Matt Flynn, Darren McFadden’s Updated Fantasy Outlook Heading into Week 4

Here's what we know to this point on the starting quarterback for the Oakland Raiders on Sunday: Terrelle Pryor has been cleared to play and will get the start. Wait, no, he won't; Matt Flynn will go. Wait, no, it's Pryor. Actually, not so fast my friend, it's going to be Flynn. 

Confused yet? You should be. 

On Saturday night, Vic Tafur of The San Francisco Chronicle wrote that Pryor would be starting on Sunday:

Raiders quarterback Terrelle Pryor will start Sunday against the Washington Redskins, six days after sustaining a concussion, league sources told the Chronicle Saturday.

Backup Matt Flynn took most of the reps in practice all week but Pryor passed the NFL and team’s concussion tests Friday and Saturday.

Pryor took limited reps in practice Thursday and Friday and was officially cleared for contact on Friday morning. 

Oakland coach Dennis Allen said Friday if Pryor passed another precautionary test Saturday, Pryor would play Sunday against the Redskins. Allen would not say if Pryor would start or come off the bench.


But on Sunday morning, Jay Glazer of Fox Sports tweeted, "Scoopage: despite T Pryor being cleared, Raiders players were told in team mtg last night that Matt Flynn, NOT Pryor, starts today. Details to come on #FOXNFLSUNDAY."

That was quickly followed by this tweet from Adam Schefter, backing up Glazer's initial report: 

And if you weren't confused enough, Ian Rapoport added this to the mix:

What does all of this mean? It means you'll want to sit both Pryor and Flynn this week, that's what. Seeing as the game is a 4:25 p.m. ET kickoff, it's too risky to roll with either player. 

In Pryor's case, we don't even know yet if he'll play.

In Flynn's case, he might have been a decent play in really deep leagues against the Washington secondary—which has al...