Look at who they are facing this season. Jacksonville will meet up with the six “worst” defenses – Atlanta, Cincinnati, New Orleans, Kansas City, Tampa Bay and New York Jets. Throw in Oakland and Carolina and half their games are against bottom-10 pass defenses. I’m not saying he’s a better option than Patrick Mahomes or Andrew Luck, but he could be a solid option for owners who don’t want to spend a high pick (or big dollars) at the quarterback position. In the latest ADP rankings he’s not even in the top-25 quarterbacks.

The best combination of talent AND schedule belongs to Indy’s Luck. Only four teams own better schedules and Foles, Lamar Jackson, Kyle Murray and Cam Newton aren’t going to beat Luck’s combination of ability, total offensive talent and schedule.

Foles has the schedule, but not the talent around him when you are looking at a receiving group of Marqise Lee, Keelan Cole and Dede Westbrook. Jackson won’t throw enough and if he continues to run 20+ times a game likely won’t finish 16 games in one piece. Kyle Murray could be a player for the future, but not in 2019 and Newton, if he runs like he did in his early years (unlikely) could get close, but again his receiving corps is lacking. Christian McCaffrey is great, but Greg Olsen has spent too much time injured and the outside guys are relative unknowns.

Meanwhile, Luck has two extremely reliable receivers in T.Y. Hilton and tight end Eric Ebron. They also brought in Devin Funchess and rookie Parris Campbell. In addition, both running backs Marlon Mack and Nyheim Hines can catch the ball out of the backfield. And the ultimate fantasy bonus … Luck’s playoff schedule is second to none, facing No.28 (Tampa Bay), No.30 (New Orleans) and No. 23 (Carolina) during the three-week period from Week 14-16.

Do you believe in Jimmy Garoppolo? If you do, he’s got a very good schedule and the second-best trio of playoff games. But can a healthy Garoppolo turn Dante Pettis, track star Marquise Goodwin or rookie Deebo Samuel into consistent help for George Kittle? I’m not so sure, though with an ADP of 135.9 it’s not a big gamble.

Seahawks’ Russell Wilson had an odd statistical season in 2018 throwing for 35 touchdowns, third most, but producing just 3,448 yards (18th-best) in a run-oriented offense. Can he take advantage of his favorable schedule if he’s throwing the ball just 27 times a game? Can he still produce touchdowns at his 2018 rate without Doug Baldwin?

At the other end of the spectrum, let me temper your all-out love affair with Mahomes (ADP 29.4) as he and his Chiefs own the toughest quarterback schedule of any of the 32 teams. Eight of his 16 games are against top-10 opponents. Sure, he’s still an elite option after last season’s 50 touchdowns, ten 300-yard games and 5,097 yards, but be careful about overestimating his expected production in 2019.

Baker Mayfield (ADP 67.5) is all the rage this season (fifth off the board) after helping the Browns out of the gutter and into playoff conversations. Cleveland added an elite receiver in Odell Beckham Jr., but they also have one of the tougher schedules … and a pair of very good running backs (Nick Chubb, Kareem Hunt) who could rack up touchdowns on the ground.

Philip Rivers is “Mr. Consistent,” having averaged between 21.2 and 22.4 FPts/G over six consecutive seasons. He’ll be challenged in 2019 with the seventh-hardest schedule and the third-hardest playoff schedule. The offense returns talented Hunter Henry to a list that includes Melvin Gordon, Keenan Allen and Mike Williams so Rivers has the tools to continue his steady production and likely earn solid value due to his low ADP (115.5) as the 14th quarterback off the board.

Derek Carr “traded up” from Amari Cooper to Antonio Brown, and added Tyrell Williams, but don’t go crazy for the Raiders quarterback. And definitely have a “Plan B” for the playoffs where Carr has the absolute worst playoff schedule facing the No. 6 Titans, No. 8 Jaguars and No. 7 Chargers.

Other quarterbacks who have tough schedules include; Matthew Stafford and Aaron Rodgers - because that’s the price you pay being in a division with the No.2 Minnesota and No. 5 Chicago defenses.