QB - Plummer RB - Hearst / Griffin WR - Smith WR - Lelie TE - Sharpe / Carswell Denver is another team that I'm just not getting a feel for. Smith, Plummer, Hearst and Sharpe are all getting up in years whereas Lelie and Griffin are both very young. Carswell will be good when Sharpe retires and gives them another weapon in the mean time. I am curious to hear what Gogo thinks of this squad as far as the fantasy numbers go. Will Portis be missed? I thought he worked well with their scheme. How well will Hearst fit into their plans?
Will Tatum Bell be competing for a starting job this season, or will they leave it to Hearst & Griffin?
QB - Plummer RB - Hearst / Griffin / Bell? WR - Smith WR - Lelie TE - Chamberlain / Carswell Bell & Chamberlain are the new additions... This defense should be very good, but will the offense? No Portis, no Sharpe.... should be interesting.
Plummer played pretty darn good despite playing in a new kind of offense last year. He should be 1000% better and put up some monster size stats. Smith and Lelie could make some noise this year. Lelie's problem was his concetration as he dropped some catchable passes last year. I think Lelie puts it all together and has a fine season. If Lelie does have his breakout season he would make a solid starting WR. I think Lelie takes Smith's spot and Smith plays the role Ed McCaffery played before he got hurt. Smith could benefit as Lelie will stretch the field and Smith will find the holes in the defense. As for running back. Despite what everyone is saying, Shanahan does not want to run the ball by committee. People in the Broncos camp have said Bell is a bigger version of Portis. If Bell can pick up the offense and do all the extra duties Shanahan requires from his RB, Bell could run for 1100 yards and be good for 8-12 touchdowns. As for TE's, I can not see one TE who can put up Shannon Sharpe like numbers right now, this could change I hope. This position will be played be committee during the year and until someone breaks away from the pack, this position could be the Broncos weak link this year.
idk, i like hearst in this contet.... even with splitting time with Barlow Hearst was looking really good! I think that bell will play a Ron Dayne role thi year. He'll have like 600 yards but hearst will get a 1000
I don't think Hearst can beat out a younger, stronger Mike Anderson or a younger, faster Tatum Bell. I just think being a RB in the AFC West might be too much for a player coming off of surgery. I hope he proves me wrong though.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Steelerfan_2004)</div><div class='quotemain'>QB - Plummer RB - Hearst / Griffin WR - Smith WR - Lelie TE - Sharpe / Carswell Denver is another team that I'm just not getting a feel for. Smith, Plummer, Hearst and Sharpe are all getting up in years whereas Lelie and Griffin are both very young. Carswell will be good when Sharpe retires and gives them another weapon in the mean time. I am curious to hear what Gogo thinks of this squad as far as the fantasy numbers go. Will Portis be missed? I thought he worked well with their scheme. How well will Hearst fit into their plans?</div> QB - Plummer RB - Griffin WR - Smith WR - Lelie TE - Chamberlain No big changes here... yet. Plummer has yet to really impress and Lelie has been anything but special.
