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Runningbacks: If you have Laurence Maroney and Corey Dillion on ur team. I sudjest starting Maroney this week. And next week against the vikings.  Start Dillon as a number two in most leagues, where Maroney isn’t present.

Quarterbacks: Start, start, start Tom Brady if he’s on your squad.  His TD:INT ratio is the best of his carreer at 8:3, and should be started despite his receiver problem.

Patriots Defense: The players on the Pat’s defensive line are monsters: Vince Wilfork, Ty Warren and Richard Seymour.  The fast and quick linebacking corps has been destroying opposing defenses: Tedy Bruschi, Rosevelt Colvin, Junior Seau, and Mike Vrabel have been getting it done and will continue to do so.  The defensive backfield, despite injuries, has also been playing great, shutting down most of the opposing passing games.  START THE PATRIOTS DEFENSE AGAINST THE BILLS, VIKINGS, PACKERS, obviously the TEXANS, AND FOR THE REST OF THE SEASON (maybe not against Peyton Manning and the Colts though!!!)

QB:

Matt Hasselback

WR:

Steve Smith

Larry Fitzgerald

Santana Moss

RB:

Larry Johnson

Brian Westbrook

TE:

Antonio Gates

Kicker:

Jason Elam

Defense:

Giants

I am looking forward to this fantasy season!!!

Preseason Report:

Rookies: The only rookie I would draft from the Patriots is  Laurence Maroney because I know he is going to play!!!!  Chad Jackson is not a good pick because he has been injured for so much time.  Gostkowski isn’t the best pick because he is unproven, even though he is the best rookie kicker.  He is an option in some Yahoo! leagues.

Top Players

1. Tom Brady- I would draft Tom Brady as a BACK-UP because of Deion Branch’s hold out.

2. Laurence Maroney – Doesn’t have the wear and tear that Dillon has and will get carries

3. Corey Dillon – Will get the goal line carries giving him a lot of fantasy points.

4. Ben Watson – Has speed and ability to have a breakout year and be a top TE.\

5. Deion Branch – only if he comes out of his holdout

Sleepers

Laurence Maroney, Daniel Graham

Overrated

Reche Caldwell, Corey Dillon

***Now with Tom Brady ”being linked to balco by having a phone conversation breifly”  (according to Greg Anderson, former trainer of Giants Slugger Barry Bonds), Brady’s fantasy value will go down.