Redskins' Chris Cooley Out for Year: Who Will Replace Him on Your Fantasy Team?

Ryan Lester by Columnist Written on October 27, 2009
LANDOVER, MD - OCTOBER 18: Tight end Chris Cooley #47 of the Washington Redskins is tackled by Derrick Johnson #58 of the Kansas City Chiefs during their game October 18, 2009 at FedEx Field in Landover, Maryland. Kansas City kicker Ryan Succop had 4 field goals as the Chiefs won the game 14-6.  (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

 

The black cloud over our Washington, D.C. continues to hover.

No, I’m not going political on you. I’m talking about the sinking ship that is the Washington Redskins.

They received another blow today when they learned that Chris Cooley would miss the season with a broken foot suffered in last night’s loss to the Philadelphia Eagles.

The Redskins are a lost cause, but your fantasy team is not.

Here are some reasonably available tight ends that you can hopefully grab to fill Cooley’s void.

 

Benjamin Watson, New England Patriots

He’s hit or miss, but he does have four TDs and is the 11th-ranked fantasy tight end in non-PPR leagues. Watson has had one monster game, three solid games, and three duds. He’s on bye, so he won’t help you this week.

41 percent Yahoo! owned, 25.6 percent ESPN

 

Zach Miller, Oakland Raiders

More of a focal point than Watson, but is also inconsistent, mainly because of poor QB play. Miller has had three good games and four bad games and is the 13th-ranked fantasy TE. I’d take him over Watson in a heartbeat.

55 percent Yahoo!, 60.1 percent ESPN

 

Todd Heap, Baltimore Ravens

Heap is the 15th highest scoring TE, and fortunately he has already had his bye. He has just one big game but no duds. He’s probably the safest option available.

51 percent Yahoo!, 39 percent ESPN

 

Tony Scheffler, Denver Broncos

Scheffler is the 18th-ranked fantasy TE and also has had his bye. He’s had one big game, two decent games, and three stinkers. He’s been more involved in recent weeks though, which makes him a decent option.

24 percent Yahoo!, 18.7 percent ESPN

 

Marcedes Lewis, Jacksonville Jaguars

Lewis is the 20th-ranked fantasy TE. He’s had two big games and four duds. He’s had his bye already, which helps, but he isn’t the best choice here.

17 percent Yahoo!, 7.2 percent ESPN

 

Dustin Keller, New York Jets

Keller is the 21st-ranked fantasy TE but has had five duds in a row after starting off strong. He hasn’t had his bye yet either.

51 percent Yahoo!, 61.9 percent ESPN

 

Sean Ryan, Kansas City Chiefs

Ryan is the 23rd-ranked fantasy TE, so we’re starting to reach. He’s had two good games, five duds, and is on bye.

Five percent Yahoo!, 1.1 percent ESPN

 

Fred Davis, Washington Redskins

You can always replace Cooley with his replacement. Davis did score a TD last night and was heavily involved in the passing game with eight catches for 78 yards. He has the ability. Now he finally gets the opportunity.

One percent Yahoo!, 0.3 percent ESPN 

 

Originally published at LestersLegends.com.

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