Wally's World - Week 1 fantasysharks.com Mon 9/1/14 8:00 AM

This will be an abbreviated edition of Wally's World as we all take a deep breath in anticipation of Week 1 and some actual NFL football action. For the sake of full disclosure I will state front and center that Week 4 of the preseason has little to no impact on fantasy football. The only news worthy of notice is injury related and with most starters sitting out this week even those reports are nominal. It took some digging and more than a few splashes of cold water to the face, but here are a few things that stood out from Week 4 of the preseason. Love the Tim Wright deal for New England. Tom Brady now has that second route running tight end to pair with Rob Gronkowski . It is no coincidence that Wright went to Rutgers, as coach Bill Belichick loves him some Scarlet Knights. Nice debut for the big man lining up against and playing with lesser competition on the field. Buffalo running back Bryce Brown returned to action after going down with what initially looked like a severe injury. So I guess that's a little bit of good news for an offense that has struggled throughout the preseason. Rookie wide receiver Sammy Watkins left the game with an injury to his ribs. I don't think we get to see how good this kid can be until the Bills get a better quarterback in place (sorry E.J. Manuel fans ... both of you). Kyle Orton to Buffalo? Really? This move should not have Bills fans feeling better about the season. There is a better ex-Denver Broncos quarterback you should have called ... I'm just saying. It probably won't happen but if I'm a coach for Detroit and forced to choose between Dan Orlovsky and Kellen Moore, I am choosing the kid from Boise State. We've seen the Orlovsky movie before and it isn't pretty. Moore has shown a pocket presence and improved arm strength during his tenure with the Lions. He's earned the right to back up Matthew Stafford . The Cleveland Browns are going to be successful running the ball behind a solid offensive line. Hopefully running back Ben Tate stays healthy long enough to reap the benefits. Whatever New England rookie running back James White is showing in practice that has folks impressed is definitely not showing up in games. He's looked overmatched in every preseason game. I like Alfred Blue to overtake Jonathan Grimes as the handcuff running back to Arian Foster in Houston before the season's midpoint. I don't care if it was the meaningless fourth preseason game or not, after seeing how Derek Carr looked against Seattle, he should be starting for the Raiders. Furthermore, Matt Schaub should be released and Matt McGloin promoted to No. 2 quarterback. Come on Cleveland. Quit messing around and name the rookie as starter. Yes, it's past time that Christian Kirksey is inserted into the starting defense and plays a three-down role. Wait ... did you think I meant someone else? Arizona strong safety Deone Bucannon is going to have a huge year. Individual Defensive Player (IDP) owners need to sit up and take notice. I've been banging this drum for a while now and love the way this kid hits. If Denver rookie undrafted free agent running back Kapri Bibbs doesn't make the final 53-man roster, another team should swoop in and sign him. He has the tools to play at the NFL level. Nice preseason finales for rookie running backs Jeremy Hill (Cincinnati) and Devonta Freeman (Atlanta). Both players continue to be on track to have a fantasy impact this season. There are a couple of interesting kicker decisions still hanging ... nah. Not going to do it. It's kickers for Pete's sake! The touchdown he hauled in looks like enough to keep wide receiver Santonio Holmes on the Chicago Bears roster. Still a chance he gains some fantasy relevance by season's end if he sticks with the team. The Minnesota Vikings have run the ball very effectively in the preseason and their offensive line looks strong. As if we need another reason to love Adrian Peterson this year. Let's see how long it takes a team to bring BenJarvus Green-Ellis on board. Battling a hip issue isn't going to make landing a new job easy for him. So nice to see Aaron Dobson catch a touchdown. Hell ... it's nice to see Dobson on the field at all. Now let's see if he can make it two weeks in a row. Tune in next week for the debut of a regular season edition of ‘Wally's World!' Wally Spurlin is a Fantasy Football Staff Writer at Fantasy Sharks and a member of the Fantasy Sports Writer Association. His work can also be seen in the 2014 Fantasy Insights Preseason Report. Spurlin's work has appeared in print publications, including the 2014 USA Today Fantasy Football magazine. Follow him on Twitter @WaltonSpurlin