2012 Fantasy Football Gambles
Gamble: A player with both high potential and high risk. Players in this category are usually injury-prone, have a high probability for being suspended, or are approaching the end of their career. From our Fantasy Football Dictionary
We have classified the following 7 players as gambles for 2012. We will be updating this list throughout the pre-season.
| Name | Pos | Team | Age | Yrs Exp. |
Pos. Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Flynn | QB | OAK | 27 | 4 | QB - #35 |
| Flynn was able to translate a body of NFL work that included only two regular season starts into a three-year deal with Seattle worth $19.5 million. He did set a Packers franchise record for passing yards in one of those games, so he's not going to fly under the fantasy radar.
UPDATE (8/26): Russell Wilson's outstanding pre-season performan... Read More | |||||
| David Garrard | QB | NYJ | 35 | 10 | QB - #51 |
| Early indications point to Garrard winning the starting position in Miami this season. This of course could all be a hoax with Moore or even Tannehill winning the starting job. Should Garrard win the job, there's no guarantee he'll keep it. If the Dolphins start the season off with a couple of bad losses, David could lose the starting role. In addition, Garrard... Read More | |||||
| Peyton Manning | QB | DEN | 37 | 14 | QB - #7 |
| The focus of Denver's offensive camp was pace and timing. The offensive needs to work like clockwork around the actions of Peyton Manning. Manning's play calling and audible skills will only be as good as his supporting cast. I think Manning has enough weapons that this Denver team will be one to watch. Bringing Manning to town was a great move for Denver. Manning ... Read More | |||||
| Matt Moore | QB | MIA | 28 | 5 | QB - #44 |
| The quarterback position in Miami is up for grabs this season. Last year Moore played well but I don't know that his performance was enough to earn him the starting position this season. Matt will be battling David Garrard a former pro bowler and rookie Ryan Tannehill for the starting position. Early indications point to Garrard leading the way but this could ch... Read More | |||||
| Mark Sanchez | QB | NYJ | 26 | 3 | QB - #27 |
| From a fantasy perspective, Sanchez is not a horrible quarterback. For the most part Mark's numbers are pretty consistent, with a nice 300 yard game tossed in every now and again. Of course with every good game comes a not so great performance, so playing Sanchez week to week can be risky. At the end of last season a few Jets players questioned Mark's work ethic an... Read More | |||||
| Ryan Tannehill | QB | MIA | 24 | R | QB - #30 |
| The Dolphins didn't take Ryan Tannehill with the 8th overall pick in the 2012 draft to pay him big bucks while watching from the sideline. Tannehill does have a leg up on incumbant Matt Moore when it comes to Mike Sherman's playbook, but that doesn't mean he's ready to start. Tannehill has to learn how to read NFL defenses and gain some appreciation for the speed o... Read More | |||||
| Russell Wilson | QB | SEA | 24 | R | QB - #25 |
| Wilson entered preseason as the dark horse in what Coach Carroll wanted us believe was a three-horse race with Tarvaris Jackson and Matt Flynn for the starter's job. The least experienced of the three, Wilson faced the longest odds to lead the team in September and looked at least a year or two away from getting his shot. All that has since changed. Wilson's outsta... Read More | |||||
