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I'm starting him without question....and over Garrard who he's pegged higher.
Bah humbug! Brees is money in da bank. Obviously Dodds must be drinking early now in celebration of the holidays.
The ranking naturally depends on the scoring system, but in standard FBG scoring, Brees is actually ranked behind Freeman, Garrard, Kitna, and even Tim Tebow. I think it's safe to say Brees owners wouldn't bench him for any of those guys, and they'd be nuts if they did. The only thing I can figure is rushing yards are a big plus and interceptions a big minus. I look for these rankings to move before the final ones come out.
Lord have mercy!Wow, he's even got Tebow ranked higher!
This unfortunately will happen. Note i said "will", not "will likely". This is my 8th consecutive year in the playoffs and every year I lose. I have a lot of players in that game. I'm going to say 30-28 (Atlanta win) with all 4 Saints TDs being of the rushing variety and 10 field goals for Atlanta... my opponent has Matt Bryant
If you know it's the early edition, I'm not sure why you're surprised. They always differ greatly in some cases with the Final Product.To be honest, I'm not 100 percent sure where or how he gets these rankings and why they differ so much. To me, having rankings that differ so greatly from what he really thinks/feels by weeks end can be more harmful than good.If I'm looking at these rankings and use them to determine who I may want for the WW, and I get that guy instead of another. Then on Thursday it's all changed and he likes another guy more than the guy I picked up on the wire but now he's gone on another team.Like 2 weeks ago he had Tom Brady at No. 17 to start the week. I and everyone knew he'd move up 7 to 10 spots easy, so I don't really understand it.Calvin Johnson is out of the top 10 at WR this week again, he was last week too initially and then moved up top 5. 100 bucks says Calvin Johnson will finish in his top 10 ranking.......but he's not there now. It's almost like you have to know how to read his initial rankings.I know people complained about not having rankings early enough last year, but honestly if they're going to change that much then they could actually do more harm than good.Yes, it's odd that Brees isn't in the top 12, which is why he won't end up there.......you know that.
Exactly and I know everyone complained last year about not having them out in time for the week but if they're not what he thinks is really going to happen for the week (at least his best guess effort this early in the week), I don't understand the value of it.
Brees is going to have a career day. Payback is a #####. Sorry Falcon fans really I am.
I wouldn't take that as a slam on Brees, but the truth about HOU, the worst pass def EVER!Wow, he's even got Tebow ranked higher!
atl 27-24 no by def rankings
Every week there's one of these threads. I thought you people were sharks.
First off, these are the early rankings, without tweaks.
Second, what does it matter what Brees' numerical ranking is???. I've yet to have one person even try to explain what the OP is thinking in these threads. It's completely illogical. Rankings are completely irrelevant. THEY DON'T MATTER. Do you get points based on where a guy finishes in the top-10 or something? Because if you don't, RANKINGS DON'T MATTER.
Look at the projections instead, people. 1 extra fantasy point would put him in the top 5. 1 less fantasy point by a QB or 2 above him would put him near the top. WHAT'S THE PROBLEM? You expect these projections to be right, down to a decimal point? Brees only has to outperform the estimate by less than 5% to be where you want, or someone above him only has to score 96% of the projection to drop below him.
What makes Brees top 3 this week? Just because he's Brees he's automatically the third-best QB every week, regardless of matchup, guaranteed? DOWN TO THE DECIMAL POINT? Really?
Sharks indeed. Starting threads about decimal points. Like anyone can project that on a Tuesday, or even 10 minutes before gametime, with enough accuracy to rank the players right.
Isn't this like last week where the Giants were the No. 1 DST and Vick was the No. 1 QB?Turned out the Gianst were the No. 1 first half defense and Vick was the No. 1 2nd half QB. Simple.
chill gup
Every week there's one of these threads. I thought you people were sharks.
First off, these are the early rankings, without tweaks.
Second, what does it matter what Brees' numerical ranking is???. I've yet to have one person even try to explain what the OP is thinking in these threads. It's completely illogical. Rankings are completely irrelevant. THEY DON'T MATTER. Do you get points based on where a guy finishes in the top-10 or something? Because if you don't, RANKINGS DON'T MATTER.
Look at the projections instead, people. 1 extra fantasy point would put him in the top 5. 1 less fantasy point by a QB or 2 above him would put him near the top. WHAT'S THE PROBLEM? You expect these projections to be right, down to a decimal point? Brees only has to outperform the estimate by less than 5% to be where you want, or someone above him only has to score 96% of the projection to drop below him.
What makes Brees top 3 this week? Just because he's Brees he's automatically the third-best QB every week, regardless of matchup, guaranteed? DOWN TO THE DECIMAL POINT? Really?
Sharks indeed. Starting threads about decimal points. Like anyone can project that on a Tuesday, or even 10 minutes before gametime, with enough accuracy to rank the players right.
Oddly enough, the first meeting between the two was a low-scoring affair by New Orleans' standards (27-24), yet Brees still had his 2nd highest points total of the year in my league. There is no way in hell I'd bench him this Christmas.
Mr. Sunday NFL Countdown is right, Thursday's projections are the ones to pay attention to.
Stop looking at the rankings and look at the projected points. When they're grouped so closely together , the ranking doesn't mean much.