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September 15th, 2006

Week 2 Cheat Sheets - Quarterbacks (QB)

Last updated September 15th, 2006

Rank Player Name Opponent
1. Peyton Manning, IND HOU
2. Carson Palmer, CIN CLE
3. Marc Bulger, STL @SF
4. Matt Hasselbeck, SEA ARI
5. Donovan McNabb, PHI NYG
6. Kurt Warner, ARI @SEA
7. Steve McNair, BAL OAK
8. [P] Tom Brady, NE @NYJ
9. Drew Bledsoe, DAL WAS
10. Jake Plummer, DEN KC
11. Michael Vick, ATL TB
12. Eli Manning, NYG @PHI
13. Jake Delhomme, CAR @MIN
14. Philip Rivers, SD TEN
15. Daunte Culpepper, MIA BUF
16. Alex Smith, SF STL
17. Drew Brees, NO @GB
18. Charlie Frye, CLE @CIN
19. David Carr, HOU @IND
20. Brad Johnson, MIN CAR
21. Byron Leftwich, JAX PIT
22. [Q] Ben Roethlisberger, PIT @JAX
23. Chad Pennington, NYJ NE
24. Kerry Collins, TEN @SD
25. J.P. Losman, BUF @MIA
26. Brett Favre, GB NO
27. Rex Grossman, CHI DET
28. Mark Brunell, WAS @DAL
29. Damon Huard, KC @DEN
30. Jon Kitna, DET @CHI
31. Chris Simms, TB @ATL
32. [P] Aaron Brooks, OAK @BAL
August 23rd, 2006

Week 1 Cheat Sheets - Quarterbacks (QB)

Last updated September 8th, 2006

Rank Player Name Opponent
1. Peyton Manning, IND @NYG
2. Kurt Warner, ARI SF
3. Carson Palmer, CIN @KC
4. Matt Hasselbeck, SEA @DET
5. Tom Brady, NE BUF
6. Donovan McNabb, PHI @HOU
7. Trent Green, KC CIN
8. Jake Plummer, DEN @STL
9. Marc Bulger, STL DEN
10. Aaron Brooks, OAK SD
11. Jon Kitna, DET SEA
12. Eli Manning, NYG IND
13. Drew Bledsoe, DAL @JAX
14. Michael Vick, ATL @CAR
15. Jake Delhomme, CAR ATL
16. Chris Simms, TB BAL
17. Byron Leftwich, JAX DAL
18. Charlie Frye, CLE NO
19. Brett Favre, GB CHI
20. Mark Brunell, WAS MIN
21. Charlie Batch, PIT MIA
22. Daunte Culpepper, MIA @PIT
23. Steve McNair, BAL @TB
24. Alex Smith, SF @ARI
25. Brad Johnson, MIN @WAS
26. Drew Brees, NO @CLE
27. Philip Rivers, SD @OAK
28. J.P. Losman, BUF @NE
29. Chad Pennington, NYJ @TEN
30. David Carr, HOU PHI
31. Rex Grossman, CHI @GB
32. Kerry Collins, TEN NYJ
33. Vince Young, TEN NYJ
August 2nd, 2006

Tom Brady sticks up for Deion Branch

Tom BradyTom Brady is going to bat for Deion Branch. He’s ticked off that his #1 receiver is sitting at home in a bitter contract dispute.

“Deion is the most important player on our offense,” Brady told SI.com. “When I look at the elite receivers in the game, he is second to nobody. He doesn’t get a lot of the credit, because we do spread the ball around here, and he doesn’t feel a need to promote himself like so many guys at that position. But he is that good.”

“You only get better as a quarterback and a receiver when you’ve been through stuff together, and Deion and I are kind of at that point where we can draw on past experiences and react to things instantly,” Brady said. “He has such unbelievable quickness, and he uses that and his strength to get free on the line of scrimmage when people try to jam him. I mean, last year Sam Madison, who’s one of the best at jamming receivers, tried to get him at the line, and Deion was open by like 10 yards.”

“I asked [cornerback] Eric Warfield, who was with the Chiefs until we signed him this year, ‘How does Deion compare with the best receivers in the league?’ He said, ‘Deion was the best I faced last year. He was spectacular.’”

“The only people who truly understand what Deion is going through are those of us on the team who are his buddies. But at the same time, we’re in here working and he’s not, and he feels a little awkward. But the bottom line is that Deion is one of the best in the world at what he does, and it’s so hard for him and for us, because this is a really ruthless sport.”

This is the same type of unwavering loyalty to his teammates that made Tom Brady Sports Illustrated’s 2005 Sportsman of the Year. Remember the VISA “Metaphors” commercial with his offensive lineman? Few professional athletes are so willing to share the endorsement pie with teammates.

Blitz View: It’s nice to see a QB stick up for his favorite target, but keep in mind that Branch has never scored more than 5 touchdowns in a season.