Thursday, December 16, 2010

2010 Chicago Bears: Disappointing Fantasy Numbers

When Mike Martz became the offensive coordinator for the Chicago Bears, many thought that the weapons the Bears had in 2009 would flourish and put up big numbers from a fantasy standpoint.

During training camp, fans were shouting from the hilltops that Matt Forte would put up Marshall Faulk like stats, due in fact that the screen game would boost his numbers even more than in 2009.

Others were very optimistic about Jay Cutler. In 2009, he threw 26 interceptions and 27 touchdowns. Those 27 touchdowns basically count as one touchdown collectively because INTs knock out the points made from touchdowns. Many fantasy football experts were skeptical that Jay could change his reputation of making mistakes, especially in the redzone.

At the beginning of the 2010 season, many picked Devin Aromashodu as a sleeper pick. He had a total of 298 yards and 24 receptions in 2009.

Also, Devin Hester was supposed to be a No. 1 receiver and put up 1,000 yard season.

Greg Olsen scored eight touchdowns and had 60 receptions in 2009. Numerous fantasy owners had no problem picking him over many productive tight ends. Olsen was ready for a career year.

While the beginning of the season brought so much hype to Chicago Bear's players, the stats show that picking a Chicago Bear on your fantasy team brought inconsistency, disappointment and just plain frustration.

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