2008 Fantasy Football Tiers - QB - RB - WR - TE - K - DEF

[TheGinner]

I really need some critisism on these tiers, anyone have some time to waste? I'm not sure what forum to put it in.

Im going tocopy/paste, and it will make this post a mile long.... In my word document, it is more organized......

If you care to, comment on players you believe should be higher/lower tiers.... and if not, I'll cross my fingers at my draft

Feel free for critisism, I really need all of the up to date cafe love i can get..... BIG $$$$ league

If you like them use them, that's what I say



QB

TIER ONE

Tom Brady (NE)
Peyton Manning (Ind)

TIER TWO

Tony Romo (Dal)
Drew Brees (NO)
Carson Palmer (Cin)

TIER THREE

Ben Roethlisberger (Pit)
Donovan McNabb (Phi)
Derek Anderson (Cle)
Matt Hasselbeck (Sea)
Marc Bulger (Stl)

TIER FOUR

David Garrard (Jax)
Brett Favre (NYJ)
Eli Manning (NYG)
Jay Cutler (Den)

TIER FIVE

Matt Leinart (Ari)
Jon Kitna (Det)
Philip Rivers (SD)
Matt Schaub (Hou)
Jake Delhomme (Car)
TIER SIX

Vince Young (Ten)
Jason Cambell (Was)

TIER SEVEN

Jeff Garcia (TB)
Aaron Rodgers (GB)
Trent Edwards (Buf)
Tarvaris Jackson (Min)

TIER EIGHT

JaMarcus Russell (Oak)
Alex Smith (SF)
Chad Pennington (Mia)
Brodie Croyle (KC)
Rex Grossman (Chi)

TIER NINE

Kurt Warner (Ari)
Kyle Boller (Bal)
J.T. O’Sullivan (SF)
Matt Ryan (Atl)
Chris Redman (Atl)
Chad Henne (Mia)

TIER TEN

Kyle Orton (Chi)
Sage Rosenfels (Hou)
Byron Leftwich (Pit)
J.P. Losman (Buf)
RB

TIER ONE

LaDanian Tomlinson
Adrian Peterson (Min)

TIER TWO

Brian Westbrook (Phi)
Steven Jackson (Stl)
Joseph Addai (Ind)

TIER THREE

Frank Gore (SF)
Clinton Portis (Was)
Marshawn Lynch (Buf)
Marion Barber III (Dal)
Larry Johnson (KC)
Maurice Jones-Drew (Jax)

TIER FOUR

Ryan Grant (GB)
Brandon Jacobs (NYG)
Willis McGahee (Bal)
Reggie Bush (NO)
Jamal Lewis (Cle)

TIER FIVE

Michael Turner (Atl)
Laurence Maroney (NE)
Thomas Jones (NYJ)
Earnest Graham (TB)
Willie Parker (Pit)
Darren McFadden (Oak)
Ronnie Brown (Mia)

TIER SIX

Edgerrin James (Ari)
Selvin Young (Den)
LenDale White (Ten)
Rudi Johnson (Cin)
Fred Taylor (Jax)
Matt Forte (Chi)

TIER SEVEN

DeAngelo Williams (Car)
Jonathan Stewart (Car)
Rashard Mendenhall (Pit)
Kevin Smith (Det)
Ahman Green (Hou)

TIER EIGHT

Justin Fargas (Oak)
Chester Taylor (Min)
Julius Jones (Sea)
Felix Jones (Dal)
Jerious Norwood (Atl)
Tatum Bell (Det)
Ricky Williams (Mia)




TIER NINE

Pierre Thomas (NO)
Chris Brown (Hou)
Maurice Morris (Sea)
Chris Johnson (Ten)
Ahmad Bradshaw (NYG)
Warrick Dunn (TB)
Ray Rice (Bal)
Kenny Watson (Cin)
Leon Washington (NYJ)

WR

TIER ONE

Randy Moss (NE)

TIER TWO

Reggie Wayne (Ind)
Terrell Owens (Dal)
Braylon Edwards (Cle)
Larry Fitzgerald (Ari)
Andre Johnson (Hou)
Marques Colston (NO)
T.J. Housmandzadah

TIER THREE

Steve Smith (Car)
Torry Holt (Stl)
Plaxico Burress (NYG)
Chad Johnson (Cin)

TIER FOUR

Anquan Boldin (Ari)
Roy Williams (Det)
Santonio Holmes (Pit)
Wes Welker (NE)
Marvin Harrison (Ind)
Brandon Marshall (Den)

TIER FIVE

Lee Evans (Buf)
Roddy White (Atl)
Calvin Johnson (Det)
Greg Jennings (GB)
Hines Ward (Pit)
Jerricho Cotchery (NYJ)

TIER SX

Dwayne Bowe (KC)
Chris Chambers (SD)
Donald Driver (GB)
Kevin Curtis (Phi)
Laveranues Coles (NYJ)
Joey Galloway (TB)
Bernard Berrian (Min)
Santana Moss (Was)







WR (CONT)
TIER SEVEN

Derrick Mason (Bal)
Reggie Brown (Phi)
Patrick Crayton (Dal)
Donte Stallworth (Cle)
Nate Burleson (Sea)
Anthony Gonzalez (Ind)
Bobby Engram (Sea)
D.J. Hackett (Car)
Deion Branch (Sea)
Vincent Jackson (SD)

TIER EIGHT

Jerry Porter (Jax)
Javon Walker (Oak)
Sidney Rice (Min)
Ronald Curry (Oak)
Issac Bruce (SF)
Drew Bennett (Stl)
Ted Ginn Jr. (Mia)

TIER NINE

Reggie Williams (Jax)
Bryant Johnson (SF)
Devin Hester (Chi)
Amani Toomer (NYG)
Muhsin Muhhamad (Car)

TE

TIER ONE

Jason Witten (Dal)
Kellen Winslow Jr. (Cle)
Antonio Gates (SD)

TIER TWO

Tony Gonzalez (KC)
Dallas Clark (Ind)
Jeremy Shockey (NO)

TIER THREE

Chris Cooley (Was)
Todd Heap (Bal)
Vernon Davis (SF)
Heath Miller (Pit)
Algre Crumpler (Ten)
Owen Daniels (Hou)
Tony Scheffler (Den)

TIER FOUR

Ben Watson (NE)
L.J. Smith (Phi)
Greg Olsen (Chi)
Zach Miller (Oak)
Donald Lee (GB)





TIER FIVE

Randy McMichael (Stl)
Dustin Keller (NYJ)
Ben Utecht (Cin)
Jeff King (Car)
Leonard Pope (Ari)
Kevin Boss (NYG)
Marcedes Lewis (Jax)

TIER SIX

Ben Troupe (TB)
Anthony Fasano (Mia)
Desmond Clark (Chi)
Alex Smith (TB)
Billy Miller (NO)

KICKER

TIER ONE

Nick Folk (Dal)
Stephen Gostkowski (NE)

TIER TWO

Adam Vinatieri (Ind)
Nate Kaeding (SD)
Shayne Graham (Cin)
Josh Brown (Sea)

TIER THREE

Mason Crosby (GB)
Rob Bironas (Ten)
Robbie Gould (Chi)
Phil Dawson (Cle)

TIER FOUR

Neil Rackers (Ari)
Jason Hanson (Det)
David Akers (Phi)
Josh Scobee (Jax
Shaun Suisham (Was)
Kris Brown (Hou)
TIER FIVE

Jeff Reed (Pit)
Matt Bryant (TB)
Jason Elam (Atl)
Lawrence Tynes (NYG)
John Kasay (Car)
Matt Stover (Bal)

TIER SIX
Brandon Coutu (Sea)
Ryan Longwell (Min
Mike Nugent (NYJ)
Taylor Mehlhaff (NO)
Joe Nedney (SF)

TIER SEVEN
Rian Lindell (Buf)
Sebastion Janikowski (Oak)
Matt Prater (Den)
Dan Carpenter

DEFENSE

TIER ONE

San Diego Chargers
New England Patriots
Minnesota Vikings

TIER TWO

Jacksonville Jaguars
Chicago Bears
Dallas Cowboys
Pittsburgh Steelers

TIER THREE

New York Giants
Seattle Seahawks
Baltimore Ravens
Tama Bay Buccaneers
Green Bay Packers
Tennessee Titans
TIER THREE

Indianapolis Colts
Philadelphia Eagles
Oakland Raiders

TIER FIVE

Arizona Cardinals
Washington Redskins
Buffalo Bills
Denver Broncos
Carolina Panthers

TIER SIX

Houston Texans
New York Jets
Detroit Lions
New Orleans Saints
San Francisco 49ers
Kansas City Chiefs
Cleveland Browns
Cincinnati Bengals

TIER SEVEN

Miami Dolphins
St. Louis Rams
Atlanta Falcons

[MotorCityKitties]

I've only had a chance to look at the QB's, but I would bump Bulger from tier 3 to 4 or 5.

[spodog]

RBs:

Move Grant up to Tier 3, and Marshawn down to Tier 4

[deerayfan072]

RBs:

Move Grant up to Tier 3, and Marshawn down to Tier 4

are you serious?

[SignGuy]

RBs:

Move Grant up to Tier 3, and Marshawn down to Tier 4

Uh....no. Dont do that

I really like your WR rankings but Bowe is definitely too low. I would draft him over most guys in the tier above. Qb's are tougher and i would make a few minor changes but looks good. solid list

Just noticed....Chris Cooley in Tier 3 of TE's is too low. Get him at the top of Tier 2

[My team is injured]

I'm assuming the rankings are based on "standard" scoring and no PPR or TD heavy scoring (20 yds ru/rec. for 1 pt as opposed to the standard 10 yds).

As such, a few real quick suggestions based on QB (PPR has skewed my perception too much for standard scoring to quickly evaluate RB/WR/TE):

1.) Move Palmer down to Tier 3 (no big deal and they did just re-sign another weapon in Henry anyway) and Bulger down to Tier 5 (definitely too high for Bulger IMO).

2.) Kurt Warner should be bumped up quite a bit based on his upside if he takes over the starting role at some point. Certainly ahead of guys like Grossman and Croyle at the least. I'd also reconsider how you have the SF and Chicago QBs ranked as you have the current starters behind the current backups. And while I don't think any of the 4 should be drafted, I'd put O'Sullivan as having the most upside and the most draftable as things stand now.

[jaytizy]

TIER FOUR

Ryan Grant (GB)
Brandon Jacobs (NYG)
Willis McGahee (Bal)
Reggie Bush (NO)
Jamal Lewis (Cle)

TIER FIVE

Michael Turner (Atl)

Id take Lewis and Turner ahead of Jacobs, McGahee and Bush.

[J2thez929]

Solid list.. I'm sure everyone could nit-pick and change up a few things but that is the beauty of FF. You can modify things to fit your beliefs/projections but this provides a nice basis. Good work

[thedude]

Move O'Sullivan up a tier and Alex Smith down.

[TheMax]

QB- Bulger down to 4 or 5

RB- TJones and MTurner to 4, McGahee to 5

WR- Harrison to 5, CJ2 to 4, Bowe to 5, KCurtis down (injury)

TE- Cooley to 2

K and D don't really matter to me, so I won't even bother looking at them...