Eagles to spy Kaepernick?
by Brian Tesch | Thu, Sep 25th 2:36pm EDT
Eagles LB Marcus Smith addressed the press on the possibility of being used as a spy on Colin Kaepernick “What I learned from (spying) is you can’t overplay it,’’ Smith said. “You have to be able to. . .if he gets out of the pocket you have to be over there on him. You can’t be caught by the center or one of the guards. You know he can change the game, that’s how Kaepernick is.’’ (nj.com)
Fantasy Impact:
Smith was drafted as a rush LB in the Eagles transition to a 3-4 defense, but has had to fill in at middle linebacker due to injuries to Mychal Kendricks. The Eagles defense ranked dead last against the pass in 2013, and currently ranks 30th in 2014. Strategically, devoting a player strictly to contain a QB's rushing ability takes a player out of coverage responsibilities, which can harm an already vulnerable passing defense. All and all, its shaping up to be a plum match-up for Kaepernick in Week 4. He's currently ranked QB9 per FantasyPros experts, but after watching a far inferior QB (Kirk Cousins) torch the Eagles last week, I would boost Kaepernick even higher,
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