Playoff rankings, V.1
I will be posting playoff rankings tomorrow with some comments, explanations, playoff ranking strategy. But a handful of you asked for them for drafts tonight so here's my rough draft. Rankings are heavily influenced by who I think is a good bet for at least two games (Philly, Baltimore.) Don't yell at me when a few things are tweaked tomorrow.
Quarterbacks
1. Peyton Manning
2. Donovan McNabb
3. Eli Manning
4. Ben Roethlisberger
5. Jake Delhomme
6. Joe Flacco
7. Philip Rivers
8. Kurt Warner
9. Matt Ryan
10. Kerry Collins
11. Chad Pennington
12. Tarvaris Jackson
Running Backs
1. DeAngelo Williams
2. Brian Westbrook
3. Brandon Jacobs
4. Chris Johnson
5. Michael Turner
6. Adrian Peterson
7. Willie Parker
8. LaDainian Tomlinson
9. LeRon McClain
10. Joseph Addai
11. Jonathan Stewart
12. Derrick Ward
13. Ronnie Brown
14. LenDale White
15. Edgerrin James
16. Dominic Rhodes
17. Chester Taylor
18. Jerious Norwood
19. Darren Sproles
20. Tim Hightower
21. Ricky Williams
22. Correll Buckhalter
23. Ahmad Bradshaw
24. Mewelde Moore
25. Willis McGahee
26. Ray Rice
Wide Receivers
1. Steve Smith
2. Reggie Wayne
3. Roddy White
4. Hines Ward
5. Larry Fitzgerald
6. Vincent Jackson
7. Anquan Boldin
8. Santonio Holmes
9. Derrick Mason
10. DeSean Jackson
11. Kevin Curtis
12. Steve Breaston
13. Domenick Hixon
14. Bernard Berrian
15. Anthony Gonzalez
16. Steve Smith
17. Amani Toomer
18. Marvin Harrison
19. Justin Gage
20. Michael Jenkins
21. Davone Bess
22. Mushin Muhammad
23. Mark Clayton
24. Ted Ginn
25. Brandon Jones
26. Hank Baskett
27. Chris Chambers
28. Jason Avant
29. Sidney Rice
30. Bobby Wade
31. Harry Douglas
32. Nate Washington
33. D.J. Hackett
34. Justin McCareins
35. Legedu Naaane
Tight Ends
1. Dallas Clark
2. Antonio Gates
3. Heath Miller
4. Kevin Boss
5. Visanthe Shiancoe
6. Todd Heap
7. Bo Scaife
8. Anthony Fasano
9. L.J. Smith
10. Brent Celek
11. David Martin
12. Jeff King
13. Dante Rosario
14. Alge Crumpler
Kickers
1. Rob Bironas
2. David Akers
3. John Carney
4. Matt Stover
5. Adam Vinatieri
6. John Kasay
7. Jason Elam
8. Jeff Reed
9. Nate Kaeding
10. Ryan Longwell
11. Neil Rackers
12. Dan Carpenter
Team Defenses
1. Steelers
2. Ravens
3. Eagles
4. Giants
5. Titans
6. Panthers
7. Colts
8. Vikings
9. Falcons
10. Dolphins
11. Cardinals
12. Chargers
Comments
How can you rank the Cards with 3 of the top 11 WRs in the playoffs, but then rank Warner as the 8th QB? If the WRs are going to be as successful as you predict, wouldn't Warner also have to be VERY successful? Could you please explain this incongruity?
Posted by: mrboma | December 30, 2008 05:50 PM
Colts defense over the Vikings and Dolphins defense hahah. And seems like you are hating on the Fins. Chad Pennington was ranked 2nd in MVP, yes 10th best QB in the playoffs. Why didn't you just rank Byron Leftwich and Vince Young ahead of him, throw in Jim Sorgi.Ronnie Brown 13th, Dan Carpenter last, Bess 21st, I think you are just hating on them.
Posted by: King | January 2, 2009 06:32 PM
I think it makes sense, actually. The Dolphins have had a fantastic turnaround season but my guess is he doesn't think they are A) going to score much against Baltimore and B) win against Baltimore.
So, for playoffs fantasy football, ranking the Dolphins low isn't really an insult against the players as much as it is a realization that they probably won't help fantasy players much.
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