Back with another 10 minutes of fantasy football… and it isn’t even Wednesday! Tonight’s post is about the defensive options. I don’t play leagues with individual D positions, so I won’t speak about players–just units. The pundits will have you believing your top five choices are as follows:
- San Fransico
- Philly
- Buffalo
- Dallas
- New England
I don’t buy the hype. Take New England for example: They play the Jets twice, Dolphins twice, Dallas, KC, and Philly. All of those squads are known to be built to run it up this season. NE will be giving up points. Instead I like to approach things holistically–not just from a who you play perspective, but also a ‘how much is it worth to you?’ point of view. I look at defenses who have players about to cash in on a new contract and players who play in schemes that generate turnovers and offenses that cannot generate a safe amount of points. This is why I think the Seahawks, Giants, and Commanders are going to have solid defensive performances this season. They fall into my top 5 alongside San Fransisco and…wait for it.. Jacksonville. I do not want to believe in the Jaguars’ QB, but I do believe the D will create opportunities and surprise people.
There are enough other solid D’s that I respect not prioritizing defense as draft pick. Most of the teams I mentioned can be grabbed week to week until the opposition catches on to your scheme. However, if you are picking just one, pick San Fran. They can be trusted to generate points each week.