
QB
(+) Stafford’s rookie year was a success on the Fantasy landscape and is now in the rearview mirror
(+) Stafford has very solid Red Zone targets in superhuman Megatronic Calvin Johnson and TE Brandon Pettigrew
(+) The addition of Jahvid Best and Nate Burleson puts some real playmakers in Staff’s arsenal
(+) Offensive Coordinator Scott Linehan trends toward throwing the ball; he gave Stafford a nice season of experience with Detroit ending up 6th overall in pass attempts
(–) Stafford will be running for his life again this season trying to find open targets behind a weak Detroit Offensive Line (Ranked 24th in the league)
(–) Matty threw 20 picks last season, and while that number should come down a bit, the pass-heavy offense will likely produce a similar amount of turnovers this year
RB
(+) Jahvid Best might just be the most electric player to come along since, oh… Barry Sanders?
(+) To quote Coach Jim Schwartz: "Some people watch adult videos on their computer. I go to YouTube and watch Jahvid Best highlight clips. That’s what gets me aroused."
(+) He’ll be in on every down, regardless of position on the field
(–) His lack of size and feverish style of play could end up getting him hurt the way it did in college
(–) Regarding his college career, Best dealt with numerous injuries, most recently a concussion… which is never a good thing for an RB
(–) Detroit has been one of the top-3 most pass-happy teams in the league over the past decade
(–) The Lions have one of the tougher run schedules in the league (8th)
(+) Smith is still very young and before last season, was expected by most to be a big producer for years to come
(+) Led the Lions in rushing his only two years in the league
(–) The Lions drafted Jahvid Best with the 30th overall pick… and we happen to be drooling over Best’s potential
(–) Kevin is coming off of reconstructive knee surgery and will likely be limited this season by injury
(–) Terrible O-line and rush schedule (31st in run blocking and 25th rush SOS)
WR
(+)The Lions bringing in Nate Burleson and Tony Scheffler will take the double/triple-teams off of him this year
(+) Calvin has elite size for a WR and top-5 hands in the game
(+) Averages close to 10 targets/game and is one of the top-5 red-zone WRs in the game
(+) Matthew Stafford loves him and they looked to be getting into a real groove right before Stafford went down for the year
(+) The Lions will still likely be playing from behind a bunch, which means a ton of passing
(–) A rookie running back might not scare opposing defenses
(–) Has Darrelle Revis on the schedule this year
(+) Joins perhaps the most physically gifted WR in the league, MEGATRON, and should sneak into some soft #2 cornerback situations without safety help
(+) Stafford is a clear upgrade over Hasselbeck for this season, so Burleson could be in line for some better numbers than in 2009 (1,000 yards and 5 TDs is reachable)
(–) Burleson cannot stay on the field, as he missed 15 games in ’08, 3 games in ’09, and has tried to play hurt many other times
(–) Detroit will struggle to protect Stafford (and he’s not exactly a physical beacon of toughness), so if Matty gets hurt, Burleson’s value drops dramatically
TE
(+) Scheffler has good hands and nice speed at the TE position and they are talking about using him in the slot similar to how Indy uses Dallas Clark
(+) Brandon Pettigrew is coming off ACL surgery and will be brought along cautiously and used in more of a blocking role
(+) Scheffler is averaging 14.9 yards per reception over the past two seasons which ranks #1 for TE in that time span
(–) Regardless of Pettigrew’s injury, Detroit is invested in him and when he is ready, a committee approach seems likely
(–) The Detroit O-Line struggles in pass protection which could create the need for more blocking from the TE position






























