Sir Psycho
Footballguy
Mine are:
1- Sea
2- Den
3- Arizona
1- Sea
2- Den
3- Arizona
I have Sea first because of their ST with Lockett.The Broncos might be better than they were a year ago.
For FF purposes, ARI & SEA because they get 4 games each against LA & SF.
Seattle homer in my league took 5 Seahawks this year, and he missed Lockett & Rawls. QB/K/DST + C-Mike + Kearse.I have Sea first because of their ST with Lockett.
I do expect Philly to be better but do they have the talent to be a Tier 1?If we've learned anything, it's that the top defenses in any given year are rarely the ones we expect going in (who was picking Den/Car last year?) So the question really becomes, which highly ranked defenses will disappoint, and which will come out of nowhere to become elite?
I'd guess AZ falls off if Honey Badger isn't back to 100%. We saw what happened with them in the playoffs. And I *love* the Eagles this year. Schwartz has proven he's a difference maker. Could also see Oakland making a leap, although I'm less certain of that.
Agreed...BB all of a sudden has a hard on for pass rushers (thank God...finally)...they have some real athletes getting after the QB right now...very noticeable...also, if you get points for returns Cyrus Jones looks awesome on punt returns and DJ Foster looks like he can help out in the return game as well...If the preseason is indicative of anything, the Patriots defense is going to be great for fantasy purposes.
Who tiers defenses? It is so random that even the top defense scores below average more weeks of the year then it scores above average.I do expect Philly to be better but do they have the talent to be a Tier 1?
But that's an excellent point that an unexpected FF DT/DST emerges every year.
Two dark horses I like:
Detroit - very talented & deep D-line, Levy is healthy again, Slay is an outstanding corner. Should be a + matchup in four of their six divisional games
Giants - invested in a run stopper, an edge rusher, a gambling CB (to pair with a gambling QB), JPP will play more this year. Could see them being vastly improved. Their six divisional games are against 0 teams who put up 400 points (& unlikely to do so this year either.) DAL & PHI had 64 turnovers a year ago.
Lions is a good pick. Austin had one of the best defenses in NFL history two years ago, and last year's drop-off was as much about losing Levy as it was about losing Suh.Two dark horses I like:
Detroit - very talented & deep D-line, Levy is healthy again, Slay is an outstanding corner. Should be a + matchup in four of their six divisional games
Giants - invested in a run stopper, an edge rusher, a gambling CB (to pair with a gambling QB), JPP will play more this year. Could see them being vastly improved. Their six divisional games are against 0 teams who put up 400 points (& unlikely to do so this year either.) DAL & PHI had 64 turnovers a year ago.
And I *love* the Eagles this year. Schwartz has proven he's a difference maker.
This is good info. Since we are focussed on defense here can you remove the years that he was a head coach. Which years was he solely focused on the defense?Went back and looked at Schwartz's defenses either as defensive coordinator or head coach. I note year, team and defensive rank for fantasy points. I used FFPC scoring rules.
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2001, Titans, 28
2002, Titans, 11
2003, Titans, 5
2004, Titans, 21
2005, Titans, 15
2006, Titans, 4
2007, Titans, 17
2008, Titans, 8
2009, Lions, 27
2010, Lions, 8
2011, Lions, 1
2012, Lions, 29
2013, Lions, 25
2014, Bills, 4
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To recap:
* 14 total years as defensive coordinator or head coach
* 4 times in the top five fantasy defenses
* 2 more times as 8th ranked fantasy defense
* 7 times ranked 15th or worse
This is good info. Since we are focussed on defense here can you remove the years that he was a head coach. Which years was he solely focused on the defense?
Ok, so out of 9 years he was top 5 three times and top 10 four times.He was head coach only for the Lions. All other years (in this list) he was defensive coordinator.
I can't document it, but I was definitely expecting huge things from Denver D going into last season. The writing was on the wall, really, for anyone that was looking. I ended up with them in every one of my leagues. They had studs at every position plus had brought in Wade Phillips which was a huge bump in and of itself but it also meant a switch from 4-3 to 3-4 which was a much better fit for their personnel, particularly their abundance of pass rushing OLB's and the general size and skill sets of their DL's.who was picking Den/Car last year?
Been wanting to see that for a few years now....I really want to see what watt and clowney can do together
I think Mathieu is pretty close BUT even if not I think Chandler Jones and Nkemdiche make the defense much better - both on the field and for FFI'd guess AZ falls off if Honey Badger isn't back to 100%. We saw what happened with them in the playoffs.
I can't even document in terms of my drafting, but I knew Phillips would be a difference maker. I reached a round early for my D, but at the last minute I decided to take Miami because they had a better Week 1 matchup.thatguy said:I can't document it, but I was definitely expecting huge things from Denver D going into last season.
Not a bad call...zftcg said:If we've learned anything, it's that the top defenses in any given year are rarely the ones we expect going in (who was picking Den/Car last year?) So the question really becomes, which highly ranked defenses will disappoint, and which will come out of nowhere to become elite?
I'd guess AZ falls off if Honey Badger isn't back to 100%. We saw what happened with them in the playoffs. And I *love* the Eagles this year. Schwartz has proven he's a difference maker. Could also see Oakland making a leap, although I'm less certain of that.
I'm a Seahawks homer, although realistic most years. Honestly feel like this team is just going to come together so well this year. They have the feel of being the top scoring offense in the league, D is going to give the O such great field position, and the offensive weapons now are deep.Seattle homer in my league took 5 Seahawks this year, and he missed Lockett & Rawls. QB/K/DST + C-Mike + Kearse.
Well, other than the fact that they've been hyped every day since the draft ...Jags are a team that could come out of nowhere.
And yet had been failed to be mentioned in the first 30 posts and they are available in more than half my leagues on the wire at this point. But thanks for the contribution.Well, other than the fact that they've been hyped every day since the draft ...
Touchy! It was just a joke. Jax may be improved this year, but I don't think it will be out of nowhere.And yet had been failed to be mentioned in the first 30 posts and they are available in more than half my leagues on the wire at this point. But thanks for the contribution.
KC fan, unfortunately this isn't accurate. They lost Sean Smith, who had a great year opposite Peters, and have crippling injuries at rush backer. They're VERY young at corner. I like to be optimistic but they could struggle for the first half of the year at least. Might be a good 2nd half team, depends on Houston's return from injury and the corner development.I like the KC call. In weeks 10-16 they were #1 Def by a substantial margin.
They play AFC West, didn't lose core defensive players, and their offense plays ball-control, low turnover football.
I would be happy to take them after DEN, SEA, HOU, ARI, CAR... get taken.
Justin Houston?I like the KC call. In weeks 10-16 they were #1 Def by a substantial margin.
They play AFC West, didn't lose core defensive players, and their offense plays ball-control, low turnover football.
I would be happy to take them after DEN, SEA, HOU, ARI, CAR... get taken.