2009 Fantasy Football QB Rankings
Here is the link back to all 2009 fantasy football player rankings. My Quarterbacks Rankings list is below. The 2009 fantasy season brings a lot of new faces into the top 10 QB Rankings. Much is unknown at the time of the orginal posting but I will edit this page as new information becomes available.
1. Drew Brees – He nearly set the record for yards passing and the Saints defense still looks to be in bad shape. Expect another prolific season from the Little General
2. Tom Brady – The Golden Boy and Greg Lewis will make the ultimate tandem in 2009. Randy Moss, Wes Welker, and Joey Galloway will also help. 37-40 TDs still seems like a lock to me if he is fully recovered.
3. Peyton Manning – I hear chatter of Manning blowing up huge this season. I don’t see him returning to number one, but 4000 yards and 30+ TDs are on the way.
4. Donovan McNabb – I’m pretty excited for McNabb in 2009. The signings of Jason Peters and Stacy Andrews ensures solid protection. Westbrook, Jackson, and Curtis are strong weapons in the passing game. Add Jeremy Maclin to this mix and you’ve got one of the more versatile and talented groups in the league. The Eagles are pass first and loaded with talent. I’ll reach for McNabb this year.
5. Kurt Warner -Warner to Fitz, Warner to Boldin, Warner to Breaston, Warner to Hightower, Warner to Waterboy, Warner to Granny Smith, Warner to anyone and everyone. He’s so good Ken Whisenhunt changed his philosophy to build an offense around him.
6. Tony Romo – Maybe he’s mature enough now to not melt in big games. If Williams steps up I’ve got him ranked a few spots too low. I feel like I should mention TO here: TO sucks.
7. Aaron Rodgers – Rodgers was the secret sauce in a lot of fantasy playoff runs a year ago. This year you’ll have to draft him much earlier, but he’s worth it.
8. Phillip Rivers – Rivers, not LT, was the Chargers’ TD machine last season. 34 to be exact. Turner is a run first coach, and a healthy Tomlinson and Sproles can do great damage on the ground. With Merriman back the defense should be able to avoid shootouts. I think Rivers sinks a few notches this season.
9. Ben Roethlisberger – Imagine how good he could be if he didn’t have to lug his 240 pound frame around the backfield in circles every other passing play. The best is yet to come fantasy wise for Big Ben, but I would like to see someone else win real NFL championships.
10. Matt Ryan – Ryan’s end of the year stats will not knock your socks off, but it was an extremely impressive rookie campaign. Now he has Tony Gonzalez, which gave him a big boost in everyone’s fantasy rankings. I think he’ll make that big of a difference. 4000+ yards and 20+ TDs coming up!
11. Jay Cutler – Cutler’s new options are more interesting than you might think. Hester and Bennett can be a dynamic duo, and Olsen and Forte have proven they can move the chains. We need to see how this new offensive line treats him and give him a year to adjust to the new playbook, but he’s still a starting fantasy QB.
12. Carson Palmer - Lav Coles and Chad Ocho Cinco are an emotional mess of a receiving corps. They are good at catching footballs, though. The off the field factors make Carson especially tough to rank but there is way too much talent between these three to not take him as a starter.
13. Matt Hasselbeck – If you decide to punt QBs until late in your drafts then Hass should be your man. I don’t think he will be ranked on other lists as highly as I have him here. Houshmandzedah, Branch, and Burleson make up the most impressive receiving corps he’s ever worked with. I smell a bounceback baby!
14. Matt Schaub – Andre Johnson is so good that I want to rank Schaub higher, but he still has more to prove. Above all, can he stay healthy enough to play more than 11 games??
15. Eli Manning – Nothing interesting I can say. This is just Eli being Eli.
16. Chad Pennington – Pennington is the perfect backup – Reliable and top notch trade bait for when one of the big boys gets injured. He eeked out a top 10 fantasy QB season in his first year under center as a Dolphin.
17. Matt Cassel - Waiver Wire treasure Matt Cassel’s back to back 400 yard, 3 TD games in weeks 11 and 12 is the stuff of fantasy legend. His production will decrease as a Chief but I still call for 20 TDs if Gonzo stays.
18. Kerry Collins – Cocktail Kerry threw three TDs in the first eight games and nine in the final eight games. Expect more of the latter this season as defenses desperately try to contain the Titan’s run game.
19. Trent Edwards – Edwards sent a text message to Bills GM Russ Brandon asking him to add TO. The poor kid brought this on himself! TO is pretty tame in year one, so Edwards gets a one year boost in my rankings.
20. Kyle Orton – Orton’s new WR’s are much more interesting than his old ones. Marshall and Royal were both top 15 fantasy WRs last year with Cutler. The offensive line is super solid and the OC is brilliant. I’m pegging him as the starter at this point because Chris Simms is still Chris Simms.
21. Jake Delhomme Jake was disappointing in his return from the elbow injury but the Panthers still rolled through the NFC. If he can return to 04-07 form he will be a bargain.
22. David Garrard – Garrard is a pretty boring fantasy option be he gets the job done as a backup.
23. Jason Campbell – Campbell is no longer Mr. Potential Breakout. He’s now Mr. Last Chance to Breakout. His contract is up after this year and he’s still holding the ball too long. Expect similar stats to last year.
24. Joe Flacco – I lacko enthusiasm for Flacco.
25. Marc Bulger – At the time of this writing Marc’s entire receiving corps is Donnie Avery, Dane Looker, and Keenan Burton.
26. Luke McCown – Antonio Bryant and Kellen Winslow are very talented. I’m not sure if I can say the same for McCown, or if he will even be the starter, but I like his receivers.
27. Sage Rosenfels/Tarvaris Jackson – You never know what you are going to get with either of these guys, but the team is good.
28. Brady Quinn/Derek Anderson – Braylon Edwards is still there to catch (err, drop) TDs, but these QBs will miss having Winslow as an option over the middle.
29. Daunte Culpepper – Calvin Johnson may catch 15 TDs next season, which is coincidentally the exact same number of TDs I expect Culpepper to throw.
30. Shaun Hill/Damon Huard/Alex Smith – Ugh
31. Kellen Clemens/Brett Ratliff – Eww
32. Jamarcus Russell – For serious?