LeSean McCoy: Bryce Brown will be Bills’ RB starter

Will Bryce Brown be starting in Buffalo? (USATSI)

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If you're looking for some early fantasy football advice heading into the 2014 NFL season, LeSean McCoy has a hot tip for you: Former Eagles running back Bryce Brown is going to be the 'Day 1' starter in Buffalo.

@BryceBrown_34 my boy it's been fun... Good luck with everything and knowing what they got and knowing what they getting lol starter day 1

— Lesean McCoy (@CutonDime25) May 10, 2014

Brown was traded from Philadelphia to Buffalo during the final day of the NFL Draft on Saturday. If Brown were to earn the starting spot with the Bills, he'd have to beat out Fred Jackson or C.J. Spiller for the job, something Jackson doesn't exactly see happening.

No disrespect to @BryceBrown_34 but @CutonDime25 starter day 1 huh? I think @CJSPILLER and I might wanna bet something on that! #BillsMafia

— Fred Jackson (@Fred22Jackson) May 10, 2014

It's not likely Brown will start in Buffalo, but general manager Doug Whaley didn't rule it out over the weekend. All Whaley did was promise that there will be a competition.

"I can't sum up what the backfield is, but I will sum up what one of our philosophies as a team is and that's 'competition brings out the best in everybody,'" Whaley said, via the Buffalo News. "We want competition -- we don't want people coming in and saying, 'here is my spot and I'm safe.' We want people to push people to be better."

As for McCoy, he seems to be highly supportive of every ex-Eagle that landed somewhere else this offseason. Back in April, the Philly running back said that Michael Vick is 'way better' than Geno Smith and that Vick would 'be the Jets' starting quarterback this year.'

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A lot of fantasy owners were very high on Williams when he entered the NFL, but every year injuries held him back from achieving his potential, fantasy or otherwise. His fantasy value is gone until he hooks on with another team, and even then it will be negligible, unless he finds the perfect fit at the perfect time.Andre Ellington took charge of the Arizona backfield last year, and could emerge as a solid RB2/3 heading into this year's draft. He may lose short yardage carries to Jonathan Dwyer and Stepfan Taylor, but his ability to catch the ball out of the backfield should make up for those lost points. Running against NFC west defenses appears to be the biggest challenge to Ellington's success in 2014. Try to grab Ellington by round four if you want him on your roster. And as always, watch those ADP's!