Fantasy Football: Top Quarterbacks

[724Skinsfan]

I disagree with ranking players based off of possible future injury. I know Qb's are the hardest to rank but assuming he is going to get injured makes no sense to me. Of course 16 thru 24 are all pretty much interchangeable as far as fantasy points are concerned. I think rather than having a straight ranking system you should use a tiered approach and then sort each tier based on perceived strength of schedule.

[ArtMonkDrillz]

Originally Posted by 724Skinsfan

I disagree with ranking players based off of possible future injury. I know Qb's are the hardest to rank but assuming he is going to get injured makes no sense to me. Of course 16 thru 24 are all pretty much interchangeable as far as fantasy points are concerned. I think rather than having a straight ranking system you should use a tiered approach and then sort each tier based on perceived strength of schedule.

I feel like, in quite a few cases, you really can almost rely on some guys to get injured and I do think that it should affect where you rank them.

I know that last year I was in a position in the first round where I felt like I had to draft Priest even though I knew he'd get injured. I had him ranked below a bunch of other guys, but I guess everyone in front of me did too. What really sucked was that I waited too long on LJ and he went one round before I planned to take him.

[724Skinsfan]

Originally Posted by ArtMonkDrillz

I feel like, in quite a few cases, you really can almost rely on some guys to get injured and I do think that it should affect where you rank them.

I know that last year I was in a position in the first round where I felt like I had to draft Priest even though I knew he'd get injured. I had him ranked below a bunch of other guys, but I guess everyone in front of me did too. What really sucked was that I waited too long on LJ and he went one round before I planned to take him.

Yes but how does a QB who finished as the #13th ranked fanatsy QB get ranked down to #24? Brunell has an upgraded receiving core, a better blocking TE, an offensive line that has no personnel changes and a new offensive coordinator that previously produced a consistent 4,000 yard passer.

Last year's Brad Johnson was the #24 ranked qb with 1800 passing yards, 12 TDs and 4 INTs. In 2004, Kyle Boller was #24 with 2500 passing yards, 13 TDs and 11 INTs. This is what we can expect Brunell will be getting?

[724Skinsfan]

Just double-checked, I should have used the #23 rankings. Sorry about that, but I still stand by the post.

[ArtMonkDrillz]

Originally Posted by 724Skinsfan

Yes but how does a QB who finished as the #13th ranked fanatsy QB get ranked down to #24? Brunell has an upgraded receiving core, a better blocking TE, an offensive line that has no personnel changes and a new offensive coordinator that previously produced a consistent 4,000 yard passer.

Last year's Brad Johnson was the #24 ranked qb with 1800 passing yards, 12 TDs and 4 INTs. In 2004, Kyle Boller was #24 with 2500 passing yards, 13 TDs and 11 INTs. This is what we can expect Brunell will be getting?

Good point. But I guess they're worried that Brunell's age is going to catch up to him and that's he's not going to be around all season.
But like you said, he may be protected even better this year than he was last.

[724Skinsfan]

This is kind of a silly discussion because the focus should be on a top 12 QB which Brunell is not all that likely to become.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by 724Skinsfan

Yes but how does a QB who finished as the #13th ranked fanatsy QB get ranked down to #24? Brunell has an upgraded receiving core, a better blocking TE, an offensive line that has no personnel changes and a new offensive coordinator that previously produced a consistent 4,000 yard passer.

Last year's Brad Johnson was the #24 ranked qb with 1800 passing yards, 12 TDs and 4 INTs. In 2004, Kyle Boller was #24 with 2500 passing yards, 13 TDs and 11 INTs. This is what we can expect Brunell will be getting?

That's been the theme of this offseason, everyone hating on Brunell. Should be fun to see him prove everyone wrong... again.