Whose Rankings do you Covet the MOST? (1 Viewer)

[RC94]

I voted for Jeff Tefertiller and I think he deserves a lot more love in this poll. His work in the ACF combined with his rankings warrant it IMO.

 

[Pictus Cat]

Chris Smith, Staffer, FBG

Here's some more staffers.

I'm hoping to see some more quality articles this year from them all

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more options for staffers in the Projection and Lineup DOMINATORS.

I like some of the other staffers too, but most of them have already been pimped.

Pasquino's Trader Jake thread and other staffers accessibility is special.

The face offs and spotlights have a good feel to them like the staffers are telling you what they believe and not just making and argument.

I have to try for that early bird special now.

 

[onionsack]

The QB and WR rankings especially are tough to gauge after the rookie year because rookie QBs as a rule rarely do anything and rookie WRs usually struggle. DeSean Jackson and Eddie Royal seasons are rare occurrences as rookies, so judge the WRs after years 2 and 3. Again, I do not want this to sound like an excuse, but I do not rank a rookie based on how they perform as rookies.

I tried to emphasize how silly it is to grade rankings after only one year (if not a silly exercise in general!), but in my effort to keep my already bloated post as brief as possible I probably neglected to make the excellent point you mentioned above: certain positions most definitely do bring in more immediate dividends, and the QB/WR/TE in particular often need three or even four years before they start delivering a return on the investment. Impatient owners might come to regret unloading them cheaply. It won't surprise me in the least if players I currently rate as "busts" look comically mislabeled as early as the first week of the coming season. Would it be that far-fetched, just to give one example, to see Aaron Rodgers go down with an injury in preseason, Brohm step in as the starter, and perform well? Or for Earl Bennett to thrive now that he has Cutler back flinging the ball to him just as in his college heyday? There is also no doubt that the time to "sell-high" on some of these players who have already enjoyed some success has already come and gone.

I never would have predicted Slaton to have the number of carries he did...not last year, or not ever. It was not a question of talent, it was his size. I saw him as a part time RB at best and I usually don't rank those types high because I look for RBs who have the potential to be every down RBs. I just did not think Slaton could handle that high number of carries.

You and me both. I still think the case against him was far more compelling than the case for him, and even his own coach was calling him a COP back before the season. Certainly the biggest whiff in my own rankings.

 

[LBH]

I voted for Jeff Tefertiller and I think he deserves a lot more love in this poll. His work in the ACF combined with his rankings warrant it IMO.

Jeff got my vote

 

[bcr8f]

Norton 4? I like reading his Eyes of the Guru every year.

 

[oukurt]

I primarily play in dynasty leagues and I owe a lot of my success in leagues to Bloom and Tefertiler. A nod to F & L's dynasty rankings as well. All 3 are great assets to fbgs.com. All three guys are also very accessable when I want to discuss a player I am having problems evaluating or the occasional draft strategy discussion. Thanks guys.

 

[JamesTheScot]

No offense to this thread, and I know we all appreciate the kind words, but:A) This is the definition of subjective -- We've done internal tracking of "accuracy" in a number of different ways and the winners year to year are far and wide, for the most part

There should be a FBG application where ALL users can set up a ranking and then after the season, based on certain formulas we all get a rating under our avatar....I think it would lead to some great discussion, competition and Comedy!!!!!

Wasn't there a proposal to track accuracy in terms of FBG rankings and projections a year or two back? What ever happened to that? If it was all kept internal, I must say that that disappoints me a bit. It might lead the cynical among us to suspect that the findings were a inconvenience that FBG.com (the business interest) couldn't bear to see come to light.Also, if the accuracy was all over the place and varied from year to year, is the conclusion then that it's basically just luck amongst similarly skilled players?It would seem to me that if a particular FBG's knowledge and method were superior, then his rankings or projections would come out more accurate than the other FBG's. But if it's a wash across the board for all FBG's, it would seem to me to indicate that each of the FBG's just happen to hit on some players, miss on others and there is no discernable pattern in who misses or hits on whom.What i am surprised (though I shouldn't be) at seeing is the number of posters who vote for the FBG whose rankings or projections most closely resemble their own. Since when is agreement the standard for accuracy? Unless your own rankings and projections are unusually accurate, why would you pimp a FBG who has similar opinions? And if your own rankings and projections are unusually accurate, why aren't you launching your own site - cause you can make tons of money with accurate football stat predictions. It all goes back to the same nonsense. We tend to seek out and give weight to those opinions which reinforce our own and we tend to shun and disregard those which are at odds with ours. We also tend to remember our wins more than we remember our misses so I would suspect the same is true with the FBG's we follow.If all we are left with if that FBG X's predictions were right about M.Turner and wrong about B.Marshall and that FBG Y's predictions were wrong about M.Turner and right about B.Marshall, what are we really gaining by seeing these predictions? If I say I like FBG Y's predictions more, how is that helping me if his misses are just as many as FBG X's?

 

[JohnnyU]

I believe you will never truly be free until you trust YOUR OWN rankings.

 

[Jewell]

Jason Wood writes the best Player Spotlights. They're interesting, informative, and generally accurate. They're what drew me to Footballguys.

 

[H.K.]

Jeff Haseley

Dude is a legend.

 

[fightingillini]

Anybody who provides analysis behind their rankings gets my vote. I don't agree with anybody all the time, but a well-reasoned opinion is more valuable than a ranking.

Spot on.While FBG is getting better at it, I would like to see rationale behind each person's rankings of a specific player if their ranking is materially different from the "consensus".

 

[oukurt]

Has Bloom ever tested positive for PED's (Projection Enhancing Drugs)?If so, then there should be a revote!

Ha! no doubt. Bloom had me landing Brandon Marshall in every league a year before he blew up. He can do no wrong in my book.

 

[squistion]

Anybody who provides analysis behind their rankings gets my vote. I don't agree with anybody all the time, but a well-reasoned opinion is more valuable than a ranking.

Spot on.While FBG is getting better at it, I would like to see rationale behind each person's rankings of a specific player if their ranking is materially different from the "consensus".

I agree, rankings without explanations are operating in a vacuum. Occasionally I see things that seem completely out of left field, I don't have a problem with that as long as I know what the thinking was behind it (otherwise as far as I know the person just pulled names out a hat).

 

[road warrior]

Has Bloom ever tested positive for PED's (Projection Enhancing Drugs)?If so, then there should be a revote!

Ha! no doubt. Bloom had me landing Brandon Marshall in every league a year before he blew up. He can do no wrong in my book.

Put me in the Bloom camp. He's second to none in my book.

 

[Rovers]

Bramel walks on water. Well, sort of... the water gets to his mid-calf.

 

[Sinrman]

Personally I don't have a favorite. I think they all bring unique perspectives and I like reading what they have to say...

But I do agree with the poster that said the staffers should do a pool every year and 'winner-take-all'.

THERE CAN ONLY BE ONE!