San Diego Chargers 2010 NFL Fantasy Football Preview

The biggest concern the Chargers are facing is the possible holdouts of Vincent Jackson and Tackle Marcus McNeill and not LaDainian Tomlinson’s departure. It appears unlikely that they will have the services of these two key players any time soon.

 

Fantasy Playoffs Schedule :  Moderate

The Chargers should start the fantasy playoffs with a bang in a Week 14 match-up with Kansas City at home. Next they face the Niners at home before playing the Bengals in Cincinnati in the fantasy championship.

 

Five Star Fantasy Options

Philip Rivers — Losing Vincent Jackson would hurt, but Rivers would make do. He would still have Antonio Gates and Malcom Floyd and Legedu Naanee have potential. Plus, Darren Sproles is effective catching the ball out of the backfield.

 

Antonio Gates — Despite his decline, LT still scored 12 TDs. It’s hard to imagine rookie Ryan Matthews will punch in that many. Gates should get plenty of looks in the red zone and a return to double-digit TDs is highly likely. If V-Jax does holdout, Gates will get more looks. He could easily be the top scoring TE in 2010.

 

Four Star Fantasy Options

Ryan Matthews — I know he’s only a rookie, but he is in a good situation. If McNeill does hold out, bump him down to a three star. Matthews should get plenty of carries between the 20s. He could yield some red zone carries to Darren Sproles because of Sproles’s versatility, but the one-yard plunges should belong to Matthews.

 

Three Star Fantasy Options

Darren Sproles — Sproles did not have the season many expected him to, but still finished with 840 total yards and seven TDs. He should be able to at least match those numbers, and even top them if Matthews struggles to adjust to the speed of the NFL.

 

Vincent Jackson — If he doesn’t hold out, you can easily move him up to the five star level. He’s that talented. He’s big, he’s fast, and is a good bet for 1,000+ yards and 10+ TD if, and it’s a big if, he can come to terms with the front office.

 

Malcom Floyd — If Jackson holds out, you can move Floyd up to at least a 3.5 star rating. He’s a big play threat averaging 17.2 yards per catch the past two seasons. He could produce a 1000 yards season if given enough looks.

 

Chargers Defense/Special Teams — They aren’t the force they once were, but the do play the Chiefs twice (Weeks 1, 14), Raiders twice (5, 13), Seahawks (3), and Rams (6).

 

Two Star Fantasy Options

Legedu Naanee — Naanee could add a star if V-Jax sits out. He has good size (6′2″, 220), but has yet been given the opportunity to show what he can do. There is a bit of risk in drafting Naanee, but do remember who his QB is.

 

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