Fantasy Values 2014 NFL: Drew Brees, AJ Green, Dee Bryant

Today we look at NFL Fantasy values for Drew Brees of the New Orleans Saints, AJ Green of the Cincinnati Bengals and Dee Bryant of the Philadelphia Eagles.

ESPN.com says of Drew Brees’ value: “Were it not for Peyton Manning's season for the ages, Brees would have garnered a ton of fantasy football MVP votes last year. He hit the 5,000-yard benchmark, threw 39-plus touchdown passes for the third consecutive season and had as many games with 30-plus fantasy points as Manning (five). Brees also has a highly favorable schedule -- only five games against teams that finished in the upper third of the league in fantasy QB points allowed. You can't go wrong with him.”

CanalStreetChronicles: “If he throws for over 5,000 yards or more yet again, you can pretty much guarantee that he will be one of the most valuable fantasy quarterbacks in the league, if not the most valuable. If his stats finally drop back down to earth, however, he might be a more pedestrian quarterback selection for your fantasy team.”

Drew Brees throwing more than 45 or more touchdowns would pay out $35 for every $10 bet.

ESPN.com says of AJ Green: “Green is the reigning WR target champion (178) and might be the most dangerous deep threat in the league. His 8 TDs on vertical throws was tied for tops among wide receivers, and no one had more fantasy points per game on stretch vertical passes (5.9). The reason we don't rank him in the top two? The up-and-down Andy Dalton is still under center, and pass-friendly offensive coordinator Jay Gruden is now the head man in Washington. But Green, who has missed only one game in his three NFL seasons, is still one of the safest WR1 picks.”

AJ Green to have 2014 Regular Season - Most Receiving Yards pays $200 on a $10 bet at Sportsbook.ag.

Then there is Dez Bryant.  ESPN.com writes of Bryant: “Last season the Cowboys scaled back their vertical throws by 14 percent, from 194 to 167. So it makes sense that Bryant finished with only 74 fantasy points on such passes (tied for 19th) and saw his yards per catch decrease by more than 11 percent. The saving grace for Bryant's fantasy owners was his 111 fantasy points on short throws; he was one of only two WRs to break triple digits in that category. With former Lions OC Scott Linehan now serving as the Cowboys' passing-game coordinator, don't be shocked to see Dallas stretch the field more this year with Bryant. He has the skill set to get separation deep and rack up yards on underneath throws.”

RantSports.com is predicting that Bryant will lead with touchdowns this season.  He would pay out $60 for every $10 should that come to fruition.  “No one in football saw more looks from inside an opponent's 10-yard line last year, and Dez was super efficient. He caught 68 percent of those looks, while converting a league-leading 38 percent of those targets into touchdowns. Bryant is my pick to lead the league in touchdown catches, and it makes too much sense. He is arguably the most physically dominating end zone receiver in football, and he makes them count, scoring 111 fantasy points off short throws, among the best in football. 57 percent of his total fantasy points came off of such throws, but under new offensive coordinator Scott Linehan, expect more downfield looks for one of the best wideouts in the game. Linehan has had great success with number one receivers, such as Megatron, Randy Moss and Torry Holt.”

- Mary Montgomery, Gambling911.com