Fan Fanatic Sports Staff
So what's your dream team in fantasy football?
If you could pick an entire starting lineup -- quarterback, 2 running backs, 3 wide receivers, one tight end, one kicker and one team defense -- who would you pick and why?
Well, it's my turn to turn my cast on big-game winners into a fantasy football championship. Do you think this team would compete, more like compete at a very high level week in and week out? We all know how important consistency is in fantasy football.
Here's my championship club:
QUARTERBACK
Tom Brady -- Are you really surprised? I'll spit at the next person who says his knee injury is a concern entering the season. He's fine. He might be a tad rusty early so only expect maybe 280 yards a game and a few scores, but when that rust is completely gone, look out. Brady has the best cast around him -- Randy Moss, Wes Welker, Joey Galloway, Fred Taylor, ect. -- plus we all know how the Patriots like to expose secondaries. Expect -- more like bank -- on an MVP-type season. If you made a case for Drew Brees here, I wouldn't argue.
RUNNING BACKS
Adrian Peterson -- In a new wave of running back by committee approaches, you know in Minnesota who's going to get the ball early and often. AP is a beast, no doubt. He's averaged 12 TDs and 1,551 yards in his two years in the league, so Year 3 should be even better. Image if he only factored into the passing game (40 catches in 2 years)?
Matt Forte -- The second-year back in Chicago is a fantasy superstar since he can run like the wind and he's got glue on his hands in the passing game. Forte had 1,238 yards receiving and 63 catches for 477 yards as a rookie. Can you say stud?
WIDE RECEIVERS
Larry Fitzgerald, Randy Moss, Andre Johnson -- All three star wide receivers have the same thing in common -- they have the ability to score from anywhere on the field, plus they are clearly the No. 1 options on their respective teams. Fitzgerald keeps improving (12 TDs last year and up from 10 in 2007), Moss has a mojo with Brady (23 TDs in 2007, 11 last year with Matt Cassel at the helm) and Johnson (115 receptions, 1,575 yards, 8 TDs) should be a household name. If I had all three of them, no one could touch me at the position.
TIGHT END
Tony Gonzalez -- Please look past the fact that I met Gonzalez years ago at a New England Patriots game and I've got many autographs from him, bottom line is he keeps getting his numbers. Still, at the age of 33, he's the most productive guy on the block (some say Jason Witten, I say Touchdown Tony). Don't be afraid that he's now on the Falcons, he still will post top-of-the-line numbers. Over 1,000 yards the last two years ...that's just sick, considering he's a tight end.
KICKER
Stephen Gostkowski -- Kickers are so hard to predict, but the Patriots kicker has been a nice treat in fantasy circles for two straight years with 135-plus points in each of those years (137 in 2007 and 148 in 2008). He may blast a lot of PATs, but he'll always be scoring points because of how good the Patriots' offense is. But there are plenty of other guys that can do the job, too.
DEFENSE
Steelers -- I guess you have to go with the defending Super Bowl champs? This in another crap-shoot position where plenty of teams deserve to be recognized. But The Steelers attack, attack and attack some more. They had 51 sacks last year, 20 INTs, 22 fumble recoveries, one TD off of a fumble and 2 INT touchdowns. It all equals friendly fantasy points. Ravens, Eagles, Giants and Vikings are also good picks that should be highly productive.
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