Using SOS - Three-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 three-player combo for your committee.

First off, we'll eliminate all of the QBs with an average draft position (ADP) in the first ten rounds. If we're going to go for a three-man committee, there is no point in wasting a high pick on a QB. That means, these players are not going to be in our player pool.

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 two of the QBs above have a backup listed. In these cases, the backup is either someone you'll need to draft (Warner) or in a training camp battle (Hill and O'Sullivan).

Finally, we'll use SOS to determine which trio forms the most desirable QBBC. Below you will see all 56 possible combos ranked by the expected fantasy points (FtsyPts). You will also see a column labeled "ADP". The three numbers there are the ADP for the three 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 QBs that were excluded as well. This will easily allow you to see how your combo will measure up with those lone 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.