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Yards TD INT Comp % Rating
4806 50 8 68.9 117.2
I hate to be an “I told you so!” but last season while all the analysts were fawning over Peyton Manning, here is what I wrote about Tom Brady in the pre-season: “I don’t care what anyone else says; this year Tom Brady makes the jump from “decent fantasy Quarterback” to “phenomenal fantasy Quarterback.” Apparently the word “phenomenal” wasn’t strong enough – in retrospect “record breaking” would have been closer to the truth. Prior to the 2007 season, the best season Brady had in terms of TDs was 28. Not only that, but Brady had a career year in TDs, yards, Comp %, Rating, along with career lows in both sacks and interceptions.
The sad news for the rest of the league is that there’s reason to think things are going to change in 2008. Brady still has Moss, Welker, Gaffney, Watson and Maroney to throw bullets to and that ain’t half bad. I wouldn’t expect the record breaking numbers of last season from Brady, but I also don’t think it unreasonable to expect him to come awfully close.
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Yards TD INT Comp % Rating
4040 31 14 65.4 98
Who you calling a bursa sack?
While Manning didn’t have the typical Manning season, most quarterbacks would die to have the season Manning had in 2007. The loss of Marvin Harrison for most of the season surely hurt Manning’s production as defenses were able to key-in on Reggie Wayne. The result of Harrison being MIA and Anthony Gonzalez’s inability to be a viable 3rd option, was Manning’s lowest QB rating and highest number of interceptions in 6 seasons.
But do not fret, once his bursa sack is gone, he should be back to his usual self. Harrison is eyeing a healthy season, Reggie Wayne is showing no signs of slowing and Gonzalez has a solid year under his belt. Along with the maturation of Joseph Addai and the return of Dominic Rhodes, Manning has as many options as ever.
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Yards TD INT Comp % Rating
4211 36 19 64.4 97.4
I will admit that I had my doubts about Tony Romo. There were two things that bothered me about him going into the 2007 season: 1) The way his numbers severely trailed off by the end of the 2006 season, and 2) The fact that he cried because he botched the snap of the game winning field goal in the playoffs. Those two reasons PLUS the whole Jessica Simpson thing. Both of those signs pointed to his lack of testicular fortitude and had me a bit hesitant to put my faith in his arm.
As they say, it’s all water under the bridge now. Not only did he bounce back in 2007 but he was the second most prolific passer in the league behind a guy who had a record breaking season. T.O. likes him, he’s rid of Jessica, and since he’s only completed 2 full seasons as the Cowboys starter, he’s got low mileage and is only going to get better.
One area of concern is Terry Glenn. I know, I thought he was dead too, but apparently he’s alive and is unhappy being a Cowboy. Despite not playing a lick in 2007, Glenn wants money or he wants out. This is bad news for Romo as the next best receiver behind Glenn on the depth chart is Patrick Crayton. Translation: It’s the Romo/T.O. which makes it easy for defenses to key in.
Romo still has T.O. and he still has Jason Whitten and he still has a great catching back in Marion Barber. This season, I’m going with a big “thumbs up” for Romo.
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Yards TD INT Comp % Rating
4423 28 18 67.5 89.4
Is it safe to say that Brees slumped a bit in 2007? Yes! Is it fair to say that this wasn’t Brees fault? Resoundingly yes!
One of the main keys to Brees success in 2006 was the two headed monster of Duece McAlister and Reggie Bush leaving Marques Colston and Devery Henderson available. However, since Duece’s ACLs are apparently made of laffy taffy, Bush was given the keys to the car and proceeded to drive it right into a wall. Brees’ stats experienced a slight uptick in yardage and TDs, but also so did his interceptions. All-in-all, despite to Saint’s struggles, Brees’ numbers didn’t tail off too much. In fact, Brees saw a career year in both yardage and TDs which are the most important for fantasy concerns.
It’s unclear as the impact McAlister will have in 2008 which will directly affect the play of Brees. Can Reggie Bush regain the form of his rookie season? With these uncertainties the one thing you can be certain of is that Brees will more than likely be atop the leader board of quarterbacks.
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Yards TD INT Comp % Rating
4131 26 20 64.9 86.7
2007 was supposed to be the season Palmer returned to form. After his knee injury in 2005, 2006 was more of an extended rehab than an actual season. The rule of thumb is that it takes almost two full seasons to fully come back from ACL surgery. With that in mind, Bengals fans had 2007 earmarked as the season they get their quarterback back.
Didn’t happen. The season was mired in ugliness ranging from Chad’s tantrums, to Rudi Johnson’s injured leg/lazy play, to Chris Henry’s suspension, all the way to Marvin’s inability to get a handle on the situation. Needless to say, Carson was a bit down. Despite a career high in yardage, Palmer suffered career lows in both TDs and passer ratings (excluding his first season as a starter). The one stat that’s the most troubling was his 20 interceptions which again, was a career high.
The news gets worse for Palmer with the release of Chris Henry, the continued discord with Chad Johnson and the general crappy state of the Bengals’ franchise. The good news is that the Bengals picked up a quality TE in Indy’s Ben Utecht which should give him another dimension to his game, as well as the addition of the uber-speedy Jerome Simpson (although I wouldn’t count on much from him just yet).
Altogether, Carson is by far the shakiest pick of the upper-echelon passers in the league. Don’t hesitate to pick him should he fall to you.
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Yards TD INT Comp % Rating
3966 28 12 62.6 91.4
For the past few seasons, I have always said, as Shaun Alexander goes, so goes the Seahawks. Well…I was wrong. Alexander, doing his best Rex Grossman impression, hasn’t been relevant to the Seahawks since 2005. Yet, in 2007, a healthy Hasselback had the year of his career. Highs in yardage and TDs made him one of the best in fantasy football despite having a mediocre receiving corp.
Gone completely is Alexander in favor of the old running back-by-committee approach which will star Julius Jones and Maurice Morris sprinkled with goal-line drives by T.J. Duckett. If nothing else, this gives Hasselback a bit of stability at that position and should give him more time to pass to his receivers. Castoffs Bobby Engram, Deion Branch and Nate Burleson are back to give Hasselback three viable threats.
Hasselback’s number should be directly related to how well the Seattle running game gets up to snuff. I wouldn’t expect another career year from Matt, but I would expect him to be a quality fantasy starter.
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Yards TD INT Comp % Rating
3324 19 7 61.5 89.9
2007 was Donovan McNabb’s best season in quite a long time. Things appear to be headed in the right direction for McNabb who has been struggling to pick up the pieces following his Super Bowl defeat in 2004. There is no disputing that when healthy, McNabb is a high quality quarterback who would belong in the starting lineup of anyone fantasy team (is it just me, or do you feel a “but” coming on?). However, in his 9 year career, McNabb has only played in 2 full seasons, the most recent coming way back in 2003. This combined with mileage makes him an impending liability for the Eagles. This puts Andy Reid into a very awkward situation – how much longer do you keep relying on a car whose engine keeps breaking, before you test drive a new one?
For fantasy purposes, McNabb is a stretch at best – when he’s on he’s going to score you points but when he’s hurt, you’re screwed. What to do? I very tempted to put him lower on the list, but there are two reasons why I didn’t: 1) His encouraging play last season, and 2) Brian Westbrook. If both of these things are working, there’s no reason that McNabb can’t be a huge fantasy asset. If one or more of them fail, be sure you have Kelvin Kolb on your roster.
I’m not saying that McNabb is washed up, but the rumbles out of Philly is that the tide may just be turning in favor of Kolb should McNabb fall into his usual potholes. Think Drew Bledsoe in NE with Brady waiting in the wings.
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Yards TD INT Comp % Rating
3154 32 11 65.3 104.1
I can’t help it – I hate doing the Ben Roethlisberger portion of this list ever freakin’ year. Why? Because I am forced to look objectively at the most satanic franchises in the NFL – the Steelers. Hold on while I take a valium for this next part…that’s better.
As much as it pains me to say (gulp), Big Ben was lights out last season. Things look as if they are taking shape for Ben to become a legitimate passer in the NFL. The perception of him being simply a good game manager who doesn’t make mistakes gets thrown right out the window with his 3,000-plus yard season as well as career high TDs (32). His passer rating for the season exceeded 100 for the first time in his career and threw a paltry 11 interceptions. All these signs point to the fact the Ben is the real deal and will be a formidable fantasy option.
Hines Ward, Santonio Holmes, Heath Miller, Nate Washington and Willie Parker all return to Pittsburgh in 2008 giving the Ben the same tools with which to work. I would not be the least but surprised if Ben betters his stats from 2007. Not sure if it’s Mike Tomlin, maturity, or motorcycle accidents that are changing Ben, but whatever it is, it really has him on the right track for success.
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Yards TD INT Comp % Rating
3787 29 19 56.5 82.5
Bottom line is that Derek Anderson had an AWESOME season in 2007. Who knew? I sure didn’t. After winning the super-competitive Charlie Frye/Derek Anderson battle in 2006, Anderson rewarded the Browns franchise by becoming one of the most prolific passers in the league. Of course this presents an interesting situation as Brady Quinn was slated to become “the future” of the Browns. Fortunately for the Browns, this is like having two hot girls vying for your attention – there’s just no loser in the situation.
Anyway, Anderson is the Browns number one guy and as long as his stud receivers Braylon Edwards and Kellen Winslow stay healthy, he will only improve on his numbers. Bad news for the Browns is that #2 receiver Joe Jurevicius appears to be done for most of the season. The good news is that the Browns signed Donte Stallworth in the off-season which should help pick up the slack.
The Browns are young, strong, gaining experience, and with Derek Anderson, they appear to have a capable leader who will lead them into or years to come. Sorry Brady.
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Yards TD INT Comp % Rating
4068 18 20 63.3 80.9
For whatever reason, Jon Kitna has been a quality fantasy player for the past few years now. I don’t get it, but he always puts up great numbers that make him a pretty good commodity should you have bad luck of missing out on the top-tier quarterbacks. Last season he finally took a giant step backwards. In fact, for the past few seasons, he has thrown more interceptions than TDs which is very bad times for fantasy football. The good news is that if you have a yardage heavy league, Kitna has had two consecutive 4,000 yard seasons. To put it in perspective, Matt Hasselbeck, whom most fantasy players would agree is a much better pick that Kitna, has never had a 4,000 yard season. For his career, Kitna has thrown 147 TDs versus 146 interceptions – troubling.
However, when you have stallions like Roy Williams and Calvin Johnson on your team, all you really have to do is throw the ball in their general direction. Kitna is 35 and getting up there in years, but his receivers are young and this will keep his stats in the top 10 of the league.
I don’t think its outlandish to think that Kitna can’t have a third 4,000 yard season, but what scares me is that, he’s been in the league for 12 years has really hasn’t learned how to minimize his mistakes and stop throwing interceptions. If you miss all he A-list players, look in Kitna’s direction for a quality B-lister.
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Yards TD INT Comp % Rating
3336 23 20 56.1 73.9
In his 5th season as the Giants quarterback, I think it’s safe to say that Eli Manning is consistently average. Look at his yardage stats for his first three years: 3,762, 3,244, 3,336. Here are his TDs for the past three years: 24, 24, 23. Finally, here are his interceptions for the past three years: 17, 18, 20. Manning will apparently never be one of those overpowering quarterbacks who score fantasy owners tons of points. What he will do is consistently get you 15-20 points every week. It’s hard to say much more about him when his numbers are pretty set in stone. The Giants haven’t made any major offseason transactions and the offense remains relatively intact. Eli is the leader of the team, but he doesn’t do it with his spectacular play.
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Yards TD INT Comp % Rating
2392 11 15 58.5 70.3
For whatever reason, I have always pulled for Marc Bulger. Not really sure why, but Bulger has struck a cord with me and I have enjoyed his relative success. His only downfall is his inability to stay healthy. In 2006, his first and only season where he didn’t miss a game, Bulger torched the league with 4,300-plus yards and 24 TDs. Unfortunately, one full season in a 7 year career, is not a good track record.
Last season he lasted only 12 games, but as horribly as the Rams played, he’s lucky he wasn’t out longer. The biggest point of contention last season was the Rams’ offensive line which allowed Bulger to get sacked 37 times in only 12 games. No doubt about it, 2007 was a huge struggle for Bulger; for the first time in his career he threw more interceptions than TDs. He has the ability, there’s no doubt about that, but do the Rams have the patience to stick with his injuries? In the off-season, the Rams brought in Trent Green with his concussion experience to put a bit of pressure on Bulger. That’s not to say that Green is going to replace Bulger, however, for the first time in his career, Bulger has a vet breathing down his neck.
Another first for Bulger is the fact that the Rams finally parted ways with Isaac “Old Hickory” Bruce. Tory Holt continues to lead the receiving corp which includes journeymen Drew Bennett, Reche Caldwell, and Dante Hall. These guys coupled with Steven Jackson and TE Randy McMichael should give Bulger plenty of threats. The question is; can Bulger stay upright long enough for the benefit of fantasy owners?
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Yards TD INT Comp % Rating
3497 20 14 63.6 88.1
If you look at the Broncos’ record last season, one would think that Jay Cutler’s first full-season as the starting QB would have been pretty underwhelming. Fortunately for fantasy owners, a crappy team can have a quality fantasy player. No one expected Cutler to come in and run the table, announcing his name with thunderous authority, but almost 3,500 yards and 20 TDs ain’t a bad start. His interceptions are a little on the high side but as he matures as a QB those will almost certainly come down.
To Cutler’s benefit, Brandon Marshall has emerged as the Bronco’s #1 guy and veteran Brandon Stokely provides a great second option for Cutler. Gone in 2008 is underachieving Javon Walker, but to fill his shoes, the Broncos brought in Darrell Jackson to be a great slot receiver. Oh, did I forget about Rod Smith?
Things look up for Cutler. The first year is always the hardest and Cutler defiantly took his lumps. Hopefully he learned some valuable lesson and is able to come out firing in 2008.
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Yards TD INT Comp % Rating
647 2 4 53.6 61.9
Alright, I’ll be the first to admit that Matt Leinart’s career hasn’t began as flawlessly as most had predicted. In fact, I’d say that his first two seasons have pretty much been disastrous. Despite falling flat on his face, I have an unusual amount of faith that he will bounce back and become successful - It’s hard not to be successful with Anquan Boldin and Larry Fitzgerald. Being in a weak division with the Rams and 49ers should help Matt get his confidence and will hopefully help him to flourish as a quality passer. He certainly has the pedigree and the tools, it’s just a matter of being able to use them.
Ultimately, Matt Leinart is my “hunch” of the season – a player who really hasn’t had much success just yet, but is just waiting for a breakout season. That’s sounds good right?!?!
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Yards TD INT Comp % Rating
3152 21 15 60.2 82.4
Conventional wisdom would dictate that Philip Rivers should be much higher on this list then where he is. I will admit that I fought within myself to justify his slide to this position. His numbers are good and have been consistently strong for his first two seasons as the Chargers QB and he still has decent targets in the form of LT, Antonio Gates, Vincent Jackson and, for his first full season, Chris Chambers. Since he has all these things going for him, what gives? My answer to you is three simple letters: A-C-L.
In case you didn’t know, Rivers played with a torn ACL for the final two games of last season, then had it immediately repaired. Look, I know that quarterbacks don’t really wear-out their knees too much during the course of their careers, but the psychological implications abound and are destined to affect his play. Much like I said about Carson Palmer, it takes two years to fully recover from ACL surgery. You don’t think Rivers if going to think about his knee when his pocket collapses around him for the first time?
I can’t see any way around it - Philip is going to have a down year and his stats will be hurt.
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Okay, I'm glad that that whole Brett-saga is over and done with, but I'm not sold on how well he's going to do in NY. Yes, he gives the team a great upgrade at passer, but the offensive line is less-than-stellar which could cause great problems. If Thomas Jones can get the wagon-train moving, this will make life much easier for Favre and Coles. If not, Brett might wish he was still retired.
One other point of interest, ESPN reports that Brett is having a very difficult time learning the Jets playbook due to the fact that the verbage is similar to Green Bay's, yet they have different meaning. To me, that is not good sounding. |
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Yards TD INT Comp % Rating
2509 18 3 64 102.2
There isn’t a thing I don’t like about David Garrard. You gotta love a guy who waits until week 13 to throw his first interception of the season. Unfortunately for fantasy owners, Garrard doesn’t eat up defenses the way a great fantasy player should. Basically he makes the right choices and spreads the ball around whenever possible and really has become the leader of the anemic Jacksonville offense. Of course, Garrard can’t be blamed totally for his statistical shortcomings due to the fact that the Jags haven’t had a relevant receiver since Jimmy Smith retired. The Jags’ #1 receiver in 2007 was Reggie Williams who had a staggering 38 catches for 629 yards. His 10 TDs were nice, but he just wasn’t getting the ball enough for whatever reason.
In 2008 Garrard gets a few more toys in the form of Jerry Porter and Troy Williamson to play with. Not exactly the best toys at Toys R Us but a quality veteran in Porter and the untapped potential of Williamson should help Garrard raise the bar on his stats line.
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Yards TD INT Comp % Rating
2546 9 17 62.3 71.1
Would someone in the Titans organization please get Vince Young a receiver? Pretty please!?!?
For fantasy purposes, it’s no surprise that Young isn’t a commodity because of his throwing abilities. Even though his stats go up from ’06 to ’07, I don’t think 2,500 yards and 9 TDs is anything to write home about. It’s with his feet that Young scores owners their fantasy points and the bad news is, even that well might be running dry. In comparing his first two seasons, despite his number of carries increasing, Young’s rushing yards have gone down almost 200 yards and his rushing TDs dropped from 7 to 3. Not only this, but an untold truth is that Young can’t hold onto the ball – he has fumbled the ball 11 times in his two years as the Titans QB. This tells me that teams aren’t allowing Young to leave the pocket and run on them, thus snuffing out his true fantasy potential.
Unfortunately, the only thing Young has to look forward to is the addition of former Titan Justin McCareins – that’s about it. Since Vince hasn’t been able to run on teams as much he’s going to have to rely on him arm much more this season. It should be an interesting season to see whether or not Vince can adjust to his new role.
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Yards TD INT Comp % Rating
624 8 1 64 111.8
Jake Delhomme hasn’t played in a full season since 2005 when he threw for an outstanding 3,400 yards and 24 TDs. In fact, from 2003 -2005 Delhome averaged 3,500 yards and 24 TDs per season. Then in 2006 the elbow problems began, ending in 2007 with his Tommy John surgery.
In my opinion, Delhomme has had proven success in the past and can do it again. Now that his elbow is on the right side of being injured, I don’t really see a reason to doubt why he can’t get back to his old numbers. Steve Smith and Drew Carter are still on the team and will be rejoined by Mushin Muhammad in 2008. DeAngelo Williams is the quality #1 back Carolina had been waiting for and there is no real back-up in place to push Delhomme out of this position. As long as Delhomme’s elbow holds up, I can’t see why he won’t have a quality comeback year.
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Yards TD INT Comp % Rating
2214 9 9 66.4 87.2
The Matt Schaub era got off to a rocky start in Houston last season which saw Matt miss 5 full games due to injury. The time that he was in the game, Schaub showed why both the Texans and Falcons coveted him so much. Essentially, Schaub played 9 games where he was full strength, and in 8 of those 9 games he threw for more than 200 yards. Now that’s getting it done. He did have a 4 game TD drought in the middle of the season but his in ability to stay health had a great deal to do with that.
In 2008, Matt is healthy and ready to go. Back is Andre Johnson, back is Ahman Green, back is Ron Dayne. In fact, the Texans had three receivers who had 60 or more receptions on the season so talent isn’t an issue for Schaub. As with most players, if he can stay healthy, his numbers should be pretty outstanding.
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Yards TD INT Comp % Rating
218 1 0 71.4 106
More than any other quarterback in the entire league, Aaron Rodgers is the biggest wild card of the year. As of July, Aaron could either be leading one of the youngest and most exciting teams in the league making him a pretty hot fantasy commodity, or he could be a bench warmer behind a legendary player who has tarnished his name. There are no in betweens for Rodgers. The fact that he has only played in 2 professional games in his three year career makes the situation even harder to grasp because if he does get his shot with Green Bay, who knows if he’s going to be good. I’m putting him here just because I have no idea where else to put him.
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Yards TD INT Comp % Rating
2440 13 4 63.9 94.6
I can’t stress enough that Jeff Garcia is no slam-dunk to be the Tampa Bay starter this season. With 5 quarterbacks on the Tampa Bay roster and Garcia being the oldest by 5 years, there’s no telling where he’s going to land. Even Jon Gruden has admitted that the quarterback situation is a bit up in the air. However, if I was a betting man (and I am) as long as Gruden doesn’t snag Brett Favre, Garcia is the man in Tampa Bay. Of all the other choices on the roster (Brian Griese, Luke McCown, Chris Simms, and Josh Johnson) Garcia far and away has the best resume. He has proven success with two franchises and still has enough in the tank to lead Tampa Bay for one more season.
Keeping in mind that Garcia only played in 13 games for the Bucs last season as well as dealt with an almost non-existent running game, 2,400 yards and 13 TDs is not bad at all. Adding Antonio Bryant to a mix that already includes Joey Galloway, Ike Hilliard and Michael Clayton; Garcia has lots of options.
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Yards TD INT Comp % Rating
2700 12 11 60 77.6
I will admit that Jason Campbell is a little better than I expected. His numbers for an injury shortened season in 2007 were not spectacular, but they weren’t terrible either - I would put him in the “serviceable” category. He is young, talented and still learning the ropes which all you can ask for from Campbell. Pretty much I was ready to give Campbell my stamp of approval until I saw these stats: With Campbell as the starter, the Redskins went 5-7, which included a run of 4 consecutive losses. Even worse, once Campbell got hurt in week 14 against the Bears, the Redskins ended the season on a 4-0 run without him.
Basically what I’m saying is that Campbell isn’t a stat hog nor is he a winner so you can’t really trust him either way. Basically, until he proves he can do more, I would be weary.
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Yards TD INT Comp % Rating
1911 9 12 58.2 70.8
Okay, the Minnesota Vikings are by far the most improved team in the NFL. Snagging players like Bernard Berrian, Michael Boulware, Maurice Hicks and Jared Allen makes them better on both sides of the ball. Too bad Tavaris Jackson isn’t the answer for the Vikings. For only playing in 12 games his stats aren’t horrendous, but they aren’t encouraging either. Having Adrian Peterson, Chester Taylor and Maurice Hicks as the only three running backs on their roster, its very apparent that the Vikings are gearing up to be a running team which makes Jackson a fifth wheel. This might explain their lack of urgency to upgrade their receiving crop – Last season’s #1 receiver, Bobby Wade, had a paltry 54 catches for 647 yards. Their #2 receiver had only 31 catches. The Vikings are going to run the ball down defenses throats and not even think about letting Jackson throw.
Of course, this means “death” in terms of a players fantasy worth
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Yards TD INT Comp % Rating
373 2 4 54.5 55.9
Talk about an uptapped commodity, Russell is the absolute epitome of potential energy. Of course, he also has the capability of falling flat on his face. Basically, the Raiders threw poor Jamarcus into the fire last season just to give him a bit of real-game experience in hopes of furthering his development. Jamarcus did terrible (as expected) and gave few people much to get hopeful about. Well, in 2008 Jamarcus should be the #1 guy from the get-go and it’s hard to gage what to expect. The Raiders did lose Jerry Porter but gained Javon Walker which appears to be a wash and shouldn’t help or hurt Russell. Ronald Curry returns as the Raiders #1 reciever, but really, when you only catch 55 passes and are your teams #1 guy, should you be optimistic?
Bottom line: 2008 will be another learning experience for Russell so don’t expect greatness just yet. Being the starter all year and having the benefit of an entire training camp will do wonders, but to me, he still looks a year away.
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Yards TD INT Comp % Rating
1227 6 6 56.7 69.9
Brodie Croyle’s unceremonious induction to the NFL was a bit of a sketchy one as he limped to play in only 9 games for the Chiefs last season. To be honest with you, Brodie doesn’t have much to look forward to this season either. The outstanding play of Dwayne Bowie was a huge shock to everyone in fantasy football and Tony Gonzalez continues his hall-of-fame career but that’s about it. The Chiefs did lose Sammie Parker to free agency but picked up no one in return. I think it’s safe to say that the Chiefs are in a rebuilding phase and poor Brodie is going to be forced to try and make sense of it all.
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Yards TD INT Comp % Rating
1411 4 7 54.2 66.4
How bad do things have to be when you are seriously considering starting Kyle Orton over your veteran quarterback? Well, it’s about that time for Rex Grossman. With Brian Griese gone, the Bears are putting all their eggs in the Rex Grossman/Kyle Orton basket of low expectations. Shocking that after his first 16 game season as a pro in 2007, was followed by an 8 game stinker in 2008. 2007 showed that he had potential and could be a decent fantasy commodity, but we all knew it wouldn’t last.
Honestly, if you are trying to talk yourself in Rex, you should just quit fantasy football.
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Yards TD INT Comp % Rating
914 2 4 48.7 57.2
Speaking of low-expectations: Alex Smith everybody!
I don’t trust this guy as far as I can throw him. 2006 was his first and only injury free season and it still wasn’t that spectacular. Now, it’s looking like his durability is a huge issue and the 49ers are losing patience with his development. I know is offensive line is finally beefing up and will be able to protect him better in 2008, but for fantasy purposes, he just can’t be relied upon for any significant numbers especially since Darrell Jackson is gone and his replacement is Isaac Bruce.
Until he proves otherwise, Alex Smith is nothing more than the Rex Grossman of the west coast.
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Yards TD INT Comp % Rating
1743 9 10 61.1 75.2
I’m still a little confused as to how the Ravens fell this far so fast. For at least most of this season Kyle Boller should get the starting job for the Ravens but that’s not to say he won’t be on a short leash. Rookie Joe Flacco will be breathing down his neck and waiting for even the slightest hint trouble so he can capitalize and start his NFL career early. That’s not to say that Flacco is a favorable choice over Boller, but with Boller’s track record of inconsistency, I don
T see why it would hurt to give the rookie a shot.
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| Just for fun, here's Trent Edwards. If he better than J.P. Losman? Who knows, who cares. |
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