May 28th, 2009 10:30pm PST
David's Daily Digest
[My Take]
Continuing my daily jaunt through the many football sites on the web, here’s more of the current happenings around the league with of course my take…..
My Take...
QB JAY CUTLER SERVING UP THE KOOL ADE IN CHICAGO
My Fantasy Read: With a new city, a new team, comes a new offense and new teammates. Cutler finds himself in a whole new environment and while he’ll still have his rocket arm, what he won’t have is quite the supporting cast he had in Denver. Cutler remains one of the leagues top talents under center, but it’s unlikely he produce the same type of numbers he did in 2008. The Bears are more of a smash mouth team (ran the ball 44% of the time in 2008), so it’s likely Cutler will see fewer opportunities to make big plays. He’ll still be a top ten quarterback, but probably not worth that high draft pick he cost last season.
WR DERRICK MASON ON TRACK FOR TRAINING CAMP
My Fantasy Read: The Ravens leading receiver for three of the last four seasons, is coming back from off-season shoulder surgery, but is expected to return by training camp. Mason has only missed one game in his last six seasons and has averaged 88 catches for 1,069-yards during that span. While his 2008 campaign was not spectacular, he did reach his status quo with 80 receptions and 1,037-yards. Entering his 13th season in the league Mason is not expected to be a top twenty producer, but he could be a solid WR3 in most leagues, seeing that he hardly misses anytime and seems to be Mr. Consistency.
QB MARK SANCHEZ OFF TO SLOW START WITH JETS
My Fantasy Read: According to the Star Ledger, the Jets rookie sensation has not been so sensational as of late during the team’s minicamp workouts. Sanchez is getting thrown to the wolves and he’s a work in progress. He’s going to struggle and it remains to be seen if he’ll be ready to be under center for opening kickoff. Fantasy owners would be smart to use a late round pick here and consider Sanchez more of “diamond in the rough” that will need some time to shine.
TE TONY SCHEFFLER HAS NEW ROLE IN MILE HIGH OFFENSE
My Fantasy Read: There’s no question that the tight end position has not been one that is normally a featured role in Josh McDaniel’s offense, but then he’s never had quite a talent like Scheffler. The Bronco’s tight end is a highly skilled pass receiving tight end that the team will be able to move around. And while McDaniels admits they will try to take advantage of Scheffler’s unique ability, with so many other weapons already in place, it’s unlikely that Scheff will have any more impact than what he did in 2008. With the position traditionally thin, Scheffler is still a top 10 option, but in the bottom half.
RB KNOWSHON MORENO FINDS MORE ROOM IN BACKFIELD
My Fantasy Read: It’s certainly no guarantee of anything, but with the Bronco’s recent release of running back J.J. Arrington, that becomes one less hurdle for rookie running back Knowshon Moreno to overcome. Already the odds-on favorite to win the job, Arrington’s release just means there is less competition for Moreno to share time with. The team still has many options available, but Moreno is looking more and more like the full-time option with a supporting back-up cast. He’s likely to be a safe late RB2 or an early RB3 pick in most fantasy drafts this summer.
David's Daily Digest
[My Take]
Continuing my daily jaunt through the many football sites on the web, here’s more of the current happenings around the league with of course my take…..
My Take...
QB JAY CUTLER SERVING UP THE KOOL ADE IN CHICAGO
My Fantasy Read: With a new city, a new team, comes a new offense and new teammates. Cutler finds himself in a whole new environment and while he’ll still have his rocket arm, what he won’t have is quite the supporting cast he had in Denver. Cutler remains one of the leagues top talents under center, but it’s unlikely he produce the same type of numbers he did in 2008. The Bears are more of a smash mouth team (ran the ball 44% of the time in 2008), so it’s likely Cutler will see fewer opportunities to make big plays. He’ll still be a top ten quarterback, but probably not worth that high draft pick he cost last season.
WR DERRICK MASON ON TRACK FOR TRAINING CAMP
My Fantasy Read: The Ravens leading receiver for three of the last four seasons, is coming back from off-season shoulder surgery, but is expected to return by training camp. Mason has only missed one game in his last six seasons and has averaged 88 catches for 1,069-yards during that span. While his 2008 campaign was not spectacular, he did reach his status quo with 80 receptions and 1,037-yards. Entering his 13th season in the league Mason is not expected to be a top twenty producer, but he could be a solid WR3 in most leagues, seeing that he hardly misses anytime and seems to be Mr. Consistency.
QB MARK SANCHEZ OFF TO SLOW START WITH JETS
My Fantasy Read: According to the Star Ledger, the Jets rookie sensation has not been so sensational as of late during the team’s minicamp workouts. Sanchez is getting thrown to the wolves and he’s a work in progress. He’s going to struggle and it remains to be seen if he’ll be ready to be under center for opening kickoff. Fantasy owners would be smart to use a late round pick here and consider Sanchez more of “diamond in the rough” that will need some time to shine.
TE TONY SCHEFFLER HAS NEW ROLE IN MILE HIGH OFFENSE
My Fantasy Read: There’s no question that the tight end position has not been one that is normally a featured role in Josh McDaniel’s offense, but then he’s never had quite a talent like Scheffler. The Bronco’s tight end is a highly skilled pass receiving tight end that the team will be able to move around. And while McDaniels admits they will try to take advantage of Scheffler’s unique ability, with so many other weapons already in place, it’s unlikely that Scheff will have any more impact than what he did in 2008. With the position traditionally thin, Scheffler is still a top 10 option, but in the bottom half.
RB KNOWSHON MORENO FINDS MORE ROOM IN BACKFIELD
My Fantasy Read: It’s certainly no guarantee of anything, but with the Bronco’s recent release of running back J.J. Arrington, that becomes one less hurdle for rookie running back Knowshon Moreno to overcome. Already the odds-on favorite to win the job, Arrington’s release just means there is less competition for Moreno to share time with. The team still has many options available, but Moreno is looking more and more like the full-time option with a supporting back-up cast. He’s likely to be a safe late RB2 or an early RB3 pick in most fantasy drafts this summer.
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