Pay for a top quarterback? Please.

Just as good as the top-billed QBs

In this year's fantasy football player pool, it's more important to grab running backs and wide receivers early on than to pay for top quarterback and tight end names. In most non-skewed QB scoring leagues, I'll take a snap-grabber in the bottom portion of the top 10 or 12 ADP and pair him with a midrange backup.

Especially if his ADP sticks with the figure listed at Mock Draft Central, Tony Romo is my ideal fantasy target: high-octane O, another year of O-line cohesion - most importantly, coming off an abbreviated season and possibly underrated because of it.

Romo can easily match Aaron Rodgers' or Michael Vick's aerial numbers for a much more affordable price. There's enough opportunity for upward mobility in the position in terms of statistical output.

Ben Roethlisberger, with the likely rise in contribution from Emmanuel Sanders, would also be a noteworthy option in this plan. I'll also remain on the Matt Ryan and Matthew Stafford bandwagons for backup options and wouldn't mind settling for the former as a starter once again.

The Atlanta Falcons' drafting of Julio Jones and Jacquizz Rodgers offers a chance to expand the offense to new dimensions. Ryan has a drool-worthy abundance of weapons at his disposal.

Also hard not to favor the efficient Sam Bradford in an upgraded offense. Josh McDaniels' system will remove the handcuffs that limited Bradford's downfield opps last season, and the Oklahoma alum's potential breadth of targets have me pegging the sophomore as a QB2.