The Guru's Notepad IDP Info, Notes from Week 12

As I watch games from Thursday through Monday Night Football, I take notes on the things that catch my eye. From injuries to unexpected box score production, both good and bad, to scheme quirks and situations that could affect a player's production in weeks to come. By Wednesday evening, I turn these notes and the subsequent news and investigation into the Eyes of the Guru column.

On Monday mornings, I will be sharing those raw notes. There will not be a lot of analysis or in-depth description. Those things take time and will come later in the week. The goal is to give our customers an early heads up on things that could impact your important decisions for the week, so if something in the notes is particularly important to your team, you can look into it on your own and/or wait until the EOTG comes out that week to get my take.

These are the notes from week eleven.

Arizona Cardinals

• Kyzir White elbow. Krys Barnes time 2-1 int? Josh Woods 6-1
• Jalen Thompson with a huge game 7-2-1 int. Budda Baker not so much 3-1

Atlanta Falcons

• Bye week

Baltimore Ravens

• Jadeveon Clowney 1-1-1 may be having the best season of his career. It might be time to buy.
• Marcus Williams 5-2 2PD

Buffalo Bills

• Dane Jackson and Taron Johnson concussions. Taylor Rapp taken off on a stretcher.

Carolina Panthers

• Vonn Bell 6-1
• Jaycee Horn and C.J. Henderson Jr. were both inactive. Troy Hill 3-5 3PD

Chicago Bears

• Tremaine Edmunds returns 4-4 int. Jack Sanborn 2-2-1 back to limited role.
• Montez Sweat with his first sackas a Bear.
• Jaquan Brisker 5-1
• Kyler Gordon 5-2, Tyrique Stevenson 3-1 FF/Int.

Cincinnati Bengals

• Jordan Battle starting SS? 86% 10-2, Dax Hill 6-1.
• B.J. Hill down. Might be Achilles.
• Cam Taylor-Britt quad.
• Slow day for Germaine Pratt.

Cleveland Browns

• No stats for Anthony Walker Jr.
• Ogbo Okoronkwo 4-1-1 with 4TFL

Dallas Cowboys

• Markquese Bell 6-4, back in the full-time role? Damone Clark 2-4 PD
• DaRon Bland 2-3 int/TD. Six pics on the year, three in the last 4 games.
• Sam Williams' third consecutive game with a sack.
• Micah Parsons went off for the second time in three weeks. 2-4-2.5.

Denver Broncos

• Baron Browning 3-0-1 FF
• Alex Singleton 11-5

Detroit Lions

• Alex Anzalone 11-4 FR, Derrick Barnes 6-2, Jack Campbell 5-4 snap counts?
• Aidan Hutchinson finally back on track 2-4-1 FF.
• Alim McNeill came through again 2-0-1.

Green Bay Packers

• Quay Walker 2-5, De'Vondre Campbell 6-1
• With Rudy Ford out, The Packers are shifting Jonathan Owens to SS and playing Anthony Johnson deep.

Houston Texans

• Blake Cashman 13-6-1 PD, any more questions?
• Christian Harris 3-0 2PD.
• Denzel Perryman's suspension reduced to 2 games. He returns in week 13 now.
• Jalen Pitre bounced back a little 4-2
• Derek Stingley Jr 3-3 int
• Will Anderson Jr. heating up. Has a sack in two of last three games.

Indianapolis Colts

• Bye week

Jacksonville Jaguars

• Disappointing numbers virtually across the board for Jags defenders

Kansas City Chiefs

• Monday Night Football

Las Vegas Raiders

• Marcus Epps neck. Isaiah Pola-Mao 4-3 int, finished the game
• Robert Spillane playing with a broken hand 6-7 PD
• Divine Deablo 3-4 FR snaps
• Tre'Von Moehrig 7-3.
• Nate Hobbs 6-2 FF/PD

Los Angeles Chargers

• Role change for Derwin James Jr. 5-2, playing the slot/rover role. Alohi Gilman 6-3, and Dean Marlowe 5-0 at safety. Snap counts?
• Joey Bosa left on a cart foot. Looked bad. Tuli Tuipulotu 3-0 PD TFL, will be the starter if Bosa misses time.

Los Angeles Rams

• Quentin Lake 7-1, keeps showing up on the stat sheet.

Miami Dolphins

• DeShon Elliott 1-0?
• Jalen Ramsey had two big interceptions but only one tackle to go with them.

Minnesota Vikings

• Ivan Pace Jr Jr. 7-3 FF. Anthony Barr had a role.

New England Patriots

• Bye week

New Orleans Saints

• Bye week

New York Giants

• Dane Belton with expanded role 3-2
• Kayvon Thibodeaux took advantage of the matchup 3-2-2 PD
• Big numbers continue for McKinney 8-4 FR, and Bobby Okereke 7-7 2FF

New York Jets

• Tony Adams hand/finger. Adrian Amos in at SS
• D.J. Reed is back 9-0 2TFL
• Quincy Williams started slow. His first tackle came in the third quarter, but he finished at 6-4.
• C.J. Mosley 1-3?

Philadelphia Eagles

• Monday Night Football

Pittsburgh Steelers

• Elandon Roberts 11-4 2TFL.
• Mykal Walker 0-2, Mark Robinson 0-1?
• Keanu Neal to IR; Trenton Thompson and Damontae Kazee were the safeties.

Seattle Seahawks

• Where is Jordyn Brooks? He was removed from the injury report on Friday but did not show up on the stat sheet until late in the third quarter. Finished 1-2.
• Jamal Adams was out. Julian Love 5-2 PD.
• Devon Witherspoon 5-3-1 PD.

San Francisco 49ers

• Talanoa Hufanga non-contact knee injury. Replaced by Ji'ayir Brown 2-2 Int 3PD.
• Chase Young with his first sack as a 49er.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

• Ryan Neal out thumb.
• Yaya Diaby shows up again 4-0-2.
• Jamel Dean banged up again, ankle/foot. Carlton Davis hip.
• Lavonte David groin 7-0-1, replaced by SirVocea Dennis 2-1.
• Devin White in hiding again 2-1.

Tennessee Titans

• KVon Wallace 6-0, Terrell Edmunds 4-1-1, Amani Hooker 3-1, Mike Brown 1-1. Jack Gibbens 2-2/Monty Rice 5-3/ Azeez Al-Shaair 3-2 what is going on here?

Washington Commanders

• 9 sacks versus the Giants
• David Mayo with a nice game 5-1-2
• Efe Obada carted off. KJ Henry 2-2-1.5 2PD at DE
• Percy Butler left with a back issue. Terrell Burgess replaced him.

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