Fantasy Football Quarterback Sleepers

You’ve all heard of that old saying “You Snooze, You Lose” right? Well, if you haven’t, let us introduce you to the Bruno Boys philosophy on finding those diamond in the rough fantasy football impact players or identifying a player coming off injury who is set to have a big season.

We like to call our traditional sleeper rankings, Snooze Alarm rankings,  because we focus on players who are virtually unheard of coming into the season, or they are undervalued because they might have suffered an injury or inconsistent play in the previous season.

In some occasions, we will even tackle a player who had a solid season the year before but still isn’t getting the attention he should.

Often times, these are the exact same players who either outperform their average draft position in fantasy football drafts by seasons end, or they hit your league as a free agent, but finish as a top performer on a weekly basis.

With that being said, please read on and enjoy the 2009 Bruno Boys Quarterback “Snooze Alarm” Rankings. Doing so, will allow you to not panic on draft day when a certain position starts flying off the board and should help add much coveted depth to your fantasy football roster.

Trent Edwards (Buffalo Bills) — Buffalo Bills quarterback Trent Edwards has been somewhat of an enigma the past couple seasons. There have been times when he’s absolutely brilliant, and other times when he looked completely lost on the field.

Part of the reason for this is because the Bills have typically only had two options on offense in that they could either run the ball or throw to wide receiver Lee Evans.

The addition of Terrell Owens at wide receiver is going to change the offense dramatically. Teams will no longer be able to double team Evans and third receiver Josh Reed will now work against lower-caliber defensive backs. Edwards now has options as the field will open up for him.

But perhaps the biggest bonus the Bills will receive from the addition of Owens is that he’s so good in the red zone, where Evans and Reed struggled to catch passes. You should be able to draft Edwards as a middle of the road QB2 entering 2009 but if he continues to take care of the football he could play his way into a QB1 by seasons end.

SNOOZE ALARM RANKING: 6 ALARMS

Carson Palmer (Cincinnati Bengals) — After injuring his elbow last season Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Carson Palmer opted not to have surgery in favor of rehab with the hopes that he could return late in the season. He did not return and has been continually rehabbing, and has recently said he feels 100 percent.

Reports from Cincinnati have been positive about Palmer in his throwing sessions during minicamp and OTAs, and the team brought in Laveranues Coles to replace the departed T.J. Houshmandzadeh. When healthy Palmer has traditionally been one of the best and most consistent quarterbacks in the league.

His injury will cause him to fall in drafts this season but Palmer will rebound nicely and will finish among the top 10 quarterbacks.

SNOOZE ALARM RANKING: 5 ALARMS

Matt Hasselbeck (Seattle Seahawks) — Back problems pretty much ended the season last year for Seattle Seahawks quarterback Matt Hasselbeck before it started. Hasselbeck played in seven games last year but was just never quite himself.

Similar to Palmer, when healthy Hasselbeck is one of the best and most consistent players in the league at his position. He’s never going to throw 40-plus touchdowns in a season but he gets the kind of solid production every week you want out of a starting quarterback.

What’s going to make Hasselbeck a better player this season is the addition of Houshmandzadeh, who will provide a nice complement to Deion Branch.

Hasselbeck has usually had pretty good receivers but never a combination as talented as Branch, Houshmandzadeh and tight end John Carlson, thus if can stay healthy he is primed for a good season.

SNOOZE ALARM RANKING: 4 ALARMS

Shaun Hill (San Francisco 49ers) — Shaun Hill may not be the long-term solution at quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers but he’s good enough to play now and he won’t turn the ball over multiple times a game the way J.T. O’Sullivan did last year.

Hill is an intriguing option because he showed flashes last year of being a good quarterback, plus he’s got a decent supporting cast around him.

The question now is can Hill produce being the starter from day one instead of coming off the bench? Other players have not had much success when making that transition but Hill is well-suited for the job. He may not finish as a top-10 quarterback this season but will have some big point-scoring games and make for a good backup in any size of league.

SNOOZE ALARM RANKING: 3 ALARMS

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Fantasy Football Quarterback Sleepers