Tuesdays in the Pocket - Week 6

This is the second edition of my revamped formula and we have our second set of rankings. You can also see how much a player's ranking has changed from week to week as well.


Quarterback Rankings with 6 points per Passing Touchdown.

1.   Aaron Rodgers
2.   Tom Brady
3.   Cam Newton
4.   Tony Romo (+1)
5.   Drew Brees (+1)
6.   Matthew Stafford (-2)
7.   Michael Vick
8.   Eli Manning
9.   Ryan Fitzpatrick
10. Matt Hasselbeck (+2)
11. Rex Grossman (-1)
12. Matt Schaub (+3)
13. Joe Flacco (+3)
14. Philip Rivers (+3)
15. Mark Sanchez (-1)
16. Colt McCoy (+2)
17. Jay Cutler (+4)
18. Jason Campbell (+2)
19. Kyle Orton (-6)
20. Josh Freeman (-1)

21. Ben Roethlisberger (NEW)
22. Matt Ryan (+1)
23. Tavaris Jackson (-1)
24. Matt Cassel (NEW)
25. Donovan McNabb
Out: Chad Henne, Kevin Kolb


Quarterback Rankings with 4 points per Passing Touchdown.

1.   Aaron Rodgers
2.   Cam Newton
3.   Tom Brady
4.   Tony Romo (+1)
5.   Drew Brees (+1)
6.   Matthew Stafford (-2)
7.   Michael Vick
8.   Eli Manning (+1)
9.   Ryan Fitzpatrick (-1)
10. Matt Hasselbeck (+1)

11. Matt Schaub (+6)
12. Rex Grossman
13. Philip Rivers (+2)
14. Joe Flacco (+2)
15. Jason Campbell (-1)
16. Josh Freeman (-3)
17. Colt McCoy (+1)
18. Mark Sanchez (+1)
19. Jay Cutler (+3)
20. Ben Roethlisberger (NEW)
21. Matt Ryan (+2)
22. Tavaris Jackson (+1)
23. Kyle Orton (-3)
24. Donovan McNabb (+1)
25. Alex Smith (NEW)
Out: Chad Henne, Kevin Kolb

Note: I have listed Orton because I don't think Tebow will be able to hold onto the job, but that remains to be seen.

You may ask why there's been some changes, some more significant than others. Well, it's a combination of several factors, but you can say most of it is due to how the players performed on Sunday.  Some of you may ask why Stafford dropped behind Romo and Brees, even though Romo didn't play this past week. Well, the answer is that when I put in all the data, Stafford is going to perform just slightly less than Romo and Brees this season. Starting next week, I will start adding points to the players so that you can see just exactly how they will finish this season, well, at least how I've projected them to finish. Roethlisberger is back in the standings after his amazing performance on Sunday, but I'm not entirely convinced that he can be THAT consistent.

Tuesdays in the Pocket - Week 5

Guess what guys! It's back! Tuesdays in the pocket! You know the deal, it's all about the Quarterbacks. I have derived a formula that can calculate a quarterback's fantasy totals for the season using a few different variables, among those being how they've performed this season and how well the defenses that they will be taking on have performed. There's a few other quirks thrown in there, but like Coca-Cola, I like to keep the formula to myself. Here's the fantasy rankings for quarterbacks. Also, to note, I have two formulas running, so depending on your league settings, it'll vary.

Really? GTFOS! Week 1 edition

Some of you may remember this from last season, well... it's back..... ... ... .. . . .
Yea, whatever, there were some eye-openers this week in terms of fantasy points. I know some of you may already know these stats, but I want to point out guys who were just straight up insane! And they aren't guys that you would've started either!

Quarterbacks
Cam Newton - Carolina Panthers
Who would've predicted Cam Newton would be the guy everyone's look up at after Week 1? Dude went nuts on the Cards throwing for a pair of TDs and running one in himself, not only that, he threw for 422 yards! Are you kidding me?

Ryan Fitzpatrick - Buffalo Bills
After being written off following his abysmal performance the second half of last season, he threw for 4 TDs! And it was against a Chiefs defense that was actually good last season! You've gotta be kidding me! The numbers he put up today were insane!

Matthew Stafford - Detroit Lions
A lot of people had him as a sleeper, but he went nuts today, throwing for over 300 yards and 3 TDs. He got the Lions the win today and his numbers are just going to keep getting better this season. Megatron is going to have a great year.

Running Backs
Mike Tolbert - San Diego Chargers
Another guy that a lot of people had handcuffed to Ryan Matthews, he went nuts today for 3 TDs and 93 total yards with 9 receptions. This is the guy to own in San Diego. He's a beast!

Darren Sproles - New Orleans Saints
The replacement to Reggie Bush, except this guy is faster and can contribute in the return game, if you have return yards as a stat, this guy lights it up. Not to mention, 7 receptions and 75 receiving yards ain't too shabby either.

Beanie Wells - Arizona Cardinals
Beanie showed his critics he's capable of carrying the rock now that Hightower is out of Phoenix. He had 90 yards, 1 TD, 4 receptions, and 12 receiving yards. Give him his props, he's going to exceed 1000 yards this season

Cadillac Williams - St. Louis Rams
When Jackson went down, Cadillac picked up the slack posting 6 receptions and 140 combined yards. He's definitely someone you want to pick up if Jackson is going to be hurt going into the next game.

Wide Receivers
Steve Smith - Carolina Panthers
Guess who's back, back again, Steve Smith's back, tell a friend... with Cam Newton, Steve Smith EXPLODED for 8 receptions, 178 receiving yards and 2 TDs, he's back my friends and if you didn't pick him up, you're going to have to live with it.

Devery Henderson - New Orleans Saints
The leading receiver in Thursday Night's shootout at Lambeau. He had 6 receptions, 100 yards and a touchdown. With Colston injured and Moore not looking well for next week's games, Henderson becomes the next best thing in the Saints passing game!

Tight Ends
Scott Chandler - Buffalo Bills
Ryan Fitzpatrick's new favorite red zone target had 5 receptions for 63 yards and 2 TDs! And no one's ever heard of this guy outside of Buffalo! Maybe even in Buffalo, no one was expecting this, regardless, he's a guy to pick up.