The Fantasy Guru team is never afraid of going on the record to tell you exactly what they think and how they feel. The squad gathered in early June to preview the 2019 NFL season and make their annual BOLD PREDICTIONS.
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CATEGORY | JEFF MANS | TOMMY G | ROB BRINK | RAY FLOWERS | TED SCHUSTER | RUSSELL CLAY |
AFC CHAMPIONS | Indianapolis Colts | New England Patriots | Pittsburgh Steelers | Indianapolis Colts | Indianapolis Colts | New England Patriots |
NFC CHAMPIONS | Dallas Cowboys | New Orleans Saints | Kansas City Chiefs | New Orleans Saints | New Orleans Saints | Los Angeles Rams |
SLEEPER (TEAM) | Jacksonville Jaguars | Jacksonville Jaguars | Cleveland Browns | San Francisco 49ers | Carolina Panthers | Carolina Panthers |
LEADING PASSER | Andrew Luck | Matt Ryan | Ben Roethlisberger | Andrew Luck | Matt Ryan | Andrew Luck |
LEADING RUSHER | Ezekiel Elliott | Saquon Barkley | Saquon Barkley | Ezekiel Elliott | Saquon Barkley | Ezekiel Elliott |
LEADING RECEIVER | Davante Adams | Juju Smith-Schuster | Juju Smith-Schuster | DeAndre Hopkins | Julio Jones | Julio Jones |
ROOKIE SLEEPER | Miles Sanders | Mecole Hardman | N’Keal Harry | Justice Hall | Darrell Henderson | A.J. Brown |
ROOKIE BUST | Mecole Hardman | Kyler Murray | D.K. Metcalf | Kyler Murray | Kyle Murray | David Montgomery |
MUST HAVE | Sammy Watkins | Juju Smith-Schuster | Juju Smith-Schuster | Golden Tate | Davante Adams | Davante Adams |
MUST AVOID | George Kittle | Antonio Brown | Baker Mayfield | Leonard Fournette | Todd Gurley | Jarvis Landry |
IMPACT INJURY | Le’Veon Bell | Leonard Fournette | DeShaun Watson | A.J. Green | Christian McCaffery | Todd Gurley |
DEEP SLEEPER | DJ Chark | Marqise Lee | Diontae Johnson | Devin Funchess | Karan Higdon | Curtis Samuel |
COMEBACK PLAYER | Devonta Freeman | Le’Veon Bell | Ware | Devonta Freeman | Dalvin Cook | Leonard Fournette |
FIRST QB BENCHED | Eli Manning | Eli Manning | Baker Mayfield | Marcus Mariota | Ryan Fizpatrick | Josh Rosen |
TD VULTURE | Jordan Howard | LeGarrette Blount | Isaiah Crowell | Royce Freeman | Jordan Howard | Damien Harris |
PPR GOLD | Devin Singletary | Tarik Cohen | Christian McCaffrey | Cooper Kupp | James White | Carlos Hyde |
BEST HANDCUFF | Benny Snell | Rashaad Penny | Wayne Gallman | Jaylen Samuels | Darrell Henderson | Darrell Henderson |
WR BUST | Marquise Brown | DK Metcalf | Odell Beckham Jr | N’Keal Harry | Adam Thielen | Adam Thielen |
NFL FUTURE BET | Jets Under 7.5 Wins | Bills Under 7 Wins | Steelers To Win AFC | Colts +800 AFC Champs | Colts win Super Bowl | MVP – Carson Wentz +2500 |
FUNNY TEAM NAME | Brown The Broken | 4 Thin Inches | Numberball | Kittle One | Dak in a Box | Robinhood Woods |
CATEGORY | TYLER BUECHER | ARMANDO MARSAL | VLAD SEDLER | BENNY RICCIARDI | KEVIN ADAMS | TAYLOR CANEVARI |
AFC CHAMPIONS | Los Angeles Rams | New England Patriots | Kansas City Chiefs | New England Patriots | Kansas City Chiefs | New England Patriots |
NFC CHAMPIONS | Green Bay Packers | Chicago Bears | Los Angeles Rams | New Orleans Saints | New Orleans Saints | New Orleans Saints |
SLEEPER (TEAM) | Green Bay Packers | Indianapolis Colts | San Francisco 49ers | Indianapolis Colts | San Francisco 49ers | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
LEADING PASSER | Aaron Rodgers | Andrew Luck | Patrick Mahomes | Baker Mayfield | Patrick Mahomes | Jameis Winston |
LEADING RUSHER | Ezekiel Elliott | Ezekiel Elliott | Ezekiel Elliott | Ezekiel Elliott | Zeke Elliott | Saquon Barkley |
LEADING RECEIVER | DeAndre Hopkins | DeAndre Hopkins | Julio Jones | Odell Beckham | Deandre Hopkins | Davante Adams |
ROOKIE SLEEPER | Justice Hill | N’Keal Harry | Deebo Samuel | Darrell Henderson | Parris Campbell | Andy Isabella |
ROOKIE BUST | Mecole Hardman | Kyler Murray | Miles Sanders | Daniel Jones | Josh Jacobs | Marquise Brown |
MUST HAVE | DJ Moore | Ezekiel Elliott | Tyler Lockett | Alvin Kamara | Dalvin Cook | DJ Moore |
MUST AVOID | Tyreek Hill | Todd Gurley | Antonio Brown | Todd Gurley | Lamar Miller | Derrick Henry |
IMPACT INJURY | Mark Ingram | Cooper Kupp | Cam Newton | Todd Gurley | Julio Jones | Sammy Watkins |
DEEP SLEEPER | Trey Quinn | Donte Moncrief | Quincy Enunwa | James Washington | Curtis Samuel | Devante Parker |
COMEBACK PLAYER | Cam Newton | Hunter Henry | David Johnson | Devonta Freeman | Derrius Guice | Devonta Freeman |
FIRST QB BENCHED | Ryan Fitzpatrick | Ryan Fitzpatrick | Colt McCoy | Colt McCoy/Case Keenum | Case Keenum | Marcus Mariota |
TD VULTURE | Latavius Murray | Latavius Murray | Latavius Murray | Carlos Hyde | Lat Murray | D’Onta Foreman |
PPR GOLD | Julian Edelman | Cooper Kupp | Davante Adams | Nyheim Hines | Julian Edelman | David Johnson |
BEST HANDCUFF | Latavius Murray | D’Onta Foreman | Elijah McGuire | Ito Smith | Chase Edmonds | Kalen Ballage |
WR BUST | Mike Williams | Antonio Brown | Corey Davis | Golden Tate | Mike Evans | Antonio Brown |
NFL FUTURE BET | Most Rec Yds Davante Adams | Colts To Win AFC +800 | Browns Super Bowl 16:1 | Indianapolis Colts | Chargers OVER 9.5 | Kyler Murray ROTY +300 |
FUNNY TEAM NAME | Jason QWitten’s Broadcast Career | TY For Your Donations | Equanimeous St. Elsewhere | Aaron Rodgers Gag Reflex | Smoke A.J. | Lights Kamara Action |