NFL Barometer: Return to Elite Status

We're nearing a point in the season where the results of a draft would be radically different than what would have unfolded just one month ago.

To that end, I want to review the Average Draft Position (ADP) data from the NFFC this summer to gauge just how much some players' value has shifted over one-third of the season.

For these purposes, injured players are largely removed from the conversation.

Quarterbacks

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Eli Manning, NYG (9th, 53.2)
Ben Roethlisberger, PIT (12th, 75.9)
Robert Griffin III, WAS (13th, 80.69)
Andrew Luck, IND (20th, 117.94)
Andy Dalton, CIN (21st, 120.60)

Manning and the Giants have 22 pass plays of 20+ yards this season, and while his 8.0 YPA is a slight step back, he's on pace to throw a career-high 630 passes in 2012. Helping his cause is that the Giants' pass defense is abysmal, allowing the second-highest YPA (8.8) to opposing passers throu

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