I’m grabbing Chris Henry hoping he is a TD machine this year, maybe Benson as a back up.

I usually don’t take QBs early and having Carson down that low is a joke. At worse he’s as good a fantasy player as Schaub or McNabb. At best he’s in the top tier. He will be a steal.

I don’t mind Chad being that low. I had him for a few years and he is very very streaky, even when he was at the top of his game. One week he’s fantasy gold, the next he catches two passes. I do like Coles being a steal where he’s positioned. He should have the same production as last year with Favre.

One sleeper I had last year who busted was Utecht. I HOPE he does something this year. He may go undrafted and could be a steal for TE.

I’m in a keeper league on espn.com, so the three players that I’m keeping from last year are Greg Jennings, Marion Barber and Frank Gore. Here are my thoughts on Bengals Players.

Carson Palmer – I’ve heard a lot of adjectives thrown around that supposedly describe Palmer like “injury Prone” “Fragile” or “Question Mark.” However, I’m not really sure that any of these are fair. Before last season he played three straight years without missing a single game (if you don’t count the knee injury in the post season of ‘05). It looks like he won’t be going with the premier QB’s this year, meaning he’ll be drafted in the mid to late rounds. I might pick him up as my #1 QB if I get a chance.

Chad Ochocinco – Of all the Bengals players, I think his stock has dropped the most. He’s turned 31, played the entirety of last season and still sucked up the fantasy world (I drafted him last year and kept him on my bench the whole year). But he’s looking strong again and with Carson back I think he’ll be productive again. I’ll definitely look at drafting him as my #2 WR

Coles – This could be an interesting pickup. At best I think that he could be a top 20 WR. I think he’ll get plenty of catches, but I don’t know if he’ll be a big red zone threat with Henry and Ocho on either side of him. His production will depend on whether or not he gets TD’s.

Benson – Here’s a guy who though I don’t completely trust, I have to concede he’ll be a viable #2 RB. The telling stat about Benson is his paltry 3.5 yds per carry last year. Combine that with only one touchdown and you have to wonder how he’s on anybody’s fantasy radar. however, he is going to be used as the feature back here, and I expect him to get goaline carries. I expect him to consistently put up 80 yds and a touchdown every week or two if the offense is coming together. Since he’s likely to fall to the middle/late rounds of fantasy drafts, I would be happy with him as my #3 behind Barber and Gore.

Chris Henry – I think his production is going to depend on the overall success of the offense. If we are able to move the chains unlike last year, I think Henry could be viabe #3 fanasy receiver. If we struggle on offense like we did last year then I don’t see a ton of touches coming his way. If I don’t draft Chad then I’ll look at Henry as a possible #3 wideout. He’s the kind of guy that could be a great play against weaker defenses like KC, Denver and Oakland. I don’t think that I would waste a draft pick on him though since I don’t think he’ll be drafted at all in most leagues.

Ben Utecht – I doubt the guy will get drafted in most leagues so I don’t think that I’ll need to be worried about using a draft pick to get him. if he does start producing then I’ll look at my options.