To be fair, they've been posting semi-regularly over at fantasy.sportsline.com. I just haven't been paying attention because a) I know they suck and 2) my one league that uses sportsline didn't really 'get going' until the other day.
Who are these guys? Call them any derogatory name you want, just don't call the big one late for dinner. In short, these are the guys you DON'T want to listen to. If you used The Princeton Review for SAT prep (like I did... 15 years ago), you may remember "Joe Blogs". Joe Blogs is the average guy who gets an average SAT score b/c he gets the easy stuff right, bats .500 against the slightly harder stuff and always guesses wrong on the hard questions.
Let's look at what they had to say lately, after letting their backwards caps cut off the flow of blood to their brains (can't link to their articles b/c they're 'exclusive' to Sportsline fantasy players):
On whether to trade Maroney for Travis Henry
I would absolutely make the trade for Henry. We have seen what Mike Shanahan has done with a bunch of no-name running backs (Olandis Gary, Mike Anderson, Reuben Droughns), but now he inherits a back with a ton of talent. Maroney is an up-and-coming talent, but if you look at his track record, he has done his best work in a tandem situation going all the way back to his days in college at Minnesota.
Yeah, good advice. Then when Shanny decides to give serious reps to Mike Bell or even Cecil Sapp for whatever reason, you'll feel like a chump. You may also want to keep the RB with the established QB, but hey, I just do this for free (and also, I wear my cap forward).
On Vince Young
2007 projections: 262-of-443 passing, 2,932 yards, 19 touchdowns, 16 interceptions in 15 games
Outlook: Young also is projected to rush for 524 yards and six touchdowns this season, and it's his rushing numbers along with his passing totals that make him a No. 1 Fantasy QB. There is a concern with the lack of experienced weapons in the passing game, but expect Young to make up for that by making those younger players better.
He'll make them better, all right, or else he'll bop them in their helmetted heads with his throwing hand! And, I'm sorry, but his main weapons are all tight ends. He's not sniffing 3000 yards in the air; no way.
Editor's note: upon further review, I realized that a QB needs to average LESS THAN 200 YARDS A GAME to finish the year at 3000 yards, so maybe Vince can sniff that many.
On Jay Cutler
2007 projections: 313-of-491 passing, 3,702 yards, 23 touchdowns, 14 interceptions in 16 games
Outlook: Cutler started the final five games of the season last year and showed why he is a No. 1 Fantasy QB going into this season. He has plenty of talent around him ... Cutler may have early growing pains since his playing time was limited last year, but he should improve in his second season.
So he'll have growing pains, but he'll be a #1 QB and get kinda close to 4000 yards? Does the guy who wrote this realize that Shanny likes to RUN the ball?
On Matt Leinart
2007 projections: 317-of-516 passing, 3,549 yards, 21 touchdowns, 14 interceptions in 15 games
Outlook: Leinart has the chance to significantly improve this season because of the new coaching staff and the players around him. With stud WRs Anquan Boldin and Larry Fitzgerald and the expected upgrade in the running game with Edgerrin James, Leinart should thrive. He'll start the season on the cusp of a starting Fantasy option, but don't be surprised if he's your starting QB by the end of the year.
Okay, I'll be honest: this one I kind of agree with. It may be a little high, but the numbers sound about right. I don't understand how he can be 'on the cusp' of being a #1 Fantasy QB, while Cutler already is, but then again, I've got 100% bloodflow to my brain.
On Tavaris Jackson
2007 projections: 236-of-391 passing, 2,657 yards, 16 touchdowns, 13 interceptions in 14 games
Outlook: Jackson has the most work to do going from his rookie year to this season. He had limited playing time last year, and the Vikings have no wide receivers to speak of coming into the season. The Vikings are counting on Jackson to improve, but he should be considered a No. 2 Fantasy option. He might end up surprising you, but don't worry about wasting a draft pick on him.
If you waste a draft pick on Jackson, you've got bigger things to worry about because you probably F'ed up elsewhere in your draft as well.
And this, in a nutshell, is my main problem with these guys: they LOVE EVERYBODY! Studs are super-studs. Middle-tier guys are studs. Sleepers are 'almost studs that you should still draft'. It's almost as if they're afraid of offending an NFL player or something.
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