1. Peyton Manning, Colts.  (6)   This is a no-brainer.  The greatest fantasy QB of his time.

 2. Tom Brady, Patriots (6)   The greatest QB of his time.  Spreads the ball around, and always puts up numbers.

 3.  Trent Green, Chiefs (3)  Green has put up three straight 4,000 yards passing season together.  Under-rated.

 4. Carson Palmer, Bengals (5)  Knee is a huge question mark.  Has alot of weapons in the passing game.

 5. Eli Manning, Giants (4)  Manning started to emerge from brothers’ shadow.  Has a good supporting cast.

 6. Marc Bulger, Rams (7)  Only needs to stay healthy to lead the greatest show on turf.

 7. Duante Culpepper, Dolphins (8)  Huge risk/reward pick.  Has a huge arm, but can Chambers imitate Moss?

 8. Donovan McNabb, Eagles (9)  Probably would have ranked higher if he had at least one good receiver.

 9. Matt Hasselbeck, Seahawks (5)  Injury to Darrell Jackson hurts.  Plus Shaun Alexander will get his carries.

10. Drew Bledsoe, Cowboys (3)  If T.O. behaves, this is too low for Bledsoe.  T.O. always makes his QB better.

11. Brett Favre, Packers (6)  Running backs look healthy, which will put less pressure on him to win game himself.

12. Kurt Warner, Cardinals (9)  Warner would be higher on this list if he weren’t so brittle.  Risk/Reward pick.

13. Drew Brees, Saints (7)  Always scared of injured throwing shoulders, but he has a good supporting cast.

14. Aaron Brooks, Raiders (3)  Hard to hold last season against any Saint.  Will thrive throwing ball to Randy Moss.

15. Jake Delhomme, Panthers (9)  Better in real football than fantasy football.

16. Jake Plummer, Broncos (4)  Will he feel the heat with Jay Cutler around?  If not he’ll be ok.

17. David Carr, Texans (5)  Has shown improvement the last two seasons, and now he has Eric Moulds.

18. Billy Volek, Titans (7)  Volek has been a superb back-up, and now he gets the keys to the car for a season.

19. Steve McNair, Ravens (7)  McNair is only this far down the list because he’s brittle.  Reunited with Mason will help.

20. Philip Rivers, Chargers (3)  Risk/Reward pick.  Not much experience, but a very good supporting cast.

21. Mark Brunell, Redskins (8)  Nice supporting group, but injury prone and old.

22. Ben Roethlisberger, Steelers (4)  Lots of questions.  Will he be ok or gun shy?  Steelers run alot and that hurts him.

23. Jon Kitna, Lions (8)  If he wins the job, he could put up huge numbers with Mike Martz calling the plays.

24. Chris Simms, Buccaneers (4)  For first time since high-school, he’s the best QB on his team.

25. Brad Johnson, Vikings (6)  38 year old QB that likes the short pass.  Will he last a whole season?

26. Michael Vick, Falcons (5)  Vick is the most electrifying QB in the league.  But his 150 yards passing won’t help you.

27. Byron Leftwich, Jaguars (6)  He has never played a complete season, and his receiving corps is downright awful.

28. Chad Pennington, Jets (9)  Pennington is a good QB when he plays….which isn’t very often.

29. Charlie Frye, Browns (6)  Looked ok in his brief trial at the end of the season.  Having Edwards and Winslow will help.

30. Kelly Holcomb, Bills (8)  He should win the job, but if you draft a Bills QB…you need your head examined.

31. Rex Grossman, Bears (7)  Look up the word “brittle” in the dictionary and you’ll see Rex Grossman’s face.

32. Alex Smith, 49ers (7)  He’s got a long way to go to be an average QB.

33. Brian Griese, Bears (7)  Sure to start some games, the only question is when.

34. Matt Leinhart, Cardinals (9)  Leinhart probably will get the keys to the explosive offense at some point.

35. Gus Frerotte, Rams (7)  Follows head-coach Scott Linehan around like a puppy.  Could see some time.

36. Josh McCown, Lions (8)  Back-up to Kitna to start the season.  Lions QB of near future.

37. Matt Schaub, Falcons (5)  Better throwing QB than starter Michael Vick.

38. David Garrard, Jaguars (6)  Plays well every season after Leftwich gets hurt.

39. Jeff Garcia, Eagles (9)  Still has a little left in the tank if McNabb goes down.

40. Patrick Ramsey, Jets (9)  QB in waiting behind Pennington.  Only a matter of time until he plays.

41. Trent Dilfer, 49ers (7)  Coach Nolan won’t let his team’s season go to waste if Smith is over-matched again.

42. Jim Sorgi, Colts (6)  Played well in limited action.  Has a super supporting cast if forced into action.

43. JP Losman, Bills (8)  Good athlete for a QB, but not a good passer.

44. Kyle Boller, Ravens (7)  Behind McNair, so he could get a chance.  Played well last December.

45. Joey Harrington, Dolphins (8)  Could get playing time in Miami, but that was never an issue in Detroit.

46. Anthony Wright, Bengals (5)  Wright is a good athlete and the Bengals have good receivers…but, Wright is not a good passer.

47. Vince Young, Titans (7)  If the Titans throw him to the wolves, he will get chewed up and spit out.

48. Jay Cutler, Broncos (4)  Cutler’s year will be next season.

49. Sage Rosenfels, Texans (5)  Not very productive in limited chances.

50. Charlie Batch, Steelers (4)  Running team, but if Big Ben’s head hurts he might get forced into action.

51.  Chris Weinke, Panthers (9)  Had his chance, and then the Panthers signed Delhomme.

52. Todd Collins, Redskins (8)  Playing behind Brunell with a loaded supporting cast.

53. Damon Huard, Chiefs (3)  Chiefs would probably run alot if he were forced into action.

54. Jamie Martin, Saints (7)  Good completion % usually.  A decent back-up.

55. Jay Fiedler, Buccaneers (4)  Still hasn’t thrown a pass in camp.  Game manager that wouldn’t put up big numbers.

56. Matt Cassel, Patriots (6)  Hasn’t started a real game since high school.

57. A.J. Feeley, Chargers (3)  If you have a penalty for pick-offs, don’t say this name.

58. Andrew Walter, Raiders (3)  Hasn’t played a down, but has good receivers.

59. Aaron Rodgers, Packers (6)  The fact that the Packers drafted a QB speaks volumes.

60. Tim Hasselbeck, Giants (4)  Giants have a good supporting cast, but Hasselbeck hasn’t proved he could take advantage of that.

61. Ken Dorsey, Browns (6)  Trying to hold off Derek Anderson for back-up job.

62. Seneca Wallace, Seahawks (5)  Not a good passer.

63.  Tony Romo, Cowboys (3)  No experience…..scary.

64. Mike McMahon, Vikings (6)  Good runner, but the worst throwing QB in the league.

Marcus Pollard doesn’t have alot of tread left on his tires, but he still has good hands and enough speed to be productive.  Pollard has played in 162 games (120 starts) and has caught 309 passes for 3,907 yards (12.6 avg) and 38 TDs.

Dan Campbell is more of a blocking-type,  he has good hands but not alot of speed.  Dan Campbell has played in 95 games (63 starts) and has caught 68 passes for 604 yards (8.9 avg) and 7 TDs.

Prior to this seasons draft the Lions used three straight first-round picks on wide receivers.  One of them has produced when healthy (Roy Williams), one is never healthy (Charles Rogers), and the other one just is slow and unmotivated (Mike Williams).  True, Joey Harrington was the QB, but that excuse only carries you so far.

Roy Williams is the class of this motley crew.  He fights for the ball well in traffic and has great hands.  Roy has played in 27 games (23 starts) and has caught 99 passes for 1,504 yards (15.2 avg) and 16 TDs.

Corey Bradford (a decent #3 or #4 receiver on a good team) is the early front-runner to start opposite Williams.  Bradford has good speed but wants no part of the middle of the field.  Bradford has played in 105 games (48 starts) and has caught 201 passes for 3,182 yards (15.8 avg) and 25 TDs.

Mike Williams is over-weight and lazy.  He also is slow for a receiver.  He has appeared in 14 games (4 starts) and has caught 29 passes for 350 yards (12.1 avg) and 1 TD.  There has been talk of moving him to tight end.

Charles Rogers has talent, but he’s always hurt.  In three seasons he’s played in 15 games (9 starts) and has caught 36 passes for 440 yards (12.2 avg) and 4 TDs.  He also has two carries for 17 yards.

Glenn Martinez is a Mike Martz favorite.  Martinez went to NFL Europe and made himself a better receiver.  He could leap-frog the two disappointments and move all the way up to the #3 receiver.  He has only caught one pass (5 games) for 11 yards.

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Last season Hanson (now 36) started to show his age.  Hanson connected on only six of eleven FGs of 40+ yards last season.  The offense should be better this season without Joey Harrington around and Hanson should get many more oportunities to cash in.

Hanson has connected on 80.9% of his FGs in his career and has averaged 6.37 points per game.

Kevin Jones needs to step it up this season.  He has the skill set to be a very good starting running back.  However, some question his heart and toughness.  This season should prove what they have in Jones, because teams won’t be able to key on him because of better quarterback play.  Jones only rushed for 664 yards last season which was a huge disappointment!  Jones has played in 28 games (27 starts) and has rushed for 1,797 yards (4.2 ypc) and 10 TDs.  He also has caught 48 passes for 289 yards with a TD.

Brian Calhoun was drafted out of Wisconsin to push Jones for the starting job at tailback, and he has looked really good in Training Camp.  Calhoun is profiled in the “Draft Report” on this site.

New Offensive Co-Ordinator Mike Martz must be letting the medication he’s taking go to his head, as he has been comparing Shawn Bryson’s receiving ability to that of Marshall Faulk.  Bryson is a decent back-up running back, but he’s no threat to Jones’ starting job.  Bryson has played in 85 games (26 starts) and has rushed for 2,143 yards (4.1 ypc) and 6 TDs.  He also has caught 177 passes for 1,285 yards and two TDs.

Arlen Harris was brought over from the Rams by Coach Martz.  Harris is a typical bottom of the depth chart running back with limited ability.  Harris has played in 46 games (3 starts) and has rushed for 339 yards (2.9 ypc) and 5 TDs.  He also has caught 23 passes for 180 yards.

Artose Pinner has been with the Lions a couple of seasons, but he hasn’t produced much when given the chance.  Pinner will be in a battle with Harris for a roster spot.  Pinner has played in 28 games (6 starts) and has rushed for 622 yards (3.1 ypc) and five TDs.  He also has caught 37 passes for 293 yards.

The Lions need one of their running backs to step up, and they want it to be Kevin Jones.