2006 Fantasy Football Preview

By: John Paulsen (jpaulsen@bullz-eye.com) & Jamey Codding (jcodding@bullz-eye.com)

08/11/2006

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It's August, you know what that means? No, it has nothing to do with how many shopping days are left before Christmas, nor are we referring to Vermont's third annual Summer Spinning Olympics. It is, of course, time to start prepping for your fantasy football drafts.

Bullz-Eye is here to help. Our free Fantasy Football Preview has a little bit of everything, including player rankings that are broken down by position and divided into tiers. Success on draft day can often be determined by how quickly you're able to read and react to the remaining depth at a certain position. You may be eyeing a sleeper receiver in the seventh round but what if there's only one starter-quality quarterback still on the board and you haven't drafted your QB yet? You better pounce before you're forced to run Brad Johnson or Mark Brunell out there each week. These tiered rankings, linked below, will save you from such a fate, and our printable tiered cheat sheet will make sure you're on top of every position on draft day.

In addition to the rankings, we've also compiled a list of Bullz-Eye's Fantasy Power Players, which highlights several guys that'll tip the balance of power in every fantasy league this season. Included in the Power Players feature are sleepers, bargains, busts, spotlight players and impact rookies.

Finally, for those who've been too busy with their fantasy baseball or hoops teams to pay much attention to football this offseason, we've got a team-by-team breakdown of all the significant offseason moves and how they'll likely affect the fantasy landscape in 2006.

It's all here, and all for free. So get crackin'! Season kicks off Thursday, September 7 with the champion Steelers hosting Daunte Culpepper and the Dolphins. Oh, and if you're curious, the Summer Spinning Olympics start August 19. See you there.

POSITION RANKINGS
1. Peyton Manning 2. Carson Palmer 3. Tom Brady 4. Donovan McNabb 5. Matt Hasselbeck MORE... TIGHT ENDS 1. Antonio Gates 2. Jeremy Shockey 3. Tony Gonzalez 4. Todd Heap 5. Chris Cooley MORE...	1. Larry Johnson 2. LaDainian Tomlinson 3. Shaun Alexander 4. Tiki Barber 5. Clinton Portis MORE... KICKERS 1. Adam Vinatieri 2. Shayne Graham 3. Jason Elam 4. Neil Rackers 5. David Akers MORE...	1. Steve Smith 2. Chad Johnson 3. Torry Holt 4. Larry Fitzgerald 5. Marvin Harrison MORE... DEFENSES/ST 1. Chicago Bears 2. Pittsburgh Steelers 3. Baltimore Ravens 4. Carolina Panthers 5. Tampa Bay Buccaneers MORE...