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What happened in the 2008 fantasy football season?
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Injuries to quarterbacks Tom Brady, Carson Palmer and Matt Hasselbeck left the position thin for many fantasy squads. But young quarterbacks like Philip Rivers and Matt Cassel emerged to help compensate for those losses.
Michael Turner and DeAngelo Williams ascended from backup roles to become the top fantasy stars at running back. Surprise runners like Steve Slaton and Pierre Thomas helped lead many teams to fantasy titles.
Larry Fitzgerald, Andre Johnson and Calvin Johnson have replaced the fading Marvin Harrison, Chad Johnson and Joey Galloway to be fantasy's next generation of superstar wide receivers.
Tony Gonzalez continues to be dominant at the tight end spot, while aging kicker John Carney made a big comeback. Defensively, Philadelphia and Baltimore rise to the top as Dallas descends into disappointment.
Review the top fantasy awards for the past fantasy football season.
| All-Fantasy First Team | |||
| Pos | Player | Tm | Comment |
| QB | Drew Brees | NO | Is only the NFL's second player to pass for 5,000 yards |
| RB | DeAngelo Williams | Car | Finished first in TDs (20) and third in rushing (1,515) |
| RB | Michael Turner | Atl | Was second in TDs (17) and total yards (1,740) |
| RB | Matt Forte | Chi | Was third in total yards (1,715) and had fifth-most TDs (12) |
| WR | Larry Fitzgerald | Ari | Was 1st in receiving TDs (12), 2nd in yds (1,431) and 4th in rec (96) |
| WR | Andre Johnson | Hou | Placed 1st in rec (115) and yds (1,575) w/ 8 TDs |
| WR | Calvin Johnson | Det | Was 1st in receiving TDs (12) and 5th in yds (1,331) |
| TE | Tony Gonzalez | KC | Was 1st in rec (96), yards (1,058) and TDs (10) among TE |
| K | Stephen Gostkowski | NE | Kicked most FGs (36) by converting 90 percent of attempts |
| D/ST | Philadelphia | Phi | Generated 3rd-most sacks (48) and team allowed 4th-fewest points |
| All-Fantasy Second Team | |||
| Pos | Player | Tm | Comment |
| QB | Philip Rivers | SD | Led NFL with 34 TD passes and was only 1 of 6 to throw for 4,000 yds |
| RB | Thomas Jones | NYJ | Scored 3rd-most TDs (15) and ran for 5th-most yds (1,312) |
| RB | Adrian Peterson | Min | Totaled most yds (1,885) and scored 10 TDs |
| RB | Maurice Jones-Drew | Jac | Scored 4th-most TDs and totaled 88-plus yds in 6 of last 8 gms |
| WR | Greg Jennings | GB | Was 6th in yds (1,292) and top 8 in receiving TD (9) |
| WR | Roddy White | Atl | Was 4th in yds (1,382) and 9th in rec (88), plus added 7 TDs |
| WR | Steve Smith | Car | Finished 3rd in yds (1,421) and had 96-plus yds in 10 of last 13 gms |
| TE | Jason Witten | Dal | Placed 3rd in rec (81) and 2nd in yards (952) w/ 4 TDs |
| K | David Akers | Phi | Finished 3rd in FGs (33), kicking at least 2 FGs in 11 gms |
| D/ST | Baltimore | Bal | Forced most takeaways (34) and allowed 3rd-fewest pts (15.3) |
| Top Surprises Team | |||
| Pos | Player | Tm | Comment |
| QB | Matt Cassel | NE | Threw just 7 times in '07 but passed for 3,693 yds and 21 TDs in '08 |
| RB | Steve Slaton | Hou | Rookie went from backup to 5th in total yds (1,659) w/ 10 TDs |
| RB | Pierre Thomas | NO | Started behind Bush and McAllister, but had more yds (909), TDs (12) |
| RB | Le'Ron McClain | Bal | Backup ran for only 18 yds in '07 but totaled 1,025 yds, 10 TDs in '08 |
| WR | Antonio Bryant | TB | Didn't play in '07, yet finished 8th in yds (1,248) |
| WR | Lance Moore | NO | Tripled rec (79) and yds (928) from '07 and had 3rd-most rec TD (10) |
| WR | Kevin Walter | Hou | Finished top 11 in receiving TDs (8) after scoring just 5 in 1st 5 seasons |
| TE | John Carlson | Sea | Placed Top 10 in rec (55), yds (627) and TDs (5) |
| K | John Carney | NYG | Finished 2nd in FGs (35), kicking at least 2 FGs in 12 gms |
| D/ST | New York Jets | NYJ | Produced fourth-most takeaways (30) and 7th-most sacks (41) |
| Top Flops Team | |||
| Pos | Player | Tm | Comment |
| QB | Derek Anderson | Cle | He passed for just 1,615 yds, 9 TDs after compiling 3,787 yds, 29 TD in '07 |
| RB | Joseph Addai | Ind | Combined for only 750 yds, 7 TDs after totaling 1,436 yds, 15 TDs |
| RB | Larry Johnson | KC | Clinched just 4 gms of 100 total yds and scored only 5 TDs |
| RB | Darren McFadden | Oak | Recorded just 2 gms of at least 100 total yds, scored only 4 TDs |
| WR | Braylon Edwards | Cle | Had just 3 TDs after scoring 16 last year; recorded only 3 100-yd gms |
| WR | Plaxico Burress | NYG | Season ended early w/ suspension; had just 1 100-yd gm |
| WR | Chad Johnson | Cin | Produced zero 100-yd gms and scored just 4 TDs |
| TE | Jeremy Shockey | NO | Failed to score a touchdown after totaling 23 in previous 4 seasons |
| K | Shayne Graham | Cin | He had nine games with just one or zero made field goals |
| D/ST | Dallas | Dal | Had league's 3rd-fewest INT (8); ranked in bottom half in allowing points |
| Top Injury Flops Team | |||
| Pos | Player | Tm | Comment |
| QB | Tom Brady | NE | Season ended in opener; C. Palmer, M. Hasselbeck play 11 combined gms |
| RB | Marion Barber | Dal | Hampered by toe injury, combined for just 111 yds in last 5 gms |
| RB | Reggie Bush | NO | Missed 6 of last 9 games and scored just once during that span |
| RB | Laurence Maroney | NE | Played in just 3 gms before season ended w/ shoulder injury |
| WR | Jerry Porter | Jac | Caught just 11 passes and missed 6 gms w/ leg injuries |
| WR | Joey Galloway | TB | Had just 13 receptions and missed 7 gms w/ foot injuries |
| WR | Javon Walker | Oak | Missed 8 gms, including last 7 w/ ankle injury |
| TE | Kellen Winslow | Cle | Was out 6 gms, including final 4 contests w/ ankle injury |
| K | Lawrence Tynes | NYG | Knee injury left him kicking only 1 FG all season |
| D/ST | San Diego | SD | Ranked bottom 11 in sacks w/ loss of Shawne Merriman in opener |
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