The Fantasy Football Hot List
The 2009 NFL season has been an interesting one so far, especially in the world of fantasy football. Some players with high expectations have flopped so far, and others who no one expected much of have emerged into must start players every weekend.
It’s interesting how it all works, but that’s what we get when it comes to the wild world of fantasy football. Without further ado, here are a few players who’ve been very pleasant surprises so far through the first part of the season. These are just a few of the many great overachievers we’ve witnessed thus far.
First of all, how about Pierre Garcon in Indy? Did anyone see this coming? I know that I didn’t, and while much of it has to do with the injury to Anthony Gonzalez, this guy is suddenly one of the best WRs in football.
Garcon has been magnificent in filling the void left by Anthony Gonzalez, and Peyton Manning seems to be building the chemistry between the two by the week. You wonder why the Colts are so good this year, and you have to acknowledge the fact that Garcon partly responsible.
Moving on to running backs, we have to give some respect to Cedric Benson. This disgruntled Chicago Bears backup finally got a chance to get the starting role he knew he deserved, and he’s been phenomenal.
With a reinvigorated offense in Cincinnati, Benson has been the perfect complement to Carson Palmer’s passing game and the Bengals have a winning record as a result.
Matt Schaub. Who would have thought that Matt Schaub would be the second highest fantasy points scorer through the first 5 games of the season, only behind Peyton Manning?
Few people could say that they did. As he’s the second best QB in football so far, no one saw that coming.