Sleeper QB's (1 Viewer)

[Thomsen]

I've got:

Eli Manning - think he approaches Top 5, great WR group.

Chad Henne - He has some weapons, and seems primed for a big leap in production.

Matt Ryan - dealt with some injuries last season, gets Douglas back hopefully.

Carson Palmer - if he's back to his old self, he has more weapons than ever.

 

[Donsmith753]

Flacco

Stafford

Leinart

 

[Shermdog4444]

Matt Moore- he threw 8 tds and zero int's over tha last four games last year. I dont see Clausen taking his job this year. He will be a great QB2.

Also, Eli Manning and Carson Palmer

 

[Dinsy Ejotuz]

Jason Campbell. Finished ~14 and ~16 the last two years (after an ADP of 20-something) and is still has an ADP of ~26. And as unlikely as it seems for someone going to the Raiders his situation probably improved compared to the trainwreck Daniel Snyder's got going in Washington.

 

[fruity pebbles]

like Eli as well. Can get him well after the top guys and i think he scores pretty close to them.

 

[The Real Hipster Doofus]

I've got:Eli Manning - think he approaches Top 5, great WR group.Chad Henne - He has some weapons, and seems primed for a big leap in production.Matt Ryan - dealt with some injuries last season, gets Douglas back hopefully.Carson Palmer - if he's back to his old self, he has more weapons than ever.

I absolutely agree on Eli. I think we see the Giants continue to transition to a passing attack as they have all those players in place for another season. I don't think Eli hits top 5 this year, but I expect him to be in that glut of passers around the 6-9 range. Considering you can get sometimes get him in that 12-16 range of QB's, that is a very good pick in my eyes. Henne I agree will have a big leap in production, but still won't be a fantasy QB1 this year. A very QB2 that you can play matchups with this year. The following year, as Ronnie and Ricky are pretty much done, I think we see Henne really take off. I am not too big on Ryan or Palmer.I think Matt Stafford will be a big bargain in redrafts. Assuming your league doesn't penalize heavily for turnovers he could be very useful this year. The Lions will be passing more, with better targets, and slightly better protection. I could see him having a year very similar to Flacco last year, where he has some really big games as well as some stinkers. Could be a good matchup QB in a QBBC though.

 

[adrenaline]

I like a few of the picks made already in Manning, Flacco & Henne.

I'l add a few with Jay Cutler, Alex Smith & Mark Sanchez.

 

[Jeff Haseley]

Good topic -

2nd year QBs Matthew Stafford and Josh Freeman should see significant improvement. People will also overlook Jason Campbell. He should start for the Raiders all season, barring injury. Keep in mind, he was the 15th ranked QB each of the last two years and Top 20 three years in a row. Right now, Campbell is ranked in the mid-20s.

Of the QBs that you can draft relatively late to be your QB1, I like Eli Manning. He was one of only two QBs who had three Top 30 WRs last year in Smith, Nicks and Manningham. To select a 4,000-yard QB after the 7th round is great value.

 

[Thomsen]

Matt Moore- he threw 8 tds and zero int's over tha last four games last year. I dont see Clausen taking his job this year. He will be a great QB2.Also, Eli Manning and Carson Palmer

Don't like it's a rush offense, and besides Smith, he has no proven weapons in passing game. But the potential is there, and I really like what we are hearing of Edwards.

 

[netnalp]

With how many are listing Eli, means in my 14 team I think he'll go round 5 or 6 either before or after Schaub. And I can see people choosing Eli's durability over Schaub's. I predict Eli to be the 7th or 8th QB off the board. Not bad but not as late as I thought a few months ago.

 

[FGITLOTR]

Kolb--I'm drinking the kool-aid and think he's around the #5-6 QB by year's end.

Stafford--this kid has the "it" factor and I fully expect him to finish around QB #10 by season's end--Best is going to help that O immensely!

 

[Disc Shark]

I like Stafford. The Lions have taken positive steps toward improving the team in the offseason - on both offese and defense. Stallworth, Scheffler and Burleson will team with Calvin Johnson for an impressive receiving corps. And adding Best to the backfield will help, too. On the downside, the team did not upgrade on the offensive line, and that was a major problem last year. Another downside is that the defense should be somewhat improved, and that might reduce the need for the team to pass as much as it has in the past.

I think Cutler is due for a good year, too.

And Flacco could put up huge numbers this year. Boldin could put the Ravens' passing game over the top.

 

[Pickle Rody]

Flacco - for sure in my eyes. I think he'll finish at QB10 or slightly higher. I've said it somewhere before, I think the addition of Boldin does more for Flacco than moving to Baltimore does for Boldin. Boldin adds another aspect to the Ravens passing game that Flacco did not have before.

Kolb - mostly because I am a homer and I like to envision him just stunning everyone with a top 5 year.

Really though, I'm not sure if these guys are true sleepers, but if you want to know if they will outperform their current rankings I'd say yes.

 

[PlasmaDogPlasma]

I'm not buying that Coughlin isn't going to try to go back to run-first. He might not be able to, but he will try. Remember, Brunell had a 4000 yard season once under Coughlin too. Once.

 

[Stealthycat]

Leinart has every weapon to step into a very good QB fantasy wise

Campbell has potential too

 

[supa mann]

Is McNabb not considered a sleeper?

 

[Pickle Rody]

Is McNabb not considered a sleeper?

Not in Washington. If he was ranked the same still sitting in Philly....then yes.

 

[supa mann]

Is McNabb not considered a sleeper?

Not in Washington. If he was ranked the same still sitting in Philly....then yes.

I realize it will be hard for him to put up same numbers as he did in Philly, but Donovan has not had the greatest set of WR's to work with over the years in Philly (aside from TO when he wanted to play and now Jackson) and he's always managed to get it done from a fantasy perspective. As a Dallas fan, I sure wish Philly woulda shipped him out of the division. I think McNabb is a class act and a hell of a good QB, but I only watch the guy a few games a year. A Philly fan might have a drastically different perspective. I just think McNabb + Shannahan is a recipe for success, especially with the running game struggling in Washington. That should change with Shannahan too but I see Washington airing it out a lot more and I think McNabb's deep passing game is underrated. What's a good forecast for McNabb? 20-22 TD's and around 3,200 yards plus a couple rushing TD's? Assuming of course he plays a full season, which is a gamble of late.

 

[Pickle Rody]

Is McNabb not considered a sleeper?

Not in Washington. If he was ranked the same still sitting in Philly....then yes.

I realize it will be hard for him to put up same numbers as he did in Philly, but Donovan has not had the greatest set of WR's to work with over the years in Philly (aside from TO when he wanted to play and now Jackson) and he's always managed to get it done from a fantasy perspective. As a Dallas fan, I sure wish Philly woulda shipped him out of the division. I think McNabb is a class act and a hell of a good QB, but I only watch the guy a few games a year. A Philly fan might have a drastically different perspective. I just think McNabb + Shannahan is a recipe for success, especially with the running game struggling in Washington. That should change with Shannahan too but I see Washington airing it out a lot more and I think McNabb's deep passing game is underrated.

What's a good forecast for McNabb? 20-22 TD's and around 3,200 yards plus a couple rushing TD's? Assuming of course he plays a full season, which is a gamble of late.

Would this forecast put McNabb in the top 10? I don't think so.....probably around QB16/17 or so. Dodd's currently has him at QB14 with 3293 yds / 22 TD's. Your suggestion and Dodd's projections seem just about right. Can McNabb outperform those projections? Sure, anything is possible, but I wouldn't bet on anything higher than that, so in my eyes he is not a sleeper candidate. I really don't see him doing much worse than that either, unless the injury bug gets him again.

 

[sholditch]

will outperform their ADP

Freeman

Stafford

Moore

McNabb

Cutler

Palmer

Leinart

Eli I'm not sure outperforms last year's numbers. I'd like to think the lightbulb went on last year cause I own him in dynasty, but it was such a leap and there was such consistency in the lower 3k range before that. However if you look a little deeper you see steady improvement everywhere else, QB rating (73.9, 86.4, 93.1) and completion pct (56.1, 60.3, 62.3) and y/a (6.3, 6.8, 7.9). So we could be seeing a maturation here. But I wouldn't be surprised if his yardage totals and td/ints are roughly the same, so he will be good but I see him being drafted around the QB7-8 range and I think that's basically what he'll be.

 

[TS Garp]

Matthew Stafford

Alex Smith

Kevin Kolb

Jason Campbell