Exclusive: NFL Greats Talk Fantasy Football, 2012 Season – Part 1

August 30, 2012

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The 2012 NFL season is less than a week away. Is your fantasy lineup set? Have you formed any early Super Bowl predictions? We caught up with former NFL greats Marcus Allen, Warrick Dunn, and Ahman Green at the NFL Fantasy Draft Week Party in NYC and asked them those questions, what storylines they are looking forward to the most this season and much more. See what they had to say below and check back tomorrow for Part 2 where we talk to Marshall Faulk, Amani Toomer, and Jake Plummer.

Who is the #1 player on your fantasy football draft board?

Marcus Allen: Darren McFadden (if healthy) or Cam Newton (if picking a QB).
Warrick Dunn: Aaron Rodgers
Ahman Green: Arian Foster

If you were drafting an all-time fantasy team, who would be your #1 pick?

MA: Marshall Faulk
WD: Barry Sanders
AG: Marshall Faulk (Editors note: Ahman nearly chose himself and we don’t blame him. In 2003, he had one of the greatest seasons in fantasy football history, rushing for 1,883 yards and 15 touchdowns while catching 50 balls for 367 yards and 5 touchdowns.)

What storyline(s) are you most intrigued by this upcoming season?

MA: Peyton Manning, the New Orleans Saints, Jamaal Charles and Adrian Peterson returning from season-ending injuries.
WD: Peyton Manning
AG: Peyton Manning

Which team do you think will win Super Bowl XLVII?

MA: Green Bay Packers
WD: Green Bay Packers
AG: Too early to tell.

Who is your top sleeper team?

MA: Houston Texans
WD: Cincinnati Bengals
AG: Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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Exclusive: NFL Greats Talk Fantasy Football, 2012 Season – Part 1