Ian Allan
I believe Anthony Gonzalez will be one of this year’s breakout players.
I’ve already selected him on both of the early-bird teams I’ve put together for experts league competitions. (I selected him in the fourth round of the Fanex draft, and I purchased him in a mock auction that will be discussed in the magazine).
Year in and year out, the Colts rank among the leaders in passing production, and now Gonzalez is going to be plugged into a full-time role in that offense. He’s been around for a couple of years, so he’s had a chance to learn their system – he’s ready to roll.
Below see the average passing production for each team over the last three years. I’ve got them in order of fantasy points, using the scoring system of 1 point for every 10 yards and 6 points for TDs.
TEAM PASSING PRODUCTION, 2006-2008
The passing yards figures are per-game. For touchdowns, it’s the average season total. And the fantasy points (“Pts”) is a per-game number based on 1 point for every 10 passing yards and 6 points for TDs.
YPG TDP Pts
294 29.7 40.5 New Orleans
266 30.0 37.9 Indianapolis
255 32.0 37.5 New England
271 26.7 37.1 Arizona
257 30.3 37.1 Dallas
258 26.0 35.6 Philadelphia
259 25.3 35.4 Green Bay
230 25.3 32.5 Pittsburgh
221 26.7 32.1 San Diego
235 22.0 31.8 Denver
244 19.3 31.6 Detroit
238 19.7 31.2 Houston
216 24.7 30.9 Seattle
227 21.7 30.8 Cincinnati
232 18.0 30.0 St. Louis
208 23.3 29.5 NY Giants
216 20.7 29.4 Chicago
212 20.0 28.7 Jacksonville
211 19.3 28.3 Kansas City
222 16.0 28.2 Miami
212 18.0 28.0 NY Jets
216 16.7 27.9 Tampa Bay
210 17.0 27.4 Washington
202 18.3 27.1 Atlanta
201 18.3 27.0 Cleveland
207 16.7 27.0 Baltimore
202 17.7 26.8 Carolina
194 17.3 25.9 San Francisco
199 15.7 25.8 Minnesota
192 15.0 24.8 Buffalo
182 11.7 22.6 Tennessee
175 12.3 22.1 Oakland
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Posted by Joe Savitsky | May. 28 at 03:07 AM
I agree that Gonzalez is primed for a breakout season. Here is a look at the first two seasons for Reggie Wayne and Anthony Gonzalez: 1st year: Wayne, 2001: 13 games, 9 starts, 27 catches, 345 yards, 0 TDs Gonzalez 2007: 13 games, 9 starts, 37 catches 576 yards, 3 TDs 2nd year: Wayne, 2002: 16 games, 7 starts, 49-716-4 Gonzalez, 2008: 16 games, 2 starts, 57-664-4 Pretty similar, right? It gets better. Wayne was selected 30th overall; Gonzalez went 32nd overall. Wayne is 6'0, 198 lbs; Gonzalez is 6'0, 193 lbs. At the combine, Wayne ran a 4.45 40-yard dash; Gonzalez ran 4.44. Now that Harrison is gone, Gonzalez could easily become a perennial 80-1200-8 producer.