Kings in the North - is there a better division for FF in the NFL? (1 Viewer)

[Sabertooth]

I was looking over the rosters in the NFC Northin in another thread. The players in the skill positions in the NFCN reads like a who's who of Fantasy studs - Alshon, Marshall, Calvin, Forte, Bush, Rodgers, Stafford, Adrian, Patterson, Lacy, Jordy, and Cobb. Then you have the highest rated rookie TE, and one of the top 3 QBs and top 10 WR from this class.

Is there another division that comes close to this top to bottom? NFC North has the best WR in the NFL, (Perhaps) the best QB in the league. The Best Running back in the NFL and Jermichael Freaking Finley (maybe..ok kidding here).

Who has more talent at the top or top to bottom as far as other divisions. I'd put the North's top QB, RB, and WR against any other divisions. Obviously TE is different. Discuss.

 

[bicycle_seat_sniffer]

AFC west - Peyton & crew, Jamal charles - best QB, Best RB, Peyton makes his weapons top 5 candidates. interested to see what SD does with Mathews & Keenan Allen in year two. Julius Thomas, Antonio Gates and everyones golden boy LaDarius Green

 

[Sabertooth]

I don't know that Peyton is better than Rodgers at all. And Charles is a wash with Adrian. Disagree there. Julius Thomas and Gates have a big edge over Ebron, Rudolph and Bennett though. I like Calvin more than Thomas, and Alshon over ...Welker I guess? Definitely over Keenan Allen or Bowe.

I'll give you a push at the top for QB and RB. But who is the second best QB in the division? Rivers? I like Stafford better and put him on par with Cutler. Second Best RB in the north is probably Lacy or Forte, both better than Matthews or Ball.

I don't think Oakland has a single fantasy player who could start for the NFC north. Kind of handicaps the division a bit.

 

[FUBAR]

AFC west - Peyton & crew, Jamal charles - best QB, Best RB, Peyton makes his weapons top 5 candidates. interested to see what SD does with Mathews & Keenan Allen in year two. Julius Thomas, Antonio Gates and everyones golden boy LaDarius Green

That's my first thought

Peyton

Charles / Ball / Matthews

Thomas / Welker / Sanders / Allen

Thomas / Kelce / Gates / Green

It's pretty close to the NFC North, maybe better.

 

[MattFancy]

NFC East is pretty solid - RG3, Morris, Garcon, DJax, Reed, Foles, McCoy, Maclin, Cooper, Ertz, Celek, Romo, Bryant, Murray, Witten, Cruz, Beckham. Looks pretty good to me.

 

[Warhogs]

Interesting. I see only one resolution. Run a best ball fantasy league with each division and see who wins?

 

[John 14:6]

Interesting. I see only one resolution. Run a best ball fantasy league with each division and see who wins?

Sounds fun! A small, eight team league...

 

[msudaisy26]

It is the NFC north hands down for fantasy.

3 top 10 quarterbacks if you played Cutler and McCown when he went out.

5 top 20 backs. Lacy, Bush, Bell, Forte, and Peterson

Roughly 4 top 20 receivers Calvin, Jeffery, Nelson, Marshall

Tight end is a little weak, plus they all play each other twice a year and their defenses suck.

 

[Sabertooth]

That would actually be fun to do.

 

[msudaisy26]

I would be in for that. Give me the NFC North =)

 

[ShaHBucks]

Need more info. Whats the scoring and lineup requirements? Kidding

 

[BassNBrew]

Denver > than the NFC North.

I'll take the NFC South. Brees can hang close to any QB. Graham is a huge advantage over every over division. Julio will be a beast this year. If Martin returns to form the RB position will be fine.

 

[jurb26]

Based on last years scoring, standard,the divisions have the following top 10 players at their positions. QB, RB and WR only.

AFCN - 4

AFCS - 2

AFCE - 1

AFCW - 6

NFCN - 7

NFCS - 2

NFCE - 6

NCFW - 2

 

[IHEARTFF]

Based on last years scoring, standard,the divisions have the following top 10 players at their positions. QB, RB and WR only.

AFCN - 4

AFCS - 2

AFCE - 1

AFCW - 6

NFCN - 7

NFCS - 2

NFCE - 6

NCFW - 2

Nice post. NFCN has to be the best, and they just added Ebron, Teddy & Adams. Not to mention that none of these teams are outstanding defenses, either.

 

[FUBAR]

Based on last years scoring, standard,the divisions have the following top 10 players at their positions. QB, RB and WR only.

AFCN - 4

AFCS - 2

AFCE - 1

AFCW - 6

NFCN - 7

NFCS - 2

NFCE - 6

NCFW - 2

Add TEs:

AFCN - 5

AFCS - 3

AFCE - 2

AFCW - 8

NFCN - 8

NFCS - 5

NFCE - 6

NCFW - 3

 

[Adam Harstad]

Using last year's stats is obviously stupid, since so many players missed time (Aaron Rodgers and Randall Cobb, most notably), and some players are no longer around (Knowshon Moreno, most notably). With that said, if we wanted to do something as stupid as using last year's stats, here's the respective teams you could have fielded, with their non-PPR VBD scores in parentheses

Peyton Manning (151)

Jamaal Charles (182)

Knowshon Moreno (110)

Demaryius Thomas (105)

Eric Decker (73)

Keenan Allen (29)

Julius Thomas (56)

Flex: Ryan Mathews (58)

Matt Stafford (20)

Matt Forte (137)

Eddie Lacy (81)

Calvin Johnson (99)

Brandon Marshall (86)

Alshon Jeffery (75)

Martellus Bennett (11)

Flex: Adrian Peterson (77)

Peyton and Jamaal's huge seasons would have trumped the NFCN's depth advantage (guys like Reggie Bush and Jordy Nelson couldn't even make the squad for the North!) last year. If you assume that Rodgers can keep pace with Manning this year, then I don't think Charles alone would be enough to keep the AFCW ahead.

 

[Vector]

Using last year's stats is obviously stupid, since so many players missed time (Aaron Rodgers and Randall Cobb, most notably), and some players are no longer around (Knowshon Moreno, most notably). With that said, if we wanted to do something as stupid as using last year's stats, here's the respective teams you could have fielded, with their non-PPR VBD scores in parentheses

Peyton Manning (151)

Jamaal Charles (182)

Knowshon Moreno (110)

Demaryius Thomas (105)

Eric Decker (73)

Keenan Allen (29)

Julius Thomas (56)

Flex: Ryan Mathews (58)

Matt Stafford (20)

Matt Forte (137)

Eddie Lacy (81)

Calvin Johnson (99)

Brandon Marshall (86)

Alshon Jeffery (75)

Martellus Bennett (11)

Flex: Adrian Peterson (77)

Peyton and Jamaal's huge seasons would have trumped the NFCN's depth advantage (guys like Reggie Bush and Jordy Nelson couldn't even make the squad for the North!) last year. If you assume that Rodgers can keep pace with Manning this year, then I don't think Charles alone would be enough to keep the AFCW ahead.

I like the fantasy "team" aspect this thread is taking, however, in keeping with the OP's original point, the depth of the NFC North is exactly what makes his argument. There is morefantasy gold in the NFC North than any other division.

 

[Adam Harstad]

Using last year's stats is obviously stupid, since so many players missed time (Aaron Rodgers and Randall Cobb, most notably), and some players are no longer around (Knowshon Moreno, most notably). With that said, if we wanted to do something as stupid as using last year's stats, here's the respective teams you could have fielded, with their non-PPR VBD scores in parentheses

Peyton Manning (151)

Jamaal Charles (182)

Knowshon Moreno (110)

Demaryius Thomas (105)

Eric Decker (73)

Keenan Allen (29)

Julius Thomas (56)

Flex: Ryan Mathews (58)

Matt Stafford (20)

Matt Forte (137)

Eddie Lacy (81)

Calvin Johnson (99)

Brandon Marshall (86)

Alshon Jeffery (75)

Martellus Bennett (11)

Flex: Adrian Peterson (77)

Peyton and Jamaal's huge seasons would have trumped the NFCN's depth advantage (guys like Reggie Bush and Jordy Nelson couldn't even make the squad for the North!) last year. If you assume that Rodgers can keep pace with Manning this year, then I don't think Charles alone would be enough to keep the AFCW ahead.

I like the fantasy "team" aspect this thread is taking, however, in keeping with the OP's original point, the depth of the NFC North is exactly what makes his argument. There is morefantasy gold in the NFC North than any other division.

Absolutely. The AFC West is basically just "The Denver Broncos + Jamaal Charles". The only other players to make it were Keenan Allen and Ryan Matthews, and Allen just barely made it over Welker (who missed time).