A continuation of the Top 20 Fantasy Football QB rankings
11. Donovan McNabb
Philadelphia Eagles
Bye Week: 4
Risk: none
McNabb had a very good season last year throwing for almost 4000 yards. The recent addition of DeSean Jackson plays a major part of McNabb’s success moving forward. McNabb is an extremely talented QB and with Brian Westbrook in the backfield catching the garbage when no one else is open and being as explosive as he is which means yardage by the piles for McNabb. Count on McNabb to come close to the numbers has last year, but missing the mark by a hair. Oh yea, don’t forget about Reggie Bush’s idol – Brian Westbrook which is a RB by title, but catches more balls than a lot of 1st team receivers.
2008 Stats:
QB Pct Yds Y/G TD Int
60.4 3916 245 23 11
2009 Proj:
QB Pct Yds Y/G TD Int
60.0 3520 220 27 8
Fantasy Points: 212
Depth Chart: QB: (1) Donovan McNabb - WR: (1) Kevin Curtis; (2) DeSean Jackson; (3) Hank Baskett - TE: (1) Brent Celek - RB: (1) Brian Westbrook; (2) Leonard Weaver
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12. Eli Manning
New York Giants
Bye Week: 10
Risk: none
Manning; Manning; Manning. Yes, it is little bro, but he is a Manning. I hear some negativity around the wire about how he has only posted one season with a 60 pct rate. Come on y’all! I really don’t have much to say about this kid other than he will break out this year and serve up a good ole mess of 65 pct rating. I doubt Plaxico being absent will cause any further slide in performance as he has been working well in the offseason with Domenik Hixon and company. I remember watching Hixon in pre-season last year and thinking, get that dude the ball. They will have a great connection. You watch and see!
2008 Stats:
QB Pct Yds Y/G TD Int
60.3 3238 202 21 10
2009 Proj:
QB Pct Yds Y/G TD Int
65.0 3648 228 25 14
Fantasy Points: 195
Depth Chart: QB: (1) Eli Manning - WR: (1) Domenik Hixon; (2) Steve Smith; (3) David Tyree - TE: (1) Kevin Boss - RB: (1) Brandon Jacobs; (2) Ahmad Bradshaw
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13. Trent Edwards
Buffalo Bills
Bye Week: 9
Risk: none
Trent Edwards, this kid is the real deal. Lets dig deeper. Last year in essentially his career debut, he had a 66 pct completion rate with less than Terrell Owens. He passed for 2700 yards in only 14 games at an average of 193 yards per game. That equates to 3100 yards if he would have played all 16 games last year. Not bad for a 1.5 year QB from Stanford. He has T.O. now. Who cares if the guy has a bad attitude in the locker room, we talking about fantasy value here. T.O., although not the best season last year, produces well for his QB’s year one of his joining. Trent Edwards has the right stuff. You will not hear what I am telling you now, but next year, Edwards will be in your vision much sooner in your draft.
2008 Stats:
QB Pct Yds Y/G TD Int
65.5 2699 193 11 10
2009 Proj:
QB Pct Yds Y/G TD Int
65.0 3600 225 23 17
Fantasy Points: 178
Depth Chart: QB: (1) Trent Edwards - WR: (1) Terrell Owens; (2) Lee Evans; (3) Josh Reed - TE: (1) Derek Schouman - RB: (1) Marshawn Lynch; (2) Fred Jackson
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14. Jay Cutler
Chicago Bears
Bye Week: 5
Risk: balanced football system / Lovie Smith
“We’re not here to start no trouble; we’re just here to do the Superbowl shuffle”. Jay Cutler is in Chicago. Jay Cutler + Lovie Smith + Matt Forte + Da Bears Defense = Superbowl. Now you might be saying to yourself, “how can you rate Cutler 14th and say the Bears are superbowl contenders?”. Well, easy, I did not say Jay Cutler = Superbowl. The Bears actually have a well rounded team now and this might be the year of their return to the game. His numbers will decrease from what we have come to expect in Denver, but when they decrease on the positive side they also decrease on the negative side, so expect less INT’s as well.
2008 Stats:
QB Pct Yds Y/G TD Int
62.3 4526 283 25 18
2009 Proj:
QB Pct Yds Y/G TD Int
67.0 3280 205 22 10
Fantasy Points: 176
Depth Chart: QB: (1) Jay Cutler - WR: (1) Devin Hester; (2) Earl Bennett; (3) Rashied Davis - TE: (1) Desmond Clark - RB: (1) Matt Forte; (2) Kevin Jones
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15. Kyle Orton
Denver Broncos
Bye Week: 7
Risk: none
It’s where Orton can start to understand how to be a quarterback and how to run an offense. He will have an outstanding cast of receivers surrounding him as long as he can earn their respect. Look for Orton to have the best season of his career so far.
2008 Stats:
QB Pct Yds Y/G TD Int
58.5 2972 198 18 12
2009 Proj:
QB Pct Yds Y/G TD Int
61.0 3760 235 24 20
Fantasy Points: 176
Depth Chart: QB: (1) Kyle Orton - WR: (1) Brandon Marshall; (2) Eddie Royal; (3) Jabar Gaffney - TE: (1) Tony Sheffler - RB: (1) Knowshon Moreno; (2) LaMont Jordan
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16. Matt Cassel
Kansas City Chiefs
Bye Week: 8
Risk: who really knows?
Cassel took over for Tom Brady last year and started out real slow, but as the season progressed he showed that he has the abilities to be a dang good quarterback. He should be able to take what he has learned under the Patriots wings and demonstrate some of the same abilities in KC. He has some good arsenal in KC, minus Tony Gonzalez of-course. I personally think the kid will turn out to be a good QB, but we will all just have to wait and see.
2008 Stats:
QB Pct Yds Y/G TD Int
63.4 3693 231 21 11
2009 Proj:
QB Pct Yds Y/G TD Int
60.0 3600 225 23 14
Fantasy Points: 182
Depth Chart: QB: (1) Matt Cassel - WR: (1) Dwayne Bowe; (2) Mark Bradley; (3) Bobby Engram - TE: (1) Brad Cottam - RB: (1) Larry Johnson; (2) Jamaal Charles
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17. Shaun Hill
San Francisco 49ers
Bye Week: 6
Risk: none
Real quick here! Last year Hill stared in 9 games. He posted 2046 yards, 13 TD’s and only 8 INT’s. Here goes the math again: 227 Y/G * 16 games = 3632 yards a season; 23 TD’s and only 14 INT’s. Anyone ever heard of Michael Crabtree! How about Mike Martz, good, then you understand what Jimmy Raye is all about.
2008 Stats:
QB Pct Yds Y/G TD Int
62.8 2046 227 13 8
2009 Proj:
QB Pct Yds Y/G TD Int
64.0 3520 220 23 14
Fantasy Points: 180
Depth Chart: QB: (1) Shaun Hill - WR: (1) Josh Morgan; (2) Michael Crabtree; (3) Jason Hill - TE: (1) Vernon Davis - RB: (1) Frank Gore; (2) Michael Robinson
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18. Ben Roethlisberger
Pittsburg Steelers
Bye Week: 8
Risk: none
Steel Curtain fans, I mean no harm by what I am about to say, but Big Ben is not an all-star quarterback. Roethlisberger gets the job done and that is about it. He essentially has only had one great season, but knowing the potential is there, I had to put him in the top 20. If you are stacked in other areas of your team, then you might want to hold out for Big Ben to service, unless ofcourse he has that season that he is capable of again. Are you confused yet?
2008 Stats:
QB Pct Yds Y/G TD Int
59.9 3301 206 17 15
2009 Proj:
QB Pct Yds Y/G TD Int
62.0 3360 210 21 16
Fantasy Points: 161
Depth Chart: QB: (1) Ben Roethlisberger - WR: (1) Hines Ward; (2) Santonio Holmes; (3) Limas Sweed - TE: (1) Heath Miller - RB: (1) Willie Parker; (2) Mewelde Moore
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19. David Garrard
Jacksonville Jaguars
Bye Week:
Risk: Torry Holt / schedule
David Garrard will be serviceable at best, so don’t look for supreme numbers at this point in the list as it is getting thin.
2008 Stats:
QB Pct Yds Y/G TD Int
62.6 3620 226 15 13
2009 Proj:
QB Pct Yds Y/G TD Int
62.0 3680 230 20 14
Fantasy Points: 166
Depth Chart: QB: (1) David Garrard - WR: (1) Torry Holt; (2) Mike Walker; (3) Mike Thomas - TE: (1) Marcedes Lewis - RB: (1) Maurice Jones-Drew; (2) Greg Jones
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20. Matt Ryan
Atlanta Falcons
Bye Week: 4
Risk: impossible schedule
I know all of us that watched Matt Ryan all season last year, thought to ourselves and told all our friends, “I will be picking Matt Ryan in this year’s draft”. Well, that was before we saw their 2009-10 schedule. You can take him if you want to. There is no doubt he will be a good QB one day soon, but I am not sure he will factor in too much fantasy value this year. If they are going to win games this year, the Falcons must count primarily on their run game. Sorry fantasy nuts, but he will not get a good pre-report from me this year.
2008 Stats:
QB Pct Yds Y/G TD Int
61.1 3440 215 16 11
2009 Proj:
QB Pct Yds Y/G TD Int
58.0 2960 185 17 20
Fantasy Points: 121
Depth Chart: QB: (1) Matt Ryan - WR: (1) Roddy White; (2) Michael Jenkins; (3) Harry Douglas - TE: (1) Tony Gonzalez - RB: (1) Michael Turner; (2) Jerious Norwood
