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Week 4 Wide Receiver Ranking Results

Byes: Indianapolis Colts, Pittsburgh Steelers

The Actual Rankings are based my scoring primer. It basically follows ESPNs standard scoring but uses fractional points and slightly devalues passing touchdowns.

Biggest Surprises

Brian Hartline: consensus ranking of 40, he finished 1 overall. I had him the highest at 32 overall because he had 3rd most targets in the NFL. The only reason why he wasn’t higher is because of Ryan Tannehill. If Tannehill can be an adequate quarterback and if the defense continues to stink, Hartline will consistently be a top 25 wide receiver.

Danny Amendola: consensus rank of 28, he finished 14 overall. He’s the best option on the team and gets the majority of targets (35%), which will make him a consistent fantasy option the rest of the year. In PPR formats, he’s in the top 15 for his consistency and is one of the most matchup proof wide receivers in the league.

Biggest Disappointments:

Julio Jones: consensus rank of 4.5, he finished 37 overall. It looks like he may be falling into the Marques Colston, Dez Bryant category where they either blow up or do nothing. I would try to trade him for maybe 95 cents on the dollar and see what I could get. I would wait until his next big game and sell him when his value is higher. What’s the most baffling, is Matt Ryan has been putting up 2011 Aaron Rodgers type of numbers and Jones is still feast or famine. Do you really think Matt Ryan will keep this up?

Week 4 Quarterback Ranking Results

Byes: Indianapolis Colts, Pittsburgh Steelers

The Actual Rankings are based my scoring primer. It basically follows ESPNs standard scoring but uses fractional points and slightly devalues passing touchdowns.

Matthew Berry and I both had the best scores (total of 0). Tristan Cockroft had the lowest score of -9.

Biggest Surprises

Kevin Kolb: consensus ranking of 22.4, he finished 10 overall. I’m not a believer. Kolb threw the ball 48 times (opposed to 15 rushing plays), which represented 76% of the offensive plays. If Kolb has to throw the ball that much he’s going to make more mistakes (he threw 2 INTs).

Ryan Fitzpatrick: consensus ranking of 16, he finished 7 overall. I stroke my own ego, I had him the highest at 11 because of the favorable matchup. By favorable I mean I thought the Bills would be down and there would be a lot of junk time. (remember, points gained in junk time are just as good as points in a closely fought game). Fitzpatrick is not a good quarterback; he doesn’t have arm strength and makes too many poor decisions to be a reliable fantasy play.

Andy Dalton: consensus ranking of 17, he finished 9 overall. He is currently the 9th highest best fantasy quarterback. He’s benefited from playing against bad defenses in Cleveland, Washington and Jacksonville. I think his ceiling as a real life quarterback is a borderline top 10 quarterback. His next starts are against Miami, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Denver and the Giants. These are all favorable matchups. He’s a top 10 fantasy option.

Biggest Disappointments

Tony Romo: consensus ranking of 12.4, he finished 22 overall. It is safe to say I did not see this coming. Chicago is a good defense but no way I would consider it dominant. There’s a lot of blame to go around; the lack of a running game, Dez Bryant dropping pass after pass, offensive play calling, and so on.  He’s a buy low. After week 6 he plays against Carolina, the Giants, and Atlanta; all very favorable matchups.

Week 4 Running Back Results

Byes: Indianapolis Colts, Pittsburgh Steelers

The Actual Rankings are based my scoring primer. It basically follows ESPNs standard scoring but uses fractional points and slightly devalues passing touchdowns.

Christopher Harris had the best week with a score -5.