Shuffle Up: Everything collapses on Philip Rivers

Okay, here are the Shuffle Up rules.

We are talking rest-of-season value. Everything to this point is an audition. If you want leaders to this point, you’ll find them elsewhere. If you want Week 12 rankings, click over here.

Today, we do quarterbacks, just quarterbacks. Next week, new position.

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You’ll disagree with stuff because that’s why we have a game. Try to stay grounded and rational with your players, it’s one of the most important skills in your fantasy toolbox.

The prices are unscientific and just a way to compare the players. When players are at the same price, it means they are considered even. I do not compare prices with other shuffles, and I do every shuffle from scratch.

I will eventually add comment on many (perhaps most) players, but I do not promise a comment on everyone. For now, consider the prices.

If you have a constructive piece of criticism, I’ll consider it. See something out of place? Offer some reasoning. I may alter the list between initial post and the end of Thursday.

And now we shuffle, shufflers...

$31 Cam Newton: Arm strength allows for some ridiculous throws from wonky platforms.
$30 Carson Palmer: Obscene amount of weapons at his disposal. 
$29 Tom Brady: Lewis and Edelman gone, and now Amendola dinged as well. 
$29 Drew Brees: A safe play for the volume. 
$29 Ben Roethlisberger: Might not be 100 percent, but offense is loaded. 
$28 Aaron Rodgers: How many receivers does he trust? 
$25 Andy Dalton
$23 Blake Bortles: They rarely score on the ground, which provides nifty floor. 
$22 *Tony Romo: We published before Thursday; Matt Cassel, $5.
$21 Matthew Stafford: He's played well since the Arizona beatdown. 
$20 Russell Wilson: More Tyler Lockett, please. 
$19 Matt Ryan: Two Carolina matchups still to come. 
$19 Derek Carr: Two hiccups in row knock him from Circle of Trust. 
$17 Eli Manning
$15 Jay Cutler: Take a bow, Adam Gase. 
$13 Jameis Winston: Making strides, though Philly dropped several picks last week. 
$12 Marcus Mariota: Can't wait to see him with a real coach, real weapons. 
$11 Ryan Tannehill: Now we know why he wasn't initially a QB in college. 
$11 Philip Rivers

Could anything else go wrong? His best wideout is done for the year. His star tight end is hobbled, maybe not even 50 percent. The offensive line is beaten up, putrid. The defense can't stop anyone. The lame-duck head coach is in a funk, too. I don't blame much if any of this mess on Rivers, but I sure can't trust him for the balance of 2015.

$11 Brian Hoyer: Getting dragged by Hopkins; was consistent before Cincinnati game. 
$10 Ryan Fitzpatrick: All of a sudden, this offense riddled with problems. 
$7 Kirk Cousins: Rating right around league average; that's who he is. 
$7 Brock Osweiler: Gives Kubiak a chance to run full playbook. 
$7 Josh McCown: Has reasonable rapport with Barnidge and Benjamin. 
$6 Alex Smith: Just once, would like to see him make some risky throws. 
$6 Tyrod Taylor
$6 Teddy Bridgewater
$4 Sam Bradford: Kelly the GM sabotaging Kelly the head coach. 
$3 Blaine Gabbert: At least we don't have to watch Kaepernick anymore. 
$3 Matt Hasselbeck
$2 Matt Schaub: Was a turnover machine last we saw him. 
$2 Case Keenum
$2 Mark Sanchez
$1 Johnny Manziel
$1 Nick Foles: Played so poorly, Rams talked themselves into Keenum. 
$0 Peyton Manning: I'd be surprised if he took another snap this year.

(No Rank: Andrew Luck. Believe if you want to.)