How does my team look?

Question

After a pretty good draft and a few key trades, here is my team. I'm in a 10 person ESPN league, and I had 7th pick.

QB- Tom Brady

RB- Clinton Portis

RB- Willie Parker

RB/WR- Reggie Bush

WR- Terrell Owens

WR- Chad Johnson

TE- Heath Miller

DEF- Green Bay Packers

K- Shayne Graham

Bench-

QB- Marc Bulger

QB- Matt Schaub

WR- Brandon Marshall (While he's suspended)

WR- Limas Sweed

RB- Felix Jones

Answer 1

Your Team looks good at this point of the season.

Week 8 you are going to run into a bit of a pinch with your Defense and Kicker both on the same bye week. A couple of top 10 kickers seem to always emerge off of the waiver wire so just keep track of production in the first month or so and then drop Graham for somebody who already had their bye week.

I don't see how Brady can have the same year he did last year, but with Randy/Welker/Gaffney he could still get 40 TD's and that more than justifies a first round pick.

Portis is solid and I'm starting to warm up to Parker, he has looked OK in preseason and Mendenhall does not appear to be the immediate threat that I first envisioned during the draft. Reggie is in a stable of RB's right now with Deuce, Stecker and Pierre Thomas. Hopefully this will let them use him in 2 RB formations or in the slot more as that is where he is more of a threat.

TO should be fine again unless the Cowboys start losing some games but I hope he has matured enough to not have another Philly meltdown if that happens. I think Chad is focused but needs to get his timing back with Carson, if he does he could lead the league in yards.

Marshall is an awesome option to have on your bench even with the 2/3 game suspension. Good sleepers in Limas and Felix.

With Brady, I'm not sure why you have two back up QB's. STL has already almost lost their starting O-line for the season and we'll have to see how Pace comes back from injury. HOU has just had durability issues with Schaub and Andre but are electric when on the field together.

You might want to consider trying to package one of your bench QB's with Bush for an upgrade at the RB position, somebody like Lynch, J. Lewis or Gore. If it's a ppr league, then look at using Parker instead of Bush and try to target Gore.

This would also free up a spot on your bench and you can try to add a sleeper off the waiver wire, maybe guys like:

Ricky Williams

Ray Rice

Chris Johnson

DeAngelo Williams

E. Royal

H. Douglas

Meachem

Gaffney

Answer 2

Chad Johnson might be out for awhile. Bush is unproven. Wiliie Parker only had one td last year and now has to split carries with mendenhal. The rest of your starters are good. Trade a backup QB for a RB or WR.