The NFL season officially kicks off this Thursday! The reigning Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks host Aaron Rodgers and the explosive Packers offense. The Legion of Boom will try to slow down an aerial assault from Rodgers, Jordy Nelson and Randall Cobb, while trying to deal with the bruising running

Quarterbacks Cam Newton – CAR Probable- Ribs Newton is fully expected to be on the field Sunday when the Panthers take on the Bucs. While his mobility could be somewhat limited, unless you have excellent QB depth, it’s safe to start Newton. This could very slightly upgrade the Panthers’ RBs, increasing

1. LeSean McCoy McCoy should be this year’s first-overall pick. He is a perfect fit in Chip Kelly’s up-tempo offense. Last season Shady won the rushing title by 268 yards. Over the past three seasons, McCoy is second in fantasy points only to Adrian Peterson. He had well over 350

1. Peyton Manning Last season Manning threw for 5,477 yards, 55 TDs and just 10 interceptions. Need I say more? He also just happens to have the No. 2 ranked fantasy WR (ADP 8.4) Demaryius Thomas and the No. 3 ranked TE (ADP 28.97) Julius Thomas. They are complimented by

There are a ton of questions surrounding the St. Louis Rams receiving corps. With a bunch of unproven receivers, who is the guy to own? Most will say Tavon Austin. Despite a disappointing rookie campaign, he is currently being drafted as the No. 43 WR (ADP 112.29). In this case,

For a guy that finished as the No. 4 RB in the league last year finishing a run of three straight top seven finishes, Marshawn Lynch sure has fallen out of favor with fantasy owners quickly. The theory seems to be after three straight seasons of over 300 touches, the physical

San Francisco 49ers Even without recently injured and released RB Kendall Hunter, the 49ers have one of the deepest backfields in the NFL. Frank Gore, Carlos Hyde, Marcus Lattimore and LaMichael James will compete for touches. The 31-year-old Gore put up very respectable numbers last season, finishing as the No.

Atlanta Falcons Steven Jackson has had a great career, but he’s a 31-year-old RB that has endured 2,998 touches over the past decade. He has already injured a hamstring in camp and is coming off his least productive season to date. Last year, Jackson rushed for only 543 yards on

Green Bay Packers In the Packers’ first preseason game, QB Scott Tolzien was able to outperform his camp competition Matt Flynn. The two are battling for the QB2 spot on the depth chart. Aaron Rodgers did not play in the game. Rodgers’ DNP was not a result of injury or

  Philadelphia Eagles There is a lot of intrigue surrounding the Eagles WR corps heading in to this season. Comeback player of the year candidate Jeremy Maclin has recovered from an ACL tear and has announced he will be ready to go for week 1. His current ADP (63.06) ranks