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Other BTA Positions: Quarterback | Running Back | Wide Receiver | Tight End
Better Than Average (BTA) was developed to show how players truly rank between themselves by looking at every game from 2009 and for each defense and determining three things:
"8" - Which players scored in the top 8 game performances for fantasy points allowed by a defense. Basically, which players had an above average performance (top 8 in a 16 game season) that a defense gave up.
"4" - Which players scored in the top 4 game performances for fantasy points allowed by a defense.
"1" - Who had the most fantasy points scored in a game against each defense last season. There could only by 32 such events since each defense can only allow one "best game".
BTA - Simply adding up the 1, 4 and 8 values to arrive at a numerical expression of how effective a quarterback truly was last year against all other players in his position. The ease or strength of schedule doesn't matter. Only what a player did against all other players in that position against that defense.
| Multiple "Best Games" |
| Drew Brees |
5 |
| Aaron Rodgers |
4 |
| Peyton Manning |
3 |
| Tom Brady |
3 |
| Eli Manning |
3 |
| Ben Roethlisberger |
2 |
| Donovan McNabb |
2 |
| Matt Ryan |
2 |
For those quarterbacks who had the most best games that defenses gave up all year, Drew Brees exerted his dominance with a league best five performances. Aaron Rodgers also came on with a vengeance in 2009 and turned in elite numbers no matter what the measurement.
A bit surprising was Philip Rivers and Jay Cutler who both had big 2009 seasons and yet neither were that huge against defenses compared to others who had played those same defenses. Rivers only had one instance of posting the most fantasy points against an opponent and Cutler never had any. Both turned in nine very solid games but its notable that their true measure against opponents lagged what their fantasy points suggested. Eli Manning showed up slightly better.
| NAME |
BTA |
1 |
4 |
8 |
NAME |
BTA |
1 |
4 |
8 |
NAME |
BTA |
1 |
4 |
8 |
| Aaron Rodgers |
27 |
4 |
10 |
13 |
Jason Campbell |
11 |
1 |
3 |
7 |
Daunte Culpepper |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
| Drew Brees |
26 |
5 |
8 |
13 |
Joe Flacco |
10 |
0 |
3 |
7 |
Bruce Gradkowski |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
| Peyton Manning |
23 |
3 |
8 |
12 |
Carson Palmer |
10 |
0 |
4 |
6 |
Chris Redman |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Tom Brady |
21 |
3 |
8 |
10 |
Matthew Stafford |
8 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
Trent Edwards |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Tony Romo |
20 |
1 |
7 |
12 |
Matt Hasselbeck |
8 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
Matt Moore |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Matt Schaub |
19 |
1 |
5 |
13 |
Chad Henne |
7 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
Derek Anderson |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Ben Roethlisberger |
19 |
2 |
7 |
10 |
Matt Cassel |
6 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
Seneca Wallace |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Brett Favre |
18 |
1 |
7 |
10 |
Alex Smith |
6 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
Marc Bulger |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Eli Manning |
17 |
3 |
4 |
10 |
Vince Young |
6 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
Byron Leftwich |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Kurt Warner |
16 |
1 |
4 |
11 |
Brady Quinn |
4 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
Josh Johnson |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| David Garrard |
16 |
1 |
5 |
10 |
Mark Sanchez |
4 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
Brodie Croyle |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Donovan McNabb |
16 |
2 |
6 |
8 |
Kevin Kolb |
4 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
Dennis Dixon |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Philip Rivers |
15 |
1 |
5 |
9 |
Josh Freeman |
4 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
Billy Volek |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Matt Ryan |
14 |
2 |
3 |
9 |
Kerry Collins |
4 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
Shaun Hill |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Jay Cutler |
13 |
0 |
4 |
9 |
Ryan Fitzpatrick |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
Kyle Boller |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Kyle Orton |
11 |
0 |
2 |
9 |
Jake Delhomme |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
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