LOOK at what Jay
Cutler did with an unheralded rookie, Eddie Royal, in 2008. And now consider
that Cutler already has a rapport with Bennett (who got buried in a deep
receiver platoon and sat almost all of last year). In '05 the pair connected 79
times for nine touchdowns at Vanderbilt.
11 Kevin
WALTER
TEXANS, WR
FANTASY owners
won't be the only ones onto Andre Johnson this year. Opposing D's will start
giving Johnson the attention he deserves and will have to respect a suddenly
potent running game. All of which bodes well for Walter, who caught six Matt
Schaub touchdowns in 2008.
12 Washington
REDSKINS
DEF/ST
THE Redskins
quietly ranked fourth in total defense last year, then they drafted D with
their first four picks and signed tackle Albert Haynesworth (above), who should
free up one of those picks, Brian Orakpo, to boost the team's sack count (24,
28th in the NFL in 2008).
13 Carson
PALMER
BENGALS, QB
GIVEN Chad
Ochocinco, Cedric Benson and Laveranues Coles, the Bengals are shaping up to be
one big reclamation project—the Bad News Bengals, if you will. Who better to
resurrect those has-beens than the long-forgotten Palmer, who is healthy and
has something to prove?
14 Matt PRATER
BRONCOS, K
KYLE ORTON'S
track record on third down (50.8% completion rate compared with 60.1% for Jay
Cutler) will translate into more field goal attempts for a downgraded offense.
An increase of just one kicking point per game from last year's 7.1 would raise
Prater to a top 10 scorer.
15 Brandon
JACKSON
PACKERS, RB