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TJ Thomas
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Preseason Schedule Analysis: The Big Board
8/31/08

I’ll keep this short and sweet, but I would first like to extend a big “thank you” to Mike for letting me give this idea a chance to breathe on the site and to each of my readers for showing your appreciation with more complimentary e-mails than I will bother to count. I hope one of the two boards I’m about to share with you will allow you to get a head start on your competition and be the first of many steps you take to a fantasy title this season.

Before I get to the boards, though, I would like to forewarn each of my readers about the rankings and subsequent place on the board. Much as I explained with Plaxico Burress in Part III of the PSAs, I will push a player down my tiering board as well as my top 100 board if I cannot trust him to stay healthy all season. If you take the time to tear down each position I provide below, you will notice that I don’t follow the point totals or averages to a tee.

Outside of trust issues, I will push a player down my board – despite a higher average or overall point total – if I believe he will simply be more consistent throughout the season or if his playoff schedule appears treacherous – if Dallas didn’t have such a good run-blocking line, I would be looking right at Marion Barber. I offer this explanation to make sure none of my readers will be misled by my rankings.

First, the “big board” for owners in PPR leagues…
 The "Big Board" - PPR Leagues
Overall Pos Rank Pos Player Bye Pt Total 14-16 Average
1 1 RB LaDainian Tomlinson 9 362 22.5 24.1
2 2 RB Brian Westbrook 7 341 17.7 22.7
3 3 RB Steven Jackson 5 333 16 22.2
4 4 RB Frank Gore 9 324 18.5 21.6
5 5 RB Adrian Peterson 8 290 22 19.3
6 1 WR Randy Moss 4 317 13.7 21.1
7 6 RB Marion Barber 10 298 8.8 19.9
8 1 QB Tom Brady 4 343 19.6 22.9
9 2 WR Terrell Owens 10 305 14.3 20.3
10 7 RB Larry Johnson 6 286 17.3 19.1
11 8 RB Clinton Portis 10 281 15.2 18.7
12 9 RB Joseph Addai 4 264 18 17.6
13 10 RB Reggie Bush 9 278 13.7 18.5
14 11 RB Ryan Grant 8 274 14.2 18.3
15 2 QB Drew Brees 9 323 21.5 21.5
16 12 RB Marshawn Lynch 6 254 15.2 16.9
17 3 QB Peyton Manning 4 329 23.5 21.9
18 4 QB Tony Romo 10 325 20.9 21.7
19 3 WR Marques Colston 9 292 11.5 19.5
20 4 WR Braylon Edwards 5 290 14.8 19.3
21 5 WR Larry Fitzgerald 7 287 13.3 19.1
22 6 WR T.J. Houshmandzadeh 8 285 12.3 19
23 7 WR Andre Johnson 8 271 8.5 18.1
24 8 WR Reggie Wayne 4 270 12.2 18
25 13 RB Thomas Jones 5 253 11.7 16.9
26 14 RB Maurice Jones-Drew 7 239 12.3 15.9
27 15 RB Jamal Lewis 5 222 12.3 14.8
28 9 WR Calvin Johnson 4 255 13.8 17
29 10 WR Brandon Marshall 8 261 11.8 18.6
30 11 WR Steve Smith 9 255 10.8 17
31 12 WR Wes Welker 4 257 10.7 17.1
32 13 WR Plaxico Burress 4 270 11.2 18
33 14 WR Marvin Harrison 4 255 11.3 17
34 16 RB Willis McGahee 10 257 14.3 17.1
35 15 WR Anquan Boldin 7 264 15.2 17.6
36 16 WR Torry Holt 5 250 12.2 16.7
37 1 TE Jason Witten 10 238 9.3 15.9
38 17 WR Jerricho Cotchery 5 236 9.7 15.7
39 18 WR Roy Williams 4 235 11.8 15.7
40 19 WR Laveranues Coles 5 229 8.7 15.3
41 20 WR Santonio Holmes 6 220 8.3 14.7
42 17 RB Darren McFadden 5 219 9.3 14.6
43 18 RB Matt Forte 8 219 11.2 14.6
44 19 RB Jonathan Stewart 9 207 10.3 13.8
45 20 RB Brandon Jacobs 4 207 12.8 13.8
46 5 QB Carson Palmer 8 294 17.8 19.6
47 21 RB Willie Parker 6 174 8.2 11.6
48 6 QB Donovan McNabb 7 296 21 19.7
49 21 WR Donald Driver 8 217 8.2 14.5
50 2 TE Kellen Winslow 5 215 9.5 14.3
51 22 WR Santana Moss 10 215 7.7 14.3
52 3 TE Antonio Gates 9 210 7.8 14
53 23 WR Chad Johnson 8 213 9.8 14.2
54 24 WR Dwayne Bowe 6 212 11.3 14.1
55 4 TE Tony Gonzalez 6 214 10.7 14.3
56 25 WR Chris Chambers 9 212 7.2 14.1
57 7 QB Ben Roethlisberger 6 265 16.3 17.7
58 22 RB Ricky Williams 4 197 9.5 13.1
59 23 RB Earnest Graham 10 196 10.5 13.1
60 24 RB Chris Perry 8 195 14.8 13
61 25 RB Kevin Smith 4 191 9.2 12.7
62 26 RB Selvin Young 8 191 9.2 12.7
63 27 RB Michael Turner 7 187 7.2 12.5
64 28 RB Chris Johnson 6 185 6.7 12.3
65 29 RB Rashard Mendenhall 6 175 8 11.7
66 26 WR Hines Ward 6 208 7.7 13.9
67 27 WR Lee Evans 6 208 8.5 13.9
68 30 RB Edgerrin James 7 166 9 11.1
69 5 TE Jeremy Shockey 9 200 10.9 13.3
70 31 RB Fred Taylor 7 158 9.8 10.5
71 32 RB DeAngelo Williams 9 174 7.8 11.6
72 33 RB LenDale White 6 160 9.8 10.7
73 34 RB Laurence Maroney 4 154 7.2 10.3
74 8 QB Jay Cutler 8 269 17.3 17.9
75 9 QB Derek Anderson 5 242 16.3 16.1
76 28 WR Nate Burleson 4 206 9.2 13.7
77 29 WR Derrick Mason 10 202 5.7 13.5
78 30 WR Greg Jennings 8 190 8.8 12.7
79 35 RB Maurice Morris 4 177 9.7 11.8
80 36 RB Ronnie Brown 4 163 10.7 10.9
81 31 WR Joey Galloway 10 194 8.8 12.9
82 10 QB Marc Bulger 5 274 17.5 18.3
83 37 RB Julius Jones 4 151 5.3 10.1
84 32 WR Bernard Berrian 8 174 10.8 11.6
85 6 TE Chris Cooley 10 172 8.5 11.5
86 7 TE Dallas Clark 4 168 9.2 11.2
87 38 RB Chester Taylor 8 142 10.3 9.47
88 11 QB Matt Hasselbeck 4 250 18.5 16.7
89 12 QB Eli Manning 4 264 17.7 17.6
90 13 QB Kurt Warner 7 261 20.3 17.4
91 14 QB Jon Kitna 4 257 16.9 17.1
92 15 QB Brett Favre 5 244 15.7 16.3
93 16 QB David Garrard 7 254 11.5 16.9
94 17 QB Aaron Rodgers 8 235 15.4 0.53
95 18 QB Jake Delhomme 9 232 11.8 15.5
96 19 QB Matt Schaub 8 231 12.7 0.53
97 20 QB Vince Young 6 256 18.6 17.1
98 33 WR Roddy White 7 155 8.3 10.3
99 39 RB Tim Hightower 7 119 3.8 7.93
100 40 RB Justin Fargas 5 138 5.2 9.2

And now for the non-PPR leagues…

 The "Big Board" - Non-PPR Leagues
Overall Pos Rank Pos Player Bye Pt Total 14-16 Average
1 1 RB LaDainian Tomlinson 9 307 22.5 20.47
2 2 RB Steven Jackson 5 273 16.0 18.20
3 3 RB Brian Westbrook 7 263 17.7 17.53
4 4 RB Adrian Peterson 8 255 22.0 17.00
5 1 WR Randy Moss 4 227 13.7 15.13
6 5 RB Marion Barber 10 243 8.8 16.20
7 6 RB Joseph Addai 4 224 18.0 14.93
8 1 QB Tom Brady 4 343 19.6 22.87
9 7 RB Frank Gore 9 249 18.5 16.60
10 8 RB Clinton Portis 10 231 15.2 15.40
11 2 WR Terrell Owens 10 225 14.3 15.00
12 9 RB Marshawn Lynch 6 218 15.2 14.53
13 10 RB Ryan Grant 8 229 14.2 15.27
14 11 RB Larry Johnson 6 236 17.3 15.73
15 3 WR Marques Colston 9 199 11.5 13.27
16 2 QB Drew Brees 9 323 21.5 21.53
17 3 QB Peyton Manning 4 329 23.5 21.93
18 4 WR Braylon Edwards 5 205 14.8 13.67
19 4 QB Tony Romo 10 325 20.9 21.67
20 5 WR Larry Fitzgerald 7 192 13.3 12.80
21 6 WR Reggie Wayne 4 183 12.2 12.20
22 12 RB Thomas Jones 5 223 11.7 14.87
23 7 WR Andre Johnson 8 181 8.5 12.07
24 8 WR T.J. Houshmandzadeh 8 185 12.3 12.33
25 13 RB Willis McGahee 10 212 14.3 14.13
26 14 RB Maurice Jones-Drew 7 194 12.3 12.93
27 15 RB Jamal Lewis 5 192 12.3 12.80
28 16 RB Reggie Bush 9 193 13.7 12.87
29 9 WR Calvin Johnson 4 182 13.8 12.13
30 10 WR Steve Smith 9 177 10.8 13.62
31 11 WR Brandon Marshall 8 176 11.8 12.57
32 12 WR Plaxico Burress 4 198 11.2 13.20
33 13 WR Anquan Boldin 7 180 15.2 12.00
34 14 WR Torry Holt 5 162 12.2 10.80
35 15 WR Marvin Harrison 4 174 11.3 11.60
36 16 WR Wes Welker 4 157 10.7 10.47
37 17 RB Jonathan Stewart 9 177 10.3 11.80
38 18 RB Brandon Jacobs 4 177 12.8 11.80
39 19 RB Darren McFadden 5 179 9.3 11.93
40 20 RB Matt Forte 8 174 11.2 11.60
41 17 WR Santonio Holmes 6 155 8.3 10.33
42 1 TE Jason Witten 10 150 9.3 10.00
43 18 WR Roy Williams 4 160 11.8 10.67
44 2 TE Kellen Winslow 5 143 9.5 9.53
45 21 RB Michael Turner 7 162 7.2 10.80
46 5 QB Carson Palmer 8 294 17.8 19.60
47 3 TE Antonio Gates 9 138 7.8 9.20
48 6 QB Donovan McNabb 7 296 21.0 19.73
49 7 QB Ben Roethlisberger 6 265 16.3 17.67
50 22 RB Earnest Graham 10 161 10.5 10.73
51 23 RB Fred Taylor 7 143 9.8 9.53
52 24 RB Willie Parker 6 149 8.2 9.93
53 19 WR Jerricho Cotchery 5 146 9.7 9.73
54 20 WR Laveranues Coles 5 149 8.7 9.93
55 21 WR Chad Johnson 8 143 9.8 9.53
56 22 WR Dwayne Bowe 6 137 11.3 9.13
57 25 RB Selvin Young 8 151 9.2 10.07
58 26 RB Laurence Maroney 4 139 7.2 9.27
59 23 WR Donald Driver 8 137 8.2 9.13
60 24 WR Santana Moss 10 145 7.7 9.67