Week 12 Player Rankings

QB

1. Peyton Manning

2. Kurt Warner

3. Aaron Rodgers

4. Drew Brees

5. Tony Romo

6. Jay Cutler (more…)

It is getting close to the trade deadline in most leagues.  A few weeks after that playoffs will begin.  If you are thinking about making a move to get talent to push you through the playoffs you need to consider:

• The record of the team that your player is on
• Any injuries the player may be nursing before playoffs - and whether it will affect their playing time towards the end of the regular season
• Teams your player will be facing - and their likely records
• The other typical evaluations that go along with a trade

Why is it important to think about opponents and schedules and injuries for late trades?  Because a great player on a great team could be benched for rest during your semi-finals(week 15) or finals (16).  This creates a scenario where you might be willing to trade near term success away for a player who will get full minutes and a better matchup in week 16.

Take for example Willie Parker, he’s a great player but has been banged up all season.  (more…)

Brady Quinn will start for the browns tonight.  It is also likely that Roy Zimmerman Daunte Culpepper will be starting for the lions this week. The question is who is the better start.  To start, if you are picking between these two you are: 1) fucked; 2) in the same position I am in a few leagues.

Both have excellent targets, Braylon and Calvin Johnson respectively.  But Quinn is so hyped that I feel he will be doomed to choke tonight, browns fans deserve and expect nothing less.  Also Braylon has a serious pass dropping problem.  The Denver defense, however, is horrible.  The lions will be going against the Jags.  Big John Henderson may be limited or hurt for this game which is great for the lions but their D is still more solid than Denver.

I have to go with Quinn here.  Jamal Lewis is due for a game, and its not hard to have a good one against Denver.  The run game will help the pass, and Quinn playing should give the team a shot in the arm. Culpepper will be adjusting to a new offense, he may be good a week or two from now.  But, you really don’t need to know a playbook when you can just throw it near Calvin Johnson.

If you really need a QB, I would check out - Kyle Orton who will likely be back in a week and has been dropped in many leagues.

This is the start of rotodorks.  I want the first commentary on our fantasy sports website to be about my personal tragedies. Those tradgedies being Tom Brady and Willie Parker.  The two of them have managed to destroy my records in a few of my leagues.  If it weren’t for the waiver wire I don’t know what I’d do - I’m talking to you Donnie Avery, Lance Moore and Kyle Orton.

Thanks for ruining my life Tom and Willie.