The Top 10 Unsinkable Fantasy Quarterbacks for 2008:
1. Tom Brady, New England Patriots: his 20-plus touchdowns is the difference between Brady being a top-10 fantasy quarterback and the best. Brady threw 21 touchdown passes in five divisional games alone. Give Brady the league's easiest schedule with games against the AFC West and NFC West, and he will have easy scores. As a bonus, his coach likes to go for touchdowns rather than kicking field goals on 4th downs.
Backup: Matt Cassel
2. Peyton Manning, Indianapolis Colts: In his first 10 seasons, Mr. Consistency has started all 160 games
Backup: Jim Sorgi
3. Tony Romo, Dallas Cowboys: threw for the 3rd most yards (4,211) and 2nd most touchdowns (36) in his 1st full season of starting. He caught the 10th most passes (96), produced his first 1,000-yard season with the league's 14th most yards (1,145 yards) and added 7 scores. Backup: Brad Johnson
4. Ben Roethlisberger, Pittsburgh Steelers: The 6-5 quarterback towered over the fantasy football competition by throwing for the 3rd most scores (32). Backup: Charlie Batch
5. Drew Brees, New Orleans Saints: Even in a disappointing Saints' season, Brees sparkled by throwing for the league's 2nd most yards (4,423), along with 28 touchdowns for the league's 6th most. Backup: Mark Brunell
6. Carson Palmer, Cincinnati Bengals: Though his passing scores have steadily dwindled from 32 to 26 during the past 3 seasons, Palmer has increased his yardage in that span to throw for a career-high 4,131 yards last season. Backup: Ryan Fitzpatrick
7. Matt Hasselbeck, Seattle Sea Hawks: Hasselbeck has mastered Mike Holmgren's offense so effectively that he compiled passing career highs of 3,966 yards (8th best) and 28 touchdowns (6th best) last year.
Backup: Seneca Wallace
8. Derek Anderson, Cleveland Browns: the biggest surprise at quarterback last year, throwing for the league's 5th most scores (29). Backup: Brady Quinn
9. Jay Cutler, Denver Broncos: Cutler threw for nearly 3,500 yards and 20 touchdowns largely without the services of No. 1 wideout Javon Walker. Backup: Patrick Ramsey
10. Eli Manning, New York Giants: This Super Bowl MVP still has ways to go to be a hero in the fantasy football world, but he's built a solid foundation for future stats success. He's thrown for 24, 24 and 23 touchdowns in the last 3 seasons, but managed only 3,336 yards for the league's 12th most last year. Backup: David Carr
