{"id":638,"date":"2010-08-30T12:53:55","date_gmt":"2010-08-30T16:53:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.broadstreetbelievers.com\/?p=638"},"modified":"2010-08-30T12:53:55","modified_gmt":"2010-08-30T16:53:55","slug":"all-in-the-family-season-preview-chasin-the-dix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/broadstreetbelievers.com\/?p=638","title":{"rendered":"All in the Family, Season Preview: Chasin’ the Dix"},"content":{"rendered":"

Back in February, I talked about my hatred of fantasy football, but my love of “The Dix.”\u00a0 The Dix is an idea by frequent BSB correspondent, Andy Waters, to start a fantasy football team consisting entirely of players with the surname “Johnson.”\u00a0 They were okay at the start, but the team blosssomed and it came to a point where his players were so in demand that it was impossible to even field the team because so many Johnsons were going in the first round.\u00a0 Though right now might be a little past the hay-day, there is still some talent there, and now they have legit challengers.\u00a0 Doogan and I, along with another frequent BSB correspondent, J, have challenged Waters’ beloved Dix to a season this year.\u00a0 Bry will be managing the Jack-O’s (all Jacksons), Doogan will be managing Jonesin’ (all Jones), and J will be at helm of the Blacksmiths (all Smiths).\u00a0 It is a small four-team league, but it is going to be a WAR.\u00a0 And, each battle of this war will be recapped on BSB throughout the season.\u00a0 For now, let’s preview the upcoming season, using NFL.com’s Top 200 list<\/a>.\u00a0 Interestingly, no team in the league has a Top 30 tight end.<\/p>\n

The Dix
\n<\/strong>This is clearly the team to beat, but hey, that’s why we founded this league, right?\u00a0 This team actually has 44 players from which to choose (roster limit is 40)–and is the only team that can actually “choose.”\u00a0 There are holes, on this team, though, so it’s going to be interesting all year, but in the end there is just a ton of top-level talent on this team.\u00a0 They have the #1 RB and #1 WR in the entire league in Chris and Andre, with Chris being the #1 overall player in the whole league.\u00a0 They also have Calvin, who is the #5 WR and #23 overall.\u00a0 But, they only have one other player on this list and that is Larry at #150 (#49 RB).\u00a0 There was a major scare in the offseason when “Titans RB Johnson” was placed on IR, but it was Stafon Johnson, not Chris.\u00a0 Any loss of a Johnson is major, but as long as Chris is still a healthy Johnson, then The Dix are strong.\u00a0 We are also doing defense in this league, where you get points for sacks and INTs and tackles, etc.\u00a0 As good as the Dix are on offense, they are even better on defense.\u00a0 They clearly have the best defense in the league.\u00a0 At D-line, they have superstar Jarret from Baltimore, along with Tank in Cincy, Antonio in Indy, and the other Charles in Carolina.\u00a0 They also have a lineman Michael in Cincy and a safety Michael in New York.\u00a0 The other prominent DB’s are Oakland’s Chris and Minnesota’s Tyrell.\u00a0 At linebacker, they have Brandon from Cincy, Derrick from KC, and a rookie Jerome in Carolina.\u00a0 This defense is stacked.<\/p>\n

Jack-O’s
\n<\/strong>This team took a beating in the offseason and have the fewest players in the league with only 26.\u00a0 They had a shot at having\u00a0a quarterback of a Top 5 offense, but then Brett Favre came back, sending Tavaris to the bench.\u00a0 They looked real good at WR coming into the offseason, but with their two big-time players both holding out and missing practice (DeSean and Vincent), they were set back there too–plus Vincent is still unsigned and regardless of his contract is suspended for four games to start the season.\u00a0 Also, Fred got hurt in the preseason and lost his starting spot to T.J. Spiller in Buffalo.\u00a0 Still, they have 6 players on the NFL.com list.\u00a0 QB Tavaris is the #37 QB (though he didn’t crack the Top 200 overall).\u00a0 At RB, they have #9 Steven (#13 overall), #40 Fred (#88 overall), and the dark horse, #67 Brandon (didn’t make the Top 200 overall).\u00a0 And, at WR, which was supposed to be their strength, they have DeSean at #8 (#26 overall) and Vincent who is still at #35 (#99 overall), despite a rocky offseason.\u00a0 This defense also took a beating with injuries in the offseason, as Marlin, who was supposed to start for the Eagles in the secondary was placed on IR with a torn achilles.\u00a0 They do have a star safety in Tampa Bay in Tenard.\u00a0 They also have promising young D-linemen in Tyson in KC and Lawrence in Detroit\u00a0to go with the grizzled vet, Grady (not currently on an NFL\u00a0roster).\u00a0 They are very thin at LB, as Cleveland’s D’Qwell (tied for the best name in the league with Le Kevin Smith) is the only one on the team.<\/p>\n

Jonesin’
\n<\/strong>This team will win and lose on the backs of its running game because there is not much else there–with only 26 rostered players.\u00a0 But, this corps of running backs is deep and solid, led by #3 Maurice Jones-Drew (#3 overall), who was given the go-ahead to play exclusively for Jonesin’, despite his split loyalties with Team Drew.\u00a0 They also have Felix at #28 (#63 overall), Thomas at #41 (#90 overall), and Julius at #63 (#195 overall).\u00a0 They also have a pair of serviceable wide receivers in Jacoby at #62 (#170 overall) and James at #75 (#198 overall).\u00a0 If there receivers produce, this could be a solid team.\u00a0 This is, however, the only team in the league that doesn’t even have a QB on its roster, as at least The Dix (Josh) and the Jack-O’s (Tavaris) have backup QBs on the roster that could play if the starters go down.\u00a0 As for the defense here, they have three Bengals (Dhani, Pacman, and David), who all could produce.\u00a0 They also have Sean in Tampa, Nate in Denver, and Jason in Oakland, who are all defensive starters for their teams, so the defense might provide some decent points.<\/p>\n

The Blacksmiths
\n<\/strong>This team actually has a full roster of exactly 40 players, but beyond that\u00a0it might be the most complete team in the league simply because they actually have a starting QB.\u00a0 Alex is the #19 QB and is #129 overall.\u00a0 But, this is huge because he will provide points at the highest-scoring position, which cannot be matched by any of the other teams.\u00a0 However, he will need to supply a lot of points because the rest of the roster is a bit thin.\u00a0 They do have two really solid WRs in Steve (#13 WR, #38 overall) and Steve (#14 WR, #43 overall).\u00a0 They also have a serviceable RB in Kevin (#54 RB, #163 overall), but there is no one else on the NFL.com list.\u00a0 The strength of this team might actually be on defense, as they have an absolutely stacked D-line, led by stars Will (NO)\u00a0and Justin (SF), but bolstered by Aaron\u00a0(Pit), Antonio (Hou), Robaire (Cle), and Le Kevin (Den).\u00a0 Daryl (Jac) leads a thin linebacking corps, but the secondary is pretty solid, with Anthony (Jac)\u00a0and Eric (NYJ).<\/p>\n

All in all, it’s going to be a fantastic inaugural season, as we’re all chasing The Dix.\u00a0 The Black Smiths probably have the best shot with an actual starting quarterback, but watch out for the Jack-O’s if Favre gets hurt or Jonesin’ if any of those running backs goes off.\u00a0 We’ll be back with weekly updates on the league, so you’ll get your fix of All in the Family<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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