QB Rankings Updated…..No, Maddenized!!

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Published: August 18, 2010

Sorry for the hiatus again folks. Long story short, long hours at the office coupled with a SERIOUSLY unhealthy addiction to playing the new Madden 2011 has kept me at bay. That all said, I’m here and I’m ready to help. Now that we’ve gotten some preseason games out of the way, I’ve been able to update my projections based on what we’ve seen, starting with the QB’s. For instance, Joe Flacco and Carson Palmer look real good this year. Particularly Flacco, he looks so much more comfortable in the pocket. I remember seeing a Colts v. Ravens game last year, and walking away thinking that Flacco would never be a decent fantasy QB so long as he constantly relied on checkdowns instead of trusting his wideouts and his arm. Flash forward to this season, add in Stallworth and Boldin, some more maturity, and you get quite the results.

Anyway, back to the rankings. So yeah, I went ahead and updated my projections based on what I saw. Then I added each players Madden Rank, straight from the game, into my scoring system. Yeah I know, that’s sick, cause I’m crazy like that. At the top of the ranks, it’s not going to tell us anything we don’t already know. Manning, Brees, Brady, etc. However scrolling down you’ll see (I included the Madden rank next to each players rank score below) how he feels about guys like Matt Moore, Matt Stafford, Matt Ryan, etc. This is a nice way to judge rookies, to judge your backup QB, and if you’re like me and waiting til you fill the RB and WR slots before picking a QB, it’s a good way to parse out who’s got the skills to succeed.

Now one drawback of the Madden Ranks is that, obviously, team play doesn’t get factored in. This is a pure reading of how talented the QB is. For those of you unfamiliar with Madden, thinking that using a video game to rank your fantasy players is silly, do yourself a favor and start googling. These guys at EA sports capture every single aspect of a QB from how well he reads blitzes, to how well he throws short, medium, long passes, to speed and burst, to even the obvious stuff like strength and accuracy or throwing on the run. In short, this is the single best way to rank individual player prowess that I know. From there, I’m just taking into account the players around the QB, especially the O-Line, and producing some solid projections.

Alright, feast on the data below. As reader Morskie pointed out, you can copy/paste the results into a wordpad, then from there to excel to create your own cheatsheets. I’m keeping this post short cause I’m on my way to the driving range, but stay tuned as over the next two days I will pump out the RB ranks and WR ranks respectively. Then I’ll pump out those much needed TE ranks too. One last thing, two guys you should be targeting late based on what Madden sees: Brett Favre and Sam Bradford (obviously as a late late pick!)

Hope you find this stuff useful!

FirstName	LastName	Team	Total	Rank	Madden Rank
Drew	Brees	NO	10.54148	1	99
Peyton	Manning	IND	8.932494	2	99
Aaron	Rodgers	GB	8.146764	3	94
Tom	Brady	NE	7.254007	4	95
Philip	Rivers	SD	6.975251	5	94
Joe	Flacco	BAL	6.0719	6	87
Tony	Romo	DAL	5.666682	7	90
Matt	Schaub	HOU	5.139983	8	89
Carson	Palmer	CIN	4.901669	9	87
Brett	Favre	MIN	3.65404	10	92
Donovan	McNabb	WAS	3.641621	11	89
Matt	Ryan	ATL	2.97386	12	86
Eli	Manning	NYG	1.581217	13	89
Ben	Roethlisberger	PIT	1.521842	14	88
Kevin	Kolb	PHI	-0.06833	15	75
Matt	Hasselbeck	SEA	-0.18048	16	79
Matt	Moore	CAR	-1.22582	17	76
Alex	Smith	SF	-1.9671	18	77
David	Garrard	JAC	-2.21755	19	79
Vince	Young	TEN	-2.40233	20	79
Mark	Sanchez	NYJ	-2.4541	21	82
Chad	Henne	MIA	-3.14126	22	79
Jay	Cutler	CHI	-3.36371	23	83
Matt	Leinart	ARZ	-4.60511	24	75
Jason	Campbell	OAK	-4.6124	25	83
Matt	Cassel	KC	-4.96379	26	78
Kyle	Orton	DEN	-6.36588	27	80
Matthew	Stafford	DET	-6.58888	28	80
Sam	Bradford	STL	-7.30155	29	80
Josh	Freeman	TB	-7.77455	30	77
Trent	Edwards	BUF	-8.57923	31	70
Jake	Delhomme	CLE	-9.19074	32	74

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Biglil

Thie, according to Madden ranks would say that Sanchize, Campbell and Cutler should be a target as well?
acsparks714

Ryan Howard (ankle) is aiming to return Monday.The big first baseman has been hobbled by a badly sprained left ankle since the beginning of August and has been sorely missed in fantasy lineups. Howard, 30, was batting .292 with an .884 OPS, 23 homers and 81 RBI before the injury and should pick up right where he left off.
acsparks714

Braves acquired 1B Derrek Lee from the Cubs for RHP Tyrelle Harris, RHP Robinson Lopez and LHP Jeffrey Lorick.A smart move by the Braves, who are trying to fend off the Phillies for the National League East crown. Lee has lost a step defensively and is no longer a major home run threat, but he's hitting well lately and is far better in the field than Troy Glaus. He should get a nice boost of energy from entering a playoff race and is a decent option in fantasy leagues.
acsparks714

Joey Votto has been scratched from Wednesday's game against the Diamondbacks due to tightness in his back.Not good news. Votto is having an MVP-like year for the first-place Reds but might need to sit out until Friday for precautionary reasons.
http://twitter.com/bgizzletweets Brian Gold

Here's my team Thief. just drafted earlier today. I took QB in the 8th and 9th round. TE in 5th.Matt RyanRay RicePierre ThomasRoddy WhiteSteve Smith (Giants)Jason WittenRicky Williams/Jeremy MaclinK- Nate KaedingDef- 49er's and GiantsGolden Tate/ Brandon TateDonovan McNabbFred DavisWhat do you think? I think this is a great team, and I have the Tate's that can be dropped for a better player at any time. And McNabb plays the Lions on Ryan's bye week. I had 4th pick. Took Fred Davis in the 15th and last round. STEAL!
http://twitter.com/bgizzletweets Brian Gold

Here's my team Thief. just drafted earlier today. I took QB in the 8th and 9th round. TE in 5th.Matt RyanRay RicePierre ThomasRoddy WhiteSteve Smith (Giants)Jason WittenRicky Williams/Jeremy MaclinK- Nate KaedingDef- 49er's and GiantsGolden Tate/ Brandon TateDonovan McNabbFred DavisWhat do you think? I think this is a great team, and I have the Tate's that can be dropped for a better player at any time. And McNabb plays the Lions on Ryan's bye week. I had 4th pick. Took Fred Davis in the 15th and last round. STEAL!
acsparks714

The Reds will call up pitching prospect Aroldis Chapman on September 1.Chapman will be eligible for the playoffs if the Reds are able to lock up the National League Central or grab the Wild Card. He's 3-1 with a 2.77 ERA and a 41/12 K/BB ratio in 26 innings since switching to relief and should provide the first-place Reds with a nice boost of energy down the stretch.
acsparks714

Darren Collison revealed he has a fractured finger on his right (shooting) hand and will be out 3-4 weeks.No word yet on the details or how Collison suffered the fracture, but he did say he expects to be ready for training camp. Finger fractures aren't usually a big deal, although the fact that it's on his shooting hand is a little concerning. An extra emphasis needs to be paid attention to how he's shooting the rock in camp.
golfin14

Thanks Thief, still was wondering when you got a chance if you could help me figure out a draft strategy on the snake draft format on yahoo and also how you rankings affect my league giving 6 points for a passing TD, rushing TD, and receiving TD….
The_Thief

Remember, Madden ranks are based on just the player without regard to scheme or team. Jets n Raiders are run first teams, and cutler STINKS!! :p
acsparks714

Carlos Gonzalez suffered a contusion of his right knee while crashing into the wall during Wednesday's game.That sounds like good news. A DL trip might yet be a possibility, but it doesn't sound like it'll be an automatic move.
The_Thief

I give it a C. Steve Smith is overrated. Way overrated. Ryan is decent if you got strong elsewhere, but ya didn't. I'd look to move he or mcbaddass (since they're very close in value) with Smith for a big WR upgrade if u can.
morskie

he recently had an epidural for a bulging disc in his back… If he can play thru that, this is a good thing for DLee owners…
morskie

higher premium on a Tier 1 QB… everything else will remain much the same…
http://profiles.yahoo.com/u/ZCBXCUMYYGXQZ6PUILHIEDJVJ4 Matt S

Hey Thief,Just drafted a team last night. It's a PPR league, so I wasn't sure how to account for that, but I realized after the fact that Turner doesn't catch many passes. I had the #7 slot in a 10 team snake draft, what do you think:QB – RiversWR – R. MossWR – BoldinWR – S. MossRB – TurnerRB – GreeneTE – ShiancoeWR/RB/TE – R.BrownBN – PalmerBN – PortisBN – SlatonBN – V. JacksonBN – SchillensBN – Dev. ThomasK – HartleyD – Dallas
http://profiles.yahoo.com/u/V5JT2FFLWEQK73GZX4JQAVEEBE qwan

Man Matt Hasselbeck took a major drop in the rankings. Does that mean that T.J Housh will take a hit as well in the upcoming WR rankings? Also, did anyone catch last nights Hard Knocks? Such a great show to watch.
Biglil

Your hatered for Cutler runs deep. Did he steal some money from you at one point:) The question would be who do you hate more Cutler or E Manning?
morskie

has anyone done an Auction / Mock Auction draft yet? Seems like anyone who has posted teams has done snakes… I'm curious to hear some dollar values out thereI would have liked to have done a few mock auctions by now, but i've been so busy, I've had ZERO time at home to be online for 3 minutes, much less 3 hours. (yes, all my posting is done at work lol)
morskie

The Yankees placed Berkman (ankle) on the 15-day disabled list Thursday, the Journal News reports."It hadn't progressed quite as quickly as we wanted it to," manager Joe Girardi said. It's been a pretty bumpy road for Berkman in New York, from this injury to his .179 average to accidentally drilling Alex Rodriguez in the shin in batting practice two weekends ago. Now that he's out until at least August 31, the Yankees will go back to a rotation at DH.(Rotowire.com)
morskie

i came this close -><- to dropping berk this morning with Nyjer Morgan coming off the DL… So, i've stashed him on the DL for now… but for those of us desperate to make the playoffs, he can be dropped for immediate help. Who knows what he will provide for us when he comes back in 2 weeks…
http://profiles.yahoo.com/u/V5JT2FFLWEQK73GZX4JQAVEEBE qwan

I have done several mock auction drafts for to prep myself for your league. Cant give you those dollar amounts though lol. That's confidential. Try to pick up your first 8 players, just to test what the prices are. Thats what most people do in the auction draft. Because it does take like 3 hours lol.
morskie

good plan thx________________________________
http://profiles.yahoo.com/u/V5JT2FFLWEQK73GZX4JQAVEEBE qwan

Thief hates on Cutler and my Bears lol. Cutler doesnt suck, he just has no Brandon Marshall and a weak O-line.
golfin14

I'm not sure I know what you mean higher premium?
morskie

a QB is worth more in a league where pass td's 6 pts.
The_Thief

Excellent! I give it an A. All around solid. My ranks take into account PPR in a roundaboot way.
The_Thief

Tough call!!!

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