Fantasy Football 2015: Defense Rankings, Sleepers and Risks to Avoid

September 1, 2015   ·   Matt Camp   ·   Jump to comments

In a league that loves offense and continues to make rules to help offenses, there isn’t a lot of love for defenses anymore, and that has infiltrated the fantasy world. I’m not saying it’s right because I know many of you love watching a great defensive battle with scores in the teens, but the powers that be believe scoring drives the popularity of the league, so the rules are adjusted as such.
That’s why I have a tough time getting too into fantasy defenses. They don’t have a major bearing on whether your team wins or loses, and if they do, it’s because they likely scored a touchdown or two, which is impossible to predict. Last season, the Eagles gave up the 10th-most points, yet they finished as the top fantasy defense because they racked up 11 TDs. That’s not skill; that’s luck. 
While factoring in a solid special teams unit might be a tiebreaker, I don’t put a lot of weight on that since most leagues only rew...

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