As promised in my last blog, which I\u2019m sure you\u2019ve all read (if not, what are you waiting for?) the plan is to give you guys a free agent pickup that can make a difference at every position and at every stage in your fantasy draft. The obvious starting point is quarterbacks, since getting a good one is the fastest (and some might say, only) way to turn a franchise around.\u00a0 So now that I have that established, I\u2019m calling an audible.<\/p>\n
I subscribe to the theory that good quarterbacks don\u2019t become free agents.\u00a0 They are too rare, and too valuable, so if a team has one, they keep him.\u00a0 If they have two, they trade one.\u00a0 With that in mind, you\u2019re probably not going to find a signal-caller on a new squad via free agency worthy of an early pick almost ever, and certainly not this year. So I guess I will have to redefine the term \u201cearly\u201d for the purpose of this segment.\u00a0 I know what you\u2019re thinking, \u201cchanging the formula before you even get started, do you have any idea what you\u2019re even doing?\u201d The short answer is no, not really, but what can I say, I don\u2019t control the market.\u00a0 So for the quarterback position only, \u201cearly\u201d will be defined as \u201cpossibly worth a look as a backup\u201d.\u00a0 \u201cMid\u201d will be \u201cmay be draftable in some deeper leagues\u201d.\u00a0 Late will be \u201cif you resorted to drafting this guy, stop reading now, you are a lost cause\u201d.<\/p>\n
Quarterback-<\/b><\/p>\n
\u201cNotable\u201d QB\u2019s on the move-, Tyrod Taylor, Josh Freeman, Brian Hoyer Christian Ponder, Shaun Hill, Matt Schaub.\u00a0 Still unsigned- Michael Vick, Austin Davis, Matt Flynn (it\u2019s been long enough now, we don\u2019t have to consider Tebow \u201cnotable\u201d anymore).<\/p>\n
Early-<\/b><\/p>\n
Your winner in the \u201cearly\u201d category (pretty much by default) – Brian Hoyer.\u00a0 Hoyer left the Cleveland Browns for the greener pastures of Houston, Texas.\u00a0 He is the most likely free agent to start week one, and as such, is the best option to take a look at for your fantasy team.\u00a0 He will be available late as a backup option, but if you go into the fantasy season with him as your starter, please let me know so I can join all of your leagues.\u00a0 Losing the ever-steady Andre Johnson is going to hurt the value of whichever QB starts in Houston this year, but he does still have some weapons to work with. \u00a0 Far and away, the best of these options is Deandre Hopkins scored in double-figures 11 times last year, including a MONSTER week 13 against division-rival Tennessee where he went off for 9 catches, 238 yards, and 2 TD\u2019s.\u00a0 He\u2019s a big-play guy with top end speed and can score from anywhere on the field.\u00a0 He is now teamed up with newly acquired Nate Washington and Cecil Shorts, for what could be a dangerous, undersized but underrated WR corps.\u00a0 If Hoyer wins the job, he may see a few starts in fantasy lineups on a real starters bye week, or if your starter is playing Seattle.<\/p>\n
Mid-<\/b><\/p>\n
Again, this is not what you would typically define as \u201cmid-round,\u201d it\u2019s going to be a reach for this guy to even end up on a fantasy roster, but that doesn\u2019t mean I don\u2019t have a selection.<\/p>\n
Your winner in this category- Tyrod Taylor.\u00a0 Taylor spent the past four years holding a clipboard for Super Bowl champion, and mega-contract earner Joe Flacco.\u00a0 If he learned anything from him, Taylor could conceivably win the job outright at camp, taking advantage of a QB situation that is murky at best.\u00a0 While this situation is picking up steam, a more likely scenario (or in my case as a Bills fan, a nightmare scenario) is that neither Matt Cassel nor EJ Manuel are able to get the job done, so the never-shy Rex Ryan turns to Taylor in relief.\u00a0 If this were to be the case, he may be good for a spot-start. Buffalo has absolutely reloaded with talent on the offensive side of the ball this offseason bringing in LeSean McCoy, Charles Clay, and Percy Harvin to go along with Sammy Watkins and Robert Woods. Is this real? Pinch me!<\/p>\n
Late<\/b>–<\/p>\n
Again, standard late rounds are usually 11-15, and in the FFB world, finding players in these rounds is what separates the men from the boys.\u00a0 Unfortunately none of the remaining free agent quarterbacks should be drafted, and will only play due to injury.\u00a0 Alas, there are no winners in this category.\u00a0 If you end up with any of the rest of these free-agent QB\u2019s, you won\u2019t be a winner either.\u00a0 How\u2019s that for anti-climactic?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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