Austin Davis is beginning to make a name for himself. (USATSI)
Austin Davis is beginning to make a name for himself. (USATSI)

Another weekend in the books. Time to review what we've learned ...

• Jerick McKinnon isn't ready to carry the load for the Vikings, but he played 38 percent of the team's snaps to Matt Asiata's 56 percent. That's close enough to being a timeshare for me to keep who I consider to be the superior back stashed on my bench.

• I was about ready to write off Eddie Lacy last week? Whaaaat? No, I knew he was just being tentative at the line of scrimmage and that this would be the week he snapped out of it, just like I knew James Starks would get almost the same number of carries in a blowout victory, leaving Lacy owners with a lingering shred of doubt as they decide whether or not to commit to him for the long haul. Oh, who am I kidding? We all missed our chance to buy low, and it'll haunt us until we've properly ripped someone off.

• Meanwhile, Brandon Marshall is averaging 29.3 yards in his last four games. "We all missed our chance to buy low ..."

• Kelvin Benjamin is only as good as Greg Olsen allows him to be. OK, so Benjamin kind of shot himself in the foot with the drops, but you'd rather a player be his own worst enemy because it means he's in control of his situation. A team-high 11 targets keeps him a must-start for me.

• Nobody who takes handoffs for the Panthers is of any interest to me in Fantasy. Get out of here with that weak sauce.

• How much was Ben Tate's breakthrough the inevitable result of him having a starting role and how much of it was his matchup against the Titans? These are the questions that keep me up at night. I'm generally for any running back who gets 20 carries, so I plan to start him against the Steelers in Week 6.

• Brian Hoyer, playing the gatekeeper role with Johnny Manziel lurking, hasn't gotten enough credit -- or any credit -- for his actual numbers. Sure, he relied heavily on Josh Gordon during the brief period he started for the Browns last year, but now four weeks in, he's proven to be competent with the team's current collection of castoffs and nobodies. I wouldn't count on another three-touchdown game, but he probably has some double-dippers in his future.

• Charlie Whitehurst, meanwhile, couldn't deserve any less credit for his numbers in relief of Jake Locker. His nice throw downfield to Justin Hunter on just his second pass of the game was offset by all his terrible throws downfield as the Titans desperately tried to hold on in the fourth quarter.

• As for Hunter, five targets aren't enough to move the needle for me, but oh, the things he could do if the Titans ever treated him like a legit No. 1.

• Ken Whisenhunt said Bishop Sankey would get more reps in Week 5. Ken Whisenhunt lied. Or at least changed his mind. I detect no malicious intent, so probably the latter, but that's of little consolation to the Fantasy owners who threw caution to the wind and started Sankey despite his lack of production up to that point. Word to the wise: Throwing caution to the wind is typically inadvisable in Fantasy since the reward rarely measures up to the risk. That said, Sankey's time is coming, so don't cut him.

• Bold prediction: Andrew Hawkins has more touchdowns than Travis Benjamin from here on out. If you're selecting a Browns receiver off the waiver wire, it shouldn't even be a contest.

• You want Austin Davis to be terrible so you can continue to ignore him and the Sam Bradford-less Rams, but every week is further evidence that he's not. I don't know if the Rams have the firepower to put him in position for multiple scores every week -- I'd certainly bet against him vs. San Francisco in Week 6 -- but his 7.9 yards per attempt is seventh-best in the league, which tells me he's actually attacking the defense instead of just checking down all the time.

• Brian Quick has at least added to the Rams' firepower. The two touchdowns were great and all, but Week 5 also represented his third game in four with nine targets. Time to move in on him.

• Benny Cunningham continues to remind us that Zac Stacy is not alone in the Rams' backfield, and with his lumbering style of running, he kind of needs to be to make a real impact in Fantasy. His longest run this season is only 16 yards. If not for his contributions in the passing game the last two weeks, Stacy would be looking like a rich man's Toby Gerhart, which isn't a good look for anybody.

• With 10 more targets Sunday, Jared Cook might be the most underrated tight end in Fantasy. That's three games in four with eight targets or more.

• Hooray, LeSean McCoy! Our season isn't ruined.

• Boo, Zach Ertz! You're like the anti-Jared Cook.

• Another stupid touchdown for stupid Antone Smith. I posted that headline directly to the player page of the Falcons' fourth-most used running back Sunday thinking justice had been done only to receive a slew of tweets and emails condemning me for calling poor, put-upon Antone Smith stupid. Well, if stupid isn't the right word for a player who scores a touchdown every time he touches the ball, regardless of where he is on the field, I don't know what it is. But I know we'll all feel stupid if we buy into him in his current role just like I know Mike Smith appears stupid for not giving him a bigger one.

• I just don't know about Roddy White anymore. It's been a long time since we've seen both him and Julio Jones healthy at the same time, and so far, Jones has swallowed up most of what made White great, reducing him to "pretty good" status.

• Andre Williams had another strong showing in relief of Rashad Jennings. Not only has he convinced me he's worth starting in Fantasy for however long Jennings misses with a sprained knee, but I wouldn't be surprised if he kept the job thereafter (though I'd rather he didn't.)

• Performances like Mike Glennon's ... and Brian Hoyer's and Austin Davis' ... make me think shelling out for the high-dollar quarterback, unless he's Peyton Manning and a near lock for three touchdown passes, isn't worth it for a weekly contest like FanDuel. A lot of good Drew Brees did me by comparison (which isn't to say Glennon, Hoyer or Davis has near the value of Brees in traditional Fantasy leagues, but ... you FanDuelers know what I'm talking about). 

• Khiry Robinson was a pretty nice play in FanDuel as well, but those days are probably over. Mark Ingram is considered a strong bet to come back from a broken hand after the Saints' bye in Week 6.

• As for Pierre Thomas, his value is more closely tied to Jimmy Graham's health, if you can believe it. Those eight catches didn't come out of nowhere.

• Go away, Doug Martin.

• Most obvious statement of the week:

I'm guessing that's a unanimous opinion.

• Why was I so scared of drafting Arian Foster again? I swear we overthink this stuff sometimes.

• Terrance Williams did it again in Week 5, scoring another touchdown on an absurdly low number of catches. And as Chris Towers' latest blog post about points left off the field noted, he could have had a second touchdown if he wasn't such a butterfingers. I don't know why Tony Romo has tunnel vision for him in the red zone, especially with Dez Bryant on the other side of the field, but I'm tired of fighting it.

• You know, I'm actually rooting for Fred Jackson to make a quick return from a sprained ankle. I'm thinking he's the more valuable commodity than C.J. Spiller at this point.

• Tell Sammy Watkins the switch from E.J. Manuel to Kyle Orton doesn't matter. Nice to see him make good on all those targets for once.

• I don't know when Calvin Johnson will return from his ankle injury, but I know I'm starting Golden Tate until he does. It's like no one else is on the field for the Lions.

• I'm going to guess Reggie Bush doesn't make a worthwhile Fantasy contribution this year. I understand he wasn't at 100 percent against the Bills, but really, George Winn? This coaching staff doesn't appreciate him.

• Well, that was pretty much the worst-case scenario for the Ravens backfield. I guess Justin Forsett has the upper hand since he plays the biggest role in the passing game, but 15 carries split three ways isn't a great situation in Fantasy no matter how you slice it. Frankly, the Saints' running back platoon is looking more appealing at this point.

• I'd be thrilled if Trent Richardson never got another carry for the Colts, but considering he and Ahmad Bradshaw split snaps nearly 50-50 in Week 5, I'm guessing that's not going to happen. And I wouldn't be surprised to see their roles reversed again next week.

• Apologies to all you Ben Roethlisberger, Le'Veon Bell and Antonio Brown owners. At least DSTs are still slam-dunks against the Jaguars.

• Stupid Montee Ball (there's that word again). I passed up Marshawn Lynch and Arian Foster for you, and now that your groin's all messed up, Ronnie Hillman might just take the job and run with it ... or at least open the door to a platoon down the line. Next Knowshon Moreno indeed. I'm telling you, throwing caution to the wind is about the worst thing you can do in Fantasy.

• All you Demaryius Thomas owners can breathe a sigh of relief, not that you ever should have needed one. Peyton Manning keeps the sky from falling.

• In leagues with 12 teams or fewer, I wouldn't plan on starting Michael Floyd or Larry Fitzgerald until Carson Palmer is back. The Cardinals are now down to their backup plan for Drew Stanton, which is a scary thought.

• I don't know about Michael Crabtree's foot. I don't know about his quarterback or his offense as a whole. After his next big game, I'm probably shopping him.

• Going this long without mentioning Branden Oliver is a failure in this blog's design. He should be the top waiver claim this week even with Ryan Mathews inching closer to a return. His performance Sunday came against what had been the league's top run defense.

• Remember: The Chargers threw the ball only nine times in the second half. They won't be pitching a shutout every week. You can relax, Keenan Allen and Eddie Royal owners.

• Who's ready to start Tom Brady? Yeah, I want to see him do it again, though I like the Patriots going back to a two-tight end attack. Maybe if Timothy Wright plays more than one-fifth of the team's snaps next week, he'll even be worth a pickup.

• This is a discouraging trend for Julian Edelman. I'm not going to overreact -- the targets are still there, and we don't need another Eddie Lacy scenario -- but with Wright, Rob Gronkowski and Brandon LaFell getting more involved, Brady is no longer so dependent on his slot receiver. We might have to start using him more judiciously in Fantasy.