Free Subscriber's Contest, can you spot the fantasy football value?

Do you think Patriots second-year WR Julian Edelman is a fantasy football bargain this year?

Recall at the right price, all viable NFL starters become a fantasy value.

Given a $100-million salary cap and 18 roster spots to fill, some managers see Edelman as a bargain in 4for4.com's Free Subscriber Contest.

With Wes Welker rehabbing from a severe ACL injury suffered last season, Julian Edelman will likely be filling in for Welker in the New England slot for at least a couple of weeks. If Welker suffers a setback or ends up on the PUP list to start the season, Edelman's 2010 fantasy value could increase tremendously. Getting Edelman for 4% of your salary cap could prove to be a true bargain if Edelman gets a number of quality fantasy starts throughout the season.

Speaking of Wes Welker, the currently injured New England WR could present an even larger bargain at $3-million in the Subscriber's Contest. In 2009, Welker finished as the 12th highest scoring WR in standard scoring leagues while missing two full games and the majority of another. His numbers deserve a second look: 126 rec, 1384 total yards, 4TD.

Given the roster and scoring format of the 4for4.com Subscriber's Contest, one interesting strategy this season is to roster both Welker and Edelman for a combined $7-million. In the Subscriber's Contest your roster contains 5WRs, but only the two highest scoring WRs will be played [automatically] each week. By combining Welker and Edelman, you all but assure yourself of Tom Brady's number 1 target each week.

Still not excited about Julian Edelman?

Perhaps for $8-million Chargers rookie RB Ryan Mathews might be more to your liking. Mathews was the first RB selected in the 2010 NFL Draft.

Chargers new Head Coach Norv Turner, talking about Mathews said: "He's got great speed and vision. What puts him over the top is he's capable of being a very physical runner. Just watching Ryan run in our three rookie-camp practices, he's got great patience, great body control."

With the loss of franchise icon LaDainian Tomlinson to the Jets, the Chargers will be looking to re-establish the ground game. Turner expects Mathews to be near the 300 touch mark by the end of the season as the primary RB in the Chargers backfield.

By way of comparison Matt Forte, LeSean McCoy, and Ronnie Brown also go for $8-million.

Brett Favre could present tremendous value at $4-million if he returns for another go-round. If he doesn't? Not such a great value.

Other $4-million QBs include: Matthew Stafford, Carson Palmer, and Vince Young.

So who do you like from this group?

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