I took Carson Palmer. Steven Jackson and Larry Johnson were both keepers on other teams anyways.
chicagos d is only formidable in the nfc
It was only preseason, but our D looked awesome. The thing that stood out to me was that from 1st to 3rd string, we were aggressive, we flew to the ball, we played with passion and intensity, we were disciplined - things that were lacking last year. I think that carries over into the regular season.
You have gold in Palmer and Gore, both should be amazing this year. Deuce is Deuce, and should be a decent number 2. Roy Williams, Patriots D, and Drew Bennet are all solid options. I am not a fan of Dunn, Watson, or Jackson. Getting a more solid #2 WR should be your concern, I'm not sure what the waiver wire looks like but I think you would be able to land a decent WR with more upside than Jackson. Dunn is returning from back surgery and Norwood may steal his thunder, trading him for someone like Adrian Peterson (!) would really solidify the RBs, try to sell Dunn as high as you can. Droughns might be a decent BYE week option but his involvement has yet to be seen. I'm not sure you need Pennington as hes prone to injury and you have Palmer as your main signal caller.
Brady is an elite QB and with the addition of a new WR corps he may just break out with really good numbers (not that he doesn't already), but what I really hate is 2 players on the same team, Maroney will have an awesome year since he won't be spliting carries, but the problem with having 2 offensive players on the same team is if you go against a decent defense you might run into problems. However the Pats offense looks to be very good this season and a QB/RB combo is not as bad as a RB/WR combo where they take looks and touches from each other. The WRs might be suspect and look to be your weak point, while they are solid, they don't have huge upside, Edwards with a rookie QB and Driver with the aging Favre. Jacobs will be a monster and your RB strength alone will win you games. Harrington's impact on Crumpler has yet to be seen, and I don't expect too much from him.
Bulger is excellent, Cutler is still unproven so the QBs aren't terrible, but they aren't going to set the world on fire. I am not a fan of LJ, look at what happened to other RBs that were worked, Jamal Lewis comes to mind right away, he hasn't done much since his 2000 yard season, and LJ has an unproven QB, an old O-line, etc. What he does will have to be seen, but I'm just not sold on him. Westbrook has great upside and will perform when healthy, I'm not sold on Green and Jones. Green has had a terrible preseason and the Texans line is still awful. Harrison is great, and the rest of the WRs are solid. TE might be your strong point as both score as much as some WRs, and Gonzo might be the only passing option in KC. Ravens Def is good and Jax is a decent back up. You suffer from having multiple players on the same team and those teams aren't exactly known for having spectacular offenses.
Except for all those years he did diddly shit in Cleveland...
tbh i dislike the 2nd team especially. it's based so much on potential and the hope that no one gets injured or something. it's all really risk at this point tbh. alexander might never be the same, clavin johnson might be a fluke as, ward is solid i guess. glenn can't be assured anything as nothing associated with TO ever will be. vince can do well but kitna lol kitna
It might just be just me, but I think Garrard is highly overrated.
Ryan Leaf ?
