West Coast offense and fantasy football

June 18, 2010 @ 18:32:00

By Bryce McRae
Edited by KFFL Staff

The West Coast offense in its truest form isn't really found in today's NFL, but most fantasy football owners still understand the historical importance of it and the ever-reaching impact it has had on current systems. The following teams are as close as we get to reliving the 1980s' greatest system.

Team	WR1	WR2	WR3	Fantasy spin
Green Bay Packers	Greg Jennings	Donald Driver	James Jones	Jennings solid No. 1, bit inconsistent; Driver is No. 3 or No. 4, getting old, though; Jones could eventually be a No. 4 but so many options in this O
Philadelphia Eagles	DeSean Jackson	Jeremy Maclin	Jason Avant	Speedy Jackson inconsistent, best as No. 2 WR; Maclin solid in rook campaign, is No. 4 WR with room to grow; Avant little fantasy value
Houston Texans	Andre Johnson	Kevin Walter	Jacoby Jones	AJ should be top-three WR, again, tough to draft him at his current ADP, though; Walter is middling No. 5; Jones no fantasy value
Minnesota Vikings	Sidney Rice	Percy Harvin	Bernard Berrian	Will No. 4 come back? Few questions about Rice's value as No. 1 WR; sophomore Harvin is a midrange No. 2; Berrian needs to stay healthy
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Arrelious Benn ®	Mike Williams ®	Sammie Stroughter	This WR corps is up in the air; two rookies could start - neither would have any fantasy value; TE Kellen Winslow is the top target here
Washingon Redskins	Santana Moss	Devin Thomas	Malcolm Kelly	O will be more run-based to set up pass; Thomas has breakout potential as No. 4 WR; Moss' value stays as it has: No. 3 WR; Kelly shouldn't be drafted
Seattle Seahawks	T.J. Houshmandzadeh	Golden Tate ®/Deion Branch	Deon Butler	Tough to count on this offense but Housh solid as a No. 3 in PPRs; Tate and Butler too green to expect much from; Branch's role uncertain
Honorable mention
Team	WR1	WR2	WR3	Fantasy spin
Cleveland Browns	Mohamed Massaquoi	Brian Robiskie	Joshua Cribbs	Massaquoi is possible No. 3 WR that could do better with improved hands; Cribbs a No. 5 due to running skills; Robiskie running with starters

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Bryce McRae
Bryce McRae is a Managing Editor with KFFL and has been involved in fantasy sports since 1999. He joined KFFL as a volunteer writer in March 2005 before becoming a Hot off the Wire Analyst in March 2006. He began working in his current capacity in September 2008. His work has appeared on fantasy sports sites such as Yahoo! and CBS Sportsline as well as in print. He graduated from the University of British Columbia in 2008 with a B.A. in History and U.S. Studies.

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