James Robinson took another step forward, making me look stupid for doubting him. Despite a deficit that favored the passing game, Gardner Minshew leaned on him in the passing game, and Robinson made the most of it with 83 yards on six receptions. His receptions keep climbing each contest, and notably, he got the ball at the Miami 1, converting it for his second score of the night.
Todd Gurley, Kareem Hunt, LeGarrette Blount, and dozens of other contemporary RBs have augmented their fantasy value by earning a mountain of goal-line carries. By my count, it was Robinson's first punch-in of the season. While he's obviously been one of the great fantasy surprises so far, I still stubbornly believe he's not a franchise back. His 4.64 speed isn't disqualifying (James Conner's was 4.65). But he coughed it up six times last year at Illinois State, and I wonder at what point that might catch up to him.
Elsewhere, Minshew simply bombed while spreading the ball around once again (nine targets). As I wrote yesterday, good luck predicting which receiver will be fantasy relevant week to week. Unless this offense consolidates due to more injuries, you're rolling the dice starting a healthy D.J. Chark as anything more than a WR3 option most weeks, while Keelan Cole and Laviska Shenault are matchup-based flyers. All are highly TD-dependent.
For Miami, how insane that Matt Breida and Jordan Howard netted five yards on six combined touches, while Myles Gaskin's touches jumped from 13 in Week 2 to 27 last night. That's right: 27 touches for a guy whose claim to fame last year was not being Kalen Ballage. Look, if he's the lead guy, then he's the lead guy. But if I had Gaskin right now, I'd package him in trades to every opponent in my league. He's currently an RB3 you might be able to sell as an RB2.
And nice to see Ryan Fitzpatrick with his second good game of the year--and all the more impressive throwing only 20 passes for 180 yards. Meanwhile, DeVante Parker continues to catch nearly everything thrown his way. But this isn't 2019's DeVante Parker. Improved RB play and a developer Mike Gesicki--along with a presumably healthy Preston Williams--make Parker a risky weekly flex option. I highlighted this yesterday morning, and nothing I saw last night suggests otherwise.