Projections Report Card - Week 10 QB fantasysharks.com Thu 11/13/14 12:45 PM

BIGGEST MISSES Andy Dalton - While we weren't buying into Dalton as a QB1 in Week 10, we did have him as a high-QB2 with a projection of 19 points. He finished as the 27th ranked QB by only scoring 3 points. Joe Flacco - We projected Flacco to score 20 points and be inside the top-10 QBs. Instead, he wound up ranked 22nd with a disappointing 12 fantasy points. Josh McCown - We had McCown pegged as a mid-QB2 with 17 points, but he was able to turn back the clock to 2013 as he finished with 24 fantasy points and the No. 4 ranking for Week 10. BIGGEST HITS Mark Sanchez - We liked Sanchez as a top-10 option for Week 10 and that's where he finished (ranked No. 5). Cam Newton - It took some garbage time stats, but they all count just the same, for Newton to reach the 19 fantasy points that we projected him for. Kyle Orton - We projected Orton as a rock-solid QB2 and he delivered by matching the 17 fantasy points that we projected. GPA: B- (2.8) Show GPA Logic Hide GPA Logic Accuracy is determined by dividing the difference between the actual and projected rank by the total number of ranked players at the selected position. An accuracy of 90% or higher receives a GPA of 4, 80% receives a GPA of 3, 70% receives a GPA of 2, and 60% receives a GPA of 1. The top half of actual or projected players is counted twice toward the total GPA. Players with an actual and projected fantasy total of 2 or fewer points are discarded. Actual Rank Projected Rank Grade Player Team Opp Actual Points Projected Points 1 3 A Rodgers, Aaron GBP CHI 34 24 2 1 A Manning, Peyton DEN @OAK 30 26 3 4 A Wilson, Russell SEA NYG 26 23 4 18 F McCown, Joshua TBB ATL 24 17 5 10 B Sanchez, Mark PHI CAR 23 20 6 8 A Brees, Drew NOR SFO 23 21 7 21 D Romo, Tony DAL @JAC 21 16 8 12 B Newton, Cam CAR @PHI 19 19 9 15 B Stafford, Matthew DET MIA 19 18 10 2 C Roethlisberger, Ben PIT @NYJ 18 25 11 20 C Smith, Alex KCC @BUF 18 17 12 26 D Vick, Michael NYJ PIT 18 13 13 5 C Ryan, Matt ATL @TBB 17 22 14 6 B Kaepernick, Colin SFO @NOR 17 22 15 17 A Orton, Kyle BUF KCC 17 17 16 25 B Bortles, Blake JAC DAL 16 14 17 24 B Manning, Eli NYG @SEA 16 15 18 7 C Cutler, Jay CHI @GBP 15 22 19 19 A Carr, Derek OAK DEN 14 17 20 16 A Tannehill, Ryan MIA @DET 13 17 21 23 A Davis, Austin STL @ARZ 12 15 22 9 C Flacco, Joe BAL TEN 12 20 23 11 C Palmer, Carson ARZ STL 11 19 24 14 B Mettenberger, Zach TEN @BAL 11 18 25 22 A Hoyer, Brian CLE @CIN 11 15 26 33 B Stanton, Drew ARZ STL 8 3 27 13 C Dalton,...

6-Up; 6-Down: IDP Risers and Fallers for 2013 fantasysharks.com Mon 6/3/13 6:00 AM

As we usher out May and welcome in June, that wonderful time of year affectionately known as ‘shorts and shells' season is in full swing. Or, as the NFL prefers to call them, organized team activities (OTAs) are underway throughout the country, and, per usual this time of year, everyone is looking stronger and faster than last season. There is an air of hope permeating from every team (well, almost every team ... sorry New York Jets) that the opening of the new season brings. While depth charts are written in pencil this time of year, it is still an idea to begin formulating ideas of which players are in line to contribute more than they have in the past and which players may see their fantasy glory days coming to an end. The IDP (Individual Defensive Players) landscape is slowly taking shape despite the fact that there is no contact allowed in OTAs (unless you are the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, apparently) and I've come up with a quick look at some players who are poised to make some serious fantasy moves in 2013. Some are poised to make their move up fantasy draft boards as they ascend to full-time positions on their respective defenses and opportunities increase for production. Others are unfortunately facing the prospect of seeing their value decline as schemes, age or personal moves conspire to hinder their fantasy worth moving forward. I am an eternal optimist, so let's kick it off with some players that will be, in the grand tradition of George Jefferson, "Movin' on up." UP Rashad Johnson, SS/FS, Arizona: Johnson was a third round draft selection (95th overall) back in 2009 for the Cardinals and it appears that he will finally see a prominent role in 2013 with the departures of Adrian Wilson and Kerry Rhodes from the desert. It's taken a bit longer than anticipated, but Johnson will line up opposite new addition Yeremiah Bell as the Cardinals' starting safeties duo. While early reports out of OTAs have Bell at free safety and Johnson at strong safety, there is the possibility that their roles may reverse at some point this season. Bell is solid against the run and a bit of a liability in coverage, while, to-date in his career, Johnson has shown to be stronger in coverage than run support. In his most extended playing time back in 2011, Johnson racked up 51 total tackles, one fumble recovery and a pass defended while playing 500 defensive snaps. Last season Johnson saw his snap count plummet to only 166 but he did manage to pick off two ...