Thursday, September 4, 2014

Week 1 Sleepers

QB

Carson Palmer (SD) San Diego gave up the fourth most yards to quarterbacks last season and Palmer has two nice weapons in Fitzgerald and Floyd.

 Geno Smith (OAK) The Raiders gave up the fifth most pass yards to quarterbacks last season and Geno had five 20+ point games last year so he is capable of having big fantasy games.

RB

CJ Spiller (@CHI) The Bears gave up the most rushing yards by far last season and the second most rushing touchdowns.  They also allowed the second most 20+ yard runs of any team so Spiller could break some big runs with his speed.

Pierre Thomas (@ATL) The Falcons gave up the second most yards on the ground last season and the 7th most 20+ yard runs.  Thomas also figures to be more in the passing game as they don't have Darren Sproles anymore.

WR

Jeremy Maclin (JAC) The Jags gave up the 7th most pass yards and touchdowns last season.  Maclin will be featured after the Eagles got rid of Jackson so he should have a ton of opportunities.

Kelvin Benjamin (@TB) The Bucs gave up the 5th most recieving touchdowns last season and he will be one of Newton's main targets this season after losing Smith.  I expect Benjamin to score this week.

TE

Ladarius Green (@AZ) The Cardinals gave up the most points to TEs last season and the Chargers have always loved to throw to their TEs.

DEF/ST

Lions (NYG) The Lions have a good chance for getting interceptions facing Eli Manning who throws a ton of picks and has looked awful this preseason.