Thursday, October 22, 2009

Week 1

Another Fantasy Football season has come upon us and this year I will be bringing my winning expertise to BroBible.com so all you fantasy team bro-wners out there can chose your rosters confidently and, hopefully, at the end of the season walk away with some of your masculinity intact.

Do Start:

QBs: Drew Brees, Phillip Rivers, Joe Flacco, Kurt Warner
The Saints, Chargers, Ravens, and Cardinals are some of the best teams in the league playing some of the worst teams in the league in Week 1. Detroit's first win in who-knows-how-long certainly won't come against the Saints and one of the best arms in the NFL. The Chargers are playing division rival Raiders, an armpit of a franchise. The Ravens, one of the best defenses in the league is playing Kansas City, one of the worst offenses in the league, and without TGon, they're useless. Finally, the conference champion Cardinals are playing the 49ers who suck, too.

RBs: Steve Slaton, Matt Forte, Julius Jones, Ray Rice
The Texans have a chance of winning their division this year and Steve Slaton is going to be a huge factor. With the addition of Jay Cutler, the Bears have a lot of offensive weapons. Too bad he doesn't have anybody to throw to. Look to Matt Forte to bring in the TDs. The Seahawks are playing the Rams this week and with Hasselbeck getting older every second, Julius Jones should get a lot of touches. If Ray Rice is taking the starting job away from Willis McGahee, he must be doing something right.

WR: Randy Moss, Greg Jennings, Chad Ochocinco, Roddy White
Hello! Tom Brady is back. Look for Moss to be the best receiver in the league this year. The NFC North has become the most interesting division this year and Greg Jennings is its best set of hands; he and Rodgers will hook up all season long. Ochocinco will have a return to form this year and if he stays healthy and keeps his mouth shut he should get owners a lot of points. Matt Ryan looked to Roddy White over 30 percent of the time last year. Look for than number to increase.

Do Not Start:

QBs: Ben Roethlisberger, Brett Favre, Eli Manning, Brady Quinn
Just because he won a Super Bowl last season doesn't mean he can get away from all these alleged assault charges. Big Ben's got stuff on his mind other than football. I think if all the fantasy owners in the country dump Brett Favre and he sees he's not wanted in this league, he'll finally go away. The highest paid player the NFL (Eli) doesn't have a lot of offensive weapons now that Plax is set to be locked up. Mangini thinks keeping the starter a secret will give him some kind of advantage even though his team sucks and T.O. is blowing his cover. Doesn't matter who starts for the Browns, neither Quinn nor Anderson will be starting for my team.

RBs: Pierre Thomas, Joseph Addai, Beanie Wells, Cedric Benson
Pierre Thomas is injured and likely not to play Week 1. Joseph Addai is getting old and is not the big name he used to be. The whole champion Colts squad from a few years ago is slowly dying. Beanie Wells isn't a starter and likely won't be for a while. Cedric Benson is on a lot of peoples' Must Watch lists this year but I just don't see it.

WRs: Kevin Curtis, Patrick Crayton, Brandon Marshall, Steve Breaston
Even though Curtis is WR1 in Philly, he's never been a big points earner. Dallas is looking to Patrick Crayton as well as Roy Williams to pick up the slack now that T.O.'s gone but I just don't think that Crayton's up to the job. Brandon Marshall's conduct detrimental to his team equals conduct detrimental to him becoming a starter. Even though the Cardinals have a slew of good wide outs, Breaston is at best number three and bronze is just not good enough.

Tip this week: Invest in good teams.
Jason Campbell, Carson Palmer, and Darren McFadden all look like promising big names but they are on the worst teams in their respective divisions. If good players are surrounded by other good players, their earning potential will increase.

Till next week, GO COWBOYS!

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