Week 10 QB Fantasy Rankings

Must Starts

1. Kurt Warner (vs. San Francisco)

Most people around the NFL know how good Warner and this offense is. But this Monday, when the 49ers go into Arizona, the entire country will find out on a national stage.

Warner has been lighting it up through the air recently, and we see that trend continuing this week back in the desert. While the 'Niners are pretty strong against the run, they have trouble defending the pass.

With Anquan Boldin and Larry Fitzgerald lining up on the outside against Nate Clements and Walt Harris, look for Arizona to exploit these mismatches all game long. Warner will eclipse the 300-yard mark for the third consecutive game and throw for at least two TDs.

 

2. Drew Brees (vs. Atlanta)

The Falcons have improved greatly on defense in 2008, to everyone’s surprise, but this week they face Drew Brees. Playing inside the Superdome, we see the Saints taking shots down the field to open up the running game.

With Jeremy Shockey back healthy, along with Marques Colston, look for Brees to enjoy a lot of success through the air. It might not be one of those ridiculous 300-yard games we’ve all become accustomed to, but 250 yards with a few scores is a definite possibility.

 

3. Aaron Rodgers (at Minnesota)

While the Vikings employ a very strong defense against the run, there are several holes in their pass defense. In their win over Houston last Sunday, they allowed over 300 passing yards and two touchdowns to the Matt Schaub/Sage Rosenfels combo.

In this week's football game, we don’t see much from Ryan Grant, so look for Aaron Rodgers to frequently locate Greg Jennings and Donald Driver. Rodgers should throw for 250 yards and two touchdowns.

 

4. Phillip Rivers (vs. Kansas City)

San Diego is looking to get back on track after two consecutive losses to the Bills and Saints, respectively. After having two weeks to mull over its 3-5 record, look for the Chargers to feast on the lowly Chiefs at Qualcomm Stadium.

Rivers looks to have a lot of success through the air. We think he’ll have to get the majority of his yards in the first half, however, because once this team gets the lead—and we think the Chargers will blow out K.C.—it’ll be a lot of Tomlinson running left and right. All in all, we see Rivers surpassing the 200-yard mark and tossing a couple touchdowns.

 

Sleepers

1. Marc Bulger (at. New York Jets)

Prior to last Sunday, the Jets were very adept at giving up big yardage through the air. In fact, just two weeks ago, they made Chiefs back-up QB Tyler Thigpen look like an All-Pro. While it hasn’t exactly been all sunshine for Bulger this year, he has seen his game improve with the addition of rookie wide out Donnie Avery.

Provided the weather conditions are decent this Sunday, we think Bulger can attack this Jets’ secondary and have a lot of success. Bulger should throw for over 250 yards and two touchdowns.

 

2. Jake Delhomme (at Oakland)

About the only thing that could prevent Delhomme from having a big day is if the Raiders lay another egg like they did last Sunday. If that happens, running backs DeAngelo Williams and Jonathan Stewart will be seeing the ball a lot.

That being said, even in a rout, a quality fantasy day can still occur as QB Matt Ryan managed 220 yards and two TDs in Atlanta’s 24-0 win over the Raiders.

In this contest, look for Delhomme to locate Muhsin Muhammad on the shorter routes, while targeting Steve Smith on the medium to deeper routes, and when Raiders' safety Gibril Wilson cheats up to help out against the run, look for Delhomme to pop a play-action pass deep. This all adds up to over 200 yards and a couple scores.

Source: Profootball101