Sunday, August 24, 2008

Defensive Rankings

1. Minnesota
2. San Diego
3. Dallas
4. New England
5. Jacksonville
6. Chicago
7. Pittsburgh
8. Green Bay
9. Tampa Bay
10. Seattle
11. New York Giants
12. Indianapolis
13. Baltimore
14. Tennessee
15. Philadelphia
16. Houston
17. Denver
18. Carolina
19. New York Jets
20. Buffalo
21. Oakland
22. San Francisco

The rest of the teams are all a risk and I would only suggest using them on a bye week. Remember not to pick a defense to early. You are much better off going after a 3WR with some upside or maybe even a sleeper who you have an eye on. If your gut feeling on somebody is there then go with it. With defenses this year you have 2 or 3 really good teams and then the next 5-10 teams down are not going to be far enough apart in points to justify taking them early. If you want a top defense you will have to grab them between rounds 4 and 6 depending on who is in your league. If you can wait till the 8-11th rounds to get your defense you will have a more solid team and be better prepared for injuries which we all know happen often in the NFL.