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Bernard Berrian, Min – Berrian is on a lot of fantasy owners’ sleeper lists and that’s a shame – he should be on everybody’s sleeper list. Which wouldn’t really make him a sleeper, would it? Anyway, Berrian had a decent season last year (71 catches, 951 yards, 5 touchdowns) and that was with the terrible Bears’ QB situation in Soldier Field. Now he goes to the merely bad Vikings QB situation and he plays 11 of his games indoors this season. He’s bound to improve based just on that. He may start off very slowly because of a lingering injury and if the suspension of Bryant McKinnie means Tarvaris Jackson starts the season running for his life.
Chris Chambers, SD – The San Diego Chargers are arguably one of the top five teams in the NFL. So why is their WR1 such a low-rated fantasy option? Mostly because he’s not the best receiver on the team (TE Antonio Gates is), partly because the Chargers run the ball a lot, and partly because he’s not all that good. Philip Rivers continues to improve though, and if Vincent Jackson (or second-year WR Craig Davis) can draw coverage, Chambers should be a 1000 yard receiver this year. But just barely. Laveranues Coles, NYJ – Coles has the opportunity to play the role Greg Jennings played last year for the Packers; Favre points to him in and says “Go deep!”. The problem is that Coles is five years older than