Chris Whalen’s Random Life

Each week I will post who I think are the fantasy players to watch. The sleepers and the duds. The idea is to stay away from the marquis players that eveyrone knows will be good or perform every week, and focus on those guys that no one expects to perform well, or may not have been drafted in your fantasy league for the one week bit of help. This week we are doing it Thursday because of the early kickoff of the NFL week this week.

Top 5 Fantasy Sleepers for Week One

1- Adrian Peterson RB (MIN) – He has been getting allot of touches in the pre season and looked very good. Minnesota has one of the best offensive lines in the NFL and Atlanta’s run defense, while good, is not as good as it needs to be.

2- Matt Schaub QB (HOU) - He is in a short passing, QB friendly system now. Schaub has always been a very accurate passer as well. Expect a very good game with KC’s defense being what it is against the pass (inconsistent at best). Expect good games from Andre Johnson and Owen Daniels as well.

3- Selvin Young RB (DEN) – Henry is still a little hurt, and Selvin has been drawing rave reviews from the coaching staff. Remember, Denver always uses two feature back essentially and Mike Bell has been moved to FB. Young will put up decent numbers this week.

4- Wes Welker WR (NE) – One of hte best inside/underneath receivers in the league in an offense that focuses on that part of the field. And the Jets DBs are just not that good yet, still too young.

5- Michael Bush RB (OAK) – He has all the talent in the world, but a bit of an attitude problem. If there was ever a week where he could show what he is capable of, it will be this week against DET who has issues along the defensive front seven.

5 Players to be wary of in week one

1- Sean Alexander RB (SEA) – Coming off an injury, getting slower, TB just added a very angry Jeremiah Trotter at LB. I think this means a below average performance at best.

2- Tony Romo QB (DAL) – He was inconsistent last year and the Giants always play Dallas tough. Too many variables to expect a good performance, and make sure he doesn’t hold on kicks…

3- Rex Grossman QB (CHI) – SD has a great Defense and…..wait do I really have to explain this one?

4- Carson Palmer QB (CIN) – The Ravens defense has looked as good as ever and they always cause Palmer trouble. The CIN line is good, but not as good as the Ravens d-line. Palmer will be OK, but not his usual self.

5- Donovan McNabb QB (PHI) – He has played very well in the pre-season, but by his own admission will not be totally healthy for at least another month. And be careful of the GB defense, might be the most underrated in the NFL. They will create turnovers and stop the run.