Quarterback Rankings

The QB and head coach are two of the most important things to look at when picking games. Here's how I rank 'em so far this season. Turnover numbers are through week 11.

The Reliable:
1. NE- Tom Brady (38 TDs, 7 TOs)- he makes it look so easy and makes very few mistakes.
2. Ind-Peyton Manning(13 TOs)- will throw in one or two bad games a year, but he's easily #2.
3. GB- Brett Favre(11 TOs)- Playing within himself this season and he has a ton of weapons at his disposal.
4. Dal- Tony Romo(15 TOs)- Still trying to do too much, but there isnt a throw he cant make. Teammates seem to love him too.
5. Pit- Ben Rothlisberger(11 TOs)- He's a gamer and he makes things happen. Has had a couple of bad road games this season though.
6. Cle-Derek Anderson(11 TOs)- Having a breakout year. Makes you wonder how Charlie Frye got the starting job for week 1.
7. Sea- Matt Hasselbeck(11 TOs)- Pretty solid all around. Holmgren's love for the running game holds him back.
8 Jax- David Garrard(1 TO)- Quietly having a very good year. He protects the ball as well as anyone in the game- one turnover in 7 games is unheard of. Wont win the games himself, but doesnt have to.
9. TB-Jeff Garcia(5 TOs)- Dont know why more teams didnt go after him in the offseason. Garcia has been a Pro Bowler in the past and his teams win the games they're supposed to. He doesnt turn the ball over much.

The Unpredictable:
10. Cincy- Carson Palmer(15 TOs)- Still working his way back from knee surgery. As good as anyone when he's on his game, but when he throws 40+, the Bengals struggle.
11. NO-Drew Brees(17 TOs)- Having a tough season after an impeccable 06. He will bounce back, but he's not money in the bank this season.
12. NYG- Eli Manning(14 TOs)- Every time you think he's ready to emerge he has a 3 or 4 pick game against a mediocre team. He needs to take a body language class too-so sick of watching him mope off the field after he throws a pick or a one-hopper.
13. Jon Kitna(17 TOs)- has a ton of weapons, but sometimes lacks patience.
14. Ten-Vince Young(13 TOs)- having a bit of a sophmore slump and his throwing motion just looks ridiculous.
15. Den-Jay Cutler (11 TOs)- Has an absolute cannon, but he's going through some growing pains. Has a reliable run game to work with, but if he's the first option I'm nervous.
16. SD-Philip Rivers(17 TOs)- Taken a big step back under offensive guru Norv Turner. Needs some receivers to go with Gates and LT.
17.STL- Mark Bulger(11 TOs)- when healthy, he's solid. But he's not healthy. If Gus Frerotte(9 TOs) is in, dont ever take STL.

The Consistently Mediocre:
18. Was-Jason Campbell(14 TOs)- never puts up a big game.
19. Phi- Donovan McNabb(10 TOs)- Doesnt look right since the knee surgery. No escapability and a very average thrower.
20. Min- TJackson(7 TOs) or KHolcomb(1 TO)- not going anywhere with these two, but the play calling seems to be designed to keep them from screwing things up.
21. Az-Kurt Warner(10 TOs)- a far cry from the Greatest Show on Turf. He fumbles quite a bit, but is still capable of the occasional big game.
22. Hou- Matt Schaub(10 Tos) and Sage Rosenfels (7 TOs)- Schaub has shown some flashes but he's been banged up and the defense often puts him in a hole and forces him to play desperate. Rosenfels stinks.

The Craptacular:
23. Buf-J.P. Losman(5 TOs)- The D and running game have to win games for Buf. If Losman has to do anything, its a disaster. He takes way too many sacks. Trent Edwards will be the starter eventually, but that's not much of an upgrade.
24. SF-Trent Dilfer(9 TOs)/Alex Smith(9 TOs)- They both suck, but Dilfer can manage a game. Its time for the Niners to admit that drafting Alex Smith first was a mistake.
25. NYJ-Kellen Clements (6 TOs)- The play calling is vanilla and he hasnt made a big play yet.
26. Oak-Daunte Culpepper (8 TOs)- The knee doesnt look so good and the offense looks even worse. When do we get to see Russell? McNown (11 TOs) is pretty bad too.
27. Balt-Kyle Boller(7 TOs)- Cant believe they resigned this guy. McNair(11 TOs) is nearing the end and Boller is never safe. He rarely makes a big play, but he will throw the big interception.
28. Atlanta- Joey Harrington (7 TOs) or Byron Leftwich- two first round picks with practice squad type careers.
29. Chicago- Rex Grossman (7 TOs). The worst guy to be backing on Sunday. He always makes the key turnover. When the Bears win, its in spite of him. He has the mentality of Favre and the talent of Dave Brown. Griese (11 TOs) is better, but he's still not good.
30. KC- Brody Croyle(2 TOs)- One of the rare young QBs who doesnt even have potential.
31.Mia- Cleo Lemon(6 TOs)/John Beck(0 Tos)- Not really much to say about these guys but I doubt their jerseys are in high demand.

The Worst:
32. Carolina-Testaverde(4 TOs)/Carr(3 TOs)/Moore(2 TOs)- They all suck. The braintrust thought so little of Carr and Moore that they signed a 43 year old who was only average when he was in his 20s and 30s. Its no surprise that Carolina is averaging 10 pts per game over their last 5.