Offseason review: Quarterbacks
This is the first of several posts reviewing the fantasy season that was and taking an initial look ahead. Starting with quarterbacks, it’s safe to say Tom Brady put up perhaps the best individual performance in fantasy history. Looking back at my rankings from last August, I had Brady fourth, behind Peyton Manning, Carson Palmer and Drew Brees. Funny how even Manning didn’t come close to Brady’s numbers. If I had to rank the top 15 or so QBs after the fact (and these aren’t rankings for the upcoming year –, as much as I like Brett Favre, I don’t think he’s going to be a top-five QB in 2008 — early picks for next season will be coming soon), this is what it would look like:
1. Tom Brady, Patriots
2. Peyton Manning, Colts
3. Tony Romo, Cowboys
4. Brett Favre, Packers
5. Drew Brees, Saints
6. Derek Anderson, Browns
7. Carson Palmer, Bengals
8. Ben Roethlisberger, Steelers
9. Matt Hasselbeck, Seahawks
10. Kurt Warner, Cardinals
11. Donovan McNabb, Eagles
12. Eli Manning, Giants
13. David Garrard, Jaguars
14. Vince Young, Titans
15. Jay Cutler, Broncos
Compared to my rankings, Palmer, Marc Bulger, McNabb, Jon Kitna, Young and Rivers underperformed; Favre, Romo, Anderson and Roethlisberger were among the overachievers (as well as Brady, of course). Injuries were a problem (though not as much as at running back), for Bulger and Matt Leinart in particular.
Looking at fantasy magazine from last year, it missed on Palmer and Young but was somewhat optimistic on Favre. I bring this up because I find it a bit fascinating to see how the “experts” did. And though I don’t profess to be one of them, it’s good to know they are just as likely to not get rankings that right.
As for 2008, when was the last time Peyton Manning was not the top-rated quarterback? He’ll fall to the second round, where he might be joined by Romo. Eli Manning should get a bump up from the Super Bowl victory and the poise he showed the last two months of the season.
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February 19th, 2008 at 1:24 am
[...] Da NFL Blog – Fantasy football advice and NFL musings that would make Coach Ditka proud wrote an interesting post today on Offseason review: QuarterbacksHere’s a quick excerptOffseason review: Quarterbacks This is the first of several posts reviewing the fantasy season that was and taking an initial look ahead. Starting with quarterbacks, it’s safe to say Tom Brady put up perhaps the best individual performance in fantasy history. Looking back at my rankings from last August, I had Brady fourth, behind Peyton Manning, Carson Palmer and Drew Brees. Funny how even Manning didn’t come close to Brady’s numbers. If I had to rank the top 15 or so QBs after the fact (and [...]
February 19th, 2008 at 1:27 am
[...] Da NFL Blog – Fantasy football advice and NFL musings that would make Coach Ditka proud wrote an interesting post today on Offseason review: QuarterbacksHere’s a quick excerptOffseason review: Quarterbacks This is the first of several posts reviewing the fantasy season that was and taking an initial look ahead. Starting with quarterbacks, it’s safe to say Tom Brady put up perhaps the best individual performance in fantasy history. Looking back at my rankings from last August, I had Brady fourth, behind Peyton Manning, Carson Palmer and Drew Brees. Funny how even Manning didn’t come close to Brady’s numbers. If I had to rank the top 15 or so QBs after the fact (and [...]
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