Week 14 Rankings
Week 14 Player Rankings - UPDATED 11/26/08
QB
1. Kurt Warner
2. Aaron Rodgers
3. Drew Brees
4. Matt Cassel
5. Jay Cutler
6. Peyton Manning
7. Brett Favre
8. Matt Ryan
9. Tony Romo
10. Tyler Thigpen
11. Eli Manning
12. Donovan McNabb
13. Ben Roethlisberger
14. Shaun Hill
15. Philip Rivers
16. Chad Pennington
17. Kyle Orton
18. Gus Frerote
19. Joe Flacco
20. Jeff Garcia
Things I do not care about: That Matt Cassel had a shitty week last week. He had consecutive 400 yard games before thie Pitt game and now he gets the Seattle defense that cannot defend the pass; I do not care that Chad Pennington threw for over 300 yards the last time he faced Buffalo. After last weeks no show I do not trust him very much; I do not care that Tony Romo is facing the Steelers. They are a great D but the Dallas offense is clicking and I expect nice numbers from Romo.
Running Backs
1. Adrian Peterson
2. Michael Turner
3. LaDanian Tomlinson
4. Matt Forte
5. Steve Slaton
6. Thomas Jones
7. Chris Johnson
8. Peyton Hillis
9. Brandon Jacobs
10. Brian Westbrook
11. Marshawn Lynch
12. DeAngelo Williams
13. Larry Johnson
14. Steven Jackson
15. Maurice Jones-Drew
16. Joseph Addai
17. Frank Gore
18. Reggie Bush
19. Ryan Grant
20. Ronnie Brown
21. Marion Barber
22. Clinton Portis
23. Tim Hightower
24. Justin Fargas
25. LenDale White
Things we learned from last week: Don’t sit Brian Westbrook. Even with 4 bad games before last week he can break out at anytime and this time the offense seemed to center around him. Peyton Hillis made me eat my words and had another good week. He has another favorable matchup this week vs KC. Steve Slaton’s turn to face Green Bay so he moves into the top 5. Despite Tim Hightower’s matchup vs St Louis I still do not trust Hightower to put up big numbers. He probably gets in the end zone once but not much more.
Wide Receivers
1. Anquan Boldin
2. Larry Fitzgerald
3. Greg Jennings
4. Randy Moss
5. Roddy White
6. Calvin Johnson
7. Andre Johnson
8. Steve Smith
9. Brandon Marshall
10. Reggie Wayne
11. Lee Evans
12. Terrell Owens
13. Dwayne Bowe
14. Lance Moore
15. Marques Colston
16. Bernard Berrian
17. Wes Welker
18. Jerricho Cotchery
19. Laveranues Coles
20. Hines Ward
WR’s! - Donald Driver misses the top 20 but I still like him to have a nice game. I also like both Giants receivers, Amani Toomer and Dominick Hixon. Those could be nice sleepers if you are trying to upset a top seed in the playoffs or just get into the playoffs. Andre Johnson is a beast. I have him 7th but he is just an animal and possibly one of my new favorite players. He can do it all.
Tight Ends
1. Tony Gonzalez
2. Jason Witten
3. Antonio Gates
4. Dustin Keller
5. Dallas Clark
6. Tony Scheffler
7. Kevin Boss
8. Zach Miller
9. John Carlson
10. Owen Daniels
11. Bo Scaife
12. Chris Cooley
13. Jeremy Shockey
Could make or break you: John Carlson - 100 yards receiving last week? With Hasselback back on the field could this happen again? ehhhhhh, maybe. Zach Miller seems to be the only player on the Raiders besides Darren McFadden who can catch a pass.
Defenses
1. Titans
2. Vikings
3. Colts
4. Jets
5. Tampa Bay
6. Ravens
7. Giants
8. Steelers
9. Bears
10. Cardinals
11. Patriots
12. Panthers
Defense - Dont be scurred to use the Giants. They force turnovers and get sacks….who cares if they give up a few more points than the Cardinals will. Colts Defense is on fire. Great matchup there as well.
KICKERS - Mike has been emailing me all week about his kicker sleepers this week so please flood his inbox at mike@rotodorks.com with all questions. This could win you your game.
Questions/Comments on the rankings? Disagree? Think I am in idiot? Email jon@rotodorks.com and I will tell you how wrong you are.