2006 RECORD: 3-13  -  2007 RECORD: 7-9  -  2008 RECORD: 0-16

Fantasy Stats Scoring System

Total Team Fantasy Points (TTFP): 1303.8 FP – 27 of 32

KEY ADDITION: WR Bryant Johnson (SF)

KEY LOSS: QB Jon Kitna (DAL)

KEY DRAFT PICK: QB Matthew Stafford – Georgia

COACHES: After going 0-16 last season there’s no question that changes were needed in Detroit. The Lions front line coaching staff will all be entering their first year in 2009. Jim Schwartz brings his hard nosed, no nonsense attitude with him from Tennessee where he was the Titans defensive coordinator for eight years. One of Schwartz’s first moves was to bring in offensive coordinator Scott Linehan who spent the last three years as the Rams Head Coach. As the OC/QB coach in Minnesota from 2002 to 2004, Linehan directed the Vikings to NFL OA rankings of second, first and fourth in total offense. Gunther Cunningham takes over as the defensive coordinator in Detroit after serving in the same capacity for the Chiefs over the past five years.

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2006 RECORD: 9-7  -  2007 RECORD: 10-6  -  2008 RECORD: 4-12

Fantasy Stats Scoring System

Team Fantasy Points: 1288.4 FP – 29 of 32

KEY ADDITION: T. J. Houshmandzadeh (CIN)

KEY LOSS: RB Maurice Morris (DET)

KEY DRAFT PICK: OLB Aaron Curry – Wake Forest

COACHES: The Seahawks bid farewell to retired (for now) Head Coach Mike Holmgren and named Jim Mora Jr. as their new HC. Mora Jr. moves up from being an assistant head coach/secondary for the past two years in Seattle. He was the HC in Atlanta from 2004-06.  Greg Knapp joins the Seahawks as offensive coordinator. Knapp was the OC under Mora Jr. in Atlanta and most recently spent two years as the Raiders OC. Can this be good for the Seahawks and Fantasy Football? Gus Bradley takes over as the new defensive coordinator in Seattle. Bradley has spent the past three seasons under the guidance of DC Monte Kiffin in Tampa Bay as the defensive quality control coach and most recently as the Bucs linebacker’s coach.

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2006 RECORD: 9-7  -  2007 RECORD: 7-9  -  2008 RECORD: 8-8

Fantasy Stats Scoring System

Total Team Fantasy Points (TTFP): 1780.6 FP – 3 of 32

KEY ADDITION: QB Kyle Orton (CHI)

KEY LOSS: QB Jay Cutler (CHI)

KEY DRAFT PICK: RB Knowshon Moreno – Georgia

COACHES: After 14 years, the Mike Shanahan experience is over in Denver. Josh McDaniels comes in as the new Head Coach of the Broncos. McDaniels spent the previous eight years in New England and served as the Patriots offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach for the past three seasons. Everyone knows the success QB Tom Brady (and to a lesser degree Matt Cassel) had under the tutelage of McDaniel’s. That being said, his first impact on the Broncos was alienating QB Jay Cutler who has moved on to the Bears. McDaniels wanted Cassel but has ended up with QB Kyle Orton and QB Chris Simms. Mike McCoy comes over from the Panthers to assume the offensive coordinator role in Denver. McCoy was with the Panthers as an offensive assistant coach for nine years. Mike Nolan has been brought on as the Broncos defensive coordinator and has his work cut out for him. Nolan was the 49ers Head Coach for past three and a half seasons.

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2006 RECORD: 8-8  -  2007 RECORD: 10-6  -  2008 RECORD: 12-4

Fantasy Stats Scoring System

Total Team Fantasy Points (TTFP): 1433.1 FP – 24 of 32

KEY ADDITION: NONE

KEY LOSS: RB Derrick Ward (TB)  Plaxico Burress (UFA)

KEY DRAFT PICK: WR Hakeem Nicks – North Carolina

COACHES: Tom Coughlin returns for his sixth season as Head Coach of the G-Men. Kevin Gilbride is back for his third season as the Giants offensive coordinator. The Giants lost DC Steve Spagnuolo to the Rams as he takes over as their new Head Coach. Bill Sheridan moves up, after four years as the Giants linebackers coach, to become the new defensive coordinator in NY.

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2006 RECORD: 8-8  -  2007 RECORD: 7-9  -  2008 RECORD: 4-11-1

Fantasy Stats Scoring System

Total Team Fantasy Points (TTFP): 1168.4 FP – 31 of 32

KEY ADDITION: WR Laveranues Coles (NYJ)

KEY LOSS: WR T.J. Houshmandzadeh (SEA)

KEY DRAFT PICK: OT Andre Smith – Alabama

COACHES: The Bengals coaching staff returning intact is even more shocking than the Bills coaching crew returning. Between the losses, disgruntled players and a full police blotter, the Bengals have been a mess for several years. They have not had a winning record since 2005 under this crew. Marvin Lewis enters his seventh year as the Bengals Head Coach. Bob Bratkowski returns for his ninth season as the Bengals offensive coordinator. Mike Zimmer enters his second season as the Bengals defensive coordinator.

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