Thursday, October 2, 2008

Week 5 Quarterback Rankings

1. Tony Romo(vs. CIN)- Despite T.O.'s whining, Tony is still da man.
2. Peyton Manning(@HOU)- Colts will be looking to make statement coming back from bye week refreshed and fired up.
3. Philip Rivers(@MIA)- Last week hit a snag, and his numbers still seem a little bloated, but match-up is good.
4. Jay Cutler(vs. TB)- Tampa Bay still has a very strong defense. Tough week for Cutler to rebound, but not a great week for quarterbacks' fantasy-wise in general.
5. Drew Brees(@MIN)- Bad match-up on the road against tough D without top receivers. Like I said, a bad week for QBs.
6. Jake Delhomme(vs. KC)- Great match-up, but could lean on running game, and Jake has been shaky. Still, likely he will have his best game so far.
7. Eli Manning(vs. SEA)- No Plax will hurt. Could be a tough week.
8. Donovan McNabb(vs. WAS)- Needs Westbrook to be healthy. May finally have Brown and Curtis healthy at the same time, but they aren't very good(Desean Jackson is clearly their most talented receiver), so doesn't really matter, and Washington's Defense is solid.
9. Matt Hasselbeck(@NYG)- Giants have had great pass-rush, but Matt finally getting Engram and Branch back, so could put up some decent numbers. Should be solid going forward from here out, though this is a tough match-up.
10. Jason Campbell(@PHI)- With so many other QBs injured, Campbell slides up list.
11. Ben Rothlisberger(@JAX)- Will shoulder injection help? It better, because running game is decimated by injuries.
12. Aaron Rodgers(vs. ATL)- I wouldn't play him because of injury to shoulder, but has more upside than rest on this list if he is healthy enough to play all game.
13. Trent Edwards(@ARI)- Looks like you can bank on 150-200 yards and 1 TD each week.
14. Chad Pennington(vs. SD)- Not a bad option if you are desperate.
15. Matt Schaub(vs. IND)- Big upside, but also big risk.
16. Brian Griese(@DEN)- This is about one thing only: the match-up. I don't recommend actually starting Griese.
17. Kurt Warner(vs. BUF)- With Boldin likely out should be tough going against stout defense.
18. J.T. O'Sullivan(vs. NE)- Not a bad option, just not a very good one.
19. Matt Cassel(@SF)- Will the bye week have worked wonders? Patriots fans had better hope so. Loss to 49ers would be crushing.
20. Kyle Orton(@DET)- Like with Griese, this is all about the match-up.
21. Matt Ryan(@GB)- Could be a nice sleeper play this week.
22. Jon Kitna(vs. CHI)- Is he really still the starter? Really?
23. Carson Palmer(@DAL)- Bad match-up, injured, hasn't played well yet, but maybe he's due?
24. David Garrard(vs. PIT)- Running out of options.
25. Damon Huard(@CAR)- Better than people think, but tough match-up and not very explosive.

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