The downward trend for Zamir White apparently continues. After being drafted as a potential upside starter at running back this offseason, White has seen limited utilization and chronic inefficiency crater his fantasy value through four games this year. His inability to produce has also apparently caught the attention of HC Antonio Pierce for the wrong reasons, as Pierce said earlier this week that veteran RB Alexander Mattison is deserving of more touches moving forward and that he would get them. Regardless of whether that’s coach speak or not, missing practice in the week immediately following those comments doesn’t bode well for White’s fantasy prospects going into a tough divisional clash with the Broncos. They’re calling it a groin injury for White this week, and we’d have to imagine his status for Week 5 is very much up in the air with the amount of negative press surrounding the third-year back. If he would miss, Alexander Mattison would become an attractive flex option after showing that he can produce in the backfield despite operating in a less than encouraging offensive system. Even if White would start, though, it would be hard to make an argument for him to be in lineups given the matchup against the Broncos (10th-fewest fantasy points per game allowed to RBs) and Antonio Pierce’s apparent affinity for Alexander Mattison.
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