Surprising Team of the Season
By Guest Blogger Chris Hester
Let’s go back to the beginning of the 2007 Fantasy Drafts and pretend you are allowed to select one NFL Team’s premium offensive position players (i.e. QB, RB, WR, and TE). Now the obvious early picks would be the New England Patriots, Cincinnati Bengals, Dallas Cowboys, etc. There is a team, however, that has a player at most of those key positions putting up hefty fantasy numbers yet somehow managing to fly under the radar. Know who I’m talking about?
The Cleveland Browns actually have three players that are making huge contributions to fantasy teams everywhere. After stepping in for Charlie Frye Week 1 against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Derek Anderson has done his best to delay the NFL Debut of rookie phenom Brady Quinn. His Week 2 performance against the Cincinnati Bengals sent many owners scrambling to their wavier-wire to put a claim in for the new Browns signal caller. He has been like a roller coaster ever since, but he is showing loads of potential and may be playing himself into a large off-season contract somewhere!
Braylon Edwards is finally starting to show why the Browns selected him with the 3rd pick of the 2005 NFL Draft. His 146 yards and two touchdown game against the Cincinnati Bengals was just a start of what has been a very productive season for the former Wolverine. Just this weekend against the Miami Dolphins Edwards caught 5 balls, three of which went for touchdowns! Excluding weeks 10 and 11 when the Browns face the Steelers and Ravens, expect Edwards to continue putting up #1 WR type numbers for you if you own him, or against you if you do not.
Kellen Winslow had major hype surrounding him when Cleveland selected him with the 6th pick of the 2004 NFL Draft. Finally, after showing flashes of brilliance for years but never being able to keep himself on the field, Winslow has given Cleveland fans and fantasy owners worldwide reason to smile! A tight end averaging 84 yards receiving per game is like a dream come true in the Fantasy Football world, and that is precisely what Kellen is doing so far this season. He is finally starting to put his money where his mouth is, and fans everywhere are grateful!
Mix those three players in with Jamal Lewis when/if he gets healthy and you have an offensive unit made in Fantasy Football heaven. No one could’ve expected what we’ve seen from Anderson, but we’ve been patiently waiting for Edwards and Winslow to show up and produce. It looks like this may be the year they take a step towards fantasy greatness and move themselves up a few spots in the 2008 Mock Drafts that are sure to be coming soon!
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