McDaniels To Make Cutler A Monster
January 14, 2009 at 7:21 am | Article by Paul Hickey |
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With the NFL’s fourth new head coach officially being named this week, we have quite a bit to analyze in terms of the impact of coaching changes on fantasy football in 2009. One thing is clear - the Denver Broncos have just become the most powerful passing attack on the face of the planet.
Jim Mora is now Seattle’s new head coach. Yawn. Jim Caldwell is Indy’s new head coach. WIth Tom Moore still in place as OC, nothing will change there. Eric Mangini is Cleveland’s new head coach - we still need to ponder that move. So far, so boring. Until Monday, when the Denver Broncos announced that 32 year old former Michigan State University graduate assistant and current New England Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels would take over their head coaching vacancy.
Folks, I don’t think you realize what this means. McDaniels is the man who called the plays for Tom Brady and Randy Moss’ record breaking season two years ago. He’s the man who turned the Patriots into a shutgun running, spread offense executing, multiple 100 reception wide receiver a year having, fantasy owner’s dream team. And last season, he did it with a quarterback who hadn’t started a game since high school.
McDaniels, an offensive whiz kid, takes over a team that already has three prime weapons - a 25 year old QB who threw for more than 4,500 yards and 25 TDs - a 24 year old 6′4″ WR who has averaged 103 catches, 1,300 yards and 6.5 TDs over the last two seasons, and a 22 year old 5′10″ speedster slot weapon who hauled in 91 passes for 980 yards and five scores as a rookie in 2008.
Fantasy owners, Jay Cutler, Brandon Marshall and Eddie Royal equal the new Tom Brady, Randy Moss and Wes Welker.
Mark my words, this is an easy call. The Broncos will have the number one passing attack in 2009 under McDaniels, and this coaching move drastically increases the already exciting fantasy potential of the Broncos’ big three.
This move makes Cutler the number one fantasy QB in our seasonal rankings heading into 2009, Marshall our number two WR, and Royal a third round pick at worst.
What about the Broncos’ need for defensive improvement? Well, we still expect them to bring in at least one or two solid free agents at either LB, DT or DE and draft a corner or two this season. Also, McDaniels will bring in former Ravens staff member and 49ers head coach Mike Nolan as his defensive coordinator. We’re jocking the Broncos hard from all directions in 2009.
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