My early 2011 projections (1 Viewer)

[eakfootball]

Here are some projections of what next years drafts will look like

RBs

1 C. Johnson

2 A. Peterson

3 A. Foster

4 D. Mcfadden

5 R. Mendenhall

6 L. Mccoy

7 P. Hillis

8 J. Charles

9 R. Rice

10 M. Jones-Drew

11 F. Gore

12 J. Best

13 M. Turner

14 A. Bradshaw

15 S. Jackson

WRs

1 Calvin Johnson

2 Andre Johnson

3 Hakeem Nicks

4 Roddy White

5 Reggie Wayne

6 Larry Fitzgerald

7 DeSean Jackson

8 Greg Jennings

9 Percy Harvin

10 Dez Bryant

11 Vincent Jackson

12 Jeremy Maclin

13 Miles Austin

14 Austin Collie

15 Brandon Lloyd

QBs

1 Aaron Rodgers

2 Phillip Rivers

3 Peyton Manning

4 Drew Brees

5 Michael Vick

6 Joe Flacco

7 Tony Romo

8 Matt Schaub

9 Tom Brady

10 Sam Bradford

11 Kyle Orton (if he starts)

12 Matt Ryan

13 Josh Freeman

14 Matthew Stafford

15 Chad Henne

TEs

1 Antonio Gates

2 Vernon Davis

3 Jermichael Finley

4 Dallas Clark

5 Zach Miller

6 Dustin Keller

7 Jason Witten

8 Aaron Hernandez

9 Brandon Pettigrew

10 Brent Celek

11 Tony Moeaki

12 Mercedes Lewis

13 Visanthe Shancoe

14 Jermaine Gresham

15 Chris Cooley

 

[northwoods]

I don't think Percy Harvin's ADP will end up top 10...

 

[rizzler]

when I saw mcfadden as RB4, i stopped reading. sorry.

 

[Concept Coop]

Gore and MJD are way too low. There is no reason anyone should take Rice over Gore. People should have learned from their mistakes.

Flacco top 6?! Why?

 

[netnalp]

Henne isn't a top 15 QB. Eli Manning should be in the top 10.

 

[Thunderlips]

Gore and MJD are way too low. There is no reason anyone should take Rice over Gore. People should have learned from their mistakes. Flacco top 6?! Why?

He's got a good arm. He has good weapons. He seems to have a good head. Baltimore seems to be willing to open up the Offense a bit more. In all honesty, Brady's the only name under him I'd imagine people would question as being head and shoulders better than him.ETA: Plus....right now he's top 10 in just about every categoryattempts 8thcompletions 8thyards 7thTD's 6thRATING 13

 

[Ted Lange as your Bartender]

when I saw mcfadden as RB4, i stopped reading. sorry.

Seriously, you stopped reading after this? Not saying I agree with #4, but how is this not at least plausible?ETA: Where you should have stopped reading was Gore at 11

 

[Concept Coop]

Gore and MJD are way too low. There is no reason anyone should take Rice over Gore. People should have learned from their mistakes. Flacco top 6?! Why?

He's got a good arm. He has good weapons. He seems to have a good head. Baltimore seems to be willing to open up the Offense a bit more. In all honesty, Brady's the only name under him I'd imagine people would question as being head and shoulders better than him.ETA: Plus....right now he's top 10 in just about every categoryattempts 8thcompletions 8thyards 7thTD's 6thRATING 13

Uhh...Tony Romo?!Top 10 with an extra game. He is not having a great season.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Where you have Eli and Gore is just silly.

 

[Thunderlips]

Gore and MJD are way too low. There is no reason anyone should take Rice over Gore. People should have learned from their mistakes. Flacco top 6?! Why?

He's got a good arm. He has good weapons. He seems to have a good head. Baltimore seems to be willing to open up the Offense a bit more. In all honesty, Brady's the only name under him I'd imagine people would question as being head and shoulders better than him.ETA: Plus....right now he's top 10 in just about every categoryattempts 8thcompletions 8thyards 7thTD's 6thRATING 13

Uhh...Tony Romo?!Top 10 with an extra game. He is not having a great season.

I'd figure that Romo has more than a few questions going into next year in regards to the teams playing philosophy and the talent around him on Offense. I don't deny that Romo has been better in the past....but this is for going forward.

 

[Concept Coop]

Gore and MJD are way too low. There is no reason anyone should take Rice over Gore. People should have learned from their mistakes. Flacco top 6?! Why?

He's got a good arm. He has good weapons. He seems to have a good head. Baltimore seems to be willing to open up the Offense a bit more. In all honesty, Brady's the only name under him I'd imagine people would question as being head and shoulders better than him.ETA: Plus....right now he's top 10 in just about every categoryattempts 8thcompletions 8thyards 7thTD's 6thRATING 13

Uhh...Tony Romo?!Top 10 with an extra game. He is not having a great season.

I'd figure that Romo has more than a few questions going into next year in regards to the teams playing philosophy and the talent around him on Offense. I don't deny that Romo has been better in the past....but this is for going forward.

If we are talking about moving forward, Bradford should be ahead of Flacco, as should Romo. Flacco was scoring about as much as Bradford before this big game. Bradford is a rookie and Flacco is a 3rd year guy, having an average season. And what questions? There is very little risk that they Cowboys start passing less than the Ravens do.

 

[Thunderlips]

Gore and MJD are way too low. There is no reason anyone should take Rice over Gore. People should have learned from their mistakes. Flacco top 6?! Why?

He's got a good arm. He has good weapons. He seems to have a good head. Baltimore seems to be willing to open up the Offense a bit more. In all honesty, Brady's the only name under him I'd imagine people would question as being head and shoulders better than him.ETA: Plus....right now he's top 10 in just about every categoryattempts 8thcompletions 8thyards 7thTD's 6thRATING 13

Uhh...Tony Romo?!Top 10 with an extra game. He is not having a great season.

I'd figure that Romo has more than a few questions going into next year in regards to the teams playing philosophy and the talent around him on Offense. I don't deny that Romo has been better in the past....but this is for going forward.

If we are talking about moving forward, Bradford should be ahead of Flacco, as should Romo. Flacco was scoring about as much as Bradford before this big game. Bradford is a rookie and Flacco is a 3rd year guy, having an average season. And what questions? There is very little risk that they Cowboys start passing less than the Ravens do.

That's why they are predictions. Good luck.

 

[Jersey35]

Love how peeps come into a thread like this just to be tools.

Nice lists, I certainly hope a few of your outside the box picks prove justifiable. :-D

 

[Late225]

If you're leaving Brandon Marshall out of the top 15, I don't understand why Percy is in the top 15 when it's likely Favre won't be back. Wayne/Collie, Maclin/Djax, and Dez/Austin is interesting because that's three WR tandems in the top 15. Also, I doubt Brandon Lloyd will be drafted in the top 15 next year. I'm not so sure the situation in Denver stays the way it is right now even throughout the rest of this year, let alone next year.

I think Jared Cook and Keiland Williams may be on this list next year. Not so sure what Cle will do. Hillis is playing ridiculous - what will they do with Hardesty? Also, good chance Vick/Kolb are both on this list on different teams.

No McNabb?

 

[rizzler]

when I saw mcfadden as RB4, i stopped reading. sorry.

Seriously, you stopped reading after this? Not saying I agree with #4, but how is this not at least plausible?ETA: Where you should have stopped reading was Gore at 11

I lied and kept reading.. and ya, that's really where I stopped at number 11.DMC does not see the first round next year. no way.

 

[Limp Ditka]

If Vick has McCoy @ 6, Celek @ 10 and two of the top 12 WRs at his disposal, plus his running ability, there's no way he's not the #1 QB.

 

[King of the Jungle]

Love how peeps come into a thread like this just to be tools.

Nice lists, I certainly hope a few of your outside the box picks prove justifiable. :-D

most people are actually zombies

 

[Concept Coop]

That's why they are predictions. Good luck.

I don't mean to come off as an ###. But isn't that why you share predictions? If you don't want to talk about them or get opinions on them, what is the point? I don't mean to sound as though an opinion can be wrong. Just sharing my own.

 

[ponchsox]

Here are some projections of what next years drafts will look like

RBs

1 C. Johnson

2 A. Peterson

3 A. Foster

4 D. Mcfadden

5 R. Mendenhall

6 L. Mccoy

7 P. Hillis

8 J. Charles

9 R. Rice

10 M. Jones-Drew

11 F. Gore

12 J. Best

13 M. Turner

14 A. Bradshaw

15 S. Jackson

WRs

1 Calvin Johnson

2 Andre Johnson

3 Hakeem Nicks

4 Roddy White

5 Reggie Wayne

6 Larry Fitzgerald

7 DeSean Jackson

8 Greg Jennings

9 Percy Harvin

10 Dez Bryant

11 Vincent Jackson

12 Jeremy Maclin

13 Miles Austin

14 Austin Collie

15 Brandon Lloyd

QBs

1 Aaron Rodgers

2 Phillip Rivers

3 Peyton Manning

4 Drew Brees

5 Michael Vick

6 Joe Flacco

7 Tony Romo

8 Matt Schaub

9 Tom Brady

10 Sam Bradford

11 Kyle Orton (if he starts)

12 Matt Ryan

13 Josh Freeman

14 Matthew Stafford

15 Chad Henne

TEs

1 Antonio Gates

2 Vernon Davis

3 Jermichael Finley

4 Dallas Clark

5 Zach Miller

6 Dustin Keller

7 Jason Witten

8 Aaron Hernandez

9 Brandon Pettigrew

10 Brent Celek

11 Tony Moeaki

12 Mercedes Lewis

13 Visanthe Shancoe

14 Jermaine Gresham

15 Chris Cooley

You have to actually start to be a top 15 QB.

 

[Donsmith753]

Here are some projections of what next years drafts will look likeRBs 1 C. Johnson2 A. Peterson3 A. Foster4 D. Mcfadden5 R. Mendenhall6 L. Mccoy7 P. Hillis8 J. Charles9 R. Rice10 M. Jones-Drew11 F. Gore12 J. Best13 M. Turner14 A. Bradshaw15 S. JacksonWRs1 Calvin Johnson2 Andre Johnson3 Hakeem Nicks4 Roddy White5 Reggie Wayne6 Larry Fitzgerald7 DeSean Jackson8 Greg Jennings9 Percy Harvin10 Dez Bryant11 Vincent Jackson12 Jeremy Maclin13 Miles Austin14 Austin Collie15 Brandon LloydQBs1 Aaron Rodgers2 Phillip Rivers3 Peyton Manning4 Drew Brees5 Michael Vick6 Joe Flacco7 Tony Romo8 Matt Schaub9 Tom Brady10 Sam Bradford11 Kyle Orton (if he starts)12 Matt Ryan13 Josh Freeman14 Matthew Stafford15 Chad HenneTEs1 Antonio Gates2 Vernon Davis3 Jermichael Finley4 Dallas Clark5 Zach Miller6 Dustin Keller7 Jason Witten8 Aaron Hernandez9 Brandon Pettigrew10 Brent Celek11 Tony Moeaki12 Mercedes Lewis13 Visanthe Shancoe14 Jermaine Gresham15 Chris Cooley

Congrats on essentially taking the current rankings at this time and adjusting them every so slightly. Well done.

 

[shortbow]

Here are some projections of what next years drafts will look like

Took some liberties with your 'projections', depends on how they finish out but your RB WR were terribadNot to mention that next year will be RBBC-18-week-schedule-athon so the first round will probably be a pretty even mix of RB/WR and QBs will fall into the 2nd round.RBs 1 C. Johnson2 A. Peterson3 A. Foster4 F. Gore5 A. Bradshaw6 S. Jackson7 R. Rice8 M. Jones-Drew9 R. Mendenhall10 L. Mccoy11 D. Mcfadden12 J. Charles13 J. Best14 M. Ingram15 P. Hillis16 M. TurnerWRs1 Calvin Johnson2 Hakeem Nicks3 Roddy White4 Andre Johnson5 Reggie Wayne6 Wes Welker7 DeSean Jackson8 Greg Jennings9 Miles Austin10 Percy Harvin11 Vincent Jackson12 S. Smith (Car)13 Randy Moss14 Terrel Owens15 Brandon Lloyd16 AJ GreenQBs1 Peyton Manning2 Phillip Rivers3 Michael Vick4 Aaron Rodgers5 Tom Brady6 Drew Brees7 Eli Manning8 Sam Bradford9 DOESNT MATTERTEs1 Antonio Gates2 Vernon Davis3 Dallas Clark4 Jermichael Finley5 Zach Miller6 Dustin Keller7 Jason Witten8 Tony Gonzalez9 Aaron Hernandez10 Brent Celek11 Chris Cooley12 Mercedes Lewis13 Visanthe Shancoe14 Jermaine Gresham15 Owen Daniels

 

[C-Bound]

Considering that Tampa Mike is currently #16 in my PPR league and will only get better, I think he should be in there around 10-15.

 

[eakfootball]

Gore and MJD are way too low. There is no reason anyone should take Rice over Gore. People should have learned from their mistakes. Flacco top 6?! Why?

He's got a good arm. He has good weapons. He seems to have a good head. Baltimore seems to be willing to open up the Offense a bit more. In all honesty, Brady's the only name under him I'd imagine people would question as being head and shoulders better than him.ETA: Plus....right now he's top 10 in just about every categoryattempts 8thcompletions 8thyards 7thTD's 6thRATING 13

I think that he will end the season strong and be peoples "sleeper" pick for 2011

 

[eakfootball]

Here are some projections of what next years drafts will look like

Took some liberties with your 'projections', depends on how they finish out but your RB WR were terribadNot to mention that next year will be RBBC-18-week-schedule-athon so the first round will probably be a pretty even mix of RB/WR and QBs will fall into the 2nd round.RBs 1 C. Johnson2 A. Peterson3 A. Foster4 F. Gore5 A. Bradshaw6 S. Jackson7 R. Rice8 M. Jones-Drew9 R. Mendenhall10 L. Mccoy11 D. Mcfadden12 J. Charles13 J. Best14 M. Ingram15 P. Hillis16 M. TurnerWRs1 Calvin Johnson2 Hakeem Nicks3 Roddy White4 Andre Johnson5 Reggie Wayne6 Wes Welker7 DeSean Jackson8 Greg Jennings9 Miles Austin10 Percy Harvin11 Vincent Jackson12 S. Smith (Car)13 Randy Moss14 Terrel Owens15 Brandon Lloyd16 AJ GreenQBs1 Peyton Manning2 Phillip Rivers3 Michael Vick4 Aaron Rodgers5 Tom Brady6 Drew Brees7 Eli Manning8 Sam Bradford9 DOESNT MATTERTEs1 Antonio Gates2 Vernon Davis3 Dallas Clark4 Jermichael Finley5 Zach Miller6 Dustin Keller7 Jason Witten8 Tony Gonzalez9 Aaron Hernandez10 Brent Celek11 Chris Cooley12 Mercedes Lewis13 Visanthe Shancoe14 Jermaine Gresham15 Owen Daniels

Peyton Hillis at 15?, but i like the list in general

 

[bushdocda]

Glad I have ample time to ponder when to snag the clear value qb DOESNT MATTER.

 

[shortbow]

Glad I have ample time to ponder when to snag the clear value qb DOESNT MATTER.

Lol, sorry just my general opinion about FF, outside of the top 8 the tiers are quite large, 9-18 will probably finish the year within 10-20 pts of each other.

 

[FavreCo]

So Eli Manning is retiring after this year? Huh.

 

[elbowrm]

Don't you mean 2012?

 

[emge]

when I saw mcfadden as RB4, i stopped reading. sorry.

I stopped when I didn't see ADP first

 

[D'OHtis]

Not giving Matty Ryan enough love. I'd place Eli and him in the 6/7 area. I think that ATL pass game is a pass weapon away from being a juggernaut. Maybe they get 1 more year outta Tony G, but his speed is greatly diminished.

Gore seems pretty low.

Henne is a gutsy call. The best fantasy Miami QB could be Thigpen. BRING BACK THE PISTOL!! I don't agree benching Henne, but it's hard to go back so quick on a drastic move IMO.

 

[cvnpoka]

Here are some projections of what next years drafts will look like

is this how you think the players will perform?or how you think the adp will play out?

 

[Jedi Knight]

Here are some projections of what next years drafts will look like

Took some liberties with your 'projections', depends on how they finish out but your RB WR were terribad

Not to mention that next year will be RBBC-18-week-schedule-athon so the first round will probably be a pretty even mix of RB/WR and QBs will fall into the 2nd round.

RBs

1 C. Johnson

2 A. Peterson

3 A. Foster

4 F. Gore

5 A. Bradshaw

6 S. Jackson

7 R. Rice

8 M. Jones-Drew

9 R. Mendenhall

10 L. Mccoy

11 D. Mcfadden

12 J. Charles

13 J. Best

14 M. Ingram

15 P. Hillis

16 M. Turner

WRs

1 Calvin Johnson

2 Hakeem Nicks

3 Roddy White

4 Andre Johnson

5 Reggie Wayne Looking for him to start sliding.

6 Wes Welker No way. He is already sliding...and so is Brady.

7 DeSean Jackson

8 Greg Jennings

9 Miles Austin Dez Bryant is the better reciever.

10 Percy Harvin Not unless the Vikes get a good QB.

11 Vincent Jackson

12 S. Smith (Car) He's been done for two years now.

13 Randy Moss

14 Terrel Owens

15 Brandon Lloyd One year wonder. No way he stays in the top 30 next year.

16 AJ Green

Fitzgerald and Tampa Mike are the two biggest omissions from this list that I see.

QBs

1 Peyton Manning

2 Phillip Rivers

3 Michael Vick

4 Aaron Rodgers

5 Tom Brady

6 Drew Brees

7 Eli Manning

8 Sam Bradford

9 DOESNT MATTER

TEs

1 Antonio Gates

2 Vernon Davis

3 Dallas Clark

4 Jermichael Finley

5 Zach Miller

6 Dustin Keller

7 Jason Witten

8 Tony Gonzalez

9 Aaron Hernandez

10 Brent Celek

11 Chris Cooley

12 Mercedes Lewis

13 Visanthe Shancoe

14 Jermaine Gresham

15 Owen Daniels

 

[eakfootball]

I forgot to put Eli on there he would be in the 8-10 range, maybe 4 is a little high form McFadden but he has been a top 5 back while missing 2 games this year. I expect the raiders to address either their LT or QB position in the offseason so why can't McFadden do it again next year

 

[jimmy b]

I think Sidney Rice will out perform Harvin when all is said and done.

Brandon Marshall (MIA) Missing in Action in Miami is a glaring omission.

Just my

Nice list though.

 

[travdogg]

Looks like Big Ben will continue to be my QB every year.

 

[Bad_Mo]

when I saw mcfadden as RB4, i stopped reading. sorry.

I saw Roddy White at WR4 and puked.

 

[by_the_sea_wannabe]

when I saw mcfadden as RB4, i stopped reading. sorry.

I saw Roddy White at WR4 and puked.

So he should maybe be 2 or 3 spots higher - Not a big deal, I am sure people will once again be blinded by the flashier not as good wr's.

 

[Shawnky]

when I saw mcfadden as RB4, i stopped reading. sorry.

I stopped when I didn't see ADP first

Because he's clearly the #1. Didn't know he's been the top scorer for rbs year in and out.

 

[jafo]

Gore will be a top 5 pick.

 

[D'OHtis]

The best fantasy Miami QB could be Thigpen. BRING BACK THE PISTOL!!

 

[usafbeast87]

As long as Orton starts, him and Lloyd have to be top 10, easily. Hillis is the new Michael Turner, he will probably go top 7.

 

[Sabertooth]

For wideouts I could see it falling like this:

Roddy White

Andre Johnson

Calvin Johnson

Brandon Lloyd

Hakeem Nicks

Desean Jackson

Randy Moss

Larry Fitzgerald

Miles Austin

Sidney Rice

Vincent Jackson

Dez Bryant

Reggie Wayne

Greg Jennings

Michael Crabtree

Brandon Marshall

 

[eakfootball]

when I saw mcfadden as RB4, i stopped reading. sorry.

I saw Roddy White at WR4 and puked.

i saw your starting lineup and puked, is it a 40 team league

 

[eakfootball]

Here are some projections of what next years drafts will look likeRBs 1 C. Johnson2 A. Peterson3 A. Foster4 D. Mcfadden5 R. Mendenhall6 L. Mccoy7 P. Hillis8 J. Charles9 R. Rice10 M. Jones-Drew11 F. Gore12 J. Best13 M. Turner14 A. Bradshaw15 S. JacksonWRs1 Calvin Johnson2 Andre Johnson3 Hakeem Nicks4 Roddy White5 Reggie Wayne6 Larry Fitzgerald7 DeSean Jackson8 Greg Jennings9 Percy Harvin10 Dez Bryant11 Vincent Jackson12 Jeremy Maclin13 Miles Austin14 Austin Collie15 Brandon LloydQBs1 Aaron Rodgers2 Phillip Rivers3 Peyton Manning4 Drew Brees5 Michael Vick6 Joe Flacco7 Tony Romo8 Matt Schaub9 Tom Brady10 Sam Bradford11 Kyle Orton (if he starts)12 Matt Ryan13 Josh Freeman14 Matthew Stafford15 Chad HenneTEs1 Antonio Gates2 Vernon Davis3 Jermichael Finley4 Dallas Clark5 Zach Miller6 Dustin Keller7 Jason Witten8 Aaron Hernandez9 Brandon Pettigrew10 Brent Celek11 Tony Moeaki12 Mercedes Lewis13 Visanthe Shancoe14 Jermaine Gresham15 Chris Cooley

I lost most of my confidence in mcfadden

 

[captain_amazing]

BJGE will be top 10-5 next year - put that in your pipe and smoke it

 

[shortbow]

BJGE will be top 10-5 next year - put that in your pipe and smoke it

Why so confident? Brady is still the offense in New England, Woodhead is more versatile.

 

[bulger2holt]

when I saw mcfadden as RB4, i stopped reading. sorry.

I saw Roddy White at WR4 and puked.

Bad Mo, you have one of the worst, make that the worst team I have ever seen. Is it a joke to try to be funny ?

 

[YouthofToday]

I'm curious to see how an 18 game schedule changes folks rankings.

I think Hillis will be a '11 bust. Although he is definitely talented dude has had a lot of factors tilt in his favor this year 1) his health 2) healthy offensive line 3) Hardesty out for the year. True, a better passing offense will open up greater running lanes yet I would take the over on whether or not he ends up top 20 in '11.

Michael Vick has to be the #1 QB. Tony Romo has to be a top 7 QB. The Cowboys will improve their oline, Barber will be gone and you can't bracket both Dez and Austin... which doesn't even address how to deal with Jason Witten if he doesn't have to block as much next year with an improved oline.

Kitna looked like a backup QB with the Lions in '07 and '08. The Cowboys offense makes almost any competent QB a near must start.

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Re: Brandon Lloyd. Bay Bay is going to get more involved in the offense next year and Royal isn't going away. The Broncos face the AFC East (big step up from the AFC South) and the NFC North (big step up from the NFC West) -- I believe this is correct. There are simply too many options in the Denver offense in addition to a significantly tougher schedule to put Lloyd in the top 20 IMO.

 

[thehornet]

i must be the only one watching the bowe show this year. Easy top 10 if not 5.