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The Sandman's 2005 Team Defense Cheat Sheet

Pre-season is almost here, and for the next few months your whole mission in life is to find an edge for your fantasy football draft. We give a lot of knowledge across this site, but these cheat sheets are the distilled essence of it all.

Hey, the freaks know that you shouldn't take someone's cheat sheet as the word of god. We know it's just an opinion, and that's why we give you five opinions from experienced and diverse viewpoints.

We rank on a straight performance scoring system, so you TD-only and TD-distance leaguers might want to take this with a grain of salt. For the rest, read on.

Sandman's Cheat Sheets:	Quarterbacks \| Running Backs \| Wide Receivers \| Tight Ends \| Kickers \| Team Defenses

Rank	Player Name	Comments
1	Buffalo Bills	Bills defense finished in the top 7 in every fantasy category last year and their schedule isn't tough this year.
2	Baltimore Ravens	Solid overall defense but the special teams makes them rated so high.
3	New England Patriots	Belicheck is the master of creating great schemes but the loss of Romeo Crenell keeps them from being No. 1.
4	Pittsburgh Steelers	No.1 defense in the NFL last year. Tough against the run and pass.
5	Atlanta Falcons	Best home field advantage in the league. Offense lead the league in rushing the ball so the defense isn't on the field as much as other defenses.
6	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Still have a solid core of players but their performance is on the decline.
7	Arizona Cardinals	Worst defense in 2003, 15th in 2004. I expect this trend to continue.
8	Carolina Panthers	Led the league in interceptions but the rest of the defense needs improvement.
9	New York Giants	Best front seven in the NFL. Improved secondary will get more interceptions.
10	New York Jets	Young core of linebackers that will only get better. Defensive Coordinator preaches turnovers.
11	Indianapolis Colts	none
12	Philadelphia Eagles	none
13	Cincinnati Bengals	none
14	Washington Redskins	none
15	Jacksonville Jaguars	none
16	Denver Broncos	none
17	Seattle Seahawks	none
18	Miami Dolphins	none
19	Chicago Bears	none
20	San Diego Chargers	none
21	New Orleans Saints	none
22	Detroit Lions	none
23	Kansas City Chiefs	none
24	Houston Texans	none
25	Green Bay Packers	none
26	Cleveland Browns	none
27	Minnesota Vikings	none
28	Tennessee Titans	none
29	St. Louis Rams	none
30	Dallas Cowboys	none
31	San Francisco 49ers	none
32	Oakland Raiders	none

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