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Taking a look at Quarterback Matthew Stafford (DET)and Quarterback Mark Sanchez (NYJ). With their rookie seasons in the books, who has the better fantasy career?

What can we say about each quarterback after one season in the NFL?

The stats for each look like this:

QB Matthew Stafford 2009
GAMES COMP ATT YARDS TD INT RU-ATT RU-YD RU-TD FUM FAN-PTS
10 201 / 53% 377 2267 13 20 21 108 / 5.1 avg 2 1 211 / 21.1 avg
QB Mark Sanchez 2009
GAMES COMP ATT YARDS TD INT RU-ATT RU-YD RU-TD FUM FAN-PTS
14 188 / 54% 347 2381 12 20 34 104 / 3.0 avg 3 3 219 / 15.6 avg

I can see Matthew Stafford having the better fantasy career except for one thing. He plays for the Lions. He was beat up in his first season, playing in only 10 games. Detroit must improve their offensive line for Stafford to be a more consistent fantasy point producer. He had one more passing touchdown than Sanchez, but when looked at closely, five of Staffords touchdowns came in one game against the Cleveland Browns. Add to the five games he missed, two more games without a touchdown pass and he totaled 7 games without a TD pass. You only play 16, maybe 17, fantasy football weeks. Although Stafford has one of the best wide receivers in the NFL to throw to, Calvin Johnson, it doesn't help much if you're on the bench with injuries. Johnson's stats suffered greatly in 2009 (#24 among all wide receivers after being #3 in 2008). Will Detroit be able to run the ball in 2010, to help take some of the pressure off Stafford? If they don't, Matthew will have to run for his life again in 2010.

Mark Sanchez was more consistent, had a better running game to support him, and had one of the best offensive lines in the NFL protecting him. He should take a positive step forward this year after having a good year that saw him get some playoff experience. Not so fast my friend! Have we forgotten Matt Ryan QB Atlanta Falcons? Matt was the #16 quarterback in 2008 with 290 fantasy points. In 2009 he took a step back, dropping to #19 with 254 fantasy points. Although that might not sound like a big drop it placed him in the company of both Matthew Stafford and Mark Sanchez.

So what is my take on the two quarterbacks? I think Stafford is the better quarterback but I think Sanchez is on a better team, giving him more of a chance to succeed as the better fantasy quarterback option. I don't endorse either of them as a #1 quarterback in 2010.

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Article provided by: J. Piatt
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