Ranks reaction: In Aaron Rodgers I trust 

December, 15, 2010
12/15/10
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The biggest fantasy dilemmas this fine Week 15 seem to be at quarterback, where there remains uncertainty about the health of a few options, not to mention that some of the safer choices have difficult matchups. If you're an Aaron Rodgers owner, for example, I'd make sure I had a safe reserve option, but I can tell you right now, if Rodgers suits up, I'm going to use him. Is a concussed but active Rodgers safer than, for example, Tampa Bay Buccaneers leader Josh Freeman? It's a decision many fantasy owners will need to make this week, and it's rarely a simple one.

As I ranked quarterbacks for Week 15, I placed them into tiers, and Rodgers was kind of in between my first and second levels. I have Michael Vick, Tom Brady, Peyton Manning, Drew Brees and Philip Rivers lookin' good in my top five, and then I see a dropoff to Eli Manning, Matt Ryan, Matt Schaub and Ben Roethlisberger (thanks to him facing the New York Jets). Rodgers really doesn't belong in either group.


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