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2004 Player Rankings: Quarterbacks
Reviewed: September 6, 2004

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Rnk		Quarterback	Tm	Bye
	1	Daunte Culpepper	MIN	4
	2	Peyton Manning	IND	6
		Tier 2
	3	Michael Vick	ATL	9
	4	Donovan McNabb	PHI	5
	5	Matt Hasselbeck	SEA	4
	6	Steve McNair	TEN	9
	7	Marc Bulger	STL	8
	8	Aaron Brooks	NO	8
	9	Trent Green	KC	5
	10	Chad Pennington	NYJ	3
	11	Brett Favre	GB	9
		Tier 3
	12	Tom Brady	NE	3
	13	Brad Johnson	TB	8
	14	Jeff Garcia	CLE	8
	15	Jake Plummer	DEN	10
	16	David Carr	HOU	7
	17	Byron Leftwich	JAX	9
	18	Drew Bledsoe	BUF	3
	19	Josh McCown	ARI	6
	20	Jake Delhomme	CAR	3
	21	Joey Harrington	DET	4
	22	Rich Gannon	OAK	10
	23	Carson Palmer	CIN	5
	24	Tommy Maddox	PIT	7
	25	V. Testaverde	DAL	4
	26	Mark Brunell	WAS	7
	27	Rex Grossman	CHI	5
	28	Jay Fiedler	MIA	10
	29	Eli Manning	NYG	6
		Tier 4
	30	Kyle Boller	BAL	6
	31	Tim Rattay	SF	7
	32	Drew Brees	SD	10
	33	Kerry Collins	OAK	10
	34	Kurt Warner	NYG	6
	35	A.J. Feeley	MIA	10
	36	B. Rothlisberger	PIT	7
	37	Ken Dorsey	SF	7
	38	Philip Rivers	SD	10

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Player	Change	Was	Now	Date
Rex Grossman		24	29	08/29/04
The Chicago passing offense now looks even worse with Booker gone and Grossman should be considered a fantasy backup only in the deepest leagues.
Drew Bledsoe		21	18	08/26/04
Bledsoe deserves the uptick thanks to Losman being out of the picture for likely the entire season.
Steve McNair		8	6	08/26/04
McNair gets the bump up thanks to a Brooks still bothered by a bruised quadricep and Bulger's offensive line looking shakier with RT Turley and C Wohlbaugh out of the lineup now.
J.P. Losman		38	NR	08/25/04
Broken leg - see ya next year! Or at least in November at the earliest
Carson Palmer		25	23	08/22/04
While Palmer still will face a brutal schedule this year, he has been impressive in preseason play, particularly with the long ball.
Rex Grossman		22	24	08/22/04
The loss of Booker does not add to the attraction of Grossman for your fantasy team.
Eli Manning		34	29	08/20/04
Manning may not be the starter in week one, but he will almost certainly take over sooner than later. He looked very sharp for a rookie against the first team CAR defense last night.
Kurt Warner		29	34	08/20/04
Warner continues to look more like the version that got the boot from STL than his old self. He was sacked four times last night and he is not the future. He may not even be the present.
Drew Brees		37	32	08/16/04
Brees is enjoying Rivers protracted holdout much more than any other Charger player. He looks more likely as the season starter and if Rivers continues, it could extend well into the season.
Philip Rivers		30	39	08/16/04
Can't be worth much until he gets into camp. Brees looked pretty good in exhibition play while Rivers is only hurting his chances of seeing time this season.
Rich Gannon		30	23	08/16/04
Gannon has looked good and Turner keeps reiterating that he is the starter. Oakland line looks improved so far as well. Still some risk from his age and Collins has looked okay as well.
Jay Fiedler		18	27	08/16/04
Fiedler and Feeley are locked in a battle that may not be over until the season starts. Much too much risk to consider as even a backup quarterback except for very deep leagues.
Jeff Garcia		12	14	08/16/04
It is still early, but the Brown's passing game is not looking cohesive while the running game looks at least adequate. He needs to rank below Brad Johnson and Tom Brady due to risk alone.
Jay Fiedler		17	18	08/12/04
Fiedler continues to battle with A. J. Feeley but most importantly neither QB looks very good. Their lone upside is a likelihood of needing to throw but with the competition so close, likely both will end up playing this year.
Vinny Testaverde		38	26	08/05/04
With the departure of Carter today, Testaverde was named as the starter by HC Bill Parcells.
Quincy Carter		26	NR	08/05/04
Carter was cut by the Cowboys today for a rumored failing of a drug test in which he tested positive for cocaine. This resolves the QB-by-committee potential of the Cowboys offense.