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Brady, Tom NE
New England Patriots,Bye: Week
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Manning, Peyton IND
Indianapolis Colts, Bye: Week
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Brees, Drew NO
New Orleans Saints, Bye: Week
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Palmer, Carson CIN
Cincinnati Bengals, Bye: Week
5. Romo, Tony DAL
Dallas Cowboys, Bye: Week
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Hasselbeck, Matt SEA
Seattle Seahawks, Bye: Week
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Bulger, Marc STL
St. Louis Rams, Bye: Week
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Anderson , Derek CLE
Cleveland Browns, Bye: Week
9. Favre, Brett GB
Green Bay Packers Bye: Week
10. Cutler, Jay DEN
Denver Broncos, Bye: Week
11. Manning, Eli NYG
New York Giants, Bye: Week
12. Kitna, Jon DET
Detroit Lions, Bye: Week
13. McNabb, Donovan PHI
Philadelphia Eagles, Bye: Week
14. Roethlisberger, Ben PIT
Pittsburgh Steelers, Bye: Week
15. Rivers, Philip SD
San Diego Chargers, Bye: Week
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Premiere Passer : Peyton Manning, Indianapolis Colts
Peyton Manning is a touchdown machine and the Indianapolis Colts
offense is structured to get him the gaudy numbers that Manning
posts every year for yardage and touchdowns. Over the last three
years, Manning threw for 49, 28, and 31 touchdowns and 4577, 3747,
and 4397 yards. With the addition on Anthony Gonzalez and the
emergence of Joseph Addai at Running Back, Peyton is primed for
another highly productive year in a system that makes fantasy owners
salivate. At 31 years of age Peyton in entering his prime, he is
head and shoulder above any other fantasy football quarterback in
the league.
Most
Overrated Quarterback: Matt Schaub, Houston Texans
As an understudy for the incomparable Mike Vick in Atlanta for the
last three years, Matt Schaub shined in mop-up duty during preseason
games and as Vick’s stand in when he was injured. Schaub will find
that filling in for a starting quarterback in the NFL is much
different that becoming a starting quarterback in the NFL. At 6’5”
and 237 lbs. Matt Schaub has all the physical attributes of the
prototypical NFL quarterback, but size alone does not an NFL
quarterback make … remember Buffalo Bills great Rob Johnson?
2007
Fantasy Sleeper: Alex Smith, San Francisco 49ers
Entering his third year in the National Football League, Alex Smith
is primed for a breakout year. The San Francisco 49ers broke the
free agency bank this offseason and in addition to their rising
stars in running back Frank Gore and tight end Vernon Davis, they
invested in ex-seattle wide receiver Darryl Jackson. When healthy
and not dropping footballs, Jackson is a formidable weapon at the
wide receive position. I look to Alex Smith, with a revitalized
ground attack, to make defenses pay for trying to stop Frank Gore.
Sure to
Disappoint: Byron Leftwich, Jacksonville Jaguars
I hate to put Byron in this category because I like the guy. I
like his physical tools, his attitude, and his heart. Byron
Leftwich is the type of guy you want to be successful in the
National Football League, but the fact of the matter is that he is
doomed to failure in 2007. With David Garrard and Quinn Gray
on the roster, the Jacksonville Jaguars have a stable of good
quarterbacks, they just don't have a great one. The Jags will
feature the two headed rushing attack of Fred Taylor and Maurice
Jone-Drew, and if Leftwich can retain his starting job, he will
still amass less than 2000 yards passing and ten touchdowns.
The Next
Great Fantasy QB: Jay Cutler, Denver Broncos
Is he the next John Elway? Only time will tell. Does he
have the skills and supporting cast to make him a dominant fantasy
quarterback ... you better believe he does. Mike Shanahan, has
amassed a strong supporting cast and a created a great system for
Cutler to thrive in. In Javon Walker and Brandon Marshall,
Cutler has a pair of star recivers for him to throw to and in Travis
Henry and the vaunted Denver Broncos offensive line, the running
game will be as solid as ever in 2007. Cutler will mature very
quickly and just like Bill Walsh did for Joe Montana and Charlie
Weiss did for Tom Brady, the system will make Jay Cutler shine for
years to come. |