NFL Fantasy Football: Aaron Rodgers, Tom Brady and Drew Brees over Running Backs

July 8, 2012   ·   Michael Dulka   ·   Jump to comments

Tom Brady, Drew Brees and Aaron Rodgers have taken over the NFL in an air assault featuring more passing yards than ever. The top tier quarterbacks are throwing for what would have seemed like obscene touchdown numbers just a few years ago.
Because of this shift to a more passing-driven NFL, players like Brady, Brees and Rodgers should be taken instead of the top running backs at the beginning of fantasy drafts, a change from the past few years. 
In those years, if you were lucky enough to have the first pick in your fantasy draft, it was certain you would be selecting a top running back. Ladanian Tomlinson, Adrian Peterson and Arian Foster have all been names fantasy owners have dreamed of grabbing first.  
According to NFL.com, Arian Foster is ranked as the top player to draft followed by Aaron Rodgers. Ray Rice and LeSean McCoy are ranked third and fourth before the other two top quarterbacks, Drew Brees and Tom Brady.
With one of the first three p...

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