DIVISION 2
Irate Beavers- The mammals are an interesting team. Andrew Luck starts at QB and the Beavers will be looking for some improvement over his rookie year numbers. Ben Roethlisberger checks in at backup and could be a starting caliber QB himself if he is able to stay healthy all year. Running back appears to be a problem for the beavers where a combination of nepotism (David Wilson) and sentimentality (Bryce Brown) has left him with a group of backups and possible starters. The only constant here is Doug Martin, the Muscle Hamster, who was strong last year as a rookie but may not put up the same numbers this season. Wide receiver is decent for the Beavers and Julio Jones is a surefire star. The same cannot be said for DeSean Jackson and Anquan Boldin who are both switching to new offenses. Time will tell how productive this unit will be. The Beavers have a really good player in Jimmy Graham, but a strong tight end is only worth so much.
The Autobots- Robots from space may be good at fighting and saving the earth, but drafting a fantasy football team seems to have been somewhat of a challenge for them as they ended up with one player who may miss the first several weeks and another who is out for the season. Matthew Stafford has been called upon as the starting QB. The Bots are praying that Detroit is losing many games again this year and Stafford is forced to throw for nearly 5,000 yards again. Hopefully he can cut down on the interceptions and see a slight uptick in his touchdowns. Ray Rice is a solid first running back and Lamar Miller may be preparing for a breakout season. If Miller stumbles behind a shaky Miami O-Line, DeAngelo Williams may do a decent job at filling the void. Demaryius Thomas, Randall Cobb and Mike Williams form a solid, though not star-studded, receiver group. They should be able to be a fairly consisent force for the Autobots, but the mid round pickup of ACL victim Jeremy Maclin really hurts their depth. The Bots have the best and most oft-injured tight end in the league in Rob Gronkowski. If Gronk can actually spend more time playing football than dancing shirtless at night clubs then the Autobots could be in good shape.
Fighting Badgers- The Badgers, more than any team I've reviewed so far, have embraced the shift to PPR format in the league this year. Nowhere is this more evident than in their running backs, but let's start with the quarterback. At QB the Badgers will start Colin Kaepernick who is fresh off a breakout season in San Francisco. Kaep did well in limited games for the 49ers and the Badgers will be counting on him to extrapolate his stellar numbers over the course of a full season. Running back features the explosive CJ Spiller and ex-Heisman winner (or not) Reggie Bush. These two are bound to get a lot of yards both on the ground and through the air. Spiller in particular is being picked by many to be the true breakout star of this season. The wide receiver group is the weak point of this team. The Badgers will be hoping that Danny Amendola has a featured role in the Patriots offense and that Pierre Garcon can remain healthy and one of RG3's favorite targets. The backup situation here is actually pretty good, but there may be many weeks where the Badgers are struggling to decided between the many options he possesses. Watch out for Josh Gordon, who seems to be a strong candidate for improvement on a Browns team that looks much more competent this year. The Badgers have Rob Housler at TE this year and I can honestly say that I did not know this man existed, let alone played football. Apparently he is poised for a breakout season, but if week 4 rolls around and the breakout hasn't come, I wouldn't hold my breath.
THE Fighting Leprechauns- Those fooking 'Chauns are at it again. Will this be the year that his domination of the league ends? Perhaps with Tony Romo starting at QB the 'Chauns will be unable to win anything in the postseason. That said, Romo is a solid to spectacular fantasy quarterback. He should put up good numbers. Running back is a position of great strength for the 'Chauns where they will start Arian Foster and Steven Jackson. Though both backs have injury concerns, nobody would be surprised to see 1100 yards and 10 touchdowns out of either of them. The backup RB situation is muddled with Eddie Lacy and Mikel Leshoure being mediocre options at best, but I'm sure those 'Chauns will work some waiver wire magic and grab someone that we all want. Wide receiver also should be strong for the Lepers with Wes Welker and Roddy White heading the bunch. Welker may lose some numbers after leaving the Patriots offense, but I still expect him to be pretty darn good. Chris Givens may become a big name as the lead receiver in St. Louis, but if he doesn't then the Irish can always turn to Miles Austin who should be overqualified as a bench/3rd receiver. Jermichael Finley could also put up big numbers from the tight end slot, though his numbers have been on the decline over the last couple years. Jordan Cameron has been getting some solid buzz for the Browns and may become the starter if Finley falters.
Predicted Finish (First to Last): Leprechauns, Autobots, Badgers, Beavers
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