Using SOS - Two-man Quarterback By Committees

  Posted 8/8 by Clayton Gray, Exclusive to Footballguys.com

While we'd all love to be able to trot out a stud quarterback every week, that's often not feasible. If you don't want to spend a high pick on a quarterback (or if you mistakenly miss out on them), you'll likely turn to a quarterback by committee (QBBC). This article will focus on finding a two-player combo for your committee.

First off, we'll eliminate the so-called stud quarterbacks. We'll identify a stud as a player that has an average draft position (ADP) in the first 72 picks (first six rounds in a 12-team draft). That number was chosen because it's hard to go for a committee if you take a QB in the first six rounds.

Now, let's identify the committee-worthy QBs. We'll exclude the QBs from Atlanta, Chicago, Kansas City, Baltimore, and Miami. In these cases, a starter hasn't been named nor is the eventual starter someone we want to rely upon as a vital part of our QBBC. That leaves us with the following QBs:

Note that some of the QBs above have a backup listed. In these cases, the backup is either someone you'll need to draft (Warner and maybe Rosenfels), someone that would be a hot commodity if the starter were to be injured (definitely Rosenfels and maybe Brohm), or in a training camp battle (Hill and O'Sullivan).

Finally, we'll use SOS to determine which duo forms the most desirable QBBC. Below you will see all 137 possible combos ranked by the expected fantasy points (FtsyPts). You will also see a column labeled "ADP". The two numbers there are the ADP for the two QBs in the combo. The trick is to find a high-scoring combo that will be a relative bargain. As an added bonus, we've included the expected FtsyPts for the stud QBs as well. This will easily allow you to see how your combo will measure up with those elite signal-callers.

QBBCs Ranked By Projected Fantasy Points Per Game

Note that the stud QBs' "FtsyPts" include the average points that a mediocre backup QB would score during their bye week.