Journeying to the NFC West, I’ll start with the Wide Receiver Show otherwise known as the Arizona Cardinals. The Cards may be the best example on how a bad NFL team can produce good fantasy players. OK, Arizona wasn’t that bad last year, but at some point, with the offensive weapons it has, the Cardinals have to be a playoff contender, right?

QUARTERBACK: With Anquan Boldin and Larry Fitzgerald, you would think the Cardinals’ starting quarterback would be a sure QB1. Arizona shoots holes in that theory with Matt Leinart and Kurt Warner. Leinart’s injury problems and inconsistency and Warner’s age make them risky starting fantasy quarterbacks. Heck, there’s no guarantee Leinart will even start this fall. Whoever does start can be considered a QB2, but be ready to jump on the backup if your two QBs go down.

RUNNING BACKS: He’s not that old, but people had considered Edgerrin James washed up. Then he topped 1,200 yards and scored seven touchdowns in 2007. No, he might not ever put up the numbers he delivered in Indy, but he’s in Arizona, not Indy, where 100-yard games were easier to come by (he only turned in three last year). He may not be a first-rounder anymore, but if he puts up similar numbers, he’s a solid starting fantasy RB, and a good find in the third or fourth round.

WIDE RECEIVERS: When they are healthy and scoring touchdowns, Fitzgerald and Boldin are WR1s. Fitzgerald was mostly healthy and put up monster numbers, including 10 TDs. Despite missing four games, Boldin delivered decent yards and nine touchdowns. Fitzgerald is clearly an WR1, Boldin is risky as your top receiver but more than adequate as your No. 2. Rookie Early Doucet might be a very late-round sleeper — could he step into the shoes of the Big Two should one of them get injured?

TIGHT ENDS: Leonard Pope only caught 23 passes last year, but five were for touchdowns. His low reception and yard totals don’t justify him as a starting fantasy tight end, but he’s a perfect backup — someone who might get a touchdown for you on your TE1’s bye week.

KICKER: Neil Rackers’ insane season of 2005 is a distant memory after making just 70 percent of his field goals last year. His points slid down to 110, dropping him to K2 territory. Seriously, that monster season might have been simply an aberration.