[Wednesday Edition]
Who is Number Two?
Fitz Tops the List....
Well, if you’re taking a poll it’s pretty easy to figure out who is the number one receiver in fantasy this summer. Just stop by your local pub or watercooler and you can get it straight from your local fantasy guru. The Cardinal’s wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald is more than likely going to be the number one selected receiver in fantasy this season.
When you look at the fantastic numbers he posted in the playoffs a year ago, it really becomes tough to argue (546-yards, 30 receptions, 7 touchdowns in four games). In the regular season Fitz was no disappointment with over 1,400-yards and nearly 100 balls. Fantasy owners are going to be just relishing at the thought of what Fitz is going to do in 2009.
So Larry Fitzgerald is easily and arguably considered the top pair of hands in the NFL, so who is number two?
The Candidates…
Last season there were a handful of misfits that easily fit in this slot. In Houston the Texans boast easily one of the leagues up and coming superstars in wideout Andre Johnson. In 2008 Johnson posted ridiculous numbers posting 1,575-yards (ranked 1st) and 115 receptions (ranked 1st). Johnson is a monster and can be dominant at times, but his eight touchdowns last season fell a bit short of taking the top spot.
In Atlanta, the Falcons easily have one of the leagues best kept secrets with wide receiver Roddy White. In 2007, White broke out with a solid campaign (83 catches, 1,202-yards) and followed up those numbers with an even more impressive 2008 season. His 88 catches put him in the top 10 and his 1,382-yards ranked 4th in the league. The added help of an all-pro tight end should help the Falcon’s receiver to elevate his game once again, but his seven touchdowns are still a bit below par to snag the top honors.
Perhaps the only candidate that has the best shot of unseating the Cardinal’s stud receiver is the Patriot’s Randy Moss. Considered one of the league’s very best, Moss is only one season removed from a record setting 2007 campaign (98 receptions, 1,493-yards, 23 touchdowns). With the return of Tom Brady under center in 2009, Moss figures to have the best odds of repeating his spectacular 2007 season. Without Brady, Moss was still a solid top 10 receiver finishing with over 1,000-yards and 11 touchdowns.
Other receivers worth considering as the next dawg down after Mr. Fitzgerald are the Lion’s own Calvin “Megatron” Johnson (1,331-yards, 12 touchdowns), the Broncos own (if he stays) Brandon “Optimus-Prime” Marshall (104 receptions, 1,265-yards in 15 games), the Bills newest weapon Terrell Owens (three straight seasons with at least 10 touchdowns), the Panthers Steve Smith (1,421-yards in 14 games), and the Saints Marques Colston (98 receptions, 1,202-yards in 2007).
Regardless of who you choose in fantasy drafts, just remember they are all playing second fiddle to Larry Fitz. And while there may not be much room at the top beyond the Cardinal receiver, when you look at this bunch of misfits and a few others that did not get mentioned here, they are all number two and solid fantasy options for 2009.
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