Fantasy Football QB Rankings

While everyone comes here to read good analysis of football, I imagine many of us have fun with fantasy football.

So I’m going to share my fantasy football positional rankings over the next few days, along with general advice about each position. Keep in mind this is from a fantasy league perspective and that it does not necessarily reflect what happens on the actual football field.

And I’ll use this first post to ask if there is any interest in me running a fantasy football league. If enough people are interested, I will put a league together on Yahoo. I’d be looking for at least 10 teams but no more than 14. Just let me know in the comments if you are interested.

With that in mind, let’s examine the first of my fantasy football rankings: the quarterbacks.
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NFL Success vs. Prime TV Appearances

If you’ve watched the NFL for long enough, you’ll know that being among the most successful teams does not necessarily guarantee that you’ll be among the most watched teams.  The decision on who gets in the most prominent TV spots depends on several factors, some of which are maddening to consider at times.  So in another fun adventure with data while we await training camp, I was curious to see just how much correlation there has been between the two.

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The Worst Eras In Post-Merger NFL History

As we burn away the last vestiges of the dead season, and await a resolution on Von Miller’s contract, I put together some quick data crunching on a curious question.  Most of us can identify the best and most dominant stretches by teams in NFL history.  But identifying some of the worst stretches can be elusive, so I decided to put together a list of ineptitude. Continue reading The Worst Eras In Post-Merger NFL History

Broncos Greatest games Round 3

On to round 3, the last round of just regular season games.  Same as before, vote in the comments.  See the bottom of this post for an explanation of the rest of the tournament and how we will add in playoff games.

1              NWE 30-24   11/29/2015

The Broncos were down 21-7 heading into the 4th quarter, in this snowy Sunday Night matchup between the 10-0 Patriots and 9-2 Broncos.  Osweiler was filling in for an injured Peyton, in only his second start, and at that point was 15/29, for 132 yards.

The Broncos got their spark when the patriots muffed the punt, and the Broncos recovered.  The Broncos went on to score 17 unanswered points, to give themselves a 3 point lead with 1:09 to go.  Unfortunately, Brady lead the team on a 51 yard drive to get the game timing field goal.  The Patriots received to start OT, but only moved backwards thanks to a Von Miller sack.

The Broncos had great field position, and 3 plays later CJ Anderson had a walk off 48 yard TD run to end the game.  Highlights

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