Week 2: Peterson On Top - 17 comments

Welcome to Week 2 of the Cafe’s weekly player rankings, Start & Sit! Last week the headlines were dominated by some familiar names. Adrian Peterson proved why he was everyone’s #1 pick by rushing for 180 yards and three touchdowns. Drew Brees dominated the Lions to the tune of 358 yards and 6 touchdowns. Reggie Wayne led all receivers with 162 yards and a touchdown as the Colts squeaked by Jacksonville. But Week 2 is a new week, and with it comes a whole new set of rankings… So let’s get to it! (Side note: I’d like to apologize for recommending Carson Palmer and Eddie Royal last week… they burned me as well. Ugh.)

And of course, a big thank you again to all of our rankers and compilers, especially funatic ,whose hard work really helped to speed the compiling process, and R.J. White (daullaz) who makes this whole thing happen.

Sunday Update: Wes Welker, Antonio Bryant, Jamaal Charles, Bo Scaife and Kevin Walter are out. Set your lineups accordingly.

In 2009, we’re ranking all the players we expect could see a significant amount of game action each week. We factor in a player’s overall ability, his weekly matchup, and the current status of his health. The result is one Start/Sit number, based on a scale of 100, and we’ll use each member’s ratings to find an average for each player. The higher a guy is on our list, the better you should feel starting him.

Rank	Quarterbacks	Team	Opponent	Total
1	Peyton Manning	IND	at MIA	90.00
2	Aaron Rodgers	GB	CIN	88.43
3	Drew Brees	NO	at PHI	85.57
4	Tom Brady	NE	at NYJ	85.37
5	Kurt Warner	ARI	at JAC	79.00
6	Matt Ryan	ATL	CAR	77.71
7	Brett Favre	MIN	at DET	74.27
8	Matt Schaub	HOU	at TEN	73.04
9	Philip Rivers	SD	BAL	72.43
10	Matt Hasselbeck	SEA	at SF	72.31
11	Tony Romo	DAL	NYG	72.24
12	Eli Manning	NYG	at DAL	70.71
13	Jason Campbell	WAS	STL	70.57
14	Ben Roethlisberger	PIT	at CHI	70.02
15	Carson Palmer	CIN	at GB	69.01
16	David Garrard	JAC	ARI	69.00
17	Trent Edwards	BUF	TB	68.71
18	Joe Flacco	BAL	at SD	68.14
19	Jay Cutler	CHI	PIT	66.29
20	JaMarcus Russell	OAK	at KC	65.71
21	Byron Leftwich	TB	at BUF	65.14
22	Chad Pennington	MIA	IND	64.48
23	Kerry Collins	TEN	HOU	63.14
24	Brady Quinn	CLE	at DEN	61.86
25	Mark Sanchez	NYJ	NE	61.71
26	Shaun Hill	SF	SEA	61.43
27	Kyle Orton	DEN	CLE	58.81
28	Jake Delhomme	CAR	at ATL	56.65
29	Marc Bulger	STL	at WAS	54.65
30	Matthew Stafford	DET	MIN	53.86
31	Kevin Kolb	PHI	NO	52.82
32	Matt Cassel	KC	OAK	39.96
33	Brodie Croyle	KC	OAK	34.71
34	Donovan McNabb (D)	PHI	NO	32.10
35	Jeff Garcia	PHI	NO	12.25

Start: Brett Favre, Minnesota Vikings. Favre had a respectable game in his debut with the Vikings, although Adrian Peterson did all the heavy lifting. That will probably be the case again this week against Detroit, which means that Favre probably won’t be one of the best starters available, but he should at least be safe. If a solid day of around 200 yards and a score or two sounds good to you, go ahead and plug Brett into your lineup. (And remember, Detroit did manage to put up some points last week against New Orleans, meaning the Saints could keep passing, and Brees ended up with six touchdown passes… So there is some upside for Favre as well)

Sit: Jay Cutler, Chicago Bears. Maybe this seems reactionary, but Cutler’s four interception day against the Packers didn’t exactly inspire confidence. Cutler is a good quarterback, but the Bears do not have the receivers that Cutler had to work with in Denver. I think Cutler will eventually get it together, but he’s a very risky start against a Steeler defense that, with or without Polamalu, is one of the best in the NFL.

Rank	Running Backs	Team	Opponent	Total
1	Adrian Peterson	MIN	at DET	100.00
2	Michael Turner	ATL	CAR	89.71
3	Maurice Jones-Drew	JAC	ARI	88.71
4	DeAngelo Williams	CAR	at ATL	86.43
5	Frank Gore	SF	SEA	83.57
6	Clinton Portis	WAS	STL	82.10
7	Chris Johnson	TEN	HOU	81.71
8	Brandon Jacobs	NYG	at DAL	80.30
9	Darren McFadden	OAK	at KC	78.57
10	Ronnie Brown	MIA	IND	78.43
11	Steven Jackson	STL	at WAS	78.00
12	Matt Forte	CHI	PIT	76.28
13	Ryan Grant	GB	CIN	76.14
14	Brian Westbrook	PHI	NO	75.31
15	Ray Rice	BAL	at SD	73.86
16	Steve Slaton	HOU	at TEN	71.86
17	Marion Barber	DAL	NYG	71.29
18	Thomas Jones	NYJ	NE	71.06
19	Fred Jackson	BUF	TB	70.00
20	Joseph Addai	IND	at MIA	69.14
21	Larry Johnson	KC	OAK	66.71
22	Knowshon Moreno	DEN	CLE	66.47
23	Kevin Smith	DET	MIN	66.29
24	LenDale White	TEN	HOU	64.57
25	Michael Bush	OAK	at KC	64.29
26	Cedric Benson	CIN	at GB	63.57
27	Cadillac Williams	TB	at BUF	62.53
28	Derrick Ward	TB	at BUF	62.14
29	Willie Parker	PIT	at CHI	61.96
30	Ricky Williams	MIA	IND	60.43
T-30	Julius Jones	SEA	at SF	60.43
32	Leon Washington	NYJ	NE	59.57
33	Jamal Lewis	CLE	at DEN	59.30
34	Reggie Bush	NO	at PHI	59.09
35	Ahmad Bradshaw	NYG	at DAL	58.86
36	Jonathan Stewart	CAR	at ATL	58.39
37	Chester Taylor	MIN	at DET	58.00
38	Correll Buckhalter	DEN	CLE	57.29
39	Beanie Wells	ARI	at JAC	57.07
40	Willis McGahee	BAL	at SD	56.84
41	LaDanian Tomlinson (OUT)	SD	BAL	56.56
42	Tim Hightower	ARI	at JAC	56.00
T-42	Donald Brown	IND	at MIA	56.00
44	Fred Taylor	NE	at NYJ	55.00
45	Felix Jones	DAL	NYG	53.49
46	James Davis (Q)	CLE	at DEN	53.05
47	Darren Sproles	SD	BAL	53.00
48	LeSean McCoy	PHI	NO	52.43
49	Pierre Thomas (Q)	NO	at PHI	52.06
50	Laurence Maroney	NE	at NYJ	51.86
51	Rashard Mendenhall	PIT	at CHI	46.13
52	Mike Bell	NO	at PHI	46.00
53	~~Jamaal Charles~~	KC	OAK	45.14
54	Edgerrin James	SEA	at SF	43.18
55	Jerious Norwood	ATL	CAR	40.01
56	Ladell Betts	WAS	STL	38.80
57	LeRon McClain	BAL	at SD	33.14
58	Kevin Faulk	NE	at NYJ	32.43
59	Earnest Graham	TB	at BUF	30.36
60	Chris Brown	HOU	at TEN	25.69
61	Justin Fargas	OAK	at KC	24.17
62	Glen Coffee	SF	SEA	23.57
63	Peyton Hillis	DEN	CLE	21.86
64	Xavier Omon	BUF	TB	18.71
65	Sammy Morris	NE	at NYJ	17.57
66	Mewelde Moore	PIT	at CHI	16.71
67	Jerome Harrison	CLE	at DEN	15.73
68	Shonn Greene	NYJ	NE	15.50
69	Tashard Choice	DAL	NYG	14.71
70	Bernard Scott	CIN	at GB	12.20
71	Greg Jones	JAC	ARI	10.00
72	BenJarvus Green-Ellis	NE	at NYJ	9.29
73	Garrett Wolfe	CHI	PIT	8.86
74	Samkon Gado	STL	at WAS	4.89
75	DeShawn Wynn	GB	CIN	4.71
76	Brandon Jackson (OUT)	GB	CIN	2.28

Start: Clinton Portis, Washington Redskins. Portis started off his season with a solid, but not terribly exciting 62 yard performance against the New York Giants. Outside of a 34 yard run early in the game, Portis was pretty much bottled up. Still, Head Coach Jim Zorn was committed to the running game, and if he takes that same mentality into this game with the Rams, the Redskins’ running game should find more success. The Skins will be looking to avenge last year’s home loss to the Rams, in which Portis ran for 129 yards and two touchdowns.

Sit: Willie Parker, Pittsburgh Steelers. Last week’s game against the Titans didn’t exactly look like the Steelers of the recent past, with Big Ben throwing 43 times to Parker’s 13 carries (5 and 4 carries went to backups Mewelde Moore and Rashad Mendenhall, respectively). That’s not a good ratio for Fast Willie Parker, especially considering he only gained 16 yards on the 13 carries he had. It looks like the Steelers’ offensive line may have trouble opening holes for the running game this year, and it won’t get much easier this week against Chicago, even without their star linebacker Brian Urlacher.

Rank	Wide Receivers	Team	Opponent	Total
1	Larry Fitzgerald	ARI	at JAC	92.14
2	Randy Moss	NE	at NYJ	88.43
3	Reggie Wayne	IND	at MIA	87.14
4	Greg Jennings	GB	CIN	86.78
5	Calvin Johnson	DET	MIN	85.57
6	Andre Johnson	HOU	at TEN	85.43
7	Roddy White	ATL	CAR	84.86
8	Steve Smith	CAR	at ATL	81.43
9	Dwayne Bowe	KC	OAK	77.29
10	Santana Moss	WAS	STL	76.86
11	Marques Colston	NO	at PHI	76.00
12	Terrell Owens	BUF	TB	75.72
13	Lee Evans	BUF	TB	75.71
14	Eddie Royal	DEN	CLE	75.00
15	~~Wes Welker~~ (Q)	NE	at NYJ	73.99
16	Anquan Boldin (Q)	ARI	at JAC	73.06
17	Braylon Edwards	CLE	at DEN	72.86
18	Chad Ochocinco	CIN	at GB	72.71
19	T.J. Houshmandzadeh	SEA	at SF	71.96
20	Donald Driver	GB	CIN	70.29
21	Brandon Marshall	DEN	CLE	69.84
22	DeSean Jackson	PHI	NO	68.59
23	Roy Williams	DAL	NYG	68.43
24	Santonio Holmes	PIT	at CHI	68.29
25	Bernard Berrian	MIN	at DET	68.24
26	Percy Harvin	MIN	at DET	67.86
27	Derrick Mason	BAL	at SD	66.71
28	Jerricho Cotchery	NYJ	NE	66.29
T-28	Vincent Jackson	SD	BAL	66.29
30	Hines Ward	PIT	at CHI	64.00
31	Justin Gage	TEN	HOU	63.86
32	Nate Burleson	SEA	at SF	63.57
33	Antwaan Randle El	WAS	STL	63.14
34	Torry Holt	JAC	ARI	62.86
35	Josh Morgan	SF	SEA	60.17
36	Mark Clayton	BAL	at SD	60.04
37	Domenik Hixon	NYG	at DAL	59.86
T-37	Louis Murphy	OAK	at KC	59.86
39	Donnie Avery	STL	at WAS	59.21
40	Patrick Crayton	DAL	NYG	59.14
41	Steve Smith	NYG	at DAL	59.00
T-41	Chansi Stuckey	NYJ	NE	59.00
43	Earl Bennett	CHI	PIT	58.43
44	~~Antonio Bryant~~ (D)	TB	at BUF	58.18
45	Sidney Rice	MIN	at DET	57.29
46	Kevin Curtis	PHI	NO	56.86
47	Darrius Heyward-Bey	OAK	at KC	56.71
48	Ted Ginn	MIA	IND	56.43
49	Malcom Kelly	WAS	STL	56.40
50	Devin Hester	CHI	PIT	55.86
51	Laveranues Coles	CIN	at GB	55.09
52	~~Kevin Walter~~ (Q)	HOU	at TEN	54.94
53	Kenny Britt	TEN	HOU	54.43
54	Michael Jenkins	ATL	CAR	54.29
55	Michael Clayton	TB	at BUF	53.71
56	Devery Henderson	NO	at PHI	53.57
57	Chris Henry	CIN	at GB	53.29
58	Isaac Bruce	SF	SEA	53.14
59	Laurent Robinson	STL	at WAS	52.71
60	Lance Moore	NO	at PHI	52.27
61	Davone Bess	MIA	IND	51.29
62	Mario Manningham	NYG	at DAL	51.14
63	Muhsin Muhammad	CAR	at ATL	48.57
64	Josh Cribbs	CLE	at DEN	47.86
65	Mark Bradley	KC	OAK	47.43
66	Robert Meachem	NO	at PHI	46.43
67	Steve Breaston (Q)	ARI	at JAC	45.60
68	Bryant Johnson	DET	MIN	45.00
69	Troy Williamson	JAC	ARI	44.29
70	Chris Chambers	SD	BAL	43.14
71	Austin Collie	IND	at MIA	42.57
72	Deion Branch (Q)	SEA	at SF	41.96
73	Jason Avant	PHI	NO	41.57
74	Joey Galloway	NE	at NYJ	39.86
75	Greg Camarillo	MIA	IND	37.14
76	Johnnie Lee Higgins	OAK	at KC	37.00
77	Miles Austin	DAL	NYG	36.46
78	Pierre Garcon	IND	at MIA	36.29
79	Jeremy Maclin	PHI	NO	34.57
80	Limas Sweed (OUT)	PIT	at CHI	32.92
81	Mike Furrey	CLE	at DEN	31.00
82	Brandon Stokley	DEN	CLE	30.86
83	Mohammed Massaquoi	CLE	at DEN	29.74
84	Nate Washington	TEN	HOU	28.66
85	James Jones	GB	CIN	28.14
86	Malcom Floyd	SD	BAL	26.57
87	Arnaz Battle	SF	SEA	26.00
88	Deon Butler	SEA	at SF	25.43
89	Jerheme Urban	ARI	at JAC	25.00
90	Brian Hartline	MIA	IND	24.44

Start: Steve Smith, Carolina Panthers. While Steve Smith and the rest of the Panthers’ passing attack looked pretty hopeless against the Eagles last week, I wouldn’t write them off quite yet. Smith is the type of play-making wide receiver that doesn’t need everything to work perfectly in order to break a play for a big gain. A game against a division rival, coming off a big loss, seems like the perfect situation for a big game from the small receiver.

Sit: Antonio Bryant, Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Most people assumed that Bryant would have difficulty replicating his huge 2008 season this year, due to Tampa Bay’s quarterback situation. Two catches in Week 1 did nothing to change that view, and now it seems as though Bryant is being held out of practice with a lingering knee issue, bringing his availability for Week 2 into question. Leave Bryant on your bench this week.

Rank	Tight Ends	Team	Opponent	Total
1	Tony Gonzalez	ATL	CAR	87.86
T-1	Jason Witten	DAL	NYG	87.86
3	Dallas Clark	IND	at MIA	85.00
4	Chris Cooley	WAS	STL	83.14
5	Antonio Gates	SD	BAL	82.14
6	John Carlson	SEA	at SF	78.43
7	Visanthe Shiancoe	MIN	at DET	77.86
8	Zach Miller	OAK	at KC	77.57
9	Kellen Winslow	TB	at BUF	75.14
10	Owen Daniels	HOU	at TEN	72.86
11	Greg Olsen	CHI	PIT	72.71
12	Brent Celek	PHI	NO	71.71
13	Dustin Keller	NYJ	NE	69.86
14	Tony Scheffler	DEN	CLE	69.29
15	Todd Heap	BAL	at SD	65.86
16	Jeremy Shockey	NO	at PHI	65.74
17	Kevin Boss	NYG	at DAL	65.00
18	Vernon Davis	SF	SEA	64.57
19	Anthony Fasano	MIA	IND	63.14
20	Ben Watson	NE	at NYJ	60.92
21	Heath Miller	PIT	at CHI	60.86
22	Robert Royal	CLE	at DEN	60.43
23	Randy McMichael	STL	at WAS	60.00
24	Donald Lee	GB	CIN	59.71
25	Marcedes Lewis	JAC	ARI	59.00
26	Derek Schouman	BUF	TB	54.86
27	Brandon Pettigrew	DET	MIN	54.16
28	~~Bo Scaife~~ (D)	TEN	HOU	52.00
29	Stephen Spach	ARI	at JAC	51.57
30	Sean Ryan	KC	OAK	51.43
31	Gary Barnidge	CAR	at ATL	50.14
32	Daniel Coats	CIN	at GB	47.00
33	Jermichael Finley	GB	CIN	46.71
34	Alge Crumpler	TEN	HOU	41.71
35	Martellus Bennett	DAL	NYG	24.43
36	Shawn Nelson	BUF	TB	18.29
37	Daniel Graham	DEN	CLE	16.00
38	James Casey	HOU	at TEN	9.43

Start: John Carlson, Seattle Seahawks. Carlson remained somewhat under the radar after a fantastic rookie year (627 yards, 5 TDs) but he picked up right where he left off in Week 1, catching six passes and scoring two touchdowns. He seems like he could be reinvigorated QB Matt Hasselback’s favorite receiver, and should have another good game this week against the 49ers.

Sit: Ben Watson, New England Patriots. Yes, I know he scored twice last week in the Patriots’ last minute comeback against Buffalo. But Watson has never been known for his consistency. He could have another good game, but it is just as likely he catches one or two passes for negligible yardage. All I’m saying is don’t necessarily rush to pick him up/ get him in your lineup if you have a reliable starter already.

Rank	Kickers	Team	Opponent	Total
1	Stephen Gostkowski	NE	at NYJ	85.71
2	David Akers	PHI	NO	85.43
T-2	Rob Bironas	TEN	HOU	85.43
4	Ryan Longwell	MIN	at DET	85.29
5	Neil Rackers	ARI	at JAC	80.29
T-5	Mason Crosby	GB	CIN	80.29
7	Adam Vinatieri	IND	at MIA	76.91
8	Jason Elam	ATL	CAR	76.07
9	Nate Kaeding	SD	BAL	75.43
10	Jeff Reed	PIT	at CHI	74.43
11	Lawrence Tynes	NYG	at DAL	74.29
12	John Carney	NO	at PHI	74.00
13	Shaun Suisham	WAS	STL	73.71
14	Nick Folk	DAL	NYG	71.09
15	Robbie Gould	CHI	PIT	70.43
16	Josh Scobee	JAC	ARI	69.57
17	John Kasay	CAR	at ATL	69.43
18	Phil Dawson	CLE	at DEN	68.29
19	Rian Lindell	BUF	TB	67.57
20	Kris Brown	HOU	at TEN	67.29
21	Matt Prater	DEN	CLE	66.29
T-21	Sebastian Janikowski	OAK	at KC	66.29
23	Jay Feely	NYJ	NE	66.00
24	Shayne Graham	CIN	at GB	65.43
25	Dan Carpenter	MIA	IND	64.57
26	Joe Nedney	SF	SEA	64.43
27	Mike Nugent	TB	at BUF	63.57
28	Steven Hauschka	BAL	at SD	61.57
T-28	Olindo Mare	SEA	at SF	61.57
30	Jason Hanson	DET	MIN	60.99
31	Josh Brown	STL	at WAS	60.14
32	Ryan Succop	KC	OAK	59.00

Start: Rob Bironas, Tennessee Titans. Bironas had a tough week against the Steelers, missing two field goals. This is very uncharacteristic for one of the league’s best kickers, and I have to think he will be better against the Texans this week.

Sit: Matt Prater, Denver Broncos. Prater has a strong leg, but Denver’s offense is going to have to improve for him to get enough opportunities to be considered a starter. A young kicker in an inconsistent offense is not a great combination.

Rank	Defense	Team	Opponent	Total
1	Steelers	PIT	at CHI	88.92
2	Vikings	MIN	at DET	87.00
3	Ravens	BAL	at SD	85.14
4	Giants	NYG	at DAL	83.00
5	Redskins	WAS	STL	78.43
6	Packers	GB	CIN	77.86
7	Chargers	SD	BAL	77.29
8	Titans	TEN	HOU	77.14
9	Eagles	PHI	NO	75.43
10	Patriots	NE	at NYJ	74.29
11	Bears	CHI	PIT	73.93
12	Falcons	ATL	CAR	73.43
13	Cardinals	ARI	at JAC	69.86
14	Panthers	CAR	at ATL	68.14
T-14	Jets	NYJ	NE	68.14
16	Seahawks	SEA	at SF	68.00
17	Bills	BUF	TB	67.76
18	Cowboys	DAL	NYG	67.29
19	Colts	IND	at MIA	67.00
20	Buccaneers	TB	at BUF	65.86
21	Raiders	OAK	at KC	65.29
22	49ers	SF	SEA	65.14
23	Jaguars	JAC	ARI	64.57
24	Texans	HOU	at TEN	64.00
25	Broncos	DEN	CLE	63.71
26	Dolphins	MIA	IND	58.43
27	Saints	NO	at PHI	58.29
28	Browns	CLE	at DEN	57.43
29	Bengals	CIN	at GB	56.57
30	Chiefs	KC	OAK	56.00
31	Rams	STL	at WAS	52.43
32	Lions	DET	MIN	46.00

Start: Green Bay Packers. The Packer defense was all over the field on Sunday Night, picking off Chicago’s Jay Cutler four times and sacking him twice. Next, they welcome a Bengal offense, that struggled (to say the least) last week, to the unfriendly confines of Lambeau Field. OchoCinco has promised a Lambeau Leap if he scores on Sunday… I think we may be just as likely to see that maneuver performed by a Packer defender.

Sit: Carolina Panthers. To be fair to this Panther defense, they did not play as badly against the Eagles as the 38-10 score would indicate. When you turn the ball over seven times it is going to be hard to keep the other team from scoring. However, a game in Atlanta against Matt Ryan, Michael Turner, Roddy White, and Tony Gonzalez is not going to be an easy test either. Look for a better option than the Panthers this week.

Nick Hopkins is a Cafe member who has been contributing to the Start & Sit since 2006. He posts on the Cafe under the name terpfan. R.J. White is a fantasy blogger at the sports site FanHouse. Check out his work both here and there, and feel free to talk to him in the forums, where he posts under the name daullaz.

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17 Responses to “Week 2: Peterson On Top”

thereason13 says:

September 18, 2009 at 8:27 pm

I think you have Cutler down too far. Kerry Collins did fairly well against PIT week 1 and Cutler should bounce back this weekend at home vs. PIT – that’s my call this weekend. Cutler will finally hook up with Olsen and continue with Benett… PIT is in for a shocker this weekend. I see this as an air match between the QBs and Cutler will have the edge over Big Ben.
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Navyseal says:

September 18, 2009 at 9:01 pm

I see that you have fellas like McFadden and Ronnie Brown ranked ahead of Slaton for this weekend, but the entire HOU offense looked disrupted last week against an admittedly improved Rex Ryan NYJ defense. Yes, he fumbled, but last year Slaton had two very good games against TENN, and without the aid of Albert Haynesworth helping to clog the middle, I believe that Slaton will have a true “bounce-back” performance.

my 2c
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terpfan says:

September 18, 2009 at 10:11 pm

Could happen, reason. Maybe 19 is a little low. I still wouldn’t feel confident starting him this week though, that’s for sure. I could see both teams going to the pass earlier – the Bears certainly didn’t seem hesitant to throw last week despite little success and the Steelers just aren’t all that good running the ball. I’m not quite sure either of these teams are built for a shoot-out though. We’ll see…

As for Slaton, I like the guy a lot, but I think Tennessee is still pretty tough against the run. They are every bit as good as the Jets, even without Haynesworth. Still, at 16 its not like he’s even ranked all that low…
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Prysler says:

September 19, 2009 at 12:05 am

I have Slaton riddin’ the pine this week. I believe it is an accurate rating for Slaton this week (although I hate to admit it because he was my second pick in my draft). With the addition of Schaub’s #2 reciever back from injury (probable), Tenn will be forced to respect the air attack and give Slaton room. He is only riddin’ the pine this week because McFadden is going to Desimate? the Chiefs!
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jeffev2001 says:

September 19, 2009 at 7:35 am

Could you explain Larry Johnsons higher placement than Julius Jones?
I have AP and Jacobs, Jones, LJ and Hightower, and used Jones as flex last wk to great success.
I was going to do same in wk 2 vs SF….I realize LJ historically kills OAK but he didn’t do anything last wk. Thought????? Meanwhile Jones looks good and fast.
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latsprewell20002000 says:

September 19, 2009 at 9:08 am

I think you guys hit the nail on the head having the Detroit Lions DST dead last. :P
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dmickens says:

September 19, 2009 at 11:07 am

Speaking of Detroit……I noticed that Sidney Rice was not listed as a WR this week. If he is ever going to have a break out week it will be against Detroit!!! The ole man can still toss it!
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FatFoot says:

September 19, 2009 at 5:08 pm

Yeah, it’s imperfect science. Summing things into 3 categories and calculating isn’t going to be that accurate. But it’s better than arbitrary ratings. As a ranker, at this point in the season I tried to start by ranking matchups based on last week’s performance, and then after that I went back through to try to adjust what I thought were anomalous. For example, I don’t think the Browns will be a top 3 passing defense this year. I still gave them more credit than they deserve, IMO, because it’s just as arbitrary to knock it down on a gut feeling.

Re: Julius and LJ, looking at the charts we used, I believe it comes down to matchups. Part of it is a “who you performed against last week” and part of it is reduced expectations. It will be tempered with this season’s results. It’s why the first few weeks are the hardest.

You guys (those who don’t know this) can all get involved in ranking if you want. It helps the site, it helps FF players, and it makes a really cool resource. It’s good to be a part of it.
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terpfan says:

September 19, 2009 at 8:48 pm

“You guys (those who don’t know this) can all get involved in ranking if you want. It helps the site, it helps FF players, and it makes a really cool resource. It’s good to be a part of it.”

Exactly… and the more rankers we get, the more accurate it should end up being. Theoretically, at least. :)
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Slackjaw_ffc says:

September 19, 2009 at 10:40 pm

Fred jackson at 19? Im pretty comfortable thinking he is going to be top ten. but Ive been wrong 12 times today already..

Dustin Keller at 13? Where is sanchez going? Kellertown, thats where.
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Mr. Copernicus says:

September 20, 2009 at 8:31 am

Can you explain SD DST 7 vs BAL, CLE DST 28 vs DEN, HOU DST 24 vs TEN? Seems terribly out of whack.
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cdopa says:

September 20, 2009 at 9:35 am

Hi 2 questions: Why is Vincent jackson rated so low on this site? Yahoo has him as a 4 star player this week.

Who to start, Carnell Williams or Derren Sproles? Donald Driver or Percy Harvin? I guess thats 3 questions.

Here is my starting lineup as of now

Drew Brees QB
Dwane Bowe WR
Vincent jackson WR
Donald Driver WR
Carnell Williams RB
Steven jackson RB
Tony Gonzales TE
Nick Folk K
Tennessee D

Bench
D. Sproles RB
P. Harvin WR
B.Berrien WR
P Thomas RB
M. Lynch Douchebag
B. Rothlisberger QB
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latsprewell20002000 says:

September 20, 2009 at 10:16 am

cdopa, there is a forum for questions like the one you asked, and you will get a TON more answers to your fantasy questions if you post there. This spot is more for talking about the ranking, not who to start or whatever.
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chrishallgren says:

September 23, 2009 at 1:25 pm

Hey guys,

Not a criticism – just a question. I’m just wondering why you don’t have Johnny Knox (CHI) somewhere in your WR listing. He’s scored well in both of the first 2 weeks – better than many of those that made the list. So well, in fact, that there’s talk he could get become a starter. And have you watched this guy run his routes? He’s sharp as a knife. This guy’s hungry. I have him starting in front of at least 3 of the receivers in this current list.
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Uriah43 says:

September 23, 2009 at 9:48 pm

Spoke to a fellow from Chicago just this morning and he agrees with you about Johnny Knox (WR-Chi). Personally, I plan on watching him for a few more games just to see how he and Cutler work out. I’ve also noticed that Santana Moss (WR-Wash) and Donnie Avery (WR-StL) are being dropped in a lot of leagues. That’s cool–one man’s garbage is another man’s treasure and I’ve been picking them both up whenever I can. :-)
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daullaz says:

September 23, 2009 at 11:24 pm

This list came out before the second week’s game (hence the Week 2), and many of us didn’t think enough of him to rank him after Week 1. Now we know, and I’m sure he’ll show up on everyone’s list for Week 3.
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chrishallgren says:

September 24, 2009 at 12:11 pm

My bad – it didn’t hit me that this was the list from last week :)
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