After Colin Kaepernick finished detonating nukes all over Green Bay's defense on Saturday night, I got thinking: Is Kaep a 2nd round QB next season? In standard leagues he never dipped below 14 points in a game he started this season. If 14 is your floor for a fantasy QB, you're not complaining--especially if he posts the occasional 30 or 40+ game like he did in Green Bay the other night.
So where does that put us for top Fantasy QBs next season? Obviously, you have Rodgers, Brees, and Brady as your gold, silver, and bronze, with Cam Newton not too far behind. Those four should almost certainly be off the board by the end of Round 1. Round 2 could mark the departure of Peyton Manning, Matt Ryan, and (if he undergoes a miraculous recovery) Bob Griffin The Third. Then... I say you jump on Kaepernick. Consistency, rushing yards, higher-scoring offense, what's not to love?
Now let's say the first two rounds of your 2013 draft (just 8 months away, kids!) mark the departure of 7 or 8 signal callers. If you go RB-RB or RB-WR and let the rest of your league lose it's mind over the QB position (can't you already picture one of your buddies reaching for injury-prone Matthew Stafford in the 3rd round?), you could have a solid RB-RB-RB-WR-WR lineup by Round 6. Then pick up someone like Eli Manning or Andy Dalton after the dust settles.
Trust me, this is a great year to wait on a QB. Now here's a way-too-early draft guide for the early rounds:
Round 1: Elite RB (Peterson, Foster, Doug Martin, Lynch) or Calvin Johnson
Round 2: MJD (he's had a year off; he'll be fresh and ready to carry the Jags on his back, AP-lite style), Brandon Marshall, C.J. Spiller, A.J. Green, Dez Bryant
Rounds 3-5: Michael Crabtree, Jimmy Graham, Victor Cruz, Eric Decker, Randall Cobb
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