Santonio Holmes Trade Thoughts

According to dictionary.com a distraction is defined as the states of being distracted or that which distracts, divides the attention, or prevents concentration. I think that they may have a new addition to that definition soon. Santonio Holmes and his off-season antics have led the once dominant Pittsburgh Steelers to trade their lead WR to the New York Jets, and while this mights seem like a blockbuster deal to bring Braylon Edwards to the Steel City, the Steeler's asking price was not that high. In return for the troubled WR the Steelers have picked up a 5th Rd draft pick in this year's upcoming NFL draft. Now most of you are aware that this off-season's investigation into Holmes and an alleged assault in an Orlando night club from back in March is not the WR's first run-in with the law, but given the fact that Holmes is being relatively co-operative with the investigation, and he did catch the Super Bowl winning catch 2 years ago in their last Super Bowl appearance, you would think that he would have a little bit longer leash. Apparently Mr. Holmes was a bit more of an off the field issue than was being reported. Holmes will now be teaming with Braylon Edwards, David Clowney, Jericho Cotchery, and will be on field with L.T. and Shonn Greene. Also Mark Sanchez is puling the trigger under center, and has a year of experience under his belt. With the addition of Holmes to the weapons that last year got them to an AFC Championship Game, I think that the Jets are an immediate Super Bowl contender and potentially a favorite even amongst the Vikings and Saints who were both dominant last year. How does this effect your Fantasy Team? I think that the Jets receivers will be valuable additions to any Fantasy Roster. If I were to rank them I think that it would be 1. Holmes. 2. Cotchery. 3. Clowney. Also if I were ranking against all WRs I think that Holmes is top 15 and Cotchery is top 25 and Clowney is top 50 and amongst the other weapons on their team I think that Sanchez will be spreading the wealth amongst all of them so I would suggest handcuffing them to one another. Clowney is a good handcuff for either Cotchery or Holmes, and I think that by doing this you will increase your point totals. All of the weapons for the Jets will be valuable, but you do want to watch Holmes as their are rumors that he may be suspended for the first 4 games of the regular season due to a failed drug test, and violation of the substance abuse policy. If that talk continues and this suspension happens we do want to clarify that we would drop him down in our draft rankings to about 30ish. He will still be a valuable weapon but with 4 games missing from his season it will be hard to justify a higher round pick.