With football season just around the corner and Joe Flacco in the process of negotiating a new deal there’ll surely be plenty of opinions offered as to why the Ravens should or shouldn’t pay him, whether or not he’s capable of leading the team to the next level, and how much he’s being helped or hurt by the “under fire” guidance of Offensive Coordinator Cam Cameron. It’s also an absolute certainty that a lot of those indictments and opinions will be wrong.

Football is fun for lots of reasons. Fans tend to find it more exciting than other sports and as a result they follow it more feverishly. Fans’ passion however doesn’t necessarily make their opinions any more educated. In fact, part of the real beauty of football (as I see it at least) is that fans remain in the dark about most of what’s going on; ignorant to exactly what happened on the field in comparison to what was supposed to happen, and left mostly with results and numbers to justify their opinions.

 

I say ignorance with all due respect…but ignorance it is nonetheless. I, for example, attend every Ravens home game and view the action from the upper deck, I DVR every game, usually watching them 3 to 5 times over during the week. I don’t claim to have a coach’s eye or an inherent understanding of which player had what responsibility on any given play. Even if I did, games on TV follow the ball and therefore often fail to show you, the viewer some of the most important elements of what’s happening on the field. Therefore despite all of the effort I put in to understand the action, I’m still quite ignorant. That part will change some as the league prepares to offer fans access to coaches (“All-22”) film if they’re willing to pay for it, but we’ll still be mostly ignorant.

 

Access to the “all 22” film still won’t provide fans much insight on play calls or responsibilities, but it should give us the basis at least to make better guesses about those matters.

 

The season isn’t even here yet, and I’m already sick of hearing about Flacco’s regression last season in terms of completion percentage with no account given to the offensive line struggles and no credit given for dumping off would be sacks and saving yards for the team. If Flacco held onto the ball longer (like Jay Cutler for example) and took more sacks we’d likely be crucifying the offensive line and their lack of protection. By bailing them out however and dumping balls out of bounds Flacco instead draws criticism and talk of regression. I’ve also heard more than enough unfavorable comparisons between Flacco and the NFL’s elite QBs despite the Ravens inability to exploit the middle of the field with the 6’5” or better power forward type receivers or tight ends that coincidentally all of the league’s elite passers seem to have.

 

The one that gets me going the most though is the assessment of Flacco’s yardage regression with no attention paid at all to the defenses that he played against and how they performed against the rest of the league by comparison.

Yesterday news broke that there was a chance that the Ravens and Joe Flacco could come to terms on a long term contract by the time training camp rolls around; a “75% chance” to be exact.  I’m sure most fans were excited to hear this, as was I.  But when a report comes out like this, it’s important not to trust it blindly.

You see, teams will sometimes leak this information in order to sort of “put the ball in the players court”, so that if a deal doesn’t get done the player (Joe Flacco in this case) might look bad.  Well, Flacco’s agent, Joe Linta joined Drew Forrester this morning to address the chances that Joe Flacco signs before training camp.  He said rather sarcastically (in regards to the ‘75% chance’), ““That was news to me. That’s good. That’s a good number”.  Quite simply put, there is no timetable on when it will get done.

Ravens fans shouldn’t really expect a deal to get done in the near future.  In negotiations like this (where there is no timetable, unlike Ray Rice) the two parties will usually talk things over for a while.  “You want to understand what their sides hot button, important issues are. They have to understand ours. We shake hands. We hug and we go at it. It’s not personal. It’s not the vitriol filled room that a lot of people might think,” Linta said.

Linta said Flacco really isn’t even worried about when it gets done which is very good news for the Ravens and fans.  He said, “Money is secondary to him to the winning and the success he enjoys with the team.”  This should make Ravens fans happy because the last thing we need is another player who’s mind is not on football when it should be (ahem…Ed Reed).  Flacco is focused on winning games like he has done throughout his career.  “His primary focus is to go out and play the game and win for the town and himself…He has a real affinity for this town,” said Linta.

Quite frankly, Ravens fans are lucky to have a player who generally cares about the city, wants to win for everyone and who is a top flight quarterback.  Flacco takes so much undeserved criticism from people, including a large majority home town fans.  It always amazes me how fans around here can criticize the best QB we have ever had here by a long shot.  When did people become so spoiled?

Linta believes that it is due in large part to some of the mainstream media.  He says, “There are people in the media who don’t watch the film so all they have to go on is statistics. There are a lot of guys that are on television that don’t know the difference between touchdown and goose down yet they are analyzing Joe Flacco’s performance. You have to laugh at that but they become influential to the public at large.”

And that’s just it.  Flacco’s numbers obviously aren’t the best but if you actually watch him play.  If you actually see what he does with the below average supporting cast (minus Ray Rice) around him, it’s hard to argue that he is not one of the best QB’s in the league.

Flacco also has a great deal of confidence in himself.  Lack of confidence is often a downfall of some quarterbacks.  Ravens fans, however, do not have to worry about this with Joe.  Not to mention Joe’s calm attitude.  “Nothing upsets him to the point where it deters his performance. That’s an amazing quality and one you really look for in a quarterback,” Linta said.

Joe is the perfect QB for this town.  He cares about winning, he wants to stay here, he is focused on football rather than money and he is blue collar type of guy.  What more could we ask for?  Joe will lead us to the Promised Land, but he can’t do it alone.  He needs your support.  So stop criticizing his every move and just let him do his thing.

Yesterday, Joe Flacco was ranked by Ron Jaworski of ESPN as the 9^th best QB in the league.  He beat out the likes of Tony Romo, Matt Ryan, and Michael Vick as he should.  As with most things surrounding Flacco (especially in Baltimore) this ranking sparked a heated debate on Twitter, Facebook, and message boards.  Some said he was too low and some were saying too high. 

The number nine ranking for Joe Flacco is actually exactly where he should be.  Since his rookie season in 2008, he has noticeably improved in different aspects of his game.  After his rookie 2008 season for instance he became a better pocket passer.  After the 2009 season he improved his accuracy on certain passes he had struggled with such as sideline throws, while also throwing less interceptions.  Last year he noticeably improved his extending the play ability.  He was constantly under pressure due to lack luster offensive line play and was able to avoid that pressure countless times.  He was not able to complete many passes from this but he didn’t take as many sacks either.  Look for him to improve during these situations this year by locating open receivers down field.

Not to mention he has done all this while never missing a game since he has been in the league.  That is an incredible feat when it seems QB’s go down left and right.

But I digress.  Flacco has been able to turn a slightly below average passing offense into an above average one.  Joe doesn’t have the stats that some other QB’s have so you wouldn’t know how good he actually is unless you watched his games.  And Jaworski said he wasn’t ranking them off of their stats but on their quarterbacking ability (and quite frankly I think people can get too wrapped up in stats that really have little indication of how good someone is). His arm strength is second to none.  He can fit balls into very tight spaces at times as exhibited by his throw to Lee Evans in the AFC Championship game that was dropped.  That was one of the best throws I have seen anyone make. 

As I said earlier he has also developed the ability to extend the play and break tackles with his large frame.  The one down side to his game is that he is inconsistent.  He isn’t wildly inconsistent but he is just enough to take criticism for it.  There are times where he makes some throws that you just have no idea what he is seeing but they are still pretty rare.

The most common argument for Flacco being higher on the list is that he wins a lot of games.  While this is true, all those games weren’t won because of Flacco alone.  The defense contributed a great deal if not more than Flacco did.  Along with the threat of Ray Rice that opposing defenses had to focus on as well.

The problem with Flacco is that he isn’t flashy.  He doesn’t make plays like Aaron Rodgers or Drew Brees because he isn’t that type of player.  He is game manager at this point in his career.  He hasn’t “taken over” many games.  While Flacco has the ability and potential to be as good as anyone, he just isn’t there yet.  He was always going to be a project, coming out of the FCS. 

I think this year could finally be the year we see Joe reach his full potential.  I sincerely hope that offensive coordinator Cam Cameron opens things up a little more for Joe and allows him to throw the ball around the field and have more control over the offense.  We could finally see what Flacco is made of if he did.

Here’s a look at my positional power rankings for the players and teams that are left in the playoffs. This year’s stats accounted for a lot but at the end of the day it’s my opinion on who I’d suit up today for the best chance at winning.

Quarterbacks

 

1 – Aaron Rodgers (GB)

2 – Drew Brees (NO)

3 – Tom Brady (NE)

4 – Eli Manning (NYG)

5 – Matthew Stafford (DET)

6 – Matt Ryan (ATL)

 

* I gave 6 here since the first 3 were fairly obvious (if not their respective places in that top 3)

 

 

Running Backs

 

1 – Ray Rice (BAL)

2 – Arian Foster (HOU)

3 – Michael Turner (ATL)

4 – Frank Gore (SF)

5 – Darren Sproles (NO)

 

 

Wide Receivers

 

1 – Calvin Johnson (DET)

2 – Andre Johnson (HOU)

3 – AJ Green (CIN)

4 – Victor Cruz (NYG)

5 – Wes Welker (NE)

6 – Roddy White (ATL)

7 – Greg Jennings (GB)

8 – Jordy Nelson (GB)

9 – Mike Wallace (PIT)

10 – Hakeem Nicks (NYG)

 

Here are the formulary rankings for week 9. They’re based on 2-parts player expectations, 1-part defensive expectations based on match-ups with minor adjustments made for injuries, anomalies, changes in work load and of course my gut.

 

As always, trust your own gut, pay attention to the injury report, good luck and have fun. If you aren’t having fun playing fantasy football, you’re doing it wrong.

 

Other Positions:     RB     WR     TE     K     D/ST

 

QUARTERBACKS

1. Phillip Rivers @ HOU

2. Peyton Manning @ PHI

3. Aaron Rodgers vs. DAL

4. Tom Brady @ CLE

5. Eli Manning @ SEA

6. Drew Brees @ CAR

7. Jay Cutler @ BUF

8. Ben Roethlisberger @ CIN

9. Joe Flacco vs. MIA

10. Matt Ryan vs. TB

11. Matt Schaub vs. SD

12. Matthew Stafford vs. NYJ

13. Josh Freeman @ ATL

14. Mark Sanchez @ DET

15. Carson Palmer vs. PIT

16. Michael Vick vs. IND

17. Brett Favre vs. AZ

18. Jon Kitna @ GB

19. Ryan Fitzpatrick vs. CHI

20. Colt McCoy vs. NE

21. Chad Henne @ BAL

22. Matt Cassel @ OAK

23. Jason Campbell vs. KC

24. Derek Anderson @ MIN

25. Charlie Whitehurst vs. NYG

26. Matt Moore vs. NO

Other Positions:     RB     WR     TE     K     D/ST

 

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Here are the Fantasy Flavor “Formulary” Start Rankings for week 8. They’re based on 2-parts player expectations and 1-part defensive expectations based on their opponent, with adjustments made for injuries, changes in work load, anomalies and my gut. Each player’s “formulary” number (the lower the better) is in parentheses behind their match-up.

 

As always, keep an eye on the injury report, trust your gut, good luck and have fun. If you aren’t having fun playing fantasy football, you’re doing it wrong.

 

*Match-ups listed as @SF or vs. DEN are taking place in London this week. No adjustments have been made for inordinate travel or weather.

 RB       WR       TE       K       D/ST

QUARTERBACKS

 

1. Peyton Manning vs. HOU (3)

2. Aaron Rodgers @ NYJ (10)

3. Donavan McNabb @ DET (25)

4. Kyle Orton @ SF (26)

5. Phillip Rivers vs. SD (28)

6. Carson Palmer vs. MIA (30)

7. Brett Favre @ NE (30) *put Jackson around 14th if it’s him

8. Tom Brady vs. MIN (31)

9. Matt Schaub @ IND (31)

10. Drew Brees vs. PIT (32)

11. Jon Kitna vs. JAX (32)

12. Mark Sanchez vs. GB (33)

13. Ben Roethlisberger @ NO (33)

14. Matt Cassel vs. BUF (35)

15. Ryan Fitzpatrick @ KC (38)

16. Matthew Stafford vs. WAS (39)

17. Josh Freeman @ AZ (43)

18. Chad Henne @ CIN (43)

19. Matt Hasselbeck @ AK (48)

20. Troy Smith vs. DEN (49)

21. David Garrard @ DAL (49)

22. Bruce Gradkowski vs. SEA (58)

23. Sam Bradford vs. CAR (59)

24. Derek Anderson vs. TB (61)

25. Vince Young @ SD (62)

26. Matt Moore @ St.L (64)

RB       WR       TE       K       D/ST

 

 

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Here, at long last are the week 7 Fantasy Football start rankings. The rankings are formulary, based on 2-parts player expectations, 1 part defensive tendencies, with adjustments for injuries anomalies, role changes and my gut. Each player’s formulary number (the lower the better) is listed in parentheses behind their match-ups.

 

Remember, good luck, keep an eye on the injury report, trust your gut and most importantly have fun. If you aren’t having fun playing fantasy football then you’re doing it wrong.

 

QUARTERBACKS

 

1. Phillip Rivers @ NE (8)

2. Drew Brees vs. CLE (13)

3. Aaron Rodgers vs. MIN (21)

4. Kyle Orton vs. OAK (22)

5. Jay Cutler vs. WAS (23)

6. Joe Flacco vs. BUF (26)

7. Ben Roethlisberger @ MIA (26)

8. Eli Manning @ DAL (31)

9. Brett Favre @ GB (33)

10. Tony Romo vs. NYG (35)

11. Tom Brady @ SD (36)

12. Matt Ryan vs. CIN (40)

13. Matt Cassel vs. JAX (45)

14. Kevin Kolb @ TEN (45)

15. Josh Freeman vs. St.L (51)

16. Sam Bradford @ TB (52)

17. Carson Palmer @ ATL (52)

18. Vince Young vs. PHI (53) *put Collins around 23rd if it’s him

19. Chad Henne vs. PIT (54)

20. Donavan McNabb @ CHI (56)

21. Matt Hasselbeck vs. AZ (56)

22. Jason Campbell @ DEN (58) *Gradkowski would be about the same if it’s him

23. Max Hall @ SEA (59)

24. Trent Edwards @ KC (60)

25. Evan Moore vs. SF (70)

26. Alex Smith @ CAR (73)

27. Ryan Fitzpatrick @ BAL (74)

28. Colt McCoy @ NO (74)

 

 

RUNNING BACKS

 

1. Ray Rice vs. BUF (11)

2. Chris Johnson vs. PHI (12)

3. Maurice Jones-Drew @ KC (13)

4. Frank Gore @ CAR (15)

5. Steven Jackson @ TB (18)

6. Adrian Peterson @ GB (29)

7. Michael Turner vs. CIN (31)

8. Jamaal Charles vs. JAX (31)

9. Peyton Hillis @ NO (34)

10. Matt Forte vs. WAS (34)

11. Rashard Mendenhall @ MIA (36)

12. Marshawn Lynch vs. AZ (36)

13. Cedric Benson @ ATL (37)

14. Ahmad Bradshaw @ DAL (40)

15. Knowshon Moreno vs. OAK (41)

16. Ryan Matthews vs. NE (42)

17. LeSean McCoy @ TEN (44)

18. DeAngelo Williams vs. SF (46)

19. Darren McFadden @ DEN (49) *watch his health

20. Beanie Wells @ SEA (54)

21. Thomas Jones vs. JAX (59)

22. Ryan Torain @ CHI (61)

23. Mike Tolbert vs. NE (64)

24. Michael Bush @ DEN (67) *put in McFadden’s spot if McFadden doesn’t go

25. Felix Jones vs. NYG (67)

26. Ronnie Brown vs. PIT (70)

27. Benjarvis Green-Ellis @ SD (71)

28. Brandon Jackson vs. MIN (72)

29. Chris Ivory vs. CLE (74)

30. Justin Forsett vs. AZ (76)

31. Jonathan Stewart vs. SF (76)

32. Brandon Jacobs @ DAL (78)

33. Correll Buckhalter vs. OAK (83)

34. Cadillac Williams vs. St.L (84)

35. CJ Spiller @ BAL (86)

36. Willis McGahee vs. BUF (87)

37. Marion Barber vs. NYG (89)

38. Tim Hightower @ SEA (90)

39. Ricky Williams vs. PIT (92)

40. Ernest Graham vs. St.L (94) *watch his health

41. Javon Ringer vs. PHI (96)

42. Fred Jackson @ BAL (96)

43. Ladell Betts vs. CLE (98)

44. Kenneth Darby @ TB (98)

45. Leon Washington vs. AZ (100)

46. Danny Woodhead @ SD (103)

47. Chester Taylor vs. WAS (106)

48. Lawrence Maroney vs. OAK (109)

49. Darren Sproles vs. NE (112)

50. Rashad Jennings @ KC (113)

 

 

WIDE RECEIVERS

 

1. Larry Fitzgerald @ SEA (13)

2. Miles Austin vs. NYG (19)

3. Randy Moss @ GB (20)

4. Anquan Boldin vs. BUF (22)

5. Hakeem Nicks @ DAL (24)

6. Roddy White vs. CIN (26)

7. Hines Ward @ MIA (28)

8. Mike Wallace @ MIA (32)

9. Jeremy Maclin @ TEN (32)

10. Marques Colston vs. CLE (33)

11. Brandon Marshall vs. PIT (34)

12. Greg Jennings vs. MIN (36)

13. Brandon Lloyd vs. OAK (44)

14. Terrell Owens @ ATL (47)

15. Wes Welker @ SD (47)

16. Malcolm Floyd vs. NE (48) *watch his health, but if he’s playing they have to throw to someone

17. Percy Harvin @ GB (48)

18. Chad Ochocinco @ ATL (49)

19. Donald Driver vs. MIN (50)

20. Steve Smith @ DAL (50)

21. Mike Williams vs. St.L (51)

22. Lance Moore vs. CLE (53)

23. Michael Crabtree @ CAR (56)

24. Santana Moss @ CHI (57)

25. DeWayne Bowe vs. JAX (57)

26. Johnny Knox vs. WAS (58)

27. Roy Williams vs. NYG (61)

28. Mike Sims-Walker @ KC (74)

29. Kenny Britt vs. PHI (75) *watch his game status

30. Steve Smith vs. SF (75)

31. Mario Manningham @ DAL (76)

32. Eddie Royal vs. OAK (78)

33. Steve Johnson @ BAL (81)

34. Louis Murphy @ DEN (83)

35. Jabar Gafney vs. OAK (84)

36. Derrick Mason vs. BUF (84)

37. Devin Hester vs. WAS (86)

38. Dez Bryant vs. NYG (87)

39. Lee Evans @ BAL (87)

40. Robert Meachem vs. CLE (93)

41. Davonne Bess vs. PIT (96)

42. Mike Thomas @ KC (96)

43. Danny Amendola @ TB (96)

44. Nate Washington vs. PHI (103)

45. Deion Branch @ SD (103)

46. Devery Henderson vs. CLE (103)

47. Buster Davis vs. NE (104) *bump him up 8-10 spots if Floyd doesn’t go

48. Anthony Armstrong @ CHI (107)

49. Legedu Naanee vs. NE (108) *watch his health

50. Danario Alexander @ TB (110)

51. Danny Woodhead @ SD (111)

52. Roscoe Parrish @ BAL (111)

53. Dexter McCluster vs. JAX (113)

54. Demaryius Thomas vs. OAK (114)

55. Mike Williams vs. AZ (115)

56. Josh Morgan @ CAR (118)

57. Deon Butler vs. AZ (119)

58. Patrick Crayton vs. NE (122)

59. Brandon Gibson @ TB (124)

60. Michael Spurlock vs. St.L (131)

61. Jordan Shipley @ ATL (133)

62. Brandon Tate @ SD (135)

63. Brian Hartline vs. PIT (136)

64. Harry Douglas vs. CIN (136)

65. James Jones vs. MIN (136)

66. TJ Houshmandzadeh vs. BUF (136)

67. Jason Avant @ TEN (137)

68. Darrius Heyward-Bey @ DEN (143)

69. Devin Aromashadu vs. WAS (144)

70. Sammie Stroughter vs. St.L (145)

71. Earl Bennett vs. WAS (146)

72. Brian Finneran vs. CIN (156)

73. Chansi Stuckey @ NO (158)

74. Joey Galloway @ CHI (158)

75. Golden Tate vs. AZ (159)

 

 

TIGHT ENDS

 

1. Antonio Gates vs. NE (7) *watch his health

2. Tony Gonzalez vs. CIN (18)

3. Zach Miller @ DEN (21)

4. Aaron Hernandez @ SD (27)

5. Visanthe Schiancoe @ GB (28)

6. Vernon Davis @ CAR (30)

7. Chris Cooley @ CHI (32) *watch his health

8. Jason Witten vs. NYG (33)

9. Tony Moeaki vs. JAX (34)

10. Todd Heap vs. BUF (35)

11. Heath Miller @ MIA (36)

12.Mercedes Lewis @ KC (37)

13. Brent Celek @ TEN (38)

14. John Carlson vs. AZ (38)

15. Benjamin Watson @ NO (39)

16. Kellen Winslow Jr. vs. St.L (42)

17. Jeremy Shockey vs. CLE (43)

18. Greg Olsen vs. WAS (46)

19. Anthony Fasano vs. PIT (47)

20. Evan Moore @ NO (49)

21. Bo Scaife vs. PHI (52) *watch his health

22. Jermaine Grasham @ ATL (55)

23. Rob Gronkowski @ SD (55)

24. Kevin Boss @ DAL (64)

25. Ed Dickson vs. BUF (69)

26. Andrew Quarless vs. MIN (69)

27. Fred Davis @ CHI (70) *move him up 5 or 6 spots if Cooley can’t go

28. Danoel Fells @ TB (71)

29. Daniel Graham vs. OAK (73)

30. Dante Rosario vs. SF (74)

31. David Thomas vs. CLE (75)

32. Randy McMichael vs. NE (79)

33. Travis Beckum @ BAL (80)

34. Ben Patrick @ SEA (80)

35. Donald Lee vs. MIN (83)

36. Craig Stevens vs. PHI (86)

37. Martellus Bennett vs. NYG (87)

38. Billy Bajema @ TB (91)

39. Leonard Pope vs. JAX (92)

40. David Martin @ BAL (93)

 

 

KICKERS

 

1. Rob Bironas vs. PHI (20)

2. Sebastian Janikowski @ DAL (21)

3. Robbie Gould vs. WAS (24)

4. Josh Scobee @ KC (25)

5. Matt Bryant vs. CIN (30)

6. Matt Prater vs. OAK (30)

7. Davis Akers @ TEN (34)

8. Kris Brown vs. NE (35)

9. Billy Cundiff vs. BUF (35)

10. Stephen Gostkowski @ SD (38)

11. Mason Crosby vs. MIN (40)

12. Mike Nugent vs. WAS (42)

13. David Buehler vs. NYG (43)

14. Graham Gano @ CHI (44)

15. Ryan Succop vs. JAX (44)

16. Joe Nedney @ CAR (44)

17. Shayne Graham @ DAL (46)

18. Josh Brown @ TB (47)

19. Dan Carpenter vs. PIT (47)

20. Jeff Reed @ MIA (48)

21. Rian Lindell @ BAL (55)

22. John Kasay vs. SF (55)

23. Olindo Mare vs. AZ (56)

24. Jay Feeley @ SEA (57)

25. Connor Barth vs. St.L (59)

26. Ryan Longwell @ GB (59)

27. Phil Dawson @ NO (71)

28. John Carney vs. CLE (71)

 

 

DEFENSE / SPECIAL TEAMS

 

1. Steelers @ MIA (10)

2. Panthers vs. SF (15)

3. Saints vs. CLE (17)

4. 49ers @ CAR (20)

5. Vikings @ GB (23)

6. Giants @ DAL (24)

7. Eagles @ TEN (28)

8. Ravens vs. BUF (32)

9. Falcons vs. CIN (34)

10. Patriots @ SD (37)

11. Bengals @ ATL (39)

12. Cowboys vs. NYG (40)

13. Titans vs. PHI (41)

14. Chiefs vs. JAX (43)

15. Seahawks vs. AZ (44)

16. Buccaneers vs. St.L (45)

17. Bears vs. WAS (48)

18. Redskins @ CHI (48)

19. Chargers vs. NE (50)

20. Cardinals @ SEA (52)

21. Rams @ TB (55)

22. Panthers vs. SF (55)

23. Browns @ NO (55)

24. Dolphins vs. PIT (58)

25. Broncos vs. OAK (67)

26. Raiders @ DEN (68)

27. Bills @ BAL (79)

28. Jaguars @ KC (81)

 

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Here are the week 6 fantasy football start rankings in their entirety. I’ll be back to update them on Friday evening once the final injury report comes out.

 

Disclaimer: The rankings are “formulary”, based on 2-parts individual expectations and one part defensive expectations based on that player’s weekly match up, with adjustments made for injuries, anomalies and my gut. The “formulary” numbers are listed behind each player’s match up in parentheses with the lower numbers being best, and a lowest possible “formulary” number of 3. As always, trust your own gut, keep an eye on the injury report, good luck and have fun. If you aren’t having fun playing fantasy football, you’re doing it wrong.

 

As Always, trust your gut, keep an eye on the injury report, good luck and have fun. If you aren’t having fun playing fantasy football, you’re doing it wrong.

 

QUARTERBACKS

 

1. Peyton Manning @ WAS (7)

2. Phillip Rivers @ St.L (22)

3. Jay Cutler vs. SEA (26)

4. Drew Brees @ TB (27)

5. Matt Schaub vs. KC (27)

6. Kyle Orton vs. NYJ (28)

7. Joe Flacco @ NE (28)

8. Matt Ryan @ PHI (29)

9. Tony Romo @ MIN (30)

10. Eli Manning vs. DET (33)

11. Aaron Rodgers vs. MIA (36) *put Flynn around 21st if Rodgers can’t go

12. Mark Sanchez @ DEN (37)

13. Tom Brady vs. BAL (37)

14. Ben Roethlisberger vs. CLE (39)

15. Vince Young @ JAX (41)

16. Chad Henne @ GB (42)

17. Brett Favre vs. DAL (44)

18. Donavan McNabb vs. IND (44)

19. Matt Cassel @ HOU (48)

20. Kevin Kolb vs. ATL (51)

21. Alex Smith vs. OAK (53)

22. David Garrard vs. TEN (54)

23. Josh Freeman vs. NO (55)

24. Jason Campbell @ SF (55)

25. Shaun Hill @ NYG (66) *put Stafford here too if it’s him

26. Sam Bradford vs. SD (66)

27. Matt Hasselbeck @ CHI (68)

28. Colt McCoy @ PIT (74)

 

RUNNING BACKS

 

1. Frank Gore vs. OAK (13)

2. Chris Johnson @ JAX (15)

3. Ray Rice @ NE (17)

4. Michael Turner @ PHI (22)

5. Adrian Peterson vs. DAL (23)

6. Maurice Jones-Drew vs. TEN (29)

7. Arian Foster vs. KC (30)

8. Ahmad Bradshaw vs. DET (30)

9. Jamaal Charles @ HOU (32)

10. Steven Jackson vs. SD (33)

11. LeSean McCoy vs. ATL (36)

12. Jahvid Best @ NYG (37)

13. Rashard Mendenhall vs. CLE (38)

14. Matt Forte vs. SEA (41)

15. LaDanian Tomlinson @ DEN (42)

16. Darren McFadden @ SF (50)

17. Joseph Addai @ WAS (50) *watch his health

18. Brandon Jackson vs. MIA (51)

19. Pierre Thomas @ TB (51)

20. Ryan Matthews @ St.L (56)

21. Peyton Hillis @ PIT (59) *watch his health

22. Ryan Torain vs. IND (59)

23. Ronnie Brown @ GB (60)

24. Shonn Greene @ DEN (60)

25. Mike Tolbert @ St.L (64)

26. Michael Bush @ SF (64)

27. Thomas Jones @ HOU (66)

28. Marshawn Lynch @ CHI (66)

29. Felix Jones @ MIN (72)

30. Willis McGahee @ NE (73)

31. Jason Snelling @ PHI (76)

32. Cadillac Williams vs. NO (77)

33. Brandon Jacobs vs. DET (78)

34. Jerome Bettis @ TB (82)

35. Earnest Graham vs. NO (83)

36. Marion Barber @ MIN (88)

37. Knowshon Moreno vs. NYJ (90)

38. Ricky Williams @ GB (94)

39. Justin Forsett @ CHI (96)

40. Mike Hart @ WAS (100)

41. Benjarvis Green-Ellis vs. BAL (103)

42. John Kuhn vs. MIA (105)

43. Javon Ringer @ JAX (105)

44. Derrick Ward vs. KC (106)

45. Kenneth Darby vs. SD (109)

46. LaGarrette Blount vs. NO (109)

47. Leon Washington @ CHI (110)

48. Correll Buckhalter vs. NYJ (112)

49. Danny Woodhead vs. BAL (113)

50. Chester Taylor vs. SEA (117)

 

 

WIDE RECEIVERS

 

1. Reggie Wayne @ WAS (17)

2. Randy Moss vs. DAL (20)

3. Anquan Boldin @ NE (23)

4. Andre Johnson vs. KC (24)

5. Miles Austin @ MIN (25)

6. Brandon Marshall @ GB (30)

7. Hines Ward vs. CLE (30)

8. Hakeem Nicks vs. DET (31)

9. Brandon Lloyd vs. NYJ (32)

10. Roddy White @ PHI (33)

11. Calvin Johnson @ NYG (34)

12. DeSean Jackson vs. ATL (37)

13. Greg Jennings vs. MIA (37)

14. Marques Colston @ TB (37)

15. Malcolm Floyd @ St.L (40)

16. Austin Collie @ WAS (41)

17. Eddie Royal vs. NYJ (42)

18. Percy Harvin vs. DAL (45)

19. Mike Wallace vs. CLE (46)

20. Donald Driver vs. MIA (51)

21. Jeremy Maclin vs. ATL (53)

22. Santana Moss vs. IND (56)

23. Santonio Holmes @ DEN (56)

24. Steve Smith vs. DET (59)

25. Mike Sims-Walker vs. TEN (59)

26. Kenny Britt @ JAX (61)

27. Michael Crabtree vs. OAK (61)

28. Braylon Edwards @ DEN (62)

29. DeWayne Bowe @ HOU (72)

30. Wes Welker vs. BAL (73)

31. Lance Moore @ TB (73)

32. Kevin Walter vs. KC (76)

33. Nate Washington @ JAX (79)

34. Mario Manningham vs. DET (79)

35. Johnnie Knox vs. SEA (79)

36. Mike Williams vs. NO (80)

37. Davonne Bess @ GB (80)

38. Roy Williams @ MIN (81)

39. Jabar Gafney vs. NYJ (84)

40. Dez Bryant @ MIN (91)

41. Mike Thomas vs. TEN (93)

42. Ted Ginn Jr. vs. OAK (93)

43. Josh Morgan vs. OAK (95)

44. Pierre Garcon @ WAS (96)

45. Devin Hester vs. SEA (97)

46. Louis Murphy @ SF (99)

47. Derrick Mason @ NE (99)

48. Brandon Tate vs. BAL (100)

49. Devery Henderson @ TB (101)

50. Legedu Naanee @ St.L (104)

51. Josh Cribbs @ PIT (106)

52. Dexter McCluster @ HOU (106)

53. Danny Amendola vs. SD (108)

54. Anthony Armstrong vs. IND (108)

55. James Jones vs. MIA (19)

56. DeMaryius Thomas vs. NYJ (114)

57. Blair White @ WAS (118)

58. Jerricho Cotchery @ DEN (120)

59. Jacoby Jones vs. KC (122)

60. Brian Hartline @ GB (124)

61. Danny Woodhead vs. BAL (126)

62. TJ Houshmandzadeh @ NE (127)

63. Robert Meachem @ TB (129)

64. Buster Davis @ St.L (130)

65. Harry Douglas @ PHI (131)

66. Justin Gage @ JAX (131)

67. Dieon Branch vs. BAL (140)

68. Mohamed Massaquoi @ PIT (140)

69. Brandon Gibson vs. SD (141)

70. Chansi Stuckey @ PIT (144)

71. Brad Smith @ DEN (148)

72. Darrius Heyward-Bey @ SF (149)

73. Deon Butler @ CHI (152)

74. Nate Burleson vs. NYG (158)

75. Brian Finneran @ PHI (159)

 

 

TIGHT ENDS

 

1. Vernon Davis vs. OAK (6)

2. Zach Miller @ SF (20)

3. Dallas Clark @ WAS (20)

4. Tony Gonzalez @ PHI (21)

5. Kellen Winslow Jr. vs. NO (23)

6. Antonio Gates @ St.L (25)

7. Dustin Keller @ DEN (29)

8. Tony Moeaki @ HOU (33)

9. Jason Witten @ MIN (34)

10. Brent Celek vs. ATL (36)

11. Chris Cooley vs. IND (36)

12. Greg Olsen vs. SEA (38)

13. Visanthe Shiancoe vs. DAL (38)

14. Jeremy Shockey @ TB (45)

15. Mercedes Lewis vs. TEN (46)

16. Aaron Hernandez vs. BAL (48)

17. Owen Daniels vs. KC (50)

18. Daniel Fells vs. SD (52)

19. Brandon Pettigrew @ NYG (55)

20. Todd Heap @ NE (56)

21. Tony Scheffler @ NYG (57)

22. John Carlson @ CHI (57)

23. Heath Miller vs. CLE (62)

24. Bo Scaife @ JAX (63)

25. Anthony Fasano @ GB (65)

26. Rob Gronkowski vs. BAL (68)

27. Andrew Quarless vs. MIA (68)

28. Ed Dickson @ NE (70)

29. Benjamin Watson @ PIT (71)

30. Kevin Boss vs. DET (71)

31. Joel Dressen vs. KC (78)

32. Delanie Walker vs. OAK (78) *watch his health

33. David Thomas @ TB (79)

34. Daniel Graham vs. NYJ (81)

35. Jerramy Stevens vs. NO (83)

36. Billy Bajema vs. SD (88) *watch his health

37. Craig Stevens @ JAX (89)

38. Justin Peele @ PHI (89)

39. Fred Davis vs. IND (90)

40. Martellus Bennett @ MIN (90)

 

 

KICKERS

 

1. Nate Kaeding @ St.L (8)

2. Josh Scobee vs. TEN (12)

3. Sebastian Janikowski @ SF (17)

4. Mason Crosby vs. MIA (19)

5. Matt Bryant @ PHI (24)

6. Ryan Longwell vs. DAL (24)

7. Josh Brown vs. SD (25)

8. Rob Bironas @ JAX (26)

9. Nick Folk @ DEN (27)

10. Matt Prater vs. NYJ (32)

11. Jeff Reed vs. CLE (32)

12. Stephen Gostkowski vs. BAL (36)

13. Jason Hanson @ NYG (38)

14. Joe Nedney vs. OAK (40)

15. Adam Vinatieri @ WAS (42)

16. Lawrence Tynes vs. DET (42)

17. Graham Gano vs. IND (45)

18. Ryan Succop @ HOU (50)

19. Olindo Mare @ CHI (51)

20. Robbie Gould vs. SEA (53)

21. Dan Carpenter vs. GB (53)

22. John Carney @ TB (55)

23. Niel Rackers vs. KC (57)

24. Billy Cundiff @ NE (58)

25. David Buehler @ MIN (64)

26. Connor Barth vs. NO (66)

27. Davis Aker vs. ATL (68)

28. Phil Dawson @ PIT (73)

 

 

DEFENSE / SPECIAL TEAMS

 

1. Steelers vs. CLE (10)

2. Packers vs. MIA (14)

3. Jets @ DEN (19)

4. Vikings vs. DAL (20)

5. Saints @ TB (21)

6. Eagles vs. ATL (24)

7. Cowboys @ MIN (25)

8. Giants vs. DET (51)

9. 49ers vs. OAK (33)

10. Titans @ JAX (34)

11. Bears vs. SEA (37)

12. Ravens @ NE (43)

13. Falcons @ PHI (45)

14. Lions @ NYG (45)

15. Seahawks @ CHI (46)

16. Rams @ SD (46)

17. Dolphins @ GB (46)

18. Chargers @ St.L (47)

19. Raiders @ SF (49)

20. Chiefs @ HOU (50)

21. Browns @ PIT (54)

22. Patriots vs. BAL (55)

23. Buccaneers vs. NO (58)

24. Redskins vs. IND (62)

25. Colts @ WAS (69)

26. Jaguars vs. TEN (76)

27. Texans vs. KC (77)

28. Broncos vs. NYJ (82)

 

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QUARTERBACKS

 

1. Peyton Manning @ WAS (7)

2. Phillip Rivers @ St.L (22)

3. Jay Cutler vs. SEA (26)

4. Drew Brees @ TB (27)

5. Matt Schaub vs. KC (27)

6. Kyle Orton vs. NYJ (28)

7. Joe Flacco @ NE (28)

8. Matt Ryan @ PHI (29)

9. Tony Romo @ MIN (30)

10. Eli Manning vs. DET (33)

11. Aaron Rodgers vs. MIA (36) *put Flynn around 21st if Rodgers can’t go

12. Mark Sanchez @ DEN (37)

13. Tom Brady vs. BAL (37)

14. Ben Roethlisberger vs. CLE (39)

15. Vince Young @ JAX (41)

16. Chad Henne @ GB (42)

17. Brett Favre vs. DAL (44)

18. Donavan McNabb vs. IND (44)

19. Matt Cassel @ HOU (48)

20. Kevin Kolb vs. ATL (51)

21. Alex Smith vs. OAK (53)

22. David Garrard vs. TEN (54)

23. Josh Freeman vs. NO (55)

24. Jason Campbell @ SF (55)

25. Shaun Hill @ NYG (66) *put Stafford here too if it’s him

26. Sam Bradford vs. SD (66)

27. Matt Hasselbeck @ CHI (68)

28. Colt McCoy @ PIT (74)

 

 

TIGHT ENDS

 

1. Vernon Davis vs. OAK (6)

2. Zach Miller @ SF (20)

3. Dallas Clark @ WAS (20)

4. Tony Gonzalez @ PHI (21)

5. Kellen Winslow Jr. @ PIT (23)

6. Antonio Gates @ St.L (25)

7. Dustin Keller @ DEN (29)

8. Tony Moeaki @ HOU (33)

9. Jason Witten @ MIN (34)

10. Brent Celek vs. ATL (36)

11. Chris Cooley vs. IND (36)

12. Greg Olsen vs. SEA (38)

13. Visanthe Shiancoe vs. DAL (38)

14. Jeremy Shockey @ TB (45)

15. Mercedes Lewis vs. TEN (46)

16. Aaron Hernandez vs. BAL (48)

17. Owen Daniels vs. KC (50)

18. Daniel Fells vs. SD (52)

19. Brandon Pettigrew @ NYG (55)

20. Todd Heap @ NE (56)

21. Tony Scheffler @ NYG (57)

22. John Carlson @ CHI (57)

23. Heath Miller vs. CLE (62)

24. Bo Scaife @ JAX (63)

25. Anthony Fasano @ GB (65)

26. Rob Gronkowski vs. BAL (68)

27. Andrew Quarless vs. MIA (68)

28. Ed Dickson @ NE (70)

29. Benjamin Watson @ PIT (71)

30. Kevin Boss vs. DET (71)

31. Joel Dressen vs. KC (78)

32. Delanie Walker vs. OAK (78) *watch his health

33. David Thomas @ TB (79)

34. Daniel Graham vs. NYJ (81)

35. Jerramy Stevens vs. NO (83)

36. Billy Bajema vs. SD (88) *watch his health

37. Craig Stevens @ JAX (89)

38. Justin Peele @ PHI (89)

39. Fred Davis vs. IND (90)

40. Martellus Bennett @ MIN (90)

 

 

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Here’s the final edition of the week 5 fantasy start rankings, they’ve been scrubbed against the injury report, but keep an eye on the injury wire as statuses are updated. The rankings “formula” is based on 2-parts player expectations and 1-part defensive expectations against that player. The lower the formulary number the better with a lowest possible formulary number of 3.

 

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QUARTERBACKS

 

1. Aaron Rodgers @ WAS (9)

2. Peyton Manning vs. KC (16)

3. Drew Brees @ AZ (17)

4. Eli Manning @ HOU (24)

5. Matt Ryan @ CLE (25)

6. Phillip Rivers @ OAK (26)

7. Joe Flacco vs. DEN (27)

8. Tony Romo vs. TEN (31)

9. Jay Cutler @ CAR (32) *watch his health

10. Kevin Kolb @ SF (35)

11. David Garrard @ BUF (38)

12. Matt Schaub vs. NYG (40)

13. Donavan McNabb vs. GB (40)

14. Sam Bradford @ DET (46)

15. Matt Cassel @ IND (47)

16. Ryan Fitzpatrick vs. JAX (50)

17. Brett Favre @ NYJ (50)

18. Mark Sanchez vs. MIN (53)

19. Kyle Orton @ BAL (54)

20. Carson Palmer vs. TB (56)

21. Matthew Stafford vs. St.L (61) *Shaun Hill would be about the same if it’s him

22. Vince Young @ DAL (61)

23. Alex Smith vs. PHI (62)

24. Josh Freeman @ CIN (67)

24a. Todd Collins @ CAR

25. Derek Anderson vs. NO (67)

25. Max Hall vs. NO (67)

26. Bruce Gradkowski vs. SD (68)

27. Jake Delhomme vs. ATL (72) *Seneca Wallace would be about the same if it’s him

28. Jimmy Claussen vs. CHI (74)

 

 

RUNNING BACKS

 

1. Maurice Jones-Drew @ BUF (11)

2. Frank Gore vs. PHI (14)

3. Steven Jackson @ DET (16) *watch his health

4. Arian Foster vs. NYG (25)

5. Cedric Benson vs. TB (26)

6. Jamaal Charles @ IND (27)

7. Adrian Peterson @ NYJ (30)

8. Chris Johnson @ DAL (30)

9. LeSean McCoy @ SF (35) * watch his health

10. Ahmad Bradshaw @ HOU (37) * watch his health

11. Mike Tolbert @ OAK (39)

12. Michael Turner @ CLE (39)

13. Ray Rice vs. DEN (39) *watch his health

14. Matt Forte @ CAR (40)

15. Jahvid Best vs. St.L (42)

16. Pierre Thomas @ AZ (43)

17. DeAngelo Williams vs. CHI (44)

18. Beanie Wells vs. NO (50)

19. Peyton Hillis vs. ATL (52) * watch his health

20. LaDanian Tomlinson vs. MIN (54)

21. Darren McFadden vs. SD (55)

21. Ladell Betts vs. AZ

22. Thomas Jones @ IND (55)

23. Ryan Matthews @ OAK (55)

24. Knowshon Moreno @ BAL (60)

25. Jonathan Stewart vs. CHI (62)

26. Ladell Betts vs. AZ (63)

27. Joseph Addai vs. KC (66)

27a. Michael Bush vs. SD

28. Brandon Jackson @ WAS (73)

29. Ryan Torain vs. GB (75)

29a. Correll Buckhalter @ BAL

30. Felix Jones vs. TEN (75)

31. Shonn Greene vs. MIN (76)

32. Tim Hightower vs. NO (80)

33. Correll Buckhalter @ BAL (80)

34. Kenneth Darby @ DET (80)

35. Cadillac Williams @ CIN (81)

36. Fred Jackson vs. JAX (82)

37. Marion Barber vs. TEN (85)

38. Brandon Jacobs @ HOU (93)

39. Jason Snelling @ CLE (97)

40. Willis McGahee vs. DEN (97)

41. John Kuhn @ WAS (99)

42. Michael Bush vs. SD (103)

43. CJ Spiller vs. JAX (106)

43a. Lawrence Maroney@ BAL

44. Ernest Graham @ CIN (107)

45. Derrick Ward vs. NYG (107)

45. Steve Slaton vs. NYG

45a. Chris Ivory vs. AZ

46. Rashad Jennings @ BUF (107)

47. Darren Sproles @ OAK (109)

48. Javon Ringer @ DAL (114)

49. LaGarrette Blount @ CIN (115)

50. Donald Brown vs. KC (116)

 

 

WIDE RECEIVERS

 

1. Roddy White @ CLE (8)

2. Randy Moss @ NYJ (17)

3. Greg Jennings @ WAS (18)

4. Calvin Johnson vs. St.L (20)

5. Anquan Boldin vs. DEN (21)

6. Miles Austin vs. TEN (22)

7. Reggie Wayne vs. KC (23)

8. Andre Johnson vs. NYG (23)

9. DeSean Jackson @ SF (24)

10. Hakeem Nicks @ HOU (25)

11. Donald Driver @ WAS (32)

12. Chad Ochocinco vs. TB (33)

13. Steve Smith vs. CHI (41) *watch his health

14. Marques Colston @ AZ (42)

15. Larry Fitzgerald vs. NO (44)

16. Austin Collie vs. KC (45) *watch his health

17. Percy Harvin @ NYJ (45) *always watch his health

18. Jeremy Maclin @ SF (46)

19. Steve Smith @ HOU (47)

20. Mike Sims-Walker @ BUF (52)

21. Malcolm Floyd @ OAK (56)

22. Santana Moss vs. GB (56)

23. Mark Clayton @ DET (57)

24. Dewayne Bowe @ IND (58)

25. Dez Bryant vs. TEN (64)

26. Terrell Owens vs. TB (65)

27. Michael Crabtree vs. PHI (65)

28. Johnnie Knox @ CAR (69)

29. Derrick Mason vs. DET (71)

30. Lee Evans vs. JAX (71)

31. Santonio Holmes vs. MIN (73)

32. Mike Williams @ CIN (82)

33. Steve Johnson vs. TB (83)

34. Brandon Lloyd @ BAL (85)

35. Braylon Edwards vs. MIN (85)

36. Mario Manningham @ HOU (85)

37. Kevin Walter vs. NYG (87)

38. Lance Moore @ AZ (90)

39. Nate Washington @ DAL (90)

40. Eddie Royal @ BAL (91)

41. Jacoby Jones vs. NYG (93)

42. Roy Williams vs. TEN (96)

43. Roscoe Parrish vs. JAX (101)

44. Pierre Garcon vs. KC (104) *watch his health

45. Devin Hester @ CAR (111)

46. Demaryius Thomas @ BAL (111)

47. Louis Murphy vs. SD (112) *watch his health

48. Legedu Naanee @ OAK (112)

49. Mike Thomas @ BUF (112)

50. Harry Douglas @ CLE (112)

51. Josh Cribbs vs. ATL (113)

52. Kenny Britt @ DAL (116)

53. Dexter McCluster @ IND (116)

54. Jabar Gafney @ BAL (117)

55. Danny Amendola @ DET (117)

56. James Jones @ WAS (120)

57. Blair White vs. KC (120)

58. Devery Henderson @ AZ (122)

59. Jordan Shipley vs. TB (123) *watch his health

60. Steve Breaston vs. NO (124) *watch his health

61. Brian Finneran @ CLE (126)

62. Josh Morgan vs. PHI (127)

63. Brandon Gibson @ DET (127)

64. TJ Houshmandzadeh vs. DEN (129)

65. Buster Davis @ OAK (138)

66. Jerricho Cotchery vs. MIN (143)

67. David Nelson vs. JAX (143)

68. Jason Avant @ SF (144)

69. Darrius Heyward-Bey vs. SD (145) *watch his health

70. Brad Smith vs. MIN (151)

71. Mohamed Massaquoi vs. ATL (153)

72. Michael Spurlock @ CIN (154)

73. Kassim Osgood @ BUF (154)

74. Chansi Stuckey vs. ATL (157)

75. Laurent Robinson @ DET (159) *watch his health

 

TIGHT ENDS

 

1. Dallas Clark vs. KC (12)

2. Antonio Gates @ OAK (13)

3. Chris Cooley vs. GB (16)

4. Visanthe Shiancoe @ NYJ (25) *watch his health

5. Jermichael Finley @ WAS (26)

6. Vernon Davis vs. PHI (26)

7. Zach Miller vs. SD (28)

8. Kellen Winslow Jr. @ CIN (31)

9. Jeremy Shockey @ AZ (33)

10. Tony Gonzalez @ CLE (36)

11. Dustin Keller vs. MIN (37)

12. Brent Celek @ SF (37)

13. Mercedes Lewis @ BUF (38)

14. Jason Witten vs. TEN (40)

15. Greg Olsen @ CAR (45)

16. Owen Daniels vs. NYG (49)

17. David Thomas @ AZ (51)

18. Benjamin Watson vs. ATL (52)

19. Kevin Boss @ HOU (53)

20. Todd Heap vs. DEN (55)

21. Evan Moore @ ATL (56)

22. Tony Moeaki @ IND (60)

23. Tony Scheffler vs. St.L (61)

24. Brandon Pettigrew vs. St.L (65)

25. Jermaine Gresham vs. TB (66)

26. Bo Scaife @ DAL (66)

27. Fred Davis vs. GB (66)

28. David Martin vs. JAX (67)

29. Travis Beckum @ HOU (67)

30. Dante Rosario vs. CHI (72)

31. Ben Patrick vs. NO (74)

32. Joel Dressens vs. NYG (75)

33. Daniel Fells @ DET (79)

34. Randy McMichael @ OAK (79)

35. Jim Kleinsasser @ NYJ (79)

36. Jonathan Stupar vs. JAX (83)

37. Jerramy Stevens @ CIN (89)

38. Martellus Bennett vs. TEN (90)

39. Delanie Walker vs. PHI (94) * watch his health

40. Jeff Dugan @ NYJ (97)

 

 

KICKERS

 

1. Mason Crosby @ WAS (15)

2. Matt Prater @ BAL (16)

3. Neil Rackers vs. NYG (18)

4. Rob Bironas @ DAL (18)

5. Matt Bryant @ CLE (20)

6. Nate Kaeding @ OAK (21)

7. Josh Scobee @ BUF (24)

8. Jon Carney @ AZ (24)

9. Robbie Gould @ CAR (25)

10. Sebastian Janikowski vs. SD (27)

11. David Akers @ SF (33)

12. Graham Gano vs. GB (34)

13. Mike Nugent vs. TB (38)

14. David Buehler vs. TEN (38)

15. Lawrence Tynes @ HOU (42)

16. Ryan Longwell @ NYJ (43)

17. Nick Folk vs. MIN (44)

18. Jason Hanson vs. St.L (44)

19. Josh Brown vs. DET (45)

20. Adam Vinatieri vs. KC (49)

21. Ryan Succop @ IND (51)

22. Connor Barth @ CIN (52)

23. Rian Lindell vs. JAX (52)

24. Billy Cundiff vs. DEN (59)

25. Joe Nedney vs. PHI (62)

26. Jay Feeley vs. NO (64)

27. Phil Dawson vs. ATL

28. John Kasay vs. CHI (69)

 

 

DEFENSE / SPECIAL TEAMS

 

1. Jets vs. MIN (6)

2. Saints @ AZ (9)

3. Eagles @ SF (14)

4. Chargers @ OAK (22)

5. Packers @ WAS (24)

6. Bengals vs. TB (28)

7. Ravens vs. DEN (29)

8. Cowboys vs. TEN (32)

9. Bears @ CAR (33)

10. Vikings @ NYJ (34)

11. Texans vs. NYG (37)

12. Titans @ DAL (41)

13. Falcons @ CLE (42)

14. 49ers vs. PHI (44)

15. Rams @ DET (47)

16. Browns vs. ATL (50)

17. Giants @ HOU (51)

18. Broncos @ BAL (51)

19. Panthers vs. CHI (54)

20. Lions vs. St.L (56)

21. Buccaneers @ CIN (57)

22. Chiefs @ IND (59)

23. Raiders vs. SD (59)

24. Redskins vs. GB (61)

25. Jaguars @ BUF (63)

26. Cardinals vs. NO (65)

27. Bills vs. JAX (68)

28. Colts vs. KC (72)

 

 

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