Fantasy Football Week 1: IDP Linebacker Rankings

Another year of IDP fantasy football is getting started and star Patrick Willis is ready to dominate as he gets ready to face one of his favorite teams in the Seattle Seahawks. Look to the Seattle quarterback situation as that helpless, wounded fish in the water that can get away from a great white shark circling its prey.

Willis will dominate in this one and should find his way to a sack as the 49ers should have success at home, while Seattle faces trouble on the road.

Hawthorne Ready For Big Season

After a huge second half of the 2009 season, David Hawthorne finally has the middle back in the Seahawks defense and he should have a solid first week against the 49ers. While Aaron Curry is likely to stay on the field against tight ends on third downs, Hawthorne is the top dog in his defense and will likely rack-up a high tackle number this year.

Beason Hopes To Play Opener

I still have Jon Beason on the list for Week 1, but he’s likely to miss his contest against the Cardinals with an Achilles injury. If so, James Anderson should have better production over on the strong-side and would be a must start LB-3 this week.

Rolando Ready For Breakout?

Watching a few Raiders preseason games this past month, middle linebacker Rolando McClain sure looked like a player ready to breakout. The rookie from 2010 had a respectable second half last year, it just took him some time to figure things out. With a year under his belt, we could see McClain start his breakout campaign as early as this week.

James Harrison Still Recovering from Back Surgery

It’s time to be concerned about James Harrison, who is still recovering from a back injury. Harrison will be back on the field, but I like LaMarr Woodley as the better linebacker to go with, off the edge on the Steelers, early in the season. If you have Harrison, you might want to consider benching him in the early part of the season.

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Last Updated – Sept. 5th

1	Patrick Willis	Seahawks
2	Derrick Johnson	Bills
3	Lawrence Timmons	@ Ravens
4	Jerod Mayo	@ Dolphins
5	Jon Beason (I)	@ Cardinals
6	David Hawthorne	@ 49ers
7	Desmond Bishop	Saints
8	Barrett Ruud	@ Jaguars
9	Ray Lewis	Steelers
10	London Fletcher	Giants
11	James Laurinaitis	Eagles
12	Curtis Lofton	@ Bears
13	Chad Greenway	@ Chargers
14	Jonathan Vilma	@ Packers
15	Brian Urlacher	Falcons
16	Paul Posluszny	Titans
17	Stephen Tulloch	@ Buccaneers
18	Rey Maualuga	@ Browns
19	D’Qwell Jackson	Bengals
20	Rolando McClain	@ Broncos
21	James Anderson	@ Cardinals
22	Brian Cushing (I)	Colts
23	Nick Barnett	@ Chiefs
24	LaMarr Woodley	@ Ravens
25	Karlos Dansby	Patriots
26	DeMeco Ryans (I)	Colts
27	Tamba Hali	Bills
28	Andra Davis	@ Chiefs
29	Bradie James	@ Jets
30	James Harrison	@ Ravens

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