Oct 25, 2013

Week 8 QB Rankings




  1. Peyton Manning
  2. Aaron Rodgers
  3. Matthew Stafford
  4. Drew Brees
  5. Robert Griffin III
  6. Michael Vick
  7. Tony Romo
  8. Matt Ryan
  9. Russell Wilson
  10. Colin Kaepernick
  11. Ben Roethlisberger
  12. Tom Brady
  13. Eli Manning
  14. Alex Smith
  15. Ryan Tannehill
  16. Geno Smith
  17. Terrelle Pryor
  18. Andy Dalton
  19. Carson Palmer
  20. Jason Campbell
  21. Christian Ponder
  22. Chad Henne
  23. Thad Lewis
  24. Kellen Clemens
#6 Michael Vick - (#10 on ESPN Rankings)\
This call is a little risky because Vick is coming off injury. However, he faces the weak Giants, he has been preparing with the mindset that he is the starter since the beginning of the week. In addition, if Foles had played well last week, Vick was not getting his job back. Thats a big motivation to a QB. There is always the risk he gets hurt, but if he doesn't its a great game.

#11 Ben Roethlisberger - (#13 on ESPN Rankings)
I'm not sure I've ever ranked Big Ben ahead of Tom Brady, but such are the times. If you need an option for the big bye week, Ben is very safe, getting at least 12 points in every game since a disastrous week 1. The Raiders D isn't terrible, but its certainly not great.

#17 Terrelle Pryor - (#13 on ESPN Rankings)
A lot of people see Pryor as a pretty decent bye week QB. I do not. The Steelers are not a great fantasy defense because they don't get a lot of yards, but they are a great defense in terms of yards allowed. Steelers are 6th fewest in total yards allowed. They faced Geno Smith in week 6 and he is somewhat mobile, he had 3 carries for 8 yards. I'll pass for this week, but I do like Pryor long term still.

Quick Thoughts - One QB who has been on a hot streak is Andy Dalton. However he faces the very tough Jets defense and will face a lot of pressure. Dalton is not the type of QB to do well under pressure. Another bad week for Tom Brady last week despite the return on Gronk. I am not ranking him confidently until he shows us otherwise, but its still hard to imagine him struggling this bad normally when Gronk is there. I still like Alex Smith a bit just because of his mobility. Only one game with less than 25 yards rushing. That really adds up.

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