2009 Chelan Gulls Preview

Projection: 6-6 (3-3)
Projected Rank: #T3

Chelan Gulls Info

Owner: Perry Lucas
Team Name: Gulls
Colors: Blue, Green, and Gold
Location: Lake Chelan
Favorite NFL Team: Buffalo Bills
Franchise Player: Chris Johnson - RB - TEN
Stadium Name: Michael Fabiano Stadium "The Lake" (Chelan, Washington)

2009 Chelan Roster

Starters

QB - J. Cutler - CHI
WR - L. Fitzgerald - ARI
WR - G. Jennings - GB
RB - C. Johnson - TEN
RB - K. Moreno - DEN
RB/WR - T. Owens - BUF

Bench

QB - M. Schaub - HOU
RB - C. Wells - ARI
RB - F. Jones - DAL
RB - R. Mendenhall - PIT

Overview

WENATCHEE - Every year in fantasy football, owners come into their drafts to load their team up with the next start rookies like Matt Forte and Chris Johnson. Chelan Gulls owner Perry Lucas took their strategy ti the extreme. Chelan Gulls drafted Knowshon Moreno, Chris Wells, Shonne Greene, and Rashard Mendenhall. Greene was just recently traded to Wenatchee for Felix Jones, another up and coming RB. Obviously Perry Lucas likes his RBs, "I've always leaned towards RBs, and after last seasons barrage of sleeper RBs, I made sure I had a whole stable of them to myself. One of them has to turn out like Matt Forte, right?" Lucas chuckles. The Gulls will roll the dice this season, hoping they can hit the jackpot and land the next up and coming RB(s), but the Gulls will feature more then just sleepers in 2009. Franchise player Chris Johnson and WR Larry Fitzgerald will carry this team until the sleepers can pick up the pace. We see some great potential in this team, players like Wells, Moreno, Mendenhall, etc. all the have the ability to break out in 2009. Given that they already have stars like Johnson and Fitzgerald, chances are they see 1 of the 4 sleeper RBs breakout, and all they need is one to be a contender in this fall's season. We see Chelan struggling early on as the sleeper RBs struggle to pick up the pace, but will rebound towards the end of the season when it matters. The Gulls will go 6-6 during the regular season, and 3-3 in league play. Look for the Gulls to surge through the playoff weeks.

Tomorrow we will post East Wenatchee's preview!

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