Davis21wylie's Week 2 NFL Player Rankings

by user Davis21wylie

Eff your couch, T.O.

He's baaack... After a harrowing, Kafkaesque nightmare of a 2005, guess who's sitting pretty atop Week 2's rankings? If you said, "Brian Griese"... well, you're wrong. But if you said, "Donovan McNabb", give yourself permission to put on your favorite Gus Frerotte jersey and head-butt a wall. That's right, McNabb's line against New York (99.3 QB rating, 350 yards and 2 TD's passing, plus 31 yards on the ground) vaulted #5 past last week's top dog, Chad Pennington, and into the number one slot. Of course, it's of little consolation to Donovan after blowing that lead against the G-Men, but, hey, things happen... Also moving up this week was Peyton Manning, who rebounded after last week's uncharacteristically dinky game (78.9 rating, 1-1 ratio) with a monster 400-yard, 3 TD effort vs. Houston. Rex Grossman's big outing (148.0 rating!!) against the Lions allowed him to grab fourth, right behind Pennington.

don't know what these numbers mean?

Plays are the number of opportunities the player consumes. Rushes count as a full play, while passes and receptions are worth half a play each. TAY stands for Total Adjusted Yards, an attempt to scale all players' yards equally. Net Points is an estimate of the number of points the player produced through his passes, rushes, and receptions. It is equal to TAY / 12. Pts/Play is the number of points the player produced per play consumed. PAR means Points Above Replacement; it's a rough estimate of the number of extra points the player produced over what a random minimum-wage free agent would have if given the same opportunity. PAR/G is the average number of points above replacement the player puts up per game. WARP stands for Wins Above Replacement Player, and is the theoretical number of wins the player has added to his team over that which a random waiver-wire player would produce. Click Here for further explanation of all of the advanced stats seen here.

What about the non-quarterbacks, you say? Frank Gore's continued excellence helped him hold onto the number one spot for running backs for the second straight week, though Warrick Dunn is within striking distance after another great game of his own. The most valuable receiver so far this season has been Donald Driver, whose crazy-good performance (8 balls, 153 yards) despite the loss to New Orleans pushed him into the top spot. Laveranues Coles' nice work against New England (including one of the most electrifying runs of the season so far), allowed him to leapfrog last week's #1, Donte Stallworth, as well.

Week 2's MVP: Manning, who should make everyone who passed on him in fantasy (including me) sad over the next few months... Stupid Shaun Alexander!!

Week 2's Least Valuable Player: Chris Simms, Tampa. According to my metrics, Simms has cost the Bucs nearly 11 points compared to that which any old waiver-wire QB would have produced. His brutal play struck again against the Falcons, as he posted a dreadful 47.1 rating with 3 picks. It's going to be a long week for Jon Gruden, but an even longer one for Simms, who has led the offense to 3 points in 2 games so far this season! Kudos to Simms, though, for one-upping his poor reputation as a money player at Texas -- after all, you can't be the world's biggest choker if you make sure your team is never even close to the lead, right?

The Rankings (sorted by PAR):

 Name  		Team  	G  	Plays	TAY	Net Pts	Pts/Ply	PAR	PAR/G	WARP
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 D. McNabb 	PHI 	2	48.0	355.0	29.58	0.616	18.40	9.20	0.46
 P. Manning 	IND 	2	41.5	320.0	26.67	0.643	17.00	8.50	0.42
 C. Pennington 	NYJ 	2	39.0	301.5	25.13	0.644	16.04	8.02	0.40
 Rex Grossman 	CHI 	2	28.5	262.5	21.88	0.768	15.23	7.62	0.38
 David Carr 	HOU 	2	33.5	268.5	22.38	0.668	14.57	7.28	0.36
 Alex Smith 	SFO 	2	34.0	269.5	22.46	0.661	14.54	7.27	0.36
 Michael Vick 	ATL 	2	39.5	276.0	23.00	0.582	13.80	6.90	0.34
 Frank Gore 	SFO 	2	49.0	290.5	24.21	0.494	12.79	6.40	0.32
 Jon Kitna 	DET 	2	34.5	240.5	20.04	0.581	12.00	6.00	0.30
 Eli Manning 	NYG 	2	39.5	254.0	21.17	0.536	11.96	5.98	0.30
 Kurt Warner 	ARI 	2	40.5	247.0	20.58	0.508	11.15	5.57	0.28
 Warrick Dunn 	ATL 	2	50.5	271.0	22.58	0.447	10.82	5.41	0.27
 M. Turner 	SDG 	2	24.0	193.5	16.13	0.672	10.53	5.27	0.26
 Rudi Johnson 	CIN 	2	55.5	276.0	23.00	0.414	10.07	5.03	0.25
 Larry Johnson 	KAN 	2	49.0	254.5	21.21	0.433	9.79	4.90	0.24
 Donald Driver 	GNB 	2	8.5	140.5	11.71	1.377	9.73	4.86	0.24
 A. Bryant 	SFO 	2	4.0	127.5	10.63	2.656	9.69	4.85	0.24
 S. Jackson 	STL 	2	47.0	244.0	20.33	0.433	9.38	4.69	0.23
 Philip Rivers 	SDG 	2	29.0	193.5	16.13	0.556	9.37	4.68	0.23
 L. Coles 	NYJ 	2	7.0	131.5	10.96	1.565	9.33	4.66	0.23
 L. Tomlinson 	SDG 	2	55.5	266.5	22.21	0.400	9.28	4.64	0.23
 D. Stallworth 	PHI 	2	5.5	121.0	10.08	1.833	8.80	4.40	0.22
 Brad Johnson 	MIN 	2	34.5	201.0	16.75	0.486	8.71	4.36	0.22
 M. Harrison 	IND 	2	8.0	120.0	10.00	1.250	8.14	4.07	0.20
 B. Westbrook 	PHI 	2	41.5	212.5	17.71	0.427	8.04	4.02	0.20
 Marc Bulger 	STL 	2	38.0	202.0	16.83	0.443	7.98	3.99	0.20
 Santana Moss 	WAS 	2	7.5	116.0	9.67	1.289	7.92	3.96	0.20
 Tiki Barber 	NYG 	2	45.0	220.0	18.33	0.407	7.85	3.92	0.20
 P. Burress 	NYG 	2	5.0	107.0	8.92	1.783	7.75	3.88	0.19
 Julius Jones 	DAL 	2	37.5	195.5	16.29	0.434	7.55	3.78	0.19
 Reggie Wayne 	IND 	2	5.0	101.0	8.42	1.683	7.25	3.63	0.18
 J. Cotchery 	NYJ 	2	6.0	103.0	8.58	1.431	7.19	3.59	0.18
 Tatum Bell 	DEN 	2	32.0	175.5	14.63	0.457	7.17	3.58	0.18
 Charlie Batch 	PIT 	1	19.5	139.5	11.63	0.596	7.08	7.08	0.18
 Damon Huard 	KAN 	2	24.0	147.5	12.29	0.512	6.70	3.35	0.17
 Terry Glenn 	DAL 	2	5.0	92.5	7.71	1.542	6.54	3.27	0.16
 Fred Taylor 	JAC 	2	47.5	211.0	17.58	0.370	6.52	3.26	0.16
 D. Jackson 	SEA 	2	5.0	92.0	7.67	1.533	6.50	3.25	0.16
 C. Taylor 	MIN 	2	58.0	240.0	20.00	0.345	6.49	3.24	0.16
 T. Williamson 	MIN 	2	5.0	89.5	7.46	1.492	6.29	3.15	0.16
 Amani Toomer 	NYG 	2	8.5	99.0	8.25	0.971	6.27	3.13	0.16
 L. Fitzgerald 	ARI 	2	6.5	92.5	7.71	1.186	6.19	3.10	0.15
 Ahman Green 	GNB 	2	40.5	187.0	15.58	0.385	6.15	3.07	0.15
 Carson Palmer 	CIN 	2	34.5	169.5	14.13	0.409	6.09	3.04	0.15
 J.P. Losman 	BUF 	2	23.5	138.5	11.54	0.491	6.07	3.03	0.15
 D. McAllister 	NOR 	2	34.5	169.0	14.08	0.408	6.04	3.02	0.15
 Desmond Clark 	CHI 	2	5.0	86.0	7.17	1.433	6.00	3.00	0.15
 Drew Brees 	NOR 	2	42.5	190.5	15.88	0.374	5.97	2.99	0.15
 B. Berrian 	CHI 	2	3.0	79.0	6.58	2.194	5.88	2.94	0.15
 Corey Dillon 	NWE 	2	37.0	174.0	14.50	0.392	5.88	2.94	0.15
 Andre Johnson 	HOU 	2	5.0	83.5	6.96	1.392	5.79	2.90	0.14
 L. Maroney 	NWE 	2	33.0	161.0	13.42	0.407	5.73	2.86	0.14
 Joey Galloway 	TAM 	2	4.5	80.5	6.71	1.491	5.66	2.83	0.14
 M. Muhammad 	CHI 	2	5.0	80.5	6.71	1.342	5.54	2.77	0.14
 Mark Brunell 	WAS 	2	34.5	162.0	13.50	0.391	5.46	2.73	0.14
 Ronnie Brown 	MIA 	2	34.5	162.0	13.50	0.391	5.46	2.73	0.14
 L.J. Smith 	PHI 	2	6.5	83.5	6.96	1.071	5.44	2.72	0.14
 Drew Bennett 	TEN 	2	5.5	80.5	6.71	1.220	5.43	2.71	0.14
 B. Leftwich 	JAC 	2	46.5	194.5	16.21	0.349	5.37	2.69	0.13
 Javon Walker 	DEN 	2	6.0	81.0	6.75	1.125	5.35	2.68	0.13
 Joseph Addai 	IND 	2	25.5	135.0	11.25	0.441	5.31	2.65	0.13
 B. Jacobs 	NYG 	2	13.0	99.0	8.25	0.635	5.22	2.61	0.13
 Mike Bell 	DEN 	2	25.5	133.0	11.08	0.435	5.14	2.57	0.13
 J. Norwood 	ATL 	2	20.0	117.0	9.75	0.488	5.09	2.55	0.13
 Chad Johnson 	CIN 	2	7.5	82.0	6.83	0.911	5.09	2.54	0.13
 K. Johnson 	CAR 	2	4.5	73.0	6.08	1.352	5.03	2.52	0.13
 M. Hasselbeck 	SEA 	2	33.5	153.5	12.79	0.382	4.99	2.49	0.12
 B. Edwards 	CLE 	2	3.0	66.5	5.54	1.847	4.84	2.42	0.12
 Isaac Bruce 	STL 	2	5.0	70.5	5.88	1.175	4.71	2.36	0.12
 R. Williams 	JAC 	2	7.0	76.0	6.33	0.905	4.70	2.35	0.12
 Heath Miller 	PIT 	2	2.0	61.0	5.08	2.542	4.62	2.31	0.12
 D. Williams 	CAR 	2	16.0	100.0	8.33	0.521	4.61	2.30	0.12
 Jamal Lewis 	BAL 	2	37.0	158.0	13.17	0.356	4.55	2.27	0.11
 Eric Moulds 	HOU 	2	5.0	68.5	5.71	1.142	4.54	2.27	0.11
 Anquan Boldin 	ARI 	2	5.0	67.0	5.58	1.117	4.42	2.21	0.11
 M. Colston 	NOR 	2	4.0	63.5	5.29	1.323	4.36	2.18	0.11
 Reggie Bush 	NOR 	2	28.5	132.0	11.00	0.386	4.36	2.18	0.11
 C. Chambers 	MIA 	2	5.5	65.0	5.42	0.985	4.14	2.07	0.10
 Mike Anderson 	BAL 	2	8.5	72.5	6.04	0.711	4.06	2.03	0.10
 D. Culpepper 	MIA 	2	38.5	156.0	13.00	0.338	4.03	2.01	0.10
 Drew Carter 	CAR 	2	6.5	66.0	5.50	0.846	3.99	1.99	0.10
 Matt Jones 	JAC 	2	6.5	66.0	5.50	0.846	3.99	1.99	0.10
 Joe Horn 	NOR 	2	3.5	56.5	4.71	1.345	3.89	1.95	0.10
 M. Barber III 	DAL 	2	12.5	81.5	6.79	0.543	3.88	1.94	0.10
 B. Johnson 	ARI 	2	1.5	50.5	4.21	2.806	3.86	1.93	0.10
 W. McGahee 	BUF 	2	46.5	176.0	14.67	0.315	3.83	1.92	0.10
 Mike Furrey 	DET 	2	5.5	61.0	5.08	0.924	3.80	1.90	0.10
 Chris Henry 	CIN 	2	3.0	54.0	4.50	1.500	3.80	1.90	0.10
 Steve McNair 	BAL 	2	36.0	146.0	12.17	0.338	3.78	1.89	0.09
 D. Henderson 	NOR 	2	3.0	52.5	4.38	1.458	3.68	1.84	0.09
 Eric Parker 	SDG 	2	2.0	49.5	4.13	2.063	3.66	1.83	0.09
 M. Jenkins 	ATL 	2	2.5	50.5	4.21	1.683	3.63	1.81	0.09
 Torry Holt 	STL 	2	6.0	60.0	5.00	0.833	3.60	1.80	0.09
 Jake Delhomme 	CAR 	2	36.0	143.5	11.96	0.332	3.57	1.79	0.09
 M. Morris 	SEA 	2	8.0	64.5	5.38	0.672	3.51	1.76	0.09
 Terrell Owens 	DAL 	2	4.5	54.5	4.54	1.009	3.49	1.75	0.09
 Wes Welker 	MIA 	2	4.5	54.0	4.50	1.000	3.45	1.73	0.09
 Roy Williams 	DET 	2	4.5	53.5	4.46	0.991	3.41	1.70	0.09
 K. Winslow 	CLE 	2	6.0	57.5	4.79	0.799	3.39	1.70	0.08
 Arnaz Battle 	SFO 	2	2.5	47.5	3.96	1.583	3.38	1.69	0.08
 Bobby Engram 	SEA 	2	5.5	55.5	4.63	0.841	3.34	1.67	0.08
 K. Washington 	CIN 	2	3.0	48.5	4.04	1.347	3.34	1.67	0.08
 Marty Booker 	MIA 	2	3.0	48.5	4.04	1.347	3.34	1.67	0.08
 Tom Brady 	NWE 	2	32.0	128.5	10.71	0.335	3.25	1.63	0.08
 Travis Taylor 	MIN 	2	2.0	44.5	3.71	1.854	3.24	1.62	0.08
 Ladell Betts 	WAS 	2	24.0	106.0	8.83	0.368	3.24	1.62	0.08
 Mack Strong 	SEA 	2	7.0	57.0	4.75	0.679	3.12	1.56	0.08
 Antonio Gates 	SDG 	2	3.0	45.5	3.79	1.264	3.09	1.55	0.08
 M. Clayton 	TAM 	2	4.0	48.0	4.00	1.000	3.07	1.53	0.08
 Hines Ward 	PIT 	2	3.5	46.0	3.83	1.095	3.02	1.51	0.08
 Ben Watson 	NWE 	2	3.0	44.5	3.71	1.236	3.01	1.50	0.08
 Derrick Mason 	BAL 	2	4.5	48.0	4.00	0.889	2.95	1.48	0.07
 N. Washington 	PIT 	2	3.5	45.0	3.75	1.071	2.93	1.47	0.07
 K. McCardell 	SDG 	2	4.0	46.0	3.83	0.958	2.90	1.45	0.07
 Josh Reed 	BUF 	2	3.5	44.5	3.71	1.060	2.89	1.45	0.07
 Drew Bledsoe 	DAL 	2	37.5	139.5	11.63	0.310	2.89	1.44	0.07
 J. McCareins 	NYJ 	2	3.0	42.5	3.54	1.181	2.84	1.42	0.07
 J. Shockey 	NYG 	2	3.5	43.0	3.58	1.024	2.77	1.38	0.07
 E. James 	ARI 	2	49.0	170.0	14.17	0.289	2.75	1.37	0.07
 E. Wilford 	JAC 	2	3.5	42.5	3.54	1.012	2.73	1.36	0.07
 Kevin Jones 	DET 	2	31.5	120.5	10.04	0.319	2.70	1.35	0.07
 Tony Gonzalez 	KAN 	2	6.0	49.0	4.08	0.681	2.69	1.34	0.07
 Tab Perry 	CIN 	2	4.5	44.5	3.71	0.824	2.66	1.33	0.07
 Bryan Gilmore 	SFO 	2	2.5	38.5	3.21	1.283	2.63	1.31	0.07
 Greg Jennings 	GNB 	2	3.5	41.0	3.42	0.976	2.60	1.30	0.07
 Randy Moss 	OAK 	2	3.0	39.5	3.29	1.097	2.59	1.30	0.06
 Troy Brown 	NWE 	2	3.0	39.5	3.29	1.097	2.59	1.30	0.06
 Bobby Wade 	TEN 	2	2.5	38.0	3.17	1.267	2.58	1.29	0.06
 D. Northcutt 	CLE 	2	4.5	43.5	3.63	0.806	2.58	1.29	0.06
 Kevin Faulk 	NWE 	2	5.5	45.5	3.79	0.689	2.51	1.26	0.06
 Brett Favre 	GNB 	2	43.0	150.0	12.50	0.291	2.48	1.24	0.06
 Jason Witten 	DAL 	2	3.5	39.0	3.25	0.929	2.43	1.22	0.06
 Dallas Clark 	IND 	2	3.0	37.5	3.13	1.042	2.43	1.21	0.06
 E. Kennison 	KAN 	2	2.5	35.5	2.96	1.183	2.38	1.19	0.06
 Aaron Brooks 	OAK 	2	12.0	61.0	5.08	0.424	2.29	1.14	0.06
 Reggie Brown 	PHI 	2	1.5	31.5	2.63	1.750	2.28	1.14	0.06
 Bo Scaife 	TEN 	2	2.0	32.5	2.71	1.354	2.24	1.12	0.06
 Daniel Wilcox 	BAL 	2	1.5	31.0	2.58	1.722	2.23	1.12	0.06
 A. Thomas 	BUF 	2	9.0	51.0	4.25	0.472	2.15	1.08	0.05
 S. Alexander 	SEA 	2	46.5	155.0	12.92	0.278	2.08	1.04	0.05
 Willie Parker 	PIT 	2	43.0	144.5	12.04	0.280	2.02	1.01	0.05
 Alge Crumpler 	ATL 	2	2.0	29.5	2.46	1.229	1.99	1.00	0.05
 C. Portis 	WAS 	1	11.0	54.5	4.54	0.413	1.98	1.98	0.05
 Dan Campbell 	DET 	2	1.0	26.5	2.21	2.208	1.98	0.99	0.05
 Chad Jackson 	NWE 	1	1.0	26.0	2.17	2.167	1.93	1.93	0.05
 Daniel Graham 	NWE 	2	1.0	26.0	2.17	2.167	1.93	0.97	0.05
 Alvis Whitted 	OAK 	2	2.0	28.5	2.38	1.188	1.91	0.95	0.05
 Tony Fisher 	STL 	2	4.0	34.0	2.83	0.708	1.90	0.95	0.05
 Todd Heap 	BAL 	2	5.0	36.5	3.04	0.608	1.88	0.94	0.05
 Kyle Johnson 	DEN 	2	3.0	30.5	2.54	0.847	1.84	0.92	0.05
 Owen Daniels 	HOU 	2	2.0	27.5	2.29	1.146	1.83	0.91	0.05
 Ronald Curry 	OAK 	2	1.5	26.0	2.17	1.444	1.82	0.91	0.05
 Kenny Watson 	CIN 	2	3.5	31.0	2.58	0.738	1.77	0.88	0.04
 C. Whitehurst 	SDG 	1	1.0	24.0	2.00	2.000	1.77	1.77	0.04
 Samie Parker 	KAN 	2	3.5	30.5	2.54	0.726	1.73	0.86	0.04
 David Givens 	TEN 	2	2.5	27.0	2.25	0.900	1.67	0.83	0.04
 Justin Fargas 	OAK 	2	6.0	36.0	3.00	0.500	1.60	0.80	0.04
 Chad Morton 	NYG 	2	1.0	22.0	1.83	1.833	1.60	0.80	0.04
 Musa Smith 	BAL 	2	10.5	48.5	4.04	0.385	1.60	0.80	0.04
 Nate Burleson 	SEA 	2	1.0	21.5	1.79	1.792	1.56	0.78	0.04
 Ike Hilliard 	TAM 	2	3.0	26.5	2.21	0.736	1.51	0.75	0.04
 C. Buckhalter 	PHI 	2	15.0	60.0	5.00	0.333	1.51	0.75	0.04
 Ben Utecht 	IND 	2	2.0	23.5	1.96	0.979	1.49	0.75	0.04
 R. Caldwell 	NWE 	2	2.0	23.5	1.96	0.979	1.49	0.75	0.04
 Chris Baker 	NYJ 	2	2.5	24.5	2.04	0.817	1.46	0.73	0.04
 Greg Lewis 	PHI 	2	2.5	24.5	2.04	0.817	1.46	0.73	0.04
 Reggie Kelly 	CIN 	2	1.5	21.5	1.79	1.194	1.44	0.72	0.04
 Kevan Barlow 	NYJ 	2	25.0	87.0	7.25	0.290	1.43	0.71	0.04
 Adam Bergen 	ARI 	2	2.0	22.5	1.88	0.938	1.41	0.70	0.04
 Travis Henry 	TEN 	1	9.0	42.0	3.50	0.389	1.40	1.40	0.04
 J. Wiggins 	MIN 	2	3.5	26.5	2.21	0.631	1.39	0.70	0.03
 B. McMullen 	MIN 	2	1.0	19.5	1.63	1.625	1.39	0.70	0.03
 Rashied Davis 	CHI 	2	1.0	19.5	1.63	1.625	1.39	0.70	0.03
 G. Wrighster 	JAC 	2	3.0	25.0	2.08	0.694	1.38	0.69	0.03
 Vernon Davis 	SFO 	2	2.5	23.5	1.96	0.783	1.38	0.69	0.03
 Lee Evans 	BUF 	2	2.0	22.0	1.83	0.917	1.37	0.68	0.03
 R. McMichael 	MIA 	2	2.0	22.0	1.83	0.917	1.37	0.68	0.03
 A. Fasano 	DAL 	2	1.5	19.5	1.63	1.083	1.28	0.64	0.03
 Jeb Putzier 	HOU 	2	1.0	18.0	1.50	1.500	1.27	0.63	0.03
 Mark Campbell 	NOR 	2	0.5	16.5	1.38	2.750	1.26	0.63	0.03
 Samkon Gado 	HOU-GB	2	5.0	29.0	2.42	0.483	1.25	0.63	0.03
 R. Williams 	OAK 	2	1.0	17.5	1.46	1.458	1.23	0.61	0.03
 M. Pollard 	DET 	2	2.0	20.0	1.67	0.833	1.20	0.60	0.03
 J. KlopfensteinSTL 	2	1.0	17.0	1.42	1.417	1.18	0.59	0.03
 J. Harrison 	CLE 	2	3.0	22.5	1.88	0.625	1.18	0.59	0.03
 C. Bradford 	DET 	2	1.5	18.0	1.50	1.000	1.15	0.58	0.03
 Jason McKie 	CHI 	2	6.0	30.5	2.54	0.424	1.14	0.57	0.03
 David Martin 	GNB 	2	3.0	22.0	1.83	0.611	1.13	0.57	0.03
 M. Robinson 	MIN 	2	0.5	15.0	1.25	2.500	1.13	0.57	0.03
 C. Anderson 	OAK 	2	1.5	17.5	1.46	0.972	1.11	0.55	0.03
 D. Rhodes 	IND 	2	32.5	104.0	8.67	0.267	1.09	0.55	0.03
 David Thomas 	NWE 	2	0.5	14.5	1.21	2.417	1.09	0.55	0.03
 Brad Smith 	NYJ 	2	2.5	19.5	1.63	0.650	1.04	0.52	0.03
 Troy Walters 	ARI 	2	2.0	17.5	1.46	0.729	0.99	0.50	0.02
 D. Foster 	CAR 	2	31.0	98.5	8.21	0.265	0.99	0.49	0.02
 Keary Colbert 	CAR 	2	1.5	16.0	1.33	0.889	0.98	0.49	0.02
 Richard Owens 	MIN 	2	0.5	13.0	1.08	2.167	0.97	0.48	0.02
 Ryan Longwell 	MIN 	2	0.5	13.0	1.08	2.167	0.97	0.48	0.02
 P. Price 	BUF 	2	2.5	18.5	1.54	0.617	0.96	0.48	0.02
 R. Ferguson 	GNB 	2	1.5	15.5	1.29	0.861	0.94	0.47	0.02
 John Gilmore 	CHI 	2	1.0	14.0	1.17	1.167	0.93	0.47	0.02
 Donald Lee 	GNB 	2	0.5	12.5	1.04	2.083	0.93	0.46	0.02
 Hank Baskett 	PHI 	2	0.5	12.5	1.04	2.083	0.93	0.46	0.02
 Mike Sellers 	WAS 	2	1.5	15.0	1.25	0.833	0.90	0.45	0.02
 Chris Brown 	TEN 	2	23.0	75.0	6.25	0.272	0.89	0.45	0.02
 S. Alexander 	DEN 	2	2.0	16.0	1.33	0.667	0.87	0.43	0.02
 Dante Hall 	KAN 	2	4.0	21.5	1.79	0.448	0.86	0.43	0.02
 Rod Smith 	DEN 	2	3.5	20.0	1.67	0.476	0.85	0.43	0.02
 David Kircus 	DEN 	2	1.0	13.0	1.08	1.083	0.85	0.43	0.02
 Anthony Becht 	TAM 	2	3.0	18.5	1.54	0.514	0.84	0.42	0.02
 Ben Troupe 	TEN 	2	0.5	11.5	0.96	1.917	0.84	0.42	0.02
 T.J. Duckett 	WAS 	1	5.0	24.0	2.00	0.400	0.84	0.84	0.02
 R. Droughns 	CLE 	2	26.5	84.0	7.00	0.264	0.83	0.41	0.02
 Noah Herron 	GNB 	2	4.0	21.0	1.75	0.438	0.82	0.41	0.02
 J. Griffith 	ATL 	2	1.5	14.0	1.17	0.778	0.82	0.41	0.02
 B. Fletcher 	IND 	2	1.0	12.5	1.04	1.042	0.81	0.40	0.02
 V. Jackson 	SDG 	2	1.0	12.5	1.04	1.042	0.81	0.40	0.02
 Tim Carter 	NYG 	2	0.5	11.0	0.92	1.833	0.80	0.40	0.02
 Wali Lundy 	HOU 	2	17.0	57.0	4.75	0.279	0.79	0.39	0.02
 Vince Young 	TEN 	2	16.5	55.5	4.63	0.280	0.78	0.39	0.02
 P. Crayton 	DAL 	2	1.0	12.0	1.00	1.000	0.77	0.38	0.02
 Mark Clayton 	BAL 	2	2.5	16.0	1.33	0.533	0.75	0.38	0.02
 Mike Alstott 	TAM 	2	4.0	20.0	1.67	0.417	0.73	0.37	0.02
 Roddy White 	ATL 	2	1.0	11.5	0.96	0.958	0.73	0.36	0.02
 Jameel Cook 	HOU 	2	3.0	17.0	1.42	0.472	0.72	0.36	0.02
 B. Stokley 	IND 	1	0.5	10.0	0.83	1.667	0.72	0.72	0.02
 James Thrash 	WAS 	2	0.5	9.5	0.79	1.583	0.68	0.34	0.02
 Ashley Lelie 	ATL 	2	2.0	13.5	1.13	0.563	0.66	0.33	0.02
 Kris Mangum 	CAR 	2	1.5	12.0	1.00	0.667	0.65	0.33	0.02
 R. Parrish 	BUF 	2	1.5	12.0	1.00	0.667	0.65	0.33	0.02
 S. Holmes 	PIT 	2	1.0	10.5	0.88	0.875	0.64	0.32	0.02
 Alvin Pearman 	JAC 	1	1.0	10.0	0.83	0.833	0.60	0.60	0.02
 R. Williams 	TEN 	2	0.5	8.5	0.71	1.417	0.59	0.30	0.01
 Verron Haynes 	PIT 	2	5.5	22.0	1.83	0.333	0.55	0.28	0.01
 Jon Ryan 	GNB 	2	0.5	8.0	0.67	1.333	0.55	0.28	0.01
 Justin Peelle 	MIA 	2	0.5	8.0	0.67	1.333	0.55	0.28	0.01
 Itula Mili 	SEA 	2	2.0	12.0	1.00	0.500	0.53	0.27	0.01
 Aaron Stecker 	NOR 	1	1.5	10.5	0.88	0.583	0.53	0.53	0.01
 Ron Dayne 	HOU 	1	11.0	37.0	3.08	0.280	0.52	0.52	0.01
 Alex Smith 	TAM 	2	1.0	9.0	0.75	0.750	0.52	0.26	0.01
 Brandon Jones 	TEN 	2	1.0	9.0	0.75	0.750	0.52	0.26	0.01
 D. Williams 	BAL 	2	1.0	9.0	0.75	0.750	0.52	0.26	0.01
 Thomas Jones 	CHI 	2	42.5	125.0	10.42	0.245	0.51	0.26	0.01
 Chris Cooley 	WAS 	2	1.5	10.0	0.83	0.556	0.48	0.24	0.01
 Steve Heiden 	CLE 	2	1.5	10.0	0.83	0.556	0.48	0.24	0.01
 A. Moorehead 	IND 	2	1.0	8.5	0.71	0.708	0.48	0.24	0.01
 O. Ayanbadejo 	ARI 	2	1.0	8.5	0.71	0.708	0.48	0.24	0.01
 Robert Royal 	BUF 	2	1.0	8.5	0.71	0.708	0.48	0.24	0.01
 Ran Carthon 	IND 	2	3.0	14.0	1.17	0.389	0.47	0.23	0.01
 D.J. Hackett 	SEA 	2	0.5	7.0	0.58	1.167	0.47	0.23	0.01
 Derek Hagan 	MIA 	2	0.5	7.0	0.58	1.167	0.47	0.23	0.01
 Fred McCrary 	ATL 	1	0.5	7.0	0.58	1.167	0.47	0.47	0.01
 J.J. Arrington ARI 	2	2.0	11.0	0.92	0.458	0.45	0.23	0.01
 Sean Ryan 	NYJ 	2	1.0	8.0	0.67	0.667	0.43	0.22	0.01
 Tony Stewart 	CIN 	2	1.0	8.0	0.67	0.667	0.43	0.22	0.01
 Darian Barnes 	MIA 	2	0.5	6.5	0.54	1.083	0.43	0.21	0.01
 A. Randle El 	WAS 	2	6.5	23.0	1.92	0.295	0.40	0.20	0.01
 Bubba Franks 	GNB 	2	1.5	9.0	0.75	0.500	0.40	0.20	0.01
 J. Kleinsasser MIN 	2	1.0	7.5	0.63	0.625	0.39	0.20	0.01
 Cedrick Wilson PIT 	2	0.5	6.0	0.50	1.000	0.38	0.19	0.01
 Jim Finn 	NYG 	2	0.5	5.5	0.46	0.917	0.34	0.17	0.01
 Joshua Cribbs 	CLE 	2	0.5	5.5	0.46	0.917	0.34	0.17	0.01
 Matt Schobel 	PHI 	2	0.5	5.5	0.46	0.917	0.34	0.17	0.01
 Mewelde Moore 	MIN 	2	4.5	16.5	1.38	0.306	0.33	0.16	0.01
 Thomas Tapeh 	PHI 	2	4.0	15.0	1.25	0.313	0.32	0.16	0.01
 Lee Suggs 	MIA 	2	3.0	12.0	1.00	0.333	0.30	0.15	0.01
 C. McIntyre 	NOR 	1	0.5	5.0	0.42	0.833	0.30	0.30	0.01
 Jerame Tuman 	PIT 	1	0.5	5.0	0.42	0.833	0.30	0.30	0.01
 E. Drummond 	DET 	2	2.0	9.0	0.75	0.375	0.28	0.14	0.01
 Kevin Walter 	HOU 	2	1.0	6.0	0.50	0.500	0.27	0.13	0.01
 Cliff Russell 	MIA 	2	0.5	4.5	0.38	0.750	0.26	0.13	0.01
 Leonard Pope 	ARI 	2	0.5	4.5	0.38	0.750	0.26	0.13	0.01
 Malcom Floyd 	SDG 	2	0.5	4.5	0.38	0.750	0.26	0.13	0.01
 T. Scheffler 	DEN 	2	0.5	4.5	0.38	0.750	0.26	0.13	0.01
 V. Shiancoe 	NYG 	2	0.5	4.5	0.38	0.750	0.26	0.13	0.01
 S. McDonald 	STL 	2	0.5	4.0	0.33	0.667	0.22	0.11	0.01
 Kevin Curtis 	STL 	2	1.5	6.5	0.54	0.361	0.19	0.10	0.00
 M. Bennett 	KAN 	2	6.0	19.0	1.58	0.264	0.19	0.09	0.00
 E. Shepherd 	HOU 	1	0.5	3.5	0.29	0.583	0.18	0.18	0.00
 Jason Dunn 	KAN 	2	0.5	3.5	0.29	0.583	0.18	0.09	0.00
 Maurice Hicks 	SFO 	2	0.5	3.5	0.29	0.583	0.18	0.09	0.00
 B. Manumaleuna SDG 	2	1.5	6.0	0.50	0.333	0.15	0.08	0.00
 Stephen Davis 	STL 	2	5.5	17.0	1.42	0.258	0.14	0.07	0.00
 C. Fauria 	WAS 	2	0.5	3.0	0.25	0.500	0.13	0.07	0.00
 Jarrad Page 	KAN 	2	1.0	4.0	0.33	0.333	0.10	0.05	0.00
 M. Jones-Drew 	JAC 	2	5.0	15.0	1.25	0.250	0.08	0.04	0.00
 V. Morency 	HOU 	1	5.5	16.0	1.33	0.242	0.05	0.05	0.00
 Cedric Benson 	CHI 	2	21.0	59.0	4.92	0.234	0.02	0.01	0.00
 C. Williams 	TAM 	2	25.5	71.5	5.96	0.234	0.02	0.01	0.00
 LenDale White 	TEN 	1	8.0	22.0	1.83	0.229	-0.03	-0.03	0.00
 Shawn Bryson 	DET 	2	2.0	5.0	0.42	0.208	-0.05	-0.02	0.00
 Artose Pinner 	MIN 	1	1.0	2.0	0.17	0.167	-0.07	-0.07	0.00
 T. Richardson 	MIN 	2	4.0	10.0	0.83	0.208	-0.10	-0.05	0.00
 DeAngelo Hall 	ATL 	2	0.5	0.0	0.00	0.000	-0.12	-0.06	0.00
 A. Peterson 	CHI 	2	1.0	1.0	0.08	0.083	-0.15	-0.07	0.00
 Mike Karney 	NOR 	1	1.0	1.0	0.08	0.083	-0.15	-0.15	0.00
 Brian Griese 	CHI 	1	1.5	1.5	0.13	0.083	-0.22	-0.22	-0.01
 B.J. Askew 	NYJ 	2	1.0	0.0	0.00	0.000	-0.23	-0.12	-0.01
 Heath Evans 	NWE 	2	1.0	0.0	0.00	0.000	-0.23	-0.12	-0.01
 L. Washington 	NYJ 	2	1.0	0.0	0.00	0.000	-0.23	-0.12	-0.01
 M. Pittman 	TAM 	2	5.0	11.0	0.92	0.183	-0.25	-0.12	-0.01
 T. Smith 	CLE 	2	2.0	2.5	0.21	0.104	-0.26	-0.13	-0.01
 Lorenzo Neal 	SDG 	2	3.5	6.5	0.54	0.155	-0.27	-0.14	-0.01
 T. Thompson 	DAL 	2	3.0	5.0	0.42	0.139	-0.28	-0.14	-0.01
 M. Robinson 	SFO 	2	2.5	3.5	0.29	0.117	-0.29	-0.15	-0.01
 Jason Wright 	CLE 	1	1.0	-1.0	-0.08	-0.083	-0.32	-0.32	-0.01
 Charlie Frye 	CLE 	2	40.0	107.0	8.92	0.223	-0.40	-0.20	-0.01
 B. Gradkowski 	TAM 	1	2.5	2.0	0.17	0.067	-0.42	-0.42	-0.01
 L. Vickers 	CLE 	2	2.0	0.0	0.00	0.000	-0.47	-0.23	-0.01
 Trent Green 	KAN 	1	11.5	26.0	2.17	0.188	-0.51	-0.51	-0.01
 Brian Calhoun 	DET 	2	2.0	-1.0	-0.08	-0.042	-0.55	-0.27	-0.01
 Kyle Boller 	BAL 	1	4.0	-2.0	-0.17	-0.042	-1.10	-1.10	-0.03
 L. Toefield 	JAC 	1	3.0	-5.0	-0.42	-0.139	-1.12	-1.12	-0.03
 D. Blaylock 	NYJ 	2	27.5	57.5	4.79	0.174	-1.62	-0.81	-0.04
 LaMont Jordan 	OAK 	2	29.0	55.0	4.58	0.158	-2.17	-1.09	-0.05
 Roethlisberger PIT 	1	17.0	-9.5	-0.79	-0.047	-4.75	-4.75	-0.12
 Andrew Walter 	OAK 	2	22.0	-17.0	-1.42	-0.064	-6.54	-3.27	-0.16
 Jake Plummer 	DEN 	2	30.0	-6.5	-0.54	-0.018	-7.53	-3.77	-0.19
 Kerry Collins 	TEN 	2	28.5	-20.0	-1.67	-0.058	-8.31	-4.15	-0.21
 Chris Simms 	TAM 	2	43.0	-11.0	-0.92	-0.021	-10.94	-5.47	-0.27
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More to come next week!

See also:

• 2006 NFL Capsules: Introduction ("NFL at the Movies")
• Davis21wylie's Week 4 NFL Player Rankings
• Davis21wylie's Week 3 NFL Player Rankings
• Davis21wylie's Week 1 NFL Player Rankings

Date

Tue 09/19/06, 10:43 am EST

DNLLegend

1165 days ago

Score 1

The bias toward QBs -- in both directions -- is interesting. Oh, and what was Aaron Brooks' WARP for the week? Negative infinity?

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Davis21wylieMVP

1165 days ago

Score 0

Negative bias is easy to explain: small sample sizes + lots of interceptions (and the 40-yard penalty they carry) = terrible adjusted yards figures. Positive bias may be due to the fact that they get a massive amount of plays (especially rushing QB's like McNabb, who get full credit for their runs), and will almost universally average more yards per play than a running back. And receivers are the weirdest... if we factored in incomplete "targetings" for WR's, their PAR would drop precipitously, but with the current method they end up with huge pts/play figures and very few "plays". Strange. As for Brooks, well, let's just say that this method definitely makes him look better than he is -- mainly because sacks and fumbles aren't factored in. I could include those, but I don't have either figure for most historical seasons, and I want these numbers to be consistent with those of past seasons. It doesn't matter for a lot of players, but for guys like Brooks it very much overstates their value. And to technically answer your question, Brooksie was worth -0.01 WARP by himself, and I guess you could subtract .16 from that for unleashing upon the world the abomination that is Andrew Walter...

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DNLLegend

1165 days ago

Score 4

Andrew Walter isn't as bad as his number look. He just got hit about eleventy-billion times. That O-line sucks.

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Davis21wylieMVP

1165 days ago

Score 0

I know, but still... A QB rating of 18.4? LaDainian Tomlinson, Thomas Jones, and Jerious Norwood have higher ratings on the season! The Raiders are the ones who should have gone out and gotten Volek, not San Diego.

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Manny StilesMajor Leaguer

1165 days ago

Score 0

Any use of 'Eleventy' should be worth double +

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Anonymous Fanatic #1

1165 days ago

Score 0

And Why did i get picked on for picking don again this year...the guy knows its all on him.

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False ProphetAll-Star

1165 days ago

Score 0

What I find strange is that Above Tom Brady is his 3 Wrs, his 3 TEs, and his 2 RBs. For Maroney and Dillon, you must have had Kevin Faulk as their backup, because if you used the other as their backup, then Maroney would have is rating plummit, due to the Fact Dillon is listed 2 spots ahead of him. I'm not doubting your system, it just seems strange to me.

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