jarhead20

my top 5 players per position for 2006:

QB:
1-Peyton Manning...no need to explain
2-Tom Brady...always consistent and their offense is passing more
3-Carson Palmer...great offense and shouldnt be slowed down by the injury
4-Marc Bulger...great offense
5-Eli Manning...plenty of targets and getting more experience

RB:
1-Larry Johnson...stud, but wont be as productive without Richardson
2-Shaun Alexander...not a fan of his, but he gets the job done for fantasy football
3-Tiki Barber...hasnt showed any signs of slowing down
4-LT...starting to break down, and his production should be hurt by the loss of Drew Brees
5-Clinton Portis...just a very good RB

WR:
1-Chad Johnson...dont really need to explain
2-Torry Holt...great hands and a very good QB. has other WRs to take the attention off of him
3-Steve Smith...should get more attention from defenses than last year and doesnt really have a good #2 WR on his team
4-Randy Moss...bad situation, but is too talented to not produce
5-Larry Fitzgerald...great player in a very talented offense. the team has a bad defense which will result in more passing

TE:
1-Antonio Gates...the best, and young QBs like to throw to TEs
2-Jeremy Shockey...very talented and Eli is starting to mature
3-Todd Heap...should benefit from having McNair throwing to him
4-Tony Gonzalez...not a stud anymore, but will still be effective
5-Jason Witten/Alge Crumpler/Chris Cooley...all 3 are good but have some question marks

team DEF:
1-Chicago...the best defense in the league
2-Carolina...very good all around
3-Indy...gets good sack #s and INTs
4-Pittsburgh...very good defense
5-Giants...great for sacks and takeaways

please post your comments on my picks(both negative and positive feedback is welcome) and your own lists

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UCFNoleFan

LT should be the number 2-3 RB, Eli and Bulger are a little high, but very well done.

ABuccsFan

Eli???????

ABuccsFan

All right, I stand corrected. Right after my above post I researched my leagues scoring last season and Eli was 6th highest scoring QB in my league last season. Jokes on me I guess.

Professor

no, I didn't know this was a fantasy QB scoring ranking, eli has some problems throwing sometimes, dude keys in on one guy and misses a ton of open reads, classic example is the chiefs game late in the season. They were lucky tiki was able to run through them, cause eli missed a ton of passes. He has some good games, but he still looks confused out there.

ABuccsFan

Chuckle, chuckle Ellis. This is the Fantasy Football Forum.

Professor

true you got me, but I still don't think that eli is anything special. He hasn't shown a consistency in completing passes or making the right defensive reads.

ABuccsFan

I think he sucks, and was pretty damn surprised to see he was the 6th highest scoring QB in my fantasy league last season.

Mad Viking

Overall, you had good picks and I agree with them, but with a few differences in selection and/or order. Here's..

Mad Vikes Picks

QB:
1. Carson Palmer (if he can stay healthy)
2. Peyton Manning (#1 if Palmer isn't healthy/injury-free)
3. Donovan McNabb
4. Marc Bulger
5. Tom Brady (would have been my #1 pick 2-3 years ago, but no longer. May not even be in the top 5 next season if the Pats dynasty continues to crumble. Matt Hasselback or Eli Manning could take his spot.)

RB:
1. LaDainian Tomlinson (he's my #1 pick and served me well as my RB in 05)
2. Shaun Alexander (as far as I'm concerned, Alexander and Johnson are interchangable. Johnson could easily be #2 as well.)
3. Larry Johnson
4. Tiki Barber
5. Clinton Portis

WR:
1. Steve Smith (the monster from Carolina and even more potent with better support via the draft)
2. Chad Johnson (my very, very, very close #2)
3. Torry Holt
4. Marvin Harrison
5. Randy Moss
Note: I would have put Owens in the top 5 if he was still with the Eagles.

TE:
1. Antonio Gates
2. Tony Gonzalez
3. Todd Heap
4. Chris Cooley
5. Alge Crumpler (a longshot, but I think he has the ability to get the job done)

DEFENSE:
1. Chicago (agreed, the #1 defense in the NFL, bar none)
2. Carolina (also a very strong defense and a serious SB contender)
3. Pittsburgh (the results speak for themselves)
4. Indianapolis
5. Cincinnati

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J-Unit

This refers to jarhead's. I dont think that Eli should belong up there, and I think you have to throw in Marvin Harrison.

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