week, but it is not a concern.  Sidney Rice has emerged as a fantasy force.

New England Patriots - With Sammy Morris likely out this week, Laurence Maroney returns as the featured runner, and he's a RB2 option this week in a great match up.  Understand that there's some downside to using him given the nature of this team, especially if he struggles early on, but the upside for this game is great.

New Orleans Saints - Pierre Thomas is still the featured RB early on, but Mike Bell is the goal line RB, and he's also considered the closer when the Saints are winding out the clock.  Thomas is a risky RB2 play, but he can be used as a bye week replacement.

New York Giants - Mario Manningham continues to hold off Hakeem Nicks for now, with Manningham remaining the starter, but both are splitting snaps.  Nicks has looked excellent when on the field.  Both are very risky WR3s thanks to the fact they don't play all game.

New York Jets - Jerricho Cotchery is still struggling with his hamstring injury, and while there's a chance he plays this week, I would not advise using him until he shows that he's close to 100%.  Thomas Jones and Leon Washington are a good RB2s this week against the Raiders run defense, especially since I think you'll see New York pass less with Sanchez's recent struggles.

Oakland Raiders - Justin Fargas seems to have passed Michael Bush as the starter, but using either against the Jets is a poor idea.

Philadelphia Eagles - Kevin Curtis is out indefinitely, so Jeremy Maclin will start the rest of the season.  He's a WR3.

Pittsburgh Steelers - Mendenhall was announced as the starter, and Parker is still battling the effects of his turf toe.  Mendenhall is a borderline RB1 moving forward.

San Diego Chargers - None.

San Francisco 49ers - Gore has returned to a full practice and will resume his RB1 status.  Michael Crabtree will play plenty, but there are conflicting reports on whether or not he's starting, and there's a chance he'll split snaps with Josh Morgan.  The 49ers would be best served by starting both Crabtree and Morgan, but they don't appear to be interested in doing that.

Seattle Seahawks - Bye week.

St. Louis Rams - Donnie Avery is battling a hip injury that knocked him out of week 6, and he's questionable this week.  I wouldn't use him.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers - Cadillac is the featured Bucs runner, leaving high priced free agent acquisition Derrick Ward to clean up the scraps.  Earnest Graham was officially moved back to fullback with the season-ending injury to B.J. Askew, so he can safely be dropped in all leagues.

Tennessee Titans - Bye week.

Washington Redskins - Campbell will start again this week, but he's clearly on a short leash.  He is in no way a fantasy option.