Randall Cobb - WR, Green Bay Packers

Randall Cobb's first three weeks were great for his owners, capped by a three touchdown performance Week 3. Since Week 4 it has been a different story. "Randall Cobb with cable" type of stuff is going on. In the past three weeks Cobb has seen 19 targets and reeled in ten of those, gaining 105 yards and with zero touchdowns.

Lacy owners have been hurting for a long time, but Cobb owners are starting to join the misery party in Green Bay. Complaints from Cobb are arising that he is seeing so many double teams that it's forcing the ball to go elsewhere. Aaron Rodgers is too smart and Green Bay has enough options (even without Jordy Nelson) where they aren't going to force the ball into double coverage.

Cobb has a bye week, then a date with Denver's Aqib Talib, and then a date with Carolina's young upstart shutdown corner Josh Norman. Things don't look promising for Cobb in the near future.

Joseph Randle - RB, Dallas Cowboys

The bye week was very bad to Joseph Randle. According to many sources close to the Dallas Cowboys, Christine Michael is poised to take over as the starting running back in Week 7 against the New York Giants. It would appear that Joseph Randle's carelessness with the ball and general play style isn't meshing with what Dallas coaches want to see.

It seems that his stretching for the goal line and putting the football out there in a vulnerable spot really put him in the doghouse. Outside of this, the coaches seem encouraged by Christine Michael and want to see what he's got. Just as Michael is trending up from this news, Randle's stock takes a big hit.

Eddie Lacy – RB, Green Bay Packers

So now the Green Bay Packers are 6-0 and for all intents and purposes, they would probably be exactly where they are with or without Eddie Lacy. The Packers gave Lacy only six touches in a shootout with the San Diego Chargers, who boast quite the horrid rush defense.

James Starks got the bulk of the work after Packers' Head Coach Mike McCarthy said that he wanted to give Starks some more snaps after running strong for a few weeks now, as well as his effort in practice. Lacy hasn't scored since Week 1, and has yet to have a 100 yard rushing game. Week 6 saw Lacy rush four times for three yards, and get two receptions for 17 yards. Lacy owners are panicking, and now is the time to buy. Owners might be sweating hard about Lacy's numbers to date, and now they'll have to sit through the Packers' bye week while staring at that eyesore on their roster.

The woes can set in and you can capitalize if you want to invest in a running back in an amazing offense for later on in the season. On deck for the Packers after their bye: a SNF showdown at Denver, followed by a date in Carolina against that solid front. So be aware that his stock might dip even further for future speculation, or that if you buy him now you shouldn't expect immediate turnaround. Regardless, his stock is plummeting right now.

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