Top 10 Fantasy Football Tight Ends

               Ok as promised I’m back with the top tight ends. Tight ends are essential to most offenses and sometimes even more important because they use two tight ends. Ok let’s get into this list of quarterbacks best friends.

10. Owen Daniels Houston Texans TE: Owen is Schaub’s/Yates safety blanket in that offense with Foster and Johnson being the only other real options in the passing game. Owens will be a reliable option at TE this year no matter which QB is throwing him the ball.

9. Brent Celek Philadelphia Eagles TE: Celek played with a bad hip and herniated disk last year and still managed to get 811 yards and 5 touch downs. Only 6 tight ends had more yards than Celek. That being said he got surgery in the offseason and in my opinion he will be a great option at tight end with Mike Vick or Foles throwing him the ball.

8. Tony Gonzales Atlanta Falcons TE: Gonzo was around before Gates was even thinking about football. At his age he’s on the decline yes and this might be his last year, but he’s definitely still a nightmare for any linebacker or safety in the red zone. Especially with the rise of Julio Jones and the constant double teams on Roddy Matty ice will always look Gonzos way.

7. Jermichael Finely Green Bay Packers TE: Finely is in an offense that is stacked at every position, but Rodgers spreads the ball so well. I watched a NFL Network live mic of Rodgers last week and one thing that caught my ears was he said to Jennings “did I get you a touch down yet im trying to get everybody a TD”. That just means to me finely will get a td every week.

6. Aaron Hernandez New England Patriots TE: Even with Gronk being the number one TE Hernandez is still a viable TE1 in your fantasy league. Brady spreads the ball so much that everyone in that offense should start on any fantasy team. Hernandez is used as a TE/RB/FB/WR in that offense. Hes a deadly weapon and will definitely have a great year.

5. David Witten Dallas Cowboys TE: the injury could potentially be worse than what’s being reported, but Witten is a tough S.O.B. an yes he’s pretty high on this list created by an eagles fan. That being said Witten is Tony Homos Security Blanket not just safety, but security. When Romo gets in a jam he looks Wittens way all the time. With no viable option at third receiver Witten will have to be looked to even more once healthy.

4. Antonio Gates San Diego Chargers TE: Gates screwed me every way possible last year he played in several games where he got me 0 points. Yet I still ranked him high on this list yes he had a Foot problem last year, but this year he’s lost weight and said he’s in the best health since the injury. With the subtraction of both Vincent Brown and Jackson Gates is going to have to step up and be a major part of the offense again.

3. Vernon Davis San Francisco 49ers TE: Davis is one of the best tight ends every year since he entered the league. He’s got the speed of a receiver and the frame of a tight end. He could easily play wide receiver, but he creates mismatch problems by lining up at tight end. With smith having his best year at QB last year he’s only primed to have another good year. Which means Davis will be his favorite target once again.

2. Jimmy Graham New Orleans Saints TE: At the university of Miami jimmy played one year at tight end he was a basketball star. And we all know how well basketball players play in the NFL look up McNabb, Gates, and Terrell Owens just to name a few. Also jimmy has one of the most accurate QBs throwing him the ball in Brees. With them building timing they will only get better, and Jimmy will definitely have a break out year again most likely getting more yards than Colston.

1. Rob Gronkowski New England Patriots TE: Gronkenstein is a freak of nature, and with the golden arm throwing him the ball he will again break his own records at Tight End. He is easily number one on this list just because when he touches the ball he’s usually going to run down the field and run every player over trying to score a touchdown. You could make the argument that Brady has a lot of weapons including the number 6 tight end on this list, but all those players where there last year and Gronk still blew up.

                And that’s the tight ends kickers will most likely be done in the next couple days got some stuff to do but ill be back quick. Well Madden ’13 does come out early on Saturday so I might be real busy with that. If you have any questions just hit me up on here, facebook or twitter whatever fits you best. 

Top 10 Fantasy Wide Receivers

                Alright I’m back. It’s been awhile since I’ve written a blog. I had a lot going on this last week. Now today we’re going to go through the top ten wide receivers. Ok one player who belongs in the top ten but I couldn’t bring myself to put him in because of his injury history is Andre Johnson. He’s just not reliable for all 16 games. Let’s just get right into this.

10. Marques Colston New Orleans Saints WR: Alright to start this list off I’m going with the guy who probably could be a top 3 wide receiver on another team. Now now, I’m not saying Brees isn’t a great QB he is. What I’m saying is Brees is so good at QB he spreads the ball a lot. That’s not taking anything away from Colston or Brees. Colstons name is brought up in conversations with the names of great possession receivers like Calvin, Larry, and Andre Johnson.  

9. Greg Jennings Green Bay Packers WR: Ok so Jennings is a good speed receiver but would he be as great with another QB in another system who knows, but the system he is in right now fits him like a glove an not OJs glove. Jennings will get a TD every week easily with Rodgers as his QB.

8. Mike Wallace Pittsburgh Steelers/? WR: Ok if Wallace ever signs his tender he can easily be a great WR. Even though last year he screwed me in the final week by only getting 1 point I still have him on this list. He was targeted second most for 20+ yard receptions. The ? next to Pitt is because I’m not sure he’s going to stay in Pitt. I think he wants a trade but in my opinion every receiver on Pitt will decline without Wallace on that field.

7. Roddy White Atlanta Falcons WR: Roddy and Matt have built a great wr qb combo. Now with jones stepping into the mix Roddy won’t have to face double teams every play. Roddy is another one of the best possession receivers. Just having that timing and with Matty Ice knowing and trusting Roddy a lot he’s almost guaranteed a td a game also.

6. Steve Smith Carolina Panthers WR: Steve Smith was written off last year in some leagues he wasn’t even drafted. SuperCam blew his stock straight through the roof when he became his favorite deep target in that hybrid offense in Carolina. With the arrival of Newton Smiths career was rejuvenated and he became a viable number one WR in any fantasy league. And I expect nothing but the same thing this year.

5. Wes Welker New England Patriots WR: Wes is one of the results of a great system. Welker is the best slot receiver in the pats offense with his size and speed he’s one of Brady’s favorite targets. He had the most targets and receptions last year. Wes is good for a great game every week Brady will always get him the ball. I don’t think the addition of Lloyd or offensive coach McDaniels will slow welker down, and neither will contract talks.

4 Calvin Johnson Detroit Lions WR: Megatron would be number one on this list but America and Lions nation (more like the only union between Packers, Bears, and Vikings fans against the lions) voted Megatron onto the Madden Cover. I’m a strong believer in the curse. I just couldn’t bring myself to put Megatron as the number one receiver, but I also couldn’t take him off this list he’s just that good. Hopefully he’s the first player to break the Madden curse.

3. Brandon Marshall Chicago Bears WR: With the reunion between Marshall and Cutler I think it will be a breakout year for both players. Marshall tore up the AFC with a horrible quarterback in Miami. With cutler as his QB he will make every game feel like a Probowl game making one handed grabs and insane catches like he always does. Marshall will prove he’s worth more than two third round picks.

2. AJ Green Cincinnati Bengals WR: in both his and the Red Rockets Second year together I think they will prove they can play with the best teams in the AFC. Yes they play some great defenses, but I don’t see anybody stopping Green from getting the ball he’s just all over the field. Green can out jump any defender and he can definitely blow by any defender even the great Revis Island.

1. Larry Fitzgerald Arizona Cardinals WR: Fitz is one of the greatest possession receivers to play the game. He hasn’t really ever had a great QB and I don’t think he ever will unless they finish dead last and get Barkley. That doesn’t even matter to Fitz though you throw the ball up and Fitz will somehow catch it he’s worked so hard to be the best of the best and I think he is.

Sorry I took so long to write again but I’m back Tight ends will be up tomorrow. I hope you guys enjoy this let me know what you think follow me let your friends know about this and share it. I’m doing so many fantasy leagues this year and I want competition throughout each week so if you need help don’t be afraid to ask. It’s all opinion but I’ve watched every preseason game done a lot of research and feel I know my stuff pretty well. 

Top 10 Fantasy Running Backs

 Alright I’m back from the three days of hell at Fort Dix, and I’m going to be talking about the top 10 fantasy running backs. Let’s just jump right into this.

10. Ahmad Bradshaw New York Giants RB: With the departure of Jacobs Bradshaw is going to see a lot more carries. Yes the giants drafted a running back early and yes he’s a good runner, but Bradshaw is the starter and will see most if not all the carries.

9. Steven Jackson St. Louis Rams RB: Jackson is one of the fastest power backs out there. With his speed and power safeties move out of the way. With the addition of Pead Jackson’s carries and yards will drop but touchdowns and longevity will rise.

8. Michael Turner Atlanta Falcons RB: Turner is going to have to carry the load again at rb carries wise. The little scat back Rodgers will take away some of his catches this year but hes too small to run up the middle. Turner will get pleanty of carries and most of the goal line touches which equals rushing touch downs.

7. Matt Forte Chicago Bears RB: Even coming off the injury to his knee Forte will still run Forte (strong in Portuguese). People think his carries will be down from last year due to the addition of carry stealing Michael Bush, but forte is just too good of a runner. He doesn’t get tired easy and he will take it to the house on an opening.  

6. Frank Gore San Francisco 49ers RB: Gore coming from a great era of Miami Hurricane RBs has been a little injury prone in his time in the NFL. Last year he stayed healthy for the most part which is a good sign for this year. Gore will have to carry the team yes I know randy is now in san fran, but I don’t trust the arm of Alex Smith I have to see more from him. That team will run the ball down your throat and play great defense that’s san fran football.

5. Maurice Jones Drew Jacksonville Jaguars RB: One of the best running backs in the league Jones Drew is holding out as I type this. He would be higher on this list but holdouts usually don’t play well, but he is MJD and the heart and soul of that team. MJD will again, if he gets his contract, be the bulk of this offense. If he would of got his contract and been at training camp MJD would be first on this list.

4. Lesean McCoy Philadelphia Eagles RB: Shady is a great player to carry your team, but Andy doesn’t run the ball. Last year was a fluke and will probably never happen again as long as Andy is coaching this team. Now that I’ve said that shady is still a major part of the receiving corp. he will get more catches and receiving touchdowns this year due to the fact that Andy will call more pass plays, and Vick usually always looks for McCoy.

3. Darren McFadden Oakland Raiders RB: Like I said in my fantasy help blog D-Mac is going to be all by himself in the Oak back field no more Bush stealing his carries. This is his year and I believe he will stay healthy. He will be a great option due to his ability to make every defender miss. He will score in the passing game and rushing game. He will most likely be Oak’s number one receiver.

2. Ray Rice Baltimore Ravens RB: One of my favorite running backs. Rice is very hard to take down. His low center of gravity with his ability to place his hand on the ground to keep himself up is what makes him very dangerous. His ability to catch out of the backfield and the ability to hit sixth gear at any time rice should be the number two overall pick in most fantasy drafts.

1.  Arian Foster Houston Texans RB:  With the aggression and hatred for 31 teams that past up on him in the draft Foster wants to continue to prove them wrong. Foster is a pure power running back who can catch out of the backfield he can be the leading receiver and rusher for the Texans this year depending on Johnson’s health. This year Foster will dominate the rushing yards even with ben tate stealing some carries.

 Appreciate all the support thank you all for reading. Top 10 WR tomorrow. 

Top 10 Fantasy Quarter Backs

         Alright fantasy football junkies here comes the top ten Quarter Backs. Acouple players that fell alil short Phillip Rivers, Matt Schaub, and Matt Ryan.  Let’s just jump right into the list.

10.  Tony Romo Dallas Cowboys QB:  Alright as an Eagles fan I did my due diligence to do a ton of research to find a better QB, but I just couldn’t bring myself to put any more players in front of Romo. With over 4,000 yards 31 touch downs and only 11 interceptions Tony Romo has to play just as good as last year plus more to make the playoffs with in the NFC east. Romo has lost one of his favorite targets from last year, and there still isn’t a replacement for Laurent Robinson. If they did have a slot WR Romo would have been higher maybe by one position.

9. Eli Manning New York Giants QB: The same thing goes for Eli I tried but he’s got enough weapons to be up here. With the subtraction of Mario Manningham they added a very good rookie Reuben Randle. Not as fast but a good possession WR. Eli Should be a good fantasy QB this year good not great.

8. Jay Cutler Chicago Bears QB: This is the year Cutler proves he’s a top 10 QB in the league. With the addition of his favorite target from Denver, Brandon Marshall, the Bears could win the NFC North with Hester now moving to the slot Cutler has weapons and will put up a lot of Fantasy points.

7. Michael Vick Philadelphia Eagles QB: As an Eagles fan I would love for Vick to be Higher on this list he was Fifth last year on avg. fantasy points a game, but Vick is injury prone. He only played 13 games last year. This year if he can stay healthy he will be higher at the end of the year. That is a huge but though. I hope Vick proves me wrong.

6.  Mathew Stafford Detroit Lions QB: If you thought the NFC east was a power house of QBs you might want to look at the North. Stafford threw for over 5,000 yards last year, and only 1,600 yards where to Megatron. So even if the madden curse bites Calvin Stafford still has pleanty of weapons.

5. Cam Newton Carolina Panthers QB/RB: Yea you read that right he’s a QB and a RB. SuperCam threw for 21 touchdowns and ran for 14 touchdowns. Only Lesean McCoy had more rushing touchdowns then Cam. With my prediction of Greg Olsen having a great year SuperCam should also have a great year.

4. Drew Brees New Orleans Saints QB: Last year Brees blew up after a year removed from the madden curse. He broke the record for most passing yards which was held by Dan Marino since 1984. Brees has a lot of weapons one being a great tight end from the U Jimmy Graham, and Marquiz Colston at WR. Brees will Blow up again this year if he doesn’t get the HugeContractitis.

These next three picks I have already discussed with in my fantasy blog. Which was my first ever blog, but I will go a little further on each one of the Top 3.

3. Peyton Manning Denver Broncos QB: Now Peyton is in a very new very different environment then when he was in Indianapolis. In Indy he had two great WRs in the past in Marvin Harrison and Reggie Wayne. In Denver he’s got a bunch of young very athletic receivers who tasted winning last year. This year if they believe in this offense they won’t have to fight to win games. Peyton’s just that good.

2. Aaron Rodgers Green Bay Packers QB: After losing to the Giants in the division round of the playoffs last year Rodgers will have a fire under his belly. If his receivers and tight ends can all stay healthy Rodgers will try to break Brees’s record for most passing yards. Rodgers is an athlete that only wants to get better and better he’s a competitor so I expect the best out of him again this year.

1. Tom Brady New England Patriots QB: Brady is one of the most accurate passers in the game. Last year he was going back and forth with Brees for most passing yards, but he fell just a couple 100 yards shy. This year Brady will be up there again. With the addition of Lloyd on offense the patriots are loaded at every position.  Brady says he wants to play for a long time, and I see why with young players like Gronkenstein and Hernandez who wouldn’t want to keep playing with them.

Ok that’s it folks top ten QBs if you have any questions comment, add me on twitter , on Facebook, or google+. Appreciate all the people who read these RBs will probably be up next week due to the fact that I have drill this Friday Saturday and Sunday. I love going to play Army for a weekend. 

Top 10 NFL offensive rookies to watch

                 Through this blog I’m going to give my insight on rookie offensive players for the upcoming season a top ten. So the few that fell just a little short are Malcolm Floyd, Alshon Jeffery, and Doug Martin all for different reasons.

                     10. Justin Blackmon Jacksonville Jaguars WR: Blackmon was the best wide receiver coming out of college with comparisons to TO on the field. He would be a lot higher on this list if he had a better quarterback, but he has Gabbert who last year wasn’t quite ready for the NFL. Even with the lack of a great QB Blackmon should be able to get a lot of touches. In his junior year at Ok State Blackmon caught 121 passes for a little over 1,500 yards and 18 touchdowns. He won the Biletnikoff award twice which is the award given to the nation’s best receiver.

                9. Kendal Wright Tennessee Titans WR: with the likely absence of Britt Wright is going to have to step it up. Wright was one of the best dynamic speed receivers coming out of this draft. With either Locker or Hasselback throwing him the ball wright should definitely stretch the field. In his senior year at Baylor he had 108 catches for over 1,600 yards with 14 touchdowns.

               

                

                8. Doug Martin Tampa bay Buccaneers RB: Blount better learn how to block and catch the ball quick, but I highly doubt he does. This is the reason martin will take over at RB for the Bucs. With that offensive line and Martins vision and quickness he will shine in the offense. Greg Schiano had a similar back when he coached Rutgers his name was Ray Rice. As a senior for Boise state Martin carried the ball 263 times for one yard shy of 1,300 yards for 16 touchdowns. His career at Boise he also had an average of 10 yards a catch.

               

7. Stephen Hill New York Jets WR: A Georgia Tech alum with Demaryius Johnson and Calvin Johnson, Hill didn’t get thrown the ball much because GT runs the triple option offense (I will describe in a completely different blog). He’s built like a typical GT wide receiver Tall fast and can block. No matter whom the starting quarter back for Denver Hill will definitely get the ball due to his size and speed. He’s Plexico Burress but younger faster and you don’t have to worry about him shooting himself in the leg.

                

              6. Mohamed Sanu Cincinnati Bengals WR: Sanu was a possession receiver at Rutgers and was drafted in the 3^rd round of the draft due to a sub-par 40 time. Sanu won’t need the speed he will be paired up with other weapons on offense like AJ Green, Jermaine Gresham, and fellow rookies Marvin Jones and Orson Charles. Sanu will be the number 2 receiver and play some slot receiver. He’s going to be the big receiver in the red zone this team needed last year.

                

             5. Colby Fleener/Dwayne Allen Indianapolis Colts TEs: both these guys are going to get a lot of playing time. The colts drafted these guys in back to back rounds. Fleener being Lucks favorite target at Stanford, and Allen coming out of the high powered Clemson offense they will both be great weapons for years. With the patriots basically creating the 2 TE system last year the colts tried to do the same and I believe they did a great job. Luck will get both of these players the ball especially with that offense being pass happy this year. Fleeners career with luck he caught 96 passes for over 1,500 yards for 18 TDs. Allens career stats at Clemson 93 passes caught for over a 1,000 yards and 12 TDs. Pretty good combination of Tight ends if you ask me.

               

                4. Brandon Weeden Cleveland Browns QB: now a little back ground on Weeden. He was a pitcher before he played college football. He was in the yanks minor league system for a while couple trades and injuries later he retired from baseball. He then went onto OK State to play college football. Now I believe I told you about a WR earlier he played at the same university well this is the QB that got that receiver the ball. Weeden is 27 and he’s not looking to fail again. In one of his first starts Weeden injured his thumb bad he won the game even though he had two fumbles and two Interceptions. The next week with the injury still lurking he threw 6 touchdowns. He plays injured, with heart, and with a fire underneath him.  Oh and he also beat Luck in the Tostito’s fiesta bowl 41-38 in one of the best bowl games of the year.

                

                3. Trent Richardson Cleveland Browns RB: Richardson is one of the best backs coming out of Alabama in a while. He’s already getting compared to AP. The Vikings where a pretty bad team until they got AP and a Quarterback. This browns team already had a pretty good defense and with a running back like Trent and a QB like Weeden the defense won’t be on the field all day. Richardson last year on 283 touches he ran the ball for over 1,600 yards and had 21 touchdowns.

               

                  2. Robert Griffin III Washington Redskins QB: Last year’s Heisman trophy winner RG3 is already being labeled the franchise quarter back who will save the redskins organization. In a highly defensive minded division RG3 will definitely be welcomed to the NFL with a pretty rough schedule. But his best attribute is getting out of the pocket and throwing the ball. Even though he says he’s a pocket passer with his offensive line he’s not going to be in the pocket for long against Defensive lineman like Babin and Cole in Philly, Demarcus Ware in Dallas, and Tuck JPP and Osi in new York. He will still put up good numbers though because all they will be doing is throwing the ball even though their strength is the running game.

                

                   1. Andrew Luck Indianapolis Colts QB: in my opinion one of the most pass happy offenses in the league due to the simple fact they don’t have a good defense. The colts will most likely be fighting on offense to keep up with the teams they play. Meaning Luck will get plenty of chances to throw the ball. As a rookie he will have a similar season to that of SuperCam from last year. With Luck being one of the best college quarterbacks to come out of Stanford he’s going to show his knowledge of the game. I don’t see many picks in lucks future. Especially since his 82 touchdowns to 22 interceptions ratio in college. 



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