2009 Fantasy Football Quarterback Rankings: #3, Peyton Manning, Indianapolis Colts

#3 Fantasy Football Quarterback: Peyton Manning, Indianapolis Colts
I know there are many issues surrounding the Colts and their offense now that Tony Dungy and Tom Moore aren’t there everyday. But Manning was essentially a top 5 quarterback his rookie season, so don’t expect him to fall too far back in the fantasy football rankings, not matter what the personnel around him is like.

Yes, his perennial long-time threat of Marvin Harrison has officially been let go from the team, and certainly he will not have the consistency on the offensive line that he is accustomed to having now that his offensive line coach is gone. But Manning was still the NFL’s MVP in what was essentially a down year for him, and he threw 27 touchdown passes in a season where he only had 1 down-field threat in Reggie Wayne.

Because of the declining talent around him, I do not think we can expect much more than 30 touchdowns from Manning this fantasy football season. However, you know that Manning is going to give you 4,000 yards and many big performances because of his team’s ability to throw the ball in the red zone. Besides, there is not a more consistent fantasy football quarterback than Peyton Manning, and no one who has ever drafted him has complained about his services. I don’t expect anyone who drafts him this year, even as the #3 quarterback overall, will have any complaints about Manning this season either.

My 2009 fantasy football projection for Manning is right around 30 touchdowns, 4,200 passing yards and very few mistakes. Some of the defenses in the AFC South division have taken a step backwards, which should help Manning slightly improve upon his “MVP numbers” from a year ago.


TSW Preseason Fantasy Football Rankings - Quarterbacks
1. Drew Brees, New Orleans Saints
2. Philip Rivers, San Diego Chargers
3. Peyton Manning, New England Patriots
4. Kurt Warner, Arizona Cardinals
5. Tom Brady, New England Patriots
6. Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay Packers
7. Donovan McNabb, Philadelphia Eagles
8. Matt Hasselbeck, Seattle Seahawks
9. Matt Schaub, Houston Texans
10. Tony Romo, Dallas Cowboys

More Fantasy Football Week 1 Projections:
Fantasy Football Week 1 Projections: Quarterbacks
Fantasy Football Week 1 Projections: Running Backs
Fantasy Football Week 1 Projections: Wide Receivers
Fantasy Football Week 1 Projections: Tight Ends
Fantasy Football Week 1 Projections: Defenses

Other Wide Receiver Rankings
1. Andre Johnson, Houston Texans (8/3/09)
2. Larry Fitzgerald, Arizona Cardinals (8/1/09)
3. Steve Smith, Carolina Panthers (7/31/09)
4. Randy Moss, New England Patriots (7/30/09)
5. Reggie Wayne, Indianapolis Colts (7/29/09)
6. Roddy White, Atlanta Falcons (7/28/09)
7. Terrell Owens, Buffalo Bills (7/27/09)
8. Anquan Boldin, Arizona Cardinals (7/24/09)
9. Vincent Jackson, San Diego Chargers (7/23/09)
10. Wes Welker, New England Patriots (7/22/09)
11. Not Top Wide Receivers (7/21/09)

TSW 2009 Fantasy Football Rankings - Running Backs
10. Steve Slaton, Houston Texans (7/6/09, 9AM)
09. Brandon Jacobs, New York Giants (7/6/09, 4PM)
08. Frank Gore, San Francisco 49ers (7/7/09, 9AM)
07. Deangelo Williams, Carolina Panthers (7/7/09, 4PM)
06. LaDainian Tomlison, San Diego Chargers (7/8/09, 9AM)
05. Steven Jackson, St. Louis Rams (7/8/09, 4PM)
04. Michael Turner, Atlanta Falcons (7/9/09, 9AM)
03. Maurice Jones-Drew, Jacksonville Jaguars (7/9/09, 4PM)
02. Matt Forte, Chicago Bears (7/10/09, 9AM)
01. Adrian Peterson, Minnesota Vikings (7/10/09, 12PM)

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