| Fantasy Grumblings: 2008 QB Keeper League Chart... |
| By Tony Finn |
Published
01/24/2008
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Fantasy Football , 2008 Fantasy Football Keeper Rankings , The Finn Factor
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Tony Finn
Managing Editor and Director of Operations for Sports Grumblings LLC, is nationally published covering the National Football League, Major League Baseball, College Football and has been a FSWA Writer of the Year finalist. Involved with Fantasy Sports since 1973, Tony has hosted radio and internet broadcasts that include the 'Dog and Tony Show' with NFL draft analyst D.J Boyer, 'Football Central', 'Finn on Sports', 'Gridiron Gamblers', and is the Senior NFL analyst for the PBS broadcast of "NFL Intellect".
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2008 QB Keepers
The parameters of a fantasy keeper league are vast and in
turn so is any column that outlines the value of specific players to protect in
year-to-year formats. The variables considered in this position-by-position
keeper chart is a combination of the following:
1) 2008 projected production
2) Long-term value
3) Durability
4) Offensive scheme
5) Competition at position
The following list of quarterbacks is not a reflection
of the Sports Grumblings world famous FFRS (Fantasy Forecast Ranking System).
It's one man's opinion and an early forecast for the 2008 fantasy football
season.
| Rank |
Quarterbacks |
Team |
Keeper Analysis |
| 1 |
Tom
Brady |
New England |
Randy Moss must be
resigned |
| 2 |
Peyton
Manning |
Indianapolis |
An aging Harrison is
a concern |
| 3 |
Carson
Palmer |
Cincinnati |
Playing in the AFC
North a minus |
| 4 |
Tony
Romo |
Dallas |
Playing in arguably
the toughest division |
| 5 |
Drew
Brees |
New Orleans |
After a slow start
rebounded strong |
| 6 |
Ben Roethlisberger |
Pittsburgh |
Emergence of Holmes
huge |
| 7 |
Matt Hasselbeck |
Seattle |
Holmgrem returns for
one more year |
| 8 |
Matt
Schaub |
Houston |
Will improve in his
second full season |
| 9 |
Marc
Bulger |
St. Louis |
Six games in the NFC
West a plus |
| 10 |
Derek
Anderson |
Cleveland |
2007 season no fluke |
| 11 |
Eli
Manning |
New
York Giants |
Look for the Giants
to add depth at WR |
| 12 |
Donovan
McNabb |
Philadelphia |
The Eagles will throw
more than run |
| 13 |
Jay Cutler |
Denver |
Lacking a feature
back and O-line |
| 14 |
Philip Rivers |
San Diego |
|
| 15 |
David
Garrard |
Jacksonville |
|
| 16 |
Vince
Young |
Tennessee |
|
| 17 |
Matt
Leinart |
Arizona |
|
| 18 |
Jon
Kitna |
Detroit |
|
| 19 |
Alex
Smith |
San
Francisco |
|
| 20 |
Kellen Clemens |
New
York Jets |
|
| 21 |
Jason
Campbell |
Washington |
|
| 22 |
JaMarcus Russell |
Oakland |
|
| 23 |
Brady Quinn |
Cleveland |
|
| 24 |
Kevin Kolb |
Philadelphia |
|
| 25 |
Brett
Favre |
Green
Bay |
|
| 26 |
Jake
Delhomme |
Carolina |
|
| 27 |
Kurt
Warner |
Arizona |
|
| 28 |
John Beck |
Miami |
|
| 29 |
Aaron
Rodgers |
Green
Bay |
|
| 30 |
Tarvaris
Jackson |
Minnesota |
|
| 31 |
Brodie
Croyle |
Kansas
City |
|
| 32 |
Trent
Edwards |
Buffalo |
|
| 33 |
Kyle
Boller |
Baltimore |
|
| 34 |
Drew
Stanton |
Detroit |
|
| 35 |
Jeff
Garcia |
Tampa
Bay |
|
| 36 |
Daunte
Culpepper |
Oakland |
|
| 37 |
J.P.
Losman |
Buffalo |
|
| 38 |
Chris
Simms |
Tampa
Bay |
|
| 39 |
Steve
McNair |
Baltimore |
|
| 40 |
Shaun
Hill |
San
Francisco |
|
| 41 |
Matt
Moore |
Carolina |
|
| 42 |
Damon
Huard |
Kansas
City |
|
| 43 |
Byron
Leftwich |
Atlanta |
|
| 44 |
Rex
Grossman |
Chicago |
|
| 45 |
Brian
Griese |
Chicago |
|
| 46 |
Joey
Harrington |
Atlanta |
|
| 47 |
Kyle
Orton |
Chicago |
|
| 48 |
Troy
Smith |
Baltimore |
|
| 49 |
Chad
Pennington |
New
York Jets |
|
| 50 |
Matt
Cassel |
New
England |
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