New England Patriots
Predicted Record: 14-2
Playoff Seed: 1
Key Player: Tom Brady, With the loss of David Givens and the holdout of Deion Branch Brady will need to spread the ball around more than ever. Guess what he will, he'll still throw for close to 4,000 yards.
Fantasy Player to Eye: Ben Watson, Well without Deion Branch until likely the 10th week of the season Watson will become Brady's go to guy and a very good option for your starting Tight End spot.
Why the Record: Tom Brady and the AFC East schedule. They play a lot a lot a lot of bad teams. The AFC East has by far the easiest schedule. Playing the bums of the NFC North and and AFC South. In addition the Pats get Denver, the Bears and Indy at home. Also, despite their question marks at receiver they will have a solid Corey Dillon and an explosive backup with Lawrence Maroney. The Pats are going to have a big year.
Projected Wins: BUF, @NYJ, DEN, MIA, @BUF, @MIN, IND, NYJ, @GB, CHI, DET, HOU, @JAX, @TEN
Projected Losses: @CIN, @MIA
Miami Dolphins
Predicted Record: 13-3
Playoff Seed: 5
Key Player: Duante Culpepper, He needs to stay healthy else this teams season goes down the toilet. Do you trust Joey Harrington?
Fantasy Player to Eye: Chris Chambers, He's been hyped by a lot of people but I was on his bandwagon last year when I picked him up in the late rounds and he paid off huge dividends down the stretch.
Why the Record: Once again a major reason for their big year is schedule strength. However, look at their skill positions, they have an emergin superstar with Chambers who will put up a solid Randy Moss impersonation. Culpepper who had one bad year and everyone wrote him off, people say he can't do it without Moss but in 2004 his biggest year Moss didn't even play in the majority of the games. Ronny Brown will be a beast with a lot of carries. McMichael is a top 10 tight end. And the defense is still good. I believe the hype with this squad.
Projected Wins: BUF, TEN, @NYJ, GB, @CHI, KC, MIN, @DET, JAX, NE, @BUF, NYJ, @IND
Projected Losses: @PIT, @HOU, @NE
New York Jets
Predicted Record: 6-10
Key Player: Offensive Line, The Jets have no running back worth a starting job and a brittle brittle quarterback so if the young offensive line does not perform than I could be looking at a backfield of Kellen Clemons and Leon Washington in Week 7. That'll be a blast.
Fantasy Player to Eye: Um Ya Nobody, Laverneus Coles was the first Jet player to go in my draft. He went in the 14th round of an 8 team league. Coles numbers will be good for a backup but lets face the facts the Jets offense isn't looking good, and if they don't score much then that eliminates the value from every player including the kicker. I think the defense will be good despite the loss of Abraham however, they will be on the field too long like last year and therefore will give up too many points to be a viable starting squad.
Why the Record: Strength of Schedule. The Jets are going to stumble into wins playing the likes of the Bills, Texans, Titans, Packers, etc. Last year I thanked Herm for crapping the bed, but not bad enough for me to look forward to Reggie Bush. This season is going to have the Jets be bad, but not bad enough for me to look forward to having Adrian Peterson in a Green and White Uniform in 2007. Yippy.
Projected Wins: @TEN, @BUF, DET, HOU, BUF, OAK
Projected Losses: NE, IND, @JAX, MIA, @CLE, @NE, CHI, @GB, @MIN, @MIA,
Buffalo Bills
Predicted Record: 5-11
Key Player: Willis McGahee, The Bills will need Willis to run wild to overcome what will be a very poor performance at QB. Willis will get a lot of carries and a lot of responsibility.
Fantasy Player to Eye: Lee Evans, Suffered through a sophomore slump last season and if any wideout is going to catch the errant passes from Losman it will be Lee Evans. Maybe he will be worth a mid to late round flier.
Why the Record: JP Losman is their quarterback, another wasted 1st round pick on a QB that didn't deserve it. He is a 2 year younger version of Kyle Boller. Nighty Night Buffalo, enjoy a draft pick that won't get you Brady Quinn.
Projected Wins: MIN, GB, @HOU, JAX, SD
Projected Losses: @NE, @MIA, NYJ, @CHI, @DET, NE, @IND, @NYJ, MIA, TEN, @BAL
Predicted Record: 14-2
Playoff Seed: 1
Key Player: Tom Brady, With the loss of David Givens and the holdout of Deion Branch Brady will need to spread the ball around more than ever. Guess what he will, he'll still throw for close to 4,000 yards.
Fantasy Player to Eye: Ben Watson, Well without Deion Branch until likely the 10th week of the season Watson will become Brady's go to guy and a very good option for your starting Tight End spot.
Why the Record: Tom Brady and the AFC East schedule. They play a lot a lot a lot of bad teams. The AFC East has by far the easiest schedule. Playing the bums of the NFC North and and AFC South. In addition the Pats get Denver, the Bears and Indy at home. Also, despite their question marks at receiver they will have a solid Corey Dillon and an explosive backup with Lawrence Maroney. The Pats are going to have a big year.
Projected Wins: BUF, @NYJ, DEN, MIA, @BUF, @MIN, IND, NYJ, @GB, CHI, DET, HOU, @JAX, @TEN
Projected Losses: @CIN, @MIA
Miami Dolphins
Predicted Record: 13-3
Playoff Seed: 5
Key Player: Duante Culpepper, He needs to stay healthy else this teams season goes down the toilet. Do you trust Joey Harrington?
Fantasy Player to Eye: Chris Chambers, He's been hyped by a lot of people but I was on his bandwagon last year when I picked him up in the late rounds and he paid off huge dividends down the stretch.
Why the Record: Once again a major reason for their big year is schedule strength. However, look at their skill positions, they have an emergin superstar with Chambers who will put up a solid Randy Moss impersonation. Culpepper who had one bad year and everyone wrote him off, people say he can't do it without Moss but in 2004 his biggest year Moss didn't even play in the majority of the games. Ronny Brown will be a beast with a lot of carries. McMichael is a top 10 tight end. And the defense is still good. I believe the hype with this squad.
Projected Wins: BUF, TEN, @NYJ, GB, @CHI, KC, MIN, @DET, JAX, NE, @BUF, NYJ, @IND
Projected Losses: @PIT, @HOU, @NE
New York Jets
Predicted Record: 6-10
Key Player: Offensive Line, The Jets have no running back worth a starting job and a brittle brittle quarterback so if the young offensive line does not perform than I could be looking at a backfield of Kellen Clemons and Leon Washington in Week 7. That'll be a blast.
Fantasy Player to Eye: Um Ya Nobody, Laverneus Coles was the first Jet player to go in my draft. He went in the 14th round of an 8 team league. Coles numbers will be good for a backup but lets face the facts the Jets offense isn't looking good, and if they don't score much then that eliminates the value from every player including the kicker. I think the defense will be good despite the loss of Abraham however, they will be on the field too long like last year and therefore will give up too many points to be a viable starting squad.
Why the Record: Strength of Schedule. The Jets are going to stumble into wins playing the likes of the Bills, Texans, Titans, Packers, etc. Last year I thanked Herm for crapping the bed, but not bad enough for me to look forward to Reggie Bush. This season is going to have the Jets be bad, but not bad enough for me to look forward to having Adrian Peterson in a Green and White Uniform in 2007. Yippy.
Projected Wins: @TEN, @BUF, DET, HOU, BUF, OAK
Projected Losses: NE, IND, @JAX, MIA, @CLE, @NE, CHI, @GB, @MIN, @MIA,
Buffalo Bills
Predicted Record: 5-11
Key Player: Willis McGahee, The Bills will need Willis to run wild to overcome what will be a very poor performance at QB. Willis will get a lot of carries and a lot of responsibility.
Fantasy Player to Eye: Lee Evans, Suffered through a sophomore slump last season and if any wideout is going to catch the errant passes from Losman it will be Lee Evans. Maybe he will be worth a mid to late round flier.
Why the Record: JP Losman is their quarterback, another wasted 1st round pick on a QB that didn't deserve it. He is a 2 year younger version of Kyle Boller. Nighty Night Buffalo, enjoy a draft pick that won't get you Brady Quinn.
Projected Wins: MIN, GB, @HOU, JAX, SD
Projected Losses: @NE, @MIA, NYJ, @CHI, @DET, NE, @IND, @NYJ, MIA, TEN, @BAL
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