Updated Fantasy Football Rankings: Last Call!

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Many Fantasy Football Drafts will fall in the next week. With that Football Jabber is posting its final Fantasy Football Redraft Rankings for the season. Included with the rankings are the current Average Draft Position (ADP) so you can see where the players have fallen in Mock Drafts. In this episode we will a have look at some of the Quarterbacks, Running Backs, and Wide Receivers you should keep an eye on.

Drew Brees No. 1 vs. Tom Brady No. 2

I want to throw out the disclaimer here that my stance on this battle is in no way effected by my being a Saints fan. Look at any of my Redraft rosters and you will rarely find a Saints on them. The heart stays clear of my fantasy football Warroom. Not that I don’t believe in their fantasy production, I just don’t think I value them as much as many others do in fantasy football.

Anyway…My gut tells me that Drew Brees is still going to be the top QB this season and if there is a Saint on my roster it will be him.  Why?  Tom Brady’s return does not make Brees a worse QB or his fantasy situation any worse.  There are still questions lingering a bit with Brady and realistically it isn’t likely he will be up there where he was in 2007 on the fantasy scoreboard.  It could still be that I have a bad taste in my mouth from drafting Brady in two leagues last year.  Amazingly I was still able to win one and was runner up in the other (Have to throw that out there whenever I can).

Peyton Manning makes the Top Three!

YEAH!  Why the excitement? Last season I was pounded a little bit by a couple readers for ranking Manning out of the Top three.  One of them promised to come back and heckle me at the end of the season when Manning finished No. 1…this reader was never to be heard from again. Although Aaron Rodgers is right on his tail, Manning gets the nod at No. 3 for consistency and proving he is not a product of Tom Moore.

Jay Cutler moves into the Top 10

I’m not a big Cutler fan but it is starting to look like I have to get past that and forget the fact he is in Chicago.

Mark Sanchez and Shaun Hill officially get jobs

Thought I would throw this out there.  It really didn’t move them much from where we already had them ranked. It certainly does feel better drafting them as a possible backup if you know they will be on the field.

David Garrard should be your backup QB

I may be kicking myself saying this before I have two drafts this weekend…David Garrard should be your backup QB. His ADP of 12.01 makes him a bargain a bargain. You should be able to fill a couple other backup spots and still find him on the board. Considering the bottom of the Top 12 rankings he could easily be a starter or play in a QBBC for some of those teams that grabbed the 11th or 12th QB.

Maurice Jones-DrewNo. 2 vs. Michael Turner No. 3

I’m starting to think that the best place to fall this season is the No. 3 spot. You know you get on of these two guys or that Peterson fellow. Things get a little iffy after that. You also get to be the first one of the owners of these three guys to pick again.

Anyway…You can’t go wrong with either of them I don’t believe, both are going to be beasts.  Jones Drew gets the edge for his play in the passing game.

Poor Pierre Thomas

It appears that Sean Payton is going to keep us guessing as much as he does opposing defenses on Sunday. With Mike Bell’s Preseason play he is in there at the No. 3 spot and it looks as if he is going to be worked in as a three headed monster in the backfield for the Saints. This drops the value of Thomas a bit. He is the best RB option for the team but he is likely going to be overvalued by those wanting to get in on the Saints offensive action. If you can get a good deal on him, by all means go for it but realize you might not get consistent production as the ball is spread around in New Orleans.

...same thing in Tampa

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