Player Team Bye FG XP FP $$ Notes
1 S. Gostkowski NE 33 42 148
2 R Longwell MIN 33 41 146 Love those Domes
3 J Elam ATL 32 40 142 More scoring in 2009
4 David Akers PHI 30 45 140 Not many long Fgs
5 R Bironas TEN 30 40 138 Tons of 40+ FGs
6 K Brown HOU 30 36 132
7 G Hartley ** NO 27 40 128
8 Nick Folk** DAL 26 44 128
9 M Crosby GB 28 39 127
10 A. Vinatieri IND 25 45 123
11 Nate Kaeding SD 27 38 123
12 Neil Rackers AZ 30 26 121
13 J Kasay CAR 26 40 119 Any CAR K is good
14 Matt Bryant TB 28 33 118
15 John Carney NYG 27 35 117 Top 5 K drops out
16 J Nedney SF 27 35 117
17 Jason Hanson DET 25 34 116 8-8 from 50+
18 S Graham ** CIN 25 34 114
19 R Lindell BUF 26 33 114
20 J Brown STL 26 31 113
21 Praeter DEN 24 33 113
22 Robbie Gould CHI 22 38 113
23 Jeff Reed PIT 26 30 112
24 Matt Stover BAL 25 34 112
25 P Dawson CLE 27 27 111
26 D Carpenter MIA 22 35 109
27 M Nugent NYJ 25 30 107 ? J Feely
28 O Mare SEA 21 37 105 ??
29 S Janokowski OAK 22 32 104
30 Shaun Suisham WAS 24 28 102
31 Josh Scobee JAX 25 20 99
32 Connor Barth KC 20 30 95
More player rankings and projections for 2009 at www.FFGuidebook.com/
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Monday, January 26, 2009
What is your preliminary top 12 for the 2009 season?
What is your preliminary top 12 for the 2009 season?
Assuming a 12 team league, start 2 RBs and 3 WRs, 4 pts per Pass TD, 6 Rush TD, 1 pt per 10 rushing/rec yds, 1 pt per 20 Passing yards, 1 PPR.
1. Matt Forte- He is Da Bears #1 resource, but his rank will be lower in a non-PPR league.
2. Adrian Peterson- Based on a 2009 with no injuries (fingers crossed).
3. Brian Westbrook- If McNabb is back, Westbrook excels for one more year.
4. Michael Turner - "Burner" Turner will only get better but may face a tougher schedule.
5. Marion Barber- Could be higher but hs bruising running style presents more of a chance for injuries.
6. M. Jones-Drew- Top 3 in 2008; the ony question will be if he can handle full RB duties.
7. Andre Johnson- The best WR and imagine if Schaub would stay healthy.
8. L Tomlinson- The question is if LT will be at SD. Sproles looks mighty good right now.
9. De Williams- RBBC with Jonathan Stewart lowers his rank a bit.
10. L. Fitzgerald- Perhaps the best WR but loses some stats when there are two other 1000 yard WRs on the team (Boldin, Breaston).
11. Brandon Marshall- Imagine what he can do with a full season and no distractions; surely the new HC will not waste this asset.
12. Drew Brees- 5000 yards and such consistency. I see nothing to slow his passing stats down. Heck maybe Shockey will catch a TD pass in 2009.
Honorable Mention: Steven Jackson.
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Assuming a 12 team league, start 2 RBs and 3 WRs, 4 pts per Pass TD, 6 Rush TD, 1 pt per 10 rushing/rec yds, 1 pt per 20 Passing yards, 1 PPR.
1. Matt Forte- He is Da Bears #1 resource, but his rank will be lower in a non-PPR league.
2. Adrian Peterson- Based on a 2009 with no injuries (fingers crossed).
3. Brian Westbrook- If McNabb is back, Westbrook excels for one more year.
4. Michael Turner - "Burner" Turner will only get better but may face a tougher schedule.
5. Marion Barber- Could be higher but hs bruising running style presents more of a chance for injuries.
6. M. Jones-Drew- Top 3 in 2008; the ony question will be if he can handle full RB duties.
7. Andre Johnson- The best WR and imagine if Schaub would stay healthy.
8. L Tomlinson- The question is if LT will be at SD. Sproles looks mighty good right now.
9. De Williams- RBBC with Jonathan Stewart lowers his rank a bit.
10. L. Fitzgerald- Perhaps the best WR but loses some stats when there are two other 1000 yard WRs on the team (Boldin, Breaston).
11. Brandon Marshall- Imagine what he can do with a full season and no distractions; surely the new HC will not waste this asset.
12. Drew Brees- 5000 yards and such consistency. I see nothing to slow his passing stats down. Heck maybe Shockey will catch a TD pass in 2009.
Honorable Mention: Steven Jackson.
As seen at www.FantasyIndex.com "Ask the Expert" a weekly column. Also available at www.FFGuidebook.com/blog
Saturday, January 24, 2009
Who was the fantasy MVP?
I nominate Matt Forte and Tony Gonzalez as Fantasy Co-MVPs. Both far exceeded their ADP and provided their owners with a great chance at a championship. Tony G finished the last 10 games of the season with a 7.5/90/1 average per game (on his way to 96/1058/10 TDs). Take a good look because he was Mr. Consistency (only 1 multiple TD game, instead he produced 9 games with TDs)-talk about money in the bank! Matt Forte delivered consistently as well. 13.5 fantasy points in PPR leagues was his lowest score this season. For the year, the rookie had 1238 yards rushing and 8 TDs, but more importantly he caught 63 passes for 477 yards and 4 TDs. Neither were drafted higher than the 4th round in most leagues yet they performed like first round studs.
NOTE: the Fantasy Sports Writers Association (FSTA) offically named DeAngelo Williams CAR RB as the Fantasy Football 2008 Player of the Year.
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Hendricks is the author of Fantasy Football Guidebook, an Award-Winning Finalist in the Sports category of the National Best Books 2008 Awards, sponsored by USA Book News, available at his website, http://www.ffguidebook.com, at all major bookstores, and at www.amazon.com. He is an 18-year fantasy football veteran who has teams in the World Championship of Fantasy Football (WCOFF), National Fantasy Football Championship (NFFC), NBC Sports Fantasy Championship and the inaugural season of the Fantasy Football Players Championship (FFPC).
NOTE: the Fantasy Sports Writers Association (FSTA) offically named DeAngelo Williams CAR RB as the Fantasy Football 2008 Player of the Year.
As seen in ASK THE EXPERTS, Fantasy Football Index's Expert column found at http://www.fantasyindex.com. ASK THE EXPERTS appears weekly with answers to a new question posted Thursday morning.
Hendricks is the author of Fantasy Football Guidebook, an Award-Winning Finalist in the Sports category of the National Best Books 2008 Awards, sponsored by USA Book News, available at his website, http://www.ffguidebook.com, at all major bookstores, and at www.amazon.com. He is an 18-year fantasy football veteran who has teams in the World Championship of Fantasy Football (WCOFF), National Fantasy Football Championship (NFFC), NBC Sports Fantasy Championship and the inaugural season of the Fantasy Football Players Championship (FFPC).
TE Rankings and Projections for 2008 Fantasy Football Season
Player Team REC Yards TDs FP
1 J Witten DAL 90 900 10 240
2 A Gates SD 75 920 9 221
3 T Gonzalez KC 85 900 6 220
4 D Clark IND 80 900 6 215
5 C Cooley WAS 85 850 5 200
6 K Winslow CLE 75 800 6 191
7 O Daniels HOU 70 850 5 185
8 T Scheffler DEN 60 800 6 176
9 V Shianacoe MIN 50 600 7 152
10 K Boss NYG 50 600 6 146
11 J Shockey NO 65 600 3 143
12 G Olsen CHI 55 560 5 141
13 J Carlson SEA 55 580 4 137
14 H Miller PIT 50 500 4 124
15 Z Miller OAK 50 650 1 121
16 D Keller NYJ 45 450 4 114
17 B Scaife TEN 50 500 2 112
18 A Fassano MIA 30 400 6 106
19 M Lewis JAX 40 400 4 104
20 T Heap BAL 40 450 3 103
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1 J Witten DAL 90 900 10 240
2 A Gates SD 75 920 9 221
3 T Gonzalez KC 85 900 6 220
4 D Clark IND 80 900 6 215
5 C Cooley WAS 85 850 5 200
6 K Winslow CLE 75 800 6 191
7 O Daniels HOU 70 850 5 185
8 T Scheffler DEN 60 800 6 176
9 V Shianacoe MIN 50 600 7 152
10 K Boss NYG 50 600 6 146
11 J Shockey NO 65 600 3 143
12 G Olsen CHI 55 560 5 141
13 J Carlson SEA 55 580 4 137
14 H Miller PIT 50 500 4 124
15 Z Miller OAK 50 650 1 121
16 D Keller NYJ 45 450 4 114
17 B Scaife TEN 50 500 2 112
18 A Fassano MIA 30 400 6 106
19 M Lewis JAX 40 400 4 104
20 T Heap BAL 40 450 3 103
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Friday, January 23, 2009
WR Fantasy Football Rankings and Projections for 2009
1 Andre Johnson HOU 105 1500 8 303
2 Larry Fitzgerald AZ 95 1400 10 295
3 Anquan Boldin AZ 100 1200 12 292
4 Brandon Marshal DEN 100 1400 8 288
5 Greg Jennings GB 80 1300 10 270
6 Roddy White ATL 85 1400 7 267
7 Steve Smith CAR 80 1400 7 262
8 Calvin Johnson DET 75 1300 9 259
9 Marques Colston NO 75 1300 9 259
10 Reggie Wayne IND 80 1200 9 254
11 Randy Moss NE 80 1100 10 250
12 Wes Welker NE 110 1200 3 248
13 Dwayne Bowe KC 90 1100 8 248
14 Terrell Owens DAL 70 1000 10 230
15 Antonio Bryant TB 70 1100 8 228
16 TJ Houshmandz+ CIN? 95 1000 5 225
17 Braylon Edwards CLE 70 1000 9 224
18 Lance Moore NO 75 1000 8 223
19 Chad Johnson CIN? 70 1100 7 222
20 Eddie Royal DEN 90 1000 5 220
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2 Larry Fitzgerald AZ 95 1400 10 295
3 Anquan Boldin AZ 100 1200 12 292
4 Brandon Marshal DEN 100 1400 8 288
5 Greg Jennings GB 80 1300 10 270
6 Roddy White ATL 85 1400 7 267
7 Steve Smith CAR 80 1400 7 262
8 Calvin Johnson DET 75 1300 9 259
9 Marques Colston NO 75 1300 9 259
10 Reggie Wayne IND 80 1200 9 254
11 Randy Moss NE 80 1100 10 250
12 Wes Welker NE 110 1200 3 248
13 Dwayne Bowe KC 90 1100 8 248
14 Terrell Owens DAL 70 1000 10 230
15 Antonio Bryant TB 70 1100 8 228
16 TJ Houshmandz+ CIN? 95 1000 5 225
17 Braylon Edwards CLE 70 1000 9 224
18 Lance Moore NO 75 1000 8 223
19 Chad Johnson CIN? 70 1100 7 222
20 Eddie Royal DEN 90 1000 5 220
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Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Top 20 Fantasy Football Running Backs for 2009
1 Matt Forte CHI-Da Bears only weapon=lots of touches
2 Adrian Peterson MIN-Third year is the charm, no injuries (fingers crossed)
3 Brian Westbrook PHI-In a PPR league he is money in the bank
4 Michael Turner ATL-"burner" is the future of ATL, schedule may be tougher
5 Marion Barber DAL-16 games in 2009 make him Top 5
6 Steven Jackson STL-New coach, new SJAX
7 M. Jones-Drew JAX-Drops some due to worry full time roll may have
8 L Tomlinson SD-Older.......with SD in 2009??? Sproles looks pretty good
9 De Williams CAR-RBBC with Jonathan Stewart has me lowering expectations
10 Clinton Portis WAS-#1 RB for most of 2008. Top 10 despite coach/RB issues
11 Frank Gore SF-If SF was not so far behind most of the 2nd half each game
12 Steve Slaton Hou-A little sophmore slump
13 Chris Johnson TEN-RBBC means out of Top 10
14 Thomas Jones NYJ-Another QB to deal w means fall in standings for my Wahoo
15 Marshawn Lynch BUF-Fred Jackson is just waiting in the wings
16 Brandon Jacobs NYG-Durability issues
17 Pierre Thomas NO-Can a sleeper technically have done so well the yr prior?
18 Reggie Bush NO-Points per reception (PPR) baby!
19 Ronne Brown MIA-MIA will not surprise anyone this year. Good run game
20 Joseph Addai IND-Not a Top 5 RB but a Top 20 for sure. Injury issues.
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2 Adrian Peterson MIN-Third year is the charm, no injuries (fingers crossed)
3 Brian Westbrook PHI-In a PPR league he is money in the bank
4 Michael Turner ATL-"burner" is the future of ATL, schedule may be tougher
5 Marion Barber DAL-16 games in 2009 make him Top 5
6 Steven Jackson STL-New coach, new SJAX
7 M. Jones-Drew JAX-Drops some due to worry full time roll may have
8 L Tomlinson SD-Older.......with SD in 2009??? Sproles looks pretty good
9 De Williams CAR-RBBC with Jonathan Stewart has me lowering expectations
10 Clinton Portis WAS-#1 RB for most of 2008. Top 10 despite coach/RB issues
11 Frank Gore SF-If SF was not so far behind most of the 2nd half each game
12 Steve Slaton Hou-A little sophmore slump
13 Chris Johnson TEN-RBBC means out of Top 10
14 Thomas Jones NYJ-Another QB to deal w means fall in standings for my Wahoo
15 Marshawn Lynch BUF-Fred Jackson is just waiting in the wings
16 Brandon Jacobs NYG-Durability issues
17 Pierre Thomas NO-Can a sleeper technically have done so well the yr prior?
18 Reggie Bush NO-Points per reception (PPR) baby!
19 Ronne Brown MIA-MIA will not surprise anyone this year. Good run game
20 Joseph Addai IND-Not a Top 5 RB but a Top 20 for sure. Injury issues.
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Sunday, January 18, 2009
2009 QB Rankings and Explanations
2009 QB Rankings
These Rankings are based on 4 points per passing TD, 6 points per rushing TD (# not shown here), 1 point per 25 yards passing. One point is subtracted for every interception thrown. Be sure to visit http://www.ffguidebook.com/ for more updates all offseason or to look at the QBs 2009 projections.
1 D Brees NO - Duh! 5000 yards passing in 08'
2 P. Manning IND -Always a Top 3 QB
3 T Romo DAL - Recovers from 08' injuries
4 A Rodgers GB - Have you seen his 08' stats? 4000 yds and 28 TDs
5 J Cutler DEN - New coach, tons of weaposn
6 M Cassel/ Brady NE - Hedging my bets with who will start
7 P Rivers SD -More LT = Less Passing TDs
8 K Warner/Leinart AZ - 3 x 1000 yd WRs...need I say more
9 S Hill SF -Sleeper-if he starts, great finish in 08'
10 D McNabb PHI -Slowly regressing but still good
11 T Thigpen KC -08’ darling gets better, question is does Tony Gonzlaez stay at TE
12 C Palmer CIN -Check health status in offseason, huge risk/reward here
13 C Pennington MIA -Steady wins the race.
14 M Schaub* HOU -Injury concerns make me rank him lower based on just a 14 game season, if he starts all 16-IF IF IF....move him up to Top 10.
15 D Garrard JAX -Steady but needs the Jags running game to gel, or better yet the OL
16 B Roethlisberger PIT -Healthy RBs mean less passes and Ward is a year older.
17 T Jackson MIN -If he starts and stays he could be a big sleeper, but I have been burnt on the M Vicks and V Youngs too much in the past, so not so quick this time to declare him King.
18 M Hasslebach SEA -New coach Mora wants to run more, if healthy could be worth the chance
19 Eli Manning NYG -200 yards per game average is nothing to brag about FF wise
20 Matt Ryan ATL- Everything flows through Michael "burner" Turner
21 J Delhomme CAR -Too many health concerns and a playoff collapse in 08'
22 Favre/Clemmons NYJ -whoever starts expect lots of INTs
23 K Orton CHI - CHI Offense is an oxymoron; Matt Forte is the star
24 J Campbell WAS -Which new Off scheme will he have to learn this year?
25 Joe Flacco BAL - Steady improvement but nothing to get excited about
26 Ja Russell OAK -Oakland, need I say more
27 M Bulger STL -Health concerns and a new coach, Holt lost a step too
28 Brady Quinn CLE -Deep sleeper
29 T Edwards BUF -Not consistent
30 J Kitna/Orlosky DET -QB controversy, 0-16 in 08'
31 J Garcia TB -New coach, time is running out
32 K Collins TEN -Running backs TEN has, WRs no
33 S Rosenfels HOU -Great insurance for Schaub
34 V Young TEN -Check mental state, but potential is there, see T Jax above.
These Rankings are based on 4 points per passing TD, 6 points per rushing TD (# not shown here), 1 point per 25 yards passing. One point is subtracted for every interception thrown. Be sure to visit http://www.ffguidebook.com/ for more updates all offseason or to look at the QBs 2009 projections.
1 D Brees NO - Duh! 5000 yards passing in 08'
2 P. Manning IND -Always a Top 3 QB
3 T Romo DAL - Recovers from 08' injuries
4 A Rodgers GB - Have you seen his 08' stats? 4000 yds and 28 TDs
5 J Cutler DEN - New coach, tons of weaposn
6 M Cassel/ Brady NE - Hedging my bets with who will start
7 P Rivers SD -More LT = Less Passing TDs
8 K Warner/Leinart AZ - 3 x 1000 yd WRs...need I say more
9 S Hill SF -Sleeper-if he starts, great finish in 08'
10 D McNabb PHI -Slowly regressing but still good
11 T Thigpen KC -08’ darling gets better, question is does Tony Gonzlaez stay at TE
12 C Palmer CIN -Check health status in offseason, huge risk/reward here
13 C Pennington MIA -Steady wins the race.
14 M Schaub* HOU -Injury concerns make me rank him lower based on just a 14 game season, if he starts all 16-IF IF IF....move him up to Top 10.
15 D Garrard JAX -Steady but needs the Jags running game to gel, or better yet the OL
16 B Roethlisberger PIT -Healthy RBs mean less passes and Ward is a year older.
17 T Jackson MIN -If he starts and stays he could be a big sleeper, but I have been burnt on the M Vicks and V Youngs too much in the past, so not so quick this time to declare him King.
18 M Hasslebach SEA -New coach Mora wants to run more, if healthy could be worth the chance
19 Eli Manning NYG -200 yards per game average is nothing to brag about FF wise
20 Matt Ryan ATL- Everything flows through Michael "burner" Turner
21 J Delhomme CAR -Too many health concerns and a playoff collapse in 08'
22 Favre/Clemmons NYJ -whoever starts expect lots of INTs
23 K Orton CHI - CHI Offense is an oxymoron; Matt Forte is the star
24 J Campbell WAS -Which new Off scheme will he have to learn this year?
25 Joe Flacco BAL - Steady improvement but nothing to get excited about
26 Ja Russell OAK -Oakland, need I say more
27 M Bulger STL -Health concerns and a new coach, Holt lost a step too
28 Brady Quinn CLE -Deep sleeper
29 T Edwards BUF -Not consistent
30 J Kitna/Orlosky DET -QB controversy, 0-16 in 08'
31 J Garcia TB -New coach, time is running out
32 K Collins TEN -Running backs TEN has, WRs no
33 S Rosenfels HOU -Great insurance for Schaub
34 V Young TEN -Check mental state, but potential is there, see T Jax above.
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