Earlier this summer, for our wedding anniversary, my wife and I took a 7-day Caribbean cruise out of Miami, FL. We also took a week to explore the Florida Keys after the cruise. We loved every second of our Florida vacation.
I also love Florida for Fantasy Football. The state has three NFL teams with emerging offenses, the Miami Dolphins, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and Jacksonville Jaguars. I may not take any of their players in the early rounds of Fantasy Football drafts, but I will be taking them in the mid-to-late rounds. Each team boasts players with good amounts of upside. Here are my opinions of players from each team in the great Sunshine State of Florida:
Miami Dolphins - Ryan Tannehill was a Top 10 QB last season and can duplicate that performance with the weapons around him this season. RB Lamar Miller is in a contract year, he can make mucho dinero in the offseason with high-level performance. The Dolphins also drafted Smurf-Turf RB Jay Ajayi, who can audition to be their starter next year with a good showing. WR Jarvis Landry came on strong late last season and ended up with over 80 receptions. He can certainly catch as many or more balls this season, which makes him fantasy gold in PPR leagues. The Dolphins also acquired WR Kenny Stills and will function as Tannehill's deep field threat. They also acquired TE Jordan Cameron. I will probably avoid Cameron in drafts, simply because of his past concussions. Concussions are no joke.
Jacksonville Jaguars - Nobody really likes the Jaguars. Everybody will tell you they suck. I will not tell you they suck, but will say they are an emerging offense. Their offensive core does not have much experience, but does have talent. Second year QB Blake Bortles has been working on skills that will hopefully make him a better QB this season. I'm hoping he blows up as I have him on a couple of Dynasty teams. The Jags drafted RB TJ Yeldon, and he will be their starter. I also have Yeldon on a couple of Dynasty teams. One of my deep, deep sleeper picks from this team is RB Toby Gerhart, who I've read that will be their third-down back, and will have value if Yeldon gets injured. The Jags have a few WR's that I will take shots on in drafts. Allen Robinson is one WR who I'll be taking in the mid-rounds of drafts if he isn't already taken. The hype train has been running all summer for Robinson, and barring injury, he has the potential to become a Top 10 WR. The Jags also have WR's Marquis Lee, Allen Hurns, and Rashad Greene, who I might take (very) late round fliers on. They also acquired TE Julius Thomas, who I can still see being at least a Top 15 TE.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers - If their offensive line plays decently, the Buccaneer offense is a potential juggernaut. I liked QB Jameis Winston at FSU. He's a prototypical QB that will have success at the NFL level. He's still a rookie though, so I will probably be taking him later in drafts. Another one of my sleepers is RB Doug Martin, who I've been taking in rounds 7-9 in drafts. He's the Bucs starting RB right now, and is on the last year of his current contract. He needs to duplicate his "Muscle Hamster" performance once again to earn a big contract next year. However, if he falls on his face and is a bust, the Bucs have RB Charles Sims to fall back on. With Martin starting, Sims is a great change-of-pace, third down RB with exceptional receiving skills. At WR, the Bucs start Mike Evans and Vincent Jackson. Both are tall and athletic and have the skills to catch whatever their quarterback throws at them. Evans is being drafted early in drafts, and both of them have Top 20 WR potential. Lastly, the Buccaneer player I will try to get in every draft is TE Austin Seferian-Jenkins. He did not put up big numbers as a rookie last season, but he was also injured. Barring injury, ASJ is a Top 8 TE.
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