It didn t happen, of course, due in part to injuries to his receivers, but mostly due to the Titan system, which is just awful for fantasy production through the air. I went back and forth on Kerry Collins several times this past off-season. He actually had a decent fantasy year, but he certainly didn t carry anyone in 00, and that s because he plays for the Giants, a terrible fantasy offense for consistent passing production. From now on, I ll be lukewarm on players in poor systems, and I know the success rate for my analysis will be high. This point about offensive systems is pretty elementary, but fantasy owners tend to forget this basic principle from year to year, and those who did in 00 were probably burned, so it deserves top billing in this article.
Offensive lines are key For sure, the system is a huge factor when examining fantasy potential.
But as the Panthers showed us in 00, the system is of little help if an offensive line is atrocious. For most of the season, I kept waiting for Panther WR Donald Hayes to break out last year. I watched many of the games, and the guy was open quite a lot. QB Steve Beuerlein wanted to get him the ball, too, if only he had a second to throw. The Falcon offense was essentially crippled by their poor OL, as was the Patriot offense.