Fantasy Football: Take A Look At My Squad!

I want to first start off by stating that this is my team after a number of waiver claims and dropped players. This is my first year doing fantasy football, so let me know what you think of my team so far.

QB

-Drew Brees

-Donovan McNabb

-David Garrard

I feel very good about my QB situation. Brees became only the second NFL quarterback to eclipse the 5,000 yard mark for passing last season and he did it with No. 1 receiver Marques Colston missing five games, David Patten missing 11 games, and Reggie Bush missing six games.

McNabb is a more than capable fantasy backup and the Eagles' offense looks ready to burst onto the scene next year. I expect big numbers from Donovan to match that big raise he got in the off-season.

Note: I am currently waiting for Darren Sproles to pass waivers at which time I will pick him up and drop Garrard.

RB

-Adrian Peterson

-Ryan Grant

-Darren Mcfadden

-Leon Washington

-Tim Hightower

I had the No. 1 pick in my draft and it took me all of three seconds to decide on drafting “All-Day.” The guy is an unreal running back, a new age Barry Sanders who will make up for potential draft busts such as Ryan Grant and Darren Mcfadden.

I claimed Washington off waivers because of his explosiveness and versatility. With Thomas Jones another year older, I see Washington getting a few more carries per game this season which means more chances for breakaway runs.

Hightower is strictly a goal line back as his stat sheet last year clearly reveals (2.8 YPC, 10TD). I decided to claim him just for touchdown insurance.

WR

-Andre Johnson

-Anquan Boldin

-Santonio Holmes

-Kevin Walter

-Laveranues Coles

TE

- Chris Cooley

The big issue I have here is the significant drop-off between my top two receivers and my bench guys. Obviously, not every player on your roster can be a Pro Bowler, but I won’t feel confident until I trade for a No. 3 receiver with stats that mirror Boldins. However, I do think Holmes will be getting a few more looks after a strong finish last season.

I’m wondering how well Coles and Chad Ocho Cinco are going to work together. Carson Palmer is no doubt an upgrade from an injured and old Brett Favre, but Coles is a receiver who works best from the outside. This goes against what T.J. Houshmandzadeh (you know I copied and pasted that one) did with the Bengals as he was routinely seen going across the middle.

Defensive Player

-John Abraham

-D'Qwell Jackson

Abraham was a complete panic pick. I came back to my computer only to see that I had 15 seconds to pick a player and so I landed on Abraham, skipping over the likes of Osi Umenyiora, Justin Tuck, Julius Peppers, and others.

Defense

-Ravens

I might have drafted the Raven’s D too high considering that Baltimore lost its defensive coordinator and a few players on that side of the ball as well.

K

-Neil Rackers

Anyone care about the kicker...? No? I didn’t think so.

So there is my team, definitely subject to change. Give me some thoughts on how I can improve my squad or just anything about my team in general. Good luck to all the fantasy players this season.