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Over the past few years, there have been two very popular articles written by our very own Chase Stuart that look at an interesting approach to building a fantasy team with late value picks. Based on the theory of using both Strength of Schedule ("SOS") and taking two players as a combination to build one very good player, he has discussed both Team Defense by Committee ("TDBC") and Quarterback by Committee ("QBBC") as a general fantasy league strategy. In general, I think that this is a wise move because very early on in fantasy drafts there are a ton of running back and wide receiver prospects to go after to build a great team. While there are a few studs at quarterback and also a few choice defenses, I do not see a huge need in leagues to pursue either too hard in the beginning stages of a fantasy draft.
Well, this year Chase asked me to help him out with the Quarterback by Committee Article since I am so familiar with the concept. Our methods sometimes differ, but the end result is usually close to the same. So with this in mind, I decided to apply my normal method for the other positions (running back, wide receiver, and tight end) to the quarterback position. Let's take a look at how I went about building this committee and then we can digest and discuss the results.
HUDDLE UP
So how to begin? Defenses and quarterbacks are relatively easy to committee together. There's usually only one quarterback and certainly only one team defense per NFL club, so the approach is pretty simple as far as picking out which players/teams to try and pair up. However, I cannot expect to have every quarterback available to me for this process. After all, the goal here is to wait at the position and pick up two value picks later in the draft to form our combo and serve as a solid committee. I decided that I would use the following criteria to decide which players to start with for evaluating:
CRITERIA #1 - QB13 AND BEYOND
This seems pretty simple. If we want to have a duo that puts up QB1 numbers, that means we want QB12 or better production - else we would just draft QB12 or higher and forget the whole idea. So here is the list of players with which I started, based on their Average Draft Position (ADP):
ADP Rank
|
Quarterback
|
ADP Rank
|
Quarterback
|
QB13
|
Philip Rivers
|
QB20
|
Dak Prescott
|
QB14
|
Matt Ryan
|
QB21
|
Jameis Winston
|
QB15
|
Patrick Mahomes II
|
QB22
|
Eli Manning
|
QB16
|
Jared Goff
|
QB23
|
Andy Dalton
|
QB17
|
Marcus Mariota
|
QB24
|
Blake Bortles
|
QB18
|
Alex Smith
|
QB25
|
Mitchell Trubisky
|
QB19
|
Derek Carr
|
QB26
|
Case Keenum
|
Table 1: Quarterbacks QB13-QB26 Based on ADP
I went all the way to QB26 just to be thorough, but my gut tells me that I should not really bother for anyone beyond QB24 - but I decided to be thorough and go with as many quarterbacks with assured starting roles just to be safe and consider as many options as possible. Several situations are either a mess or not worthy of consideration, so drawing the line just above those 5-6 teams feels about right. So I took the Top 26 quarterbacks from the ADP list, removed the Top 12 - which left me with 14 guys to pair up and see how they do. That makes 91 potential committees, so there had better be a decent one (or several, we hope) out of all of those couplets. Now, before I go over the method of how to pair them up and the results, we need one more rule:
CRITERIA #2 - NO MORE THAN ONE QB FROM ROUND 8+ AND ONE FROM ROUND 10+
This could get tricky here, but understand the overall goal. The point of QBBC is to free up the first 9-10 rounds of your fantasy draft to pursue all of the other positions for your team. Grabbing three to four running backs and four to five receivers after grabbing a stud running back or wide receiver in Round 1 sounds like a good idea to me. This also gives you the flexibility of grabbing a stud tight end, depending on your personal preference, or even to get QB1 if there's a huge value play available and have the QBBC be your QB2 in a Superflex or start-two-quarterbacks league. Flexibility is the name of the game here. We all want value in our drafts, and having the ability to grab lots of RBs and WRs in the first 9-10 Rounds gives us that ability.
Here is the good news - all of the quarterbacks on the list ranked higher than QB14 have ADPs above Round 10 or higher (later), and even QB12 (Andrew Luck, ADP 109), QB13 (Philip Rivers, ADP 111) and QB14 (Matt Ryan, ADP 113) are going off the board in Round 10 while QB15 (Patrick Mahomes, ADP 121) and QB 16 (Jared Goff, ADP 129) project to be taken before the end of Round 11. We will have to keep that in mind when we look at the result because if we decide to wait unit Rounds 11-12 to get the second quarterback in the pair to finish out our QBBC we may be pushing it a little too far and may not get the combination that we want.
So what do we do now to figure out some quarterback pairs?
CRITERIA #3 - USE FOOTBALLGUYS' QB STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE
This sounds pretty simple, doesn't it? Just take the quarterback strength of schedule to figure out when certain players are more likely to score well. What I did is similar to what the Projections Dominator and Draft Dominator do for you - take the projected fantasy points and slice them up over 17 weeks based on the strength of schedule. I call this result the distributed fantasy points for each quarterback.
After I had all 14 quarterbacks with distributed fantasy points on a weekly basis, I just compared all of the possible quarterback pairs to find the best duos for QBBC. So here we are - time for some results.
Rank
|
Quarterback 1
|
Quarterback 2
|
Value
|
1
|
Philip Rivers
|
Alex Smith
|
349.8
|
2
|
Alex Smith
|
Dak Prescott
|
349.4
|
3
|
Patrick Mahomes II
|
Alex Smith
|
346.0
|
4
|
Philip Rivers
|
Jared Goff
|
342.8
|
5
|
Jared Goff
|
Alex Smith
|
342.1
|
6
|
Matt Ryan
|
Patrick Mahomes II
|
342.0
|
7
|
Matt Ryan
|
Alex Smith
|
341.8
|
8
|
Matt Ryan
|
Jared Goff
|
341.5
|
9
|
Alex Smith
|
Jameis Winston
|
341.1
|
10
|
Dak Prescott
|
Jameis Winston
|
339.6
|
11
|
Marcus Mariota
|
Alex Smith
|
339.0
|
12
|
Alex Smith
|
Derek Carr
|
338.7
|
13
|
Patrick Mahomes II
|
Dak Prescott
|
338.5
|
14
|
Alex Smith
|
Case Keenum
|
338.1
|
15
|
Alex Smith
|
Eli Manning
|
337.9
|
16
|
Philip Rivers
|
Patrick Mahomes II
|
337.6
|
17
|
Alex Smith
|
Blake Bortles
|
336.9
|
18
|
Jared Goff
|
Marcus Mariota
|
336.7
|
19
|
Alex Smith
|
Mitchell Trubisky
|
336.5
|
20
|
Jared Goff
|
Dak Prescott
|
336.2
|
21
|
Patrick Mahomes II
|
Jameis Winston
|
334.6
|
22
|
Matt Ryan
|
Jameis Winston
|
334.3
|
23
|
Alex Smith
|
Andy Dalton
|
333.7
|
24
|
Jared Goff
|
Jameis Winston
|
333.7
|
25
|
Dak Prescott
|
Andy Dalton
|
332.3
|
26
|
Derek Carr
|
Dak Prescott
|
330.9
|
27
|
Philip Rivers
|
Jameis Winston
|
330.7
|
28
|
Philip Rivers
|
Eli Manning
|
330.1
|
29
|
Patrick Mahomes II
|
Marcus Mariota
|
329.9
|
30
|
Patrick Mahomes II
|
Blake Bortles
|
329.7
|
31
|
Philip Rivers
|
Derek Carr
|
329.3
|
32
|
Dak Prescott
|
Blake Bortles
|
328.9
|
33
|
Jared Goff
|
Andy Dalton
|
328.8
|
34
|
Matt Ryan
|
Andy Dalton
|
328.1
|
35
|
Philip Rivers
|
Andy Dalton
|
327.7
|
36
|
Matt Ryan
|
Case Keenum
|
327.6
|
37
|
Marcus Mariota
|
Jameis Winston
|
327.5
|
38
|
Dak Prescott
|
Mitchell Trubisky
|
327.2
|
39
|
Matt Ryan
|
Derek Carr
|
327.1
|
40
|
Patrick Mahomes II
|
Derek Carr
|
327.0
|
41
|
Philip Rivers
|
Blake Bortles
|
327.0
|
42
|
Matt Ryan
|
Mitchell Trubisky
|
326.7
|
43
|
Jared Goff
|
Mitchell Trubisky
|
326.5
|
44
|
Marcus Mariota
|
Derek Carr
|
326.3
|
45
|
Jared Goff
|
Blake Bortles
|
326.0
|
46
|
Patrick Mahomes II
|
Andy Dalton
|
325.7
|
47
|
Matt Ryan
|
Blake Bortles
|
325.4
|
48
|
Jared Goff
|
Case Keenum
|
325.4
|
49
|
Matt Ryan
|
Dak Prescott
|
324.9
|
50
|
Patrick Mahomes II
|
Case Keenum
|
323.9
|
51
|
Patrick Mahomes II
|
Eli Manning
|
323.7
|
52
|
Matt Ryan
|
Eli Manning
|
323.6
|
53
|
Jared Goff
|
Derek Carr
|
323.4
|
54
|
Philip Rivers
|
Mitchell Trubisky
|
322.8
|
55
|
Marcus Mariota
|
Andy Dalton
|
322.8
|
56
|
Philip Rivers
|
Case Keenum
|
322.7
|
57
|
Jameis Winston
|
Blake Bortles
|
322.7
|
58
|
Philip Rivers
|
Matt Ryan
|
322.5
|
59
|
Philip Rivers
|
Dak Prescott
|
322.4
|
60
|
Jameis Winston
|
Eli Manning
|
322.4
|
61
|
Jared Goff
|
Eli Manning
|
322.2
|
62
|
Marcus Mariota
|
Blake Bortles
|
321.7
|
63
|
Dak Prescott
|
Eli Manning
|
321.6
|
64
|
Dak Prescott
|
Case Keenum
|
321.3
|
65
|
Marcus Mariota
|
Eli Manning
|
321.0
|
66
|
Patrick Mahomes II
|
Mitchell Trubisky
|
320.1
|
67
|
Jameis Winston
|
Andy Dalton
|
319.8
|
68
|
Derek Carr
|
Jameis Winston
|
319.5
|
69
|
Blake Bortles
|
Case Keenum
|
319.1
|
70
|
Patrick Mahomes II
|
Jared Goff
|
319.1
|
71
|
Jameis Winston
|
Case Keenum
|
317.8
|
72
|
Matt Ryan
|
Marcus Mariota
|
316.6
|
73
|
Marcus Mariota
|
Dak Prescott
|
315.9
|
74
|
Marcus Mariota
|
Mitchell Trubisky
|
314.9
|
75
|
Philip Rivers
|
Marcus Mariota
|
314.3
|
76
|
Blake Bortles
|
Mitchell Trubisky
|
314.2
|
77
|
Derek Carr
|
Andy Dalton
|
314.0
|
78
|
Marcus Mariota
|
Case Keenum
|
313.2
|
79
|
Andy Dalton
|
Case Keenum
|
312.0
|
80
|
Alex Smith
|
n/a
|
311.9
|
Table 2: Quarterback Committee Pairs
As we can see from Table 2, we have some very good pairs to select from for QBBC. There are 79 pairs that are worth more than Alex Smith by his lonesome, who is projected to come in with 311.9 points. Let's also take a look at how often some of these guys show up on the table:
Quarterback
|
Frequency
|
Quarterback
|
Frequency
|
Alex Smith
|
13
|
Jameis Winston
|
12
|
Dak Prescott
|
13
|
Andy Dalton
|
10
|
Jared Goff
|
13
|
Blake Bortles
|
10
|
Marcus Mariota
|
13
|
Case Keenum
|
10
|
Matt Ryan
|
13
|
Derek Carr
|
9
|
Patrick Mahomes II
|
13
|
Eli Manning
|
8
|
Philip Rivers
|
13
|
Mitchell Trubisky
|
8
|
Table 3: Quarterback Committee Pair Appearances by Player
As we can see from Table 3, the results do not narrow the field that much this year. Seven quarterbacks appear 13 times, while every quarterback is listed at least eight times. The good news is that there are a lot of options, and most assuredly several quarterback pairings will result in very good QBBC options this year - possibly even exceptional. Examining the list of Table 2 options along with some ADP and situational information should make putting a combination of two of the 14 guys together pretty easy, or even using one of them with a key late pick for our committee. To find out the best strategy, we need to look closer at all of the results.
PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER
Now that we have 79 possible pairs that are better than Alex Smith, what exactly does that mean? Should he be the basis of our comparison? Of course not. Remember our goal - find a pair of quarterbacks that can combine for QB1-type fantasy production. To figure that out we need a better metric, so here are the projections for the Top 12 quarterbacks in standard scoring:
ADP
|
QB Rank
|
Quarterback
|
Team
|
FPs
|
36
|
1
|
Aaron Rodgers
|
GB
|
354.2
|
59
|
4
|
Tom Brady
|
NE
|
336.9
|
56
|
2
|
Russell Wilson
|
SEA
|
335.1
|
58
|
3
|
Deshaun Watson
|
HOU
|
328.6
|
68
|
5
|
Cam Newton
|
CAR
|
332.6
|
75
|
6
|
Drew Brees
|
NO
|
322.6
|
139
|
18
|
Alex Smith
|
WAS
|
311.8
|
104
|
11
|
Jimmy Garoppolo
|
SF
|
310.2
|
100
|
9
|
Kirk Cousins
|
MIN
|
311.1
|
101
|
10
|
Matthew Stafford
|
DET
|
315.1
|
77
|
7
|
Carson Wentz
|
PHI
|
312.1
|
98
|
8
|
Ben Roethlisberger
|
PIT
|
308.7
|
129
|
16
|
Jared Goff
|
LAR
|
303.1
|
113
|
14
|
Matt Ryan
|
ATL
|
304.2
|
111
|
13
|
Philip Rivers
|
LAC
|
302.2
|
121
|
15
|
Patrick Mahomes II
|
KC
|
300.4
|
148
|
20
|
Dak Prescott
|
DAL
|
302.0
|
109
|
12
|
Andrew Luck
|
IND
|
302.6
|
Table 4: Projected Fantasy Points for Top 12+ ADP QBs
Based on Table 4, we see that quarterbacks in the Top 6 are pretty well defined heading into 2018, but after that things get rather with unclear predictions for the bottom half of the Top 10-12 list. That makes things interesting for our QBBC approach, as a strong pair of QB2s could compare favorably to one or more of these Top 12 options. To compare apples to apples, we need to adjust how we view Table 4 and the committee choices in Table 2. The committees represent 17 full weeks of play, while the individual players in Table 4 all have a bye week - so we have to add a correction to make the comparison more even. A reasonable number for a bye week fantasy starting quarterback would be 15-18 fantasy points, so if we take a baseline of Ben Roethlisberger (forecasted as QB12, ADP of QB8, 308.7 projected points) from Table 4 and add 15-18 points for a bye week spot starter, we have 323.7-326.7 points. The Top 51 choices for QBBC from Table 2 meet or exceed 323.7 points, while 42 match or exceed the upper part of the range (326.7 projected points). With so many choices, we can raise the bar to QB6, Drew Brees, who also projects as QB6 with 322.6 projected points. Using a similar bye week fill-in and we need a QBBC pair with 337.6-340.6 projected points, which still provides 9-16 pairs on Table 2 that fall in that range, which means that choosing the correct pair can give us the result we wanted - QB1 production on the cheap.
Table 5 gives a quick synopsis of the best 16 QBBC options for this coming season, along with my own personal rankings and selections:
Rank
|
Quarterback 1
|
Quarterback 2
|
Value
|
ADP1
|
ADP2
|
Jeff's Top 6 QBBCs
|
1
|
Philip Rivers
|
Alex Smith
|
349.8
|
13
|
18
|
4
|
2
|
Alex Smith
|
Dak Prescott
|
349.4
|
18
|
20
|
5
|
3
|
Patrick Mahomes II
|
Alex Smith
|
346.0
|
15
|
18
|
|
4
|
Philip Rivers
|
Jared Goff
|
342.8
|
13
|
16
|
|
5
|
Jared Goff
|
Alex Smith
|
342.1
|
16
|
18
|
2
|
6
|
Matt Ryan
|
Patrick Mahomes II
|
342.0
|
14
|
15
|
|
7
|
Matt Ryan
|
Alex Smith
|
341.8
|
14
|
18
|
3
|
8
|
Matt Ryan
|
Jared Goff
|
341.5
|
14
|
16
|
|
9
|
Alex Smith
|
Jameis Winston
|
341.1
|
18
|
21
|
1
|
10
|
Dak Prescott
|
Jameis Winston
|
339.6
|
20
|
21
|
6
|
11
|
Marcus Mariota
|
Alex Smith
|
339.0
|
17
|
18
|
|
12
|
Alex Smith
|
Derek Carr
|
338.7
|
18
|
19
|
|
13
|
Patrick Mahomes II
|
Dak Prescott
|
338.5
|
15
|
20
|
|
14
|
Alex Smith
|
Case Keenum
|
338.1
|
18
|
26
|
|
15
|
Alex Smith
|
Eli Manning
|
337.9
|
18
|
22
|
|
16
|
Philip Rivers
|
Patrick Mahomes II
|
337.6
|
13
|
15
|
|
Table 5: Top QBBC Choices for 2018
PLANNING FOR SUCCESS
Considering all of the results in Table 5, the QBBC committee recipe for 2018 has a pretty straightforward plan - take Alex Smith (ADP of 139) in Round 10 or 11 and then take the quarterback you like the most in Round 11, 12 or even Round 13. Alex Smith is one of the two quarterbacks suggested in Table 5 for 8 of the Top 12 options, so getting Smith based on his high projections (311.8 points, projected to finish as QB10) is critical for the committee. The great part is that Smith is getting completely overlooked this year, getting selected on average as the 18th quarterback off the draft board. Some of that is the lackluster appeal of Alex Smith, and part of it is his new home in Washington - but if you believe in Footballguys' projections (and based on our history, you most certainly should) then Smith is one of the best values around. So Plans A, B, C, and so on for QBBC in 2018 is clear - draft Alex Smith. After that, it becomes one of a matter of preference for the second half of the committee. My personal preference steers me towards Jamies Winston as my top option. Winston has a history of posting top numbers, and his ADP is also suppressed due to his three-game suspension to begin the regular season. With Winston (QB21, ADP 154 overall) going late in Round 13, the Smith-Winston pair is so cheap - and projects so well - that it is clear that I want them as my top choice for this year's QBBC top option.
Alex Smith is the focus ot the QBBC this year, with 8 of the Top 12 duos in Table 5 including the new starter in Washington. Focusing on the Top 10 options on Table 5 and removing any pairing that doesn't include Smith or one that includes a questionable young starter (Patrick Mahomes) leaves five QBBC options to consider. The Top 2 - Alex Smith and either Philp Rivers or Dak Prescott - have to make the cut with the highest (and similar) projections. Jared Goff and Matt Ryan also make the cut as strong starters with high fantasy upside. Both Goff (QB16 based on ADP) and Ryan (QB14) have good receivers and running backs that can make plenty of catches, yards, and touchdowns so they are Plan B and Plan C compared to Smith-Winston. I would personally take Goff over Ryan for a little more upside and a lower ADP, resulting in Goff being a little cheaper in most drafts (roughly going a round later). Philip Rivers is nearly a non-starter of a Plan D, simply because drafting Rivers as QB13 off the board is too expensive when cheaper (later) options are nearly identical in production. That leaves Dak Prescott (QB20) as the best / last option for an Alex Smith duo. If for some reason you wait on Winston, Goff or Ryan and they are all sniped before your second quarterback pick, Prescott is a viable backup choice. The concern is the Dallas offense with no proven WR1 on the roster, but Prescott has solid playmaking skills. To round things out, if all goes awry and Smith is taken, the next best option that offers two quarterbacks beyond QB15 are Winston and Prescott, coming in at Pair #10. Whichever path you choose, landing a Top 10 QBBC projects a range of 339.6 to 349.8 fantasy points, or barely more than a long touchdown pass of a difference from QBBC Pair #1 to Pair #10.
Example schedules for my favorite six QBBC options are provided in Tables 6-11 below. Here I give you the best weekly plays for each quarterback, based on projections.
Week
|
Suggested Starter
|
Opponent
|
Alternate Starter
|
Opponent
|
1
|
Alex Smith
|
at Arizona
|
|
|
2
|
Alex Smith
|
Indianapolis
|
|
|
3
|
Alex Smith
|
Green Bay
|
|
|
4
|
Jameis Winston
|
at Chicago
|
|
|
5
|
Alex Smith
|
at New Orleans
|
|
|
6
|
Alex Smith
|
Carolina
|
Jameis Winston
|
at Atlanta
|
7
|
Alex Smith
|
Dallas
|
|
|
8
|
Alex Smith
|
at NY Giants
|
Jameis Winston
|
at Cincinnati
|
9
|
Alex Smith
|
Atlanta
|
Jameis Winston
|
at Carolina
|
10
|
Alex Smith
|
at Tampa Bay
|
|
|
11
|
Alex Smith
|
Houston
|
|
|
12
|
Alex Smith
|
at Dallas
|
|
|
13
|
Alex Smith
|
at Philadelphia
|
|
|
14
|
Alex Smith
|
NY Giants
|
|
|
15
|
Alex Smith
|
at Jacksonville
|
|
|
16
|
Jameis Winston
|
at Dallas
|
|
|
17
|
Alex Smith
|
Philadelphia
|
|
|
Table 6: Suggested QBBC Schedule Plan - Alex Smith and Jameis Winston
Week
|
Suggested Starter
|
Opponent
|
Alternate Starter
|
Opponent
|
1
|
Alex Smith
|
at Arizona
|
|
|
2
|
Alex Smith
|
Indianapolis
|
|
|
3
|
Alex Smith
|
Green Bay
|
Jared Goff
|
at LA Chargers
|
4
|
Jared Goff
|
Minnesota
|
|
|
5
|
Alex Smith
|
at New Orleans
|
|
|
6
|
Jared Goff
|
at Denver
|
Alex Smith
|
Carolina
|
7
|
Alex Smith
|
Dallas
|
|
|
8
|
Jared Goff
|
Green Bay
|
|
|
9
|
Jared Goff
|
at New Orleans
|
|
|
10
|
Alex Smith
|
at Tampa Bay
|
|
|
11
|
Alex Smith
|
Houston
|
|
|
12
|
Alex Smith
|
at Dallas
|
|
|
13
|
Jared Goff
|
at Detroit
|
|
|
14
|
Alex Smith
|
NY Giants
|
|
|
15
|
Jared Goff
|
Philadelphia
|
|
|
16
|
Alex Smith
|
at Tennessee
|
|
|
17
|
Jared Goff
|
San Francisco
|
|
|
Table 7: Suggested QBBC Schedule Plan - Alex Smith and Jared Goff
Week
|
Suggested Starter
|
Opponent
|
Alternate Starter
|
Opponent
|
1
|
Alex Smith
|
at Arizona
|
|
|
2
|
Alex Smith
|
Indianapolis
|
|
|
3
|
Matt Ryan
|
New Orleans
|
Alex Smith
|
Green Bay
|
4
|
Matt Ryan
|
Cincinnati
|
|
|
5
|
Alex Smith
|
at New Orleans
|
|
|
6
|
Matt Ryan
|
Tampa Bay
|
|
|
7
|
Alex Smith
|
Dallas
|
Matt Ryan
|
NY Giants
|
8
|
Alex Smith
|
at NY Giants
|
|
|
9
|
Alex Smith
|
Atlanta
|
|
|
10
|
Matt Ryan
|
at Cleveland
|
Alex Smith
|
at Tampa Bay
|
11
|
Alex Smith
|
Houston
|
|
|
12
|
Matt Ryan
|
at New Orleans
|
|
|
13
|
Alex Smith
|
at Philadelphia
|
Matt Ryan
|
Baltimore
|
14
|
Matt Ryan
|
at Green Bay
|
Alex Smith
|
NY Giants
|
15
|
Matt Ryan
|
Arizona
|
|
|
16
|
Alex Smith
|
at Tennessee
|
|
|
17
|
Matt Ryan
|
at Tampa Bay
|
|
|
Table 8: Suggested QBBC Schedule Plan - Alex Smith and Matt Ryan
Week
|
Suggested Starter
|
Opponent
|
Alternate Starter
|
Opponent
|
1
|
Philip Rivers
|
Kansas City
|
|
|
2
|
Alex Smith
|
Indianapolis
|
|
|
3
|
Alex Smith
|
Green Bay
|
|
|
4
|
Philip Rivers
|
San Francisco
|
|
|
5
|
Alex Smith
|
at New Orleans
|
|
|
6
|
Philip Rivers
|
at Cleveland
|
|
|
7
|
Philip Rivers
|
Tennessee
|
|
|
8
|
Alex Smith
|
at NY Giants
|
|
|
9
|
Alex Smith
|
Atlanta
|
Philip Rivers
|
at Seattle
|
10
|
Alex Smith
|
at Tampa Bay
|
|
|
11
|
Alex Smith
|
Houston
|
|
|
12
|
Alex Smith
|
at Dallas
|
Philip Rivers
|
at Arizona
|
13
|
Philip Rivers
|
at Pittsburgh
|
|
|
14
|
Alex Smith
|
NY Giants
|
Philip Rivers
|
Cincinnati
|
15
|
Philip Rivers
|
at Kansas City
|
|
|
16
|
Alex Smith
|
at Tennessee
|
|
|
17
|
Philip Rivers
|
at Denver
|
|
|
Table 9: Suggested QBBC Schedule Plan - Alex Smith and Philip Rivers
Week
|
Suggested Starter
|
Opponent
|
Alternate Starter
|
Opponent
|
1
|
Alex Smith
|
at Arizona
|
|
|
2
|
Alex Smith
|
Indianapolis
|
|
|
3
|
Alex Smith
|
Green Bay
|
|
|
4
|
Dak Prescott
|
Detroit
|
|
|
5
|
Alex Smith
|
at New Orleans
|
Dak Prescott
|
at Houston
|
6
|
Alex Smith
|
Carolina
|
|
|
7
|
Alex Smith
|
Dallas
|
|
|
8
|
Alex Smith
|
at NY Giants
|
|
|
9
|
Dak Prescott
|
Tennessee
|
|
|
10
|
Alex Smith
|
at Tampa Bay
|
|
|
11
|
Alex Smith
|
Houston
|
|
|
12
|
Alex Smith
|
at Dallas
|
|
|
13
|
Dak Prescott
|
New Orleans
|
|
|
14
|
Alex Smith
|
NY Giants
|
|
|
15
|
Dak Prescott
|
at Indianapolis
|
|
|
16
|
Alex Smith
|
at Tennessee
|
|
|
17
|
Dak Prescott
|
at NY Giants
|
|
|
Table 10: Suggested QBBC Schedule Plan - Alex Smith and Dak Prescott
Week
|
Suggested Starter
|
Opponent
|
Alternate Starter
|
Opponent
|
1
|
Dak Prescott
|
at Carolina
|
|
|
2
|
Dak Prescott
|
NY Giants
|
|
|
3
|
Dak Prescott
|
at Seattle
|
|
|
4
|
Dak Prescott
|
Detroit
|
|
|
5
|
Dak Prescott
|
at Houston
|
|
|
6
|
Jameis Winston
|
at Atlanta
|
|
|
7
|
Jameis Winston
|
Cleveland
|
|
|
8
|
Jameis Winston
|
at Cincinnati
|
|
|
9
|
Dak Prescott
|
Tennessee
|
|
|
10
|
Jameis Winston
|
Washington
|
|
|
11
|
Jameis Winston
|
at NY Giants
|
|
|
12
|
Dak Prescott
|
Washington
|
Jameis Winston
|
San Francisco
|
13
|
Dak Prescott
|
New Orleans
|
|
|
14
|
Jameis Winston
|
New Orleans
|
Jameis Winston
|
New Orleans
|
15
|
Dak Prescott
|
at Indianapolis
|
|
|
16
|
Dak Prescott
|
Tampa Bay
|
Jameis Winston
|
at Dallas
|
17
|
Dak Prescott
|
at NY Giants
|
Jameis Winston
|
Atlanta
|
Table 11: Suggested QBBC Schedule Plan - Jameis Winston and Dak Prescott
The committee approach is not a perfect one, but having this knowledge prior to your fantasy draft can prove to be invaluable if you decide to adopt this approach. If all the players on your starter list are gone, going with a committee can save your team and help you deal with the loss of bigger names. The method is also a big help in best-ball leagues, where lineup decisions are not necessary every week. That's exactly where a committee can do the best, as either player can count for you each week.
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