08-29-2004, 02:54 PM
actually, much like Jacksonville and Minnesota's D this year, Carolina and NE's defense last year were expected to be very solid for fantasy purposes.
And Delhomme wasn't that great last year, so if you'd picked Delhomme as your starting QB last year, yes I would have laughed at you.
Onto the more pressing issue of how I can say he won't finish better than fifth. 1. His RBs and most of the other teams in the league will double his RB output. 2. When Duante and Moss do well, he'll destroy others in his league. When they don't (which about 40% of the time last year -- during great years) he'll have about 15-20 points from his top two picks, and it will make him lose a fair amount of games. He'll probably have decent point totals, but there will just be too many weeks when Duante and Moss don't carry him. Therefore, I say 5th
And Delhomme wasn't that great last year, so if you'd picked Delhomme as your starting QB last year, yes I would have laughed at you.
Onto the more pressing issue of how I can say he won't finish better than fifth. 1. His RBs and most of the other teams in the league will double his RB output. 2. When Duante and Moss do well, he'll destroy others in his league. When they don't (which about 40% of the time last year -- during great years) he'll have about 15-20 points from his top two picks, and it will make him lose a fair amount of games. He'll probably have decent point totals, but there will just be too many weeks when Duante and Moss don't carry him. Therefore, I say 5th