Fantasy Football: Week 1 Deep Starts
QB’s
Alex Smith SF @ SEA
*Seattle was 30th 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 27th 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 4th 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 10th 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 32nd 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 4th 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 31st 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.

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