Published 6/24/2009
by Taylor Rummel
at Bleacher Report - NFL
According to the most up-to-date ADP on fantasyfootballcalculator.com, Drew Brees has narrowly edged out fellow gunslinger Tom Brady as the top chosen quarterback in fantasy football mock drafts thus far.
On average, in 12-team mocks being held, Brees is being selected in the middle of round two, (pick five in the round to be exact). Likewise, Brady is also being selected in the middle of the second; (pick number seven in the round).
The fact that they are being drafted so closely together leads me to believe that the opinion on who is best is a much divided one.
Let's take a look at Brees first, (since he is the first quarterback being drafted).
Last season, Brees led the league in passing yards with an insane 5,069 hash mark tallies, beating out runner-up Kurt Warner by more than 480 yards. Pretty significant difference considering that’s more than 10 percent of Warner’s total.
Along with the robust yardage total came the touchdowns; 34 of ...
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