Here we are at the halfway point of the preseason, and the fantasy football landscape is changing with each new day. It's time to take a quick look at all the latest fantasy developments around the league. I'll start with the AFC East.
BILLS: After a very poor first preseason outing, QB Trent Edwards bounced back with a nice showing Thursday in a win over the Steelers. Edwards completed 9-of-11 passes for 104 yards, hitting TE Robert Royal with two TD strikes. This is encouraging news for all owners of Marshawn Lynch and Lee Evans.
DOLPHINS: Lots going on in Miami. QB Chad Pennington looked good Saturday in his first game as a Dolphin (5-of-6 for 55 yards). RB Ricky Williams has played great through two contests (15 carries for 74 yards and a TD) while Ronnie Brown has not (five carries for six yards, one catch for three yards). And it appears WR Derek Hagan has supplanted Ernest Wilford in the starting lineup.
JETS: Brett Favre's Jets debut Saturday went very well (5-of-6 for 48 yards and a TD), and his presence obviously helps all Jets skill players. Outside of Favre, New York's biggest story of the preseason has been the play of QB Brett Ratliff and WR David Clowney. The first-year QB has thrown for a league-leading 400 yards through two games, and the 23-year-old wideout is tops in the NFL with 222 receiving yards thus far. Gang Green may have more depth than they thought.
PATRIOTS: The Pats' offense really struggled without Tom Brady (foot) Sunday night at Tampa, gaining a dismal 174 total yards. Equally as awful through two games has been the play of Laurence Maroney (13 carries for 21 yards, one catch for 11 yards). And after having 19 attempts for 76 yards and a TD in the first preseason game, RB LaMont Jordan didn't carry the ball once against the Bucs.
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