Drew Bledsoe

He’s this year’s Kerry Collins in that he’s getting a premier wide receiver who has a history of turning his QB into a fantasy monster. Don’t discount this just because things didn’t work out for Collins at the end of last year (mostly because Randy Moss was severely limited by injury). Throwing out last year because of the time he missed with the suspension, Owens’ teams have averaged sixth place in TD passes since 2000. And his teams are always at or near the top of the league in YPA. Remember, the Cowboys are adding Owens to one of the league’s top receiving tight ends in Jason Witten and explosive flanker Terry Glenn. Assuming his receivers stay healthy, Bledsoe is a solid bet to finish with 4,000 passing yards and 25-to-30 TD passes. But the downside here is that he’s not very good in a vacuum. We know he’s immobile, but his accuracy is below average (15.8 percent poor throws). He averaged only 6.97 yards on first down attempts, giving Bill Parcells little reason to up his pass percentage on these downs (21st overall). And his inability to respond to pressure (just a 67.9 rating on a whopping 112 late/close attempts) caused conservatism in the red zone, too. Last year, the Cowboys were 27th in red-zone pass percentage. But Bledsoe was seventh in converting these chances. He’ll have more opportunities and better odds of success with the game’s premier red-zone weapon lining up next to him in ’06. Bledsoe is very durable. And the arm strength is still there, as evidenced by his 95 QB rating on 102 11-to-20 yard attempts.