Week 2 Player Rankings

Week 2 Player Rankings

Quarterbacks

1) Ben Roethlistberger - terrible secondary and zero pass rush
2) Tony Romo - looked great last week, expect another good performance
3) Peyton Manning - won't be running too much, and need to make up for last week
4) Drew Brees - No Colston will hurt, but still elite talent
5) Derek Anderson - Going to throw a lot
6) Aaron Rodgers - Lion defense is horrible and he looked efficient last week
7) Donovan McNabb - Tough matchup, but he is still a great player
8) Jay Cutler - San Diego defense didn’t look too good last week and no Merrimen will hurt
9) Eli Manning - great matchup, should be just fine
10) Kurt Warner - very good matchup and tons of weapons
11) Brett Favre - will be throwing the ball a lot and looks good
12) Jon Kitna - will have to throw from behind and tons of weapons
13) Jake Delhomme - still no Steve Smith hurts, so don’t expect the world
14) David Garrard - very efficient player, won’t hurt you
15) Carson Palmer - this team just doesn’t look too good and tough matchup

Running Backs

1) Adrian Peterson - looks great and Indy defense looked bad vs the bears
2) Brian Westbrook - will catch a ton of balls
3) LaDainian Tomlinson - its LT, what more can I say?
4) Willie Parker - Browns looked bad last week vs the cowboys and he looks great
5) Larry Johnson - will run a lot with the lead vs the raiders
6) Ryan Grant - lions defense is horrible and will be ahead so will be running a lot
7) Brandon Jacobs - rams run defense is straight horrible
8) Earnest Graham - looks good and will get a ton of carries
9) Clinton Portis - will be busy, but a tougher matchup
10) Marshawn Lynch - not a great matchup but a great player
11) Frank Gore - very tough matchup but will catch some balls out of backfield
12) Marian Barber - not a very good matchup and sore ribs
13) Chris Johnson - Bengals defense is horrible and he looked great last week
14) Matt Forte - looked great last week vs the colts, but its a tough matchup
15) Josheph Addai - very tough matchup, but still a must start

Wide Receivers

1) Reggie Wayne – will have to make big plays, and he is good at that
2) Andre Johnson – elite talent and can beat this secondary
3) Terrell Owens – not a great matchup, but will be in the spot light in MNF and he thrives
4) Plaxico Burress – rams defense is just horrible all around
5) Braylon Edwards – can throw against the Steelers and he is an elite talent
6) Larry Fitzgerald – dolphin secondary is horrible and he is great player
7) Randy Moss – best WR in the game, even without Tom Brady
8) Andquan Boldin – great matchup and will be active
9) Calvin Johnson – tough matchup but they will be throwing a lot from behind
10) Santonio Holmes – Browns don’t have a great defense – this is his coming out party
11) Greg Jennings – Lions defense is no good and he is working well with Rodgers
12) Brandon Marshall – first game back but great matchup, Royal will steal some catches
13) Marvin Harrison – they will be throwing a lot so should be fine
14) Hines Ward – another good matchup and looked great last week
15) Jerricho Cotchery – not a great matchup but Favre will find him enough

Tight Ends

1) Jason Witten – will get a lot of catches in a big game
2) Kellen Winslow – tough matchup but he is the man
3) Antonio Gates – if you own him you are starting him no matter what
4) Jeremy Shockey – good matchup and best weapon through the air
5) Tony Gonzales – great matchup and Huard usually gets him the ball a lot
6) Chris Cooley - he will be fine this week
7) Tony Sheffler – great player and Chargers got worked over by the TE last week
8) Heath Miller – great matchup and great player
9) Vernon Davis – not a great matchup but he is a beast
10) LJ Smith – Dallas has a good secondary that will shutdown Eagles receivers so will be active
11) Greg Olsen – pretty good matchup but shares the touches
12) Zach Miller – great matchup but they don’t look too good so far
13) Owen Daniels – not a great matchup but a good player
14) Todd Heap – good matchup but who knows with this guy
15) Randy McMichael – not a good matchup but he is one of the only options

Kickers

1) Nick Folk – he is great and they can move the ball
2) Jeff Reed – great matchup and the offense looked awesome last week
3) Stephen Gostkowski – no Brady so they will stall quite a bit
4) Adam Vinatieri – great kicker on a good offense
5) John Kasey – always a decent option
6) Rob Bironas – good matchup and a good kicker
7) Neil Rackers – decent matchup, should be fine
8) Josh Schobee – pretty decent defense but should be able to get into FG range enough
9) John Carney – great matchup and should get some opportunities
10) Robbie Gould – worthy of a start if you have him
11) Nate Kaeding – another solid play
12) Ryan Longwell – offense can move the ball, but Rodgers will stall here and there
13) David Akers – going to be a tough matchup
14) Jason Hanson – probably not a great play, but if its your only option will be OK
15) Matt Bryant - not a great matchup

Defensive Teams

1) Seattle Seahawks – Great matchup against a horrible offense
2) New York Giants – the Rams are straight up horrible
3) Tennessee Titans – great defense against a struggling offense
4) Baltimore Ravens –good defense against a shaky offensive line
5) Minnesota Vikings – great defense, but playing the Colts
6) Arizona Cardinals – playing Miami who is no good at all
7) Tampa Bay Buccaneers – decent defense against a rookie quarterback
8) Chicago Bears – looked great last year and Panthers still without Steve Smith
9) Buffalo Bills –pretty good defense against a efficient offense so should be fine
10) Jacksonville Jaguars – awesome defense but the Bills offense is pretty good actually
11) Philadelphia Eagles – tough matchup, so its a stretch
12) Pittsburgh Steelers –good defense but a very tough matchup
13) Denver Broncos – San Diego offense is pretty good, so its going to be tough matchup
14) Green Bay Packers – pretty good defense against a shaky offense but with lots of weapons
15) San Diego Chargers- good defense but lost their best player and it’s a tough matchup