Carson Palmer and Ochocinco getting closer - If these two can bond on and off the field (whatever it takes) that’s good news for the fantasy production of both this season.

Ray Rice, RB, BAL working with starters – The Ravens RB situation will be closely watched in pre-season but it appears the early leader is Rice.  But in other news Willis McGahee says his new is fine and he expects to back and ready for the regular season.  Like we said – a situation to watch closely.

Jets QB battle to be “fierce” – Looks like expectations are for Sanchez and Clemens to battle this summer.  If that holds that’s not a huge endorsement for Sanchez.  Frankly, if Sanchez can’t blow away Clemens and win this job he’s not all that.  We’ll see.

Vincent Jackson, WR, SD having a strong spring – We like Jackson but off field issues must be a concern but he certainly has the talent to have a huge year.

*** The FantasyDraftEdge.com Fantasy Impact Take ***

We’ve had a long standing opinion that relying on a rookie QB in the NFL to be your #1 fantasy football starting quarterback is not a great strategy.  Last year may have hurt that view point a bit with Flacco and Ryan both putting up respectable numbers.  However, we still have serious concerns about taking a rookie QB too early in the draft.  For most of our clients this problem works itself out as high profile rookies are often taken WAY too early in drafts and our clients know better than to reach. 

As always we’ll be watching all rookies closely in the pre-season but also as always don’t expect any rookie QB to be too highly rated on our fantasy cheat sheets.