Quarterbacks:

Submitted by: Michael Shottey (Draft Tek Correspondent).

The NFLs premier position is getting more publicity now a days then ever before and with good cause. As more and more teams are going to spread looks and multi-receiver packages, the quarterback not only has the ball every play but he's probably also got the option of slinging it thirty yards downfield. Option routes, hot routes, at the line play calling, audibles, and no huddle offenses make a quarterback's mental make up more important that his physical skills (just ask Joey Harrington).

When grading the depth charts of the NFL teams in respect to quarterbacks I took into account a few unique things, including: the quality of the #1, the drop off to #2, and the role of the deeper back ups. Note: Simply because a team has great depth does not automatically assume they have the "best" quarterbacks.

Because Quarterbacks are known to be such prima donnas and many of our readers are men, I've broken it down into groups that men may know something about.

Group 1: Girls Next Door: Nothing real flashy about these quarterbacks, in fact you've probably overlooked them in the past. But get real close and you'll realize that top to bottom they've got the nicest goods around.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers: (A+)

Jeff Garcia/ Luke McCown/ Brian Griese/Chris Simms/Josh Johnson

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It's late Friday afternoon and you've got 15 minutes to make your player selections. You need to catch a flight to Vegas for a weekend of debauchery. So you're not really wired for Fantasy Football right now, but you still want to make the best choices that 15 minutes of research will provide.

Hey, we've been there. We're that guy! And here's the problem: most sit'em/start'em web sites seem to focus upon 5 yea's and 5 nays among the key QB/RB/WR points pool.

This is great, if you happen to own those players. These sites review 10 RBs in detail, but what about the 2 dozen others runners, a couple of which populate your roster.

We (www.drafttek.com) take most of the contributing RBs/QBs/WRs and generate projected year end fantasy point totals. Dividing by 16 games, an average weekly number is produced. Of course, averages are made by some weeks of underperformance and some weeks of overperformance. We bump up the averages against the strength of the opposing defense, and the result is a projected point total for the week.

The player lists are ranked by the percentage by which a given player is likely to exceed (or trail) his weekly average. But player point projections are also included.

It's quick and dirty, but a glance can help you identify players that have a nice setup for the week. Or not. . . . .

After every NFL draft is completed, pundits come out and assigned letter grades for each team. Somewhere in the article you read "but of course the true winners and losers of this draft will not be determined until several years have passed".

Draft Tek has taken it upon themselves to review the drafts of previous years, and assign each team a score. Currently, they're about 70% complete with the 2005 draft. The scoring system is unique, but certain to elicit a few naysayers. If you are one, you can still impress your friends with plenty of "Whatever happened to . . . " trivia from their research.

Draft Tek's scoring system attempts to measure how successful a given team is at evaluating (and drafting) talent. Anybody can find starter quality players in the first round. Right Lion fans?? It is for this reason Draft Tek rewards teams for drafting serviceable players in the later rounds moreso than the day 1 elite. A team that consistently gets 4 or 5 contributors from each draft is in much better financial shape than those teams that are annually playing free agent roulette. In theory, this leads to long term competitiveness.

The 2005 New York Jets draft class was reviewed recently. Of the 22 teams scored to date, the Jets are fifth highest, which is interesting in that they did not have a first round selection in 2005 to bank points with. The Draft Tek system forced them to award points to recent quitter Cedric Houston, from whom the Jets got decent production for their 6th round investment. But even if those points were removed points from the total score, the Jets would still have a total in the upper half.

Taking Houston (Cedric) out of the equation, there are currently 3 players (of 8 drafted) from the 2005 draft that are classified as producers. If Sione Pouha can recover from injury and move into the DL rotation, he would be a 4th. The 2005 player bio's/scores can be found at:

After every NFL draft is completed, pundits come out and assigned letter grades for each team. Somewhere in the article you read "but of course the true winners and losers of this draft will not be determined until several years have passed".

Draft Tek has taken it upon themselves to review the drafts of previous years, and assign each team a score. Currently, they're about 70% complete with the 2005 draft. The scoring system is unique, but certain to elicit a few naysayers. If you are one, you can still impress your friends with plenty of "Whatever happened to . . . " trivia from their research.

Draft Tek's scoring system attempts to measure how successful a given team is at evaluating (and drafting) talent. Anybody can find starter quality players in the first round. Right Lions?? It is for this reason Draft Tek rewards teams for drafting serviceable players in the later rounds moreso than the day 1 elite. A team that consistently gets 4 or 5 contributors from each draft is in much better financial shape than those teams that are annually playing free agent roulette. In theory, this leads to long term competitiveness.

The 2005 Green Bay Packers draft class was reviewed recently. Of the 20 teams scored to date, the Packers score was slightly below average. First round pick Aaron Rodgers hasn't really had an opportunity to show his stuff yet. And 2nd round WR Terrence Murphy had to retire from football with a spinal injury. Green Bay had 10 draft picks in 2005, we categorize 4 as busts (n.i. Murphy). This leave 4 players from that draft who are contributors.

After every NFL draft is completed, pundits come out and assign letter grades for each team. Somewhere in the article you read " . . but of course the true winners and losers of this draft will not be determined until several years have passed . .".

Draft Tek (www.drafttek.com) has taken it upon themselves to review the drafts of previous years, and assign each team a score. Currently, they're about 70% complete with the 2005 draft. The scoring system is unique, but certain to elicit a few naysayers. If you are one, you can still impress your friends with plenty of "Whatever happened to . . . " trivia from their research.

Draft Tek's scoring system attempts to measure how successful a given team is at evaluating (and drafting) talent. Anybody can find starter quality players in the first round. Right Lions?? It is for this reason Draft Tek rewards teams for drafting serviceable players in the later rounds moreso than the day 1 elite. A team that consistently gets 4 or 5 contributors from each draft is in much better financial shape than those teams that annually play free agent roulette. In theory, this leads to long term competitiveness.

The 2005 Dallas Cowboys draft class was reviewed most recently. Of the 20 teams scored to date, the Cowboys rate highest. They're getting production from six (6) draftees from 2005. First round pick DeMarcus Ware is a Pro-Bowler. And 7th rounder Jay Ratliff is a key cog on the Defensive front.

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