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Message Board Participants - 8/20/04

Positions: QBs | RBs | WRs | TEs

Here are the cumulative results of the voting that took place at the FF Today board in August. The Geeks were asked to rank their top 30 RBs. The rankings are calculated using traditional polling measures so that a board consensus can be reached. A big thank you goes to Kirk Hollis for his help on this feature.
Scoring System Used


Running Backs - 91 voters
Rank Chg Player Team Bye Total
1   Priest Holmes KC 5 2692
2   LaDainian Tomlinson SD 10 2630
3   Ahman Green GB 9 2544
4   Deuce McAllister NO 8 2415
5   Shaun Alexander SEA 4 2364
6   Clinton Portis WAS 7 2296
7   Edgerrin James IND 6 2153
8 Jamal Lewis BAL 6 2139
9   Fred Taylor JAX 9 2001
10 Kevan Barlow SF 7 1748
11   Domanick Davis HOU 7 1677
12   Corey Dillon NE 3 1631
13   Travis Henry BUF 3 1622
14   Rudi Johnson CIN 5 1500
15 Marshall Faulk STL 8 1486
16   Stephen Davis CAR 3 1287
17   Michael Bennett MIN 4 1255
18   Brian Westbrook PHI 5 1078
19   Tiki Barber NYG 6 923
20 Chris Brown TEN 9 889
21   Kevin Jones DET 4 875
22   Curtis Martin NYJ 3 814
23 Thomas Jones CHI 5 811
24   Duce Staley PIT 7 623
25 Quentin Griffin DEN 10 619
26   Charlie Garner TB 8 538
27   T.J. Duckett ATL 9 385
28   Lee Suggs CLE 8 378
29   Warrick Dunn ATL 9 190
30 Tyrone Wheatley OAK 10 169
31   Julius Jones DAL 4 155
32   Eddie George DAL 4 146
33 Travis Minor MIA 10 101
34   Steven Jackson STL 8 44
35   Tatum Bell DEN 10 41
36   DeShaun Foster CAR 3 32
37   Correll Buckhalter PHI 5 31
T-38   Justin Fargas OAK 10 21
    Ron Dayne NYG 6 21
T-40   William Green CLE 8 20
    Mike Anderson DEN 10 20
42 Garrison Hearst DEN 10 12
43   Willis McGahee BUF 3 7
T-44   Moe Williams MIN 4 3
    Lamont Jordan NYJ 3 3
T-46   Emmitt Smith ARI 6 2
    Onterrio Smith MIN 4 2
    Josh Scobey ARI 6 2

No big surprises at the top with a clear top six and then a tight race all the way between James and Lewis for the #7 ranking. After Taylor at #9, there would appear to be a significant drop in value as there would also be after #17.

Thomas Jones, Chris Brown, and Quentin Griffin appear to be riding some preseason momentum, while vets like Garner and Staley have slipped a bit since June. Significant value drops also occur after #28 (Suggs) and #33 (Minor).

Surprises: I was a little surprised to see James overtake Lewis... it was also interesting that Faulk's value has fallen so much since June. A minor surprise was Julius Jones getting more votes than Eddie George. Overall, a great job this year guys... you guys voted on this position more than the others and I hope these results will prove to be helpful in the coming days and weeks!

Rankings based on this scoring system:

» 1 pt for every 20 yards passing
» 1 pt for every 10 yards rushing or receiving
» 4 pts for every passed TD
» 6 pts for every rushed/received TD