Top-Five Fantasy Quarterbacks (Week Four)

Okay, I missed on Eli Manning & Tony Romo and Drew Brees proved that he deserved placed in last weeks top-five ranking. However, Jay Cutler showed up and even though Brett Favre had a bad NFL game he did manage to finish Monday night with a 25-point fantasy effort and help me win one of my fifteen different cash competitions. The beginning of bye weeks will make week four a lot tougher and thorough game planning is a must for all weekly fantasy football leagues.

Here are the NFL’s top-five fantasy quarterbacks heading into week four.

1. Carson Palmer- In last seasons week two match-up with the Cleveland Browns Palmer produced 401 yards, six touchdowns, and forty-five points in a Cincinnati loss. Won’t be the same shootout like last year, but Palmer leads all fantasy quarterbacks this week.

Projected Points- 27

2. Tony Romo- I won’t take Romo off of here until he retires or is lost for the season. He had a down week against against the “Pack” but look for Romo to recover in a big way. Washington always plays the Cowboys tough, but with the weapons around him I don’t think Romo is too concerned. Projected Points-25

3. Drew Brees- San Francisco has played well against the pass this season, but they haven’t played against the leagues top passer, Drew Brees. Arizona and Seattle found success running between the tackles, but that’s not the Saints’ game. The offense begins and ends with Drew Brees and the dual threat of Reggie Bush. Projected Points-24

4. Philip Rivers- Rivers is having a career season and the Oakland pass defense is 26th in the league. With weapons Rivers is proving that he belongs as a starting quarterback in the NFL. Oakland won’t stop him this week. Projected Points- 24

5. Jay Cutler- Cutler is off to a great start and going on the road to Kansas City shouldn’t slow him down. Start him, draft him, do whatever you want to do with him this week against a horrible Kansas City defense. Projected Points-23

Bonus

Donovan McNabb- Last week Brian Griese torched the Chicago defense for 407 yards and two touchdowns. McNabb won’t do that but he will pick up the slack for the banged up Westbrook. With the rookie Desean Jackson playing well and a healthy Correll Buckhalter making plays look for Chicago to struggle once again. Projected Points-22