Starters
QB Sam Bradford After finishing 32nd in fantasy points in 2011 with some downright atrocious performances, 2012 is looking like a make or break year for Bradford. While I expect him to rebound, with the lack of weapons there is no reason to expect Bradford to be a strong enough quarterback for the Sharks to contend in 2012. Weak quarterback play is one of the hardest things to cover up in the modern fantasy era with the elite QB's starting to separate themselves from the pack considerably.
Future Outlook: I still believe in Bradford's potential and think he could be a future QB1 if any of St. Louis' young receivers can step up or if they acquire a big time receiver for him. If he is able to figure out he should be able to become a QB1 as early as 2013 but there's a chance he may be headed the way of a bust. I'd put it at 50/50 as far Bradford being the long term answer at quarterback for the Sharks.
HB1 Demarco Murray HB2 Jonathan Stewart
Demarco Murray in my opinion is a top 7 back for the 2012 season in that explosive Dallas offense. As for the halfback 2 slot on the Sharks for this upcoming season it should be a little weak with JStew in a timeshare with Williams.
Future Outlook: I think there are multiple potential HB1's currently on the Sharks' roster. Demarco Murray is rock solid, Jonathan Stewart will most likely end up as the featured back somewhere in 2013 and finally reach his promise, while Ben Tate has shown when given the opportunity he can be a top 10 fantasy back, and Kendall Hunter while he may have to wait a little bit longer has a similar running style to Ray Rice .
Flex WR Julio Jones Most of the rankings you can find on the internet have Julio as a top 10 wide receiver for this season. With Atlanta going more towards a pass first offense and Julio entering his 2nd season I think the sky's the limit and he makes for a great flex play.
Future Outlook: I have Julio only behind Megatron and AJ Green as dynasty receivers and think he will eventually be a top 3 receiver year in and year out.
WR1 Calvin Johnson WR2 AJ Green
Megatron will continue to be the undisputed #1 fantasy receiver, enough said. AJ Green will be even better than last season but I expect Andy Dalton to take a step back which may bring Green's stats down a bit into top 15 #'s but still an excellent #1 and #2 receiver combo.
Future Outlook: I don't think you can do any better at receiver in dynasty than having the 3 the Sharks currently have rostered. Megatron, AJG, and Julio should be 3 of the top 5 receivers year after year after year.
TE Jared Cook Jr. While I think Cook has the potential for a break out year I'll admit it's far from a sure thing. He could bust out into the top 8 tight ends this year or fail to make the top 15. One thing I am sure about is he can play this game.
Future Outlook: While I love Cook's skill set and think he's destined to be a TE1 he's one of the few Sharks in the starting line up that have their future starting slots as far from a sure thing.
BENCH HB Ben Tate, HB Kendall Hunter
I already stated how much I love these two runners for the future but for 2012 I only like one of them. Tate is capable of posting 100 yards even in games when Foster plays which makes him a pretty nice HB3. Hunter is in the ultimate time share for 2012. Emmanuel Sanders could be a producer this season but the rest of the bench is filled with potential guys and not 2012 producers.
Future Outlook: Both have the potential to be HB1's it'll all come down to talent meeting the right situation. There are a ton of players with potential on the Shark's bench outside of Tate and Hunter but none more so than Ladarius Green. I expect Ladarius to challenge Cook to be my tight end of the future.
Team 2012 Outlook: The Sharks will be held back by their QB and TE play in 2012 and while the rest of the line up should be solid the uninspiring QB and TE play should be enough to have the Sharks competing for the #1 overall spot..in the 2013 draft.
Future Outlook: While this comes with a little bias I think this team has the potential to be an absolute juggernaut in the near future especially if I'm able to lock down 2 more solid potential players in the 2013 draft. It's gonna be all about finding longterm answers at QB and TE, if those are found the rest of the roster should be championship caliber for quite a while.
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