Several preseason favorites (Eagles, Cowboys, Jets, pick your own) struggled in the season's first month. Which of these teams will continue its downward spiral -- and take some of its biggest fantasy performers down with it?
Excluding the obvious favorite-turned-nightmare team IND, then next in line has to be PIT. Their terrible offensive line (injuries are killing them) will continue to be a problem for the entire year. Injuries to Big Ben and Mendenhall in week 4 will not help (OK maybe I. Redman is an improvement to the side stepping Mendy). Even an easy schedule may not be enough to get the Steelers back in the playoffs, much less the big dance. You may be able to gather some fantasy relevant points by playing the matchups, but of the big five disappointments from the favorites, Pittsburgh is most likely to continue to disappoint.
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Sam Hendricks is the author of Fantasy Football Guidebook, Fantasy Football Tips, Fantasy Football Basics and Fantasy Football Almanac 2011, all available at his website, http://www.ffguidebook.com/, at all major bookstores, and at http://www.amazon.com/. He is a 20-year fantasy football veteran who regularly participates in the World Championship of Fantasy Football (WCOFF), National Fantasy Football Championship (NFFC) and finished 7th and 16th overall (out of 228 top players) in the 2008 and 2009 Fantasy Football Players Championship (FFPC).
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