NFL - 2010 Fantasy Football New Orleans Saints Team Preview

Posted by: DaveGawron

DaveGawron

We have many great articles planned leading up to the 2010 Fantasy Football season including sleepers, busts, rookies, strategy, full player rankings and projections all wrapped up into a nifty draft kit to help you win your league next year. Stay tuned for more, but for now, here's a team preview for you.

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OFF-SEASON TRANSACTIONS

KEY ADDS

  • none

KEY SUBTRACTIONS

  • Bell, Mike RB (PHI)
  • Hamilton, Lynell RB (IR)

NOTE: Losing Bell to free agency and then Hamilton to the IR opens up goal line opportunities for Pierre Thomas, as long as he can hold off Chris Ivory.

 

THE BIG QUESTION

How will the team follow up a Super Bowl victory?

Brees should still pass plenty this year, but you have to think they make more use of Thomas on the ground. The big question is really target distribution. Colston should get the most targets, and then Meachem, but all four receivers should be pretty inconsistent. We feel that Colston shouldn't really be drafted where he's going, given the probable inconsistency. Meachem is an up-and-coming talent, but you can't draft him too high, with Henderson and Moore hanging around. Plus Bush and Shockey will demand targets. We see a little more rushing, a little less passing, and another strong run at a Super Bowl victory.

 

FANTASY DEPTH CHART

QB

  • Brees, Drew
  • Daniel, Chase

RB

  • Thomas, Pierre
  • Bush, Reggie
  • Ivory, Chris
  • Evans, Heath

 WR

  • Colston, Marques
  • Meachem, Robert
  • Henderson, Devery
  • Moore, Lance

 TE

  • Shockey, Jeremy
  • Thomas, David
  • Graham, Jimmy

NOTE: Brees is locked in, of course. Thomas will gain most of the yards on the ground. The only question there is how many touchdowns Ivory might pilfer. Probably not many. Bush should find success in PPR leagues, but he'll be inconsistent, alternating huge and tiny games, and it'll be hard to predict when each kind will come. As mentioned above, all four wide receivers should be pretty inconsistent. Shockey just needs to stay healthy. He won't, and Thomas and Graham should split targets when he misses time. Hartley should do fine kicking, and the defense does a good job of creating turnovers. They're an excellent play versus lesser offenses.

 

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