NFC Team By Team Notes: Position Breakdown

Note: Everything you see here is pretty straightforward with one exception: The percentages in parentheses after the name of each RB/WR/TE. For WR and TE, the number is the percent of the team’s targets that went to that player so far this season. For RB, the first number is the percent of the team’s carries that the player has received and the second number, like with WR and TE, is the percent of the team’s targets that went to that player.

Dallas

QB1: Tony Romo – Averaging 14 yards-per-completion, which is second best in the NFL behind only Philip Rivers. 6:4 TD:INT ratio needs improvement.
RB1: Marion Barber (43%, 3%) – Still the starter, but Choice and Jones will continue to share a big chunk of the workload.
RB2: Tashard Choice (32%, 10%) – Expected to see a bigger chunk of the carries going forward.
RB3: Felix Jones (15%, 1%) – 10.1 yards-per-carry is the best mark in the NFL.

WR1: Roy Williams (15%) – Hasn’t produced and is injury plagued, but is still the team’s WR1.
WR2: Miles Austin (17%) – Austin will replace Crayton as a starter this week after his explosive week five performance. He leads NFL WRs (min. 25 targets) with a 22.1 yards per reception mark.
WR3: Patrick Crayton (20%) – Lost his starting job to Austin, but should still contribute with a few catches a game.
WR4: Sam Hurd (6%) –

TE1: Jason Witten (20%) –Witten is averaging just 9.3 yards per completion and has just one TD. That is especially scary considering he is catching an NFC best 85 percent of passes thrown to him.
TE2: Martellus Bennett (7%) – Has caught an NFL worst 36 percent of passes thrown his way.

New York

QB1: Eli Manning – 13.8 yards-per-completion ranks him third in the NFL, while his 10.9 percent touchdown/completion mark is third best in the league. 11:3 TD:INT ratio is outstanding.
RB1: Brandon Jacobs (54%, 5%) – 3.6 yards per carry is killing his value, but don’t overlook that he is 11th in the league in looks. 0.9 percent of his carries have resulted in a touchdown, which is one of the league’s worst marks.
RB2: Ahmad Bradshaw (34%, 4%) – 6.2 yards per carry is fourth best in the NFL, but he won’t be passing Jacobs out on the depth chart any time soon.
RB3: Gartrell Johnson (6%, 1%) –

WR1: Steve Smith (29%) – 54 targets rank him third in the league.
WR2: Mario Manningham (24%) – 16.7 percent of his receptions have been touchdowns, which is one of the league’s best marks.
WR3: Hakeem Nicks (11%) – 25 percent of his receptions have been for a TD, which is the highest mark in the league for a WR with 20+ targets. He leads the team in targets the last two weeks.
WR4: Domenik Hixon (7%) – Was targeted seven times in the team’s week six game, but his value is limited as the WR4.

TE1: Kevin Boss (9%) – Not seeing a ton of looks, but is averaging 14.6 yards per reception, which is third in the NFL among TEs.
TE2: Travis Beckum (3%) –
TE3: Darcy Johnson (3%) –

Philadelphia

QB1: Donovan McNabb – Coming off a rough week, but his 12.8 yards-per-completion is 5th best in the NFL and his 10.4 percent of his completions have been touchdowns, which is 4th best in the NFL.
QB2: Michael Vick – Only one touch in week six.

RB1: Brian Westbrook (33%, 12%) – Has missed a lot of action so far, but he is still 14th in the league in targets with 22.
RB2: LeSean McCoy (39%, 8%) – Basically splitting the carries with Westbrook right down the middle.

WR1: DeSean Jackson (22%) – 48 rushing yards are the most for a NFC WR.
WR2: Jeremy Maclin (12%) – As long as Curtis is out, Maclin is a solid play. Had just one catch in week 6, but was targeted six times.
WR3: Kevin Curtis (7%) – Still battling injuries, but if he’s healthy and in the starting lineup, he has some value.
WR4: Jason Avant (9%) –
WR5: Reggie Brown (1%) – Brandon Gibson was traded this week, which means Reggie Brown is the unquestioned WR5.

TE1: Brent Celek (21%) – 378 receiving yards are 3rd most in the NFL for a TE.
TE2: Alex Smith (1%) –

Washington

QB1: Jason Campbell – Campbell is struggling with a 6:6 TD:INT ratio and is certainly on the hot seat, but will start this Sunday vs. Philadelphia.
QB2: Todd Collins – Saw some action in week six, but completed less than half of his 14 passes.

RB1: Clinton Portis (72%, 7%) – Isn’t having the year he had in 2008, but will continue to contribute as long as he is top 10 in the NFL in looks. 0.9 percent of his carries have resulted in a touchdown, which is one of the league’s worst marks.

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