Overview

Some fantasy milestones of note in 2004:

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Football Busts 2004
Football Strong Finishers 2004
Football Sleepers 2004
Footall Top Rookies 2004
Football Top 50 Rankings 2004
Football Season Awards 2004
Football Statistics 2004
Football Strong Postseason Players 2004

 

Top QB Sleepers

Rank
Player
Team
Comments

1
Drew Brees
SD
When the Philip Rivers whispers turned to shouts, Brees created
complete silence. He threw 27 TDs and only 7 INTs. They also made a
nice run into the playoffs.

2
Jake Delhomme
CAR
He was relatively new on the starting QB scene. Fantasy owners didn’t expect such a gem to arise out of the Carolina QB.

3
Trent Green
KC
He came on slow in ’04 but the torrid pace he set towards the end
of the year qualifies him for the top 5. Besides, nobody expected
anything special out of his aging arm. 27 TDs is extraordinary.

4
Brett Favre
GB
We will always remember his emotional MNF performance in which he
lit the sky on fire. The rest of the year wasn’t that bad either with
30 TDs and only 17 INTs. Most people thought that age would catch up
with the wily veteran, this wasn’t the case.

5
Aaron Brooks
NO
The Saints are a team that went on a tear towards the end of the
year. Brooks was able to stay patient all year and throw 21 TDs. He was
probably undrafted in many fantasy leagues.

 

 

Top QB Rookies

Rank
Player
Team
Comments

1
Ben Roethlisberger
PIT
Consistency is his top selling point. As a rookie, he made the game look very easy, a la Tom Brady.

2
Eli Manning
NYG
Seemed overwhelmed early in the year, but finished strong, including a big come from behind victory.

3
Luke McCown
TB
Wasn’t afraid to put the ball in the air, 4 TDs and 7 INTs in merely 5 games. Good or bad, that’s a lot of action.

4
Matt Schaub
ATL
Looked shaky during the few times he played; nothing new for a first year QB.

5
Philip Rivers
SD
We’re still waiting too see what this kid is all about, Drew Brees took all of his air time.

6
J.P. Losman
BUF
Very limited action, he was behind Bledsoe at the time.

7
Jim Sorgi
IND
Peyton Manning broke the TD record this year. Sorry Sorgi, your time is still to (never) come.

 

Top QB Strong Finishers

Rank
Player
Team
Comments

1
Peyton Manning
IND
Manning played out of his mind the entire year. He tailed off a bit
towards the end of the year but you can’t fault him for that. The pace
he set early in the year was truly incredible.

2
Daunte Culpepper
MIN
The Vikings finished the season on a tear, en route to their
playoff victory at Lambeau Field. C-Pep was primarily responsible for
this.

3
Billy Volek
TEN
Most of us remember the string of 300+ yard passing, 3+ TD games
towards the end of the year. However, Volek owners only remember the
awful week 16 performance against Denver. If it weren’t for that, he’d
be atop this list.

4
Trent Green
KAN
In the middle of the year, you could have found him on the waiver
wire. In the latter months of the season, you couldn’t have traded your
best player for him. 11 TDs in 4 games is something special.

5
Jake Delhomme
CAR
It was a two man show in Carolina after Steve Smith went down.
Delhomme to Muhammad, touchdown! Delhomme to Muhammad, touchdown!
Delhomme to Muhammad, touchdown; you get the point.

 

Top 50 Overall

Rank
Player
Team
Position
Rating

1
Peyton Manning
IND
QB

2
Daunte Culpepper
MIN
QB

3
Donovan McNabb
PHI
QB

4
Brett Favre
GB
QB

5
Shaun Alexander
SEA
RB

6
Trent Green
KC
QB

7
Tiki Barber
NYG
RB

8
Jake Delhomme
CAR
QB

9
LaDainian Tomlinson
SD
RB

10
Curtis Martin
NYJ
RB

11
Jake Plummer
DEN
QB

12
Tom Brady
NE
QB

13
Drew Brees
SD
QB

14
Domanick Davis
HOU
RB

15
Edgerrin James
IND
RB

16
Rudi Johnson
CIN
RB

17
Corey Dillon
NE
RB

18
Muhsin Muhammad
CAR
WR

19
Marc Bulger
STL
QB

20
Aaron Brooks
NO
QB

21
Matt Hasselbeck
SEA
QB

22
Kerry Collins
OAK
QB

23
Javon Walker
GB
WR

24
Joe Horn
NO
WR

25
Brian Westbrook
PHI
RB

26
Willis McGahee
BUF
RB

27
Terrell Owens
PHI
WR

28
Marvin Harrison
IND
WR

29
Torry Holt
STL
WR

30
Priest Holmes
KC
RB

31
Joey Harrington
DET
QB

32
Reggie Wayne
IND
WR

33
Drew Bennett
TEN
WR

34
Reuben Droughns
DEN
RB

35
Warrick Dunn
ATL
RB

36
Clinton Portis
WAS
RB

37
Brian Griese
TB
QB

38
Drew Bledsoe
BUF
QB

39
Vinny Testaverde
DAL
QB

40
Chad Johnson
CIN
WR

41
David Carr
HOU
QB

42
Ahman Green
GB
RB

43
Michael Pittman
TB
RB

44
Thomas Jones
CHI
RB

45
Jerome Bettis
PIT
RB

46
Deuce McAllister
NO
RB

47
Chad Pennington
NYJ
QB

48
Carson Palmer
CIN
QB

49
Byron Leftwich
JAC
QB

50
Antonio Gates
SD
TE