1. Peyton Manning, Indianapolis Colts
It doesn’t really matter who the Colts are playing — you have to start Manning if he’s on your team.

2. Drew Brees, New Orleans Saints
Like Peyton, you start Drew Brees if you have him on your team. Against the Falcons, he’s a great start.

3. Philip Rivers, San Diego Chargers
Home against the Raiders, the Chargers will have all they can eat in Week 8.

4. Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay Packers
As the Packers’ offensive line improves throughout the season, expect Rodgers to get better and better.

5. Matt Schaub, Houston Texans
As long as Schaub can stay healthy, the Texans remain a very pass-friendly offense.

6. Tony Romo, Dallas Cowboys
Ride the hot hand. Tony Romo is playing a lot better as of late and there’s no reason to think that’ll change this coming weekend.

7. Jay Cutler, Chicago Bears
Home against the Browns? That’s a very nice matchup for Culter and the Bears.

8. Kurt Warner, Arizona Cardinals
While Warner hasn’t looked great this season, he’s at home this week and should produce.

9. Brett Favre, Minnesota Vikings
Favre will be in Lambeau Field this week. ‘Nuff said.

10. David Garrard, Jacksonville Jaguars
The Titans have a battered secondary. Look for Garrard to take advantage of that fact.

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Here are the Week 3 fantasy football quarterback rankings:

1. Drew Brees, New Orleans Saints
2. Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay Packers
3. Philip Rivers, San Diego Chargers
4. Tom Brady, New England Patriots
5. Peyton Manning, Indianapolis Colts
6. Trent Edwards, Buffalo Bills
7. Matt Schaub, Houston Texans
8. Kurt Warner, Arizona Cardinals
9. Tony Romo, Dallas Cowboys
10. Joe Flacco, Baltimore Ravens
11. Eli Manning, New York Giants
12. Matt Ryan, Atlanta Falcons

The first thing that probably stick out on this list is the placement of Tom Brady. Since his fantasy football breakout in 2007, he’s never been this lowly rated. However, his wide receivers are banged up and he still is building confidence in his knee.

Trent Edwards should be a good play this week. The Bills and Saints will probably get in a shootout and add in the fact that Edwards has a pair of stud receivers — and things should be good for the Stanford grad.

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1. Tom Brady, New England Patriots
2. Drew Brees, New Orleans Saints
3. Peyton Manning, Indianapolis Colts
4. Philip Rivers, San Diego Chargers
5. Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay Packers
6. Kurt Warner, Arizona Cardinals
7. Tony Romo, Dallas Cowboys
8. Matt Ryan, Atlanta Falcons
9. Matt Schaub, Houston Texans
10. Carson Palmer, Cincinnati Bengals
11. Ben Roethlisberger, Pittsburgh Steelers
12. Jay Cutler, Chicago Bears
13. Donovan McNabb, Philadelphia Eagles
14. Eli Manning, New York Giants
15. Matt Hasselbeck, Seattle Seahawks
16. Brett Favre, Minnesota Vikings
17. Trent Edwards, Buffalo Bills
18. Matt Cassel, Kansas City Chiefs
19. Kyle Orton, Denver Broncos
20. David Garrard, Jacksonville Jaguars
21. Jake Delhomme, Carolina Panthers
22. Jason Campbell, Washington Redskins
23. Shaun Hill, San Francisco 49ers
24. Joe Flacco, Baltimore Ravens
25. Brady Quinn, Cleveland Browns

If you want to look at this grouping of quarterbacks in tiers, there are definitely some distinctive groups. Tier 1 is 1-2. Tier 2 is 3-7. Tier 3 is 8-15. Tier 4 is 17-21. The rest of the quarterbacks will be hit or miss.

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1. Tom Brady, New England Patriots
He missed all but one quarter of one game last season with a severe knee injury. But when he’s healthy, he’s the best.

2. Drew Brees, New Orleans Saints
When it comes to a safe quarterback in fantasy football for the 2009 season, Brees might be number one.

3. Peyton Manning, Indianapolis Colts
Although his stats suffered at times last season, expect a bounce back years for Manning this year.

4. Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay Packers
There is a reason why the Packers let Brett Favre go — and his name is Aaron Rodgers.

5. Matt Ryan, Atlanta Falcons
Last year as a rookie, Matt Ryan showed unbelievable promise. Can he keep it up in his second year?

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2. Kurt Warner, Arizona Cardinals
Although Kurt Warner has played very well in the last few weeks, his matchup against the Eagles is a scary one. They’ll be blitzing him non-stop and if they get a few hits on him, Warner may start to feel his age. That said, Warner has the most potential this week. If his line can keep the blitz away from him, Warner could make Philadelphia pay via the long pass.

3. Ben Roethlisberger, Pittsburgh Steelers
With Super Bowl experience and a few quality receivers, Ben Roethlisberger is a relatively safe start this week. He’s going against a great defense but the Steelers will need him to pass more than usual. He probably won’t get very many yards but he has a decent shot to finish with at least two touchdown passes.

4. Joe Flacco, Baltimore Ravens
It’d be difficult to find a bright spot about the prospect of starting Joe Flacco this week. He’s a rookie, he’s going against the best defense in the NFL and he’ll be on the road. While he has shown great poise and has come up with a few big plays, it would be somewhat shocking to see him have a big game this weekend.

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2. Kurt Warner, Arizona Cardinals
Warner will pass a ton this week.

3. Ben Roethlisberger, Pittsburgh Steelers
Great matchup should result in TDs.

4. Donovan McNabb, Philadelphia Eagles
Playing well – could have big game.

5. Eli Manning, New York Giants
Should play a safe and sound game.

6. Philip Rivers, San Diego Chargers
Good talent, tough matchup.

7. Kerry Collins, Tennessee Titans
Tough matchup and iffy receivers.

8. Joe Flacco, Baltimore Ravens
Inexperienced and tough matchup.

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1) Peyton Manning, Indianapolis Colts
Manning is on a role and should slice up the Chargers.

2) Philip Rivers, San Diego Chargers
Rivers should be good for a couple touchdowns.

3) Kurt Warner, Arizona Cardinals
Warner has been cold but thrives on big stage.

4) Donovan McNabb, Philadelphia Eagles
Should throw plenty of passes this weekend.

5) Matt Ryan, Atlanta Falcons
Rookie keeps on surprising.

6) Joe Flacco, Baltimore Ravens
Not a great start but could do well.

7) Chad Pennington, Miami Dolphins
Going against a tough defense.

8) Tarvaris Jackson, Minnesota Vikings
Not very good.

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Quarterback is arguably the most explosive position in all of fantasy football. Having a great fantasy quarterback can help you win a fantasy football championship. Going forward, here are our fantasy quarterback rankings for the rest of the 2008 season:

1) Drew Brees
2) Peyton Manning
3) Jay Cutler
4) Tony Romo
5) Philip Rivers
6) Kurt Warner
7) Matt Schaub
8) Aaron Rodgers
9) Donovan McNabb
10) Ben Roethlisberger
11) Eli Manning
12) Jake Delhomme
13) Kyle Orton
14) David Garrard
15) Brett Favre
16) Chad Pennington
17) Matt Cassel
18) Trent Edwards
19) Matt Ryan
20) Jason Campbell

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1. Tom Brady – Easy choice. He has Randy Moss on his side and should be great again.
2. Peyton Manning – Manning is one of the most reliable fantasy players of the last decade.
3. Tony Romo – Outside of Brady, no quarterback has a higher ceiling than Romo.
4. Drew Brees – After a slow start, Brees was again very good at the end of 2007.
5. Carson Palmer – Palmer is healthy and Ocho Cinco is mad. Good combination.
6. Derek Anderson – Anderson has great weapons in and up-and-coming offense.
7. Ben Roethlisberger – Big Ben is steady and has deceptively high potential.
8. Matt Hasselbeck – With a questionable running game, Hasselbeck will get the call.
9. Donovan McNabb – If healthy, McNabb could have another big year.
10. David Garrard – Garrard has more weapons and is coming off a great season.

Can Donovan McNabb stay healthy?

Coming Soon … Quarterback Rankings – 1 thru 25

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