{"id":1677,"date":"2014-08-14T15:28:22","date_gmt":"2014-08-14T19:28:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bigredsportsmachine.com\/?page_id=1677"},"modified":"2014-08-14T15:28:57","modified_gmt":"2014-08-14T19:28:57","slug":"1677-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bigredsportsmachine.com\/?page_id=1677","title":{"rendered":"QB Rankings"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_1619\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bigredsportsmachine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/NFL-Fantasy.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1619\" class=\"wp-image-1619 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bigredsportsmachine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/NFL-Fantasy.jpg?resize=584%2C285&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"NFL Fantasy\" width=\"584\" height=\"285\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bigredsportsmachine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/NFL-Fantasy.jpg?w=630&amp;ssl=1 630w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bigredsportsmachine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/NFL-Fantasy.jpg?resize=300%2C146&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bigredsportsmachine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/NFL-Fantasy.jpg?resize=500%2C243&amp;ssl=1 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1619\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ready to dominate?<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Falling asleep through another Mid-Summer Classic is a brutal reminder that it has been too long without football. \u00a0But alas my friends, Opening Kickoff is in exactly 7 weeks!! \u00a0More importantly for you, that means your fantasy draft is right around the corner! \u00a0Like always, we&#8217;ve got you covered.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ll start with the rulers of the NFL roost: The Quarterbacks (if for no other reason than to post an egregious Johnny Football partying picture &#8211; so many to choose from).<\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 927px;\" width=\"327\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" width=\"181\">\n<h1><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Composite Rank<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" width=\"64\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" width=\"64\">\n<h1><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Rage<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" width=\"64\">\n<h1><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Ginger<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"181\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>QB1<\/td>\n<td width=\"181\">Drew Brees<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" width=\"64\">1<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>QB2<\/td>\n<td width=\"181\">Peyton Manning<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">2<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>QB3<\/td>\n<td width=\"181\">Aaron Rodgers<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">3<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>QB4<\/td>\n<td width=\"181\">Matthew Stafford<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">4<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>QB5<\/td>\n<td width=\"181\">Andrew Luck<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">5<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>QB6<\/td>\n<td width=\"181\">Cam Newton<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">8<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>QB7<\/td>\n<td width=\"181\">Tom Brady<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">10<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>QB8<\/td>\n<td width=\"181\">Nick Foles<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">6<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">11<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>QB9<\/td>\n<td width=\"181\">Jay Cutler<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">14<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>QB10<\/td>\n<td width=\"181\">Colin Kaepernick<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">7<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>QB11<\/td>\n<td width=\"181\">Matt Ryan<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">11<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>QB12<\/td>\n<td width=\"181\">Robert Griffin III<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">9<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>QB13<\/td>\n<td width=\"181\">Russell Wilson<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">13<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">13<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>QB14<\/td>\n<td width=\"181\">Tony Romo<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">12<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">16<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>QB15<\/td>\n<td width=\"181\">Philip Rivers<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">17<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">14<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>QB16<\/td>\n<td width=\"181\">Ben Roethlisberger<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">16<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>QB17<\/td>\n<td width=\"181\">Andy Dalton<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">15<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">17<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>QB18<\/td>\n<td width=\"181\">Joe Flacco<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">19<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">19<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>QB19<\/td>\n<td width=\"181\">Josh McCown<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">20<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">21<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>QB20<\/td>\n<td width=\"181\">Alex Smith<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">22<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>QB21<\/td>\n<td width=\"181\">Johnny Manziel<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">18<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>QB22<\/td>\n<td width=\"181\">Eli Manning<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">25<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">18<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>QB23<\/td>\n<td width=\"181\">Carson Palmer<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">21<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">22<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>QB24<\/td>\n<td width=\"181\">Sam Bradford<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">23<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>QB25<\/td>\n<td width=\"181\">Ryan Tannehill<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">26<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">23<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>QB26<\/td>\n<td width=\"181\">Geno Smith<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">24<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">28<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>QB27<\/td>\n<td width=\"181\">E.J. Manuel<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">28<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">26<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>QB28<\/td>\n<td width=\"181\">Teddy Bridgewater<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">27<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">27<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>QB29<\/td>\n<td width=\"181\">Michael Vick<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">29<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">29<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>A few thoughts:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If you can score one of the Top 3 QB&#8217;s in the fourth round, then jump all over that. \u00a0If they are gone at that point (likely), then adopt a Late Round QB strategy. \u00a0Dalton (QB17), Smith (QB20) and Palmer (QB23) are all capable of producing a top twelve performance any given week. \u00a0You could roster two or three of these types and play the weekly match-up game (don&#8217;t worry, we&#8217;ll help you with that too).<\/li>\n<li>Ginger\u00a0likes his QBs armed with veteran savvy (Cutler-5, Brady-6, Newton-7) while I tend to give the edge to young upside (Luck-5, Foles-6, Kaepernick-7). \u00a0I think Cam could be a nice value play this year; I think he is being discounted too much for his perceived loss of weapons (a 35 year old Steve Smith and a huh-hums Brandon LaFell &amp; Ted Ginn).<\/li>\n<li>We don&#8217;t have much faith in last years QB crop, Geno Smith (QB26) &amp; EJ Manual (QB27), but if the light goes on for one of these guys they could make for a nice late round flier. \u00a0Keep an eye on both during the preseason. \u00a0For what it&#8217;s worth, we do like Geno&#8217;s chances of winning the &#8220;QB battle&#8221; with Mike Vick.<\/li>\n<li>Oh right&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..\n<p><div id=\"attachment_1617\" style=\"width: 374px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bigredsportsmachine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/jff002.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1617\" class=\" wp-image-1617\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bigredsportsmachine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/jff002.jpg?resize=364%2C280&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"More like Johnny Vegas\" width=\"364\" height=\"280\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1617\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">More like Johnny Vegas<\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Falling asleep through another Mid-Summer Classic is a brutal reminder that it has been too long without football. \u00a0But alas my friends, Opening Kickoff is in exactly 7 weeks!! \u00a0More importantly for you, that means your fantasy draft is right &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bigredsportsmachine.com\/?page_id=1677\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":19,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1677","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P2Bp3y-r3","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bigredsportsmachine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1677","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bigredsportsmachine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bigredsportsmachine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bigredsportsmachine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bigredsportsmachine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1677"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.bigredsportsmachine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1677\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1679,"href":"https:\/\/www.bigredsportsmachine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1677\/revisions\/1679"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bigredsportsmachine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bigredsportsmachine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1677"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}