Go and add these Defenses now - 2020 Edition
Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2020 7:12 pm
With most of our Rookie drafts in the rear-view mirror but Cut Down dates still approaching, now is the perfect time to fill your expanded roster limits with speculators. For those of us contending in 2020, you can often forget - that means Defenses too! Consider this a healthy reminder to go and check your waiver wire for meaningful defenses right now - who knows what may have shaken loose in the pre-draft cuts.
Feel free to sell me on your candidates below! I'll start:
Top Tier Gotta have it: the Indianapolis Colts
This is a unit that should be on a lot of waiver wires right now, and is a superb add for three easy reasons:
1. Strength of Schedule - the Colts are currently slated for the easiest schedule in the league per Warren Sharp. Two games against the Jaguars is nice to see... plus two against the Titans, and one apiece against the Raiders, the Browns, the Bengals, the Bears, and the Jets. Me. Likey.
2. Game Script - with substantial upgrades at both QB and RB, and tied to a premier offensive line - there is a more than reasonable expectation that the "26th worst offense in 2019" Colts will be building leads and keeping them far more this year - putting the defense into more positive script pass-rushing situations overall.
3. Personnel - Darrius Leonard is entering his 3rd season in the league as one of the best LB's playing the game, the team has gone cornerback in consecutive drafts and GM Chris Ballard has been seeing a borderline-savant level hit rate on his prospects... oh, and DeForest Buckner is here. This unit could far exceed expectation this year.
Two Defenses that could vault higher in the next few weeks - the Titans and the Saints
With the Jamal Adams trade, the Seahawks have effectively bowed out of the Jadaveon Clowney sweepstakes, joining the Browns (who re-structured Vernon). By process of elimination, that means his suitors are most likely just down to two teams: the Titans and the Saints. These units are already very solid (and the Saints are likely owned in your league like they are in mine) but both represent good value, especially if they get Clowney on a short-term "prove it" contract. (Which is likely the only thing teams can afford at this stage of FA)
Put Me In Coach, I'm desperate, I'll do anything - the Washington Football Club
Alright, hold your nose - this one is wild - but if you're playing in a TFL league, then this is a reasonable bet-on-talent. The Washingtons have added Chase Young to an already-stacked line, and Riverboat Ron is a DC at heart. "So you're saaaaying there's a chance..."
If they find any success this year - it's because they're going to be winning very very dirty, and grinding out low scoring games.
Feel free to sell me on your candidates below! I'll start:
Top Tier Gotta have it: the Indianapolis Colts
This is a unit that should be on a lot of waiver wires right now, and is a superb add for three easy reasons:
1. Strength of Schedule - the Colts are currently slated for the easiest schedule in the league per Warren Sharp. Two games against the Jaguars is nice to see... plus two against the Titans, and one apiece against the Raiders, the Browns, the Bengals, the Bears, and the Jets. Me. Likey.
2. Game Script - with substantial upgrades at both QB and RB, and tied to a premier offensive line - there is a more than reasonable expectation that the "26th worst offense in 2019" Colts will be building leads and keeping them far more this year - putting the defense into more positive script pass-rushing situations overall.
3. Personnel - Darrius Leonard is entering his 3rd season in the league as one of the best LB's playing the game, the team has gone cornerback in consecutive drafts and GM Chris Ballard has been seeing a borderline-savant level hit rate on his prospects... oh, and DeForest Buckner is here. This unit could far exceed expectation this year.
Two Defenses that could vault higher in the next few weeks - the Titans and the Saints
With the Jamal Adams trade, the Seahawks have effectively bowed out of the Jadaveon Clowney sweepstakes, joining the Browns (who re-structured Vernon). By process of elimination, that means his suitors are most likely just down to two teams: the Titans and the Saints. These units are already very solid (and the Saints are likely owned in your league like they are in mine) but both represent good value, especially if they get Clowney on a short-term "prove it" contract. (Which is likely the only thing teams can afford at this stage of FA)
Put Me In Coach, I'm desperate, I'll do anything - the Washington Football Club
Alright, hold your nose - this one is wild - but if you're playing in a TFL league, then this is a reasonable bet-on-talent. The Washingtons have added Chase Young to an already-stacked line, and Riverboat Ron is a DC at heart. "So you're saaaaying there's a chance..."
If they find any success this year - it's because they're going to be winning very very dirty, and grinding out low scoring games.