We’re about a week and a half away from the Super Bowl being played, which means we have about a week and a half to figure out which Harbaugh coach we want to root against winning a Super Bowl.
If we had to lay odds the favorite to root against as of right now would be San Francisco 49er head coach Jim Harbaugh. Why? Look at this .GIF from Deadspin to see his freak out over a lost challenge:
Now, imagine what his reaction would be if he lost the Super Bowl to his brother? A freak out of that magnitude would alone make the Super Bowl worth watching for any non-Raven/49er fans.
Between now and Super Bowl Sunday we’ll be inundated with a number of football storylines that we’ll forget the moment the Lombardi trophy is awarded, one of which is the desired comeback of former first round draft pick/biggest bust in the history of the NFL JaMarcus Russell.
I’m #1, right?
(Photo from Complex.com)
NFL.com has the story on the 27-year-old’s NFL comeback dream, if you’re looking for the details. All I know is that we all have a dram, right? If JaMarcus can dream about playing in the NFL again who are we to tear his dream apart?
I know I’m not going to take on that burden. Instead I’ve decided to rank his value in 2-QB leagues based on the current NFL depth charts from the awesome Football Guys. Below you’ll find my QB rankings if we were to hold a twelve team 2-QB fantasy football draft right now, and yes, JaMarcus Russell is in there.
Matt Saracen QB1 Tier
- Aaron Rodgers
- Drew Brees
- Tom Brady
- Robert Griffin III
- Peyton Manning
- Matt Ryan
- Colin Kaepernick
- Cam Newton
- Andrew Luck
- Russell Wilson
- Ben Roethlisberger
- Matthew Stafford
Vince Howard QB2 Tier
- Tony Romo
- Joe Flacco
- Eli Manning
- Andy Dalton
- Josh Freeman
- Jay Cutler
- Ryan Tannehill
- Michael Vick
- Philip Rivers
- Sam Bradford
- Carson Palmer
- Jake Locker
- Matt Schaub
Bye-Week Fill-ins Tier
- Ryan Fitzpatrick
- Christian Ponder
- Brandon Weeden
- Nick Foles
- Kevin Kolb
- Chad Henne/Blaine Gabbert
Break In Case Of Emergency Tier
- Kirk Cousins
- Colt McCoy
- Matt Flynn
- Alex Smith
- Tim Tebow
- Terrelle Pryor
- Ryan Mallett
- Shaun Hill
- T.J. Yates
- Joe Webb
- Tyrod Taylor
- Matt Moore
- Mark Sanchez
JaMarcus Russell Territory Tier
- JaMarcus Russell
Of course things will change between now and the Week 1 kick-off to the 2013-14 NFL regular season, which means expect lots of change at the QB position that will occur either through free agency or the draft.
Teams like the Philadelphia Eagles, Buffalo Bills, Kansas City Chiefs, Arizona Cardinals, Cleveland Browns, New York Jets, Jacksonville Jaguars and Oakland Raiders all have a level of uncertainty at their QB position.
Veteran names like Matt Flynn and Alex Smith, and incoming rookies like Zac Dysert, Mike Glennon, Tyler Wilson and Ryan Nassib will have an impact on the above rankings, depending on where they sign with or which team they get drafted by.
The only constant that will occur once those changes happen is that JaMarcus Russell’s value won’t change and he should be the last QB on your draft board. Plan your 2-QB fantasy football draft accordingly!
Salvatore Stefanile
That guy’s meltdown is absolutely hilarious!!!! Is it bad that I want the other guys to win just so that I can see his reaction?
I think that’s a perfectly justifiable reason to see somebody lose.
i believe that jamarcus is 100 percent never ever gunna be drafted in a nfl fantasy draft again . maybe cfl ?? it could be a option ,
ps – i absolutity love your ranking of mark sanchaz , some would argue he belongs in his own tier though
The CFL might be too fast for him though. I’ll give you the Sanchez argument. Maybe in the updated rankings I’ll put him in his own tier above JaMarcus.