Updated: August 24, 2010
A couple of months ago I got this wild idea to do redraft and dynasty rankings, and since then it's occurred to me that most people get the basic idea that younger up and coming QBs (or players at any position) move up a bit in keeper/dynasty rankings. So rather than make to rankings for each position, we'll stick with one, and a little common sense.
Since I wrote those first articles, we've had the draft, Big Ben got Little Ben some action in a night club bathroom, Chad Henne got Brandon Marshall, Carolina got Jimmy Clausen, and Donovan McNabb made Keven Kolb fantasy relevant. So this seems like a good time to get the rankings blood flowing again.
Because I'm anal retentive (insert your own joke here) I'm of course going to start all over again with the QB's. They are the leaders of our fantasy squads.
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| RANK | PLAYER | TEAM | BYE | ONE LINER |
| 1 | Aaron Rodgers | GBP | 10 | 5 years younger than Brees, and he runs too |
| 2 | Drew Brees | NOS | 10 | No reason he shouldn't be in the top 2 again on '10 |
| 3 | Matt Schaub | HOU | 7 | No running game, no Owen Daniels, no problem |
| 4 | Peyton Manning | IND | 7 | Expect a slight drop off from '09 |
| 5 | Philip Rivers | SDG | 10 | He could end 2010 in the Top 3 |
| 6 | Tony Romo | DAL | 4 | Better than Brady, Rivers last season + Dez Bryant |
| 7 | Tom Brady | NEP | 5 | Brady stays in the top 10 only because Ben drops out |
| 8 | Kevin Kolb | PHI | 8 | Don't hurt yourself raising those eyebrows |
| 9 | Jay Cutler | CHI | 8 | A rebound season is in store with Mike Martz |
| 10 | Joe Flacco | BAL | 8 | Has a cannon, Ray Rice and Anquan Boldin |
| 11 | Eli Manning | NYG | 8 | Not flashy, but good young receivers mean points |
| 12 | Brett Favre | MIN | 4 | Favre is back, but with fewer tools |
| 13 | Carson Palmer | CIN | 6 | He has to be better than last year...right? |
| 14 | Donovan McNabb | WAS | 9 | Will have a chip on his shoulder in 2010. Look out |
| 15 | Matt Ryan | ATL | 8 | Rough sophomore year, but should rebound |
| 16 | Ben Roethlisberger | PIT | 5 | Out for at least 4 games to start the year |
| 17 | Chad Henne | MIA | 5 | Nice sleeper pick, and Brandon Marshall only helps |
| 18 | Alex Smith | SFO | 9 | Averaged 2 TDs a game as starter. Sleeper/keeper |
| 19 | Matt Hasselbeck | SEA | 5 | I think he'll stay healthy this year. Hello Russ Okung |
| 20 | Matthew Stafford | DET | 7 | If he can stay healthy, he can do big things in '10 |
| 21 | David Garrard | JAX | 9 | If he isn't pushed out he's a decent #2 QB option |
| 22 | Mark Sanchez | NYJ | 7 | Very raw, INT prone, on a run first team |
| 23 | Jason Campbell | OAK | 10 | Oakland will be better with Campbell |
| 24 | Matt Moore | CAR | 6 | Moore has some nice sleeper upside if he keeps Clausen at bay |
| 25 | Matt Cassell | KCC | 4 | Dexter McCluster in the slot will help |
| 26 | Kyle Orton | DEN | 9 | Demaryus Williams & Tim Tebow can't save them |
| 27 | Sam Bradford | STL | 9 | While the Rams said Bradford would sit in 2010, the tune seems to be changing |
| 28 | Vince Young | TEN | 9 | He'll need more than 156 passing yards per game |
| 29 | Derek Anderson | ARI | 6 | Leinart's fallout in the desert is Anderson's chance |
| 30 | Josh Freeman | TBB | 4 | If he keeps the job he could surprise on a bad team |
| 31 | Jake Delhomme | CLE | 8 | Better than people give him credit for, nice WRs |
| 32 | Trent Edwards | BUF | 6 | Let's see what Chan Gailey does with him |
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