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With the stroke of a pen, the New York Jets have become once again a fashion weekly NFL Draft. All took it finally was agreeing terms with cornerback Darrelle Revis.

All telenovelas happening during the preseason NFL - the battle between Albert Haynesworth and Mike Shanahan, battle of Matt Leinart to be starter Arizona and Ben Roethlisberger - State none was as high profile as ' prolonged Revis exclusion.

After of put together back-to-back urticaria Pro Bowl seasons and win the defensive player best AFC year in 2009, dear Revis charge as the highest-paid defensive back in the League.The Oakland Raiders had previously established the standard by signing cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha a contract of three years $ 45.3 million.

While the Jets or Revis are talking about numbers of publicly, it seems desire to Revis on Asomugha Eclipse contract have fallen corto.En first, the New York Daily News reported the contract to be in the area of four years and $ 46 million.

Regardless of what the payroll seem to Revis, the important part for the Jets and their fans is that the player considered leagues better position shall be uniform for the opening of the season against Anquan Boldin and Baltimore Ravens. There is very little doubt that New York could have reached their expectations of title without it, but have enclosed Revis is somewhat safe Lombardi Trophy.

Last season, the Jets were a team that reached the playoffs pursuant to finish the season with the Indianapolis Colts and the Cincinnati Bengals - two teams who had already won playoff spots and rested their incoming 9-7.To its credit, the jets with hot in the postseason and surprised people by win Road victories against the Bengals and San Diego Chargers game before losing in the Championship of the AFC in Indianapolis.

But there are still many remaining questions of quelling the Jets ink as one of their weekly NFL picks.Second-year quarterback Mark Sanchez improved significantly on a terrible year passed 12 MEPs 20 integers touchdown interception ratio? what can Sánchez have objectives Jerricho Cotchery Braylon Edwards consistently creating great works in the game pass? is ready to carry the load as New York feature again Shonn Greene? what if it is not, retrieve the newly acquired LaDainian Tomlinson at least part of the form that made him an All-Pro in San Diego?

One thing is segura.Con Darrelle Revis closing a quarter of the field, allow Rex Ryan to ratchet up the heat on the quarterbacks opposed with its aggressive, attacking the defensa.Vamos to see if it is enough to get them over.

AFC
East: The AFC East, in my opinion, will be the most competitive division in the NFL this year.
WHY? Because...

Dolphins- Miami is coming off of a very frusterating year. Once they lost Ronnie Brown and Chad Pennington, the fans lost hope in Miami. Now remember, three years ago, the Dolphins were one of, if not the worst team in the NFL. They nearly became the first team in NFL history to go 0-16, but they defeated the Baltimore Ravens, who went 5-11 that year, on the last day of the regular season. The following year they went 11-5, and then last year's upset. This year, they have two powerful running backs, a young quarterback that has experience, and now a star wide receiver, which they were missing last year. I don't have any questions about the offense, but the defense I'm not so sure on. We'll see how it plays out.

* Patriots- New England could be one of the best teams in the NFL (again). They have Tom Brady at full health, they have to star wide receivers: Randy Moss and Wes Welker, and their defense is ready for any type of offense. This could lead to, once again, another Super Bowl ring for Tom Brady.

* Jets- The Jets are overrated. Let me remind you who carried the team last year; it wasn't Mark Sanchez, it wasn't Jerricho Cotchery or Braylon Edwards, nor was it Shonn Greene. Thomas Jones was the only reason why the Jets even got close to entering the Super Bowl. He had 14 touchdowns, 1402 yards, and tripled Shonn Greene's stats in almost every category! These are the "amazing" stats that the Jets put up in 2009 (the following are averages): 12.5 points (31st), 237 yards (30th), 147 passing yards (29th), and 89.5 rushing yards 22nd). Unless the offense can turn it around, I don't think that the Jets are going anywhere.

* Bills- Once again, the Bills are on the bottom of the list in the East...and they aren't going to surprise anyone. They will have another great rushing season, but their passing really needs to kick it up. I think they should have taken a quarterback in the first round instead of C.J. Spiller. Trent Edwards just isn't the right guy for the job. A rookie quarterback with a good arm, who doesn't need the ball all of the time. Tim Tebow is a guy that would have fit in.

* Standings after 2010:
x-Patriots: 12-4
x-Miami: 10-7
Jets: 9-7
Bills: 3-14
North: This division will also come down to the last game.
WHY? Because...

* Bengals- The Bengals could be the most powerful teams they have ever had in their franchise history, but they could also be a HUGE upset. Carson Palmer will have three top wide receivers to throw to, Ochocinco, Bryant, and Owens, and they have Cedric Benson coming off probably his best year in his career. Their defense will be a mystery every week, and so will tight end Jermaine Gresham.

* Ravens- The Baltimore Ravens had a great year last year...and their about to have an even better year. Anquan Boldin will help Joe Flacco out a ton. Last year Flacco had one main receiver to go to, Derrick Mason. Todd Heap was the other main target at the start of the season, but it turned out to be a disappointing year. Now with Heap hoping to have an excellent year to add on to his great career stats, Anquan Boldin ready to finally win the big one, and Derrick Mason in one of the last years, I would say they are going for it all.

* Browns- The Browns, sadly, could actually be a good team to watch this year. Jake Delhomme doesn't have a Steve Smith to throw this year, but Mohamed Massaquoi will be a great substitute. Jerome Harrison could be one of the top ten running backs this year, which will open up the passing game. The only thing a Browns fan should be worried about is the defense. Now that Jake Delhomme is helping the offense out, the defense will probably be off of the field more.

* Pittsburgh-Where should I start? Obviously Big-Ben is out for the first four-six weeks, Rashard Mendenhall is coming off of a great season, and they lost Santonio Holmes. Hines Ward should have another good season, and the loss of Santonio Holmes will open up the slots for Mike Wallace and Antwan Randle El. My predictions for the top performers this year are: Roethlisberger- 17 TD, 56.8 Perc., 3467 yds, Mendenhall- 276 ATT, 11 TD, 12,889 yds, Ward- 78 Rec., 5 TD, 879 yds.

* Standings after 2010:
y-Ravens: 12-4
Bengals: 9-7
Steelers: 8-8
Browns: 4-12

South: The AFC South will be a pretty competitive division, again, but I think it will be up to the Colts and the Texans. WHY? Because...

* Colts- The Colts won't be much different then last year. Peyton Manning will have another great year, Reggie Wayne will have over 1,000 yards, Joseph Addai won't get many carries, and Pierre Garcon will have to play a big role if the Colts want to make it to the Super Bowl again. Dallas Clark is healthy, and this could be the year.

* Jaguars- Jacksonville needs a quarterback and wide receivers. David Garrard could make it to the playoffs, but he wouldn't go anywhere. If you want to get to the playoffs in this division, you will have to work. Jones-Drew isn't able to carry the whole team by himself. If they had a good passing game to rely on, there wouldn't be anything to worry about. Mike Sims-Walker isn't enough to complete a wide receiver roster; they need another target to throw to. Aaron Hernandez would have been a great draft pick for the Jags.

* Titans- Again, one running back won't carry the whole team to the playoffs. There just isn't enough talent on this team to go anywhere. The defense could use some work, Vince Young would probably appreciate another receiving target, and Chris Johnson won't be able to run the ball if the passing game doesn't work. I don't see playoffs in the Titans next two years.

* Texans- Houston is a huge contender this year. Matt Schaub has Andre Johnson as his main target, and together, they could get total over 1,500 yards this year. Kevin Walter is an underrated fantasy player. He is the 2nd stringer, and he could 100 to 150 points this year. Arian Foster has taken over the role of running back this year. Steve Slaton worked hard, but didn't quite make it. Their tight end, Owen Daniels is probably going to get five to ten touchdowns, and over 600 yards. If the defense can keep the score under 20 points almost every game, the Texans are going to be a touch team to beat.

* Standings after 2010:
y-Colts: 14-2
x-Texans 11-5
Jaguars 7-9
Titans 6-10

West: The AFC West won't be much of a competitive season. I don't think it will even take the winning team to get over ten wins to get into the playoffs.
WHY? Because...

* Raiders- Oakland does have a better team than last year, but not good enough to get to the playoffs. Jason Campbell has Heyward-Bay and Schilens as main targets. Zach Miller could also be a big one. The defense is terrible and the running backs aren't that good either. The only thing that the Raiders are good for this year is to knock out other teams.

* Chargers- San Diego is going to make the playoffs, there's no question. Philip Rivers could get over 4,000 yards again this season, but without Vincent Jackson, I would say maybe 3,500. Malcolm Floyd is a question mark. He could either do really good or really bad. The defense doesn't look that bad, and Ryan Matthews is going to be a great addition.

* Chiefs- Kansas City has one more year to improve. I don't think they will have a chance this year, but maybe next year. Once these two years are over they are going to lose a lot of their good players. Jamaal Charles won't have much trouble, if Matt Cassel can find Dwayne Bowe and Chris Chambers. The defense isn't the greatest, and that's the main thing that is going to irritate them.

* Broncos- With the mystery of who's starting at quarterback, and the lack of talent at wide receiver, Denver doesn't have much of a chance. McDaniels is trying to use what he can with Knowshon Moreno and Correll Buckhalter, while the defense has just a couple of problems to fix. Eric Decker will probably end up being one of the three starting wide receivers by the end of the year, if he stays healthy.

* Standings after 2010:
x-Chargers 11-5
Broncos- 8-8
Chiefs- 5-11
Raiders- 2-12

There are only 5 unbeaten teams left in Division 1-A football and Penn State is not one of them. The 5 perfect records belong to Alabama (10-0), Texas Tech (10-0), Boise State (9-0), Utah (10-0) and Ball State (9-0).

Joe Paterno's Nittany Lions went to 9-0 and climbed to No. 3 in the AP Top 25 Poll before taking a trip to Iowa Saturday (11-8-08) and losing to the Hawkeyes 24-23 on a 31-yard field goal with a second left.

Daniel Murray, who had not made a field goal since Iowa's season opener and had lost his job to a freshman, finally got a second chance. Murray had handled the kickoff duties but when it came to windy game conditions and a need for experience, coach Kirk Ferentz tapped Murray.

Murray drilled it down the middle and Iowa's freezing fans went berserk, flooding the field in wild excitement. It happened because Penn State blew a 9-point lead in the 4th quarter. Iowa won the last quarter 10-0. The Hawkeyes were aided by Shonn Greene's 117 yards rushing and 2 touchdowns, and Ricky Stanzi's 15-of-25 passing for 171 yards.

The victory was Iowa's biggest in years, and its first against a Top 5 team since 1990. The Hawkeyes improved their record to 6-4, becoming bowl eligible. The Hawkeyes' 4 losses this year have been by a total of 12 points. Last week they lost to Illinois on a 46-yard field goal with 24 seconds left. This week was their turn to win with a last-second field goal.

Penn State's chance to compete in the national championship game evaporated. The kiss of death for Penn State was the fact that Iowa was an unranked team, and Penn State was playing on the road. The Nittany Lions new goals will be a Big Ten title and a Rose Bowl berth on New Year's Day.

For the first time this season, all AP Top 25 Poll teams played, with 17 of the 25 teams winning and 5 huge victories among the winners that played other ranked teams. They included:

No. 1 Alabama on the road over No. 15 LSU in overtime, 27-21, with star quarterback John Parker Wilson scoring on a 1-yard sneak. The Crimson Tide had a chance to win the game in regulation play but a 29-yard field goal attempt by Leigh Tiffin was low and blocked.

LSU had the first crack in overtime but gave away even a shot at a field goal when Jarrett Lee threw his 4th interception and was picked off for the 3rd time in the game by Alabama's Rashad Johnson, who tied a school record in the process. The Tide nixed another field goal try, having already missed twice, and Wilson scored on the sneak to give Alabama a spot in the SEC championship game.

No. 2 Texas Tech at home over No. 8 Oklahoma State, 56-20, as the Red Raiders scored touchdowns on 7 consecutive possessions.

No. 7 Southern Cal at home over No. 21 California, 17-3, in an awesome display of defense. The win was the 6th straight for the Trojans who have outscored their opponents 231-23 since losing 27-21 as 25-point favorites at Oregon State. That's the Trojans, always losing a game to an unranked team, apparently they wake up late in Hollywood.

No. 10 Utah at home over No. 11 Texas Christian in a squeaker, 13-10. Utah had gone 9-0 and climbed to No. 10 by playing one of the weakest schedules west of the Mississippi River. The Utes are in the Mountain West Conference, and had they not played TCU they would not have faced one quality team worth talking about; they still face BYU in their final game.

No. 19 North Carolina at home over No. 22 Georgia Tech, 28-7, scoring 3 touchdowns in the 4th quarter.

Twelve other Top 25 teams won against ranked opponents, including:

No. 4 Florida on the road over Vanderbilt, 42-14, as Tim Tebow threw for 3 touchdowns and ran for 2 more. The Gators clinched the SEC Eastern Division Title and will face SEC Western Division Title holder Alabama for the SEC Championship.

No. 5 Texas at home over Baylor, 45-21, as Longhorn Colt McCoy threw for 5 TDs and 300 yards. No. 6 Oklahoma on the road over Texas A&M in an easy rout, 66-28. No. 9 Boise State at home over Utah State, 49-14, as Kellen Moore threw for 362 yards and 2 TDs. No. 12 Ohio State on the road over Northwestern, 45-10, as Terrelle Prior threw for 3 scores and Chris "Beanie" Wells added 2 more on the ground.

No. 13 Missouri at home over Kansas State, 41-24, as Jeremy Maclin scored 3 TDs and racked up 278 all-purpose yards. No. 14 Georgia on the road over Kentucky, 42-38, getting the go-ahead TD on a pass from Matthew Stafford to A. J. Green with 1:54 left to play. No. 16 Ball State at home over Northern Illinois 45-14. No. 17 Brigham Young (BYU) at home over a 1-9 San Diego State team 41-12.

No. 18 Michigan State at home over Purdue, 21-7, as Javon Ringer scored twice and the Spartan defense made some great third-down stops. No. 24 Florida State at home over Clemson, 41-27, on coach Bobby Bowden's 79th birthday (yes, the guy is 79 and still coaching), and following the firing of Bowden's son Tommy as Clemson's head coach last month. No. 25 Pittsburgh at home over Louisville, 41-7, as the Panthers turned 4 Cardinal turnovers into scores.

The 7 losing Top 25 teams-besides No. 3 Penn State-that lost to unranked teams included:

No. 20 West Virginia at home to Cincinnati in overtime 26-23. West Virginia is one of those teams that can not stand prosperity, they have been in and out of the AP Top 25 all season. No. 23 Maryland on the road to Virginia Tech, 23-13.

For the 8 losing teams among the AP Top 25 this week, it is pretty much what legendary coach Lou Holtz said, "When all is said and done, more is said than done."

When the new AP Top 25 Poll came out Sunday, 4 teams were missing-West Virginia, California, Georgia Tech and Maryland. Replacing them were 2 new teams-No. 22 Cincinnati and No. 23 Oregon State-and 2 returning teams-No. 24 South Carolina (the Gamecocks left the poll after the first week) and No. 25 Tulsa (the Golden Hurricane arrived in the 8th week, were kicked out last week and returned this week).

In other games of note this week:

Boston College at home shut out Notre Dame 17-0 in their annual "Catholic Bowl" game.

An 8-2 Western Michigan team from the growing in stature Mid-American Conference hosted and beat Illinois from the Big Ten, 23-17.

A 4-5 Wyoming team from the Mountain West Conference hosted and beat Tennessee from the Southeastern Conference, 13-7. Could Tennessee sink any lower? Some fans had to read this result THREE times to believe it was true.

Hawaii beat New Mexico State 42-30 to even its record at 5-5 and one victory shy of bowl eligibility.

East Carolina became bowl eligible with its 6th victory, an overtime win over Marshall, 19-16.

That's it. That's all. I am out of here. Four more weeks and the regular season is over, then the bowl season surfaces and a few big-time winners will collect some major money for their football programs. A few of the bowl games will be great, we just don't know which ones.

Copyright © 2008 Ed Bagley

Read my other detailed, knowledgeable, interesting articles on college football, including:
"College Football - Week 10 - In Just Two Years Nick Saban Has the Crimson Tide No. 1 in the Nation"
"College Football - Week 9 - Texas Handles Unbeaten Oklahoma State, and Penn State Whips Ohio State"
"College Football - Week 8 - Top 6 Teams Remain on Top, Led by Unbeaten Texas, Alabama & Penn State"
"College Football - Week 7 - Only 10 Undefeated Teams Remain - Oklahoma, Missouri and LSU All Lose"
"College Football - Week 6 - AP's Top 25 Welcomes North Carolina, Michigan State, Pittsburgh and Ball State"
"College Football - Week 5 - 9 AP Top 25 Teams Lose, 6 to Unranked Teams, No. 1 USC, No. 3 Georgia & No. 4 Florida All Lose"
"College Football - Week 4 - 14 Teams Suffer Their First Defeat - Auburn, East Carolina, Oregon & Florida State All Lose"
"College Football - Week 3 - Let There Be No Doubt: USC Crushes Ohio State 35-3 and Is Clearly No. 1"
"College Football - Week 2 - East Carolina Smacks West Virginia, Upsets Its 3rd Straight Ranked Team"
"College Football - Week 1 - No. 24 Alabama Stuns No. 9 Clemson, East Carolina Upsets No. 17 Virginia Tech"

Here are the players who chose to be fantasy football sleepers for next season 2010.

Jeremy Maclin-
Part of the dynamic Duo in Philadelphia with partner want Jackson, expect Maclin to take their game to the next nivel.Con Kevin Kolb, touted as the next Aaron Rodgers, Maclin will be able to demonstrate why the Eagles drafted you in the first round last year.

Brandon Jacobs-
Brandon Jacobs is just a year removed 1100 courtyard, TD.Los Giants season 15 know they need to engage Jacobs early and often to soften for opposing defenses.All in all, it's strategy that led to the Super Bowl champions.Search therein back to what works.

Malcom Floyd-
With Vincent Jackson image will be another receiver and the receiver is more likely Floyd.A Malcolm 6 ' 5 ", was built as VJax, so you to fill those shoes pretty bien.Con decline and eventual release LaDanian Tomlinson, the San Diego Chargers have become pass more geared. I hope Floyd have many opportunities to make great plays."

LaDainian Tomlinson-
With Quarterback Mark Sanchez, still in development phase of his career, look for LT to get involved early and menudo.Shonn Green could not catch a pass during the regular season last year, so expect Tomlinson to be in there in virtually all reductions 3rd.

Tim Hightower
Wells is clearly the most talented of the two, but with QB Matt Leinart corridor behind Centre, Hightower is the best fit for the ofensa.Hightower use mostly downhill move, because he is the upper receiver and pass bloqueador.Ahora with "Captain Checkdown" running the show in Arizona, locate Hightower improve in receptions 63 had last year.

I would say that no team changed over the season pass to the New York Jets. Them and rookie QB Mark Sanchez were NFL talk at the beginning of last season as New York began to 3-0, beating all potential playoff teams (although only one - the Pats - made). Then Sanchez hit the wall and New York entered a downward spiral, lose six of seven apparently make the playoffs out of reach.

But then something clicked again after of Thanksgiving, as the Jets won five of six to sneak in the postseason.Helped this week 16 opponent Indianapolis and Cincinnati week 17 enemy not playing all your incoming because set their playoff spots? sure did, but then the Jets were were not flukes easily winning in Cincinnati, stunning San Diego Chargers and pushing the Colts in the AFC Championship game of falling, 30-17.

Sánchez was adequate in season regular, dropping to 2,444 yards and 12 members to go with 20 selections for a score of 63, 0.Tuvo few attempts, passes and yards from the quarterbacks who played at least 15 games in 2009.Sánchez was better in the playoffs, giving hope he will take a big step in 2010.

But really the 2009 Jets were built to defend the game field - New York led the League in total defence and passing Defense (thanks in large part to the incomparable cornerback Revis Darrelle), as well as in yards rushing offense.

New York just stood pat this offseason, corridor leading dumped Thomas Jones due to the emergence of Shonn Greene, as well as versatile trade RB Leon Washington, who suffered a season finale leg injury in week 7 year pasado.Nueva York brought in a litany of stars: Santonio Holmes, Jason Taylor, LaDainian Tomlinson, Antonio Cromartie.However, the computer release time of nine Pro Bowl offensive tackle Alan pout, and was a large part of that line o possibly being the best in the NFL last season.

A lot of experts is doing for the Jets get to the Super Bowl - the Sporting News, that for uno.Este team is already generating more ink than any other team in the NFL, directed by outspoken Coach Rex Ryan.

Experts a list of the Jets 'over/under' for the overall victory in 9 NFL season 5.Hagamos a break down the Jets New York 2010 schedule:

Week 1: Monday, September 13, Baltimore, 7: 00 pm
Week 2: Sunday, September 19, New England, 4: 15 PM
Week 3: Sunday, September 26, in Miami, 8: 20 PM
Week 4: Sunday, October 3, in Buffalo, 1: 00 p. M.
Week 5: Monday, October 11, 8: 30 PM
Week 6: Sunday, 17 of October, in Denver, 4: 05 PM
Week 7: BYE
Week 8: 31 October, Green Bay, 1: 00 p. M.
Week 9: Domingo, 7 of November, in Detroit, 1: 00 p. M.
Week 10: Sunday, November 14, in Cleveland, 1: 00 p. M.
Week 11: 21 November, Houston, 1: 00 p. M.
Week 12: Thursday, November 25, Cincinnati, 8: 20 PM
Week 13: Monday, December 6, in New England, 8: 30 PM
Week 14: 12 December, Miami, 4: 15 PM
Week 15: Sunday, December 19, in Pittsburgh, 4: 15 PM
Week 16: Sunday, December 26, Chicago, 1: 00 p. M.
Week 17: 2 January, Buffalo, 1: 00 p. M.

This is linked to the more difficult programming NFL 16th with 2009 winning percentage of.500 an opponents (128-128).

One would expect to N.y. against Buffalo, but draft legislation gave the Jets some issues last year and managed to divide. I believe that Brett Favre is panned when he returns to cope with the Jets for the first time playing with them, than in a year? then NYC has the difficult task of playing at Denver in thin air in a week corta.Mi football betting system called 3-3 in the farewell.

If the Jets can beat the Packers home after the farewell will be in good shape because in weeks 9-11, who play teams missed the playoffs in 2009 and were a combination of 16-32.Y on Thanksgiving night, the Jets face a team Bengals swept last year (although the jets are 0-3 Turkey all-time) .for therefore an increase of only seems likely.

December is much harder, as each opponent is likely a contender playoff - 11 days off before a crucial with the Pats date is a profit - close with what should be a victory over a team of bills that will be away from the playoffs and the cadena.Con playing the new rule that all games of the week 17 must be divisional games, jets could not have asked for a best enemy while dolphins and the Pats are fighting.

I'm not so great in the Jets like everyone else, but I have no doubt that it will be buenos.Esto is similar to take this 10-6, the 'more'. predict Pats for also finishing 10-6, so it might lose to had to win the AFC East (parts are + 105 on WagerWeb and jets + 110) .Creo the Jets will miss less Thomas Jones and step game will still struggle, and therefore New York does not make it back to AFC title game - but will receive a game of it.

I always find it helpful to break down specific positions into tiers. As always, the RB pool has some pretty distinct tiers. If you get any of these guys in the Top Tier, you've got a solid anchor to your squad.

Top Tier:
Chris Johnson $$72

Adrian Peterson $69

Maurice Jones-Drew $68

Ray Rice $66

Michael Turner $58

Frank Gore $55

Of course for every tier you can argue if certain players should be included or not and there is a pretty big swing in auction value from CJ to Gore ($17), but I believe these are all top tier talent.

Breakout candidate: Ray Rice

He had a great year last year, is very young and looks to be getting even better. Baltimore loves to run and Rice is a great receiving back as well. I don't think he's come anyway near his ceiling yet.

Safest Play: Maurice Jones-Drew

CJ and AP are also very safe, but you're going to have to pay for them. It feels like last year could be CJ's ceiling, well, you would think. AP looks steady to, but the fumbles are somewhat concerning if he keeps slipping up. Jones-Drew is the every down back who gets goal line work and 3rd down receptions. The Jags aren't a great team, but he is their best asset and they have to feed him.

Bust Potential: Chris Johnson*

It's tough to pinpoint a bust in the top tier this year. I love Chris Johnson, but so many things went right last year, it's just difficult to imagine he pulls it off again. Let me be clear, I don't think Chris Johnson is necessarily a bust (hence the asterisk), he's an awesome player and will have a great year. I just think that you might not get as much value out of him given his price tag this year, which could make him a bust relative to the % of your auction dollars you need to allocate to him to retain his services.

Best Value: Michael Turner

Last year he was a #2 overall guy going for the mid $60 range. He was having a very solid year and then got hurt. He came back very late a couple times but was never really ready nor was he effective. He's had time to heal now and get into better shape. Remember last year he had put on "muscle" coming into a camp. That is a code word for someone who got fat in the off-season. I can't ever think of a time when someone in a skill position puts on a bunch of weight, or "bulked up" as they sell it and it end up being a good thing. Turner will be back, slimmer and ready to return to form from his breakout campaign. His value has been knocked way down because of last year and I'm buying him if his price stays reasonable, like it looks on the board.

2nd Tier:

Steven Jackson $44

DeAngelo Williams $42

Rashard Mendenhall $41

Cedric Benson $40

Ryan Grant $35

Jamaal Charles $35

Ryan Matthews $35

Pierre Thomas $34

Shonn Greene $33

Beanie Wells $32

I almost cut off the tier after Grant, but opted to include the next 5 RB's after that as well. There is definitely a difference; I just don't think it's that huge.

Breakout Candidate: Shonn Greene

I think we were more timid about anointing this guy as the next RB god originally. Sure it was tough not to be high on him after his playoff performance, but once the Jets brought in LT, (even if you think he is done) it was a little worrisome. Given all that I am starting to think this guy could be a monster despite any value LT might shift away from him. The Jets run the ball so much and this guy looks like he can handle the load. It's tough to imagine LT getting any better than he was last year and if Greene is dominating, it's not going to take the Jets long to figure out that superior talent wins out and will get the bulk of the carries and goalline work. Look for Greene to move up our board on the next update.

Safest Play: Ryan Grant

He is the ultimate not-sexy running back. That's good though, because the tempting RB's are usually the ones that burn you. His offense is loaded, moves the ball and scores points. Nobody cuts into Grants workload and he's been producing at a solid level for a good stretch now.

Bust Potential: Rashard Mendenhall

I don't know if it's just me, but whenever I watched this guy play last year I was never overly impressed. I just think he's going way to high right now in drafts and auctions. The Steelers offense is in complete disarray with Big Ben out 6 weeks (maybe 4), Holmes gone and Hines Ward is supposed to be getting old for the tenth consecutive year.

Best Value: Ryan Matthews

I know, I know, how can a rookie have the best value when he's completely unproven. Based on Norv's statement of how much he wants to use this guy, I'm slightly bullish on him. Vincent Jackson might be holding out for a while after his suspension, which hurts the passing attack slightly. LT was such a disaster last year they had to get away from running it. I look for them to bring a more balanced attack again and Matthews will be the top dog in an offense that produces year in year out.

3rd Tier:

Moreno $26

Addai $24

Brown $23

McCoy $17

Stewart $17

Forte $14

Best $14

Tate $13

Jacobs $12

The third tier is the place where a person who did the opposite and went after WR's and QB's first lives. Sure you might get lucky on a couple of these guys if you get a few, but if one, or God forbid, two of them are your starters, I hope you got a really stacked WR corp and/or a premium QB.

Breakout Candidate: Everyone not named Joseph Addai

Seriously, you could make an argument for everyone on the list other than Addai that says each guy could have a breakout first season or rebound season. I just don't see a lot of upside with Addai.

Safest play: Joseph Addai

Huh? No, I'm not really a big fan of Addai, but the guy has produced at a moderate level the past few seasons, including 13 TD's last year. The Colts offense is always steady. The only concern is Donald Brown taking the job from him. Addai is not as old (27) as he feels like. When you're looking at the 3rd tier, it's tough to find safety, but Addai is the closest thing to it.

Bust Potential: Jahvid Best

How many rookie RB's from the Lions are you going to talk yourself into before you just give up and realize that anyone that is on the Lions is probably doomed for failure. Kevin Jones was the last one for me....never again. Let me summon my inner-Pitino...."Barry Sanders is not walking through that door!"

Best Value: Jonathon Stewart

Carolina is so run heavy, even the #2 guy (or depending how you view it, 1A guy) Jonathon Stewart is a beast. He posted starter-like numbers last year despite not being "the guy". He's a great value because if anything happens to DeAngelo, Stewart is probably a top 5 back, providing he doesn't get injured himself.

The Jets against the Panthers this past Saturday night was a hard reminder to all that while Mark Sanchez can have improved during the low season, which has a long way to go before becoming the jagged main jets offensive.

If the Jets win in 2010, will be due to his defense. You don't need an expert to tell you that.D the Green gang has the ability to dominate any ofensa.Blitz and create chaos and basically are intended to make the quarterback seems clumsy and more confused than Keanu Reeves while playing Shane Falco in "The Replacements".

Contribution of the offense shall come primarily from their yard attack by land. The combination of Shonn Greene, a rejuvenated LaDainian Tomlinson and one of the best offensive lines in football should help jets to control the ball and add to the effectiveness of their defence.

This is not to say that the jets do not need to pull the pelota.Se trafficking in the NFL for crying out loud. You have to throw the ball with success at some point if you want to win the Super Bowl (and the Jets have all expectations held in Dallas come next month February). This does not mean that it must so easily hand over the reigns to Sanchez and begin to insults the ball on the field, however.

Yes, the Jets has added some new weapons for your attack step - most notably Santonio Holmes, who, in spite of being a Super Bowl MVP, really has flown under the radar as one of the best receivers in the game. But New York you must be cautious not to allow Sanchez deny the advocacy with volumes of work caused by forcing the ball and looking for the great work too often (something that he has been prone to his early age). In general, jets need not rely on big plays on offense to win.

Once again, you need to throw the ball in the NFL. But Sanchez isn't ready to be given the responsibility of launching a game more than 30 times if the Jets have no shot of making Dallas at the end of the year. No doubt Sanchez will improve much a season you.Certainly will be a few works.And certainly have more weapons to take advantage de.Sin however the Jets should consider Sánchez is not Peyton Manning.He is not Tom Brady.He is not Drew Brees, Brett Favre, Philip Rivers, or Aaron Rodgers.At this point, he is not even Kyle Orton.Él is a second year with from the middle and little talent experience.

Sanchez ' primary responsibilities of this year will protect the ball and moving the chains (The Jets is not required to score 30 points in a game to win). He will still need to be put into advantageous positions to throw the ball in terms of down and the distance in order to have éxito.Él isn't sobre.Y prepared to be be supported if the Jets are in many situations of obvious step or behind late in a lot of games this season, Sánchez ' will be exposed vulnerabilities, and a Super Bowl title will be out of the question.

The Brett Favre era is over in NY. Yesterday, the Jets released the veteran QB leaving Favre a free agent if he decides to make yet another comeback. The Jets were a major player in last weekends draft by moving up to the 5th spot via the Cleveland Browns and former coach Eric Mangini in order to select their QB of the future Mark Sanchez. With the selection of Sanchez, the Jets now have taken six quarterbacks in the first round in their 50-year history.

Joe Namath was taken higher than anyone, drafted No. 1 overall back in 1965 and delivering the Jets their only championship four seasons later. In terms of the J-E-T-S Jets Jets Jets the future is more than likely now seeing as though the incumbent QB's are Kellen Clemens and Eric Ainge. Brett Ratcliff was part of the deal that made Sanchez a Jet. So, who will be the Jets' starting QB when they open their season at Reliant Stadium against the Houston Texans on September, 13? Moreover, does any Jet QB have any sort of fantasy potential for the 2009?

In my estimation the answers to those questions are Mark Sanchez and no. Although, new head coach Rex Ryan has publicly stated to the media that he is a fan of Clemens and Ainge he would not have moved up to get Sanchez if that was really the case. I do believe Sanchez will be starting very early on in the season if not on opening day and I think over time he will be a good NFL QB. However, he doesn't have a whole lot to work within terms of receivers and being a rookie playing in NY Sanchez is surely to take some bumps and bruises in his first year from both opposing players and the media. At this point in time no Jet QB is worth drafting in leagues of 12 teams or less. In 16 team leagues you may take a flier on Sanchez knowing that QB's are very scarce in larger leagues but don't expect much out of him this year.

Thomas Jones was a nice surprise for fantasy owners last year. Jones led the AFC in rushing with 1312 yards and 13 TD's while adding an additional 207 yards through the air with 2 scores thus, accounting for over 1500 total yards and 15 total TD's. Those are stats any fantasy owner can live with. Moreover, Leon Washington provided a nice change of pace to Jones chipping in with 800 total yards and 8 TD's.

Washington heated up as the season wore on and many fantasy owners started to use Washington as a viable Flex option down the stretch. However, all is not well in Jet land as Jones has been absent at the Jets' off season voluntary off season program and I am assuming he is unhappy with his current contract. Jones is slated to make $900,000.00 in '09 and could very well be vying for more money. A nine year veteran, Jones flourished last season with Favre under center -- ironic considering he ripped FavreAfter the season. However, if you look back to 2007 with Pennington and Clemens at quarterback, Jones managed just 1,119 yards and one TD on the ground while being limited to 3.6 yards per carry; he was also facing a lot more eight and nine man fronts from defenses that dared the quarterbacks to beat them. Now that Favre is gone Jones could very well be envisioning his numbers returning to their 2007 level (or worse) and be looking for a pay day now.

If that is the case Jones is not showing his hand as neither he nor his agent, Drew Rosenhaus are talking yet. Here is my take on Jones heading into 2009. While I think Jones' will be productive again in '09 I don't believe he will post comparable stats as last year. There are too many thing working against him. First, Favre is gone and Jones will more than likely be playing with Sanchez as his QB which means teams will once again be stacking the box trying to stop him until Sanchez proves he can beat defenses deep. Furthermore, Washington will continue to eat into Jones' stats as will Shonn Greene the rookie RB out of Iowa that the Jets drafted in the 3rd round. Greene is expected to be the successor to Jones and will certainly get some carries right from the get go.

Most people will have Jones as a low end number 1 top end number 2 RB heading into this season but I am taking a more sceptical approach. Due to the fact that 2008 was the first season that Jones really lit it up coupled with Washington and Greene factoring into the mix I am treating Jones as a number 3 RB or Flex option this year worth a draft selection in around rounds 5-6. More than likely however, Jones will be gone by that point as an unprepared fantasy owner will be sucked in by his '08 stats without doing their due dilligence. If you do draft Jones, make sure you nab Greene with a late round flier. As for Washington; with Greene in the fold look for his time in the backfield to be diminished and the Jets will more than likely use him mainly for kick and punt returns. Maybe a late flier for Washington on draft day but not much more than that.

In 2008 the Jets' receiving corps was suspect at best. I know because I started Jerricho Cotchery each and every week except for the bye. Week in and week out I tolerated his lack of production knowing that if I bench him he will surely score and my decision will bite me in the you know what at the most inopportune time. I stuck by him and he finally rewarded me withaTD and some quality fantasy points in the championship game when the Jets were playing the Bills. With that being said is there any chance of me drafting Cotchery this year? No. Cotchery finished 2008 with 858 yards and 5 scores and with Laveranues Coles gone to Cincinnati he will be the Jets number 1 WR. However, the prospects look even bleaker for Cotchery in 2009 than last year. Cotch was inconsistent all last year and that was with a future Hall of Famer as his QB.

With Sanchez more than likely starting this year as a rookie Cotchery's stats will probably be worse than they were in 2008. As of right now the Jets have made no attempt to replace Coles thus teams will be focusing more on Cotchery than previously and he won't have that receiver on the other side of the field to take the pressure off of him. It is simple people let someone else who recognizes his name draft Cotchery and deal with the lack of production that comes along with it. None of the other Jet receivers at this point including Chansi Stuckey who appears to be the team's number 2 receiver are draftable at this point in time. Before the start of the season I am definitely looking for the Jets to acquire some additional WR's to upgrade the dismal unit that it is presently. After Stuckey I can honestly say (and this is saying something) I have never heard of any of the other WR's they presently have on their roster.

TE Dustin Keller formed a nice bond last year with Favre catching 48 passes for 535 yard and 3 TD's as a rookie. As any fantasy owner knows Favre loves throwing to the TE so naturally he started looking for Keller. Keller is an amazing talent with the potential to flourish with anyone under center. Keller may benefit from Sanchez being the starting QB for the Jets this year as the rookie will surely be looking for a security blanket underneath as he gets his feet wet in the NFL. Although Keller is not a number 1 TE as of right now he is worth a later round selection as a number 2 option with the potential to deliver more depending upon how Sanchez develops.

I actually think the Jets DST is an intriguing unit for the upcoming season. Obviously, we all know Coach Ryan was the mastermind of the legendary Ravens defense and now he brings his gig to NY where the Jets performed pretty well on defense in 2008 and only figure to get better. Ryan brings Bart Scott and Jim Leonhard with him from Baltimore and will surely get more out of LB Vernon Gholston than Mangini ever did. If you factor in Leon Washington's abilities on kick and punt returns you realize that this unit has the potential to start for you most weeks. Treat the Jets DST a low end number 1 fantasy option for this year mainly because of their new coach.

In summary monitor Jones and Keller in drafts this summer and follow how the DST is shaping up heading into the 2009 season. Those are the only real viable fantasy options from the Jets as of press time. Next up on Monday: The New England Patriots.

It was Dinah Washington, who popularized the song "What a difference a day makes" in 1959. It was linebacker Adam Decker, who was a key stop for fourth-down in the last quarter on Saturday (10-4-08) to preserve a 16-13 on Iowa victory.

Decisive tackle Decker bruising tailback Shonn Greene on a 4th-and-1 since 21 yards line Spartan Michigan State gave its fifth straight win and ultimately pushed the Spartans in the AP Poll Top 25 with a 5-1 record.

I could not listen to Decker in Michigan tackle watching the game in Washington pipe in the great Pacific Northwest, but my spirit podría.Pensé immediately at the legendary coach of Notre Dame, Knute Rockne, who said: "do not need to see a good tackle.Usted can hear it."

Tackle Decker may well be the most important stop in Michigan State defensive from Spartan football program last prominence of rose to national in 1999, going 9-2 in Nick Saban and win a trip to the 2000 Florida Citrus Bowl where defeated Florida 37-34.

Decker is a junior 238-pound 6-foot-2, who played in Brother Rice, a Catholic high school in Rochester Hills (MI). Decker and his companions "S troops" not only talk the talk Saturday but walked the walk as they stepped up and did stop after stop when you have and the game was in the línea.Mi nomination of Big Ten player defensive week is the whole team defensive of the Michigan State led by Adam Decker.

While coach Mark Dantonio far from being a deity, it has slowly but surely started to change the culture of the State of Michigan football one belief and closing down games for ganar.Ido is mentality "is all about me". Now it turns out that "we are one".

What exactly they speak? I thought that I would never ask. I'm talking about how the Spartans have doubled as a K-Mart deck chair cheap four years prior to the arrival of Mark Dantonio last year, replacing John l. Smith.

In Smith, Michigan State started 2003 season at 7-1 and finished 1-3. In 2004, the Spartans 4-3 began and ended in 1-5.In 2005, 4-0 began and ended in 1-6.In 2006, 3-0 began and ended in 1-8.

When amounted, Smith began these 4 18-4 seasons and finished in 4-22.Case closed.

Now let's see if we can discern a difference in how he first season Mark Dantonio last year.Dantonio 2-4 (new coach, new system, the new competition) began and ended at 5-2.I detect some progress in this area? how could I no.Este year Dantonio Spartans lost their first game and now have strung together five consecutive victories.?

I can not underestimate the importance of Mark Dantonio for Michigan State football program.

At the halfway point in the season, most wise experts (especially the supporters of the University of Michigan and Ohio State) would say that Michigan State could lose their next six games against Northwestern 5-0, 5-1 Ohio State, Michigan 2-3, 3-3 Wisconsin, 2-3 and 6-0 Penn State.Sí Purdue, podían.Todo possible in college football, reason that college football is more exciting than professional football.

But what if culture which has not only been preaching Mark Dantonio arrives but sticks in the minds of the Spartans? is beyond reality to think that the Spartans might be 6-1, when faced with Ohio State at home in 2 weeks? to, Michigan State must travel to undefeated Northwestern and win this Saturday (10-11-08).

Let ' s allow Dantonio, and the Spartans to decide the case.

Copyright © 2008 Ed Bagley

Read my other articles Spartan football from Michigan State, including:

"The State of Michigan Got the message in a free game: Just Win Baby, Just Win"

"State of Michigan and Javon Ringer offer a Rush to Notre Dame Fighting Irish, 23-7"

"Javon Ringer from the State of Michigan within 3 games - 498 yards rushing yards and nine members"

"Of the State of Michigan Javon Ringer scores Five Times in 42-10 on Eastern Michigan Victoria"

"For the Spartans of Michigan State, 7 have become very annoying number"

While the Jets were busy bending HBO cameras on covers it hard, the Ravens made acquisitions preseason have experts talk about "Super Bowl". But Darrelle Revis back on their island, Rex Ryan is going to want nothing more than to open the season with a victory over his former team on Monday Night Football.

Ravens on offense

The signings of preseason Anquan Boldin, Dante Stallworth and more recently acquired T.J. Houshmanzadeh, the Ravens will cause a more balanced team.These guys add depth and veteran leadership recipient body of Joe Flacco, and 3 will help you build your confidence to the playoffs in his first two temporadas.Ahora Revis is all-in on Monday evening, the Jets would use it to shut down a guy like Anquan Boldin. This leaves Antonio Cromartie and the rest of high school a lot of space to work with, if is blitzing Flacco or helping Revis in coverage (even the "Messiah" could be a rusty after exclusion of 36 days).

This is where pan-n - Baltimore butter comes into play: no... of the very own New Rochelle, Ray Rice Maryland crab cakes.With more than 2,000 yards from scrimmage in his second season, rice showed coach John Harbaugh as its frame of 212-lb 5 ' 8 "could carry out most of the ofensiva.No only a handful of it due to its speed and elusive, but receiving skills are a threat to any defence, including the Jets.

Flacco looks for low rice freedom bail out you of difficult situations on Monday night, and will be until the Jets linebacker to stop large gains occur. Absence of OLB Calvin Pace does not help from New York.

Jets on offense

With secondary Baltimore something slim (i.e. Ed Reed out 6 weeks), expect that the jets to shed a little more than usual. Mark Sanchez is to win the confidence of staff as a trainer, in spite of the cartilaginous jokes) and offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer will want to catch the Ravens outside guard ever.Santonio Holmes will be out of service, but Braylon Edwards has some big-play ability if he maintains his drops to a minimum.Maybe he can motivate himself by vowing to shave his beard if he arrives to the area of annotation.. However, in all seriousness the success of New York was dictated by their offensive line.Starts with C Nick Mangold, whose chemistry with Mark Sanchez can lead to much less Ehecos, bags, etc. fumbles.The Ravens will test the jets with their defensive schemes, and will be until Mangold to raise Sanchez to say before the instantánea.Presencia line O will feel the game runtime así.Parece Shonn Greene is grind it to most of the carries, but the presence of LT will be crucial in zone III down situations and rojo.Este backfield faces an enormous challenge in night opening against the Ravens, whose defense peak is as tough as they come.

The new Meadowlands Stadium is a place you will want to be in come Monday night.Both teams have defense and rushing attack for mixing the best of them, but will come eventually down to do a few works of breaking game more via Flacco in Baltimore.

Prediction
Baltimore: 23
NYJ: 13

In honor of the more overrated (Susan Boyle talent not) and the underrated (Kelly Ripa - she gets every boy skinnier) celebrities on TV, here are the Susan Boyles and Kelly Ripas each team in the AFC.

AFC East:

(1) New England Patriots

SB: Benjamin Watson (TE) - only 22 shots last year to 209 yardas.Si maintains this, newly purchased Chris Baker could have a year better than Watson.

KR: Fred Taylor (RB) - the former Jacksonville Jaguars corridor was a yard 556 retired from the race on the spot, but Taylor could reach 1,000 yards if Tom Brady stays healthy.

(2) Miami Dolphins

Does SB: Jason Allen (S) - no one would be surprised if the safety of former Tennessee was cut in training camp?An interception of last year; Bill Parcells should cut him now

KR: Cameron Wake (D) - the former CFL star ran an 4.55 40 yards on the Alliance of NFL 2005 and must be another hidden gem of Bill Parcells.

(3) New York Jets of

SB: Bart Scott (D) - Let ' s see what you can do without Ray Lewis Scott and Ed Reed playing alongside él.Él is a good player, only paid more.

KR: Shonn Greene (RB) this newbie ran for over 100 yards every game last year to Iowa.Green is a pick fantasy sleepers which will lead the jets to get rid of Thomas Jones or León Wahingston in 2010.

(4) Buffalo Bills

SB: Chris Kelsay (DE) - this paid too defensive end has 4.5 bags the last two rookie temporadas.Si Aaron Maybin ends his suspension outside and has a good training camp, Kelsay could end up on the bench or cut.

KR: Reggie Corner (CB) - former cornerback of Akron is the favorite to start nickel ley.Ashton Youboty projects or Drayton Florence could be caught through corner (how appropriate name, eh?)

AFC North:

1) Pittsburgh Steelers

SB: Files Sweed (WR) - this was the most difficult computer choose an overrated player but Sweed had too many drops as a rookie.Big Ben needs you to compensate for the loss of Nate Washington.

KR: Rashard Mendenhall (RB) - the former Illinois running back, played only four games as novato.Si he stays healthy, Super Bowl champions should not have any problem with Parker and Mendenhall repeat in the backfield.

(2) Baltimore Ravens

SB: I ' Ron McClain (RB) - was a fantasy bolt last year, but I hope that big things former Rutgers running back Ray Rice this season.Mentioned McClain is close to 20 pounds overweight and rice added muscle in the offseason?

KR: L. j. Smith (TE) - the former Philadelphia Eagles tight end has not had more than 300 yards in a season since 2006.I hope that this will change with Todd Heap also the downside of his Joe Flacco carrera.Busque use Smith much more than the McNabb did last season.

(3) Cincinnati Bengals

SB: Chris Henry (WR) - Carson Palmer called Randy Moss Jr.I think it is a stretch and expect you to have a mediocre year now that Laveranues coles is in the city.

KR: Michael Johnson (DE) - easily could have put the entire project Bengals here class but Johnson could be the Bengals better go to corridor in two years. Johnson was a large third-round pick.

(4) Cleveland Browns

SB: Josh Cribbs (ATH) - carcajear when returning kick resisting more dinero.Cribbs is fun to see but had only three touchdowns last season.

KR: Alex Mack (C) - he was elected in the first round so what I think why you undervalued? he will be one of the best centres in the NFL in three years, mark it down.

AFC South:

(1) Tennessee Titans

SB: Nate Washington (WR) - many Titans fans loved this collection, and I don't know why.Former Pittsburgh Steelers receiver has not reached 700 yards once in its three year career.

KR: Jared Cook (TE) - former tight end of South Carolina is in a good position to learn under tight end Bo Scaife.Cook will be the Titans tight end of 2011.

(2) Indianapolis Colts

SB: Anthony Gonzalez (WR) - this former first-round pick has yet to reach 1,000 yardas.Vamos to see what you can do this year Al Capone Marvin Harrison.

KR: Austin Collie (WR) - this former fast BYU receiver is a favorite Peyton Manning at the end of the year. one pick-up football fantasy of dark horse.

(3) Houston Texans

Does SB: Matt Schaub (QB) - remember when the Atlanta Falcons got booted for trade Schaub away? still has to launch 16 touchdowns in a temporada.Si he does not improve this season, the Texans to search elsewhere in the offseason.

KR: Jeremiah Johnson (RB) - rookie Oregon should be a nice backup plan for Steve Slaton.Johnson had 18 touchdowns while dividing the time as a senior in Oregon.

(4) Jacksonville Jaguars

SB: Derrick Harvey (DE) - the former first-round pick had 3.5 sacks as a rookie. be the former sacks of five Florida Gator approach this season?

KR: Rashad Jennings (RB) - I hope that this seventh-round choice to make as the computer and possibly be a good backup for Maurice Jones-Drew.

AFC West:

1) San Diego Chargers

SB: Craig Davis (WR) - the former first round draft has 247 yards total in his career for two years. Chargers fans lose patience if Davis struggles again this season.

KR: Jacob Hester (RB) - running back for the second year will be a backup of the very good goal line.

(2) The Denver Broncos

SB: Josh McDaniels (coach) - he has to be the dumbest coach in the NFL with some of the observaciones.Espero him fighting just former aides Patriots New England Romeo Crennel and Charlie Weis once left Bill Belichick.

KR: Corey Buckhalter (RB) - If Knowshon Moreno fights or gets injured, Buckhalter must collect the clearance.

(3) The Oakland Raiders

SB: JaMarcus Russell (QB) - how shocking is that this guy was once the first overall choice? if I'm Tom Cable (CABLE GUYYYYYYY) I'm starting Jeff Garcia each game.

KR: Michael Bush (RB) - if it remains healthy, Bush could reach 800 yards, eight touchdowns.

(4) The Kansas City Chiefs

SB: Matt Cassel (QB) - this is a bold pick but I want to see him do it for two years of rectas.Su cast is absolute, as impressive as it had in New England.

KR: Zach Thomas (D) - this veteran is exactly what we need to defend the jefes.Thomas have long left in the tank, so you to give a last shot.

Within months of analysis and projections that led to the project of April 25-26 NFL followed by days of project summary and degrees of the team, we focus on what really matters to us; how the project affects our fantasy football leagues.  While we have thoughts about the absurdity of the contracts signed by high draft pick, has no effect on the payroll of our fantasy football team. Players may have been drafted higher or lower than expected, but that does not have any impact on which shall be drawn up in our League. The most important for us is whether the player will play and whether it will be this year or in the coming years.   Let's take a quick spin in the AFC and look at new additions to each computer that could affect our fantasy football draft.

  Baltimore - Baltimore best pick was the offensive line with another of Michael G..I do not see that this change in the position of any of the Ravens draft ' three-headed backfield.DE Paul Kruger was a nice addition to a defence of ageing. 

  Buffalo - Buffalo added players on board, except for offensive skill positions (Terrell Owens was added in the free agency).FROM Aaron Maybin will be a bolt in the defence, the defence until some posiciones.Ha bumping added TE Shawn Nelson, who could have a stealth catching year passes below. It is hoped that Owens not catch him conspiring with QB Trent Edwards on individual plays.

Cincinnati - The Bengals had a great overall project, but his improvements to the offensive line OT Andre Smith and defence with LB King Maualuga and Michael Johnson recently to make his defense draftable or increase the draftability any offensive players. I love you Chase Coffman and take my chances on it with a final draft pick. 

Cleveland - rookie wide receivers rare time do much in the NFL, but the Browns added two that I would recommend taking as a round final Draft; Brian Robiskie and Mohamed Massaquoi. 

Denver - the Broncos addressed his biggest weakness; his defence. However, their defence should only be when vs. Kansas City and Oakland.Knowshon Moreno is worth writing, but I would not draft him too high as signed RB agent Denver free 4 by what I see as their primary back Moreno. 

 Houston - Texans added a few starters on defense to help Mario Williams.The jury is whether or not makes the position draftable or not because they were defending the fantasy ranked 27th in 2008.

Indianapolis - DT Fili Moala helps immediately to the defence, but the player to focus on is RB Donald Brown. Brown quietly lead the NCAA in yards rushing in 2008 and will be the immediate step for the Colts. Joseph Addai remains no. 1 running back, but proved to be prone to injury, Brown will receive representatives immediately to minimize Addai.Él touches must be selected in the middle of rounds and a few rounds in keeper leagues.

 Jacksonville - The Jags grabbed a pair of offensive tackles to help restore your game execution. This should keep Maurice Jones-Drew as a second round pick. WR Mike Thomas is a pilot from the end of the round.

  Kansas City - The Chiefs signed a few good players in the defence in DT Alex Magee and LB Tyson Jackson, but will not do his defense worth writing.

 Miami - you will read much on how well QB Patrick White fits Wildcat offense of fins, but how many touches can realistic hope? Agarraron 6 ' 5 "WR Patrick Thomas outta USC to help to their passing game, but if their offense does Ted Ginn Jr. an each startup weekend, Thomas has no chance."

 New England - much as Dallas, New England worked several offices to fill several holes, but none of them will help us in the world of fantasy.Any offensive player to note and your D is not going to change the perception of project with the new additions.

 They New York Jets - The Jets were bolder team throughout the project and landed two players draftable three picks up QB Mark Sanchez and RB Shonn verde.Muchas people questioned the green selection, but I love this guy.He is so tough and powerful as consiguen.Thomas Jones is in his early 30s, threatening that if he fails to more cash and Leon Washington can become too expensive, so green is not a warmer Bank.Sánchez had a short initial career at USC, but excelled in an offense style pro and seem polished and ready to deal with the media in New York.I would recommend Sánchez as a mid-round pick and can be seen taking green as a double digit round Draft.Rugosidad Sánchez considerably in keeper leagues and green bump up to a few rounds in Keeper leagues as well.

Oakland - Oakland it would receive much more ridiculous for their project options if Detroit was not in the League.However, in fantasy football, who cares if you Oakland drafted a boy a round too early and skipped a lot better receiver for hacerlo.WR Darius Heyward-Bey is a burner and you can put some serious numbers if you can get you JaMarcus Russell ball. A good selection of mid-round.

Pittsburgh - The Steelers really did little to change football fantasy except add another solid DT to its defence in Evander Hood.Todavía must be the first or second written defence.

San Diego - Chargers Assembly of Larry English, but probably will pass you to LB, especially if Merriman is slow from his surgery of knee and Shaun Phillips Phillips cannot remain out of trouble. no impact in fantasy in the slightest.

Tennessee - WR Kenny Britt was your best choice, but will be a third option on a first-run, second and third Albert Haynesworth ofensa.Remplazados Sen brands ' Derrick DT (no spelling errors in the name). He is a slight step backwards, but will not change the location in the project for the Tennessee D.

In preparation for the season, apart from reviewing my ranking power almost constantly, I'm taking a look around the League, team by team. Whereas until now, I only have looked on computers as a whole, now, here and in upcoming posts, I will take a look to every facet of the computer. (Quarterbacks, line, etc.).

Let's start at the top, a division of my heart (I live in Massachusetts), East of the AFC.Aquí are the most complete rankings can be found on the Web:

(# = Rankings last year)

1) Patriots New England 12-4
Field marshal: Tom Brady (# 1)
Running Back: Laurence Maroney (# 24)
Wide Receivers: Wes Welker (# 3), Randy Moss (# 5), Julian Edelman (# 53)
Tight Ends: Alge Crumpler (# 31)
Protection of QB: # 2
Rush protection: # 19
Bags (on the opponent): 22 #
Implementation of defence: # 23
Pass defense: # 19
Key additions: WR Torry Holt (# 68), TE Alge Crumpler (# 31)
Key losses: TE Ben Watson (# 10), DE / DT Jarvis Green, DE / OLB Adalius Thomas
Notes: The downgrade in tight end should be minimal, given the considerable both the Patriots have wings (Rob Gronkowski and Aaron Hernandez) and the fact that the system for Belichick, tight ends are used as blockers... can not think that a computer with a defensive line of such phoney might be expected from 12-4, but look at the New Orleans Saints (# 26) last year...Laurence Maroney, entering a year contract, you must put or be eclipsed by Sammy Morris, BenJarvus Green-Ellis, or another back on the list...With Welker watching as he has made a full recovery, the drive appears to assume the worst part of the responsibility for this computer.

(2) New York Jets 11-5
Field marshal: Mark Sanchez (# 38)
Running Backs: Shonn Greene (# 30), Ladanian Tomlinson (No. 42)
Wide Receivers: Santonio Holmes (# 11), Jerricho Cotchery (# 22), Laveranues Coles (No. 44), Braylon Edwards (# 49)
Tight Ends: Dustin Keller (No. 28)
Protection of QB: # 24
Rush protection: # 6
Bags (on the opponent): # 16
Implementation of defence: # 4
Pass defense: # 1
Key additions: RB Ladanian Tomlinson (No. 42), WR Santonio Holmes (# 11) DE / OLB Jason Taylor, CB Antonio Cromartie
Key losses: RB Thomas Jones (# 23), FS Kelly Rhodes
Notes: There is no surprise that pass defense took Darrell Revis takes the # 1 spot... adding Santonio Holmes gives QB Sanchez a strong core to mask his inexperience... not surprised if execution has a success this year; time will tell if RB Greene can lead to staff... Jason Taylor will provide the depth and experience to what already is a fantastic defensive line... for that Mark Sanchez to mature, O line has to step up and prevent the sacks.

(3) Miami Dolphins 9-7
Field marshal: southern Chad (# 17)
Running Backs: Ricky Williams (# 8), Ronnie Brown (# 16)
Wide Receivers: Brandon Marshall (# 24), Brian Hartline (# 30), Greg Camarillo (# 37), Davone Bess (# 41),
Tight Ends: Anthony Fasano (# 37)
Protection of QB: # 14
Rush protection: # 8
Bags (on the opponent): # 1
Implementation of defence: # 15
Pass defense: # 32
Key additions: WR Brandon Marshall (# 24)
Key losses: DE / OLB Joey Porter, DE / OLB Jason Taylor
Notes: The punch of only best one-two RBs Williams and Brown are Jonathan Stewart and DeAngelo Williams.. .Sin DE / OLBs Porter and Taylor, seeks to the defence of Miami to deteriorate quickly... don't be surprised if it is the # 1 the new year; offense have all the tools to make it reality: a young man, capable quarterback; a stable of running backs; and 4 (counting EM) throughout the recievers on the edge of breaking of.

(4) Bills Buffallo 8-8
Field marshal: Trent Edwards (# 32), Ryan Fitzpatrick (# 34)
Running Backs: Fred Jackson (# 22), Marshawn Lynch (# 45)
Wide Receivers: Lee Evans (# 64), Steve Johnson (N/A), Chad Jackson (N/A)
Tight End: Jonathan Stupar (N/A)
Protection of QB: # 32
Rush protection: # 10
Bags (on the opponent): # 19
Implementation of defence: # 30
Pass defense: # 2
Key additions: none
Key losses: WR Terrell Owens (# 70)
Notes: This computer will be flop no matter the quarterback behind the wheel... There is much that dislike of this team, but let's start with the fact that they have a single capable wideout... There is just one way that this team can win 8 games and that is to run down the throat of his opponents and maintain its defence pass as constant as it was last year.

The NFC and AFC Championship Games are nearing, and that means more fantasy football to devour at RotoPlay. And to help you assemble the most potent roster possible, here is this week's forecast.

(Note: The scoring for this contest covers just this week, as opposed to the other fantasy football playoff contests on RotoPlay, which run through the Super Bowl)

Player 1
1) Drew Brees: Brees blistered the Cardinals for nearly 250 passing yards and three touchdowns last week as New Orleans took a wrecking ball to Arizona's hopes of getting back to the Super Bowl. And despite how dominant the Vikings seemed last week against Dallas, their pass defense was not intimidating during the regular season. Minnesota was 19th in pass defense for the year, and 23rd in passing scores given up. If the Saints' offensive line can keep Brees upright, he could have a monster day.

2) Peyton Manning: In the regular season, the Jets gave up an average of 30 fewer passing yards per game than any other team in the league, and allowed six fewer touchdown passes than any other team. They've been good this postseason as well, picking off three passes and allowing only two touchdowns, but Manning is arguably the best quarterback ever, and he defies those statistics - well, at least to the point where we'll rank him second in this group.

3) Brett Favre: Favre enjoyed the first postseason four-touchdown game of his storied career last week, as the Vikings hammered the Cowboys in every which way. True, one of those was a semi-controversial toss in garbage time at the end of the fourth quarter, but it really only rankled some members of the Dallas Cowboys, and likely their fans (certainly, Favre's postseason fantasy football owners enjoyed it). Really, the only concern with Favre is that he reverts back to his old ways and starts slinging the ball around, especially because the Saints were third in the NFL in interceptions, and have a knack for creating key turnovers.

4) Mark Sanchez: For obvious reasons, Sanchez really shouldn't be considered as an option among the other stalwarts in this group.

Player 2
1) Adrian Peterson: Peterson ran for only 63 yards in Minnesota's blowout win over Dallas last week, continuing a trend that has seen him run for fewer than 100 yards in nine consecutive games. It should be noted, however, than he ran for at least 80 yards in four of those games, and has become an effective weapon as a pass-catcher out of the backfield, having caught at least three passes for at least 40 yards in four of his last five regular season games. The Saints are not particularly torrid in run defense, ranking 21st in the NFL in that statistic in the regular season, and allowed 6.7 yards per carry against the Cardinals last week. The optimist in you may just say he's due for a big game.

2) Pierre Thomas: Thomas overcame a rib injury and ran the ball 13 times for 52 yards against Arizona last week. He also caught four passes for 18 yards, and that's where his value comes into play, especially in this scoring format and against the formidable run defense of the Vikings, who were second in the NFL against the run this season and tied with the Packers for fewest rushing scores allowed.

3) Joseph Addai: Addai isn't a running back that will pile up huge numbers, but he does a little bit of everything. Unfortunately, he hasn't done enough for his postseason fantasy football owners, such as last week's 11-carry, 23-yard performance. Still, he found the end zone frequently this season (13 touchdowns), and he's also caught at least three passes in each of his last five games.

4) Thomas Jones: Though Jones remains the lead back for the Jets in theory, Shonn Greene has seemingly taken over that role in the postseason. Jones has run for only 75 yards on 29 carries with one score in the Jets' two playoff games, and he hasn't caught a single pass.

Player 3
1) Shonn Greene: As mentioned above, Greene has taken the lead for the Jets in the running game. He's had two fabulous outings, running for 135 yards and one touchdown against the Bengals, and 128 yards and one score against the Chargers. Indianapolis was just 24th in the league against the run during the regular season, and Greene had 95 yards against them in Week 16.

2) Reggie Bush: Bush had his best game of the season in terms of total yards last week against the Cardinals, running for 84 yards and one score on five carries, and catching four passes for 24 yards. Maybe it was because Kim Kardashian was in the building, but last week Bush also showed toughness while running the ball, something he hadn't shown much of previously. One of the things holding him back in this scoring format is that he doesn't get many carries, but he's still as explosive a player as a fantasy football owner could ask for.

3) Chester Taylor: Taylor had 23 yards rushing on four carries last week against the Cowboys, and 16 yards on two receptions. When he gets the opportunity, he can make plays, but he simply doesn't get the amount of overall opportunities that you're likely to see from the above options.

4) Donald Brown: Brown only ran the ball six times for 10 yards against the Ravens, though he did have two receptions for 15 yards. Still, the other options in this group are simply sounder than the rookie from UConn.

Player 4
1) Dallas Clark: Clark caught four passes for 57 yards against the Jets in Week 16 before being yanked from the game. In the Colts' win over the Ravens last week, he had seven receptions for 59 yards, marking the third time in four contests he caught exactly seven balls. With receptions so valuable in this scoring format, he's No. 1 in this group. And as good as the Jets are against the pass, Antonio Gates had eight catches for 93 yards in San Diego's loss to New York last week.

2) Sidney Rice: Rice was a monster in Minnesota's dismantling of the Cowboys, catching six passes, half of which went for touchdowns, and accumulating 142 receiving yards. It was his second straight game with six catches for over 100 yards with multiple touchdowns. He's clearly in sync with Brett Favre, and is an outstanding option for obvious reasons.

3) Marques Colston: Colston led his team with six receptions and 83 receiving yards last week against the Cardinals, and he also found the end zone. It was the third time in his last four games (with Week 17 being the exception) that Colston caught at least five passes for at least 75 yards. He's New Orleans' No. 1 target at wide receiver, and thus, an option worth seriously considering.

4) Reggie Wayne: Yes, Vincent Jackson had over 100 receiving yards last week even though Darrelle Revis was covering him, but in a fantasy football format where you have other very good options, we'd simply stay away from the best cornerback in the land.

Player 5
1) Percy Harvin: Harvin wasn't involved much in Minnesota's win over the Cowboys last week, catching only one pass for a single yard and running the ball three times for 23 yards, but you have to believe that will change. That outing was the first time Harvin was in single digits in receiving yards all season, and in what promises to be a high-scoring affair this week, you have to believe the rookie from Florida will be in the mix offensively for the Vikings.

2) Robert Meachem: Like Harvin, Meachem did not figure into his team's offense last week, failing to catch even one pass for the first time since Week 7. Yet also like Harvin, expect him to be a bigger part of his team's offense this week, though he ranks behind the rookie because he hasn't been as consistent throughout the course of the season as Harvin has.

3) Pierre Garcon: Garcon, who did not play against the Jets in Week 16 when New York visited Indy, had five receptions for just 34 yards last week against the Ravens. The Jets are No. 1 against the pass, and even with Darrelle Revis likely covering Reggie Wayne most of the day, Garcon will still have his work cut out for him.

4) Braylon Edwards: Sometimes Edwards has it, sometimes he does not, and last week's two-reception, 41-yard effort against the Chargers did little to inspire confidence that he'd show up this week against the Colts' solid pass defense.

Player 6
1) Jerricho Cotchery: Cotchery has put up solid numbers in the playoffs thus far, with nine receptions for 92 yards in two games, and over the course of the season he's shown himself to be the team's top pass-catching threat. And let's face it - the Jets will have to throw the ball at some point, especially if the Colts get out to an early lead, putting Cotchery, who had four catches for 45 yards against Indy in Week 16, in a position to contribute.

2) Austin Collie: Collie had big numbers against the Jets in their Week 16 match-up, with six catches for 94 yards. That comes with a caveat, however, in that the Colts had pulled most of their players, and Collie was left in, making him the No. 1 option. Still, the rookie has played well down the stretch, including last week when he caught four passes, including one for a touchdown, for 52 yards.

3) Devery Henderson: Henderson showed some of that big-play ability last week that was missing from his game so often during the regular season. He caught a 44-yard touchdown pass as part of a four-reception, 80-yard day, and as one of the Saints' top-three wideouts, has a chance to pick up plenty of fantasy points each week. However, he isn't as consistently on the other end of Drew Brees' passes as you might hope, and receptions are too important in this scoring system to ignore.

4) Bernard Berrian: Berrian is on the outside looking in during most of the Vikings' offensive possessions, and as such he caught only three passes for 32 yards last week. He hasn't caught more than three passes in any of his last four games, and hasn't scored in seven contests. Still, he does have a chance to show up if this game turns into a shootout, so don't completely discount him.

Player 7
1) Visanthe Shiancoe: Shiancoe has proven to be a touchdown machine all season, and figured into the scoring again last week, even though it was his only reception of the game and came at the end of the fourth quarter (upsetting the Cowboys, and linebacker Keith Brooking in particular). But the fact is, he's scored in three consecutive games, so even if he doesn't catch a lot of passes, counting on him to find the end zone is something you can do with confidence.

2) Jeremy Shockey: Shockey caught his first touchdown since Week 6 in New Orleans' playoff win over Arizona last week, and for the game hauled in three passes for 36 yards. However, during the game, he seemed to be favoring the toe injury that had sidelined him at the end of the regular season, which may have hampered his production. If you're confident he's healthy, by all means consider using him because he does give you the ability to pick up points with receptions that Shiancoe may not.

3) Dustin Keller: After scoring just twice in the regular season, Keller scored his second touchdown of the postseason last week against the Chargers. Though he picked up just 19 yards in the contest, he did so on three receptions, which is a solid total in this scoring system. But considering his struggles to find the end zone during the regular season, you have to wonder if he has it in him to score for the third straight game.

4) David Thomas: Thomas had a big role in the Saints' offense when the aforementioned Shockey went down, but with Shockey back in the saddle, Thomas' production waned. He didn't have a catch last week, and is probably not someone you want in your fantasy football lineup this week.

Kicker
1) Ryan Longwell: Longwell made both of his field goal tries last week, and in fact missed only two field goal attempts all season. Despite playing on the road, he'll still be inside a dome, which is a welcome location for all kickers.

2) Garrett Hartley: Hartley is one of those players that falls in the high risk/high reward category. He nailed his only field goal try last week and plays for a robust offense, but on the other hand, he missed most of the season with an injury and does not have much postseason experience, so there's no telling how he'll react.

3) Jay Feely: The Colts allowed more field goals from 40-49 yards than any other NFL team, and that means solid points in this scoring system. Also, the Jets do not carry a potent offense with them into this contest, so field goals could be the order of the day.

4) Matt Stover: During the regular season, the Jets allowed the fifth-fewest field goals in the league, and the fewest extra points. Furthermore, kickers have missed all five field goals attempted against them so far this postseason. Maybe it's just a coincidence, but Stover gets the bottom ranking anyway.

Defense

(Note: We won't rank the defenses, because which team you believe will win will have a lot to do with the defense you select).

- Indianapolis Colts: The Colts' defense isn't superb, but they are facing a Jets team that scored the fewest points among winning teams in each of the two playoff rounds, and have a decided advantage in that they play at home.

- New York Jets: The Jets are tempting, but the Colts have an outstanding offense, and will be difficult to beat at home. Still, if you think they'll upset the Colts, they belong in the top spot.

- New Orleans Saints: The Saints allowed just 14 points to the previously potent Arizona offense in New Orleans' 45-14 beat down last weekend. New Orleans wasn't an imposing defense throughout the season, but they got plenty of turnovers, a formula that worked last week and will likely need to take shape again this week.

- Minnesota Vikings: Minnesota devoured the Dallas offense in every way last week en route to destroying the Cowboys 34-3. The Vikings have a better defense than the Saints statistically, especially against the run, but the Saints are a legitimately great offense, and the home crowd will be thunderous, considering this will be the first time in their history that they'll host an NFC Championship game.

Last season, the New York Jets sneaked in the playoffs with a 9-7 record. It is not how to get there, but what to do when you get there that counts and the Jets made last season's playoffs appearance counts. They defeated Cincinnati and San Diego in the road of losing to Indianapolis in the AFC Championship game. Now, the Jets revitalized by confidence in his face of head Rex Ryan, coach enter the 2010 season with his look at the Super Bowl.

Offense:Quarterback Mark Sanchez was not the Salvador Jets fans were waiting in his rookie, season launching only 12 strikes touchdown with 20 interceptions on his way to a passer rating of 63.0 pobres.Pero the Jets will play through their struggles, allowed him winning life experience that will accelerate the learning curve.

While the Jets are still based on NFL best execution attack, Sánchez must show improvement to run a Bowl.Su Super play in the playoffs has very optimistic organization that he can take the necessary measures.The Jets have also surrounded you with wideout Braylon Edwards and Santonio Holmes talent to help you succeed.

Led by one of the best offensive lines NFL, running football will continue being the priority of New York.Juego run jets led the League in 2009, with an average of 172.2 yards per game.

Thomas Jones is gone, but Shonn Greene and LaDainian Tomlinson have what is needed to keep the Jets near the top of the League in yards rushing ofensa.Greene appears poised for a breakout year after yards rushing for 135 yards and 128 yards respectively playoff victories on the Bengals and Chargers.

Defense:New York City boasted of defense in the NFL ranked No. 1 in 2009, allowing only 14.8 points and 252.3 terrible juego.Lo yards is 3-4 aggressive Rex Ryan scheme could be even better in 2010 with the additions of Jason Taylor, Antonio Cromartie and Kyle Parker.

The Jets will also benefit from the return of Kris Jenkins, who lost the second half of the season with an injury last.He and Shaun Ellis end anchor a solid front.

The linebackers are the heart and soul of the 3-4, and the Jets have some good Bart Scott, David Harris and Calvin Pace.Ahora Taylor steps to add more depth.

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Prediction: 1st AFC East-with a defense of notch higher and a set of strong performance, I like the possibilities of New York in the este.Si Sanchez can care outside of the football team and plays when he needs, the Jets have the potential to make running a serious Super Bowl.

Chris Johnson is the number 1 pick any project of fantasy in the planet Earth. Any selection otherwise it would be a classic case of thought through. Johnson was a value of approximately 68 points more than Adrian Peterson and Maurice Jones-Drew had the following back running backs. With nearly 2300 yards and 14 touchdowns, Johnson only itself had many teams to the playoffs.

His next election is equivalent to Jones-Drew Peterson. Both ended with approximately 270 points of fantasy in 2009 are due for another great year in 2010, but there are some concerns. Jones-Drew score was up and down that all season. Peterson's explosion was constrained for the brilliance of Brett Favre.Its desatinados also has become something more than a cause for concern. No.2, I give the edge to Adrian Peterson.

At number four, Ray Rice is an easy choice. With over 1900 yards and eight total touchdowns, he recorded himself at a level by himself.Rice is a bolt of reach as evidenced by its double digit in all but two points juegos.Como an additional advantage, proved durable, never missing a game. With a good nose for the endzone, wait a couple of scores more characteristic of Baltimore back along with the same amount of yards.

Thomas Jones finished the season of fantasy that is ranked fifth in points, but its value falls for next season as the emergence of Shonn Greene can not be ignored. Also, Jones will reach 32 time next season begins.

A move in the other direction is Darren Sproles or possibly another replacement for Ladainian Tomlinson. San Diego will almost certainly returned the former great for greener pastures.With a powerful offensive and a gift wrapped running game, who takes most of the snaps will be a star fantasy.

Of course, the prolific running game Miami can not be ignored.Before they descended, Ronnie Brown was on a tear feroz.Con team depending on him, the rest of the way, Ricky Williams was impressive, and somehow finished sixth overall.Any player would be a nice addition to your fantasy Squad, but of course are accountable for the workload of the Division. If both are healthy, nor should fall below the fourth round.

Other key considerations include Frank Gore, Cedric Benson, Steven Jackson, DeAngelo Williams, Jonathan Stewart, Michael Turner, Pierre Thomas and Jamaal Charles. make sure you keep an eye on the movements of the offseason changes in the ranking.

Teams and players have been busy again this NFL off-season. We've seen players run from their current team, get traded, be pushed out or just flat let go. Whatever the reasons were, they've lead to an off-season that has seen some big name fantasy players shift teams. With all that shifting, comes all the speculation of who's going to do what and the impact on all teams and players affected. Depending on if you are a glass half full or half empty type that might determine your opinion on the expected future results. I like to think of myself as a "half full" kind of guy, but I'm struggling to get fired up about some of these moves this year. Regardless, it's important to make sure you know all the key players that changed locations and if their new home is an upgrade or downgrade before you go into your 2010 Fantasy Football Auction or Draft. With that, let's dig into some of the bigger names who have moved and determine if they move up or down on the Fantasy Fortune's board along with the impact to their former team.

Quarterback:
Donovan McNabb was the big name move amidst the gun slingers. I've always liked Donovan as a fantasy QB and have had pretty good luck with him on my teams, despite the injuries. I love him for his week one performances....I feel like when he's on your team; you're a lock for a week one win. But hey, that's only one week, there's a whole season after that and it's tough to imagine him getting better in Washington. McNabb had a good thing going with DeSean Jackson last year, but now he's going to have to make due with a lot less in Washington. If he outperforms expectations in 2010, I think it is going to be based purely on him seeking vengeance and wanting to prove people wrong. Public perception is that Philly fans never really took to McNabb, and I don't know why. Most teams would kill to have a QB like him. Trading him to a team in the same division will at least make for some interesting pre-game hype twice a year now for the otherwise boring PHI vs. WAS series. I'll be routing for him to succeed, I just don't think I'm taking a chance on him as my #1 QB. Speaking of players that won't be on my team, I know you don't care about Brady Quinn (Broncos) or Seneca Wallace (Browns), and neither do I. We try to analyze relevant fantasy players that you might actually have on your team.

McNabb to WAS:
McNabb: Downgrade.

PHI Offense: Downgrade. If only out of respect for the McNabb/Westbrook era being over. They get younger with their recent moves, but not necessarily better.

DeSean Jackson: Stable. Based on Kolb looking great in a couple games last year, hopefully he'll be good enough to keep DeSean producing at a high level.

WAS Offense and WR's: Upgrade. It's tough to envision a star emerging from their WR core right now, but having Donovan will at least give this offense a chance.

Running Backs:
I wish players had more of a sense of humor when it comes to the products they choose to endorse. Take the "Shell of LT" (formerly known as LaDainian Tomlinson) for example. Shouldn't he do some type of Car Wax commercial? Stay with me now; imagine LT in a cheesy green suit coat and slacks, "Our special formulated wax can keep your car looking new. You're car may be 10 years old with countless miles, but now no one needs to know. Keep your car looking the exact same on the outside even though it's a broken piece of junk on the inside!" Or how about doing a commercial for a tire shop that does re-treading? Are you telling me either of those businesses and LT wouldn't get some good publicity out of that? Why not LT? Laugh at yourself a little bit, it's ok, you're image could use the upgrade from your current "pouty" self. You have millions in the bank and should never have to work again, have some fun. With that here are sulky takes from me and my view from the bench (with my arms crossed and bottom lip protruding out).

LT to the Jets:
LT: Downgrade. Not because of the Jets running game by any means. LT (31 yrs old at beginning of '10 season) has regressed so much the last couple years I don't see a comeback this year especially with the new up and coming stud, Shonn Greene, who should get most of the work. LT's best chance to be relevant next year will be as a goal line vulture.

Shonn Greene: Downgrade. The swings have been violent for Greene's stock this off-season; first T Jones goes to the Chiefs, making Greene look like a monster. Then they bring in LT along with all sorts of question marks on workload distribution. We might have to wait a little while for the Greene era to officially begin. If LT goes down, I absolutely love Greene.

SD Running Game: Upgrade. Addition by subtraction? Ouch, sorry LT. It's sad to see the great ones deteriorate so quickly. SD has become more pass heavy and I don't see Darren Sproles lasting a whole season given his size. The upgrade here comes due to the potential of Ryan Matthews taking full time roll in a stellar offense. He could be an absolute beast of a rookie.

Thomas Jones to the Chiefs:
T. Jones: Downgrade. He's another year older and was already old to begin with (he'll be 32 at start of season). Jamaal Charles was great last year in the lead role. This could end up being a full split of the work here, yuck.

Jamaal Charles: Reluctant Downgrade. Errrr, I really liked him down the stretch last year, he's the only thing the Chiefs had going for them. But with Jones in house it's tough to imagine Charles getting the same number of touches in 2010.

Chester Taylor to the Bears:
C. Taylor: Mild Upgrade. He put up decent numbers for a backup behind AP in Minnesota. The Bears might not be a better system, but he could easily overtake Forte as the lead dog in their running attack. Another inter-division trade, so he gets two cracks at the Vikes, but that isn't usually a good thing for opposing runners.

AP and Vikes running game: Slight upgrade to AP due to increased touches, downgrade to Vikes running game as a whole. AP is so good, but is he going to hold onto the ball next year? Bringing in Toby Gerhart from Stanford is interesting as well. You wouldn't think he would steal goal line or crunch time touches, but he not a 3rd down/pass catching back, so why did they bring him in....time will tell.

Westbrook to Wherever:
Sadly it doesn't matter. If he was a three course meal, he'd already have the salad fork and main course fork sticking in him.......now we're just waiting for that final dessert fork to be stuck in him. It was a good run until concussions took there toll. R.I.P. to one of the best combo running/catching backs fantasy has seen.

Wide Receivers:
Three big name Wide Receivers bounced around this off-season. They're not your stereotypical group of WR's with the "me first" attitude, trouble making, and generally unlikable clubhouse guys. Oh, wait, who am writing about again.....whoops, scratch that. Denny you want to take it from here, "they are who we thought they were!"

Brandon Marshall to the Dolphins:
B. Marshall: Stable. If he can flourish with Kyle Orton as his QB, I'll trust him in any offense at this point until proven otherwise.

Chad Henne: Upgrade. The bar is set pretty low; he's young enough that he should make some decent progress this year.

Kyle Orton: Downgrade. You can't really have a lot of confidence in Orton based on the front office moves made by Denver this off-season; brought in Brady Quinn and drafted Tim Tebow. Not exactly a ringing endorsement in your starting QB from 2009.

Anquan Boldin to the Ravens:
A. Boldin: Upgrade*. The asterisk is for the fact that I'm saying he's going from Matt Leinart to Joe Flacco, not Warner to Flacco, which would be a downgrade using that comparison.

Joe Flacco: Upgrade. It can't hurt to have a guy like Boldin going out for passes; he's a big, athletic target who always plays with a chip on his shoulder.

Matt Leinart: Downgrade. Dear Arizona fans, I'd be nervous. Prepare for the worst, hope for the best.

Santonio Holmes to the Jets:
S. Holmes: Downgrade. Hate on Roethlisberger all you want as a person, but he's a solid QB and Sanchez, while he shows promise, has a ways to go. The Jets are obviously a very run heavy offense as well. Oh, and don't forget the suspension to start the year, ouch.

Ben Roethlisberger: Downgrade. I knew he was lying when he said he was going to Disney World after those Super Bowl wins.

Mark Sanchez: Upgrade. Again, real life issues aside, Holmes has been pretty good, not great. He will help the Jets passing game.

All in all, a decent amount of big name players moving around, but things seems to skew a bit more heavily towards downgraded situations than upgrades, in relation to a player's rank on the overall and positional player rankings.