2011 Fantasy Football: Training Camp Fantasy Stock

With training camp hopefully underway soon, there will be updates daily to this 2011 Fantasy Football Training Camp Stock page if anything noteworthy happens.

If there's an injury or a player surprising/disappointing, I'll let you know about it and adjust my 2011 Fantasy Football Rankings accordingly.






2011 Fantasy Football Offseason Stock - Week of July 18


JULY 19

I'll have my 2011 Fantasy Football Rankings updated on Wednesday morning to take these stocks into account.

Cedric Benson, RB, Bengals
As Facebook friend John Y. posted on my wall: "It wouldn't be an NFL offseason without Cedric Benson getting arrested for something." Benson's an idiot. Getting arrested is one thing. Getting arrested when you're waiting for a big contract offer to come in is another. The Bengals don't care for character concerns, but there's a chance they may not want to bring him back. Benson was already a poor fit for Jay Gruden's offense, so this may give Cincinnati the excuse to part ways with the mediocre back. This is not good news for Benson's fantasy owners because the former Longhorn isn't going to receive 300 carries elsewhere.

Knowshon Moreno, RB, Broncos
Knowshon Moreno is done as a starting running back. John Fox hates him. Fox told the Denver Post that the running back position is the team's No. 1 priority this offseason. Days later, a story broke that Josh McDaniels' coaching staff quickly soured on Moreno because of his poor workout habits. Don't spend anything higher than a 10th-round pick on this first-round bust.

Sidney Rice, WR, TBA
Peter King, ESPN 1500 and the Minneapolis Star-Tribune all agree that Sidney Rice is unlikely to re-sign with the Vikings. This is great news for his fantasy potential; instead of sticking around and struggling with a weak-armed rookie quarterback, Rice has the option of signing with a far superior signal-caller. Perhaps Sam Bradford or Jay Cutler?

Michael Turner, RB, Falcons
By now, you know that I hate Michael Turner's fantasy potential. I've been preaching all summer long - he's not going to last the entire season because he's led the NFL in carries two of the past three years. Well, now there's a new reason to hate on Turner. The Falcons apparently bracing for the departures of right tackle Tyson Clabo and right guard Harvey Dahl. Losing two solid offensive linemen can only hurt Turner's YPC when he's actually in the lineup.


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