Greg Ward Week 2 Outlook - Rams at Eagles

By Mike Tagliere (FantasyPros), Thu, Sep 17th 2020, 9:04am EDT

We saw the Eagles try and stretch the field over and over against Washington last week, but maybe they dial it back this week after Wentz was sacked eight times? Wentz's average depth of target was 11.9 yards, which was the highest among all quarterbacks in Week 1. The Rams, like Washington, will bring pressure to Wentz. We saw the Cowboys take advantage of dumpoffs, completing 18-of-25 passes to wide receivers that amounted to just 190 scoreless yards. Ward is that safety valve over the middle of the field, though we are going to see Jalen Reagor's role increase as the weeks go on. Ward did tie DeSean Jackson with seven targets last week, so he wasn't a forgotten man, but he's a lower ceiling player. The Rams moved on from Nickell Robey-Coleman this offseason, which means they had to downgrade to Darious Williams. We watched the Cowboys target him quite a bit, which can be the case with Ward this week. He might be a Danny Amendola-type start from Week 1, which turned out 5/81/0. He's on the WR4/5 radar in this matchup, as it might suit his skillset the best.