Dynasty rankings (1 Viewer)

[corpcow]

Any chance we can get a round of dynasty ranking updates soon?

A number of my leagues have reopened the season with UFA bidding and I'd like to just have a rough sense of where certain players fit, particularly with the last 2 months of the season in mind for younger guys.

Thanks

 

[Mr Two Cents]

Yeah this is one of the most exciting and dynamic times for fantasy football dynasty league owners and the time where we need IDP info the most as we deal with free agency, prepare for the rookie draft and make trades to try to improve our teams.

The time we need advice and info on sleepers is now not during the season.

JMHO

 

[Anthony Borbely]

Yeah this is one of the most exciting and dynamic times for fantasy football dynasty league owners and the time where we need IDP info the most as we deal with free agency, prepare for the rookie draft and make trades to try to improve our teams.The time we need advice and info on sleepers is now not during the season.JMHO

Mine will be posted by the end of the weekend.

 

[Mr Two Cents]

Yeah this is one of the most exciting and dynamic times for fantasy football dynasty league owners and the time where we need IDP info the most as we deal with free agency, prepare for the rookie draft and make trades to try to improve our teams.The time we need advice and info on sleepers is now not during the season.JMHO

Mine will be posted by the end of the weekend.

Thank you

 

[corpcow]

Yeah this is one of the most exciting and dynamic times for fantasy football dynasty league owners and the time where we need IDP info the most as we deal with free agency, prepare for the rookie draft and make trades to try to improve our teams.The time we need advice and info on sleepers is now not during the season.JMHO

Mine will be posted by the end of the weekend.

Thanks

 

[unpossible]

Yeah this is one of the most exciting and dynamic times for fantasy football dynasty league owners and the time where we need IDP info the most as we deal with free agency, prepare for the rookie draft and make trades to try to improve our teams.The time we need advice and info on sleepers is now not during the season.JMHO

Mine will be posted by the end of the weekend.

Hoping the other guys do the same

 

[bcr8f]

Yeah this is one of the most exciting and dynamic times for fantasy football dynasty league owners and the time where we need IDP info the most as we deal with free agency, prepare for the rookie draft and make trades to try to improve our teams.The time we need advice and info on sleepers is now not during the season.JMHO

Mine will be posted by the end of the weekend.

Great.

 

[RabidSniper4]

Yeah this is one of the most exciting and dynamic times for fantasy football dynasty league owners and the time where we need IDP info the most as we deal with free agency, prepare for the rookie draft and make trades to try to improve our teams.The time we need advice and info on sleepers is now not during the season.JMHO

Mine will be posted by the end of the weekend.

Muchos gracias

 

[Anthony Borbely]

DL is up. I doubt the rest will be up until midweek though.

 

[PatsWillWin]

Anyone else planning on updating these rankings anytime soon? My dynasty league off-seasons are starting and they'd be very useful.

Thanks.

 

[Zoomanji]

It would be great if we could compare AB's opinion to some of the other IDP guy's

Feb 1st waiver run

 

[Jene Bramel]

Armed with a new hard drive -- assuming I can find my Office software installation discs -- I'm hoping to put something together this week.

Expect plenty of stuff here, though, folks. Scheme changes, free agency and the draft are going to make these rankings look silly in many instances. Best of luck to those who have to make decisions long before the NFL does.

 

[GrandpaRox]

Armed with a new hard drive -- assuming I can find my Office software installation discs -- I'm hoping to put something together this week.Expect plenty of stuff here, though, folks. Scheme changes, free agency and the draft are going to make these rankings look silly in many instances. Best of luck to those who have to make decisions long before the NFL does.

This isnt an NFL site this is a fantasy football site, restricted and unrestricted free agency starts in mid February for a lot of dynasty leagues not after the NFL draft or NFL free agency. Of course there will be many changes as time goes by, that is to be expected and accepted. Blowing it off because it is only January should not be expected or accepted.

 

[Jene Bramel]

Armed with a new hard drive -- assuming I can find my Office software installation discs -- I'm hoping to put something together this week.Expect plenty of stuff here, though, folks. Scheme changes, free agency and the draft are going to make these rankings look silly in many instances. Best of luck to those who have to make decisions long before the NFL does.

This isnt an NFL site this is a fantasy football site, restricted and unrestricted free agency starts in mid February for a lot of dynasty leagues not after the NFL draft or NFL free agency. Of course there will be many changes as time goes by, that is to be expected and accepted. Blowing it off because it is only January should not be expected or accepted.

Yeah, that was bad. Certainly not blowing it off, though. Just stating an opinion. The best of luck comment probably didn't come off as intended. It wasn't meant to be sarcastic. I get that the FF player pool and decision-making process is a lot different than that of the NFL and that there's plenty of incomplete information year-round. But I also know that many of you have to make big decisions in these UFA leagues that affect the roster of your team for the rest of the year. I think it puts all owners (regardless of how on top of things you may be) at a major disadvantage to do them in February when they could be done in March. That's where the good luck wishes come from. It would've sounded much better had I put some rankings up before making the comment, however. I know that everyone understands that there's a lot of change likely between now and August.I'm still working on tiering the linebackers, but should finish today or tomorrow.

 

[chook]

While I understand Grandpa's point, I also think that most IDPers will take these latest rankings with a grain of salt as we fly blind into the offseason with player, coaching & scheme changes still to come (Vilma circa 206 anyone?).

Having said that, Curtis Lofton = Wow.

Happy with that ranking, but a little surprised.

 

[Jene Bramel]

While I understand Grandpa's point, I also think that most IDPers will take these latest rankings with a grain of salt as we fly blind into the offseason with player, coaching & scheme changes still to come (Vilma circa 206 anyone?).

Having said that, Curtis Lofton = Wow.

Happy with that ranking, but a little surprised.

In my day, we didn't have free agency. Or helmets. Progress? Flobbledee flee!I'm still working on these rankings. Did a quick pass on the backers and the linemen, but would still like to play within the tiers. I didn't mean to leave Lofton quite so high, but he'll belongs somewhere in the top 20 for sure. He should be an every-down player this season, with no one else in the front seven threatening to steal bunches of tackles. At some point this offseason, there'll be enough data to calculate his solo tackles as a function of snaps played. Based on some of the games I've seen data for so far at profootballfocus.com, Lofton was making plays at a very high rate. I didn't always like the angles he took in the games I saw, but he's a better player than I gave him credit for last May. The only thing holding him back right now is playing time. There's a small chance that Brooking and Nicholas are the nickel backers in 2009, but now's the time to make a play to get Lofton on your roster.

 

[Zoomanji]

He's something more specific and maybe helpful to Jene and the other guys who do the rankings.

Many leagues end FA adds somewhere between week 12 and 15.

Some leagues have waiver runs in Jan or Feb. In those leagues I'm looking for who stepped up the last quarter of the season and may take over next year.

An under the radar type of guy since some of my fellow owners tune out FF till March. This waiver run is an opportunity to grab some one who has show promise late in the year on the cheap.

The Jason Babin, Kalvin Pearson or even Akeem Jordans in some leagues (I'm looking at some of the top scoring FAs from the last 3 weeks). Worthwhile or just more Rocky Boiman's and Ryan Denneys?

 

[Jene Bramel]

He's something more specific and maybe helpful to Jene and the other guys who do the rankings.Many leagues end FA adds somewhere between week 12 and 15.Some leagues have waiver runs in Jan or Feb. In those leagues I'm looking for who stepped up the last quarter of the season and may take over next year. An under the radar type of guy since some of my fellow owners tune out FF till March. This waiver run is an opportunity to grab some one who has show promise late in the year on the cheap.The Jason Babin, Kalvin Pearson or even Akeem Jordans in some leagues (I'm looking at some of the top scoring FAs from the last 3 weeks). Worthwhile or just more Rocky Boiman's and Ryan Denneys?

If you haven't caught them already, our year in review podcasts are worth a listen for some additional thoughts.I don't think any of the above, with the possible exception of Jordan, have any real value right now. Here are some quick thoughts on guys who could make big moves next season, excluding injury.Moving UPDL/ Derrick Harvey, Jason Jones, Charles Johnson, Cliff AvrilLB/ Andra Davis, Clint Session, Gary Guyton, Stephen Tulloch, Stephen Nicholas, Curtis Lofton, Kevin Burnett, HB Blades, Cato June, (longshot Beau Bell)DB/ Huge list here, but I'd watch Josh Barrett, Jamaal Fudge (maybe Thomas DeCoud), Tyrell Johnson, Aqib Talib

 

[Fiddles]

He's something more specific and maybe helpful to Jene and the other guys who do the rankings.Many leagues end FA adds somewhere between week 12 and 15.Some leagues have waiver runs in Jan or Feb. In those leagues I'm looking for who stepped up the last quarter of the season and may take over next year. An under the radar type of guy since some of my fellow owners tune out FF till March. This waiver run is an opportunity to grab some one who has show promise late in the year on the cheap.The Jason Babin, Kalvin Pearson or even Akeem Jordans in some leagues (I'm looking at some of the top scoring FAs from the last 3 weeks). Worthwhile or just more Rocky Boiman's and Ryan Denneys?

If you haven't caught them already, our year in review podcasts are worth a listen for some additional thoughts.I don't think any of the above, with the possible exception of Jordan, have any real value right now. Here are some quick thoughts on guys who could make big moves next season, excluding injury.Moving UPDL/ Derrick Harvey, Jason Jones, Charles Johnson, Cliff AvrilLB/ Andra Davis, Clint Session, Gary Guyton, Stephen Tulloch, Stephen Nicholas, Curtis Lofton, Kevin Burnett, HB Blades, Cato June, (longshot Beau Bell)DB/ Huge list here, but I'd watch Josh Barrett, Jamaal Fudge (maybe Thomas DeCoud), Tyrell Johnson, Aqib Talib

charles johnson or tyler brayton?

 

[PatsWillWin]

Oof, what did I miss about Ernie Simms? Figured he just had a down year.

 

[Jene Bramel]

He's something more specific and maybe helpful to Jene and the other guys who do the rankings.Many leagues end FA adds somewhere between week 12 and 15.Some leagues have waiver runs in Jan or Feb. In those leagues I'm looking for who stepped up the last quarter of the season and may take over next year. An under the radar type of guy since some of my fellow owners tune out FF till March. This waiver run is an opportunity to grab some one who has show promise late in the year on the cheap.The Jason Babin, Kalvin Pearson or even Akeem Jordans in some leagues (I'm looking at some of the top scoring FAs from the last 3 weeks). Worthwhile or just more Rocky Boiman's and Ryan Denneys?

If you haven't caught them already, our year in review podcasts are worth a listen for some additional thoughts.I don't think any of the above, with the possible exception of Jordan, have any real value right now. Here are some quick thoughts on guys who could make big moves next season, excluding injury.Moving UPDL/ Derrick Harvey, Jason Jones, Charles Johnson, Cliff AvrilLB/ Andra Davis, Clint Session, Gary Guyton, Stephen Tulloch, Stephen Nicholas, Curtis Lofton, Kevin Burnett, HB Blades, Cato June, (longshot Beau Bell)DB/ Huge list here, but I'd watch Josh Barrett, Jamaal Fudge (maybe Thomas DeCoud), Tyrell Johnson, Aqib Talib

charles johnson or tyler brayton?

Brayton had a good year, but Johnson has much more long-term upside, regardless of what happens with Julius Peppers.

 

[Jene Bramel]

Oof, what did I miss about Ernie Simms? Figured he just had a down year.

He's had the very best tackle opportunity in the league over the past two seasons, alongside a very average MLB and a revolving door at SS in a very favorable scheme for WLBs. 96 solos looks like an outlier to me right now and he's been continually dinged up despite not missing any games.With the Tampa-2 a thing of the past in Detroit, I think Sims has a tough time reaching 85 solos. Since he's been average in the big play and coverage columns, that puts him firmly in the LB2 tier for me, with a better shot at LB3 downside than high LB2 upside.

 

[buck56]

He's something more specific and maybe helpful to Jene and the other guys who do the rankings.Many leagues end FA adds somewhere between week 12 and 15.Some leagues have waiver runs in Jan or Feb. In those leagues I'm looking for who stepped up the last quarter of the season and may take over next year. An under the radar type of guy since some of my fellow owners tune out FF till March. This waiver run is an opportunity to grab some one who has show promise late in the year on the cheap.The Jason Babin, Kalvin Pearson or even Akeem Jordans in some leagues (I'm looking at some of the top scoring FAs from the last 3 weeks). Worthwhile or just more Rocky Boiman's and Ryan Denneys?

If you haven't caught them already, our year in review podcasts are worth a listen for some additional thoughts.I don't think any of the above, with the possible exception of Jordan, have any real value right now. Here are some quick thoughts on guys who could make big moves next season, excluding injury.Moving UPDL/ Derrick Harvey, Jason Jones, Charles Johnson, Cliff AvrilLB/ Andra Davis, Clint Session, Gary Guyton, Stephen Tulloch, Stephen Nicholas, Curtis Lofton, Kevin Burnett, HB Blades, Cato June, (longshot Beau Bell)DB/ Huge list here, but I'd watch Josh Barrett, Jamaal Fudge (maybe Thomas DeCoud), Tyrell Johnson, Aqib Talib

Jene could you tell me why you think Blades is moving up, I thought I read somewhere he was prpbably going to start at SLB next season, not weak or middle?Also thought you weren't to high on Jordon only usefull as a LB 4/5, bye week fill in.What do you think of Adibi, and Dizon? Any way they have LB 1/2 potential.

 

[Jene Bramel]

Jene could you tell me why you think Blades is moving up, I thought I read somewhere he was prpbably going to start at SLB next season, not weak or middle?Also thought you weren't to high on Jordon only usefull as a LB 4/5, bye week fill in.What do you think of Adibi, and Dizon? Any way they have LB 1/2 potential.

I think Blades is talented enough -- assuming he lands a larger role -- to move up in the year end rankings significantly. Not sure who "Jordon" refers to in the next sentence, but I agree that not all of the guys in that list are locks to be every week starters, just noting that they may jump multiple tiers. I'm not sure that Adibi did enough to move Diles out of the every-down role. the coaches really liked what Diles was doing before his injury. For now, I think Adibi is at the bottom of the pecking order in Houston. I don't see Dizon -- who's too small and didn't hold up well at all in a minor role last year -- having any major role on a defense that apparently wants to get bigger and more physical. I suppose Adibi could be an every-down WLB and Dizon an every down MLB come training camp, but I think the odds are strongly against both. For now, I see Adibi as a LB4-5 with a little upside and Dizon as rosterable in only the deepest of leagues.

 

[Anthony Borbely]

Dizon is pretty worthless right now based on what Mayhew said about the Lions wanting to be bigger and more physical. His only chance to start is at SLB and that is only if he adds some bulk. I don't recall where I read this, but recent rumors are that he weighed only around 215- 220 pounds and that is just not going to cut it as an NFL linebacker. He has no chance to play WLB because Sims is there. He is not going to play MLB here barring something unforeseen. SLB is the best he can hope for and even that is uncertain.

I am giving Ernie Sims a pass on this past season. He played bad all year and of all the Lion players, he seemed most affected by the losing and it showed in his play. He had high tackle opportunities, but he was overly aggressive and undisciplined and a lot of that, in my opinion, is attributed to him trying to do too much. He overran plays all year and it cost him a ton of tackles. He was what we call here "Lionized". The losing affected his play. I think he will rebound next year and will be somewhere in the middle of his first 2 years.

I really don't know what to make of Diles/Adibi, but that and other things underscores why January rankings are very tough to do. They are both very hard to rank. I tend to agree with Jene and give Diles the edge to play 3 downs, but that's not etched in stone.

Another situation of that is the Giants DE spot. What happens to Kiwanuka when Osi comes back? He is too good to keep off the field, but he is not in Osi's league or Tuck's, so I think there is at least a possibility that he moves back to SLB. I have not seen this, just a gut feeling. But I wanted to make a point that there are a lot of things up in the air right now and the rankings will reflect that.

 

[buck56]

Jene could you tell me why you think Blades is moving up, I thought I read somewhere he was prpbably going to start at SLB next season, not weak or middle?Also thought you weren't to high on Jordon only usefull as a LB 4/5, bye week fill in.What do you think of Adibi, and Dizon? Any way they have LB 1/2 potential.

I think Blades is talented enough -- assuming he lands a larger role -- to move up in the year end rankings significantly. Not sure who "Jordon" refers to in the next sentence, but I agree that not all of the guys in that list are locks to be every week starters, just noting that they may jump multiple tiers. I'm not sure that Adibi did enough to move Diles out of the every-down role. the coaches really liked what Diles was doing before his injury. For now, I think Adibi is at the bottom of the pecking order in Houston. I don't see Dizon -- who's too small and didn't hold up well at all in a minor role last year -- having any major role on a defense that apparently wants to get bigger and more physical. I suppose Adibi could be an every-down WLB and Dizon an every down MLB come training camp, but I think the odds are strongly against both. For now, I see Adibi as a LB4-5 with a little upside and Dizon as rosterable in only the deepest of leagues.

Akeem Jordon, that for the responses guys!

 

[Anthony Borbely]

My LB rankings are up. They were just as tough as DL. There are just so many variables right now that some players literally could move up or down 20 spots without blinking an eye at it. Comments are always welcome.

I hope to have DB up by Sunday or Monday if I can find the time.

 

[bcr8f]

My LB rankings are up. They were just as tough as DL. There are just so many variables right now that some players literally could move up or down 20 spots without blinking an eye at it. Comments are always welcome. I hope to have DB up by Sunday or Monday if I can find the time.

Wow thanks. Interesting.You have DJ Williams 9th Jene has him 15thJene has Lofton 6 you have 18thYou have Tatupu 12 he has him 23.

 

[PewterFan]

Moving UP

DL/ Derrick Harvey, Jason Jones, Charles Johnson, Cliff Avril

LB/ Andra Davis, Clint Session, Gary Guyton, Stephen Tulloch, Stephen Nicholas, Curtis Lofton, Kevin Burnett, HB Blades, Cato June, (longshot Beau Bell)

DB/ Huge list here, but I'd watch Josh Barrett, Jamaal Fudge (maybe Thomas DeCoud), Tyrell Johnson, Aqib Talib

Hey JeB, can you tell me a little more about Guyton? I've been trying to find information on him with no luck. Is he a guy with the potential to creep up even higher in your rankings?

 

[Jene Bramel]

Moving UP

DL/ Derrick Harvey, Jason Jones, Charles Johnson, Cliff Avril

LB/ Andra Davis, Clint Session, Gary Guyton, Stephen Tulloch, Stephen Nicholas, Curtis Lofton, Kevin Burnett, HB Blades, Cato June, (longshot Beau Bell)

DB/ Huge list here, but I'd watch Josh Barrett, Jamaal Fudge (maybe Thomas DeCoud), Tyrell Johnson, Aqib Talib

Hey JeB, can you tell me a little more about Guyton? I've been trying to find information on him with no luck. Is he a guy with the potential to creep up even higher in your rankings?

Here's a thread with some discussion from midseason, including last winter's NFLDG video profile of him.I'm not convinced that there's huge upside for Guyton, but he's got a very good chance to be the every-down SILB in New England next year. I'd tentatively put him in the LB3(ish) tier at that point, so he'd definitely move up.

It's hard to know what to do with guys like Stephen Tulloch and Guyton in these rankings. If you're in a rebuilding situation, they warrant much, much higher rankings than guys like Paris Lenon and Daryl Smith. If you're a contender with a shallow roster or a small lineup, they're probably not worth worrying about yet.

 

[Anthony Borbely]

My LB rankings are up. They were just as tough as DL. There are just so many variables right now that some players literally could move up or down 20 spots without blinking an eye at it. Comments are always welcome. I hope to have DB up by Sunday or Monday if I can find the time.

The above will be delayed indefinitely as I have to deal with a flooded house.

 

[bcr8f]

My LB rankings are up. They were just as tough as DL. There are just so many variables right now that some players literally could move up or down 20 spots without blinking an eye at it. Comments are always welcome. I hope to have DB up by Sunday or Monday if I can find the time.

The above will be delayed indefinitely as I have to deal with a flooded house.

That sucks(the house).

 

[Weiner Dog]

My LB rankings are up. They were just as tough as DL. There are just so many variables right now that some players literally could move up or down 20 spots without blinking an eye at it. Comments are always welcome. I hope to have DB up by Sunday or Monday if I can find the time.

The above will be delayed indefinitely as I have to deal with a flooded house.

Frozen/Cracked pipes? I see you live in Michigan.

 

[Anthony Borbely]

My LB rankings are up. They were just as tough as DL. There are just so many variables right now that some players literally could move up or down 20 spots without blinking an eye at it. Comments are always welcome. I hope to have DB up by Sunday or Monday if I can find the time.

The above will be delayed indefinitely as I have to deal with a flooded house.

Frozen/Cracked pipes? I see you live in Michigan.

I live in a condo...4 units per building. The unit next door was foreclosed, now owned by bank, and is vacant. They were supposed to winterize it and didn't. A pipe burst and flooded all 4 units. It's a mess. ETA on DB rankings: hopefully by the end of next weekend.

 

[bcr8f]

I live in a condo...4 units per building. The unit next door was foreclosed, now owned by bank, and is vacant. They were supposed to winterize it and didn't. A pipe burst and flooded all 4 units. It's a mess. ETA on DB rankings: hopefully by the end of next weekend.

####### banks. Their greed and incompetence led to much of this housing problem. And now they can't even protect and winterize their own property?

 

[buck56]

:

I live in a condo...4 units per building. The unit next door was foreclosed, now owned by bank, and is vacant. They were supposed to winterize it and didn't. A pipe burst and flooded all 4 units. It's a mess. ETA on DB rankings: hopefully by the end of next weekend.

####### banks. Their greed and incompetence led to much of this housing problem. And now they can't even protect and winterize their own property?

 

[tuttiface]

Armed with a new hard drive -- assuming I can find my Office software installation discs -- I'm hoping to put something together this week.Expect plenty of stuff here, though, folks. Scheme changes, free agency and the draft are going to make these rankings look silly in many instances. Best of luck to those who have to make decisions long before the NFL does.

Jene,A couple of questions regarding your top 60 DL for Dynasty. Kerney and Kelly Gregg are both left off your list. They're will both be turning 33 in 2009 and both are coming off major injuries, but I'd like you to comment on these guys. Anything left in the tank for either?

 

[Jene Bramel]

Armed with a new hard drive -- assuming I can find my Office software installation discs -- I'm hoping to put something together this week.Expect plenty of stuff here, though, folks. Scheme changes, free agency and the draft are going to make these rankings look silly in many instances. Best of luck to those who have to make decisions long before the NFL does.

Jene,A couple of questions regarding your top 60 DL for Dynasty. Kerney and Kelly Gregg are both left off your list. They're will both be turning 33 in 2009 and both are coming off major injuries, but I'd like you to comment on these guys. Anything left in the tank for either?

Very nervous about Kerney's two shoulder surgeries last year and there's enough talent in Seattle now that a rotation could hinder his stats, too. He'll be in the rankings if he's healthy enough to practice in minicamp. Not a high priority target in a dynasty league, though. I'd rather have similar upside with a longer window.Gregg is similar. Injury, potential scheme change, age. He's a guy I'd like to see recovered before risking him in a dynasty situation as well.

 

[tuttiface]

Armed with a new hard drive -- assuming I can find my Office software installation discs -- I'm hoping to put something together this week.Expect plenty of stuff here, though, folks. Scheme changes, free agency and the draft are going to make these rankings look silly in many instances. Best of luck to those who have to make decisions long before the NFL does.

Jene,A couple of questions regarding your top 60 DL for Dynasty. Kerney and Kelly Gregg are both left off your list. They're will both be turning 33 in 2009 and both are coming off major injuries, but I'd like you to comment on these guys. Anything left in the tank for either?

Very nervous about Kerney's two shoulder surgeries last year and there's enough talent in Seattle now that a rotation could hinder his stats, too. He'll be in the rankings if he's healthy enough to practice in minicamp. Not a high priority target in a dynasty league, though. I'd rather have similar upside with a longer window.Gregg is similar. Injury, potential scheme change, age. He's a guy I'd like to see recovered before risking him in a dynasty situation as well.

I have Gregg in a league where you have to start 1 DT. I have S.Rogers already, but Gregg was a beast for me in 2007 (DL heavy league, 1 DT, 2 DE). I have 4 early rookie draft picks and i have to plan on making some cuts, my question is, would you cut Gregg?

 

[Jene Bramel]

Armed with a new hard drive -- assuming I can find my Office software installation discs -- I'm hoping to put something together this week.Expect plenty of stuff here, though, folks. Scheme changes, free agency and the draft are going to make these rankings look silly in many instances. Best of luck to those who have to make decisions long before the NFL does.

Jene,A couple of questions regarding your top 60 DL for Dynasty. Kerney and Kelly Gregg are both left off your list. They're will both be turning 33 in 2009 and both are coming off major injuries, but I'd like you to comment on these guys. Anything left in the tank for either?

Very nervous about Kerney's two shoulder surgeries last year and there's enough talent in Seattle now that a rotation could hinder his stats, too. He'll be in the rankings if he's healthy enough to practice in minicamp. Not a high priority target in a dynasty league, though. I'd rather have similar upside with a longer window.Gregg is similar. Injury, potential scheme change, age. He's a guy I'd like to see recovered before risking him in a dynasty situation as well.

I have Gregg in a league where you have to start 1 DT. I have S.Rogers already, but Gregg was a beast for me in 2007 (DL heavy league, 1 DT, 2 DE). I have 4 early rookie draft picks and i have to plan on making some cuts, my question is, would you cut Gregg?

I think Rogers stays valuable next season. Gregg still has top ten potential; if he's healthy, he's a very good roster. With Rogers on board, if you think that roster spot can be put to better use elsewhere, it's hard to hold the spot. If you're rostering a 2nd DT regardless, keep Gregg.

 

[tuttiface]

Armed with a new hard drive -- assuming I can find my Office software installation discs -- I'm hoping to put something together this week.Expect plenty of stuff here, though, folks. Scheme changes, free agency and the draft are going to make these rankings look silly in many instances. Best of luck to those who have to make decisions long before the NFL does.

Jene,A couple of questions regarding your top 60 DL for Dynasty. Kerney and Kelly Gregg are both left off your list. They're will both be turning 33 in 2009 and both are coming off major injuries, but I'd like you to comment on these guys. Anything left in the tank for either?

Very nervous about Kerney's two shoulder surgeries last year and there's enough talent in Seattle now that a rotation could hinder his stats, too. He'll be in the rankings if he's healthy enough to practice in minicamp. Not a high priority target in a dynasty league, though. I'd rather have similar upside with a longer window.Gregg is similar. Injury, potential scheme change, age. He's a guy I'd like to see recovered before risking him in a dynasty situation as well.

Thanks Jene, I have been leaning on keeping Gregg to see his situation and his statis before dropping him. I'll look elsewhere for making cuts. I appreciate the adviceI have Gregg in a league where you have to start 1 DT. I have S.Rogers already, but Gregg was a beast for me in 2007 (DL heavy league, 1 DT, 2 DE). I have 4 early rookie draft picks and i have to plan on making some cuts, my question is, would you cut Gregg?

I think Rogers stays valuable next season. Gregg still has top ten potential; if he's healthy, he's a very good roster. With Rogers on board, if you think that roster spot can be put to better use elsewhere, it's hard to hold the spot. If you're rostering a 2nd DT regardless, keep Gregg.

Thanks Jene, I appreciate the advice. I'll wait out the decision closer to the draft. I'm leaning on the "hold and see" method.

 

[Dirty Hairy]

If you haven't caught them already, our year in review podcasts are worth a listen for some additional thoughts.

I don't think any of the above, with the possible exception of Jordan, have any real value right now. Here are some quick thoughts on guys who could make big moves next season, excluding injury.

Moving UP

DL/ Derrick Harvey, Jason Jones, Charles Johnson, Cliff Avril

LB/ Andra Davis, Clint Session, Gary Guyton, Stephen Tulloch, Stephen Nicholas, Curtis Lofton, Kevin Burnett, HB Blades, Cato June, (longshot Beau Bell)

DB/ Huge list here, but I'd watch Josh Barrett, Jamaal Fudge (maybe Thomas DeCoud), Tyrell Johnson, Aqib Talib

With Bates coming on board in TBB, early quote from Rotoworld was that Tampa-2 won't be the predominant defensive scheme. Doesn't this seriously dampen the upside of Talib?

I thought I remember him being an ideal Tampa 2 CB, which means not so valuable in a non-Tampa 2 scheme.

 

[corpcow]

How are those updates coming?? DBs would sure be nice... :IBTL:

 

[Anthony Borbely]

How are those updates coming?? DBs would sure be nice...

I am hoping to have the DBs done by Sunday or Monday. I have been severely time challenged recently, but things should be settling down some here.

 

[corpcow]

How are those updates coming?? DBs would sure be nice...

I am hoping to have the DBs done by Sunday or Monday. I have been severely time challenged recently, but things should be settling down some here.

Thanks... it will be a big help. I definitely understand they are far from perfect, but it's good ot have updated rankings to do general level setting in terms of tiers...

 

[thatguy]

Lance Briggs continually gets no love in the FBG Dynasty Rankings... And I don't know why. He has finished in the top 7 four out of the last 5 seasons. The season he finished outside of the top 7, he finished 15th. For rankings submitted in the last 35 days, he is ranked 16th among LB's. I'm fairly confident I'm not missing anything. What are the FBG staffers missing?

 

[Jene Bramel]

Defensive back rankings added; bumped the DL and LB rankings with a few minor tweaks. Next full update will come when the coaching changes are complete and before free agency begins. These rankings, because of the ever-changing nature of defensive play, are more or less one year window rankings. I'm considering reserving the last 3-5 slots in the rankings for very high upside/deep sleeper types, but haven't done so yet.

With regard to Lance Briggs, you're probably right. I've moved him up a little bit today, but I still struggle to put him ahead of some of the others in the top ten. I don't have a very good argument for Posluszny or Dansby over him at this point, it's mostly personal preference.

 

[Rick Blaine]

Defensive back rankings added; bumped the DL and LB rankings with a few minor tweaks. Next full update will come when the coaching changes are complete and before free agency begins. These rankings, because of the ever-changing nature of defensive play, are more or less one year window rankings. I'm considering reserving the last 3-5 slots in the rankings for very high upside/deep sleeper types, but haven't done so yet.

Thanks Jene!Can you give a little insight into the Kerry Rhodes ranking? I'm surprised at how low he is. I understand it's early in the off-season, but does is a reflection on Rhodes' not translating well to Ryan's new defensive scheme?Thanks again.

 

[Jene Bramel]

Can you give a little insight into the Kerry Rhodes ranking? I'm surprised at how low he is. I understand it's early in the off-season, but does is a reflection on Rhodes' not translating well to Ryan's new defensive scheme?

Firstly, and I should've mentioned this with the other notes above, this is a huge group of potential DB2s right now. It's almost like the defensive line group, where there look to be 5-10 studs or so, then a huge group of guys that could end up in the top 20 by catching lightning in a bottle.I'm worried that Rhodes might get left in the centerfielding role he's been playing more and more of over the past two seasons, despite the coaching change. There's certainly precedent for Ryan using a roving, freelancing safety. Rhodes is a better tackler that Reed is, though, so I may have sold him short a bit. These rankings are more of a gut feel for now. I usually do a nitpicking set of projections in the summer. I might like Rhodes much better, even as a rover, after I go through that exercise.

 

[The Man With No Name]

Terrence McGee is pretty low for as good and consistent as he has been- #24,8,23,17,7 the past 5 years. He's only 28 and you have him behind 35 year old Lawyer Milloy.

edit: are those rankings which I got from his FBG player page all db's or just cb's. Not sure now that I think about it.