Weekly Top 10 (Week 6)

[xfl2001fan]

Hey everybody, this is Johnny-B here giving you your Weekly top 10.

There many compelling arguments last week regarding my Top 10 in the league. Not enough defensive players. No Falcons. The problem is, there isn't a whole lot of defense going on. If there was, then how is it we have 2 WR's with double digit TD's. In a league with 6 starting QB's, two are WAAAY above 100 QB rating, and one is just underneath (DeBomb @ 93.3) And if you don't think a TE doesn't belong, give me a reason why not...and I'll make you eat your words.

Around this league we have some players doing some great things. I'm going to tell you who's the best...and why!

#10 B. Sexxy, TE, Sharks
14 Catches going for 5 TDs (leads all TE's in that number.) 11 pancakes. He just makes defenses look stupid. He's second in the league (behind Beast) in Yards per game and YAC...but outproduces him in every other way.

#9 M Landrum, FS, Falcons
Another DB who is all over the field. He's either where the ball carrier is (34 Tackles) or where it's going to (10 PD's). Plus, he knows how to make plays (as shown in his FR and INT)


#8 K. Jackson, LB, Cougars
37 tackles on the season. 6 sacks (still league lead) and 2 TFL. He spends a lot of time in the backfield with his opponents.

#7 T. Smokes, FS, Sharks
This tackling machine leads the league in Tackles with 45. That's right, no LB or DL has close to his numbers. On top of that, he's forced 2 fumbles and has 4TFL (tied for first in the league). He's a playmaker that's always around the Ball carrier!


#6 K. Johnson, CB, Thunder
His mouth is big, but his stats back him up. He has stopped 11 passes on the season, Intercepting 3 of them (and returning 2 the other way for 12 points.) When he's not stealing the passes out of the air like a WR, he's stopping the opposing WR's from catching them (8PD on the season to date.) His ability as a return man is what has made him my #6 pick!

#5 B. Sooner, WR, Sharks
His numbers are (somewhat) more human as he now has 18 catches for 13 touchdowns. His YPC has slipped to second in the conference at 25.3 (behind J. Mond's 25.9) The fact is, he's a threat to score every time he touches the ball! He's the most Dangerous WR on the Second best Offense in the league!

#4 L. Vick, RB, Surge
My last #1 RB caused quite the uproar...but with L. Vick not giving the ball away, and helping the Surge to a heroic win over my sharks, it's clear he should be the #1 Back. It wasn't just his running, because the Surge have now become the #1 return team in the league, making up that huge difference in stats that had originally put J. Wise in the top spot. Complain all you want about the # of Surge players in the Top 5 (or 4), but they are, Hands Down, the best Offense in the game! Any doubters should see their Game 6 final drive!

#3 B. Steeves, WR, Surge
There is no more dominant WR in the FSL today! He leads entire league in Catches, Yards, TDs, YAC. He has looked freakishly human (as opposed to Godlike) these last couple of games, but, unless another WR steps up their game soon, he's the #1, #2 and #3 candidate for ROY and could end up being the OPOY! When your worst game of the season is 6catches, 128 yards and a TD...you're dominating the DB's in this league! He is still averaging 163.3 YPG, which is over half of the passing that goes on in the most dominant offense in the league.

#2 R. Lipton, QB, Surge He still leads his conference in ALL passing categories except for Attempts. His QB rating has jumped to He leads the league in Completions, Completion % and Yards Per game (at over 300) Throwing to the most dominant WR in the game helps...but the passes still have to get there. This has become a very classic Daunte Culpepper vs. Peyton Manning type battle...where in any other season, he would be the surefire #1 QB in the league! His late game heroics certainly were enough to bring him up a spot...but this is a player top ten...and his stats just don't quite compare.

#1 David Manning, QB, Sharks.
He is still the #1 player in the league. The Sharks may have lost their last game...but it wasn't because of D-Manning. He threw 6 more TD's without a pick in a losing effort to the #1 team in the league, the Surge. His QB rating has skyrocketed to an astounding 140.6! Were it not for a late game breakdown of the Shark's D...(21 seconds left and they couldn't hold the surge!) the L would have been a W!

[Kris Johnson]

I have more PD's I think now.

[xfl2001fan]

I decided to trust the statisticians with the DB numbers (not tracking them personally, unless they are Sharks!)

fbsim.proboards107.com/index.cgi?board=eaststats&action=display&thread=1153431520

You can see the numbers from this link here.

[captobvious]

David Manning has a 140.6 rating? Where did you get that number?

Ryan Lipton does not lead the league in completions. I do.

[xfl2001fan]

To figure out a QB Rating...here is what I will continue to use:
www.footballguys.com/qbrating.htm

And, according to the stats I have, R. Lipton has 84 (leading the LEAGUE) whereas you currently have 82 (leading your CONFERENCE)

[captobvious]

xfl2001fan said:

To figure out a QB Rating...here is what I will continue to use:
www.footballguys.com/qbrating.htm

And, according to the stats I have, R. Lipton has 84 (leading the LEAGUE) whereas you currently have 82 (leading your CONFERENCE)

You forced me to audit my own QB stats, and while I did not have 88 (it appears I accidentally carried an extra 1), neither did I have 82. So I don't know where you're getting your stats, but they're wrong. I've done what I should have done originally and built a spreadsheet to track these, so my numbers are bulletproof now.

As for passer rating, I'm using this: home.new.rr.com/rosslahaye/

One or the other of those calculators gives unreliable results for ratings up over 110. Not knowing which one to trust, I went through the entire list of calculators on the page I listed above. The results were that 7 of the calculators agreed with my numbers. 2 agreed with yours. One of the ones which agreed with yours posted "average pass yardage" as 27.797 for Manning. That's his average per completion. The passer rating formula needs average per attempt, so it's likely this is where the mistake is being made.

Anyway, the bottom line is that Manning's rating as of week 6 should be 123.96, or 124.0, as I've stated on the stats page.

[xraycat]

lead te in pancakes and completions top ten here i come!

[xfl2001fan]

captobvious said:

xfl2001fan said:

To figure out a QB Rating...here is what I will continue to use:
www.footballguys.com/qbrating.htm

And, according to the stats I have, R. Lipton has 84 (leading the LEAGUE) whereas you currently have 82 (leading your CONFERENCE)

You forced me to audit my own QB stats, and while I did not have 88 (it appears I accidentally carried an extra 1), neither did I have 82. So I don't know where you're getting your stats, but they're wrong. I've done what I should have done originally and built a spreadsheet to track these, so my numbers are bulletproof now.

As for passer rating, I'm using this: home.new.rr.com/rosslahaye/

One or the other of those calculators gives unreliable results for ratings up over 110. Not knowing which one to trust, I went through the entire list of calculators on the page I listed above. The results were that 7 of the calculators agreed with my numbers. 2 agreed with yours. One of the ones which agreed with yours posted "average pass yardage" as 27.797 for Manning. That's his average per completion. The passer rating formula needs average per attempt, so it's likely this is where the mistake is being made.

Anyway, the bottom line is that Manning's rating as of week 6 should be 123.96, or 124.0, as I've stated on the stats page.

I, too, have a spreadsheet that I use to track the stats. I let it do the calculations for me. The site that I have been asks for Completions, Attempts, Yards, TDs and INT. So, any yards per... it creates on its own. I don't mention yards per attempt or completion for any of my QB's. If I use any stat, it's for YPG. The only time I mention YPC is for RB (Yards per Carry) and WR/TE (Yards per Catch) That has nothing to do with my QB stats...only for those specific skill sets.

As for the OVR...I do the total Season OVR! I update the top 10 (league-wide) for their total Season...which is why you won't see a whole lot of shakeup from week to week (as far as inidvidual players go.) Unless someone were to have an extraordinary game (or an extraordinarily bad game) they are likely to only move spots around...with the Bottom 6-10 being the most likely to drop off the list.

The stats I have on my sheet I get from the "Game Stats" section. I stand by my numbers.

[captobvious]

xfl2001fan said:

I, too, have a spreadsheet that I use to track the stats. I let it do the calculations for me. The site that I have been asks for Completions, Attempts, Yards, TDs and INT. So, any yards per... it creates on its own.

Yes, I know. But your website is generating incorrect results.

The stats I have on my sheet I get from the "Game Stats" section. I stand by my numbers.

You need to review your numbers, because I don't have 82 completions. I have 78.

[Eielson]

I got 78 also.

[xfl2001fan]

captobvious said:

xfl2001fan said:

I, too, have a spreadsheet that I use to track the stats. I let it do the calculations for me. The site that I have been asks for Completions, Attempts, Yards, TDs and INT. So, any yards per... it creates on its own.

Yes, I know. But your website is generating incorrect results.

Regardless of which site I use, D. Manning is still the #1 rated QB. Besides, how do you know which site produces actual results?

The stats I have on my sheet I get from the "Game Stats" section. I stand by my numbers.

You need to review your numbers, because I don't have 82 completions. I have 78.

Maybe I'm wrong, but I don't ever remember mentioning that you had 82 completions. According to my spreadsheet, your numbers are:
78-173 (45.1%) 1726 yards, 15TD, 7INT, For a 89.4 rating. This will change when your game is simmed to reflect a 7th week and we can add stats.

I have Manning at:
79-160 (49.4%) 1880yards, 27TD, 3 INT...the overall rating is 140.6
Through week 7 it is
94-185 (50.8%) 2131 yards, 29TD, 3 INT...the overall rating is 130.7

Flutie:
82-164 (50.0%) 1121 yards, 12TD 3 Int...Rating-88.1
Through Week 7
96-195 (49.2%) 1370yards, 14TD 3 Int...Rating-89.9

For this season, I will continue to use the QB Calculator I am using...for purposes of consistensy...I will then review other avenues for QB Rating Calculation to avoid further discrepency in my numbers once the season is over.

If need be, you and I can PM each other the specific week by week statistics that we have so that we can see where we have gone wrong...setting up a flame isn't the way to go with this.

[captobvious]

xfl2001fan said:

Regardless of which site I use, D. Manning is still the #1 rated QB. Besides, how do you know which site produces actual results?

Because I compared 10 of them. And I noted an error in the calculations on one that agreed with your numbers. It's all posted above.

Maybe I'm wrong, but I don't ever remember mentioning that you had 82 completions.

Err...

And, according to the stats I have, R. Lipton has 84 (leading the LEAGUE) whereas you currently have 82 (leading your CONFERENCE)

Right there.

According to my spreadsheet, your numbers are:
78-173 (45.1%) 1726 yards, 15TD, 7INT, For a 89.4 rating. This will change when your game is simmed to reflect a 7th week and we can add stats.

I have Manning at:
79-160 (49.4%) 1880yards, 27TD, 3 INT...the overall rating is 140.6
Through week 7 it is
94-185 (50.8%) 2131 yards, 29TD, 3 INT...the overall rating is 130.7

Flutie:
82-164 (50.0%) 1121 yards, 12TD 3 Int...Rating-88.1
Through Week 7
96-195 (49.2%) 1370yards, 14TD 3 Int...Rating-89.9

My numbers all agree with yours... except for the ratings. Through week 7 I have Manning at 125.25 and Flutie at 89.9 (okay, we seem to agree on that one). My rating through week 6 is 93.27.

I found it very strange that you would have Flutie rated ahead of me, so I went to your page and plugged in my numbers. That page reports my rating is 93.3. Obviously you made a mistake when entering my data.

For this season, I will continue to use the QB Calculator I am using...for purposes of consistensy...I will then review other avenues for QB Rating Calculation to avoid further discrepency in my numbers once the season is over.

In the name of consistency, it would make sense for you to switch to the QB calculator I posted. That way the same one being used for the official stats is being used by you in your articles.

If need be, you and I can PM each other the specific week by week statistics that we have so that we can see where we have gone wrong...setting up a flame isn't the way to go with this.

I haven't flamed at all, and I resent the implication. If you're having trouble telling the difference between simple disagreement and flaming, I'd be happy to demonstrate.

[xfl2001fan]

I didn't mean to suggest that you were flaming...was just afraid (being a huge poster on TSN) that it would turn into one!

You should have a 93.3 (not sure what I did wrong there...Thank you for correcting me)

I will switch to your calculator, because you are right, we should at least match up.

[captobvious]

Ok. We're cool.

[xfl2001fan]

One condition, I'm not going back and editing my earlier posts! That's too much work right now!

[watchthis]

When is week 8 coming out?