Dion Lewis injury setback isnt only frustrating news for his fantasy owners in leagues that drafted early; its also aggravating in that it takes the New England Patriots backfield a step backwards in terms of role certainty from week to week.Lewis, only nine months and four days removed from surgery to repair a torn ACL in his left knee, will undergo a second surgery on the knee, a cleanup procedure that will apparently afford him a chance to return before the 2016 season concludes.In all likelihood, Lewis will land on the reserve/PUP list, which requires a minimum six games absence. The Boston Herald, meanwhile, reports that Lewis will miss 8-10 weeks, which would put his timetable for recovery at around Weeks 7-9. As the Patriots have a Week 9 bye, its likely that Lewis wont be a consideration until the Week 10 game against the Seattle Seahawks, giving him a chance at an eight-game season, but then the difficulty in a typical players recovery from an ACL tear needs to be considered. In standard leagues, its impossible to formulate a case to draft Lewis, especially not with bench spots precious during the Weeks 3-11 bye period.In Lewis absence, the fallout might seem somewhat obvious: LeGarrette Blount, who at times during the offseason was hinted to not even be guaranteed a roster spot, now appears to be the teams primary back on first and second downs; James White, who caught 40 passes in 10 games (playoffs included) after Lewis Week 9 injury last season and was the subject of much buzz during the 2014 preseason, now steps up as the teams passing-down back.The problem, however, is that each player presents inherent flaws, and for those drafting in close proximity to such value-changing news, the danger is in overreacting. Blount, for example, is a mere 9-for-20 in converting goal-line runs (within 1 yard of the goal line) during his career, his 45 percent conversion rate well beneath the 54 percent league average during that time span. And he scored a whopping (and league-leading) 40 of his 110 fantasy points with the Patriots up by at least two touchdowns on the scoreboard in 2015, giving him more of a look of finisher than workhorse.White, meanwhile, is an inferior talent to Lewis who had a largely up-and-down performance after stepping into that role in 2015.Thats why, while both Blount and White moved up my rankings following the Lewis news, the name that might warrant the closest attention these next two weeks is Tyler Gaffney, who in two preseason games has 20 carries for 95 and one touchdown. Gaffney, like White, possesses more limited skill than the men ahead of him on the depth chart, but without a clear-cut leading man on the roster, hes certainly capable of carving out a respectable role. After all, it was only two seasons ago that the Patriots gave five different running backs starts, had four different running backs post a 15-point fantasy game and failed to have a single back exceed 101 fantasy points for the season.With the news, Blount is now my No. 33 running back, tops among Patriots backs but still 12 spots behind where I initially had Lewis (21st). White, meanwhile, has moved up to 48th, though hed earn a ranking closer to Blounts in PPR formats. Cheap Nike MLB Jerseys China .J. Ellis hit two-run homers and the NL West champion Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the San Diego Padres 4-0 Saturday night. Stitched Nike MLB Jerseys . The quest begins with what is supposed to be an easy one, although Germany has traditionally been a stubborn opponent to Canadian teams at international tournaments. http://www.jerseysmlbcheap.com/ . PETERSBURG, Fla. Wholesale Nike MLB Jerseys ., and Rudi Swiegers of Kipling, Sask., took sixth spot on Saturday in pairs at the NHK Trophy ISU Grand Prix figure skating competition. Wholesale Nike Baseball Jerseys Store . -- Golden State Warriors coach Mark Jackson asked his players a simple question during Fridays morning shootaround: How many of them had ever been on a team 14 games over . CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Illinois coach Lovie Smith says redshirt freshman quarterback Jimmy Fitzgerald is leaving the team.Smith said Wednesday that he and Fitzgerald met Tuesday to discuss the move. Smith said the quarterback is leaving to get a fresh start at another school. The release did not say where Fitzgerald plans to go.Fitzgerald said in the release that he plans to consider other opportuunities for my collegiate career.ddddddddddddThe Champaign native came to Illinois from Centennial High School.The move leaves three scholarship quarterbacks on Illinois roster: senior Wes Lunt, redshirt sophomore Chase Crouch and redshirt freshman Jeff George, Jr. ' ' '