ProFootballinsight.net has released their pre-training camp edition of their Top 10 Fantasy Football Quarterback’s for the 2010 Fantasy Football / NFL Season.  Be sure to check in frequently with ProFootballinsight.net as each skill position will be evaluated over the next two weeks.

Top 10 Fantasy Quarterbacks

#10.  Brett Farve / Minnesota Vikings- This of course is only if Farve returns to the Vikings, which based on history will be determined by the third pre-season game.  Yes, Farve is like 107 years old…  Yes, Farve is a media diva…  Yes, Yes, YES!  In light of what I just said, did you see the kind of numbers that 40 year old Brett Farve produced last year?  How would you like to get 4,202 yards and 33 touchdowns to only 7 interceptions from your starting Quarterback?  I’m on board, and you should be too.  The Vikings offense is versatile and Farve can piggyback off of Adrian Peterson, versus Farve carrying the other 10 guys on the field.  If Farve returns, I am forced to believe that he can still produce.

#9.  Donovan McNabb / Washington Redskins- A few things to remember about Donovan McNabb.  First, he never plays through a full season, and is always battling injuries.  Second, when in the game and healthy, he produces great fantasy numbers at an alarming rate.  Third, he plays with a ton of heart and emotion, which is why I would gamble on Donovan McNabb this year.  After all of the drama that McNabb has been through since his rookie year of 1999, and the fact that the Eagles let him go at a point where Donovan knows that he still has more in the tank, he will play every game with all he has for one reason, to burn the Eagles.

Since Donovan is still in the Eagles division, which was not bright on the Eagles part, he knows that every win that the Redskins chalk up will negatively affect the Eagles.  Picture Farve vs Green Bay times 10, and this is what you have here!

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#8.  Jay Cutler / Chicago Bears- Even in what everyone viewed as an “off year” for Cutler last year, he still had 3,666 yards passing and 27 touchdowns with no true wide receiver to throw to.  Yes, Cutler severely misses Brandon Marshall, but still managed with no running game and a group of converted defensive backs to play the wide receiver spot.  Cutler still has a great target in underrated Greg Olsen, and should have a running game to rely on now that Chester Taylor has been added to the team.  I look for Cutler to look more like he did in 2008 this year versus his 2009 campaign.

#7.  Philip Rivers / San Diego Chargers- Since taking over the Chargers starting QB spot in 2006, Rivers has been a permanent fixture under center, as he has started in 16 games each season.  His last two years, he has posted 4,000 plus passing yardage seasons, and has an exceptional touchdown to interception ratio.  With the loss of future hall-of-famer LaDainian Tomlinson at running back, I expect that Rivers will be relied upon more to make up for the inadequacies of the running game.  Rivers has great targets in All-Pro Tight End Antonio Gates and Wide Receivers Vincent Jackson and Malcom Floyd.  Rivers will give you steady fantasy numbers from the Quarterback position.

#6.   Matt Schaub / Houston Texans- Last year Schaub finally shook the injury bug and showed what he is capable of, 4,770 yards passing, 29 touchdowns to only 15 interceptions.  Schaub has arguably one of the most talented Wide Receivers in the NFL to throw to in Andre Johnson, and Owen Daniels at the Tight End position.  Daniels in only eight games last year racked up 5 touchdowns and 519 yards!  Double that over 16 games and your looking at 10 TD’s and over 1,000 yards receiving!  Yes, you will see Daniels on my Tight End top 10.  Over the past few years, the Texans have failed to get the running game on track, forcing the offense to go through Schaub and the passing game.  Even if the Texans find a consistent running game, this will only open up the secondary for Schaub and his dynamic duo.  A healty Matt Schaub equals monster fantasy points.

#5.  Tony Romo / Dallas Cowboys- Romo had a fantastic fantasy year last year as he posted 4,483 yards passing with 26 touchdowns to only 9 interceptions.  The knock on Romo is that he can’t win big games.  This is fantasy football, who cares about the big game which occurs well after your fantasy season has ended.  The Cowboys have loaded up their high powered air attack by adding rookie Dez Bryant into the mix.  Bryant enters a receiving group that currently is represented by Roy Williams, Miles Austin, Jason Witten and Felix Jones out of the backfield.  Scoring should not be difficult for this offense, regardless of the defensive match up!
#4.  Tom Brady / New England Patriots- Brady last year posted 4,398 yards passing, 28 touchdowns to 13 interceptions in a year coming off of a serious injury.  Brady posted these numbers after only having one 3oo yard game over his first five of the season.  Yes, the Patriots and Tom Brady are a year older, but he is still Tom Brady.  Until Brady and Co. give you a reason to not think he is going to pass for over 4,000 yards and 25 touchdowns in a season, he is a must have at the Quarterback position.

#3.  Peyton Manning / Indianapolis Colts- Manning has passed for over 4,000 yards in 1o of his 12 NFL seasons.  The Colts have not established the running game in two years, forcing Manning to throw.  If I were opposing defenses, I would rather their running backs get loose before allowing Manning to carve them up.  After Wide Receiver Anthony Gonzalez went down for the season last year, Manning took players that most households never heard of before and turned them into well recognized figures in the fantasy football world, Wide Receivers Austin Collie and Pierre Garcon.  Manning, just like Brady, is still Peyton Manning and is a must have until proven otherwise.

#2.  Aaron Rodgers / Green Bay Packers- Since #4 left the Packers only to burn them in Minnesota, Rodgers did all he could to pull himself out of Farve’s shadow.  Rodgers averaged over 4,200 passing yards and 29 touchdowns since Farve’s departure.  On yet another team which has not established the run consistently in recent years, Rodgers had no problem exposing defensive secondaries.  The Packers are talented at the receiver position as well.  Greg Jennings, Donald Driver and James Jones are difficult match ups for any defense to cover, in addition to Jermichael Finley at the Tight End position.  Rodgers is poised for yet another All-Pro type season.

#1.  Drew Brees / New Orleans Saints- Drew Brees has posted numbers that mirror or surpass those of Peyton Manning and Tom Brady since joining the Saints in 2006.  Brees has a plethora of weapons surrounding him, and with what appears to be a weaker Saints defense returning this year, Brees and the Saints offense will be relied upon more than last year.  Brees has dodged the injury bug throughout his career and is worthy of a top 5 first round draft pick based on the scoring of your league.

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Due to off-season issues, Ben Roethlisberger‘s top 10 status has left him.  Ben would have fell into the number 8 slot for PFI, but will not be available for the first four to six weeks due to his suspended status.  Roethlisberger is worthy of a late round steal, and can provide you with some additional fire power heading into your league’s playoffs.

Chad Henne is also worthy of taking a close look at since the addition of Brandon Marshall.  If you doubt me, take a look at the numbers that Kyle Orton posted throwing to Marshall.  Everyone on the field last year knew Marshall was going to get the ball, but yet no one could stop him.  Because of Marshall, Henne is worthy of starting in deep leagues.

The Eagles have two Quarterbacks that if were on separate teams, would crack into or be near PFI’s top 10.  Kevin Kolb posted enormous numbers in Donovan McNabb’s absence, and if given a steady opportunity, Michael Vick would produce solid fantasy numbers as well.  If you can land either player late and pray for an injury to one of these two Quarterbacks, you have a certified stud in your stable.

Finally, taking either Arizona Cardinals Quarterback late could be a big payoff.  Derek Anderson could return to his 2007 season form with top 3 Wide Receiver Larry Fitzgerald on the receiving end.  The Cardinals are still waiting for former first round pick Matt Leinart to play the way that he did at USC which prompted his high draft pick status.  Leinart currently holds the #1 spot on the Cardinals depth chart, but he is only one miserable game away from losing that spot.

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2010 Top 10 Fantasy Football Wide Receivers

2010 NFL Fantasy Football Kicker Advise

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