When the 49ers signed Randy Moss, it was certainly a high profile move for a team that lacked high profile wide receivers, but he was out of the league in 2011 and caught just 28 passes with 3 teams in 2010, so it’s fair to question how much he has left, if anything, as he heads into his age 35 season. One of the most telling things is how a team views a player. For the 49ers and the Randy Moss, it doesn’t look like they view him as a starter.

Multiple reports, including ones from SI and ESPN, say that Moss will not start for the 49ers this season. ESPN says that Moss will play in a receiver rotation this season, while SI reports that the 49ers want Moss to play about 20-25 snaps per game. Neither of those things says starter. Another offseason acquisition, Mario Manningham, has had a strong Training Camp and preseason and would be the most likely choice to start opposite Michael Crabtree, though remember, they will be rotating receivers.

Moss is off the fantasy radar as are all 49er receivers other than Crabtree. Even Crabtree should not be rated very high as he’s not likely to get the 72 catches for 857 yards and 4 touchdowns he had last season with all these new targets around him. Only Vernon Davis is worth getting excited about in fantasy circles. After Davis finally got Jim Harbaugh’s playbook down last season, he caught fire late and caught 28 passes for 538 yards and 5 touchdowns in their last 5 games, including playoffs. He should bounce back to his 2009 and 2010 levels of production (78/965/13 and 56/914/7) after a down season in 2011 (67/792/6).

If you’re interested in doing a fantasy football league with me, here’s the link (no draft date set yet, currently standard, with the option to become PPR with group vote). http://msn.foxsports.com/fantasy/football/commissioner/Registration/Private.aspx?league=55086&password=FanSpot2

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