Dynasty Rankings: Quarterbacks
Loyal readers of my Dynasty Rankings blog know that the site has been woefully neglected over the past month or two. Now that Evan, Gregg and I have been released from the basement of Rotoworld headquarters after working feverishly on the May magazine (due to hit newsstands shortly), it's well past time to update the rankings.
As this is the first official update since the April draft, I'm going to roll them out one position at a time here on the Pancakes Blocks blog. Feel free to throw in your two cents.
Tier One
1. Peyton Manning, IND | Age: 33.5 | Value Score: 99
2. Drew Brees, NO | Age: 30.6 | Value Score: 99
3. Tom Brady, NE | Age: 32.1 | Value Score: 96
Tier Two
4. Matt Ryan, ATL | Age: 24.3 | Value Score: 90
5. Aaron Rodgers, GB | Age: 25.8 | Value Score: 88
6. Philip Rivers, SD | Age: 27.8 | Value Score: 87
7. Jay Cutler, CHI | Age: 26.3 | Value Score: 86
8. Tony Romo, DAL | Age: 29.4 | Value Score: 85
9. Donovan McNabb, PHI | Age: 32.7 | Value Score: 83
10. Ben Roethlisberger, PIT | Age: 27.5 | Value Score: 82
11. Matt Schaub, HOU | Age: 28.2 | Value Score: 81
Tier Three
12. Kurt Warner, ARI | Age: 38.3 | Value Score: 74
13. Carson Palmer, CIN | Age: 29.7 | Value Score: 73
14. Eli Manning, NYG | Age: 28.6 | Value Score: 68
Tier Four
15. Joe Flacco, BAL | Age: 24.7 | Value Score: 58
16. Trent Edwards, BUF | Age: 25.9 | Value Score: 57
17. David Garrard, JAX | Age: 31.5 | Value Score: 54
18. Matt Cassel, KC | Age: 26.3 | Value Score: 52
19. Matthew Stafford, DET | Age: 21.6 | Value Score: 50
20. Mark Sanchez, NYJ | Age: 22.9 | Value Score: 48
21. Matt Hasselbeck, SEA | Age: 34.0 | Value Score: 46
Tier Five
22. Brady Quinn, CLE | Age: 24.9 | Value Score: 35
23. Jason Campbell, WAS | Age: 27.7 | Value Score: 32
24. JaMarcus Russell, OAK | Age: 24.1 | Value Score: 30
25. Chad Henne, MIA | Age: 24.2 | Value Score: 29
26. Kyle Orton, CHI | Age: 26.8 | Value Score: 27
27. Shaun Hill, SF | Age: 29.7 | Value Score: 26
Tier Six
28. Sage Rosenfels, MIN | Age: 31.5 | Value Score: 20
29. Pat White, MIA | Age: 23.6 | Value Score: 20
30. Michael Vick, ATL* | Age: 29.2 | Value Score: 18
31. Josh Freeman, TB | Age: 21.7 | Value Score: 17
32. Jake Delhomme, CAR | Age: 34.6 | Value Score: 16
Tier Seven
33. Brett Favre, UFA* | Age: 39.9 | Value Score: 12
34. Luke McCown, TB | Age: 28.2 | Value Score: 12
35. Marc Bulger, STL | Age: 32.4 | Value Score: 11
36. Vince Young, TEN | Age: 26.3 | Value Score: 10
37. Byron Leftwich, TB | Age: 29.6 | Value Score: 10
38. Matt Leinart, ARI | Age: 26.3 | Value Score: 9
39. Derek Anderson, CLE | Age: 26.2 | Value Score: 8
40. Kerry Collins, TEN | Age: 36.7 | Value Score: 8
41. Chad Pennington, MIA | Age: 33.2 | Value Score: 7
42. Daunte Culpepper, DET | Age: 32.7 | Value Score: 7
Tier Eight
43. Kevin Kolb, PHI | Age: 25.0 | Value Score: 5
44. Colt Brennan, WAS | Age: 26.0 | Value Score: 4
45. Brian Brohm, GB | Age: 23.9 | Value Score: 4
46. Kevin O’Connell, NE | Age: 24.5 | Value Score: 3
47. Dennis Dixon, PIT | Age: 24.7 | Value Score: 3
48. Josh Johnson, TB | Age: 23.4 | Value Score: 3
49. Tarvaris Jackson, MIN | Age: 26.4 | Value Score: 3
50. Tyler Thigpen, KC | Age: 25.4 | Value Score: 3
Comments
possibly Cuttler may be a bit high. Though he does posses tier 1 possibilities, being in chicago hits hard his value. Bad weather is not as much a factor but having no receivers does. I would rank him equal to Palmer in terms of production this year.
I see many turn overs this year because of forcing the ball.
Posted by: abruzzi | May 22, 2009 07:57 AM
Can some explain the significance of a "Value Score?"
Posted by: Tony Two Times | May 22, 2009 10:22 AM
From the blog FAQ http://dynastyrankings.blogspot.com/search/label/FAQ
This explanation dates from back in 2006:
The "100" scale is intended to be a way to better reflect value than a simple 1 thru 75 numbering sequence. By way of example, if the previous off-season's rankings of Tom Brady, Donovan McNabb, Marc Bulger, Michael Vick, and Vince Young were a hair's width apart in value, I needed a better system than a simple 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 sequence. Young at #8 may well be much closer in value to McNabb at #5 than whomever I have ranked at #9 directly behind Young. I needed a system to reflect value more accurately, and a "100 scale" was the number I picked. There really is no significance to the number 100 beyond that.
Posted by: Wess | May 22, 2009 10:48 AM
wow.. wess steppin up his game on the feedback!
Posted by: scott c | May 22, 2009 11:10 AM
The term "dynasty" is misused and misunderstood. It doesn't mean trying to acquire the youngest players with the highest ceilings. It means trying to build a team that can compete for and win championships on a consistent basis. You need a mix of vets and up and comers. Make no mistake, you are still trying to win this year. Or at least I am.
Posted by: mccerd | May 22, 2009 01:15 PM
I can't raise my championship banner to fly forever because I keep taking Matt Schaub based on these rankings and he never seems to finish a season. I think I need to trade for a guy who always starts so that I give myself a better chance to fly my banner forever.
Any suggestions?
Posted by: cwessisagenius | May 22, 2009 03:54 PM
I can't raise my championship banner to fly forever because I keep taking Matt Schaub based on these rankings and he never seems to finish a season. I think I need to trade for a guy who always starts so that I give myself a better chance to fly my banner forever.
Any suggestions?
Posted by: cwessisagenius | May 22, 2009 03:54 PM