I’ve posted 32 of my fantasy football quarterback picks. These are the 5 best choices. If you’re new to fantasy football, this is a place to start your own quarterback ranking list. These may change as the year progresses.
1. Drew Brees/Santos
– The Super Bowl MVP should have a great year again in 2010. A big key to his success could be the contract renewal of RB Pierre Thomas. Although RB Reggie Bush has shown improvement in the running game, he is still a much more lethal pass receiver than a running back. Thomas adds the threat of a running game, which can take some of the pressure off Brees on early downs. With the emergence of Robert Meachem at WR along with Marques Colston, Devery Henderson and Jeremy Shockey, David Thomas and TE rookie Jimmy Graham, and a very good offensive line, Brees should once again be among the top fantasy players at his position. .
two. Aaron Rodgers/Packers– With the team as a whole continually improving, Rodgers has an opportunity to put together another spectacular season. While the offensive line is adequate, it would be scary to see what kind of numbers Rodgers could put up with one of the best offensive lines in football. Jermichael Finley has the potential to become one of the best TEs in the NFL, and the presence of Donald Driver and Greg Jennings at WR makes Rodgers a fantasy force to be reckoned with.
3. Peyton Manning/Colts– Peyton is Peyton, and he showed his legacy is strong by once again having an MVP-type year and leading his team to the Super Bowl. He did it without the great Marvin Harrison and his “replacement” Anthony Gonzalez being injured all season. With WR Austin Collie coming off a terrific rookie season and WR Pierre Garcon continuing to improve, there’s no reason to think Manning won’t have another stellar season in 2010. WR Reggie Wayne remains one of the best WRs in the league. and TE Dallas Clark should be a top 3 TE again, adding more certainty to the fact that Manning will be one of the best fantasy quarterbacks taken this season.
Four. Philip Rivers/Chargers– The success of Rivers will depend a lot on the renewal of the contracts of Vincent Jackson and Malcolm Floyd of WR, who at the moment remain unsigned. Not that Floyd has proven to be a great receiver, but he is the best they have next to the ever-improving Vincent Jackson. Jackson proved last year that he could be one of the best WRs in the NFL, but without him, Rivers’ WRs would be Legedu Naanee’ and Craig Davis or rookie free agent Seyi Ajirotutu. Antonio Gates is still a monster in the TE, and rookie Dedrick Epps may get a glimpse of the second TE, with Darren Sproles and rookie Ryan Matthews also catching some passes from the backfield, but without Jackson and Floyd you can’t expect Rivers to do it. . put the numbers that he has been. Keep an eye on this situation, as Rivers may go down if these guys, especially Jackson, decide they won’t re-sign.
5. Tom Brady/Patriots– While Brady may no longer be worthy of a top 3 spot, he’s still one of the best fantasy quarterbacks in the league. Randy Moss may not exactly give 100 percent on every play, but he’s still one of the top 5 WRs in the game. Wes Welker’s injury isn’t as bad as originally thought, and they’ve also added rookie Taylor Price and veteran Torry Holt to their receiving corps, which means they should be better or at least as good as they were last year. RB Kevin Faulk is also a reliable receiver and the combination of ex-Falcon/Titan Alge Crumpler and rookies Rob Gronkowski and Aaron Hernandez at TE also means some passes will be thrown at that position as well. With one of the top 10 offensive lines in football, there’s no reason to believe Brady won’t be among the top five QBs again in 2010.
So there you have it. In the middle of my full fantasy football quarterback picks.