Empty the Bench

Ranks Preview by Andrew Thell

We recommended Vince Young as a sneaky play last week, saying, ” … there’s a decent chance Young puts up some rushing yards and scores on the ground against a Bills defense that has already allowed 12 rushing touchdowns and is ceding over 170 yards on the ground per game.” However, we still ranked Young modestly and were pleasantly surprised with his 210 passing yards and passing TD to go along with 29 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD. He’s an equally strong sneaky play this week against a Houston defense that’s better than Buffalo, but still gives up big plays.

Jay Cutler is a complete mess right now. He looks confused, flustered and undisciplined. He’s putting too much pressure on himself to make fine throws every down and not showing the maturity or thought process of a successful NFL QB. It’s a major step back for one of the league’s brightest emerging stars. There’s no reason to think the slide will stop this week either, as Philadelphia’s blitz-happy defense and strong secondary heads into town.

There’s not a lot of news on the QB front this week, and the matchups are pretty self-explanatory at this point, so without further ado …

See also:
- Week 11 RB Rankings
- Week 11 WR Rankings
- Week 11 TE Rankings
- Week 11 DEF Rankings

1. Drew Brees, New Orleans Saints @ TB
2. Peyton Manning, Indianapolis Colts @ BAL
3. Tom Brady, New England Patriots vs. NYJ
4. Matt Schaub, Houston Texans vs. TEN
5. Kurt Warner, Arizona Cardinals @ STL
6. Ben Roethlisberger, Pittsburgh Steelers @ KC
7. Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay Packers vs. SF
8. Philip Rivers, San Diego Chargers @ DEN
9. Donovan McNabb, Philadelphia Eagles @ CHI
10. Carson Palmer, Cincinnati Bengals @ OAK
11. Brett Favre, Minnesota Vikings vs. SEA
12. Tony Romo, Dallas Cowboys vs. WAS
13. Vince Young, Tennessee Titans @ HOU
14. Joe Flacco, Baltimore Ravens vs. IND
15. Matt Hasselbeck, Seattle Seahawks @ MIN
16. Jay Cutler, Chicago Bears vs. PHI
17. Matt Ryan, Atlanta Falcons @ NYG
18. Eli Manning, New York Giants vs. ATL
19. David Garrard, Jacksonville Jaguars vs. BUF
20. Alex Smith, San Francisco 49ers @ GB

Vince Young Photo Credit: Icon SMI