Week 7 Quarterback Results

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Byes: Atlanta Falcons, Denver Broncos, Kansas City Chiefs, Miami Dolphins, Philadelphia Eagles, San Diego Chargers

The Actual Rankings are based my scoring primer. It basically follows ESPNs standard scoring but uses fractional points and slightly devalues passing touchdowns.

Despite a great matchup, Eli Manning, a consensus 4-5 ranking, came in 14 this week. Think how much lower he would have been if didn’t throw the 77 yard touchdown to Victor Cruz with 2 minutes left on the clock. Reliability is not Manning’s middle name. Last year he scored 14 or less fantasy points 7 times last year (44% of games). Since fantasy owners cans never tell when mediocre/below average games are going to occur, it is going to be difficult to give him must start status every week. However, odds are, if you own him you he’s starting for you.

With two breakout games against the Chiefs and Saints, the trendy quarterback right now is Josh Freeman. I’m not buying it. According to Grid Iron Rank those great performances came from 2 of the worst 4 defenses in the league. This week he plays against the Vikings, the 9th best defense. If he plays well again it may be possible he is finally starting to live up to the hype a lot of fantasy analysts gave at the start of the 2011 season.

What quarterback is third in the league with 15 touchdowns? Ryan Fitzpatrick. You’re right; you could have fooled me too. Now, his 9 INTs are concerning, but he’s been a top 10 quarterback for the year. He has a bye this and in week 9 he faces off against the Texans which is a poor matchup. However, after that, he plays the Patriots, Dolphins, Colts, Jaguars, Rams, Seahawks, Dolphins and Jets. Other than the NFC West teams, all those matchups are extremely favorable. If you own a Tony Romo, Michael Vick or Philip Rivers, you should consider acquiring Fitzpatrick.