Chasing Hardware: Ranking the defenses

Quickly, here is what is on tap by the end of the weekend.

Overall top 50(ish)
Ranking movers and shakers
Third year WRs...is this theory still relevant?
Playoff schedule bonus babies

Today, however, the latest (and last) installment of the 2010 yearly rankings....defenses. These are teams, not players (IDP) because I feel like IDP is not really worth my (or your) time. I can be talked into a league that uses IDP, but, those who know me would argue I could be talked into anything including fantasy soccer, fantasy college football, and driving an RV with bald tires thirty hours in a snowstorm just to get the world's greatest buffalo wings.

OK, the last one was my idea.

The restaurant was out of wings, by the way, for the whole week.

Anyway, as we get to defenses, I'm fully invested in the strategy of defensive streaming. What this means is that you pick the defense of the team that is playing the worst offense, and you roll with that from week-to-week. Now, this is not a viable strategy if you pay $5 per transaction, but in a free unlimited trasnaction league, it's absolutely the right call. In other words, I'd rather have the Bengals defense the weeks they play the Browns than the Jets defense against just about anyone else in the league. Plus, it gets you off the hook of having to worry about defense in your draft/auction. The top preseason defenses hardly ever end up being the best at the position by the end of the year anyway.

1. Anyone playing the Browns -- Just to illustrate my point. It could be the Bills too, or Bucs, depending on what flavor you prefer.
2. Jets -- Probably the best option week-to-week. Revis will sign.
3. Vikings -- They still sack and score pretty consistently.
4. 49ers -- The best in most formats last year.
5. Packers -- Its no secret the best NFL teams have the best fantasy defenses.
6. Ravens
7. Saints
8. Colts
9. Dolphins
10. Giants
11. Cowboys
12. Steelers
13. Eagles
14. Bengals
15. Raiders

Cheers,
TFAM