 To better understand the projection tweaks, Tom Nadratowski (Defense) and I (offense) will publish a comment sheet on players that are expected to score over 40 fantasy points and have moved +/- 5 fantasy points from our last set of projections. These numbers include changes of 9/3 as compared to the projections on 8/28. Enjoy, David Dodds |
| Name | Pos | Team | 8/28 Pts | 8/21 Pts | Diff | Comments |
| Rodney Peete | QB | Car | 109 | 8 | 101 | Named starter.� Weinke must stink. |
| Jim Miller | QB | Chi | 150 | 139 | 10 | Chandler is there just in case. |
| Trent Dilfer | QB | Sea | 213 | 203 | 10 | Looks like he will miss but 1 game. |
| Brett Favre | QB | GB | 287 | 282 | 5 | Added another TD because he will find a way. |
| Shane Matthews | QB | Was | 204 | 210 | -6 | Team will run more than in preseason. |
| Drew Brees | QB | SD | 209 | 215 | -6 | Team looks like it will struggle. |
| Drew Bledsoe | QB | Buf | 269 | 276 | -7 | OL woes scare us. |
| Chris Chandler | QB | Chi | 80 | 94 | -14 | Jim Miller is the guy unless he gets hurt. |
| Chris Weinke | QB | Car | 56 | 229 | -172 | Lost job to Rodney Peete.� Now that is bad. |
| Skip Hicks | RB | FA | 49 | 0 | 49 | Lots of interest around the league |
| Mike Anderson | RB | Den | 60 | 49 | 11 | Could become the guy.� Will vulture TDs. |
| Robert Holcombe | RB | Ten | 40 | 29 | 11 | Secured #2 RB job behind George |
| Stephen Davis | RB | Was | 211 | 201 | 10 | Spurrier promises more running when games count. |
| Moe Williams | RB | Min | 45 | 37 | 8 | Increased role in short yardage. |
| Larry Centers | RB | Buf | 69 | 73 | -5 | Decreasing role with team. |
| Tony Gonzalez | TE | KC | 126 | 120 | 6 | Signed and working hard. |
| Shannon Sharpe | TE | Den | 84 | 78 | 6 | Loss of Desmond Clark helps him. |
| Derrius� Thompson | WR | Was | 76 | 38 | 37 | Named #2 WR over Jacquez Green |
| Donald Driver | WR | GB | 77 | 52 | 25 | Earned starting role. |
| Quincy Morgan | WR | Cle | 103 | 82 | 21 | Has looked sharp. |
| Jimmy Smith | WR | Jac | 157 | 144 | 13 | Signed and working hard. An elite receiver. |
| Shawn Jefferson | WR | Atl | 76 | 64 | 11 | #2 WR for now. |
| Eddie Kennison | WR | KC | 64 | 55 | 10 | Somebody has to be #2 in KC. |
| Rod Smith | WR | Den | 181 | 172 | 9 | Looks fully recovered. |
| Rod Gardner | WR | Was | 151 | 144 | 7 | Clear #1 WR. |
| Marcus Robinson | WR | Chi | 56 | 49 | 7 | If he can stay healthy�. |
| Chad Johnson | WR | Cin | 62 | 56 | 6 | #3 WR in Cincy. |
| Reggie Wayne | WR | Ind | 94 | 88 | 6 | Offense and schedule benefit him. |
| Ed McCaffrey | WR | Den | 147 | 142 | 5 | Offense looks very potent. |
| Johnnie Morton | WR | KC | 149 | 144 | 5 | Minnis, Morris don't figure as much. |
| Eric Moulds | WR | Buf | 163 | 167 | -5 | OL may prevent the long passes. |
| MarTay Jenkins | WR | Ari | 52 | 57 | -5 | Clearly behind Frank Sanders right now. |
| TJ Houshmandzadeh | WR | Cin | 45 | 51 | -6 | Westbrook and Warrick should be the offense. |
| Robert Ferguson | WR | GB | 52 | 58 | -6 | Lost job to Donald Driver. |
| Willie Jackson | WR | Atl | 66 | 75 | -9 | Behind Shawn Jefferson at the moment. |
| Kevin Lockett | WR | Was | 42 | 71 | -29 | Slid to #4 WR in Washington. |
| Jacquez Green | WR | Was | 65 | 98 | -33 | Demoted to #3 WR. |
| Billy Cundiff | PK | Dal | 78 | 0 | 78 | Who?� Tim Seder gets cut. |
| Jose Cortez | PK | SF | 105 | 54 | 51 | Beats out the rookie for coveted SF job. |
| Kris Brown | PK | Hou | 73 | 70 | 3 | Looks good on bad team. |
| Hayden Epstein | PK | Jac | 80 | 85 | -5 | Can Horshack be far behind? |
| Coy Wire | DB | Buf | 93 | 0 | 93 | Third round pick beats out established vet. |
| Derrick Gibson | DB | Oak | 90 | 0 | 90 | Gets start over Harris |
| Eric Davis | DB | Det | 57 | 0 | 57 | Replaces the departed Terry Fair |
| Keion Carpenter | DB | Atl | 54 | 0 | 54 | Edged out Lyle |
| Will Demps | DB | Bal | 89 | 96 | -7 | Dislocated elbow means he's out at least 4 weeks. |
| Adrian Wilson | DB | Ari | 97 | 109 | -12 | Dislocated his shoulder |
| Johnnie Harris | DB | Oak | 0 | 76 | -76 | Lost job to Gibson |
| Keith Lyle | DB | Atl | 0 | 88 | -88 | Lost to Carpenter |
| Billy Jenkins | DB | Buf | 0 | 100 | -100 | Demoted, but will still play in nickle and dime packages. |
| Frank Ferrara | DL | NYG | 67 | 0 | 67 | Beat out the disappointing Holmes |
| Willie Whitehead | DL | NO | 66 | 0 | 66 | Reclaims job from rookie Grant |
| Gary Walker | DL | Hou | 58 | 0 | 58 | Won starting position from Issa |
| Adewale Ogunleye | DL | Mia | 56 | 0 | 56 | New starter at DE |
| Justin Bannan | DL | Buf | 51 | 0 | 51 | Wins starting spot over Robertson |
| Kavika Pittman | DL | Den | 45 | 0 | 45 | Wins out over Hayward |
| Reggie Hayward | DL | Den | 0 | 51 | -51 | Lost to Pittman |
| Tyrone Robertson | DL | Buf | 0 | 54 | -54 | Replaced by Bannan |
| Charles Grant | DL | NO | 0 | 60 | -60 | Couldn't hang on to starting spot |
| Kenny Holmes | DL | NYG | 0 | 73 | -73 | Beaten out by Ferrara |
| Napoleon Harris | LB | Oak | 86 | 0 | 86 | Rookie starting now that Biekert is in Minnesota. |
| Greg Biekert | LB | Min | 126 | 118 | 8 | New move should mean more tackles for him. |
| Clint Kriewaldt | LB | Det | 47 | 54 | -7 | Injured left foot; out 1-2 weeks |