Fantasy Football: Week 1 Deep Starts

QB’s

Alex Smith SF @ SEA

*Seattle was 30^th against the pass in 2009.

*Alex is coming off his best year as a pro with an 81.5 QB rating in 2009.

*Frank Gore will set up some easy passing zones for Smith.

Kyle Orton DEN @ JAX

*Jacksonville was 27^th against the pass in 2009.

*Denver’s top two RB’s Knowshon Moreno and Correll Buckhalter are not 100%.

*Orton is an undervalued veteran who quietly posted an 86.8 QB rating in 2009.

RB’s

C.J. Spiller BUF vs. MIA

*Spiller will be getting most of the RB touches with Fred Jackson banged up. 

*CJ has great hands out of the backfield.

*Edwards struggles to throw the ball deep and likes to dump it off to his RB’s.

Brandon Jacobs NYG vs. CAR

*Jacobs is clearly quicker and lighter in the preseason than his injury riddled 2009.

*Carolina was 4^th against the pass in 2009.

*Vegas put the Giants at -8 so they should have some second half clock to burn off.

Jerome Harrison CLE @ TB

*Tampa Bay gave up 4.8 yards a carry in 2009 which ranked 32nd in the NFL.

*Jerome Harrison was given a vote of confidence by Mangini this week.

*Tampa Bay was 10^th against the pass in 2009. 

*Delhomme is Cleveland’s starting QB and his QB rating in 2009 was 59.4.

WR’s

 Devin Aromashodu CHI vs. DET

*Detroit was ranked 32^nd in pass defense in 2009.

*Mike Martz is now running the offense, which means lots of passes.

*Devin had 22 catches in the last 4 games of 2009.

Santana Moss WAS vs. DAL

*Dallas was 4^th against the run in 2009.

*McNabb will start versus the Cowboys despite ankle.

*Moss is the clear #1 receiver.

Louis Murphy OAK @ TEN

*Tennessee was 31^st against the pass in 2009.

*Starting RB Michael Bush is in a hand cast with a broken thumb.

*Louis Murphy is Oakland’s most consistent deep threat.