Drafting a Fantasy QB Early

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This was a cool graphic I found - making the point that most fantasy football owners who drafted top QBs early are likely to be losing this season.

Updating this graphic with week-3's stats, Rodgers had about 8 in week-3 against the Seahawks. In week-3 of 2011 (and I have no idea why this is N/A in the graphic to begin with), Rodgers had about 24.

So the graphic is, in fact very accurate - in that if you drafted a top-5 or top-6 QB this year, you are likely not winning much so far this year.

I tried to get Cam Newton in most leagues, but I wound up getting Michael Vick. After the season I had last year (waiting a long time to draft a QB) I wasn't about to do it again. Trying to get Vick was still pretty early (probably 6th or 7th QB drafted), and he's got 9 turnovers through 3 games. The league in which I have been starting Romo is 3-0.

If you waited for a QB this season (unlike most seasons) you are probably doing very well.

It Appears Peyton Manning is Headed to Denver

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Speed Isn't Everything

...not when evaluating QBs, but this is pretty impressive from Mr. RG3:


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(Overlayed Cam Newton's, Andrew Luck's, and Robert Griffin III's NFL Combine 40s.)

The NFL Right Now

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Defensive lines are getting much much stronger as time goes by. The entire line of scrimmage as a whole is being more & more controlled by the defensive side. The value of a QB who can - in 2-3 seconds - escape pressure, and turn a likely sack into anything positive, or even the possibility of a big play, is skyrocketing as we speak. The great QBs of today will accept the worst possible outcome from that point on. There's even a slight few who will usually turn it into something positive.

Fewer and fewer teams are finding RBs who can game-after-game find the holes, produce the extra 3-4 yards more times than not, make the first guy miss, and more importantly do it for four quarters.

Because of this.. defenses are focusing more on stopping the pass, but I still haven't figured out why yet. Superstars at corner and safety don't necessarily make the defense a great defense. The entirety of the center of the field must be controlled, and that's why most corners these days suffer. Once both safeties realize they must control the deep center of the field (8-20 yards from the line), teams might realize that they need to be much more worried about the quality of their players at the line.

Offenses are starting to realize that the "pocket passer" thing isn't working nearly as much as it used to. How Peyton Manning performs next year will be huge news. He and Tom Brady are a bout the only ones left. These two will likely continue to get it done. But I think the trend is more towards a Brees, or a Romo, who routinely turn bad plays into good ones. The other extreme is the Vick & Newton who completely confuse defenses. These two are in a class alone, but because they do the same thing that Brees and Romo do, but from a RB's perspective. If there is ever a player who is so equally both a back and a quarterback, NFL defenses will have their work cut out.

Then again, pressure on the backfield is the key, and the solidity of the line of scrimmage will ultimately win.

Why is San Francisco overrated? Because they don't have the offense to conquer the elite defenses. Dallas? Baltimore? Yeah those are two of them.

Ravens' QB Joe Flacco's Unique Wedding Photo

Following Tony Romo's lead, Flacco, chose a unique pose for this particular wedding photo.

Here's the story and here's the link to the rest of the uniquely done wedding album by Jason Prezant photography.

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Bears Release Jay Cutler Today

Thanks Clayton!

For QBs

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Wouldn't this be a great idea for a quarterback? I mean seriously.. A lot of what defenses cue on is the QB's eyes. With good practice (moving only his eyes, and not his head), a good QB could dominate even moreso, right?

Just sayin'..

Kurt Warner

Kurt Warner, Arizona Cardinals QB, has played an entire 16-game season 3 times in his long 11-yr. career.

All three of those times, he led his team to the Super Bowl.

That's an incredible stat!

And if I heard it right, tonight he can make NFL history by being the only NFL QB ever to throw 100 TD passes for TWO different teams.


It seems like someone may have already done this. But nevertheless, Brett Favre could have something to do with this record in a couple more seasons.