How well a team can fill that hole whether via a backup, a FA acquisition, or the draft will determine if a team will fall from glory or not. So be sure to notice who goes where and who replaces whom. The Draft You need not look past Jevon Kearse at Tennessee to see how one draft pick can change the fantasy outlook for a defense. The Freak was almost unstoppable in 99. When a defensive lineman is able to chase down a RB, he s bound to make an impact.
Players coming out of college are faster than ever.
Consider this, if a lineman or linebacker can run as fast as a RB or WR, speed rushing past a lineman to sack the QB won t be too big of a problem. Kearse is a monster. No argument here. But put him in Cincinatti, and he wouldn t have had quite the same impact. He would have been good, but not freakish .