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RG3 the key player at quarterback -- for all the wrong reasons

Peter Owers put together a great draft board. You may remember he was the college student from West Palm Beach who placed 2nd in the wide receivers category a few days back. That’s out of 169 entries. Now Owers has won the all-important quarterbacks position.

Robert Griffin III ended up being the pivotal player at this position – not because he was good, but because he was lousy. Griffin was a top-10 type quarterback on the vast majority of board. Owers was one of only entries with the stones to not even list him at all, and it paid off nicely. Two of the other anti-RG3 guys also finished in the top 11.

A pair from California ranked 2nd and 3rd in this category. Scott Yannich is a project manager from Valencia, while Mike McCleary from Roseville is in insurance sales.

FANTASY INDEX OPEN, QUARTERBACKS (top 30)
Rk EntryOccupationPoints
1.Peter OwersCollege Student107,538
2.Scott YannichProject Manager107,237
3.Mike McClearyInsurance Sales107,042
4.Scott SachsHeadhunter106,640
5.Andy RichardsonFantasy Football Writer106,439
6.Michael StancoRetired105,813
7.Michael MurilloWriter105,690
8.Michael DesarioTeacher105,338
9.Bill D'AllesandroLoan Officer105,121
10.Daniel BowmanFederal Employee105,109
11.Paul HazenConsultant104,886
12.Richard JacksonAttorney104,856
13.Zach NizolekSponsorship Coordinator104,815
14.Mike WellsProfessor104,795
15.Michael KoltonTeacher104,771
16.Brad HendersonCustomer Service104,751
17.Todd BlinnFinance Manager104,573
18.Mike CraigElectrician104,476
19.Jason FlatleyPersonnel Administrator104,371
20.Jason PilonOffice Grunt104,355
21.Chris VansantElectronic Tech104,306
22.Mike ClayFantasy Football Writer104,248
23.John D. SmithWarehouse Supervisor104,184
24.Richard MeyersQuality Engineer104,152
25.Dave CohenSales104,135
26.Dan SchneierWriter104,131
27.Brian SauberEngineer104,111
28.Jeff AlbertsStudent104,078
29.Don PavelkaAccountant104,012
30.Billy FriedrichPhd Student103,966

You might notice that my own name is on two entries. One is marked “official”, while the other is tagged “corrected”. I sent my picks out to everyone who entered right after the deadline (so they could see where I decided to differ from the regular magazine ratings, which are more conservative). A reader was checking over my list the next day and asked why I didn’t have Andrew Luck in my top 20. It was completely an oversight. In scrambling to put the thing together, I had simply forgotten to include him. So I put in a second, exhibition entry, with Luck in the correct spot.

The Luck snafu serves as a measure of how much is makes a difference when such an error is made. It cost my entry 2,595 points. (My flawed entry finished 137th; my corrected entry was up at 81st.)

The overall winner of this competition (including points from all six positions) wins a big trophy from the team at Affordable Trophies. The top 2 finishers win spots in the Experts Poll that will appear in the pages of the 2015 edition of Fantasy Football Index magazine, competing against 18 industry analysts.

Here’s the breakdown on all the entries for quarterbacks:

FANTASY INDEX OPEN, QUARTERBACKS (alphabetical)
EntryLocationPointsRank
Aaron WeaverBuffalo, N.Y.103,66737
Adam HoltzRochester, Minn.99,476142
Adam RenzoniBuffalo, N.Y.98,942149
Adam TaylorMedia, Pa.100,751126
Adam ThygesonPortland, Ore.102,45380
Andy GoughDallas, Texas97,758161
Andy NollOakdale, Minn.97,388164
Andy RichardsonPort Chester, N.Y.106,4395
Andy WaxmanFlower Mound, Texas102,22690
Ben MacLeodManchester, N.H.101,97295
Bill D'AllesandroHuntington, N.Y.105,1219
Bill ZulloMount Laurel, N.J.101,235116
Billy FriedrichRaleigh, N.C.103,96630
Bob HenryWhite Lake, Mich.102,68172
Bob TeccaBuffalo, Minn.100,788125
Brack VarnonHouston, Texas103,19252
Brad HendersonLouisville, Ken.104,75116
Bradley WolfrumAlpharetta, Ga.101,87298
Brent MilesPasco, Wash.102,81466
Brian SauberHighlands Ranch, Colo.104,11127
Brian StainesMars, Pa.101,059120
Calvron WachterNashville, Tenn.98,507155
Chris HertzbergAustin, Texas101,846101
Chris VansantFairfield, Pa.104,30621
Chris WhitneySan Jose, Calif.100,917123
Chris WinderSan Ramon, Calif.101,506107
Cory J. BoniniSan Diego, Calif.103,09360
Craig LeedySacramento, Calif.103,18653
Dan MartinezYuba City, Calif.99,620139
Dan SchneierNew York City, N.Y.104,13126
Dana DuffieldRochester, Minn.101,071119
Daniel BowmanLiberty, Mo.105,10910
Daniel OlsenJacksonville, Fla.95,855167
Daniel WilliamsMurrieta, Calif.102,30785
Dave CohenBrooklyn, N.Y.104,13525
Dave PrattGeneva, Ill.99,888136
David "Mojo" SmithWalls, Miss.99,626138
Dish AdamsLos Angeles, Calif.100,048132
Don PavelkaPlainview, Minn.104,01229
Ed WeissParsippany, N.J.102,26986
Eddie TietchenSicklerville , N.J.100,627128
Eric GustitusExeter, Pa.101,95297
Eric HotzFremont, Ohio103,47043
Eric ScolnickRedmond, Wash.103,23751
Gary AllenCharleston, S.C.101,434110
Geoff MalemanRedondo Beach, Calif.101,283114
Greg HeminwaySacramento, Calif.102,37583
Greg ResinSanta Barbara, Calif.103,54742
Henry GoersBartlett, Ill.98,547154
Ian Allan (Corrected)Seattle, Wash.102,43881
Ian Allan (Official)Seattle, Wash.99,843137
Ian MacEwenSeven Hills, Ohio101,241115
James GeistOverland Park, Kan.101,506108
Jared SmolaRochester, N.Y.99,986134
Jason FlatleyCohoes, N.Y.104,37119
Jason MatternWintersville, Ohio103,61841
Jason PilonColumbia Heights, Minn.104,35520
Jay WimmersLincolnton, N.C.102,32584
Jeff AlbertsSturgeon Bay, Wis.104,07828
Jeff FossettNewburgh, Ind.97,918160
Jeff FriedrichGreenville, N.C.102,61374
Jeff SlawsonBuffalo, N.Y.100,793124
Jeffery LebeoufCrowley, La.103,33447
Jeremy SchwartzEdison, N.J.101,008121
Jim BukowskiChicago, Ill.98,412157
Jim CarvinMount Laurel, N.J.97,600162
Jim CoventryChicago, Ill.102,80167
Jim HerouxNeenah, Wis.99,939135
Joe PizzicaWynnewood, Pa.98,794151
John D. SmithWillow Grove, Pa.104,18423
John DugginsPiedmont, S.C.99,256145
John MooreSea Isle City, N.J.98,957148
John RuppeFort Myers, Fla.98,586153
John StolzmannLas Vegas, Nev.102,55875
John WilkinsonSan Carlos, Calif.102,23889
Jon HansenReno, Nev.100,043133
Jonathan KlanderudShrewsbury, Pa.103,24749
Jonathan MickSanta Maria, Calif.102,03992
Jonathan MoraMiami, Fla.101,607105
Joseph MichelangeloOceanside, N.Y.101,360112
Josh JacksonLincoln, Calif.94,789168
Josh SmithOlympia, Wash.103,24050
Juan Novo Miami, Fla.101,687103
Keith BurdickSan Diego, Calif.101,858100
Kenneth JonesNew Orleans, La.103,12458
Kenneth YuenArlington Heights, Ill.103,78935
Kevin CuozzoConcord, Mass.102,50077
Kevin E. SmithPhiladelphia, Pa.97,166166
Kevin WeaklandTracy, Calif.102,75370
Kirk KennedyBeulaville, N.C.99,573141
Kyle SoppeRochester, N.Y.98,116159
Mark BeckerNew York City, N.Y.102,69771
Mark MaloneyAndover, Minn.101,425111
Mary Mulholland-GoersBartlett, Ill.98,744152
Mathew StraessleyPittsburgh, Pa.102,26487
Matthew KenerlyFresno, Calif.100,750127
Michael CrowOrion, Ill.98,836150
Michael DesarioLas Vegas, Nev.105,3388
Michael KnorowskiWesley Chapel, Fla.102,18391
Michael KoltonGreen Bay, Wis.104,77115
Michael LivengoodWard, Ark.101,97096
Michael McAninchNaperville, Ill.98,499156
Michael McIlraithLos Angeles, Calif.99,276143
Michael MurilloTampa, Fla.105,6907
Michael O'BrienBrighton, Colo.101,212117
Michael StancoSunrise, Fla.105,8136
Miguel TamesMiami, Fla.98,962147
Mike ClayFleetwood, Pa.104,24822
Mike CraigKokomo, Ind.104,47618
Mike McClearyRoseville, Calif.107,0423
Mike NeaseWest Chicago, Ill.103,10959
Mike RickelIra, Mich.100,356130
Mike TaylorMeridian, Idaho103,18554
Mike ToddOtis, Ore.103,79334
Mike WellsGood Thunder, Minn.104,79514
Moishe SteigmannMilwaukee, Wis.103,62740
Monte McDonaldLas Vegas, Nev.103,15557
Nathan KlineTopton, Pa.101,783102
Nathan PriestWaynesboro, Pa.103,65239
Nathan RobertsLucasville, Ohio102,48878
Norm FoisyWalnut Creek, Calif.99,259144
Pat ThormanBoston, Mass.100,503129
Paul HazenGranada Hills, Calif.104,88611
Paul McCannMoon Twp., Pa.101,87299
Paul OwersWest Palm Beach, Fla.103,84333
Pete CollinsOrland Park, Ill.102,51976
Peter OwersWest Palm Beach, Fla.107,5381
Peter SteinkeRedmond, Wash.103,46744
Rey DiazMiami, Fla.98,240158
Rich WolffSan Diego, Calif.102,39182
Richard FechterMiami, Fla.103,90031
Richard JacksonSan Francisco, Calif.104,85612
Richard MeadorsSeymour , Ind.100,072131
Richard MeyersGurley, Ala.104,15224
Rob DammersRingwood, N.J.103,87432
Rob ReiberRandolph, N.J.103,72336
Rocky PetrellaPhiladelphia, Pa.101,614104
Roger HallquistHiawatha, Iowa101,554106
Rusty StephensAtlanta, Ga.102,47579
Sam HendricksLynchburg, Va.102,86965
Scott KopischkeMenomonee Falls, Wis.103,03762
Scott LilesRussellville, Ark.102,99063
Scott RigsbySaint Anne, Ill.99,590140
Scott SachsCanton, Ohio106,6404
Scott YannichValencia, Calif.107,2372
Sean ChiFlushing, N.Y.102,24488
Sean SampsonLiberty, Mo.99,189146
Shane ScottToronto, Ont.103,17655
Stephen FisseMandeville, La.94,675169
Stephen McKenzieNew Richmond, Wis.102,75769
Steve BlenkerSloan, N.Y.97,574163
Steve HoytBuffalo Grove, Ill.101,439109
Steve MoyerOakland, Calif.103,44145
Steve TortoraWallingford, Conn.103,04461
Tim TravisGlendora, Calif.102,78968
Tim WandlingRohnert Park, Calif.100,981122
Todd BlinnObetz, Ohio104,57317
Todd HinesleyWeston, Fla.102,65473
Todd VoorheesChula Vista, Calif.103,30548
Tom DeskovitzSouth Lyon, Mich.103,16956
Tom MorandeChicago, Ill.102,95364
Tom OverbergerBedminster, Pa.103,66138
Tony ZellerDundalk, Md.103,39946
Travis GrayWellington, Fla.97,231165
Treavor PhippsSalem, Ind.102,01393
Victor KitzesMaple Valley, Wash.101,344113
Will SayreSacramento, Calif.101,98994
Zach LeavittHighlands Ranch, Colo.101,160118
Zach NizolekKansas City, Mo.104,81513

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